OKX lets institutions use BlackRock’s BUIDL fund as trading collateral
OKX integrated BlackRock's BUIDL tokenized Treasury fund into its collateral framework with Standard Chartered, enabling institutional clients to use the yield-bearing asset as trading margin while held in regulated custody. The move allows institutions to earn returns on collateral traditionally sitting idle, marking a significant shift toward making tokenized real-world assets functional trading infrastructure globally.
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