{"id":94723,"date":"2026-02-26T11:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94723"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:55:19","slug":"ethzilla-rebrands-and-abandons-ethereum-acquisition-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethzilla-rebrands-and-abandons-ethereum-acquisition-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"ETHZilla Rebrands and Abandons Ethereum Acquisition Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shares of ETHZilla surged over 13% to a monthly high of $3.91. The stock rose following a rebranding<\/a> to Forum and an official abandonment of its Ethereum accumulation strategy.<\/p>\n

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Source: Google Finance<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ETHZilla emerged from the rebranding of biotech company 180 Life Sciences. Initially, the firm positioned itself as a public fund for digital asset investments. The project attracted $565 million, with Peter Thiel as one of its early investors.<\/p>\n

Since the initial purchases in August, the price of Ethereum has fallen by 50%, despite a recent local rebound to $2000. This decline prompted ETHZilla to change its business model.<\/p>\n

In October, the company sold<\/a> $40 million worth of Ethereum to facilitate stock buybacks. In December, it sold<\/a> an additional 24,291 ETH valued at $74.5 million to pay off debts. These transactions marked a shift away from aggressive cryptocurrency accumulation.<\/p>\n

The firm is now focused on the tokenized assets sector (RWA<\/a>). This month, it acquired<\/a> a mortgage portfolio worth $4.7 million. The team plans to transfer these to L2<\/a> networks based on Ethereum, expecting an annual yield of over 10%. Additionally, the company purchased<\/a> two aircraft engines for tokenization through a regulated SEC<\/span> platform Liquidity.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Forum’s management stated that future company capitalization will be driven by revenues from the new RWA platform, rather than cryptocurrency reserves.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, the shares trade significantly below the August peak of $100. Peter Thiel and his Founders Fund have fully divested<\/a> their stakes in the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the firm still holds 93,790 ETH valued at $174.8 million. It remains the ninth-largest corporate holder of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.<\/p>\n

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Source: Strategic ETH Reserve<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in December 2025, Harvard University’s management company reported<\/a> selling its shares in a Bitcoin ETF<\/a> and investing in an Ethereum-based exchange product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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