Bitmine tuần trước mua 100.000 ETH, tổng số nắm giữ gần 5 triệu ETH! Tom Lee: ETH là "tài sản chiến tranh tốt nhất"

Ethereum whales accelerate coin accumulation! Recently transferred to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the world’s largest ETH reserve company Bitmine (BMNR) announced that last week it aggressively bought 101,627 ETH, marking the largest increase in nearly four months. Bitmine Chairman and Wall Street renowned analyst Tom Lee boldly declared that the “crypto winter” is about to end, highlighting that under the demand for AI and the wave of tokenization, Ethereum has become the best “wartime store of value” amid turbulent times.
（Background: Tom Lee boldly announced the end of the “mini crypto winter”! ETH above $60,000, Bitmine still buying despite a $3.8 billion loss）
（Additional background: Bitmine transferred to the NYSE main board! Holding 4.8 million ETH, simultaneously increasing buybacks of $4 billion）

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• Largest buying spree in four months: weekly increase of over 100,000 ETH
• Tom Lee comments: crypto winter ending, ETH has dual tailwinds
• Staking giant: generates $221 million in passive income annually

The largest Ethereum (ETH) institutional holder on the planet is accelerating its position-building at an unprecedented pace!

Focused on long-term cryptocurrency investment, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) released its latest asset report on the 20th Eastern Time. Data shows that the company’s total “crypto assets + cash + moonshot investment” now amounts to $12.9 billion.

Largest buying spree in four months: weekly increase of over 100,000 ETH

The most eye-catching data in this announcement is that Bitmine bought a whopping 101,627 ETH in just one week. This not only marks the company’s fourth consecutive week of accelerated coin accumulation but also the highest weekly purchase record since mid-December 2025.

As of April 19, 2026, Bitmine’s total ETH holdings reached an astonishing 4,976,485 ETH (calculated at a price of $2,301), controlling 4.12% of the entire Ethereum supply, with 82% of its goal to “acquire 5% of the network supply (Alchemy of 5%)” completed. In the crypto reserve rankings, Bitmine remains the world’s largest ETH vault, second only to Bitcoin holder Strategy Inc. (MSTR).

Tom Lee comments: crypto winter ending, ETH has dual tailwinds

Regarding this massive accumulation, Bitmine Chairman and Wall Street analyst Thomas “Tom” Lee offered an extremely optimistic macro and fundamental outlook.

“We see increasing signs that the ‘mini-crypto winter’ is about to end.” Tom Lee pointed out that as the downside risks of the US-Iran war diminish, Ethereum has rebounded 41% since its lows in early February. Even more impressive, since the conflict erupted, ETH outperformed the S&P 500 index by as much as 22.8% (2,280 basis points), making it one of the best-performing assets globally besides oil.

Tom Lee further explained the underlying logic of holding a large ETH position:

“Ethereum continues to benefit from two major tailwinds: Wall Street tokenizing assets on the blockchain and the increasing need for public and neutral blockchains in agentic AI systems. In our view, ETH has become the best ‘wartime store of value,’ leading gains during wartime, which has profound significance.”

He added that every crypto winter in history has been accompanied by at least 20% pullbacks in the stock market; however, the 2026 stock market decline is relatively mild (around -8%), supporting their “base case” that the winter is nearing its end. This is also the core reason why Bitmine has been aggressively adding to its position over the past four weeks.

Staking giant: generates $221 million in passive income annually

Beyond simple buying and holding, Bitmine maximizes asset benefits through its institutional staking platform MAVAN. Currently, about 67% of its ETH holdings (3,334,637 ETH, worth approximately $7.7 billion) are staked, making it the single largest ETH staker globally.

With an annualized yield of 2.88%, this large staking position can generate up to $221 million in staking income per year, demonstrating Ethereum’s unique “interest-earning asset” advantage over Bitcoin. Driven by strong capital and clear strategy, Bitmine continues to consolidate its dominance at the intersection of Wall Street and Web3.