FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INC. STRENGTHENS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH APPOINTMENT OF BLOCKCHAIN PIONEER MAJA VUJINOVIC AND SUCESSFUL SERIAL ENTERPRENEUR & VENTURE CAPITALIST JOSE VARGAS

Strategic Leadership Additions Reinforce Company's Ethereum Treasury Strategy and Public Markets Expertise

Charlotte, NC, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fundamental Global Inc. (Nasdaq: FGNX, FGNXP) (the “Company” or “FG Nexus”), the premier Ethereum pure-play treasury company, today announced the appointment of two distinguished industry leaders to its Board of Directors: Maja Vujinovic, CEO of Digital Assets, and Jose Vargas, Head of Business Development.

"These strategic Board appointments bring together Maja's pioneering work in digital assets and institutional blockchain adoption and Jose’s proven record of building and scaling innovative financial and technology companies, creating the ideal governance structure as we execute our Ethereum acquisition strategy. Their combined expertise, alongside our current board, positions FG Nexus to capitalize on Ethereum's role as the foundation of digital finance and the settlement layer for the majority of stablecoins, DeFi protocols, and tokenized assets and deliver value to our shareholders," said Kyle Cerminara, CEO and Chairman of FG Nexus.

Maja Vujinovic, who currently serves as CEO of Digital Assets at FG Nexus, is an early pioneer, investor, and operator in cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and AI. Her industry-shaping contributions include acquiring the first bank for Tether and serving as CIO of Emerging Technologies at GE, where she launched one of the first institutional-grade finance transactions on blockchain in 2015.

Jose Vargas, Head of Business Development of Digital Assets at FG Nexus, is a seasoned entrepreneur and business builder with a track record of successful exits, including BrokersWeb, BlueKite, AutoWeb, and . As an early investor in one of the world’s largest Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies, Jose brings deep expertise in digital asset treasury strategies and a strong background in scaling innovative ventures that deliver shareholder value.

Fundamental Global Inc.

Fundamental Global Inc. (Nasdaq: FGNX, FGNXP), (the “Company” or “FG Nexus”), is on the Ethereum Standard, and singularly focused on becoming the largest corporate holder of ETH in the world by an order of magnitude. In order to enhance our ETH YIELD, the Company will stake and restake, serving as a strategic gateway into Ethereum-powered finance, including tokenized RWAs and stablecoin yield.

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