Bitmine buys $43M in ETH amid price slide; Tom Lee attributes weakness to quarter-end rebalancing
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Krisztian Sandor
Summary
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury company, purchased 27,084 ETH (~$43M) last week, extending its accumulation streak despite falling crypto prices. The purchase brings Bitmine's total holdings to 5.7 million ETH (~$8.9B), representing roughly 4.7% of Ethereum's circulating supply. Tom Lee attributes recent bitcoin and ether weakness to quarter-end rebalancing as investors cut losses before H2. This was Bitmine's smallest purchase since early May.
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· 3 pulledTom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)
The purchase, worth roughly $43 million based on ETH's current price of around $1,580, lifted Bitmine's holdings to 5.7 million ETH
The stash is worth about $8.9 billion and represents roughly 4.7% of Ethereum's circulating supply, nearing the firm's 5% goal.
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