CONSENSYS IN TALKS WITH 'MAJOR SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS

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Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin revealed his firm is in discussions with sovereign wealth funds and banks from a major country about building on Ethereum, potentially including Layer-1 and Layer-2 infrastructure. While no ETH purchases have been confirmed, Lubin sees growing institutional interest and believes Ethereum is poised to power a new decentralized financial system, citing ETH's role as “the gold standard in trust.” The news follows a $425M ConsenSys-led investment in SharpLink Gaming to establish an Ethereum-native treasury focused on staking, restaking, and DeFi-based yield.