super excited to get this one out. ethena has formally partnered with blackrock. usde is now integrated and distributed through blackrock's aladdin investment platform, which houses $25t of aum.
on top of that, buidl becomes the primary asset within our whitelabel products, plus… https://t.co/vauSgajSED
— MIGUEL DE SOUSA (@miguelweb3) June 29, 2026
Miguel de Sousa, marketing at Ethena, said: “on top of that, buidl [BlackRock’s tokenized fund] becomes the primary asset within our whitelabel products, plus a liquidity facility on blackrock’s tokenized products.”
– @ethena has announced a collaboration with @BlackRock.
→ USDe integrated into BlackRock's Aladdin platform
→ BUIDL as the primary asset for Ethena's whitelabel product
→ Liquidity facility on BlackRock tokenized products
Per Ethena, USDe on Aladdin opens institutional… pic.twitter.com/UeIV7HZPp9
— RWA Foundation (@RWAFoundation_) June 29, 2026
In my view, this is one of the most important announcements in @ethena’s history.
It isn’t because @BlackRock is going to buy $ENA tomorrow, but because by integrating USDe into Aladdin and making BUIDL the primary asset for Ethena’s white-label products, BlackRock is providing… https://t.co/QEnYRB5YZz
— Cocopark (@realcocopark) June 29, 2026
“BlackRock is providing genuine public validation of Ethena’s infrastructure.
Aladdin is used by institutions managing over $25 trillion in assets. This doesn’t mean that capital will immediately flood into USDe, but it does mean Ethena is now on the radar of major financial players.
To me, this confirms Ethena’s vision: building institutional infrastructure for stablecoins and RWAs, going far beyond the scope of a typical DeFi protocol.”
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