2025-12-06 05:21:56

BlackRock's move this time is really aggressive—they directly threw $500 million worth of tokenized Treasury bonds into the exchange as collateral. $BTC $ETH

Honestly, this is much more significant than it appears on the surface. Previously, those Wall Street folks always thought the crypto market was a wild west. But now? The world’s largest asset management giant is personally stepping in, putting traditional financial "hard currency" like US Treasuries directly on-chain, and then using them as collateral for crypto trading—this isn’t just testing the waters, it’s a formal announcement of a merger.

Think about it: in the future, the collateral pools of DeFi protocols might contain assets at the level of Treasury bonds. Liquidity is one aspect, but more importantly, the credibility backing has completely changed. The crypto market used to be doubted as a "bubble" with "no real value," but now real, hard traditional assets are starting to move on-chain, changing the rules of the game.

Of course, the entry of giants also means the reshuffling will accelerate. Whether retail investors can still play depends on how quickly you understand this trend of "traditional finance + on-chain assets" integration.

Here's an interesting question: if more institutions follow suit and bring Treasuries, gold, and other assets on-chain as collateral, will the volatility of the crypto market decrease as a result, or will it actually become more intense due to the increased scale?

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InfraVibes

· 2025-12-08 18:21

BlackRock’s move has completely broken down the barriers between traditional finance and on-chain assets—this is truly aggressive. Now those Wall Street folks can no longer pretend to be above it all. With treasuries being put on-chain as collateral, the nature of things has fundamentally changed. Retail investors really need to understand this wave of integration quickly, or it’ll be easy to get washed out. Once more giants follow suit, the very character of the crypto market will change for good, and I’m just worried the volatility could get even wilder... My god, with treasuries and gold going on-chain, the DeFi pools will be filled with “hard currency.” This is a real overhaul of the game’s rules. To put it plainly, institutions are officially entering the game, so the rules are bound to change—the question is, can we keep up? With $500 million in treasuries as collateral, the trust dynamic has completely flipped. All those previous doubts will probably quiet down for a while.

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GateUser-9f682d4c

· 2025-12-06 13:08

Now Wall Street is really taking this seriously. They're even putting Treasury bonds on-chain as collateral—the rules of the game have completely changed. The window of opportunity for retail investors is getting narrower and narrower. We have to catch up quickly. Five hundred million in Treasury bonds entering the exchange—this is what real traditional finance bowing to Web3 looks like. This move by institutions has directly boosted confidence in DeFi collateral pools. All those previous doubts have completely disappeared. But honestly, as the scale gets bigger, will the volatility get even more intense? That's something we really need to consider. Even BlackRock has made a move—who else can afford to sit out? The big shake-up has begun, everyone. This is what true integration looks like—not just empty talk about cooperation, but actually moving real assets on-chain. That’s what counts.

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LiquidatedThrice

· 2025-12-06 05:51

The retail investors’ nightmare has arrived; now it’s really unaffordable to play. Institutions are banding together—our small amount of funds just makes us cannon fodder. Treasury bonds being put on-chain as collateral? Damn, this is about swallowing up traditional finance with crypto. They dare to operate like this with 500 million; how much more capital is waiting for the next opportunity? Volatility will definitely be greater—the larger the scale, the crazier the risks. This round is truly a game for the elites; retail investors can only follow the trend or bow out. Putting treasury bonds on-chain isn’t as simple as it seems. Gold and treasury bonds are already on board; what’s next—direct takeover? Merger? It’s not a merger—it’s an acquisition, everyone.

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SelfCustodyBro

· 2025-12-06 05:50

This really is different now—the line between Wall Street and the crypto world is completely blurred. Wait, $500 million in government bonds on-chain as collateral? What does this mean? Institutions really believe in it. When a black swan event hits, retail investors are still watching the K-line, but institutions have already exited. But if this continues, won't DeFi actually become more dangerous, with risks concentrated in the hands of a few big players? BlackRock really played this hand well, but I still think volatility will only get bigger. The real reshuffling has begun—retail investors need to wake up. If even government bonds can be tokenized as on-chain collateral, then the last fig leaf of traditional finance is gone.

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shadowy_supercoder

· 2025-12-06 05:49

$500 million in U.S. Treasury bonds put on-chain as collateral—Wall Street is really serious this time. Retail investors really need to keep up. Machine: No, BlackRock’s move here directly changes the rules of the game. All previous doubts are now completely irrelevant. Yeah, that’s right. With such a huge scale, nobody can predict where the volatility will go. Anyway, if you should get in, get in. Honestly, what I’m more concerned about is how many more institutions will follow. Feels like this is just the real beginning.

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BrokenRugs

· 2025-12-06 05:33

BlackRock's move is truly brilliant; traditional finance has completely bowed to the blockchain. Retail investors should wake up.

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