Bitmine Confirms $480 Million Ethereum Accumulation Strengthens World’s Largest ETH Treasury
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Bitmine bought 128,718 ETH worth $480M amid a 15.6% Ethereum crash. Transactions traced to FalconX and Kraken wallets confirm the purchases. The firm now holds 2.96M ETH, targeting 5% of total supply. Market crash triggered by U.S.-China tariff escalation on Oct 10. Tom Lee-led Bitmine continues aggressive dip-buying with institutional backing.References X Post Reference
On Oct. 12th, 2025 at 03:13 UTC, a tweet surfaced that Bitmine Immersion Technologies had bought 128,718 ETH, or $480 million worth, over the weekend market crash. The statement corroborates, but with blockchain transaction data provided by @lookonchain and @rovercrc, which indeed verify several large transfers from FalconX wallets and the Kraken exchange.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 BITMINE APPEARS TO HAVE BOUGHT $480 MILLION WORTH OF $ETH IN THIS MARKET CRASH.
— Hailey LUNC (@TheMoonHailey) October 12, 2025
THEY 100% KNOW SOMETHING !! https://t.co/cGUog1BbPd pic.twitter.com/OnfE53qE9z
Market Crash
This occurred during a broad market sell-off after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on October 10, a 100% tariff of Chinese software as well as U.S. export controls on rare earth minerals. As a result of this geopolitical shock Bitcoin decreased 8.4%, resting at $111,841 and Ethereum also witnessed a decline of 15.62%, landing at $3,792.31 according to LiveMint and CoinDesk prices. This created a definite accumulation zone for institutional players such as Bitmine, which has been vocal about its “buy the dip” approach during moments of volatility. Wallet logs indicate deposits like 14.44 ETH ($57,700) and 24.49 ETH ($97,960) made to Bitmine wallets within a day’s time. This would imply an average purchasing price of $3,728 per ETH, in line with Ethereum’s price dropping below the $3,800 level during the market crash.
Bitmine Expands ETH Treasury
Originally established as a Bitcoin mining operation Fundmine and Mining Investment Fund Fundstrat Global Advisors have pivoted to Ethereum accumulation, is led by Tom Lee, Managing Partner. As of October 6, 2025, Bitmine had 2.83 million ETH worth $13.4 billion in liquidation value, giving Bitmine the largest Ethereum treasury in the world and the second largest crypto treasury behind MicroStrategy. Following its recent $480 million acquisition, Bitmine is said to be holding upwards of 2.96 million ETH, or nearly 2.5% of the total circulating supply of Ethereum.
Bitmine has remained aggressive in its accumulation. The company purchased 179,251 ETH ($820 million) earlier that week and 27,256 ETH ($104 million) on October 11, 2025. This $480 million acquisition is the company’s third major acquisition in under a week.Bitmine aspires to own 5% of the total supply of Ethereum (~6 million ETH) according to company filings. Though they report a $1.9 billion floating loss due to the price drop in September, the firm keeps its staking operations, receiving a yield of 3-5% annually through validator nodes and ETH liquidity protocols.
Institutional Confidence and Financial Outlook
On top of this, Bitmine counts Founders Fund, Peter Thiel’s VC firm with a 9.1% stake, and ARK Invest among its investors, lending credibility to its maneuvers. According to trading data from Nasdaq, Bitmine ranks among number 10 of U.S. stocks most traded with a daily volume of $6.4 billion. Tom Lee, the CEO, described the current drop as a “healthy shakeout” and predicts ETH will be back to $4,500-$5,000 by year’s end. Should Ethereum rise again above $4000, Bitmine’s most recent acquisition would register $35-40 million in unrealized profits within days of this happening, which contributes to the long term thesis.
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