Ondo Finance hired Peter Curley as its Head of Global Regulatory Affairs on September 10, 20251. Curley had worked as a senior policy advisor at Coinbase. He had also advised the US Treasury on financial institutions policy and served as an associate director at the SEC. Yahoo Finance reported his hire on September 10, 2025, too2. The outlet cited industry trackers that counted more than $28 billion in tokenized real-world assets by that point in 2025.
Five leadership moves at Ondo Finance on the record since 2025
Every move CryptoLately has verified there, by the day it became public
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Sept. 10, 2025 | Curley became Head of Global Regulatory Affairs. Peter Curley was named Head of Global Regulatory Affairs of Ondo Finance |
| May 25, 2026 | Allman left as Founder and CEO. Nathan Allman left as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ondo Finance |
| May 25, 2026 | De Bode became CEO. Ian De Bode was named Chief Executive Officer of Ondo Finance |
| Aug. 5, 2026 | Schlisman became CFO. Adam Schlisman was named Chief Financial Officer of Ondo Finance |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | Parent became Chief Policy Officer. Allison Parent was named Chief Policy Officer of Ondo Finance |
59 executive hires on the record in 2025, the most of any year
Executive hires CryptoLately has verified, by year; 2026 through Oct. 2, 2026
- 2025: 59
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Item | Value |
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| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2025 | 59 |
| 2026 | 45 |
The move
Founder and chief executive Nathan Allman framed the hire around engaging regulators. “We believe thoughtful engagement with policymakers and regulators is critical as the tokenization of real-world assets transforms capital markets. Peter's decades of leadership experience across financial services policymaking and his commitment to responsible innovation will be invaluable as we continue to build infrastructure that bridges traditional finance and blockchain technology,” Allman said1. Curley described his own view of the moment. “Tokenization is reshaping the financial landscape to enhance financial access, utility, transparency, efficiency, and risk management. There has never been more consensus across the industry that bringing tokenized products to market should be an immediate regulatory priority, and I look forward to contributing my expertise to highlight and further advance the role of Ondo's visionary product suite in financial markets,” he said.
The regulatory landscape Curley stepped into
Yahoo Finance's report, drawn from CCN's reporting, said tokenized private credit made up nearly 60 percent of the real-world asset market at the time2. US Treasury debt made up another third. Regulators were diverging by region, the outlet said. US regulators generally apply the Howey Test to tokenized assets, placing them under SEC jurisdiction. The European Union's MiCA framework offers a clearer path for asset-backed tokens. Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority had already licensed large tokenization deals.
What came next
Ondo's Global Markets platform crossed $1 billion in total value locked by May 11, 20263. That milestone came less than eight months after the platform's launch, Ondo said on May 11, 2026. The milestone followed two regulatory moves CCN tied to Ondo's strategy. Ondo had confidentially filed for SEC registration in February 2026. In the European Union and European Economic Area, Ondo had also won approval to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs across 30 countries. Ondo Global Markets held more than 70 percent of the tokenized equity issuer market at that point, by Ondo's own count, CCN reported, citing data from RWA.xyz. Ondo's president, Ian De Bode, linked the milestone to the firm's broader case for tokenization. “Crossing $1 billion in total value locked is a validation of the thesis that global investors want access to US capital markets through infrastructure that is more transparent, more accessible, and more efficient than the legacy system,” he said.
Sources
- Ondo Finance, "Ondo Finance Appoints Peter Curley, Former SEC, Treasury, and Coinbase Policy Leader, as Head of Global Regulatory Affairs," Ondo Finance Official Blog, September 10, 2025, https://blog.ondo.finance/ondo-finance-appoints-peter-curley-former-sec-treasury-and-coinbase-policy-leader-as-head-of-global-regulatory-affairs/
- Prashant Jha, "Ondo Finance Taps Ex-SEC Policy Veteran Peter Curley To Drive Global Tokenization Strategy," CCN (via Yahoo Finance), September 10, 2025, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ondo-finance-taps-ex-sec-130216083.html
- Alex Shilina, "Ondo Global Markets Tops $1B TVL As Tokenized Stocks Gain Ground," CCN, May 12, 2026, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxNMXRRXzFyTmpKREtteThZaG1IaGRIWUtKd0lDcWJXWEZydWliR0NkZG1YYy1XMjZON2N0SkNVNm5kdmZRM3lzbGczVi0wVmVnZDFLVXpPcnFHdDY4WjdFdWNmVTZyX1N6Zmd6QlpHRGJlMEZidU9BeDZIVnUxZDNEb2Nn?oc=5