Corporate Treasuries Hold 1% of Ether Supply, Targeting 10% Ownership

Corporate treasury participation in ether has increased, with institutions now holding 1% of its circulating supply, as reported by Standard Chartered.

Ether treasury holdings could rise to 10% over time.
Buying pace matches inflows into spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are seeing record demand.
Companies like BitMine Immersion Technologies and SharpLink Gaming have introduced ether treasury strategies that generate passive yield through ETH staking.
The influx of ETF and corporate demand has contributed to ether’s outperformance against bitcoin, with the ETH/BTC ratio increasing from 0.018 in April to 0.032 in July.
Ether offers staking rewards of approximately 3% and decentralized finance leverage opportunities, providing an edge over bitcoin treasuries.
Standard Chartered cites regulatory arbitrage as a factor making ether attractive for companies seeking to hold digital assets.
The bank maintains its ether year-end price target at $4,000; it was trading around $3,830 at publication.