BUIDL vs OUSG vs USDY: Tokenized T-Bill Funds Compared
BlackRock's BUIDL and Ondo's OUSG and USDY all tokenize short-duration US Treasuries, but they differ sharply on access, payouts, and chains.
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BlackRock's BUIDL and Ondo's OUSG and USDY all tokenize short-duration US Treasuries, but they differ sharply on access, payouts, and chains.
Tokenized treasuries put US T-Bill yield onto blockchains. Backed by short-dated government debt and issued by BlackRock, Ondo, Mountain Protocol and a handful of others — here is how they work and who they are actually for.
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Ondo Finance tokenizes US Treasuries into USDY and OUSG, gated to verified investors. Here's how each product differs and what ONDO the token actually does.
Tokenized Treasuries and money market funds can both hold short-dated US debt, but they sit in different legal wrappers, redemption queues, and counterparty stacks. Yield looks similar; the risks underneath rarely are.
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