Bitmine Increases Holdings to 5.7 Million ETH, Included in Russell 1000 Index, Tom Lee Says Only One Step Away from '5% Target'
Bitmine Increases Ethereum Holdings, Nears 5% Supply Target and Joins Russell 1000
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) acquired an additional 27,084 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to 5,700,040 ETH, which represents 4.7% of Ethereum's total supply. This puts the company at 94% of its goal to own 5% of ETH's circulating supply. Despite a challenging week where ETH price fell 8% and BMNR's stock dropped 13%, Bitmine continues its accumulation strategy, with Chairman Tom Lee attributing the market weakness to quarter-end "window dressing" by investors.
In a significant development, Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 large-cap index on June 26. Lee expects this inclusion to attract hundreds of institutional investors, as passive funds and ETFs rebalance to match the index. The company's total assets, including crypto, cash, and securities, stand at $9.8 billion.
Of its ETH holdings, 4,879,157 are currently staked, generating an estimated annualized revenue of $211 million. Lee projects this could rise to $246 million once all ETH is staked through its MAVAN network. Bitmine remains the world's largest corporate Ethereum treasury and the second-largest overall corporate crypto treasury, behind Strategy's substantial Bitcoin holdings.
Lee reaffirmed the company's commitment to steady buying throughout 2026, expressing belief that the crypto market is still in the early stages of a spring cycle. At the time of writing, ETH was trading around $1,565, while BMNR stock was near $13.56, down over 90% from its 52-week high.
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