[BlackRock Purchases UNI Tokens for the First Time and Partners with Uniswap] On February 11, BlackRock announced the introduction of its U.S. Treasury-backed digital token, BUIDL, to the decentralized trading platform Uniswap, along with the purchase of an undisclosed amount of Uniswap's native token, UNI. This collaboration was facilitated by the tokenization company Securitize and is initially open only to qualified investors with assets exceeding $5 million. Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock's Global Head of Digital Assets, stated that this move represents a significant step in the integration of tokenized assets with decentralized finance. Uniswap's founder and CEO, Hayden Adams, believes that BlackRock's involvement validates the mainstream potential of blockchain platforms in the future of asset trading.