US EditionUniswap news: UNI surges 25% on BlackRock investment
BlackRock’s $2.4 billion BUIDL fund became tradable on UniswapX, prompting a 30% intraday spike in UNI token before prices largely reverted, signaling market fragility.
- On Tuesday, UNI surged from $3.29 to $4.36 after BlackRock's BUIDL fund became tradable through UniswapX, briefly rising over 30%.
- Through a request-for-quote system, BUIDL, which holds roughly $2.4 billion, will remain limited to whitelisted institutional participants with trading settled onchain via UniswapX.
- BlackRock disclosed it purchased an undisclosed amount of UNI as a strategic investment, reported in an Unchained Daily excerpt posted February 12, 2026 at 7:02 am EST.
- Uniswap's token whipsawed after BlackRock connected its $2.4 billion fund, highlighting fragile market sentiment; the excitement faded quickly and UNI erased almost the entire move, trading near $3.37 as of this morning.
- The development marks the first time BlackRock plugged a tokenized fund into DeFi rails, signalling institutional interest while highlighting volatility risks for token holders.
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BlackRock offers DeFi trading for the first time, buys Uniswap tokens
In the latest sign of the rapid convergence of Wall Street and crypto, the world’s biggest asset manager is moving into decentralized finance or DeFi. BlackRock on Wednesday revealed it will be bringing its Treasury-backed digital token BUIDL onto Uniswap, a leading DeFi platform, where it will be bought and sold by institutional traders. As part of the tie-up, BlackRock is also purchasing an undisclosed amount of Uniswap’s own UNI token. The ne…
BlackRock announced on Wednesday 11 February that it would list its BUIDL token on Uniswap, a decentralized finance platform (DeFi). The asset management giant also purchased an undisclosed amount of UNI tokens, the crypto of Uniswap. This rapprochement is a first for the decentralized finance sector. BlackRock article buys Unis tokens and lists its tokenized fund on the DeFi platform appeared first on Cryptoast.
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