the recent approval of the GENIUS Act by the U.S. Senate, with bipartisan support, dispelled the regulatory uncertainty that was hindering its mass adoption, positioning ETH at the epicenter of tokenized finance.

As the Senate moved forward, Vivek Raman, founder of Etherealize, an Ethereum advocacy group, was busy on Wall Street explaining why ETH suddenly became the focus of institutional interest. Raman emphasizes that Ethereum's main value proposition, its role as a settlement and collateral layer for stablecoins and tokenized assets, is resonating among institutional investors.