Circle Smart Contract Provides Support for BlackRock

Stablecoin issuer Circle has announced the introduction of smart contract support for investors in the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), offering an off-ramp for BUIDL owners to transfer their shares to Circle in exchange for USDC. The relationship between the two companies began in 2022 when BlackRock invested in Circle’s $400 million financing round, and they also manage a portion of the USDC reserves.