Wall Street Giants Buy DeFi Tokens, Send Morpho, Uniswap, and Jupiter Soaring!

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Hold onto your hats, folks! The DeFi space just got a little more… traditional? That’s right! Three major tokens-Morpho (MORPHO), Uniswap (UNI), and Jupiter (JUP)-shot up like a rocket after some of Wall Street’s big dogs-Apollo Global Management, BlackRock, and ParaFi Capital-decided to stop just looking at crypto from the sidelines and actually bought in (and we’re not talking about a trendy juice cleanse). These firms just secured direct stakes in onchain financial infrastructure. Basically, they’re not just dipping their toes in, they’re diving into the crypto deep end. With floaties, of course.

What’s the big deal, you ask? Well, it’s a total game-changer. Instead of just dipping their pinky toes into crypto exposure, these old-school asset managers are now staking claims in decentralized trading and lending. Yeah, they’re buying governance and economic ownership. Let that sink in while you sip on your non-crypto, definitely-not-virtual coffee.

Morpho Surges as Apollo Gets a Piece of the Action

So, Morpho took the crown in this crypto rally. Why? Because Apollo Global Management decided to play the long game and inked a deal to buy up to 90 million MORPHO tokens over the next four years. Yeah, that’s about 9% of the total supply. Whoa, Apollo! Calm down, you’re making the rest of us look bad.

Oh, and did we mention that Wall Street is seriously getting its feet wet in crypto now? Apollo’s first move? Support onchain lending markets. Yeah, that’s happening.

– The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) February 25, 2026

The best part? The deal means Apollo isn’t just holding tokens; they now have governance control, which basically means they get a front-row seat to how Morpho’s lending markets will evolve. Investors noticed this one quick, with MORPHO skyrocketing nearly 30% in a week. I mean, if we all knew crypto could make us money this fast, we’d all have been early adopters… right?

Uniswap Jumps as BlackRock Plays the Tokenized Fund Game

Next up, Uniswap. Because if you’re going to do it, you might as well do it with BlackRock, right? BlackRock not only bought UNI tokens but also rolled out their $2 billion tokenized Treasury fund, BUIDL, onto Uniswap’s institutional platform. Translation: big money is using Uniswap’s decentralized trading infrastructure now. Your grandma’s favorite exchange just got some major street cred.

Today, we’re announcing a strategic integration (whatever that means) in collaboration with @Securitize, bringing @BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to UniswapX. Yeah, this just happened.

– Uniswap Labs 🦄 (@Uniswap) February 11, 2026

And guess what? BlackRock now has some governance power over the protocol that’s hosting their precious fund. No big deal. UNI responded like it just found out it was invited to the cool kids’ party, soaring nearly 20% in price. Talk about an invitation.

ParaFi Drops $35 Million Into JUP and We’re All Confused (But In A Good Way)

And lastly, Jupiter, the token you might not have heard of if you’ve been living under a rock (or only reading about the big names). Well, guess what? ParaFi Capital invested a cool $35 million directly into the JUP token. But here’s the kicker: they didn’t just buy a bunch of tokens like your average investor. Nope, they picked them up at market price but with lockups and warrants for future buys. ParaFi is clearly in this for the long haul. Maybe they know something we don’t. Probably because they do.

BREAKING:

Jupiter just secured a $35M strategic investment into $JUP from ParaFi Capital. No biggie, just accelerating onchain financial infrastructure.

And yes, it’s all in $JupUSD. Because why not?

– Jupiter (@JupiterExchange) February 2, 2026

This is huge for Jupiter-it’s their first institutional investment. Looks like ParaFi is betting on Jupiter’s expansion into lending, stablecoins, and institutional trading. And while JUP didn’t go through the roof, it still had a solid rise from $0.144 to $0.163. You know, just a casual $0.02.

So, what’s the takeaway here? Wall Street is going beyond just buying crypto. They’re locking in governance stakes in DeFi protocols. That’s right, folks, they want to have a say in how this whole decentralized thing shakes out. It’s a bold new era for crypto, and I think we can all agree: the future is definitely looking more… traditional? Okay, maybe not, but you get the idea. The price action is telling us something big is coming.

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2026-02-26 00:00