[Ondo CEO: RWA Perpetual Contract Platform Ondo Perps Expected to Launch Within Weeks, Business to Proceed as Planned] Odaily Planet Daily News – Ian De Bode, CEO of Ondo Finance, released an open letter mourning the recent passing of the company's founder, Nathan Allman, and stated that Ondo will continue to advance its business development according to the established roadmap. Ian De Bode noted that Nathan Allman had built a well-structured management team and product plan during his lifetime, ensuring the company's leadership and board structure remain stable, with no changes to its strategic direction. He revealed that Ondo will announce new infrastructure plans in the coming days and will continue to push forward the launch of Ondo Perps. This product is positioned as the first perpetual contract platform for real-world assets (RWA), allowing tokenized assets to be used as collateral for trading. It is expected to officially launch within the next few weeks. Additionally, Ian De Bode mentioned that Ondo's current on-chain asset scale has reached nearly $4 billion and that the company will continue to expand its business around tokenized stocks, ETFs, government bonds, and yield-generating assets. Ondo also plans to further extend into areas such as trading, prime brokerage, and asset management.