Sharplink Gaming (SBET) suffers a significant 73% stock crash after establishing an Ethereum treasury.
Reports suggest investors are offloading SBET shares following the creation of the ETH Treasury, favoring Bitcoin Treasury Reserve according to Steven Lubka.
Sharplink Gaming became the first public company to set up an Ethereum reserve, launching a $425 million plan.
Joseph Lubin, CEO of Consensys, was appointed as the Chairman of Sharplink Gaming following the ETH reserve plan.
Participants in the private placement offering are rumored to be looking to sell their shares after the ETH Treasury move.
Sharplink Gaming plans to boost its ETH Treasury Reserve by filing a $1 billion shelf offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Joseph Lubin clarifies rumors of selling SBET stocks, stating the filings are for potential resale by prior investors and not indicative of actual sales.
Despite the setback, SBET stock is up over 300% year-to-date and more than 1,000% since adopting Ethereum as a reserve asset.
Current Ethereum price hovers around $2,500, showing an over 8% drop in the last 24 hours.