Ex-BlackRock Head of Digital Assets: Why Ethereum Will Dominate 2026

SharpLink holds more ETH than the Ethereum Foundation. Here's why that matters.

In this episode, Rob sits down with Joseph Chalom, founder of SharpLink and former head of digital assets at BlackRock, to explore how Ethereum will tokenize all of finance.

Joseph breaks down native staking vs liquid staking strategies, why the 40-day unstaking queue is a business opportunity, and why we're still in the first inning of DAT mania.

We discuss:

- How SharpLink Became Ethereum's Second Largest Holder

- The Standards DeFi Protocols Must Meet for Institutional Capital

- Native Staking vs. Liquid Staking Strategies

- Why the 40-Day Unstaking Queue Is a Business Opportunity

- DAT Mania: We're Still in the First Inning

- Tokenizing the S&P 500 on Ethereum

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:23 SharpLink's ETH Accumulation Strategy

04:44 Responsibility as a Major Stakeholder

07:05 Standards for Deploying Billions in DeFi

11:48 Risk-Adjusted Staking Operations

13:28 Hibachi Ad, Trezor Ad, Halliday Ad

14:11 BlackRock vs. SharpLink Approach

19:00 Tokenizing Traditional Assets

23:46 DAT Space: First Inning Reality

27:30 Kalshi Ad, YEET Ad, infiniFi Ad

28:39 SEC Investigation & Market Dynamics

33:22 MNAV Strategy & Share Buybacks

38:11 Transparency Standards for Treasury Companies

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