Circle Internet Group (Ondo Tokenized Stock)

This is a structured tracker certificate (linked-security) under Swiss law, issued by Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited. The instrument tracks the total return of common shares of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) with automatic dividend reinvestment (net of taxes). Unlike depositary receipts, it is structured as a registered security (Registerwertrechte) and falls under the class of tokenized real-world assets (RWA). Access is restricted to non-U.S. residents; the offering is based on a prospectus approved by the Liechtenstein regulator (FMA).

The Ondo Finance platform launched tokenized shares, including CRCLON, on September 3, 2025. The primary register of the security is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain (contract address 0x3632Dea96A953C11dAC2f00B4A05A32cD1063fAE). Subsequently, support was extended to the BNB Chain, Solana, and HyperEVM networks via the LayerZero cross-chain bridge, operating on a burn-and-mint scheme.

The issuer is Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited - a special purpose vehicle incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with bankruptcy protection. The base prospectus of the program was approved by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) on November 11, 2025, and the Final Terms set the maximum aggregate issuance volume of CRCLON at $500 million. Investor funds are directed towards purchasing actual Circle shares, which are held in accounts with regulated custodian brokers.

What Makes It Unique

• Total return: dividends are automatically reinvested into the token's value, so over time, one token may represent an economic interest in more than one share.
• Open ERC-20 composability: the token can be used in DeFi protocols, liquidity pools, and as collateral (unlike closed synthetic instruments).
• Multi-custodian model: underlying assets are distributed among several custodians (Alpaca Securities, BitGo), and an independent verifier (Ankura Trust Company) confirms the collateral daily.
• Regulatory wrapper: the product is structured as a security under Swiss law, providing legal certainty for holders.

Features of Circle Internet Group (Ondo Tokenized Stock)

Technical Information

The base blockchain is Ethereum with Proof-of-Stake consensus after the Merge (September 15, 2022). Average block time is approximately 12 seconds, with finalization taking about 12.8 minutes. Smart contracts in the Ondo Global Markets ecosystem include: GMToken (ERC-20 with compliance hooks), GMTokenManager, onUSD/USDon (stablecoin for settlements), IssuanceHours (control of mint/redeem windows), TokenPauseManager, and SanityCheckOracle. Attestations according to the EIP-712 standard are used to authorize mint/redeem operations. The Ondo Bridge is implemented according to the LayerZero OFT specification, allowing token transfers between chains via burning and minting. To display dividend reinvestment on some wallets, a "Scaled UI" is used - the balance is automatically adjusted to match the traditional share price.

Tokenomics

The supply of CRCLON is open and elastic: tokens are created when fiat funds are deposited and underlying shares are purchased, and destroyed upon redemption. As of mid-2026, approximately 1.42-1.44 million tokens were in circulation. The program has no fixed maximum supply but is limited to $500 million. Issuance and redemption fees may be charged up to 0.1% of the market price; however, according to the Key Information Document at launch, no fees were charged. Dividends are reinvested without creating new tokens, reflected in the value growth of existing tokens (total-return mechanism).

Security of CRCLON

Ondo Global Markets smart contracts have undergone several independent audits. The Cyfrin audit (version v2.0, July 2025) identified 0 critical and 0 high vulnerabilities, 2 low, and 10 informational notes. Halborn (November-December 2024, report updated February 2025) also found no critical or high issues. Earlier audits of the Ondo ecosystem involved PeckShield (May 2021), Code4rena (two rounds in 2023), Zokyo, Nethermind, Quantstamp, ABDK, and in 2025-2026 - Spearbit, FYEO, Cantina, Zellic. The program of daily and periodic attestations is provided by Ankura Trust Company (Verification Agent), which publishes reports on the composition of collateral and the ratio of assets to liabilities. No documented hacking incidents or exploits affecting CRCLON have been identified as of July 5, 2026. However, the smart contracts contain administrative roles (pauser/unpauser) that allow pausing transfers and redemptions if necessary. Trading may be briefly halted around corporate events (e.g., 10 minutes before the ex-dividend date).

Which Exchanges Trade It

CEX exchanges: Gate, MEXC, BingX, Toobit, BYDFi, Ondo Stocks, KCEX.

DEX exchanges: Native (BSC), Uniswap V4 (Ethereum).

Secondary trading of CRCLON tokens occurs on centralized exchanges MEXC (main pair CRCLON/USDT), Gate, Bitget, and Binance Alpha (as a multilateral trading facility in ADGM). Decentralized liquidity is available via Uniswap and aggregator protocols 1inch and CoW Protocol. Primary issuance and redemption (mint/redeem) are conducted through the Ondo Global Markets platform 24 hours a day, 5 days a week (24/5), settled in the USDon stablecoin, which is exchangeable 1:1 for USDC upon whitelisting.

Throughout its history, the instrument reached an all-time high of approximately €138.52 during the rally following Circle's Q1 2026 earnings report. An all-time low has not been officially recorded in public sources.

Listings on Aggregators

• CoinGecko rank: 275
• CoinMarketCap rank: 249
• Finkonkurs rank: 217

Investors and Funds

No specialized fundraising rounds were conducted directly for CRCLON. The parent company, Ondo Finance, raised $20 million in April 2022 from venture capital funds Founders Fund and Pantera Capital. In the capital structure of the issuer Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited, Ondo Finance Inc. holds 9.99% of common shares, and Flux Finance Inc. holds 90.01%.

Key Partnerships and Ecosystem

The key infrastructure for providing 1:1 backing for CRCLON involves custodians: Alpaca Securities LLC (traditional broker and transfer agent) and BitGo (cryptocurrency custodian). The independent auditor, which verifies reserves daily, is BPM UK Audit Ltd.

Technology integrations: In May 2025, Ondo announced a partnership with the blockchain division of JPMorgan to connect banking payment rails. In July 2026, an integration with Broadridge was implemented, providing CRCLON holders with on-chain voting on corporate matters. The Chainlink ACE framework was deployed for automatic compliance with jurisdictional restrictions at the smart contract level. In June 2026, Ledger added support for native CRCLON swaps in its hardware wallets.

The Ondo Global Markets ecosystem includes over 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs; the program's total value locked (TVL) exceeded $1.5 billion by mid-2026, with CRCLON among the assets with the highest volume. Other Ondo products include OUSG (tokenized Treasury bonds) and USDY (yield-bearing stablecoin). Circle Internet Group, whose shares underlie the token, owns the USDC ecosystem (issuance of $77 billion as of Q1 2026) and is developing the Arc blockchain.

Potential

CRCLON sits at the intersection of two growing markets: real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and blockchain finance. Estimates suggest Ondo holds approximately 58% of the tokenized stock market. The instrument provides global investors (outside the U.S. and certain other jurisdictions) access to shares of Circle - the company operating the largest regulated stablecoin, USDC. Circle's financial results for Q1 2026 show growth: revenue of $694 million (+20% year-over-year). Plans to launch its own blockchain, Ondo Chain (February 2026), and the issuance of an exchange-traded product (ETP) by 21shares on European exchanges expand the institutional base. The ability to use CRCLON in DeFi protocols (collateral, liquidity pools) could increase demand.

Risks [Identified by Finkonkurs AI Analytics System]

• Regulatory risks: The token is unavailable to residents of the U.S., European Economic Area (MiCA), UK (FCA), Canada, Switzerland, Singapore (MAS). Changes in legislation or regulatory stances could restrict access or require product modifications.
• Compliance risks: The issuer holds administrative keys to freeze tokens and suspend redemptions, as noted in the Hindenburg report (May 2026). Circle has faced lawsuits (class action in April 2026 over delayed fund freezing after the Drift Protocol hack) and wallet blocking (Zama incident).
• Technical risks: Centralized management roles (pauser, admin) represent a single point of failure. Dependence on third-party bridges (LayerZero) and oracles. Smart contract code, while audited, is not immune to future vulnerabilities.
• Market risks: The secondary market price of CRCLON may deviate from the underlying share value due to supply/demand imbalances outside stock market hours. Arbitrage is only possible during NYSE trading hours.

Related Individuals

Jeremy Allaire

Co-founder and CEO of Circle Internet Group, Inc. Previously founded the video platform Brightcove. Responsible for the company's strategy and vision. Holds approximately 6.63% of Circle shares. Actively participates in public discussions on blockchain infrastructure development and stablecoin regulation.

Nathan Allman

Founder and CEO of Ondo Finance. Prior to launching Ondo, worked in the digital assets team at Goldman Sachs, where he contributed to developing tokenization solutions. Under his leadership, Ondo Finance launched Global Markets and raised $20 million from Founders Fund and Pantera Capital.

Ian De Bode

President of Ondo Finance. Responsible for operational management and product development.

The team also includes Patrick McHenry (Vice Chairman of Ondo Finance, former U.S. House of Representatives member), Sean Neville (Co-founder of Circle, served as co-CEO), Heath Tarbert (President of Circle, formerly Chief Legal Officer), Jeremy Fox-Geen (CFO of Circle), Nikhil Chandhok (CPTO of Circle), and other executives. Directors of the issuer Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited are Nathan Allman, Matthew Taber, and Gareth Thomas.

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WhitePaper

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