40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

Odaily星球日报Published on 2025-07-22Last updated on 2025-07-22

Abstract

不只是储备 ETH，The Ether Machine 旨通过质押、再质押及去中心化金融策略为投资者最大化以太坊生态收益。

原创 | Odaily星球日报（@OdailyChina）

作者｜Golem（@web3_golem）

40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

7 月 21 日，美股市场再次迎来一个专注以太坊的上市公司主体。特殊目的收购公司（SPAC）Dynamix Corporation（NASDAQ: DYNX）宣布与 The Ether Reserve 及关联实体合并，组建新公司 The Ether Machine（股票代码将变更为“ETHM”）。若获股东批准并满足监管条件，合并计划于 2025 年第四季度完成。

据披露，The Ether Machine 定位为机构级以太坊生态投资平台，旨在为投资者提供透明安全的以太坊网络及 ETH 计息资产敞口。同时，该公司表示将以超 40 万枚 ETH 启动，超越当前持有 34.5 万枚 ETH 的 Sharplink，成为全球最大 ETH 持仓上市实体。The Ether Machine 初始资产储备包含两大来源：

  • 创始人 Andrew Keys 投入的 169, 984 枚 ETH（约合 6.45 亿美元）

  • Pantera Capital、Kraken、Blockchain.com、cyber•Fund、Electric Capital 等顶尖机构和战略投资者共超 8 亿美元的的普通股融资

值得注意的是，该公司明确区别于“以太坊版 MicroStrategy”的定位——其目标并非单纯囤积 ETH，而是构建以 ETH 为核心的资产管理矩阵，通过质押、再质押及去中心化金融策略为投资者最大化以太坊生态收益。

The Ether Machine 业务介绍

根据创始人 Andrew Keys 所说，The Ether Machine 是其历时数年打造的项目，该项目将建立流动 ETH 储备并积极管理资产，以提供市场领先的收益，通过专有方法优化 ETH 的质押和再质押。因此 The Ether Machine 不是 ETH ETF、也不是被动型财政基金，而是一个“生产以太坊的机器”。具体而言，The Ether Machine 的目标有以下三个：

  • 生成 Alpha：The Ether Machine 的持续 ETH 生成策略预计将包括质押和再质押，以及参与经过实践考验的 DeFi 协议获得的财政收益，在这个过程中利用严格的风险管理来获得审慎的风险调整回报。

  • 推动生态系统发展：The Ether Machine 计划通过生态系统合作、开源贡献以及参与早期新兴协议来积极支持以太坊原生项目。同时公司还计划发布以太坊相关的研究和教育内容，以加深市场对以太坊网络潜力的理解并推动更广泛的采用。

  • 构建基础设施解决方案：The Ether Machine 预计将为机构及以太坊原生项目提供基础设施解决方案——无需开发内部系统。服务可能包括验证者管理、区块构建和定制化的收益策略。所有活动都将受严格内部风险框架和监管合规协议的约束。

从以上目标可看出，在 ETH 运营方面，The Ether Machine 采取了与 BTCS 相似的策略，即一方面将 ETH 质押生息，另一方面参与链上 DeFi 利用杠杆扩大收益回报。于此同时，或许还将通过参与早期生态项目投资、为以太坊生态项目提供服务等方式扩展收益来源。

核心团队组成

The Ether Machine 的创世团队背景大多来自于以太坊生态核心建设者、基础设施提供商 Consensys。

联合创始人兼董事长：Andrew Keys

40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

Andrew Keys 是 The Ether Machine 的联合创始人和董事长。此前其曾在 ConsenSys 担任全球业务发展主管和董事会成员，并于2017 年联合创立了企业以太坊联盟（EEA），成员包括摩根大通、英特尔、英国石油公司和埃森哲。

联合创始人兼 CEO：David Merin

40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

David Merin 是 The Ether Machine 的联合创始人兼 CEO。此前其曾担任 Consensys 企业发展部负责人，负责监督融资、并购、战略投资、业务拓展和投资者关系等工作。在加入 Consensys 之前，David Merin 曾在麦肯锡担任顾问和在美国参议院工作过一段时间。

联合创始人兼副董事长：Jonathan Christodoro

40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

Jonathan Christodoro 是 The Ether Machine 的联合创始人兼副董事长。Jonathan Christodoro 曾服务于十多家公司董事会，包括 eBay、Xerox、Cheniere Energy、Herbalife、Lyft、Hologic 和 Talisman Energy 的董事会成员，他还曾担任并被提名为戴尔公司的董事会成员，目前仍在 PayPal 担任董事。Jonathan Christodoro 早年还在美国海军陆战队服役。

CTO：Tim Lowe

40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

Tim Lowe 是 The Ether Machine 的首席技术官，拥有超过二十年的构建关键金融系统的经验。此前其曾担任 Consensys 质押业务的负责人，他帮助设计和推出了最早的 ETH 机构质押平台。并且 Tim Lowe 热衷于武术。

DeFi 部门负责人：Darius Przydzial

40万ETH巨鲸诞生！美股首个以太坊资管平台The Ether Machine获批倒计时

Darius Przydzial 是 The Ether Machine 的 DeFi 部门负责人。其自 2017 年加入 Consensys 后为多个顶级 DeFi 协议提供建议，并在 Synthetix 中担任核心贡献者。在从事 Web3 相关工作之前，Darius Przydzial 在摩根大通、Fortress Investment Group 和 SAC 资本工作了十多年，主要研究领域为量化研究和风险策略。

The Ether Machine 或许和你没关系

7 月 21 日 The Ether Machine 募资消息发出后，DYNX 股价并未有明显涨幅，或许是因为合并未完成且除了一纸公告外还没有实质的购买 ETH 动作。但若 The Ether Machine 真按计划实施 ETH 储备并为投资者带来 ETH 更大的收益敞口，那么势必会搅动如今的 ETH 储备上市公司竞争市场。

笔者在此前阐述 SharpLink 叙事破产的文章中就提到，因 ETH 固有的生息属性和以太坊完善的 DeFi 生态，市场成熟后便不会再以“ETH 储备量”这个单一的标准来衡量一个 ETH 储备上市公司的价值，反而将看中公司对 ETH 资产的管理能力，ETH 储备公司会变成链下版本的 ETH 收益协议（推荐阅读《Sharplink 叙事泡泡破灭？ETH 版 Strategy 仍未决出》）

然而，这一切可能与你我无关。The Ether Machine 使命是为投资者提供能产生更大收益的 ETH 风险敞口，但问题是谁是定义中能获得收益的投资者？以当前公开披露的公司文件来看，这个角色恐怕只包含参与股权融资提供购买 ETH 资金的投资者，而可能不将包含二级市场中的持股人。

在链上经济中，DeFi 协议会将收益分给质押者或长期持币者，以此来奖励他们对项目的长期看好和缓解市场抛压。而在当前，所有以“ETH 生息”为基础的 ETH 储备上市公司均没有计划将 ETH 质押收益分配给持股人，而是自己独占。从贡献角度，ETH 储备上市公司大多采用了 ATM 市价发行股票方式筹集购买 ETH 的资金，而这些在二级市场上被高价出售的股票买盘都直接来自于二级投资者，持股人理应获得 ETH 储备的质押收益。

即使 The Ether Machine 在合并后完成了超 40 万枚 ETH 的购买，若后续要继续进行 ETH 购买，大概率也会走上股权融资或 ATM 市价发行的道路。希望到那时，作为所谓的公共以太坊生成公司，The Ether Machine 能够将 ETH 理财收益合理合法的分配给散户投资者。

但不管如何，The Ether Machine 的动作都得加速了，因为 ETH 已经开始有回调趋势，距离第四季度仍有 2 个月时间，到时市场若走向低迷，The Ether Machine 就错过了最好时机。

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