Ondo’s Onchain Portfolios Carry the BlackRock Name. The Fine Print Tells a Different Story.

UNCLASSIFIEDOndo’s Onchain Portfolios Carry theBlackRock Name. The Fine PrintTells a Different Story.11IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESSep 29, 2026 17:58blockboard.net

Ondo announced three portfolio tokens that use nondiscretionary model strategies developed by BlackRock, while BlackRock does not issue, manage, or operate the tokens. A separate write-up on the same launch says Ondo’s onchain portfolios carry the BlackRock name but that the fine print presents a different relationship.

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Ondo’s onchain portfolios carry the BlackRock name, while the fine print describes a different arrangement.
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The setup has been described as one that could shift liability and open a new licensing market.
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Ondo issued three portfolio tokens using nondiscretionary model strategies developed by BlackRock for Ondo.
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BlackRock does not issue, manage, or operate those three tokens.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Users and investors who see the BlackRock name on Ondo’s onchain portfolios may notice that the brand is attached to the products even though BlackRock does not issue, manage, or operate the tokens. That matters today because the public-facing label and the operational role are not the same, and the distinction sits inside the product structure itself.

In practice, the launch does not mean BlackRock is running these tokens the way an asset manager would run a traditional fund. What changes is the way the portfolios are presented and structured, while the underlying point that the strategies are nondiscretionary remains in place.

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Has this happened before?

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