Ethereum Treasury Company ETHZilla Acquires Digital Lending Platform Zippy

On December 10th, Ethereum Treasury Company ETHZilla Corporation (Nasdaq: ETHZ), announced today that it has entered into multiple agreements with Zippy, Inc. (“Zippy”). Zippy is a modern digital lending platform aimed at institutional clients, with the goal of presenting one of the most overlooked credit markets in the United States—manufactured home loans—as tokenized real-world assets (RWA) on-chain. According to the terms of the agreement, ETHZilla will acquire a 15% fully diluted equity stake in Zippy for $5 million in cash and $14 million in common stock (paid to Zippy and subject to certain cash compensation terms), while issuing $2.1 million worth of common stock to some individual shareholders of Zippy. Zippy is the first company to introduce modern digital infrastructure and AI-driven systems into the manufactured home loan sector. The company operates a platform that initiates secured loans backed by manufactured homes for institutional-scale investors, featuring real-time data integrity and transparent investor reporting capabilities. This foundation aims to provide a better experience for homebuyers and sellers, while continuously generating high-quality assets for investors.