As of December 9, 2025, EigenLayer—the Ethereum restaking powerhouse—has blasted past $25 billion in total value locked (TVL), up from $20B just a month ago and dwarfing its $15B mark in May. This surge cements its spot as DeFi’s #2 protocol…
JPMorgan’s Onchain Repo Milestone: BUIDL Tokens as Collateral – TradFi’s Blockchain Bet Pays Off
As of December 9, 2025, JPMorgan has indeed executed what it’s touting as the first public blockchain-based repurchase agreement (repo) transaction using BlackRock’s BUIDL tokens as collateral. This isn’t a lab experiment—it’s a live, multi-billion-dollar deal settled on public infrastructure, blending…
BlackRock’s Latest Tokenization Push: The BUIDL Fund Hits Over $2 Billion
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $13.4 trillion in assets under management, has been aggressively advancing into blockchain-based tokenization. The query appears to reference a recent milestone in their flagship tokenized product: the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL),…