The move will lower collateral requirements to access leverage for crypto trading due to the relatively stable value of US government debt.
Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit and spot exchange Crypto.com are accepting BlackRock’s tokenized US Treasury fund as trading collateral for institutional and experienced clients.
The move will allow institutional traders to use a low-volatility, yield-bearing digital instrument as collateral for their accounts, lowering the margin requirements for leveraged trading, according to Forbes.
Coinbase, one of the world’s biggest exchanges by trading volume, announced a $2.9 billion deal to acquire Deribit in May 2025.
