April 15, 2026 – Georgetown, Cayman Islands
The three-year deal commits $3 billion of ETH to ETHGas’ high-performance stake service and represents a major step toward advanced pricing infrastructure for Ethereum’s growing institutional settlement layer.
Ethgaza performance infrastructure that provides markets and execution guarantees for Ethereum, and ether.fi, The leading onchain banking alternative and non-custodial staking protocol, today announced a $3 billion commercial deal to advance the development of institutional-grade Blockspace marketplaces on Ethereum.
The gap in the Ethereum market infrastructure
Ethereum currently allocates block space through a real-time spot auction with no mechanism for forward pricing, advance purchasing, or execution guarantees. Every block is contested at the last second, leaving validators with unpredictable revenues, applications without certainty of execution, and organizations without risk management tools to operate at scale. As productivity grows and institutional activity accelerates, this is evident More than $25 billion In ETH held via institutional vehicles, the absence of a futures market for block space becomes an increasingly critical gap in Ethereum’s financial infrastructure.
How ETHGas solves this problem on Wall Street
ETHGas creates an exchange layer where validators can pre-sell future block inclusion rights, and buyers, including pools, traders, analysts, and onchain apps, can purchase collateralized execution in advance. This introduces a forward curve to the Ethereum block space, enabling true price discovery of the network’s underlying resources and the risk management tools that institutional participants need to operate at scale on Ethereum.
Build the supply side
A developed market for block space only works with deep, committed audit engagement behind it. ether.fi, with over 2.8 million ETH under management and one of the largest validation checks on Ethereum, does just that. Its $3 billion commitment to ETHGas’ HPS service establishes the supply-side foundation the market needs to deliver reliable execution guarantees to institutional buyers, pools, and onchain applications at scale.
“Every major commodity market in history has moved from spot contracts to futures. The Ethereum block space is next. The ether.fi commitment gives us the depth of validation to make this market real, and with it the foundation on which Ethereum serves as a settlement layer for global institutional capital,” he said. kevin lipso, Founder and CEO of ETHGas.
Partnership terms
Under the agreement, ether.fi agreed to commit approximately 40% of its existing ETH holdings, equivalent to $3 billion USD, to ETHGas’ High Performance Staking (HPS) service for a period of three years, which will be deployed immediately upon implementation. ether.fi has also agreed to use ETHGas’ pre-confirmation platform exclusively during this term. Commitments are subject to ongoing performance limits, and the parties may expand the scope and size of the partnership under a separate agreement.
The three-year structure reflects the scale of infrastructure being built. Creating a deep, liquid market for block space futures takes time, but the payoff extends beyond institutions, validators, and traders. Enterprises and developers who rely on Ethereum gain something they never had before: the ability to design applications with guaranteed execution timelines and predictable transaction costs. This changes what can be built, and supports the expansion of tokenization on Wall Street and the use of Ethereum in consumer applications where transaction costs, such as electricity, become an “invisible” cost to the consumer.
“Dedicating verification power to ETHGas is a direct extension of our mission to maximize what ETH can do. Pre-confirmations ensure execution for our users, and participating in the regulated futures market for block space opens up return opportunities that didn’t exist before. We’re building for where Ethereum is going, not where it is today,” Mike SilagadzeCEO and founder of ether.fi.
This partnership sets a precedent for how major ETH holders can participate in the next phase of Ethereum’s development. As token assets move widely and institutional demand for reliable and predictable execution grows, block space becomes an important infrastructure layer for global financial markets. The commitment by ETHGas and ether.fi represents the beginning of a broader effort to build the validator depth and market structure that Ethereum needs to meet this demand.
About Ethgaz
ETHGas is an infrastructure for settling Ethereum block space obligations. ETHGas is transforming how users interact with Ethereum by enabling low latency, 3ms settlement times, and a comprehensive product suite focused on accuracy and predictable order execution. ETHGas’ mission is to develop Ethereum into a real-time network, unlocking the next stage of its development. ETHGas envisions a future where end-users can protect themselves from gas price fluctuations, unlock opportunities to generate additional yield, and enhance their experience within the Ethereum ecosystem.
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About ether.fi
ether.fi is the fastest growing on-chain banking alternative with the leading crypto credit card by spending volume, Cash. What started as a restaking protocol has evolved into a full-fledged financial platform – DeFi natives and everyday users alike use our treasuries, products, and credit cards to connect their on-chain and off-chain financial lives. ether.fi excels at helping users earn and spend their cryptocurrencies with ease and peace of mind.
More information about ether.fi and its latest developments on x (Twitter) And with them Website.
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