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BlackRock in Talks With Crypto Exchanges About Using Its BUIDL Token As Derivatives Collateral: Report

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Asset management titan BlackRock is reportedly in talks with numerous crypto exchange platforms about using its proprietary token BUIDL as collateral for derivatives contracts. According to a new report by Bloomberg, anonymous people familiar with the matter say the world’s largest asset manager is exploring the idea of utilizing BUIDL – the crypto asset related to the firm’s tokenized mutual fund – as collateral for trading derivatives contracts. BUIDL, which launched in March of this year and stands for BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, is a tokenized money-market fund…

BlackRock eyes BUIDL token as collateral in crypto derivatives market: report

BlackRock is trying to have its digital money-market token, BUIDL, used as collateral in cryptocurrency derivatives trades.  People familiar with the discussions say the company is ‘in talks’ with major crypto exchanges like Binance, OKX, and Deribit about the possibility, according to Bloomberg. BUIDL is a token designed for qualified institutional investors, with a minimum investment of $5 million. It is a digital representation of BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, a money-market fund that invests in U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and other secure instruments.  BUIDL differs from traditional stablecoins…

Solv Protocol launches staking token to bring Bitcoin yields to Solana

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Solv Protocol has introduced ‘SolvBTC.JUP’, a new Liquid Staking Token that lets Bitcoin investors earn returns through Solana’s decentralized finance ecosystem. Even though it is only in its pilot phase, SolvBTC.JUP offers Bitcoin holders a way to generate returns, paid in Bitcoin (BTC), by participating in Solana’s (SOL) Jupiter Exchange, according to a press release shared with crypto.news. The process works by depositing Bitcoin into Solv Protocol. In exchange, users receive SolvBTC.JUP, which represents their staked Bitcoin.  This token accrues yield over time based on Solv’s involvement in the Jupiter…

WLFI Token Launch, Backed By Trump, Falls Flat On $300 Million Fundraising Target

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The anticipated launch of the Donald Trump World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token has globally faced challenges in raising the expected $300 million. Thus, the fundraising activities have been described as a total failure within two days after it was launched on 15 October since WLFI has raised only around $11 million accounting for only 4% of the target. Actually, with so much effort placed to advertise the project, which was even described as a ‘crypto bank,’ things have turned out different. Technical Issues Affect Trump Token Sales It was assumed…