What to know:
- Bitmine bought 101,745 ETH, lifting total holdings above 5.180 million tokens last week.
- The purchase raised Bitmine’s Ethereum supply share to 4.29%, based on stated data.
- Strategy paused its weekly crypto update while raising funds for future BTC buys later.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies expanded its Ethereum treasury after another large weekly purchase. The company said it acquired 101,745 ETH last week, raising its total holdings above 5.180 million tokens and tightening its current role among major corporate crypto buyers worldwide.
The firm announced the latest deal in its Monday update. Bitmine said most of the Ethereum came through direct sales from the Ethereum Foundation. The purchase is valued at almost $240 million, according to current market prices.
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Bitmine Ethereum Supply Share Rises to 4.29%
The new purchase increased Bitmine share of Ethereum supply to 4.29%. The network’s supply was listed at about 120.7 million tokens. The company also reported 200 BTC, $700 million in cash, a $200 million stake in Beast Industries, and an $83 million stake in Eightco Holdings.
These numbers indicate that the company is putting crypto assets, equity interests, and cash on its balance sheet as it expands its Ethereum exposure.
Chairman Tom Lee took the update to reiterate his optimism about the market. He said “crypto spring” has started. He further noted that investor sentiment is muted and bearish despite the fact that crypto prices are moving upwards.
Lee also attributed the market change to potential action on the CLARITY Act. He said passage, or even failure, of the bill would confirm the start of this new phase. His remarks continued to emphasize regulation, tokenization, and the role of Ethereum in the future of digital finance.
Lee claims that there are two significant drivers of Ethereum in the future. The former is the shift of Wall Street to tokenizing assets on blockchain networks. The second is the expansion of agentic AI systems, which might require the use of public and neutral chains to make transactions.
Tom Lee Highlights Ethereum Use in Agentic Commerce
Lee said Ethereum remains one of the most used and reliable networks for tokenization. He further indicated that it is appropriate to the emergence of agentic commerce. Bitmine takes the stance that ETH can be considered both a unit of exchange and a store of value.
The announcement comes as Strategy suspended its weekly purchase update of crypto. Strategy is the world’s largest corporate holder of cryptocurrency.
Michael Saylor, a co-founder of the company, said that the company lost a week, but he added that the company anticipates returning to buying next week.
Strategy has been raising funds for more Bitcoin purchases. It is also gearing up for its first-quarter earnings report. The break allowed the Ethereum hoarding of Bitmine to gain more publicity as both companies continue to influence corporate crypto treasury policies.
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