The Ether Machine, Inc. (“the Company” or “The Ether Machine”), a newly formed entity enabling public market investors to access Ethereum yield, announced its public launch today through a definitive business combination agreement between The Ether Reserve, LLC and Dynamix Corporation (NASDAQ: DYNX). Upon the closing of the business combination, the combined entity will trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “ETHM”.
The Ether Machine is building the largest public vehicle for institutional-grade exposure to Ethereum, offering secure, transparent, and compliant access to ETH-denominated yield. As a strategic Ether generation company, it aims to deliver long-term, risk-adjusted returns through staking, restaking, and decentralized finance strategies.
Senior Leadership
The Ether Machine is led by a visionary team of blockchain pioneers and finance veterans whose collective track record spans the earliest days of Ethereum and the development of foundational crypto infrastructure.
- Andrew Keys, Co-Founder and Chairman, is a trailblazer in institutional Ethereum adoption. As one of the early members at Consensys, he spearheaded the creation of the first Ethereum Blockchain-as-a-Service offering with Microsoft, which propelled ETH to trade above $1 in 2015. He co-founded the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) in 2017 – the largest open-source blockchain consortium in the world with members including Intel, BP and Accenture. Most recently, he co-founded a $1 billion CFTC-registered commodity pool operator, DARMA Capital.
- David Merin, Co-Founder and CEO, is a leader in institutional Ethereum finance and infrastructure. In his prior role as head of corporate development at Consensys, he led over $700 million in fundraising, five acquisitions, and more than fifty strategic investments — helping transform the company into a global Ethereum software leader. Prior to that, David played a key role in Consensys’ transition from a decentralized ecosystem studio to a cohesive, integrated Ethereum software company.
- Tim Lowe, Chief Technology Officer, is a pioneer in Ethereum staking and institutional blockchain infrastructure, with over two decades of experience building mission-critical financial systems. As CTO of DARMA Capital and former Head of Staking at Consensys, he helped architect and launch some of the earliest institutional staking platforms, setting benchmarks for security and performance. He also played a key role in Consensys’ enterprise blockchain initiatives, including tokenized environmental markets and asset management tools.
- Darius Przydzial CFA, CQF, Head of DeFi, is an expert and strategist in DeFi and Ethereum infrastructure. Since 2017, when he joined Consensys, he has advised several top DeFi protocols, including being a core contributor at Synthetix. Prior to his work in Web3, Darius spent over a decade at J.P. Morgan, Fortress Investment Group, and SAC Capital, where he led quantitative research and risk strategies.
- Jonathan Christodoro, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, brings over two decades of experience across several premier investment management firms, including Icahn Capital LP. In these roles, he has served on over a dozen Board of Directors helping scale and grow both private and public companies. He began his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley advising companies across a variety of industries. Within financial technology, he currently serves on the board of directors of PayPal and has done so since its spin-out from eBay.
Management Comments
“The Ether Machine provides secure, liquid access to Ether – the digital oil that is powering the next era of the digital economy,” said Andrew Keys, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Ether Machine. “We have assembled a team of ‘Ethereum Avengers’ to actively manage and unlock yields to levels we believe will be market-leading for investors.”
“The Ether Machine is purpose-built for this moment in the digital assets space. Regulatory clarity and growing investor appetite are finally meeting a platform with deep technological experience and day-one dedication to Ethereum,” said David Merin, Co-Founder and CEO of The Ether Machine.
“The Ether Machine will set a new standard for excellence for digital assets, and I look forward to instituting corporate best practices as we work to institutionalize the use of Ethereum,” said Jonathan Christodoro, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of The Ether Machine.
“We are excited to partner with The Ether Machine at a pivotal time in the industry, as Wall Street embraces the transformative potential of blockchain technology and regulatory clarity paves the way for innovative use cases,” said Andrejka Bernatova, Founder, Chair, and CEO of Dynamix Corporation.
Read Also: KUN Secures $50M to Expand Stablecoin Payments in Asia
