Institutional ownership increases 12 percentage points QoQ, signaling continued endorsement of Sharplink’s treasury strategy

MIAMI, FL, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sharplink, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBET) ("Sharplink" or the "Company"), one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Ether ("ETH") and a prominent industry advocate of Ethereum adoption, today announced that institutional ownership of its common stock rose by approximately 12 percentage points as of the latest 13F filings, to approximately 60%. Sharplink now has the highest institutional ownership rate of any ETH-focused digital asset treasury company.

"We believe the continued growth in institutional ownership of Sharplink reflects increasing recognition among sophisticated investors of both the long-term Ethereum opportunity and the differentiated platform we have built," said Joseph Chalom, Chief Executive Officer of Sharplink. "Institutional investors demand disciplined capital allocation, robust risk management and institutional-grade operational execution. Those principles are foundational to how we manage Sharplink."

Among the Company's largest reported institutional holders as of June 30, 2026 were Fidelity, BlackRock, Highbridge Capital Management, Renaissance Technologies, Geode Capital Management and UBS Asset Management. The latest available Form 13F filings also reflect more than 50 institutional holders that initiated new positions in the Company relative to March 31, 2026, together with existing holders that meaningfully increased their positions.

Chalom continued, stating, "Ethereum is increasingly becoming part of the institutional investment conversation as the network supports stablecoins, tokenized assets, decentralized finance, agentic finance and a growing range of onchain financial activity. We believe Sharplink is uniquely positioned at the intersection of that adoption and the public capital markets."

All data presented is sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

About Sharplink, Inc.

Sharplink is a leading institutional-grade Ethereum treasury platform designed to give public market investors smarter, more productive exposure to ETH. Ethereum underpins a significant portion of global stablecoin, tokenized real-world asset and decentralized finance activity. Sharplink was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Learn more at www.sharplink.com.

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