BlackRock's BUIDL Fund Reaches $1.94B AUM, Pays $4.17M March Dividends, Dominates Tokenized Finance

BlackRock's USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) has reached $1.94 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of March 2025, nearly doubling in size within a month. The fund tokenizes US Treasuries and cash equivalents, offering daily dividend payouts from Monday to Friday, and provides on-chain exposure to traditional financial products. In March, BUIDL distributed a record $4.17 million in dividends, the highest monthly payout for any tokenized Treasury fund, surpassing the previous peak of $2.1 million in July 2024. This brings its total cumulative dividends to $25.4 million since inception. Of the March dividends, $3.5 million were settled on Ethereum, which accounts for approximately 89% of the fund's tokenized assets. To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io