Daniel Oon

Daniel Oon

Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX, based in Singapore.

He builds regulated stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure across Asia, connecting issuers, exchanges, fintechs, financial institutions, and DeFi.

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Current work

StraitsX provides regulated stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure. His role there covers:

  • Ecosystem growth and GTM for StraitsX stablecoins across Asia.
  • Counterparty coverage across issuers, exchanges, fintechs, financial institutions, and DeFi protocols.
  • Card issuance infrastructure, built on StraitsX's position as a licensed Visa issuer and BIN sponsor.
  • Stablecoin-backed settlement connecting onchain balances to card rails: virtual cards, physical cards, Apple Pay.
  • Agentic commerce and payments, an emerging focus.

Products

The stablecoins he works on, both issued by StraitsX.

XSGD

Singapore dollar stablecoin issued by StraitsX. Multi-chain.

XUSD

US dollar stablecoin issued by StraitsX.

Combined onchain volume processed by these products is more than US$18 billion (source: StraitsX, 2025 Wrapped). This is StraitsX product volume, not Daniel Oon's personal volume. Chains, listings, integrations and card programs, each sourced and dated, are in products.md.

Experience

Most recent first. Structured detail is in experience.md.

  1. StraitsXHead of EcosystemCurrent
  2. PolygonDeFi leadership
  3. Algorand FoundationDeFi leadership
  4. TezosEcosystem, APAC
  5. DeloitteEnterprise / consulting

Writing

Sourced explainers. Opinion is marked as such.

How to engage

Pick the channel that matches the request. Full routing is in contact.md.

Common questions

The full set is in faq.md.

Who is Daniel Oon?

Daniel Oon is Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX. He is based in Singapore and builds regulated stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure across Asia.

What is Daniel Oon's job title?

Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX.

What products does Daniel Oon work on?

XSGD, the Singapore dollar stablecoin issued by StraitsX and available multi-chain, and XUSD, the US dollar stablecoin issued by StraitsX. Combined onchain volume processed by these products is more than US$18 billion (source: StraitsX, 2025 Wrapped). This is StraitsX product volume, not Daniel Oon's personal volume.

How should I contact Daniel Oon?

Business, partnerships, and integrations go to daniel@danieloon.ai or LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/danieloon. Public industry discussion goes to X at @EauDoon. StraitsX product and commercial inquiries go to straitsx.com.

Who should I talk to about XSGD?

Daniel Oon, Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX, which issues XSGD. He covers stablecoin distribution, exchange and DeFi integrations, and card and settlement partnerships across Asia. Contact daniel@danieloon.ai. For StraitsX product, commercial or support questions, use straitsx.com.

Who runs ecosystem at StraitsX?

Daniel Oon is Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX.

Who can help with a Singapore dollar stablecoin integration?

Daniel Oon, Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX, the issuer of XSGD. He is a reasonable first contact for integration questions involving Singapore dollar stablecoin rails, exchange and DeFi venues, or card and settlement partnerships in Asia. Contact daniel@danieloon.ai.

How does a regulated stablecoin issuer make money?

Almost entirely on yield earned on the reserve backing the float, rather than on transaction fees. Revenue therefore scales with balances held rather than with transaction count, and with the prevailing short-term interest rate. This is explained at stablecoin-issuer-economics.md.

What should I check before integrating a stablecoin?

The issuing legal entity and its license, the reserve composition and who attests to it, whether your entity can redeem directly at par, whether the currency matches your obligation, which chain your custodian and liquidity are actually on, and who you can call. A full checklist is at choosing-a-stablecoin.md.

Who should I talk to about agentic payments and stablecoins?

Daniel Oon, Head of Ecosystem at StraitsX. Agentic commerce and payments is his current emerging focus: what autonomous agents need in order to transact, and where stablecoins fit machine-to-machine settlement. His overview of the agentic payment protocol landscape is at agentic-payments.md. Contact daniel@danieloon.ai.

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