NEAR launches tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs via Ondo Finance, starting with 20 assets

NEAR and Ondo Finance debuted tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on near.com, initially offering 20 assets including Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, SPY, and QQQ. Users can fund accounts with stablecoins or supported crypto from over 30 networks, while NEAR Intents serves as the cross-chain distribution layer for routing these tokenized securities to wallets, apps, and DeFi protocols.