Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $2 million in BitMine shares across its ETFs as the Ether-holding firm’s stock surged 415% in 2025. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has increased its exposure to Tom Lee’s Ether treasury firm BitMine while reducing its position in Tesla. According to the firm’s daily trading disclosures dated Friday, ARK purchased a combined 48,454 shares of BitMine (worth around $2 million) across three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) and the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW). Wood’s investment funds have been increasing their exposure to BitMine since it started accumulating Ether (ETH) as a treasury asset in April. Read more
BitMine chairman Tom Lee said he expects Ethereum to enter a supercycle, making the current price an attractive risk vs reward purchase. BitMine chairman Tom Lee has confirmed the company went on an Ether buying spree after the crypto market saw one of its most significant deleveraging events earlier this month. “Open interest for ETH sits at the same levels as seen on June 30th of this year, ETH was $2,500, given the expected Supercycle for Ethereum, this price dislocation represents an attractive risk/reward,” he said in a statement on Monday. BitMine bought up another $250 million Ether (ETH) on Monday from crypto exchanges Bitgo and Kraken, according to blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence. Read more
BitMine has $1.5 billion worth of Ether following the market crash, as Tom Lee remained bullish despite saying the DAT bubble may have burst. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has echoed the sentiment that digital asset treasury hype may be coming to an end, but remains bullish on Ether, having purchased $1.5 billion worth since the market crash. BitMine Immersion Technologies has scooped up a total of 379,271 Ether (ETH) worth almost $1.5 billion since the record crypto market liquidation event last weekend. The acquisitions came in three separate purchases: 202,037 ETH after the weekend crash, 104,336 ETH on Thursday, and 72,898 ETH on Saturday, according to onchain data from Arkham Intelligence and ‘BMNR Bullz’, which tracks the firm’s purchases, though it has yet to be officially confirmed by BitMine. Read more
BitMine’s Tom Lee saw the market crash as a discount buying opportunity, acquiring over $827 million worth of Ether over the weekend. BitMine, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, capitalized on this weekend’s crypto market crash to buy the dip, signaling more institutional confidence in Ether’s continued momentum. The company said it acquired Ether (ETH) “more aggressively” during the market turmoil, pushing its total holdings past 3 million ETH, or about 2.5% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply. BitMine’s average purchase price was $4,154 per token. Over the past few days, BitMine acquired 202,037 ETH, worth about $827 million, the company said in a Monday X post. Read more
Top ETH treasury BitMine Immersion Technologies announced $365 million in new funding and revealed it now holds 2.416 million ETH — over 2% of the total supply. BitMine Immersion Technologies, a crypto treasury company focused on Bitcoin and Ether, says it controls more than 2% of Ether’s total supply after amassing 2.4 million ETH. The company disclosed Monday that its Ether (ETH) holdings are valued at about $10.1 billion, making it the largest corporate ETH treasury worldwide. It also announced a new fundraising initiative aimed at pushing its reserves even higher. BitMine reported that it acquired ETH at an average price of nearly $4,500, about 7.25% above the current market price of $4,200. Read more
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased $16 million in BitMine and $7.5 million in Bullish stock across three of its ETFs, boosting its crypto exposure. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has continued its crypto stock shopping spree, adding more shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies and crypto exchange Bullish across its flagship ETFs. According to trade disclosures from Friday, ARK’s Innovation ETF (ARKK), Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), and Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) collectively bought over 387,000 shares of BitMine and 144,000 shares of Bullish. Based on recent market prices, the purchases amount to roughly $16 million in BitMine and $7.5 million in Bullish stock. Read more
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, said it holds 1.87 million ETH — more than 1.5% of the total supply. BitMine Immersion Technologies, a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company and Ether treasury, said it holds almost 1.9 million ETH — well over 1.5% of all circulating Ether. According to a Tuesday announcement, BitMine holds 1,866,974 Ether (ETH) or nearly 1.55% of the entire ETH supply, 192 Bitcoin (BTC) and unencumbered cash of $635 million. This results in a combined total capital of $8.98 billion. According to Strategic ETH Reserve data, Bitmine is currently the world’s largest corporate Ether treasury, with its ETH holdings valued at over $8.1 billion. The second-largest treasury is SharpLink Gaming, with 797,700 ETH, worth approximately $3.43 billion. Read more
BitMine and SharpLink, the two largest corporate holders of ETH, have been racing to accumulate more Ether as ecosystem interest heats up. BitMine Immersion Technologies, a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining company, has added 373,000 Ether (ETH) tokens to its treasury in the past week, bringing its holdings of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency to 1.52 million tokens worth $6.6 billion. The move comes as the Ethereum ecosystem has seen renewed interest. However, BitMine’s share price has suffered as the company has added more ETH to its treasury. According to Google Finance, BitMine shares have dropped 14.2% since Aug. 11, the same period during which it has bolstered its Ether holdings. BitMine Chairman Thomas Lee said in a statement that the company increased its Ether holdings as “institutional investors have expressed interest” in its ETH accumulation strategy. This strategy is known as the “alchemy of 5%” in which BitMine hopes to acquire 5% of the circulating Ethereum supply. Read more
Ether price action targets all-time highs amid excitement over BitMine's giant accumulation plan, shifting the focus away from rangebound Bitcoin. Key points: Ether gains nearly 6% on the day as BitMine ups its ETH accumulation plans to nearly $25 billion. Chairman Tom Lee gets Michael Saylor comparisons as analysis says ETH price action is “defying gravity.” Read more
Corporate Ether buying accelerates as BitMine and SharpLink raise cash, with ETH nearing record highs and institutions targeting a larger share of supply. The corporate Ether acquisition race is accelerating as the world’s two largest Ether treasury firms are raising capital to acquire more of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, which is nearing its previous all-time high. Public Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm BitMine Immersion Technology is looking to raise $24.5 billion through a new at-the-market (ATM) stock sale offering to acquire more Ether (ETH) tokens, according to a Tuesday US Securities and Exchange Commission filing. BitMine’s offering comes the same day as corporate crypto treasury firm SharpLink completed a $389 million capital raise from common stock shares sold for select institutional investors, according to another SEC filing. “We intend to contribute substantially all of the cash proceeds that we receive to acquire ETH,” the filing said. Read more
ARK Invest bought $30 million in Coinbase and $17 million in BitMine shares on Friday amid price dips. ARK Invest has seized the recent stock market dip to boost its stakes in major US crypto exchange Coinbase and Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion Technologies. The Cathie Wood-led firm added a total of 94,678 shares of Coinbase (COIN) across three of its funds, including the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), according to trade notifications seen by Cointelegraph. The purchase, worth around $30 million, came as Coinbase stock plunged 16.7% on Friday, closing at $314.69, its worst single-day performance in recent months. COIN hit an intraday low of $310.55, significantly below its 52-week high of $444.64, according to data from Google Finance. Read more
With its stock trading below net asset value, BitMine has chosen to focus on buybacks instead of further growing its ETH reserve. BitMine Immersion, a Bitcoin mining company and Ether's largest publicly traded holder, has announced the approval of an open-ended $1 billion stock buyback program to repurchase its outstanding shares through open market or negotiated transactions. With shares trading below the company’s net asset value (NAV), BitMine has opted to repurchase its stock rather than allocating more capital to expand its Ether (ETH) reserve, at least for now. The company’s NAV per share is estimated at $22.76, witth crypto holdings of 625,000 ETH and 192 Bitcoin (BTC), according to a press release on Monday. Rather than continue accumulating ETH at elevated prices, BitMine is using the NAV gap as a trigger for buybacks, aiming to increase per-share value and investor exposure to Ethereum reserves. Read more
SharpLink has hired a 20-year BlackRock veteran just one day after its biggest Ether-buying rival, BitMine, disclosed a massive ETH purchase. Sharplink, a major public company with significant Ether holdings, has hired a veteran BlackRock executive as the corporate Ether treasury race heats up. Former BlackRock senior executive Joseph Chalom has joined Sharplink as its new co-CEO, effective July 24, the company announced on Friday. In his new role at Sharplink, Chalom will be responsible for shaping and executing SharpLink’s global strategy in public markets and Ethereum-based digital infrastructure, his LinkedIn page reads. Read more
Ether price pulled back after a relentless run, but lower levels are likely to attract buyers. Key point: Ether shows signs of being overbought, but a shallow pullback suggests the bulls are not hurrying to the exit. SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies have been on an Ether (ETH) buying spree to take the mantle of the largest public ETH holder. BitMine claimed the top spot after it reported holding 300,657 ETH on Thursday, but Sharplink overtook it after the latest round of purchases last week, which boosted its holding to 360,807 ETH. Read more