RWA Tokenization Industry Leader Ondo Finance (ONDO) Drops for Three Straight Days

ONDO, a popular cryptocurrency in the Real-world Asset (RWA) tokenization industry, dropped for three straight days even as its ecosystem continued

Ondo (ONDO) price retreated for three consecutive days even as its ecosystem continued performing well. It dropped to a low of $0.7328, which was close to the 50-day moving average. At the same time, key metrics in its ecosystem surged.

Ondo price drops

A report by Artemis showed that several stablecoins performed well in the third quarter of 2024. Among the top performers was Ondo Finance’s USDY stablecoin. It had a total growth rate of 118%, which was significantly higher than PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, which rose by 79%.

The other top performers were IDRT, UXP, and EURC, which grew by over 61%. Notably, all of the top stablecoins were pegged to the US dollar. This showed that there was still limited demand for stablecoins pegged to other fiat currencies like the British pound or the euro.

Further data by DeFi Llama showed that the Ondo Finance ecosystem was also doing well. The total value locked (TVL) in the ecosystem soared to a record high of $640 million. Out of this, the majority of the growth was in the US Dollar Yield (USDY), which had accumulated over $444 million in assets. Another key project in the ecosystem, US Treasuries (OUSG), gained over $205 million in assets.

Like other stablecoins, USDY and OUSG are designed to help investors to generate an annual yield. Notably, this yield is much higher than what they would get from traditional stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC). For example, USDY’s annual yield on October 23 was 5.05%, while OUSG had 4.97%.

They generate these rewards by pooling their funds and then investing them in short-term, yield-generating assets. For example, the two stablecoins are known to invest heavily in bank deposits and short-term US Treasuries.

Recently, there has been a strong demand for short-term US Treasuries as the Federal Reserve continued hiking interest rates. As a result, the yields on the 10-year, 5-year, and 2-year US Treasuries rose to the highest levels in over three months.

This price action is important because it increases the likelihood that the Fed will not be as aggressive when cutting interest rates. As a result, investors are piling into short-term Treasuries, which are set to benefit from higher yields.

Ondo crypto technical analysis

The four-hour chart shows that the ONDO token has been in a strong downward trend in the past few days. It has dropped below the important support at $0.7691, which was the highest swing on October 7.

The token has also moved below the ascending trendline that is shown in blue. At the same time, it has dropped below the 50-period moving average (PEMA) in red. This movement shows that the bears are now in control.

The MACD has moved below the zero line, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is nearing the oversold level. Therefore, there is a likelihood that the Ondo crypto token will continue falling as sellers target the next psychological point at $0.70.