BlackRock plugs Ethena USDe into Aladdin as ENA price jumps

Ethena’s governance token ENA has climbed after BlackRock integrated the project’s synthetic dollar USDe into its Aladdin investment platform, extending institutional access to a system used to oversee more than $20 trillion in assets. Summary BlackRock has integrated Ethena’s USDe into its Aladdin platform, expanding institutional access to the synthetic dollar. ENA rose as much as 12% following the announcement, outperforming the broader crypto market despite Bitcoin trading below $60,000. StablecoinX founder Ted Chen said the integration opens USDe to institutions managing more than $20 trillion through Aladdin. According to a June 29 X announcement from Ethena, the integration enables financial institutions using BlackRock’s Aladdin platform to access USDe through their existing investment and risk management workflows. Excited to announce our collaboration with @Blackrock. →Integration of USDe into BlackRock's Aladdin platform →BUIDL as the primary asset for our whitelabel product →Liquidity facility on BlackRock tokenized products The integration of USDe on Aladdin provides unique… pic.twitter.com/onP6o8hIpp — Ethena (@ethena) June 29, 2026 The company said the collaboration gives institutions connected to Aladdin a new route to allocate capital to the synthetic dollar while managing positions within the same platform. BlackRock has expanded its relationship with Ethena Alongside the USDe integration, Ethena confirmed that BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund BUIDL will become the primary reserve asset for its white-label product. The companies already work together through USDtb, Ethena’s stablecoin backed mainly by BUIDL, making the latest announcement an expansion of an existing relationship rather than a new partnership. Ethena also said it will provide a liquidity facility for BlackRock’s tokenized products. The company did not disclose financial terms or a launch timeline but described the arrangement as another step in connecting tokenized assets with institutional infrastructure. You might also like: Most of Ripple’s bank partners never touch XRP. Here is the real problem The announcement follows several deals involving Ethena’s stablecoin business this month. Earlier, the company selected Centrifuge as its tokenization partner and entered an agreement with global asset manager Janus Henderson. As part of that collaboration, Janus Henderson committed to invest in ENA, Ethena’s governance token. Another recent milestone came after StablecoinX completed its merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp., allowing the Ethena-focused infrastructure company to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker USDE. The company said its public warrants started trading under the symbol USDEW on June 26 following the completion of the business combination a day earlier. The listing provides public-market investors with direct exposure to StablecoinX’s Ethena-focused strategy even as demand for USDe remains below last year’s peak. ENA has outperformed the broader crypto market As per data from crypto.news, Ethena (ENA) price rose 12% to $0.083 shortly after the BlackRock announcement before easing to around $0.081, leaving the token about 7% higher on the day.