{"id":31465,"date":"2026-06-29T08:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/bitmine-buys-another-27000-eth-despite-market-slump-nears-5-of-ethereum-supply\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:55:46","slug":"bitmine-buys-another-27000-eth-despite-market-slump-nears-5-of-ethereum-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/bitmine-buys-another-27000-eth-despite-market-slump-nears-5-of-ethereum-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitmine Buys Another 27,000 ETH Despite Market Slump, Nears 5% of Ethereum Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe company continues with its aggressive ETH accumulation strategy, adding more than 27,000 tokens over the past week.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The former major bitcoin miner has expanded its Ethereum treasury once again during a week in which the asset slumped by over 8% and dived to a multi-month low of $1,500 before it found some support.<\/p>\n<p>Bitmine Immersion Technologies now holds just over 5.7 million tokens, equivalent to approximately 4.7% of Ethereum\u2019s total circulating supply of 120.7 million coins.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitmine Buys Again<\/h2>\n<p>Based on an ETH price of $1,570 as of June 28, the company\u2019s total crypto, cash, and investment holdings stand at roughly $10 billion. The firm has reinforced its position as the world\u2019s largest corporate holder of ETH and the second-largest public crypto treasury behind Strategy, which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/saylors-strategy-responds-to-critics-with-new-plan-to-protect-btc-exposure\/\">announced<\/a> a new initiative this week, not a new BTC purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman and long-term ETH bull Tom Lee acknowledged the recent weakness across the entire market but maintained that Bitmine\u2019s long-term outlook remains unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis past week was a challenging one for crypto investors as ETH fell by 8%, even as Ethereum witnessed notable positive developments such as the creation of Ethlabs, and even the Bank of England softened its stance around stablecoins. We are nearing quarter-end for June, and it is not surprising to see \u2018window dressing\u2019 leading to investors reducing their holdings in assets which have fallen in the past 3 months,\u201d added Lee.<\/p>\n<p>He doubled down on his belief that Ethereum will eventually benefit from Wall Street\u2019s migration toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure and the emergence of agentic AI payment systems operating on crypto rails.<\/p>\n<p>The press release shared by the firm also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bitmine-immersion-technologies-bmnr-announces-eth-holdings-reach-5-70-million-tokens-and-total-crypto-and-total-cash-holdings-of-9-8-billion-302812787.html\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a> that Bitmine has staked almost 4.9 million tokens (over 85% of its total holdings) through its own institutional staking platform, MAVAN. The current staking yield of 2.75% means that its annualized revenue will be around $211 million.<\/p>\n<h2>SharpLink\u2019s Return<\/h2>\n<p>Although Bitmine remains the undisputed leader in terms of ETH accumulation, the second-in-line SharpLink <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/sharplink-resumes-eth-buying-after-8-month-hiatus-but-og-whales-capitulate\/\">returned<\/a> last week with several major purchases. After spending eight months on the sidelines, the Joe Lubin-chaired firm bought 5,000 ETH on Friday and kept accumulating more over the weekend.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<p>In total, the company <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-whales-offload-almost-900m-worth-of-eth-is-another-crash-looming\/\">spent<\/a> more than $62 million to acquire a total of 39,196 ETH, which is actually more than the amount purchased by Bitmine within the same period. 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