🏦 BlackRock's BUIDL Fund Hits $500M Milestone as TradFi Rebuilds on Public Chains
**BlackRock's tokenized treasury fund reaches major milestone**
BUILD Fund surpasses $500M in tokenized treasuries on Ethereum, enabling instant settlement via USDC. This marks significant growth for the largest RWA token by market cap.
**Traditional finance expands blockchain presence**
- Franklin Templeton deploys across multiple chains: Polygon, Stellar, and Aptos
- Focus shifts from simply buying RWA tokens to **capturing settlement fees**
- TradFi targets 40% cost reduction by rebuilding infrastructure on public chains
**Key beneficiaries emerge**
Base and Polygon positioned to capture value from **$200B expected to migrate on-chain**. Stablecoin issuers seeing significant transaction flow as institutional adoption accelerates.
The trend signals a fundamental shift: traditional finance isn't just experimenting with blockchain—it's rebuilding core infrastructure on public networks for efficiency gains.