{
  "id": 9766016,
  "title": "NEAR Adds Ondo Tokenized Stock Products to Its Crypto App",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/near-adds-ondo-tokenized-stock-products-to-its-crypto-app",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Korea IT Times",
    "slug": "korea-it-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=157513"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 22, 2026, NEAR announced the addition of Ondo Finance's tokenized U.S. stock and exchange-traded fund products to its crypto app near.com. Users can access these products through the same account they use for supported digital assets, without the need for a separate brokerage account. The available tokenized products provide economic exposure to securities, such as NVIDIA, Tesla, and Apple shares, as well as the QQQ exchange-traded fund. To execute transactions, NEAR Intents technology is utilized, completing cross-chain routing and execution within the near.com account. Alex Shevchenko, CEO of NEAR Intents developer Defuse Labs, stated that the partnership aims to bring traditional market exposure into crypto accounts. Ondo's head of ecosystem, Armand Khatri, explained that users can access the tokenized products from the networks where they already hold funds. Transaction steps are kept confidential by default, though the source does not specify what information remains visible to service providers or other parties. Access to the tokenized products is subject to eligibility and local restrictions, and the availability of U.S. equities is limited to non-U.S. persons. The integration also extends to participating wallets and applications using NEAR Intents, subject to the same restrictions. This partnership demonstrates how crypto platforms are increasingly adding exposure to conventional markets within existing accounts, leaving users to assess the distinction between tokenized products and direct share ownership, as well as terms related to redemption, fees, and investor protections.",
  "summary": "NEAR’s near.com app said in San Francisco on September 22, 2026, that it had integrated Ondo Finance’s tokenized U.S. stock and exchange-traded fund products. Eligible users can access them through the same account they use for supported digital assets, without opening a separate brokerage account,",
  "key_points": [
    "NEAR adds Ondo Finance's tokenized U.S. stock and ETF products to crypto app.",
    "Users access products via existing account, no separate brokerage needed.",
    "Transactions executed using NEAR Intents technology within near.com account."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}