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Posted September 9, 2025 at 10:15 am
Not long ago, Ethereum was just “that other crypto” people mentioned after Bitcoin. But in the past few months, it’s been stealing the spotlight as big corporations stack Ether like never before.
Public companies alone now hold over 4.4 million Ether (ETH), a treasure chest worth nearly $19 billion, up from under $3 billion just three months ago. Including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and trusts, nearly 10% of circulating ETH is in long-term corporate treasury holdings.
This is a turning point. Ethereum’s treasury boom is moving even faster than Bitcoin’s early adoption, signaling a whole new playbook for how the corporate world views digital assets.
August was a perfect environment for ETH, with several forces pushing it higher:
The ETH treasury wave cuts across industries:
For investors, ETH uniquely blends yield and utility—traits rarely found in a single asset. It is steadily transforming into core financial infrastructure, as advisors increase allocations, new sectors pilot ETH-based payments, and corporates add it to their balance sheets. In short, Ether is no longer just keeping pace with Bitcoin in institutional portfolios; it’s beginning to pull ahead.
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Originally Posted September 3, 2025 – Investors can’t ignore the corporate world’s big bet on Ethereum
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thanks for all that wonderful info! I tried to buy Bitcoin when I first heard about blockchain.that was over 10 years ago..I tried three maybe four different brokerage houses and none not one would sell me any Bitcoin! I was blocked because I didn’t have the right answer to their first question, do you have a million dollars in your bank account and can you prove it? yeah so I never got to buy any Bitcoin. I put in my bibs for chairs of a company that was to become BMNR.. and to top it off I found out that Tom Lee was chairman of the board! I followed Tom for years…..well I knew it couldn’t miss. the rest is history.. it is the largest position in my portfolio. oh and by the way I added ETHZ when it was still ATNF and ATN FW. got a few warrants to boot! One question, do you know where I can buy the actual ethereum tokens? or should I just keep buying shares in BMNR and ETHZ ?
Hi, thank you for reaching out. All eligible clients with individual or joint accounts, and institutional Investors such as Hedge Funds, Organizations and Introducing Brokers are eligible to trade cryptocurrencies under either the Basic or Plus trading permission.
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