{"id":52948,"date":"2025-09-03T12:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=52948"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:40:12","slug":"expert-warns-of-risks-for-public-ethereum-treasuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/expert-warns-of-risks-for-public-ethereum-treasuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Warns of Risks for Public Ethereum Treasuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pursuit of high returns from holding Ethereum poses significant risks for companies, according to Joseph Chalom, co-founder of SharpLink Gaming, in an interview with Bankless.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIVE NOW \u2014 From BlackRock to Ethereum: Why Joseph Chalom is Betting It All on ETH<\/p>\n<p>What does <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlackRock<\/a> \u2019s former crypto lead see in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethereum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ethereum<\/a> that others still miss? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joechalom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joechalom<\/a> joins Bankless to take us inside the IBIT\/ETHA ramp, why BUIDL launched on Ethereum mainnet, and the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OPUuHhtp7u\">pic.twitter.com\/OPUuHhtp7u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bankless (@BanklessHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BanklessHQ\/status\/1962485591846854711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThere will be people, as in traditional finance, who will want to capture the last 100 basis points of yield and will think it is risk-free,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chalom emphasized that while there are ways to achieve double-digit returns in ETH, they come with significant threats. These include credit, counterparty, and timing risks, as well as smart contract vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>He believes another danger lies with companies trying to catch up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe biggest risk is that lagging players will take reckless steps,\u201d the expert added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The co-founder of SharpLink Gaming believes the reputation of the entire sector could suffer due to the actions of individual participants who imprudently attract capital or attempt to stand out through yield.<\/p>\n<p>SharpLink Gaming is the second-largest public holder of ETH, with assets worth $3.62 billion, trailing only BitMine Immersion Technologies ($8.06 billion).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-03-120309-1024x348.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-09-03 120309\" class=\"wp-image-264972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-03-120309-1024x348.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-03-120309-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-03-120309-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-03-120309-1536x523.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-03-120309.png 1622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicethreserve.xyz\/\">Strategic ETH Reserve<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/buterin-backs-corporate-ethereum-treasuries-warns-of-risks\">supported<\/a> corporate treasuries in the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization but warned of risks.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Geoffrey Kendrick of Standard Chartered <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/standard-chartered-labels-ethereum-as-undervalued\">stated<\/a> that ETH and companies holding the asset are undervalued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pursuit of high returns from holding Ethereum poses significant risks for companies, according to Joseph Chalom, co-founder of SharpLink Gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"High returns from Ethereum pose risks for companies, warns Joseph Chalom.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1138,1836],"class_list":["post-52948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-opinions","tag-sharplink"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"179","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"High returns from Ethereum pose risks for companies, warns Joseph Chalom.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52949,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52948\/revisions\/52949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}