Ondo Finance Acquires Strangelove to Accelerate Full-Stack RWA Platform Development
Ondo Finance, a leader in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), today announced the acquisition of Strangelove, a blockchain development company whose experienced team has unique expertise in building secure and modular blockchain infrastructure. This acquisition significantly expands Ondo’s engineering and product capabilities to develop infrastructure for bringing RWAs onchain.
Strangelove brings a track record of developing production-grade infrastructure across multiple blockchain ecosystems. Its team has contributed to foundational technologies, spanning from interoperability protocols and SDK frameworks to custom chain deployments, making them a valuable asset for Ondo’s mission to modernize global capital markets infrastructure.
With this acquisition, Ondo strengthens its position as the only full-stack tokenized asset platform with omnichain asset issuance, protocol design and blockchain development capabilities.
As part of the acquisition, Jack Zampolin, CEO of Strangelove, will join Ondo Finance as Vice President of Product. Zampolin brings extensive experience in protocol design, infrastructure development, and go-to-market execution, having led product efforts across multiple layer 1 chains and interoperability systems. His leadership will be instrumental in expanding Ondo’s technical roadmap and building out the infrastructure for the future of onchain finance, accelerating the launch of its forthcoming blockchain.
“This acquisition reinforces our commitment to building the foundational infrastructure to bring financial markets onchain,” said Nathan Allman, Founder and CEO of Ondo Finance. “Strangelove’s engineering depth and proven execution will help us bring scalable, interoperable financial products to a global audience.”
“Strangelove was founded to build secure, modular blockchain infrastructure,” said Jack Zampolin, CEO of Strangelove. “Joining Ondo gives us the opportunity to bring that experience to the leading platform for real-world assets and accelerate the development of critical infrastructure to help RWAs scale and thrive onchain.”
About Ondo Finance
Ondo is a blockchain technology company. Its mission is to accelerate the transition to an open economy by building the platforms, assets, and infrastructure that bring financial markets onchain. For more information, visit https://ondo.finance.
About Strangelove
Strangelove is a blockchain development company and validator focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining open-source infrastructure across multiple blockchain ecosystems. The team is known for its contributions to protocol development, chain architecture, and secure validator operations.
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