Ondo Finance, Chainlink partner to bring financial institutions on-chain, tokenizing RWA

• Ondo Finance taps Chainlink as the oracle provider for its tokenized securities.
• The collaboration builds on existing joint initiatives between Ondo and Chainlink.
• ONDO and LINK extend correction on Thursday, unmoved by partnership news.

Ondo Finance and Chainlink are joining forces to advance the infrastructure for tokenized securities and bring financial institutions on-chain. The strategic collaboration will enable Ondo to utilize Chainlink's oracle services to ensure the seamless execution of tokenization for real-world assets (RWA).

Ondo Finance, Chainlink to bring financial institutions on-chain 

Ondo Finance announced that its partnership with Chainlink aims to tokenize RWAs, creating a suitable platform for leading institutions to move their assets and operations on-chain.

So far, Ondo has built one of the most prominent institutional ecosystems for RWA tokenization, boasting over 100 leading entities and spanning various blockchains and decentralized applications (dApps).

Tapping Chainlink's oracle services allows Ondo to advance the infrastructure, enabling institutions to move their services on-chain. The collaboration builds on existing initiatives between Ondo and Chainlink, which include leading banking institutions and capital markets stakeholders such as SWIFT and Euroclear.

Ondo stated that Chainlink will serve as its "official oracle provider for its tokenized securities, unlocking new DeFi use cases, such as vaults, structured products, lending protocols, and more." 

Chainlink boasts an institutional-grade data infrastructure, promising reliable data inputs across all supported blockchains for Ondo's tokenized stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

"By securing its tokenized stocks with Chainlink, Ondo is redefining how traditional financial instruments can operate on-chain in a programmable, composable, and globally accessible way," Sergey Nazarov, Chainlink co-founder, said. "This is how we build the next generation of capital markets."

Technical outlook: ONDO and Chainlink extend decline 

Chainlink is trading around $17.00 at the time of writing on Thursday, weighed down by the broader bearish wave in the cryptocurrency market. Its position below key moving averages, including the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $18.88, the 50-day EMA at $19.72 and the 100-day EMA at $19.83, highlights prolonged bearish sentiment.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 41 and declining indicates that bearish momentum is increasing. Investors will likely continue to reduce their risk exposure if the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) triggers a sell signal with the blue line crossing below the red signal line, as the indicator generally falls. Key areas of interest for traders are $15.72, previously tested on October 17, and $12.76, tested in early July.

LINK/USDT daily chart

As for ONDO, the token is largely in sellers' hands, trading at around $0.68 at the time of writing. Like LINK, ONDO sits below the 50-day EMA at $0.82, the 100-day EMA at $0.87 and the 200-day EMA at $0.89.

The RSI at 36 and falling toward oversold territory indicates that bearish momentum is intensifying. If the MACD indicator triggers a sell signal, the path of least resistance would remain downward, increasing the odds of ONDO sweeping liquidity at $0.62, a support level last tested in June.

ONDO/USDT daily chart

Still, ONDO could reverse the trend if investors buy the dip, citing ecosystem developments, including the partnership with Chainlink. Key targets are the 50-day EMA at $0.82 and the 200-day EMA at $0.89.