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BlackRock just plugged into DeFi

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Marc Baumann, Sangam Bharti, and Chandan
Feb 18, 2026
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For the past few years, the key question in tokenization has been whether it would be integrated into DeFi protocols.

But on February 11, 2026, BlackRock answered this question.

By integrating its $2.2B BUIDL fund with Uniswap (the largest DEX), BlackRock(the world’s largest asset manager) enabled institutions to swap U.S. Tre…

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