ETHZilla Company (Nasdaq: ETHZ) on Wednesday, Feb. 11 launched Eurus Aero Token I, a tokenized asset backed by two industrial jet engines at present in use by a U.S. air provider.
The tokens – that are issued on Ethereum Layer 2 networks and distributed by way of the Liquidityio platform – give buyers publicity to lease funds generated by the engines. ETHZilla stated it acquired the engines for about $12.2 million. In the meantime, tokens are priced at $100 every, with a minimal buy of 10 tokens.
The corporate stated in a press launch considered by The Defiant that the funding targets annual returns of about 16.5% over the lifetime of the leases, which run by way of 2027 and 2028.
The launch comes as curiosity in tokenized real-world property (RWAs) continues to develop throughout each crypto and conventional finance. Information from RWA.xyz exhibits that distributed asset worth rose to $23.87 billion, up almost 11% over the previous 30 days.
The worth of underlying RWAs represented on-chain additionally elevated greater than 8% throughout the identical interval to $21.41 billion. In the meantime, the variety of asset holders jumped to 835,179, a 34% month-over-month enhance.
ETHZilla CEO McAndrew Rudisill instructed The Defiant that the corporate’s mission is to “democratize entry to institutional-grade investments” by giving buyers direct publicity to RWAs which have traditionally been out of attain.
Rudisill defined that jet engine leasing has historically been accessible solely to massive establishments and personal funding funds. Nevertheless, by utilizing tokenization expertise, the asset may be accessed by smaller gamers – although the providing is proscribed to accredited buyers.
“ETHZilla was capable of design a monetary instrument that’s structured round outlined lease phrases, making a uniquely clear, income-oriented different to conventional personal aerospace leasing buildings,” he stated.
Lease funds are collected every month and paid out to token holders, the discharge defined. The engines are usually not financed with debt, and ETHZilla stated it doesn’t plan to make use of borrowing to spice up returns for this product.
Whereas ETHZilla is contractually restricted from naming the particular air provider, an individual conversant in the matter confirmed to The Defiant that it’s “one of many largest and most worthwhile airways.”
Trying Forward
Trying forward, Rudisill stated ETHZilla lately acquired a portfolio of manufactured and modular house loans, which it plans to tokenize subsequent.
“Manufactured house loans symbolize an roughly $14 billion market, and are a high-yield, high-quality asset class traditionally accessible solely to a handful of personal lenders,” he stated. “Not solely will tokenizing these property open this market as much as a broader vary of buyers, we additionally imagine that facilitating financing breadth for manufactured houses might contribute to including housing provide and alleviate an ongoing nationwide scarcity.”
Additional down the road, ETHZilla is exploring auto loans, industrial actual property, and different asset courses as potential tokenized revenue merchandise, Rudisill added.
ETHZilla Company, previously 180 Life Sciences, rebranded in August 2025 to concentrate on constructing an Ethereum-based treasury and creating decentralized finance (DeFi) methods. The corporate at present holds 69,802 $ETH, valued at about $148.4 million, in keeping with CoinGecko. ETHZ is at present buying and selling at $xyz, up/down xyz% on the day following the information.
