Securitize and Uniswap Labs Expand Access to Blackrock’s BUIDL

Wall Street Meets DeFi as BUIDL Launches on UniswapX

The collaboration pairs UniswapX technology with Securitize Markets to allow trading of Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) shares onchain, providing eligible investors access to competitive quotes and atomic settlement through smart contracts.

Announced Feb. 11, and shared with Bitcoin.com News, the release says the integration allows BUIDL holders to access near-instant liquidity against USDC while operating within a whitelisted and pre-qualified framework. The move signals a tighter convergence between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), with infrastructure designed to serve institutional participants.

Under the structure, Securitize Markets facilitates trading for BUIDL investors who opt in through UniswapX’s request-for-quote framework. The automated system sources pricing from approved market participants — including Flowdesk, Tokka Labs, and Wintermute — and settles transactions atomically onchain through immutable smart contracts.

Hayden Adams, founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, framed the effort as core to the firm’s long-standing objective. “Our mission at Labs is simple: make exchanging value cheaper, faster and more accessible,” Adams said. “Enabling BUIDL on UniswapX with Blackrock and Securitize supercharges our mission by creating efficient markets, better liquidity, and faster settlement. I’m excited to see what we build together.”

Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, positioned the launch as a regulatory and technological bridge. “This is the unlock we’ve been working toward: bringing the trust and regulatory standards of traditional finance to the speed and openness for which DeFi is known,” Domingo said.

The Securitize executive added:

“For the first time, institutions and whitelisted investors can access technology from a leader in the decentralized finance space to trade tokenized real-world assets like BUIDL with self-custody.”

The integration enables bilateral swaps between BUIDL and approved counterparties around the clock, offering 24/7, year-round availability. Unlike traditional fund structures that rely on market hours and intermediaries, this setup executes transactions directly onchain once pricing is accepted.

Robert Mitchnick, global head of digital assets at Blackrock, described the move as a “notable step in the convergence of tokenized assets with decentralized finance,” adding that integrating BUIDL into UniswapX advances interoperability between tokenized USD yield funds and stablecoins.

Blackrock has also made a strategic investment within the Uniswap ecosystem, according to the release, further signaling institutional engagement with DeFi-native infrastructure.

Taken together, the announcement reflects a growing pattern: large asset managers experimenting with tokenized funds while tapping decentralized rails for settlement and liquidity. The handshake between Wall Street and smart contracts is no longer theoretical — it is live, quoted, and clearing onchain.

FAQ ❓

• What is BUIDL?
  BUIDL is Blackrock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, a tokenized yield-bearing product available to approved investors.
• How does UniswapX factor in?
  UniswapX provides the onchain request-for-quote framework that enables competitive pricing and atomic settlement.
• Who can trade BUIDL on UniswapX?
  Only pre-qualified and whitelisted investors approved through Securitize can participate.
• Is trading available outside market hours?
  Yes, the integration enables 24/7, 365-day trading between BUIDL and USDC.