Ondo Finance enables in-kind minting for tokenized stocks

By Michael FawnOndo Finance has activated a significant new feature for its institutional clients, enabling in-kind minting and redemption for its tokenized stock products. The service, which went live on September 21, 2026, leverages infrastructure partner Alpaca’s Instant Tokenization Network (ITN) to allow approved institutions to convert existing equity holdings directly into on-chain tokens without first selling them for cash.This development removes a major point of friction for fina