ETHZilla Acquires 20% Stake in Karus for $10M to Launch Onchain Auto Loans by 2026

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According to Coinotag, ETHZilla, a major crypto treasury firm, has acquired a 20% stake in AI-driven automotive-finance startup Karus for $10 million. The deal includes $3 million in cash and $7 million in ETHZilla stock, granting the firm access to Karus’s AI models trained on 20 million auto-loan outcomes. The partnership aims to launch tokenized auto-loan portfolios by early 2026, targeting the $1.6 trillion US auto-loan securitization market. ETHZilla projects $9-12 million in EBITDA for every $100 million in tokenized assets deployed.

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