Galaxy SharpLink fund targets $125M DeFi yield

Galaxy Digital and SharpLink have launched the Galaxy SharpLink Onchain Yield Fund with $125 million to deploy into DeFi protocols.

• SharpLink will commit $100 million from its staked ETH treasury to the fund, with Galaxy Digital contributing $25 million and managing investments.
• Capital will be deployed across DeFi liquidity protocols and onchain yield strategies while maintaining SharpLinks core Ethereum exposure.
• SharpLink holds 872,984 ETH in treasury and has generated 18,800 ETH in staking rewards since launching its Ethereum strategy in June 2025.

Galaxy Digital and SharpLink announced a non-binding agreement on May 11 to launch the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, a $125 million limited partnership structured to put part of SharpLinks staked Ethereum treasury to work across DeFi strategies. Galaxy will serve as investment manager.

SharpLink will contribute $100 million from its staked ETH position, with Galaxy adding $25 million of its own capital. Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy, said the infrastructure for institutional DeFi participation “has matured to a point where allocators can access yield, liquidity, and risk management with the same rigor they expect in traditional markets.”

What the fund will do

The fund will deploy capital across DeFi liquidity protocols and other onchain yield-generating strategies. The structure is designed to keep SharpLinks core ETH exposure intact while adding an active yield layer on top of its existing staking operations.

SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom said the strategy aims to provide liquidity to high-quality protocols while generating returns above the average Ethereum staking rate. “Operational rigor is non-negotiable,” he said, noting the funds risk management framework will apply the same discipline Galaxy uses across its lending, trading, and asset management businesses.

The announcement came alongside SharpLinks Q1 2026 earnings, which showed revenue rising to $12.1 million from $742,000 in the same period a year earlier. SharpLink posted a net loss of $685.6 million for the quarter, driven by unrealized depreciation in its ETH portfolio as Ethereum fell from roughly $3,354 in mid-January to $2,104 by quarter-end.

SharpLinks position in the Ethereum ecosystem

SharpLink holds 872,984 ETH and is the second-largest publicly traded corporate Ethereum holder, behind Bitmine Immersion Technologies. Its treasury has generated 18,800 ETH in staking rewards since June 2025 with over 90% of its holdings staked at all times.

The Galaxy fund marks a meaningful shift in how public companies are thinking about crypto treasury management, moving beyond passive staking toward active DeFi deployment. Galaxy also launched a separate tokenized cash fund with State Street last week built on Solana, signalling a broader push by the firm into institutional onchain yield infrastructure.