UNIUSD
UNI / United States dollar
crypto Composite

I made this info chart. Hope it's useful to someone here.
**Examples are not recommendations. HYPE and UNI could probably drop 99% from here if they got double dog dared. Educational purposes only**

True. But the issue is I don't see any specific tailwind for SOL. Memecoin mania is over, ETH is trying to scale on the L1 level. And it's still 40%ish away from this level of support.
TAO I've kept some as AI is still very much a thing and we're just potentially 1 successful subnet away from an uncorrelated run. I don't see that kind of catalyst in the short to mid term for SOL or even UNI

the proposal has multiple elements (https://blog.uniswap.org/unification). One of them was burning of UNI tokens that accrue from the lp fees. One of the side effects is removing interface fees from Uniswap surfaces. So the burden of fees seems to have been moved to the LP-er instead of the swapper

Doesn't really look much different than stuff like TAO or UNI - Everything's reverting to the mean
There's worse stuff out there too, stuff like DOT is going sub $1 soon, stuff like ALGO and ARB are scraping the very bottom

Institutions stepping into DeFi was inevitable but BlackRock touching UNI makes it feel way more real. Kinda wild seeing the same systems DeFi tried to disrupt now positioning themselves inside it.

[https://blog.uniswap.org/unlocking-defi-liquidity-for-buidl](https://blog.uniswap.org/unlocking-defi-liquidity-for-buidl)

"Today, in partnership with Securitize, we’re excited to announce that BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) is available to trade via [UniswapX](http://x.uniswap.org/). This integration will enable onchain trading of BUIDL, unlocking new liquidity options for BUIDL holders, and helping bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi."

[https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/blackrock-uniswap/](https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/blackrock-uniswap/)

"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](https://fortune.com/company/blackrock/) on Wednesday revealed it will be bringing its Treasury-backed digital token BUIDL onto [Uniswap](https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/11/17/uniswap-fee-switch-hayden-adams-defi-decentralization-centralization/), 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."

AI comments:
Q: Is This Beneficial for Ethereum?
A: Yes, this is generally seen as highly beneficial for Ethereum for several reasons:
* **Validates Ethereum for Finance:** BlackRock’s adoption reinforces Ethereum as the primary "toll road" and settlement layer for tokenized assets.
* **Increases Network Activity:** Bringing billions in traditional assets (like the BUIDL fund) onto the Ethereum blockchain increases network usage, which can drive demand for ETH and increase fee revenue for validators.
* **Strengthens DeFi Ecosystem:** The entry of the world’s largest asset manager validates the security and utility of DeFi, potentially bringing more institutional capital into the ecosystem.
* **Institutional "RWA" Growth:** It signals a broader trend of Real-World Assets (RWA) being tokenized on-chain, with Ethereum acting as the leading hub. 

I made this info chart. Hope it's useful to someone here.
**Examples are not recommendations. HYPE and UNI could probably drop 99% from here if they got double dog dared. Educational purposes only**

True. But the issue is I don't see any specific tailwind for SOL. Memecoin mania is over, ETH is trying to scale on the L1 level. And it's still 40%ish away from this level of support.
TAO I've kept some as AI is still very much a thing and we're just potentially 1 successful subnet away from an uncorrelated run. I don't see that kind of catalyst in the short to mid term for SOL or even UNI

the proposal has multiple elements (https://blog.uniswap.org/unification). One of them was burning of UNI tokens that accrue from the lp fees. One of the side effects is removing interface fees from Uniswap surfaces. So the burden of fees seems to have been moved to the LP-er instead of the swapper

Doesn't really look much different than stuff like TAO or UNI - Everything's reverting to the mean
There's worse stuff out there too, stuff like DOT is going sub $1 soon, stuff like ALGO and ARB are scraping the very bottom

Institutions stepping into DeFi was inevitable but BlackRock touching UNI makes it feel way more real. Kinda wild seeing the same systems DeFi tried to disrupt now positioning themselves inside it.

[https://blog.uniswap.org/unlocking-defi-liquidity-for-buidl](https://blog.uniswap.org/unlocking-defi-liquidity-for-buidl)

"Today, in partnership with Securitize, we’re excited to announce that BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) is available to trade via [UniswapX](http://x.uniswap.org/). This integration will enable onchain trading of BUIDL, unlocking new liquidity options for BUIDL holders, and helping bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi."

[https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/blackrock-uniswap/](https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/blackrock-uniswap/)

"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](https://fortune.com/company/blackrock/) on Wednesday revealed it will be bringing its Treasury-backed digital token BUIDL onto [Uniswap](https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/11/17/uniswap-fee-switch-hayden-adams-defi-decentralization-centralization/), 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."

AI comments:
Q: Is This Beneficial for Ethereum?
A: Yes, this is generally seen as highly beneficial for Ethereum for several reasons:
* **Validates Ethereum for Finance:** BlackRock’s adoption reinforces Ethereum as the primary "toll road" and settlement layer for tokenized assets.
* **Increases Network Activity:** Bringing billions in traditional assets (like the BUIDL fund) onto the Ethereum blockchain increases network usage, which can drive demand for ETH and increase fee revenue for validators.
* **Strengthens DeFi Ecosystem:** The entry of the world’s largest asset manager validates the security and utility of DeFi, potentially bringing more institutional capital into the ecosystem.
* **Institutional "RWA" Growth:** It signals a broader trend of Real-World Assets (RWA) being tokenized on-chain, with Ethereum acting as the leading hub. 

Adding some data to this.
We scored both AAVE and UNI on CORE3. AAVE came in at one of the strongest risk scores on the platform.
What that means in practice is that both proven good transparency and risk mitigation practices, that most of crypto simply doesn't have. Therefore they got one of the lowest (best) risk scores of our probability of loss metric.
That matters right now more than people think. The GENIUS/CLARITY Acts and broader stablecoin regulation in the US are creating a framework where crypto-friendly jurisdictions will need to justify which protocols they allow institutional exposure to. And those you mention are clean on that.
Not saying price goes up tomorrow. But the structural position of these protocols relative to where regulatory clarity is heading is worth paying attention to.
Full disclosure: just wanted to introduce the other angle, as we scored these platforms against risk and they scored really good, no advice or anything.

Did blackrock actually buy UNI or is it just algo-pumping on the news that "whitelisted" BUIDL holders can use uniswap to trade with other "whitelisted" addresses?

tldr; Uniswap's UNI token surged over 20% after BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, announced it had acquired an undisclosed amount of UNI tokens and was collaborating with Uniswap. The partnership involves making BlackRock's USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund shares tradable via UniswapX. Uniswap, a leading decentralized exchange, enables trading without personal details and holds $3 billion in deposits. BlackRock's move aligns with its broader interest in tokenized assets and crypto ETFs.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.