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title: "Why Sharplink (SBET) Is Down 18.7% After Massive Q1 Loss and New Onchain Yield Fund"
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description: "Sharplink Inc. reported a significant Q1 loss of $685.56 million despite revenue of $12.06 million. The company has partnered with Galaxy Digital to create a $125 million Onchain Yield Fund, aiming to leverage its Ethereum treasury. This move is intended to alleviate financial strain but raises execution risks. Investors have mixed opinions on Sharplink's valuation, reflecting uncertainty about its future amidst rapid losses."
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# Why Sharplink (SBET) Is Down 18.7% After Massive Q1 Loss and New Onchain Yield Fund

-   In May 2026, Galaxy Digital Inc. and Sharplink Inc. entered a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, LP, committing US$100 million from Sharplink’s staked Ethereum treasury and US$25 million from Galaxy alongside Sharplink’s release of first-quarter 2026 results showing revenue of US$12.06 million and a very large increase in net loss to US$685.56 million year over year.
-   The planned fund highlights a pivot toward actively managed onchain yield strategies for Sharplink’s digital asset treasury, even as its recent quarterly performance underlines the financial strain of scaling its business model.
-   We’ll now examine how channeling US$100 million of Sharplink’s Ethereum treasury into an actively managed onchain yield fund shapes its investment narrative.

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## What Is Sharplink's Investment Narrative?

For Sharplink, you really have to buy into two ideas: that its Ethereum-heavy balance sheet can be turned into a productive, institutionally managed asset base, and that the underlying operating business can eventually justify the current valuation despite deep losses. The new Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund leans into the first part of that story, potentially making US$100 million of staked Ethereum work harder without giving up core exposure. In the near term, that could become a key catalyst if onchain yields offset some of the financial strain highlighted by the US$685.56 million quarterly net loss. At the same time, it complicates the risk picture, since execution now depends not only on Sharplink’s own business model but also on how effectively Galaxy runs an aggressive DeFi yield strategy with treasury capital.

However, investors should be aware of how quickly treasury and cash runway could come under pressure. Our expertly prepared valuation report on Sharplink implies its share price may be too high.

## Exploring Other Perspectives

SBET 1-Year Stock Price Chart

Sixteen fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span from cents to very large figures, showing just how far apart opinions sit. When you set that against Sharplink’s rapid losses and heavy reliance on balance-sheet Ethereum, it underlines why different investors may reach very different conclusions about the company’s future path.

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## The Verdict Is Yours

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