Bitmine Immersion Technologies, holding one of the largest Ether (ETH) stockpiles as part of its treasury strategy, said Monday it added of $74 million worth of the second-biggest crypto by market cap, in contrast with Strategy, a major Bitcoin (BTC) holder, which offloaded coins to fund its dividend payments.<\/p>\n
Bitmine said<\/a> that it held 5,742,237 ETH as of Sunday, marking an increase of 42,197 Ether since it reported on its holdings<\/a> last week. The ETH holdings were reported when the token was valued at about $1,759, making its most recent buys worth about $74 million.\u00a0The price of ETH has since increased to $1,792 apiece at the time of publication.<\/p>\n Bitmine chair Tom Lee said optimism about the passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act in the US was an \u201cimportant milestone\u201d that could allow \u201csmart contract platforms like ethereum to benefit\u201d among the company\u2019s reasons for maintaining its treasury strategy, adding:<\/p>\n \u201c[T]he rise in the ETH\/BTC ratio in the past few days make sense as markets start to see greater chances of Clarity Act passage.\u201d<\/p>\n Prediction market traders see about a 48% chance for passage of the Clarity Act by year end. Source: <\/em>Polymarket<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The latest buy means Bitmine holds about 4.8% of the token\u2019s total supply, or roughly 121 million ETH. Strategy on Monday reported selling $216 million worth of BTC<\/a> to fund its dividend payments, reducing its total holdings to 843,775 Bitcoin.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Bitcoin nears $63.5K into weekly close as trader warns of ‘terrible’ Monday<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The CLARITY Act, under consideration in the US Senate, is expected to be one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting the crypto industry, giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission more authority in regulating and overseeing digital assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n Republican lawmakers are pushing for a vote<\/a> on the bill once the chamber returns from their state work periods next week, but it\u2019s unclear whether enough Democrats will sign onto the legislation without clear provisions on ethics. The CLARITY ACT will need 60 votes to pass in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority.<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Does \u2018Paper Bitcoin\u2019 mean there\u2019s an unlimited supply of BTC?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy<\/a> and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitmine Immersion Technologies, holding one of the largest Ether (ETH) stockpiles as part of its treasury strategy, said Monday it added of $74 million worth of the second-biggest crypto by market cap, in contrast with Strategy, a major Bitcoin (BTC) holder, which offloaded coins to fund its dividend payments. 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