PayPal’s Stablecoin Enables 24/7 Treasury Access via Ondo Finance’s Tokenized Fund
By: ethnews|2025/05/16 01:00:11
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PYUSD integrates with Ondo’s OUSG, enabling 24/7 Treasury access via instant conversions backed by PayPal’s dollar reserves.Investors swap PYUSD for OUSG tokens, bypassing T+2 delays to earn Treasury yields around 5% instantly.PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin backed by U.S. dollar reserves, now allows investors to convert funds into Ondo Finance’s tokenized U.S. Treasury product (OUSG) instantly. The integration, announced this week, eliminates traditional settlement delays, enabling round-the-clock redemptions between PYUSD and OUSG.1/ 24/7 conversions between @PayPal USD (PYUSD) and OUSG is now live.Investors can now seamlessly convert in & out of Ondo OUSG with PYUSD, enhancing redemption liquidity and expanding the utility of PYUSD as a liquidity source for RWAs. pic.twitter.com/hj4x0hnGeM— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) May 15, 2025OUSG represents shares in a fund holding short-term U.S. government bonds. Investors can mint OUSG tokens using PYUSD through Ondo’s platform, or redeem OUSG for PYUSD at any time. This bypasses the two-day waiting period (T+2) typical in securities markets. The process relies on PayPal’s stablecoin, managed by Paxos Trust Company, which holds cash and Treasury bonds to back each PYUSD token.The partnership enhances liquidity for tokenized assets, a segment gaining traction among institutional and retail investors. Ondo’s OUSG, previously accessible via stablecoins like USDC, now benefits from PayPal’s user base and infrastructure. Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal’s blockchain lead, noted the move aligns with efforts to streamline settlements for digital assets.Ondo also shifted part of OUSG’s reserves into BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, a tokenized money market vehicle. This allows instant redemptions, a feature extended to PYUSD users.The collaboration builds on Ondo’s Nexus network, launched in February 2025 to improve liquidity for tokenized Treasuries. Earlier this year, Ondo integrated OUSG with Ripple’s XRP Ledger, expanding its reach in decentralized finance (DeFi). PayPal’s entry signals growing acceptance of stablecoins in bridging traditional finance with blockchain-based systems.While the integration simplifies access to Treasury yields, regulatory oversight remains a factor. PYUSD’s reserves are audited, but tokenized assets still face scrutiny under evolving securities laws. Additionally, Ondo must maintain sufficient liquidity to handle redemption spikes during market stress.For investors, the appeal lies in earning Treasury yields—currently around 5%—while retaining the flexibility to exit positions instantly. This contrasts with conventional bond funds, which trade on fixed schedules.Source: ONDO/TradingviewOndo (ONDO) is currently trading at $0.9921, posting a -5.18% decline in the last 24 hours, after reaching an intraday high of $1.05 and a low of $0.9596. Over the last 7 days, ONDO has gained +4.5%, and it remains up +16.3% in the last 30 days, continuing to benefit from strong positioning in the Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization narrative. ONDO is currently ranked #45 by market cap, sitting at $3.13 billion, with a 24h trading volume of $428.5 million.Source: ONDO/TradingviewTechnically, ONDO is consolidating just below the psychological $1.00 mark, having faced rejection at the $1.05 resistance level. If buyers regain momentum and reclaim the $1.00–$1.02 range with volume, the next resistance levels are found near $1.18 and $1.30.Source: ONDO/TradingviewImmediate support lies at $0.96, and a breakdown below that could trigger a pullback to the $0.91–$0.93 range. The current retracement may be seen as a healthy cooldown following its strong monthly performance.Fundamentally, ONDO remains one of the leading protocols in the tokenized fixed-income space. It has a circulating supply of 3.16 billion tokens, with a maximum cap of 10 billion, and its Total Value Locked (TVL) exceeds $1.18 billion.We're excited to announce the successful completion of a cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transaction in collaboration with Kinexys by J.P. Morgan (@jpmorgan) and @OndoFinance.https://t.co/W2IC8NeO18This milestone marks the first-of-its-kind cross-chain, atomic... pic.twitter.com/0J1tA3AYWk— Chainlink (@chainlink) May 14, 2025ONDO recently made headlines through its partnership with JPMorgan and Chainlink in pioneering the first tokenized U.S. Treasury settlement on-chain, confirming its growing role in institutional DeFi and RWA innovation.The post PayPal’s Stablecoin Enables 24/7 Treasury Access via Ondo Finance’s Tokenized Fund appeared first on ETHNews.
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