Ondo Finance just shared a clip that's sending a clear message to the entire crypto space: the adults have arrived, and they're all-in on tokenization.

In a CNBC interview at the Clear Street Disruptive Technology Conference, Matt Savarese, Nasdaq's Head of Digital Assets, laid out exactly why one of the world's largest stock exchanges is actively working to support tokenized stocks and ETFs.

“The market moved from paper to electronic... tokenization is the next evolution.”

That's not some DeFi degen speaking — that's Nasdaq itself acknowledging that putting traditional assets on blockchain isn't some futuristic dream. It's the logical, inevitable next phase.

Savarese stressed that Nasdaq isn't trying to blow up the current system. Instead, they want to evolve it responsibly:

“We’re not looking at upending the system. We want everyone to come along with us... and bring tokenization more into the mainstream, but in that responsible, investor-led way first under kind of the SEC rules themselves.”

Translation: Nasdaq is deliberately moving under existing regulatory guardrails so the entire industry can follow without chaos.

Why This Is Massive for Ondo and the Entire RWA Sector

For years, Ondo Finance has been at the forefront of institutional-grade tokenized assets — think USDY, OUSG, and other products that bring BlackRock-level treasuries and money market funds onchain with real yield.

When the second-largest stock exchange in the world publicly states that tokenization is the natural progression of capital markets, it validates everything Ondo and other RWA protocols have been building.

This isn't hype. This is infrastructure-level recognition.

Nasdaq led the shift from paper certificates to electronic trading decades ago. The fact they're now positioning themselves as leaders in the tokenized era again tells you exactly where this is heading.

Community Reaction Says It All

The replies to Ondo's post are already heating up:

• “You are not bullish enough on the RWA sector for next year!”
• “In Future $ONDO will shine. Let's Accumulate”

They're not wrong.

When traditional finance giants start speaking your language unprompted, the smart money listens.

Watch the full clip here — it's only a minute long, but it could be one of the most important minutes for the RWA narrative in 2025.

Tokenization isn't coming. It's already here — and Nasdaq just confirmed they're helping build the on-ramps.

For anyone holding $ONDO or positioned in real-world assets, this is the kind of mainstream validation that moves markets.