Ethereum Emerges as Top Treasury Contender Amid $5B Tokenization Surge

Move over, gold—ETH is the new institutional darling.

As tokenized assets smash through $5B, corporate treasuries are quietly stacking Ethereum like it's the digital equivalent of T-bills. The smart money's betting on programmable value.

Wall Street's late as usual—DeFi built this train while bankers debated 'blockchain not Bitcoin.' Now they're scrambling for seats.

Franklin Templeton and BlackRock jump on Ethereum

Several other developments are also boosting Ethereum’s attractiveness as a treasury asset. One is the network’s shift in tokenomics, including deflationary fee burns and native staking. This structure combines yield with scarcity, making Ethereum more appealing as a treasury holding.

Regulatory clarity around Ethereum is also improving, particularly in relation to ETH-based exchange-traded funds. For this reason, traditional finance firms like Franklin Templeton and BlackRock are already embracing the trend, with Ethereum gaining recognition alongside Bitcoin (BTC).

“With the SEC signaling more flexibility around ETH-based ETFs and firms like Franklin Templeton and BlackRock actively investing in building tokenized offerings on Ethereum, the risk premium is diminishing. In this environment, Ethereum is steadily emerging as the institutional complement to Bitcoin,” Ray Youssef, NoOnes.

While Ethereum may not replace bitcoin as a hedge against inflation, it continues to offer utility as a foundational asset in compliant decentralized finance, Youssef added.