UNI Explodes 30% After Uniswap’s Game-Changing Partnership with Securitize to Tokenize BUIDL
Uniswap just threw a grenade into traditional finance's back office.
The leading decentralized exchange announced a landmark partnership with digital asset securities firm Securitize. The mission? To bring the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) directly onto the blockchain. This isn't just another integration—it's a direct assault on the walled gardens of institutional asset management.
Why This Partnership Changes Everything
Forget vague promises of 'institutional adoption.' This move creates a tangible bridge. Securitize acts as the compliant gateway, translating real-world fund shares into on-chain tokens. Uniswap provides the liquidity engine, allowing those tokens to be traded 24/7 in a permissionless environment. It turns a static, paper-based process into a dynamic, programmable asset. The market's verdict was instant and brutal for the old guard.
The Instant Market Reaction
UNI, the governance token of the Uniswap ecosystem, ripped 30% higher on the news. Traders aren't just betting on fee revenue—they're pricing in Uniswap's evolution from a swap venue to the primary liquidity layer for all tokenized assets. It's a bet that the future of securities trading won't run on Nasdaq's servers, but on Ethereum's blockchain. The surge signals a massive re-rating of DeFi's total addressable market, now eyeing the multi-trillion-dollar world of traditional funds.
A New Battleground Emerges
This partnership cuts out layers of custodians, transfer agents, and brokers. It bypasses settlement delays and operational friction. Suddenly, a fund share can be used as collateral in a lending protocol or bundled into a new DeFi product minutes after purchase. The innovation isn't in creating a new asset—it's in liberating an existing one from its legacy-chain captivity.
The finance old guard will call it reckless. They'll mutter about 'appropriate safeguards' and 'investor protection' from their mahogany desks—the same desks that perfectly insulated them from the last wave of disruptive innovation. Meanwhile, the chain keeps building, and the liquidity moves where it's treated best: open, global, and unstoppable.
UNI surges 30% as Uniswap partners with Securitize to tokenize BUIDL
Today, we are announcing a strategic integration in collaboration with @Securitize, to make @BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) available to trade via UniswapX through Securitize pic.twitter.com/eXfnLTUkVU
— Uniswap Labs 🦄 (@Uniswap) February 11, 2026
Uniswap published a press release on February 11 highlighting that BUIDL’s integration into UniswapX will unlock new liquidity options for BUIDL holders while bridging traditional finance with the decentralized economy.
Uniswap’s native crypto asset, UNI, is up 30% over the last 24 hours, bringing its seven-day surge to 4.26%, according to data from CoinMarketCap. The crypto asset is trading at $3.86 after spiking to $4.37 on Wednesday.
Hayden Adams, Founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, said the partnership aligns with Uniswap’s broader vision to “make exchanging value cheaper, faster, and more accessible.” Adams added that the integration will create “efficient markets, better liquidity, and faster settlement.” The deal stipulates that Securitize Markets will facilitate trading for BUIDL investors using the Uniswap RFQ framework.
Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, said the partnership’s main objective is to merge the trust and regulatory standards of traditional finance with the speed and openness of onchain activities. The publication emphasized that trading BUIDL is now available 24/7, 365 days a year, but access is limited to whitelisted investors for now. The partnership comes less than two weeks after Securitize reported 841% revenue growth over the previous nine months, ahead of its Nasdaq public listing.
Robert Mitchnick, Global Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, said the alliance is a significant step toward integrating tokenized assets into decentralized finance. He added that BUIDL’s integration into UniswapX represents a significant
Tokenization is set to expand in 2026 under Ethereum’s dominance
The news comes as tokenization of real-world assets continues to expand, with firms such as São Paulo-based cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin predicting that tokenization will explode in 2026. BlackRock recently expanded BUIDL’s reach by launching the product on Aptos, Polygon, Optimism, Binance’s BNB Chain, and the Solana network. The global asset management firm also integrated with DeFi protocols such as Euler via wrapped fund versions.
BlackRock recognized Ethereum’s dominance in its 2026 tokenization outlook, given its extensive use in creating decentralized applications and token infrastructure. According to a previous report by Cryptopolitan, BlackRock’s strategist Jay Jacobs said ethereum is on track to benefit significantly as tokenization continues to gain steam. BlackRock’s 2026 thematic outlook labeled Ethereum as the “toll road” of tokenization, giving the network a near-monopoly in the sector.
According to onchain data, Ethereum accounts for nearly 61% of all tokenized assets worth over $200 billion. BNB Chain accounts for only 10%, while Solana claims third place with a market share of 4.52%. Other networks have also joined the tokenization bandwagon through strategic partnerships with traditional finance entities. Ripple has been making strides to expand tokenization on the XRP Ledger.
The company recently formed a strategic partnership with the UK-based $345 billion asset management firm Aviva to pursue the tokenization of traditional fund structures. Aviva Investors will leverage the XRP Ledger to issue and manage tokenized funds for its investors.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong also said tokenization expands access to global markets by minimizing entry barriers and enabling investors to create wealth regardless of location. He highlighted that capital markets overwhelmingly benefit the rich, a challenge that tokenization could potentially solve, according to the CEO.
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