Tom Lee’s Bitmine Taps the Brakes on ETH Buys, Pivots $86M into Stock Buyback

Ethereum treasury company Bitmine barely moved the needle on its ETH stack last week, adding just 7,430 ETH—about $14 million—as it steered capital toward buying back its own shares instead. This week’s buy pushed Bitmine's holdings to about 5.78 million ETH tokens, or nea

Ethereum treasury company Bitmine barely moved the needle on its ETH stack last week, adding just 7,430 ETH—about $14 million—as it steered capital toward buying back its own shares instead.

This week’s buy pushed Bitmine’s holdings to about 5.78 million ETH tokens, or nearly 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply, according to the company

That leaves the firm inching toward its stated goal of cornering 5% of the token’s supply. Bitmine, which trades as BMNR, is currently trading for $16.61, up almost 6% on the day. Bitmine now holds roughly $11 billion worth of Ethereum, making it the largest corporate holder of ETH in the world.

It’s also one of the biggest digital asset treasuries, second only to Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which itself holds roughly $54 billion in Bitcoin. Still, for Bitmine, this latest purchase marks one of the company’s thinnest weekly additions since it kicked off its Ethereum treasury strategy in June 2025. The contrast is stark: Bitmine scooped up more than 111,000 ETH in a single week back in May.

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