Healthy market if UNI pumps after such news!Imagine if this headline failed to pump it.This UNI purchase by Blackrock validates that tokens with utility are worth investing.$AAVE could be next if they didn’t have equity + token collision. https://t.co/8txdAmOvOpAndy (@andyyy):JUST IN: BLACKROCK IS BUYING $UNI ON THE MARKET AFTER 'MOVING INTO DEFI' WITH ITS BUIDL PRODUCT https://t.co/8G48zVNJMk ...

🚨HUGE: BLACKROCK DIVES HEADFIRST INTO DEFI WITH $BUIDL TOKENBlackRock has launched its first DeFi initiative; the $BUIDL token, backed by U.S. Treasuries, now trading on @Uniswap through a partnership with @Securitize.This launch bridges traditional finance and DeFi, highlighting growing institutional adoption and signaling that legacy players are actively entering the decentralized ecosystem. ...

Core Insights - Messari's report indicates that BNB Chain's market capitalization is projected to reach $118.9 billion by the end of 2025, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 17.8%, positioning it as the third-largest cryptocurrency asset [1] Group 1: Market Performance - The average daily transaction volume in Q4 increased by 30.4% to 17.3 million transactions [1] - The number of daily active addresses rose to 2.6 million [1] Group 2: Growth Drivers - Real World Assets (RWA) emerged as a primary growth engine, with on-chain scale reaching $2 billion, marking a quarter-on-quarter increase of 228% and a year-on-year increase of 555%, second only to Ethereum [1] - The market capitalization of stablecoins increased by 9.2% to $15.2 billion [1] Group 3: DeFi Metrics - The Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi reached $6.6 billion, with PancakeSwap accounting for 33.5% of this total [1]

Core Insights - BlackRock is entering the decentralized finance (DeFi) space by bringing its Treasury-backed digital token BUIDL onto Uniswap, a leading DeFi platform, indicating a significant convergence between traditional finance and crypto [1][3] - The partnership with tokenization firm Securitize marks a milestone for the DeFi sector, which is seen as a valuable application of cryptocurrency, with approximately $100 billion currently on DeFi platforms [2] Company Developments - BlackRock's BUIDL token, launched in 2024, has a total market value of around $1.8 billion, showcasing the firm's confidence in the DeFi market [3] - The arrangement involves creating a whitelist of eligible institutions for trading BUIDL, with access restricted to qualified purchasers who have assets of $5 million or more [4] Industry Impact - The initial impact of adding BUIDL to Uniswap is expected to be minor due to the limited number of traders able to participate, but it serves as a test case for future DeFi trading of traditional assets [5] - Securitize's CEO noted that while the current focus is on qualified purchasers, the infrastructure being developed will also support retail products in the future [6] Market Dynamics - The collaboration between BlackRock and Uniswap highlights the contrasting positions of traditional finance and the crypto industry, with BlackRock representing established Wall Street practices and Uniswap embodying innovative DeFi solutions [7]

finally, I am glad ZRO pumps as it shows the market still cares.If this execution could not pump zro, what hope do other alts have? ...

BNB Chain closed 2025 with strong fundamentals, real usage, and clear traction across DeFi, RWAs, and payments.The @MessariCrypto Q4 2025 report is here and the data tells a clear story 🧵👇Messari (@MessariCrypto):$BNB closed 2025 at $118.9B in market cap, up 17.8% YoY, and making it the 3rd-largest crypto asset.Today, @ahbeaudry published our State of BNB Chain Q4 2025 report.Here are the highlights 🧵 https://t.co/lvlIoyWDJ6 ...

I'm glad $ZRO pumped post ZERO L1 announcement:Their execution was great. All involved parties coordinated timely, the technical write-up has good storytelling, especially the founder's personal relationship with crypto.Touching.It's awesome that they didn't launch a new token! They could have chosen to do it.I'm also glad to see devs shipping products. I love the fact that they're offering competition to Canton with similar institutional partners for tokenization.Even if market makers are playing with $ZRO ...

BNB’s DeFi TVL ended Q4 at $6.6B, with @PancakeSwap taking 33.5% of the market share. https://t.co/GIJNMZBM8w ...

From the @solanaconf Accelerate HK 🇭🇰 DeFi Panel: The Execution Layer for Global FinanceOur BD Chef @DYOR_WAGMI took the stage to share how PancakeSwap is expanding on @Solana and building alongside the ecosystem.PancakeSwap is cooking on Solana! 🥞🔥 https://t.co/0CncYRpJVS ...

🚨LATEST: DEFI IS AS SAFE AS TRADITIONAL FINANCE SAYS $ETH CO-FOUNDERJoe Lubin, one of @Ethereum's co-founders and CEO of @Consensys, explained that "DeFi is roughly as safe as traditional finance" at this point.He expects 2026 to see a "real break through in terms of DeFi", suggesting wider adoption and success.He did, however, express concerns about the security of Bitcoin $BTC, given the "existential problem" of quantum technology. ...