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$1.6B Ether Machine SPAC Deal Collapses
The $1.5 billion SPAC merger between Nasdaq-listed Dynamix Corporation and The Ether Machine, a yield-bearing ETH fund co-founded by former Consensys executives Andrew Keys and David Merin, was mutually terminated, citing unfavorable market conditions, triggering a $50 million termination payment to Dynamix due within 15 days. The vehicle had secured $654 million in private financing as of September 2025 and targeted over 400,000 ETH under management, including a 150,000 ETH contribution from backer Jeffrey Berns. The collapse aligns with a broader pullback from institutional ETH accumulation strategies: Trend Research liquidated its entire 651,757 ETH position, and ETHZilla abandoned its ETH accumulation mandate around the same period.
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