Etherealize Raises $40M to Reinvent Wall Street with Ethereum

* Raises $40 million in a funding round led by Electric Capital and Paradigm. * Champions Ethereum adoption in institutional finance with zero-knowledge privacy tools. On September 3, 2025, The Block reported that Etherealize raised $40 million in a funding round spearheaded by Electric Capital and Paradigm. This funding aims to establish Ethereum as the global settlement layer for institutional finance. The group has coined this movement the “Institutional Merge.” Prominent figures from the Ethereum community lead the group, including former Ethereum Foundation lead developer Danny Ryan and former Wall Street trader Vivek Raman. Etherealize’s mission is to accelerate the adoption of Ethereum-based infrastructure by major financial institutions, asset managers, and regulators. This initiative builds upon prior grants from Ethereum’s creator Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation in 2024. Zero-knowledge privacy tools are integral to this vision and will support tokenized fixed income markets. Etherealize focuses on creating secure, scalable solutions that align with the stringent requirements of institutional finance. The organization has already established partnerships with leading banks, asset managers, and payment networks, which demonstrates encouraging progress toward its goals. This $40 million funding round marks the first step in transforming traditional financial systems with Ethereum’s modern blockchain architecture. Etherealize’s efforts reflect a broader trend to formalize Ethereum as a key infrastructure layer for global finance, as industry stakeholders are increasingly rallying behind its potential. As of September 3, at 15:08 UTC, Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $4,463.80, reflecting a 3.2% increase in its 24-hour trading volume, according to CoinMarketCap.