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Ethereum Institutional Launches as Independent Non-Profit to Bring Institutional Finance Onchain at Scale

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  • Ethereum Institutional, an independent non-profit, launched on July 1, 2026, as the dedicated institutional front door for the Ethereum ecosystem.
  • The organization consolidates a year of work led by the Ethereum Foundation's go-to-market team to provide a sharper mission, broader geographic footprint, & long-term funding.
  • Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), Sharplink (NASDAQ: SBET), & Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin are anchoring the funding alongside dozens of other contributors.
  • Ethereum Institutional serves as a credible, neutral counterpart for financial institutions making decisions on tokenization, stablecoins, & onchain market infrastructure.
  • The launch follows the recent announcement of Ethlabs, creating complementary pillars where Ethlabs advances protocol innovation & Ethereum Institutional guides institutional adoption.
  • Ethereum currently hosts roughly $180 billion in stablecoins, representing 60% of the total supply, & approximately two-thirds of all tokenized real-world assets.
  • The team brings over 500 institutional relationships & has established the Institutional Ethereum Forum, gathering 150+ senior executives representing ~$250 trillion in assets.
  • Operations will focus on five areas: Institutional Education & Engagement, Institutional Intelligence, ETH & Ecosystem Marketing, Standards & Best Practices, & Institutional Events.
  • Geographic expansion will extend from New York, London, Hong Kong, & Singapore to include Zurich, Frankfurt, Tokyo, & Abu Dhabi with dedicated leads in each region.
  • Tom Lee (Bitmine), Joseph Chalom (Sharplink), & David Walsh (Executive Director) will serve as members of the Board of Directors.
  • Bitmine is deploying excess capital to become a leading Ethereum treasury company, launching its MAVAN staking infrastructure in 2026.
  • Sharplink operates as an institutional-grade Ethereum treasury platform founded in 2019 & headquartered in Miami, Florida.