You Won’t Believe What Joseph Lubin’s Gaming Firm Is Doing with $475 Million!

Dearest reader, do prepare yourself for a most extraordinary announcement, as a company overseen by none other than the esteemed Joseph Lubin, the very founder of Ethereum and chief executive of Consensys, has proclaimed its most audacious plans. It seems that SharpLink Gaming, chaired by Mr. Lubin, intends to procure a most considerable sum of $475 million worth of Ethereum (ETH), with the ambition to create an Ethereum treasury that shall be the very heart of their financial strategy. Quite the grand affair, is it not? 💸

In a press release that could only be described as delightfully exuberant, SharpLink Gaming has revealed that they will raise the necessary funds by selling a modest 69 million shares of their common stock. Oh, what a charming way to acquire such a colossal sum!

As the ever-so-dignified Mr. Lubin declared, with all the gravitas one might expect:

“On close, Consensys looks forward to partnering with SharpLink to explore and develop an Ethereum Treasury Strategy and to work with them in their core business as a strategic advisor. This is an exciting time for the Ethereum community, and I am delighted to work with [SharpLink CEO Rob Phythian] and the team to bring the Ethereum opportunity to public markets.”

Such a stirring proclamation, surely, one would think! 😏

It seems that SharpLink’s stock (SBET) has been on an absolute tear of late, rising from a humble $2.79 on May 22nd to a rather eye-watering $50.06 on May 27th—an increase that could only be described as breathtaking, and, one dares say, a little extravagant. Alas, the stock has since experienced a slight retracement, settling at a mere $29.78 at the time of writing. One must wonder if such volatile shifts are the hallmarks of something truly remarkable—or just the nature of the modern market? 📈

As for Ethereum itself, it is currently trading at $2,635, which, one might say, is no small sum. But of course, it is all in the family of innovation, and who could possibly doubt the grandeur of such a strategy? 🤔

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2025-05-29 01:03