{"id":44391,"date":"2026-06-04T22:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44391"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:47:27","slug":"this-nasdaq-firm-chasing-10-of-ethereum-eth-supply-now-sits-on-an-85m-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44391","title":{"rendered":"This Nasdaq Firm Chasing 10% of Ethereum (ETH) Supply Now Sits on an $85M Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFG Nexus began buying ETH on Ethereum\u2019s 10th anniversary but soon faced one of crypto\u2019s sharpest downturns.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury firm FG Nexus has recorded cumulative losses of more than $85 million on its Ethereum treasury strategy after selling a large portion of its holdings at a significant discount.<\/p>\n<p>According to data shared by blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, the company acquired 50,770 ETH for around $196 million at an average price of $3,860 between August and September 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fg-nexus-dumps-holdings-at-a-loss\">FG Nexus Dumps Holdings at a Loss<\/h2>\n<p>The pressure has also been reflected in FG Nexus\u2019 stock performance. The latest market data shows the shares closed at $7.11, down 13.4% on the day, after losing roughly 48% of its value so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>FG Nexus had previously adopted ETH as its primary treasury reserve asset. The company officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/08\/11\/3130920\/0\/en\/FUNDAMENTAL-GLOBAL-INC-ANNOUNCES-47-331-ETH-PURCHASE.html\" target=\"_blank\">started<\/a> its accumulation program on July 30, 2025, by acquiring 6,400 ETH, exactly on the 10th anniversary of Ethereum\u2019s genesis block. It then increased its exposure through a series of additional acquisitions. CEO and Chairman Kyle Cerminara had earlier said that FG Nexus \u201cplans to become a significant player in the Ethereum network with a goal of a 10% stake in ETH.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strategy came under pressure as market conditions deteriorated. ETH, which had been trading above $4,600 in October, declined to about $2,700 by November. This prompted the North Carolina-based company to begin selling. Since then, the crypto asset has seen a much larger drawdown. FG Nexus is among several firms <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2062375628092142031\" target=\"_blank\">affected<\/a> by the decline in Ether prices.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Thiel\u2019s Founders Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/peter-thiel-exits-ethzilla-company-sells-74-5m-in-eth-amid-market-pressure\/\">exited<\/a> its entire investment in Ethereum treasury firm ETHZilla in February. Meanwhile, Bitmine, which is the largest ETH treasury company, is <a href=\"https:\/\/dropstab.com\/p\/bitmine-ethereum-treasury-lipdgyz9ho\" target=\"_blank\">estimated<\/a> to be facing unrealized losses of around $9 billion after ETH fell below $1,800.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"challenges-extend-beyond-price\">Challenges Extend Beyond Price<\/h2>\n<p>ETH is currently trading at its lowest level since April 2025. Alongside falling prices, the broader Ethereum ecosystem has also faced a period of uncertainty in recent months. For instance, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) has recently come under increased scrutiny following a series of high-profile departures, including Tomasz Sta\u0144czak, Tim Beiko, Josh Stark, and Barnab\u00e9 Monnot.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"you-may-also-like\" class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<p>The exits sparked speculation about internal instability and disagreements over the Foundation\u2019s direction. In response, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-foundation-is-not-the-center-of-ethereum-claims-vitalik-buterin\/\">said<\/a> the Foundation is not the center of Ethereum but only one participant in the network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div><center><span style=\"font-size:11px; color: gray;\">SPECIAL OFFER (Exclusive)<\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<b>Binance Free $600 (CryptoPotato Exclusive): <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/binance600f\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"if(typeof gtag === 'function') { gtag('event', 'footer_ad_ta_click', {'page_path': window.location.pathname, 'exchange': 'binance', 'link_type': 'main'}); }\">Use this link<\/a> to register a new account and receive $600 exclusive welcome offer on Binance<\/b> (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/binance600d\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"if(typeof gtag === 'function') { gtag('event', 'footer_ad_ta_click', {'page_path': window.location.pathname, 'exchange': 'binance', 'link_type': 'full_details'}); }\">full details<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>LIMITED OFFER for CryptoPotato readers at Bybit: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/bybit24\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"if(typeof gtag === 'function') { gtag('event', 'footer_ad_ta_click', {'page_path': window.location.pathname, 'exchange': 'bybit', 'link_type': 'main'}); }\">Use this link<\/a> to register and open a $500 FREE position on any coin!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/this-nasdaq-firm-chasing-10-of-ethereum-eth-supply-now-sits-on-an-85m-hit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; FG Nexus began buying ETH on Ethereum\u2019s 10th anniversary but soon faced one of crypto\u2019s sharpest downturns.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-crypto","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}