211-year-old investment firm buys $4.75 million of Ethereum (ETH)
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by Shaurya Malwa
Chicago-based financier Rothschild Investment Corporation purchased over 265,302 shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), marking its first-ever investment into ETH, the asset powering the world’s most-used blockchain.
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