BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund is moving deeper into decentralized infrastructure. Securitize has partnered with Uniswap Labs to enable secondary market liquidity for BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) via UniswapX.
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The development allows whitelisted investors to access near-instant liquidity between BUIDL and USDC, 24/7, directly onchain.
What the Partnership Enables
Through the integration, eligible investors can swap between BUIDL and USDC using Uniswap’s infrastructure. The move effectively brings a BlackRock-managed tokenized fund into decentralized trading rails without relying solely on traditional intermediaries.
Securitize, which tokenizes and administers BUIDL, is facilitating the compliance layer, ensuring that only approved participants can access the liquidity. This preserves regulatory alignment while enabling DeFi-native settlement.
The partnership represents one of the clearest examples yet of a major asset manager leveraging decentralized exchange infrastructure for real-world assets.
Why This Matters for Institutional Tokenization
BlackRock’s BUIDL is positioned as a tokenized U.S. Treasury-backed liquidity vehicle. By enabling on-chain secondary liquidity, the fund moves closer to operating like a digitally native financial product rather than a blockchain-wrapped traditional instrument.
This shift signals growing institutional comfort with decentralized infrastructure, not just blockchain settlement.
Instead of building isolated private rails, major financial institutions are increasingly tapping into public networks where liquidity already exists. The integration with Uniswap suggests that decentralized exchanges are becoming viable liquidity venues for regulated financial products.
Liquidity Infrastructure Drives Price Action Higher
UNI surged 35% in roughly 20 minutes to $4.29 shortly after the announcement, before stabilizing around $3.65. The move reflected immediate market response to BlackRock’s deeper integration into onchain infrastructure.
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In addition to enabling on-chain access to BUIDL through Uniswap, BlackRock also disclosed plans to purchase an unspecified amount of UNI. The move suggests the firm is not only leveraging decentralized liquidity infrastructure but signaling long-term alignment with the protocol itself.
Institutional Access to Financial Rails Is Evolving
Blockster recently examined how fintech firms are pushing for direct access to Federal Reserve payment systems. BlackRock’s integration with decentralized exchange infrastructure reflects a parallel shift, where institutions are increasingly engaging with public blockchain liquidity layers rather than building closed systems.
