Asset management titan BlackRock is reportedly in talks with numerous crypto exchange platforms about using its proprietary token BUIDL as collateral for derivatives contracts.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, anonymous people familiar with the matter say the world’s largest asset manager is exploring the idea of utilizing BUIDL – the crypto asset related to the firm’s tokenized mutual fund – as collateral for trading derivatives contracts.

BUIDL, which launched in March of this year and stands for BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, is a tokenized money-market fund designed to offer a stable value of $1 per token built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain that offers blue-chip traders yields.

Bloomberg says the crypto exchanges BlackRock is in talks with include Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, as well as OKX and Deribit.

Previously, it was reported that the fund invests in cash, US Treasury Bills, and repurchase agreements and sends dividends directly to investors’ wallets as new tokens every month.

As stated by Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s head of digital assets, in a press release issued by Securitize, BlackRock’s brokerage partner,

“[BUIDL] is the latest progression of our digital assets strategy. We are focused on developing solutions in the digital assets space that help solve real problems for our clients.”

In April, stablecoin issuer Circle launched a new smart contract function that permits holders of BUIDL to convert their tokens into USDC. At the time, Circle chief executive Jeremy Allaire said that the new functionality would allow “investors to move out of tokenized assets at speed, lowering costs and removing friction.”

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Crypto exchange behemoth Binance sparked substantial optimism surrounding the zero-knowledge rollup crypto Scroll (SCR) on Friday, enhancing trade offerings for the token. The exchange revealed that it is ending pre-market listing for the asset, although additional trade offerings are to commence shortly ahead. Meanwhile, SCR price rallied over 200% to date after its pre-market listing began the previous month.

Binance Unveils New Listings For Scroll Sparking Optimism

In an official announcement dated October 18, it was revealed that the exchange is ending ‘pre-market’ trading for Scroll on October 21 at 09:00 UTC. Subsequently, the exchange will open spot trading for certain pairs starting October 22 at 08:00 UTC.

As per the Binance announcement, the new spot trading pairs that will be available for trading are SCR/BTC, SCR/USDT, SCR/FDUSD, and SCR/TRY. Users can start depositing SCR in preparation for trading. Withdrawals for the same are set to commence on October 23 at 08:00 UTC. Further, the transfer function will resume before October 21, the announcement added. Meanwhile, the listing fee was set at 0 BNB, underscoring the crypto exchange’s efforts to back the zk rollup crypto project.

Further, the exchange also revealed that it will apply the seed tag next to SCR. This indicates that the asset offers high risk and volatility. “All Pre-Market orders will be automatically removed after trading ceases for the Pre-Market trading pair,” the exchange notified. Overall, the enhanced trade offerings for users pave a bullish path for the coin’s future price action.

SCR Price To Gain Ahead?

Although SCR price traded down nearly 5% today, resting at $1.27, market watchers anticipate further gains in the asset’s price ahead. This bullish projection is primarily attributable to Binance’s enhanced offerings. Further, the token’s intraday low and high were recorded as $1.25 and $1.39, respectively.

Besides, it’s worth mentioning that SCR price extended gains to over 200% since October 11 in light of its pre-market listing. Further enhanced offerings by the exchange pave the way for additional money inflow into the coin, painting an optimistic picture of the price ahead.

Also, it’s worth mentioning that the exchange expanded offerings for SUI & TURBO recently, further cementing its foothold as one of the leading crypto exchanges.

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