{"id":409813,"date":"2025-11-01T03:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/blackrocks-buidl-fund-sees-share-on-ethereum-drop-60-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T03:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T22:00:42","slug":"blackrocks-buidl-fund-sees-share-on-ethereum-drop-60-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/blackrocks-buidl-fund-sees-share-on-ethereum-drop-60-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock&#8217;s BUIDL Fund Sees Share on Ethereum Drop 60% &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>While the fund&#8217;s total value hasn&#8217;t change, BUIDL is now more evenly distributed across Aptos, Polygon, and Avalanche, instead of the vast majority being on Ethereum. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BlackRock&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/tag\/tokenization\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">tokenized<\/a> fund BUIDL saw its market capitalization on the Ethereum network drop by roughly 60%, while allocations on several other supported blockchains grew more than tenfold.  <\/p>\n<p>Data from RWAxyz <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.rwa.xyz\/assets\/BUIDL\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">shows<\/a> that the $2.8 billion fund\u2019s holdings on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/tag\/avalanche\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Avalanche<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/tag\/aptos\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Aptos<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/tag\/polygon\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Polygon<\/a> jumped to around $554.7 million, $544.1 million, and $530.9 million as of Oct. 30, up from just $54.3 million, $43.4 million, and $30.7 million respectively as of Oct. 19. Over the same time period, the $2.4 billion of the fund on the Ethereum network dropped to about $990 million.<\/p>\n<p>BUIDL was originally launched only on Ethereum in March\u202f2024, before beginning its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/defi\/blackrock-launches-buidl-on-five-new-blockchains\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">expansion to other blockchains<\/a> just under a year ago, with the vast majority of the fund remaining on Ethereum until this month. <\/p>\n<p>BlackRock declined to comment on the network shift, while its tokenization partner Securitize told The Defiant that &#8220;chain selection and allocation decisions for tokenized assets like BUIDL are entirely determined by investors,&#8221; while also declining to comment further on the sudden change. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">BUIDL market cap across blockchains. Source: RWAxyz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BlackRock is the world&#8217;s largest asset manager with over $13.4 trillion in assets under management as of Q3. BUIDL remains the largest tokenized real-world asset (RWA) product, holding over $2.85\u202fbillion in assets. <\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"the-defiant\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1487\" height=\"561\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1487 561'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/jpeg;base64,\/9j\/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj\/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj\/wAARCAAEAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB\/8QAFgABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMI\/8QAGRAAAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECEUFR\/8QAFQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQL\/xAAUEQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwDT83cksKW+gFB\/\/9k='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\")\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761920110205-png-8e13614e-4aa9-43fb-bba4-777a7837aa40.png&#038;w=1920&#038;q=100 1x, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761920110205-png-8e13614e-4aa9-43fb-bba4-777a7837aa40.png&#038;w=3840&#038;q=100 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761920110205-png-8e13614e-4aa9-43fb-bba4-777a7837aa40.png&#038;w=3840&#038;q=100\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">Total RWA value. Source: RWAxyz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BUIDL\u2019s network diversification comes as the total value of tokenized RWAs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/defi\/tokenized-real-world-assets-surpass-usd30-billion-amid-growing-institutional-adoption\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">continues to surge<\/a> this year, currently at more than $35.6\u202fbillion, up about 8.8% over the past 30 days, according to RWAxyz.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum remains the most popular blockchain for RWAs, with nearly $12 \u202fbillion in tokenized RWA value, or about 53% of the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Launched by BlackRock in partnership with Securitize, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/tradfi-and-fintech\/blackrock-buidl-hits-new-highs-on-cedefi-and-euler-activations\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">BUIDL<\/a> lets qualified investors hold and earn dividends on blockchain\u2011based tokens backed by U.S.\u202fTreasuries, cash, and repurchase agreements. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Securitize <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/securitize-the-leading-tokenization-platform-to-become-a-public-company-at-1-25b-valuation-via-business-combination-with-cantor-equity-partners-ii-302596208.html\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">announced<\/a> plans to become a publicly listed company via a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc., a SPAC backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, a firm formerly led by Howard Lutnick before he became U.S. Secretary of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>The deal values the company at about $1.25\u202fbillion, and the combined entity is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker SECZ.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This article has been updated to include responses from BlackRock and Securitize. It has also been updated to clarify that BUIDL investors, not its managers or partners, determine market cap allocation across supported networks. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the fund&#8217;s total value hasn&#8217;t change, BUIDL is now more evenly distributed across Aptos, Polygon, and Avalanche, instead of the vast majority being on Ethereum. BlackRock&#8217;s tokenized fund BUIDL saw its market capitalization on the Ethereum network drop by roughly 60%, while allocations on several other supported blockchains grew more than tenfold. 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