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Created: 2025-07-27 00:48:10 UTC
π§βπΌ SharpLink Appoints Former BlackRock Executive Joseph Chalom as Co-CEO
β’π Joseph Chalom, ex-Head of Digital Assets Strategy at BlackRock, is now Co-CEO of SharpLink Gaming. β’π¦ At BlackRock, Chalom led digital asset initiatives including: β’π The iShares Ethereum Trust, now the largest ETH ETP with $10B AUM β’𧱠The BUIDL tokenized fund on Ethereum, with $2.4B in value β’π Current CEO Rob Phythian becomes President and stays on the Board. β’π― SharpLink plans to actively deploy ETH via: β’𧬠Native staking β’π Restaking β’π± Other Ethereum-based yield protocols
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π§ Why it matters
This move signals SharpLinkβs bold pivot into on-chain finance, bringing deep institutional expertise to execute a strategy centered on Ethereum-native yield rather than passive holding. With a BlackRock veteran at the helm, it marks growing convergence between Wall Street and DeFi.
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