ONDO Rallies 16% as SBI Partnership Targets Japan Market
ONDO jumped over 16% as investors welcomed a new partnership between Ondo Finance and Japan's SBI Group aimed at expanding tokenized securities into the Japanese market.
Summary:
- ONDO extended its rally after announcing a partnership with Japan’s SBI Group, adding to momentum sparked by DTCC’s move into live production for tokenized securities.
- The agreement expands Ondo’s presence in Asia by bringing Japanese financial assets onchain.
- The back-to-back developments reinforce growing institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets, a theme that has driven strong investor interest across the sector.
Ondo Expands Into Japan Through SBI Partnership
Ondo Finance and SBI Group agreed to collaborate on bringing Japanese financial assets onto blockchain infrastructure, marking one of Ondo’s largest international expansion efforts to date.
The partnership focuses on tokenizing Japanese securities through Ondo Global Markets, distributing those products across SBI’s financial network and integrating SBI’s JPYSC stablecoin for settlement and collateral. The companies also plan to jointly promote digital asset products across their respective customer bases.
The agreement further strengthens Ondo’s position as one of the largest providers of tokenized real-world assets while giving SBI a direct role in expanding blockchain-based capital markets.
Japan Becomes a Strategic Growth Market
The announcement comes as Japan accelerates the integration of digital assets into its regulated financial system.
Recent regulatory reforms have introduced a framework for crypto exchange-traded funds, lower tax rates for digital assets and clearer rules governing tokenized securities. Against that backdrop, the partnership provides Ondo with access to one of Asia’s largest financial ecosystems while supporting SBI’s strategy to expand its digital asset offerings.
For Ondo, the collaboration represents more than a regional expansion – it creates a distribution channel into one of the world’s deepest pools of institutional capital.
Technical Breakout Confirms Buying Momentum
ONDO rallied more than 16% over the past 24 hours, climbing toward $0.39 as buyers reacted to the partnership announcement.
Technical Snapshot
- Price: ~$0.389
- 24-hour gain: +16.3%
- Weekly gain: +21.7%
- Broke above all major moving averages, including the 200-period MA.
- RSI-MACD turned sharply bullish, with momentum accelerating alongside the breakout.
The move pushed ONDO to its strongest level in several weeks, while the decisive break above long-term resistance suggests buyers have regained near-term control.
Trading Activity Accelerates Alongside Price
The rally was accompanied by a sharp increase in derivatives activity.
According to Coinglass, Open interest climbed to roughly $225 million, while futures trading volume approached $860 million over the past 24 hours, indicating that new positions entered the market rather than the advance being driven solely by short covering.
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Spot trading volume also increased to nearly $160 million, reinforcing that demand extended beyond leveraged traders.
Higher participation across both spot and derivatives markets typically provides stronger confirmation of a price breakout than price gains alone.
Tokenization Narrative Continues to Strengthen
The SBI agreement follows a series of developments that have accelerated institutional adoption of tokenized assets.
DTCC recently entered limited production for tokenized U.S. securities, while multiple banks, exchanges and asset managers continue expanding blockchain-based settlement infrastructure.
Tokenization is now market infrastructure.
At the Ondo Summit, DTCC's Nadine Chakar shared the vision that launched today:
“This is just the beginning of what we believe…we will rebuild the infrastructure on the rails of the U.S. capital markets.”
Today the initiative… pic.twitter.com/lIIp0toBUj
— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) July 15, 2026
Ondo’s decision to partner with one of Japan’s largest financial groups places the company within the broader trend of traditional financial institutions moving tokenized securities closer to mainstream capital markets.
For investors, the latest agreement reinforces that tokenization is increasingly becoming a commercial business strategy rather than a pilot technology.
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Alexander Zdravkov
Reporter at CoinsPress
Alexander Zdravkov is a market analyst and crypto journalist with interests in economics, broader financial markets and digital assets. His journey into crypto began more than four years ago, driven by a fascination with the rapid evolution of blockchain technology and the transformative potential of decentralized finance. He began analyzing market cycles and identifying emerging trends before they reach the mainstream. He holds a degree in International Relations - a background that helped shape his broader perspective on global economics, geopolitics, and the interconnected nature of modern financial markets. Whether covering the latest developments in the crypto sector or exploring broader macroeconomic themes, Alexander focuses on giving readers context rather than simply repeating headlines. During his career, he has authored more than 10,000 articles covering cryptocurrencies, traditional finance, and global market developments. His work spans everything from Bitcoin and altcoins to macroeconomic trends influencing risk assets worldwide.
