According to Cointelegraph, The Ether Machine has bolstered its balance sheet with the acquisition of 15,000 ETH, valued at $56.9 million, as part of its ongoing accumulation strategy. This purchase, made at an average price of $3,809 per Ether, increases the company's total holdings to 334,757 ETH. The acquisition was strategically timed to coincide with Ethereum's 10-year anniversary, marking a significant milestone for the blockchain platform. Andrew Keys, chairman and co-founder of The Ether Machine, expressed enthusiasm about the purchase, stating, "We couldn’t imagine a better way to commemorate Ethereum's 10th birthday than by deepening our commitment to Ether. We are just getting started." The Ether Machine was established earlier this year through a merger between The Ether Reserve and Nasdaq-listed Dynamix Corp. The merger, anticipated to finalize in the fourth quarter, aims to take the company public under the ticker ETHM, with a target to raise $1.6 billion.
With this latest acquisition, The Ether Machine has become the third-largest corporate holder of ETH, surpassing the Ethereum Foundation's reported 234,000 ETH holdings, as per StrategicETHReserve data. The company now trails only Bitmine and SharpLink Gaming in terms of ETH holdings. Additionally, The Ether Machine retains $407 million in reserve for future purchases, indicating its commitment to further expanding its ETH portfolio. In a related development, Andrew Keys donated $100,000 to the Protocol Guild, a prominent Web3 funding initiative that supports Ethereum's core developers and has distributed funds to over 150 contributors. Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, highlighted Ethereum's growing role as a foundational infrastructure for digital finance, noting its ability to host tokenized assets, facilitate on-chain payments, and provide institutional-grade custody.
Corporations are increasingly accumulating Ether at a rate double that of Bitcoin, according to a recent report from Standard Chartered. Since early June, crypto treasury firms have acquired 1% of Ethereum's total supply, contributing to ETH's recent market performance. The bank observed that this trend, coupled with strong inflows into US spot Ether ETFs, has supported Ether's rally and could potentially drive its price above the $4,000 year-end forecast. Despite these gains, ETH remains over 20% below its all-time high of $4,890. Standard Chartered anticipates that Ether treasury firms may eventually control up to 10% of the total ETH supply, driven by opportunities in staking and decentralized finance (DeFi) that Bitcoin-focused firms lack.
