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- Robinhood launches tokenized stocks on Ethereum’s Arbitrum, sending its share price soaring past $100.
- Deutsche Bank and BlackRock expand tokenization efforts using Ethereum-based Layer 2 networks.
- Ethereum gains institutional trust as Coinbase and Kraken move to offer tokenized equities and 24/7 trading.
Ethereum took center stage at EthCC 2025 in Cannes as top financial institutions announced deeper integration into the blockchain ecosystem. Located at Palais des Festivals, the conference brought together developers, executives, and international institutions to demonstrate Ethereum’s expanding influence in conventional finance.
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum network, told the audience that it had exceeded expectations. He said that institutions are not using Ethereum because of its speed; instead, it happens due to its consistency, reliability, and resistance to censorship on this blockchain.
Robinhood announced that it introduced tokenized stocks and ETFs on Arbitrum, which is a Layer 2 solution based on Ethereum. The product is accessible to the users in Europe and is the first U.S.-listed company that transfers equities entirely onchain utilizing Ethereum rails. The announcement of Robinhood was strongly upward by more than 30 percent and above 100 dollars.
Deutsche Bank affirmed that it is designing a tokenization platform on another Ethereum layer, 2-zkSync. In this platform, asset managers will be able to publish tokenized funds, stablecoins, and financial products with high compliance levels. BlackRock has its own BUIDL fund, which started in 2024 and is accessible to institutional investors to earn yield with redemptions in USDC over Ethereum.
Ethereum-Based Assets Push Further Into Regulated Financial Systems
Coinbase registered with the U.S SEC to trade tokenized listings of public shares using the Ethereum infrastructure. Kraken, in turn, plans to introduce 24/7 trading in tokenized stocks in some global territories to give people wider access to real-world investments through blockchain technology.
Institutions have confidence in Ethereum because of the reliability of the network uptime and the equality in processing transactions, Tomasz Stańczak stated at the Ethereum Foundation. He said that security and censorship resistance remain significant priorities for institutional use.
Within the same week after the conference, ETH rose by close to 6 percent. Firms that conduct business with Ethereum activities have also recorded significant stock growth. BitMine Immersion Technologies shot up more than 1,200 percent, having transformed the reserves into ETH, and Bit Digital, as well as SharpLink Gaming, registered strong growth.
ETFs based on Ethereum indicated an asset under management of 11 billion, and it was noted that the stablecoins on the network had about 50 percent of the market. Sessions on how Ethereum can be applied to enhance public infrastructure were also conducted, and local governments started collaborating with the development community to increase the number of use cases in tokenization.
EthCC 2025 was a significant turn in the corporate finance industry. Wall Street no longer monitors Ethereum, but rather on top of it.
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