Jack Ma–backed Yunfeng Financial Group, listed in Hong Kong, purchased 10,000 Ethereum worth $44 million, marking a deeper move into digital asset ventures.
The company confirmed that the acquisition was funded entirely through its available cash resources. The move comes as part of Yunfeng’s expansion into Web3, digital assets, and artificial intelligence. Ethereum will serve as a strategic reserve asset for the group.
Ethereum to Be Treated as Investment Asset
In its announcement, Yunfeng clarified that Ethereum will be reported as part of its investment portfolio in official financial reports. The company emphasized that ETH will support tokenization projects and serve as a foundation for new Web3 financial solutions.
Such diversification will align Yunfeng’s services, ranging from brokerage and asset management to insurance, with new opportunities in decentralized markets.
The Jack Ma Factor in Yunfeng Financial
Public filings show that Alibaba founder Jack Ma holds about 11.15% of Yunfeng Financial through Yunfeng Capital. While he is not directly involved in day-to-day operations, his stake connects the fintech firm to one of China’s most influential entrepreneurs.
This link enhances Yunfeng’s visibility as it transitions from a traditional financial services provider to a company more deeply engaged with blockchain technologies.
Institutional ETH Buying Spree
Beyond Yunfeng’s purchase, market data reveal a wider institutional rush into Ethereum. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that whales and institutions have bought 218,750 ETH, worth nearly $943 million, in the past two days alone.
Among these purchases, BitMine Immersion Technologies emerged as the largest corporate buyer, securing 69,603 ETH worth $300 million from BitGo and Galaxy Digital.
Meanwhile, five newly created wallets accumulated 102,455 ETH through FalconX, valued at $441.6 million.
Whales and institutions bought a massive 218,750 $ETH($942.8M) in the past 2 days.
Bitmine bought 69,603 $ETH($300M) from BitGo and Galaxy Digital.
5 newly created wallets bought 102,455 $ETH($441.6M) from FalconX. pic.twitter.com/ajkL0O3roc
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 5, 2025
Falling Exchange Reserves Signal Supply Crunch
This wave of corporate and whale buying comes at a time when Ethereum’s availability on centralized exchanges is rapidly shrinking.
Data from CryptoQuant shows reserves have dropped by almost 10.7 million ETH since September 2022. Current balances stand at just 17.4 million ETH, down from a peak of 28.8 million.
Over the past three months, approximately 2.5 million ETH have been withdrawn from exchanges, primarily absorbed by corporate treasuries and exchange-traded funds.
This supply squeeze has coincided with Ethereum reaching a record high of $4,953.73 in late August 2025. As of press time, ETH trades at $4,340, down 0.67% over the last 24 hours.
