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Ethereum Advocacy Group Etherealize Raises $40M to Bring ETH to Wall Street

Ethereum-focused firm Etherealize has secured $40 million in fresh funding as it ramps up efforts to bring the second-largest cryptocurrency to Wall Street’s doorstep.

Key Takeaways:

  • Etherealize raised $40M to accelerate Ethereum’s adoption by traditional finance.
  • The funding comes amid a $1.2B ETH accumulation by public firms, signaling growing institutional interest.
  • The firm will build infrastructure for tokenized asset settlement and Ethereum-based financial tools.

The raise, led by Electric Capital and Paradigm, aims to deepen institutional understanding of Ethereum and accelerate its adoption across traditional finance.

The funding round arrives during a pivotal week for Ethereum, with public firms collectively adding over $1.2 billion worth of Ether (ETH) to their treasuries, a surge that underscores growing institutional appetite for the asset.

Etherealize Aims to Bridge Ethereum and Wall Street

Etherealize, launched in January with backing from the Ethereum Foundation and co-founder Vitalik Buterin, is designed to bridge the gap between Ethereum’s complex ecosystem and the financial world’s demand for clarity, tools, and regulation-ready infrastructure.

Co-founder Grant Hummer previously noted that despite Ethereum’s presence in crypto ETFs, many institutions still lack the fundamental knowledge needed to engage meaningfully with ETH.

The $40 million will fund new tools and platforms tailored to institutional workflows. Etherealize plans to build infrastructure for private trading and settlement of tokenized assets, including a settlement platform for tokenized bonds and other fixed income products.

The firm is positioning itself at the intersection of crypto-native innovation and enterprise-level finance, hoping to deliver scalable solutions for firms seeking exposure to Ethereum’s capabilities.

“Over the past decade, Ethereum has gone from an experiment to the world’s most battle-tested, open financial network,” said co-founder Danny Ryan, adding that the new capital will help “upgrade institutional finance to modern, safer, globally accessible rails.”

The raise comes as Ethereum sees renewed momentum among public companies.

The Ether Machine, a crypto treasury firm planning a public listing, led this week’s accumulation with a 150,000 ETH buy, valued at $654 million.

Meanwhile, BitMine Immersion Technologies, Ethereum’s largest corporate holder, added another $65 million in ETH on Wednesday alone, per data from Arkham.

Other firms followed suit. Sharplink Gaming and Yunfeng Financial disclosed ETH purchases worth $176 million and $44 million, respectively.

Joseph Lubin Predicts 100x ETH Surge

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin believes ETH could rally 100x or more over time, calling it Wall Street’s future infrastructure as TradFi shifts toward decentralized finance.

In an X post, Lubin said Ethereum will replace many siloed systems at institutions like JPMorgan and become the backbone for financial services, staking, and smart contract execution.

Backing the bullish stance of Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, Lubin stated he’s “100% aligned” with Lee’s view that Ethereum could flip Bitcoin in network value.

He compared the moment to 1971 when the U.S. dollar left the gold standard, signaling a tectonic shift in financial architecture led by Ethereum.

Likewise, Lee has predicted that Ethereum will rally in the near term to $5,500, with an ambitious year-end target of $12,000.

During his August 26 guest appearance on the Amitis Investing program, Lee disclosed that institutional Wall Street sentiment toward Ethereum has shifted dramatically following the U.S. Senate’s passage of the GENIUS Stablecoin legislation.

Lee emphasized that Ethereum is the foundational blockchain infrastructure for traditional finance (TradFi), currently supporting over $145 billion in stablecoin supply.


]]> https://earlybirdsinvest.com/ethereum-advocacy-group-etherealize-raises-40m-to-bring-eth-to-wall-street/feed/ 0 56698 Announcing Grants for Advocacy Non-Profits https://earlybirdsinvest.com/announcing-grants-for-advocacy-non-profits/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/announcing-grants-for-advocacy-non-profits/#respond Sat, 31 May 2025 02:55:00 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/announcing-grants-for-advocacy-non-profits/

The Ethereum Foundation is allocating 1 million USD in grant funding to organizations that educate governments and policymakers about Ethereum and blockchain technology. We encourage others in the Ethereum community to support their important work.

A space to grow, and to do good

We understand that transformative technologies raise new questions for regulators and governments. However, regulators must strike a balance between protecting their constituents from bad actors and fraud while also supporting the growth of new industries. The Ethereum community can have a positive role in this process, by providing information and resources to policymakers and governments.

The good news is that there are a growing number of amazing organizations that are taking on this role for our community, some of which are exclusively focused on Ethereum and blockchain and others that understand its potential as a tool to fulfill their broader missions of privacy, transparency, financial inclusion, and beyond.

Supporting those who support us all

For the educators

The Ethereum Foundation is providing grants that total to $500,000 USD to three of the organizations that have helped lead the way in educating policymakers and regulators:

  • Coin Center: The leading US non-profit focused on the policy issues facing blockchain networks
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation: A non-profit leader in defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation
  • Fight for the Future: A grassroots activism group that fights for a future where technology is a force for liberation not oppression.

Help us reach further

There are, however, many other organizations that deserve the community’s support. We believe it is crucial for the broader Ethereum community to have a voice in how to allocate funding to promote education on these important topics.

So, in addition to the grants above we are also providing a $500,000 USD grant to the Gitcoin matching pool for their upcoming advocacy round.

Gitcoin’s crowdfunding rounds leverage quadratic funding, whereby individual donations signal community sentiment in a given set of grants. During the donation period, grant owners seek funds from the community. The number of contributions and total amount contributed to their project influences the total amount allocated from the matching pool. The Gitcoin round will provide the community with an opportunity to decide which advocacy nonprofits should receive additional funding for their work.

We encourage everyone to participate in the Gitcoin round (they will announce more details soon), and to help educate governments on the potential of what we’re building together, so we can create a regulatory environment that enables our community to do as much good as possible.

Stay tuned for more on support for educational initiatives including news from our Fellows, updates on community resources and more.

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