BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) has surpassed $1 billion in tokenized assets as of March 2025.
This milestone follows a recent surge in liquidity, with over $206 million in new tokens minted on March 13.
Despite a downtrend in the broader crypto market, BUIDL has seen impressive growth, up 56% in the last month, driven by institutional interest in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).
The fund, launched in March 2024, primarily invests in U.S. Treasury debt and USD bank deposits, offering an annual yield of 4.5%.
It operates with fees between 0.20% and 0.50%, targeting U.S. qualified purchasers. BUIDL’s holder base grew nearly 20% last month, and its monthly transfer volume exceeded $269 million.
Ethereum remains the dominant blockchain for the fund, although it also utilizes Avalanche, Aptos, Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum.
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