Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH purchase

Abstract:Bitmine Immersion, led by Tom Lee, purchased another 9,926 ETH last week, raising its holdings to 5.815 million ETH, worth about $11 billion at current prices. That stake equals roughly 4.8% of Ethereum‘s total supply, nearing the company’s 5% target. Lee cited tokenization, AI-agent applications, and easing financial conditions as tailwinds for Ethereum and the broader crypto market, noting the ETH/BTC ratio has broken a multiyear downtrend. BMNR also bought back 1.7 million shares, bringing its repurchased total to 20.8 million under a $4 billion program. ETH rose about 1.6% in 24 hours, with BMNR up over 2% on the day.

Summary

  • Bitmine bought another 9,926 ETH last week, bringing its holdings to 5.815 million ETH worth about $11 billion.
  • The Tom Lee-led company now owns about 4.8% of Ethereums total supply, nearing its stated goal of 5%.
  • Lee expects tokenization, AI-agent applications and easing financial conditions to support demand for Ethereum and the broader crypto market.

Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion added more of the token to its balance sheet, bringing its total holdings up to 5.815 million tokens.

In an announcement Monday, the company led by Chairman Tom Lee said it bought another 9,926 ETH last week, continuing its streak of weekly buys that began in June 2025 when the company launched.

Bitmine, which trades under the ticker BMNR, now holds 4.8% of ETHs total supply with its tokens worth about $11 billion at the current price of $1,904.

Lee said the ETH/BTC ratio has broken above a years-long downward trend, which he sees as a sign that investors are starting to price in growing demand for Ethereum from tokenization and AI-agent applications.

On the macro front, he expects “easing financial conditions to be a tailwind for crypto,” he said in a statement.

ETH is up about 1.6% over the past 24 hours while BMNR is trading more than 2% higher today.

The company also bought an additional 1.7 million shares of its own stock last week, now owning 20.8 million shares under a previously authorized $4 billion buyback program.

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