ORQO Group, a new institutional asset manager, has announced the launch of its global platform in Abu Dhabi with $370 million in assets under management and plans to offer on-chain yield services through Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin.
The group is combining traditional and crypto financial institutions licensed in Europe’s MiCA zone: Mount TFI (private debt), Monterra Capital (multi-strategy hedge fund), blockchain studio Nextrope, and the DeFi protocol Soil. ORQO offers a single platform for private credit, public equities, multi-strategy crypto hedge funds, tokenized real estate, and regulatory-compliant stablecoin yield.
CEO Nicholas Motz explained, “ORQO is a unified, global investment ecosystem, combining over 20 years’ experience in institutional finance with pioneering blockchain infrastructure.”
Having obtained licenses in Poland and Malta, ORQO will now seek approval to expand regulated digital asset services in the Middle East, aiming to tap Abu Dhabi’s booming crypto finance market. ORQO is applying for regulatory approval at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and relocating its global headquarters to the UAE, highlighting the region’s drive for compliant digital asset and real-world asset (RWA) fund innovation.
“It’s an opportunity to become a global on-chain asset manager. We have all the pieces: the off-chain asset management, and on-chain, too,” said Motz regarding the global platform launch.
Through its Soil platform, ORQO will offer on-chain yield services based on private credit for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger. The platform connects tokenized private credit and real estate with stablecoin deposits, opening flexible yield opportunities for institutional treasuries and protocol reserves.
ORQO’s expansion highlights Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a hub for regulated crypto finance and asset management. The group integrates EU-compliant TradFi and Web3 entities under a single brand, leveraging Abu Dhabi Global Market to launch RLUSD yield services. Soil’s platform offers returns from tokenized real estate, private credit, and hedge fund pools, giving investors diversified on-chain yield.
Jamie Finn, former President of Securitize and now an advisor to Soil and ORQO, helps oversee RLUSD credit pool creation, aiming to offer “institutional-grade yield through transparent, compliant blockchain infrastructure”.
Ripple and BCG project that real-world asset (RWA) tokenization could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033, while the current RWA market has just topped $30 billion, signaling huge growth potential. ORQO intends to expand its RLUSD yield pools for both institutional treasuries and protocol-based investors, capturing a fast-growing segment of crypto-financed credit.
Few asset managers combine off-chain, TradFi fund management and EU-compliant crypto innovation. By merging TradFi, DeFi, and blockchain engineering studios, ORQO builds a unique multi-jurisdictional platform for real-world asset yield.
Existing licenses in Poland and Malta, combined with new Abu Dhabi approvals, support compliant institutional access. Institutions gain risk-managed exposure to tokenized private credit, real estate, and hedge funds, with RLUSD as the principal vehicle on XRP Ledger.
The broader competitive field includes Ondo Finance, Maple, and Goldfinch, but ORQO’s regulated hybrid model helps it stand out for treasuries seeking transparent, scalable yield.
The group will also leverage Soil’s platform to support future launches of tokenized lending, credit, and real asset pools, inviting institutional investors and protocols to generate on-chain yield.
ORQO plans to secure additional licenses and partner with Ripple to expand RLUSD yield pools across the Middle East and Europe. The group also plans to develop more RWA-backed lending opportunities and expand RLUSD-powered pools once regulatory approval is complete.
