Date: June 2025
By XSTP News Editorial Team
Imagine being bearish on Ethereum… while some of the world’s largest financial giants are silently building their future on it.
The latest data doesn’t lie. Over 5 billion dollars in tokenized assets under management (AUM) are now operating on Ethereum. And the names behind it? Nothing short of legacy titans.
Who’s Already In
According to Token Terminal, the firms tokenizing assets on Ethereum include:
- BlackRock
- PayPal
- WisdomTree
- Franklin Templeton
- Apollo
- Global Dollar Network
This isn’t about testing the waters. This is full deployment.
From late 2023 to mid-2025, the tokenized AUM on Ethereum has exploded from nearly zero to billions. The chart shows an unmistakable surge led by BlackRock’s aggressive entry since early 2025.
Ethereum as Financial Infrastructure
Institutions aren’t choosing Ethereum because it’s trendy. They’re choosing it because it works.
Smart contract execution, token standards, security, liquidity Ethereum has quietly become the invisible backend of modern finance.
While critics argue about gas fees, the world’s largest asset managers are moving real capital on-chain.
The Quiet Flip: From Speculation to Infrastructure
What was once seen as a speculative playground is now becoming a core pillar of financial infrastructure. Tokenized treasuries, stablecoins, fund shares and more are finding their way into Ethereum’s ecosystem.
This shift isn’t loud. It’s methodical. And it’s irreversible.
The Takeaway
If you’re still waiting for “real adoption,” look again. It’s already happening just not where retail investors are looking. While the crowd debates price action, institutions are building on protocol.
Ethereum is not just surviving. It is absorbing the future of finance.
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