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SharpLink & Lido: The Future of Ethereum Has Never Been Brighter (Here’s Why)

August 17, 2026, 11:38 PM
Ethereum Is The New Institutional Asset

Joseph Chalom and Kean Gilbert break down why SharpLink staked $200 million in ETH through Lido, making the case that unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum is a natively productive asset that treasury companies have a duty to put to work. They unpack why a proposal to cut Ethereum's staking issuance would undermine the risk-free rate anchoring DeFi lending and push institutions toward competitors like Solana, and explain why native yield is becoming the standard institutional playbook for ETH exposure.

Joseph Chalom is the CEO of SharpLink, one of the largest corporate treasury holders of Ethereum. Kean Gilbert is the Head of Institutional Relations at Lido Finance, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum.

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