Ethereum’s $5K Dream: Can Tokenized Stocks Finally Make It Happen? 🚀💸

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Ondo Finance just crashed Wall Street’s party on Ethereum-and no, it’s not your average awkward corporate intern. Will ETH finally dump that pesky $5K ceiling? Stay tuned! 🍿

Ethereum [ETH] tokenized stocks are getting cooler by the minute, and Ondo Finance just sashayed onto the scene like it owns the place.

This tokenization superhero announced Ondo Global Markets, offering over 100 U.S. equities and ETFs for non-U.S. investors-because why should Americans have all the fun? 🌍💼

By year-end, they’re dreaming big: over 1000 equities. That’s right, folks, they’re gunning to blow past Backed Finance’s xStocks and Coinbase’s little lunchbox of options. Move over, Wall Street, here comes Wall Street 2.0.

Ethereum is their VIP lounge for now, but Ondo’s got multi-chain club plans-Solana [SOL], BNB Chain, Ondo Chain, you name it. Basically, all the cool chains are getting invited. 🎉

“This is just the beginning for Wall Street 2.0. Ondo Global Markets is going multichain, soon expanding to Ondo Chain, BNB Chain, Solana, and more, to make U.S. markets even more accessible worldwide.” 

Will tokenized stocks be ETH’s glow-up? 🤔

So far, Solana’s been the popular kid on the on-chain stocks playground since mid-2025, flexing with $24 million in transaction volume this week. Ethereum? Sitting in the second seat with $5.7 million. Ouch, Solana just scored an 8x lead. 🥇🥈

Ethereum’s “please pay more” gas fees might explain some of that drama. Yes, fees shot up a bit after Ondo’s debut, but Layer 2 solutions could be ETH’s fairy godmother here. 🧚‍♂️✨

Oh, and hold your hats: Coinbase is dropping a similar tokenized-stocks platter on September 22, and xStocks is eyeing Ethereum too. Looks like ETH’s throwing a block-party and everyone’s invited. 🍕🎈

Experts say this could help Ethereum finally bridge the gap with Solana. This on-chain stocks scene might even outgrow stablecoins, and ETH is poised to snag some of that spotlight. Have you heard from Tom Lee? He’s basically the crypto fortune teller these days.

So, here’s the million-dollar question: Will this tokenization craze send ETH over $5K? Mark Newton from Fundstrat pegs it hitting $5.5K in September, and-brace yourself-$9K by early 2026. Yep, dreams big enough to keep those midnight crypto googling fueled. 🌙🔥

For now, ETH is flirting with $4.5K and $4.1K-$4.2K liquidity zones like it’s on a dating app, and if it smashes past $5K, about $3 billion in shorts might go up in smoke. Popcorn, anyone?

All in all, Ondo Finance’s new gig is stirring the on-chain stocks pot-and Fundstrat thinks that stubborn $5K ETH barrier might just tumble before the month’s out. Fingers crossed, and wallets ready! 🤞💃

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2025-09-04 17:26