The Tom Lee-chaired former bitcoin miner turned Ethereum treasury company continues to increase its ETH holdings by purchasing over $135 million worth of the asset.
Its total holdings have skyrocketed to 5,620,754 ETH, currently valued at around $10 billion, given the asset’s price today. This means that the company, whose average entry price is around $3,450, still sits on a massive unrealized loss of well over $9 billion.
ETH Holdings Keep Rising
The press release shared from the company earlier today indicated that its total stash has grown to $10.4 billion, albeit crypto prices were slightly lower at the time. Aside from the massive ETH fortune, Bitmine owns 204 BTC, $502 million in cash and marketable securities, as well as equity stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings valued at a combined $268 million.
Tom Lee described the $135 million purchase as an “elevated pace” of buying the asset despite its most recent market pullback that sent it to $1,500 at the start of the month. The company is now 93% of the way toward owning 5% of Ethereum’s total supply.
Nevertheless, Bitmine continues to be a major ETH supporter, noting that it doesn’t believe the current market downturn rightfully reflects its position in the market.
“The Series A Preferred Stock offering is good balance sheet diversification for Bitmine. The Company’s current projected annualized staking rewards of approximately $219 million provide recurring cash flow to support the dividends related to the Series A Preferred shares,” stated Lee.
Bitmine’s Staking Venture
He added that Bitmine has become a major participant in Ethereum staking, as 4.72 million ETH tokens, or more than 83% of its total holdings, have been staked through its validator operations.
Using current staking yields, the company projects annualized staking revenue of approximately $226 million. The firm estimated that if it deploys all of its ETH through staking, its annual rewards could rise to about $270 million.
Bitmine remains the second-largest cryptocurrency holder with its $10 billion worth of ETH and 204 BTC. It trails only Strategy, which, despite a minor sale completed by the end of May, has continued its substantial accumulation with another $100 million BTC purchase announced earlier today. It now owns approximately $56 billion worth of bitcoin.
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