ETHZilla pumpt 350 Millionen Dollar durch Wandelanleihen ein – um noch mehr ETH zu kaufen
ETHZilla macht ernst: Das Unternehmen hat gerade 350 Millionen Dollar über neue Wandelanleihen eingesammelt – und steckt das Geld direkt in Ethereum.
Warum das Ganze?
Die Strategie ist klar: Statt auf traditionelle Finanzierungswege zu setzen, geht ETHZilla den Crypto-Weg. Wandelanleihen bieten Investoren die Möglichkeit, später in Eigenkapital umzusteigen – ein cleverer Schachzug in volatilen Märkten.
350 Millionen Dollar sind kein Pappenstiel – selbst für einen Riesen wie ETHZilla. Das zeigt, wie ernst es dem Unternehmen mit seiner Ethereum-Strategie ist. Während traditionelle Banken noch über Blockchain debattieren, kauft ETHZilla einfach ein.
Ein typischer Fall von 'Wenn du nicht schläfst, schläft dein Portfolio' – nur dass hier gleich eine ganze Firma wach bleibt. Die Finanzwelt schüttelt den Kopf, während die Crypto-Community applaudiert.
Am Ende des Tages geht es um eine einfache Gleichung: Mehr ETH = mehr Exposure zum größten Smart-Contract-Ökosystem. Und wer würde da schon nein sagen? Außer vielleicht die FSA, die solche Manöver mit gemischten Gefühlen betrachtet.
Während sich traditionelle Anleger noch fragen, ob Crypto eine Modeerscheinung ist, setzt ETHZilla einfach alles auf eine Karte – und zwar die Ethereum-Karte.
Ethereum DATs now control about 4.34% of the circulating supply. Source: Strategic ETH Reserve
ETHZilla sees a fresh injection of capital
In its press release, ETHZilla stated that it had reached an agreement with an existing institutional investor to amend earlier financing terms and raise $350 million in new convertible debentures. The deal adds to a $156.5 million tranche issued previously, taking the total value of the company’s debenture program to roughly half a billion dollars.
Under the newly revised structure, the earlier notes will remain interest-free until February 2026 before reverting to a 2% annual interest rate, which is half of the previously agreed 4% interest rate.
The new debentures carry a 2% annual interest rate, while the conversion price was set at $3.05 per share.
“We are committed to being responsible stewards of our shareholders’ capital,” said McAndrew Rudisill, the company’s chairman and chief executive. “Our model is highly scalable, with fixed operating leverage and recurring positive cash flow. We believe ETHZilla is well-positioned for continued growth with the support of our institutional shareholders.”
Ethereum on the balance sheet
The deal boosts ETHZilla’s already substantial reserves of both ETH and cash. Currently, the company holds 102,264 ETH, with USD equivalents worth approximately $462 million. It also has $559 million in cash and US Treasuries, 1.5 million earned protocol tokens, and 160,176,122 in total shares outstanding.
Beyond passive holdings, ETHZilla is pursuing a hybrid strategy where it is investing in short-term securities to generate yield and also investing ETH into Ethereum scaling protocols as it explores the tokenization of real-world assets to generate more cash flow. The company has bought back roughly 6.45 million of its shares in September alone, reducing its outstanding stock by 0.3%.
The business model follows the trend of corporate entities acting as quasi-fund managers for digital assets. ETHZilla’s management has introduced new reporting metrics such as ETH Net Asset Value (NAV) and Market Net Asset Value (mNAV) to capture the value of its crypto-centric balance sheet.
These measures, however, remain unconventional, with management warning they should not be confused with traditional net asset value calculations.
Supply squeeze and what it means for ETHZilla
The timing of ETHZilla’s financing coincides with mounting pressure on Ethereum’s liquid supply. Roughly 30% of the total supply of ETH has been reportedly staked. It was recently reported that this figure represents a record high and continues to climb.
Other observers note that ETHZilla’s approach mirrors the corporate treasury strategies pioneered by Bitcoin-focused companies, which helped tighten available supply and contributed to price surges in previous cycles.
Management has promised fresh guidance with its third-quarter earnings later this year, outlining how it plans to balance ETH accumulation with cash-flow generation.
ETHZilla’s latest financing shows that it has both the appetite for corporate ETH accumulation. With nearly half a billion dollars in convertible debentures now outstanding, the company has fresh firepower to deepen its presence in Ethereum’s Layer-2 landscape and tokenization projects.
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