ETHZilla Acquires 20% Stake in Karus

ETHZilla Corporation purchased a 20% fully diluted stake in Karus for $3 million in cash and $7 million in ETHZilla common stock, valuing the strategic interest at $10 million. The investment gives ETHZilla board representation and governance rights and will integrate Karus's AI-driven auto-loan underwriting and analytics into ETHZilla's blockchain tokenization infrastructure to launch AI-modeled tokenized auto-loan portfolios beginning in early 2026.