Institutional DeFi is no longer theoretical — it’s operational.

This week, BlackRock deploys its $2.2B BUIDL fund directly onto Uniswap, validating decentralized infrastructure for real-world assets. Meanwhile, a $40B phantom ledger error at Bithumb stress-tests centralized exchange controls, and Tether pushes “agentic finance” forward through LayerZero and AI-driven wallet infrastructure.

In this episode:

• BlackRock lists BUIDL on Uniswap and purchases UNI
• Goldman discloses $2.36B in crypto ETF exposure
• Bithumb survives a 2,000 BTC “fat finger” incident
• $1.3B in ETH futures liquidations amid volatility
• Tether backs LayerZero to power omnichain stablecoins
• Visa launches the Pengu Card across 170 countries
• Backpack introduces IPO-linked anti-dum ...