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ETHZilla Debuts on Nasdaq With 94,675 ETH Treasury After Rebrand

Electric Capital will manage an on-chain yield program funded by $565 million in recent private financings.

Peter Thiel-backed ETHZilla officially rebrands, now holds 94,675 ETH
ETHZilla’s NASDAQ relaunch puts $419m Ethereum treasury in the spotlight
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Overview

  • Shares began trading under the tickers ETHZ and ETHZW on Aug. 18 following the formal name change from 180 Life Sciences.
  • The company disclosed a holding of 94,675 ETH acquired at an average price of $3,902, valued at about $419 million at recent prices.
  • The pivot was financed by roughly $565 million from PIPE and convertible note deals that drew more than 60 institutional and crypto-native investors, including Polychain, Founders Fund, Electric Capital, GSR and Borderless Capital.
  • ETHZilla appointed Electric Capital as external asset manager to run strategies such as staking, DeFi lending and liquidity provision intended to outperform basic staking yields.
  • ETHZ shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading as Ethereum prices slipped, after closing higher during the regular session.