what's Etherealize?
Etherealize is a New York-based startup founded in 2025, dedicated to bridging traditional finance with the Ethereum ecosystem. It serves as an advocacy and development group, focusing on educating institutions about Ethereum's potential as a secure, decentralized foundation for global finance. The project emphasizes tokenizing high-value assets like mortgages and credit on Ethereum, while developing infrastructure to enable seamless integration for Wall Street players. The team, led by former Ethereum Foundation developer Danny Ryan and Wall Street trader Vivek Raman, builds products such as settlement applications and privacy tools using zero-knowledge proofs to ensure compliance and confidentiality. Etherealize also acts as a content hub, producing research and insights to promote Ethereum's advantages, including its battle-tested security and role as the native asset ETH's underlying network. Funded by investors including Paradigm, Electric Capital, and an initial grant from Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation, Etherealize aims to accelerate institutional adoption by addressing key barriers like scalability, privacy, and regulatory clarity, positioning Ethereum as the operating system for tokenized financial markets.
Etherealize received investment from 5HTP (Serotonin's capital arm) on Jan 13, 2026.
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x.com/etherealize_ioReceived investment from 5HTP, the capital arm of Serotonin, as part of their portfolio announced on January 13, 2026.
Launched a new resource in collaboration with Chainlink to help institutions with tokenization opportunities.
A representative from Etherealize participates in SEC Crypto Task Force roundtable alongside representatives from Zcash, Aleo, Starkware, and other major crypto projects.
Danny Ryan speaks at DeFi Today ethconomics event on "DeFi-ing Institutions" topic at M1 Stage, Yellow Pavilion.
Representatives attended a meeting with Grayscale, CoinDesk, and Solana to discuss GDLC and the release of the first multi-asset ETP in the US.
Etherealize hosts event at Devconnect on November 17 in collaboration with Wonderland.
Etherealize participates in "How Institutions Approach Digital Assets" panel at ethereum_NYC Nextfin conference alongside representatives from Citi and Deloitte.
CEO appears on Talking Tokenization podcast Episode 2 to discuss the project's mission to bring Ethereum to Wall Street and tokenization opportunities in financial markets.
CEO confirmed as speaker at ETHDenver 2026 conference.
CEO identifies $16 trillion mortgage market as prime target for Ethereum-based solutions.
Raises $40M in funding round led by Paradigm and Electric Capital.
Wall Street institutions initiate bulk purchases after project report circulates through financial sector.
Project assumes leadership role in Ethereum ecosystem's commercial adoption and regulatory initiatives alongside ETHC Foundation.
STABLE Act gains momentum toward passing this year, while new ETH/DeFi fund SBET launches on Nasdaq under Joseph Lubin's leadership; Circle's IPO shows 25x oversubscription.
Co-founder testifies before House Financial Services Committee on CLARITY Act, advocating for US-based crypto development with regulatory clarity.
Co-founder scheduled to testify before Congress alongside Uniswap CLO and former regulatory officials.
Potential hack detected with unauthorized token drop announcement occurring at 3am NY time.
New project co-founded by Danny Ryan focused on Ethereum protocol development.
New organization announced to drive Ethereum adoption into Wall Street, featuring top tier business development and technical talent.
New research-focused initiative working on protocol development to help industry meet practical needs.
New Ethereum-focused company launching with Danny Ryan joining as cofounder alongside Vivek. Aims to onboard institutions and the world to Ethereum. Announcement made March 2025.
New institutional BD initiative for ETH launched, featuring dashboard with CESR from CoinFund and CoinDesk Markets.