BlackRock announces purchase of Uniswap token UNI According to a report by Golden Finance, asset management giant BlackRock has revealed that it will deploy BUIDL on the DeFi platform Uniswap. It is reported that BlackRock has also stated that it will purchase the Uniswap token UNI, but has not disclosed the specific purchase quantity. However, the actual impact of Uniswap's addition of BUIDL to its platform may not be significant initially, as the protocol involves Securitize creating a whitelist of eligible institutions to participate in DeFi trading, and the company also whitelists some market makers, including long-term cryptocurrency liquidity provider Wintermute, to facilitate trading. At the same time, access to BUIDL is limited to qualified buyers, i.e. individuals or entities with assets of $5 million or more.