Bitmine Treasury Hits 6.03M ETH as Staked Holdings Reach $12.9B
The company added 12,532 ETH over the past week, bringing its total reserves and cash equivalents to $16.2 billion.
At a glance
- What happened
- Bitmine Immersion Technologies increased its ETH treasury to 6.03 million tokens, pushing total reserves and cash to $16.2 billion as of Oct. 11 [1].
- Why it matters
- The company holds 4.9% of all circulating ETH, with over 5 million tokens deployed into staking infrastructure generating over $336 million annually [1].
- Who is affected
- Bitmine Immersion Technologies, institutional Ethereum staking markets, and NYSE market participants [1].
- What's next
- Bitmine expects to reach its target threshold of accumulating 5% of the circulating ETH supply [1].
- Primary source
- prnewswire.com: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 6.03 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash & Marketable Securities Holdings of $16.2 Billion
Key points
- Bitmine holds 6,028,946 ETH, accounting for 4.9% of the 122.1 million total token supply, alongside 214 BTC and $612 million in cash 1.
- The firm has staked 5,067,309 ETH valued at $12.9 billion, yielding roughly $336 million in annualized network staking revenue 1.
- Treasury purchases continued with 12,532 ETH acquired over the past week, bringing total balance sheet holdings to $16.2 billion 1.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has expanded its digital asset treasury to 6,028,946 $ETH, representing 4.9% of the circulating 122.1 million token supply, the company announced on Oct. 12 1. Across its crypto portfolio, cash reserves, and venture holdings, the corporate balance sheet reached $16.2 billion as of Oct. 11 1. The firm recently surpassed 6 million ETH tokens as part of its stated initiative to capture 5% of the total circulating supply 1.
Over the past week, Bitmine purchased 12,532 ETH, continuing consecutive weekly purchases that began when its dedicated treasury strategy debuted on June 30, 2025 1. The company's total balance sheet also holds 214 $BTC, $612 million in cash and marketable securities, a $180 million position in Beast Industries, and an $85 million stake in Eightco Holdings 1. At the time of writing, ETH changed hands at $2,528.
Validator Staking and Credit Benchmarks
Bitmine reported that 5,067,309 ETH—roughly 84% of its overall token cache—is staked, valued at $12.9 billion based on an asset benchmark of $2,544 1. The staking operations generate approximately $336 million in annualized revenue under a 2.61% seven-day yield, running in part through its proprietary Made in America Validator Network (MAVAN) 1. Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee noted that once Bitmine fully stakes its treasury via MAVAN and partner networks, projected annualized staking rewards would reach $400 million 1.
Corporate financing initiatives have leaned into dedicated digital asset yields 1. Bitmine's 9.5% Perpetual Preferred stock (BMNP), which began trading on the NYSE in June, gained 24% to close at $99.53, establishing a 9.56% yield benchmark 1. Lee characterized digital asset corporate treasuries as permanent sinks removing circulating liquidity from open order books, arguing the trend differentiates the current accumulation cycle from prior periods 1.
Sources
- [1] Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 6.03 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash & Marketable Securities Holdings of $16.2 Billion — prnewswire.com, October 12, 2026
Written by Basis Desk's newsroom system from the primary sources above and machine-verified against them before publication. Market figures marked "at the time of writing" come from live exchange data. Report an error: corrections@basisdesk.news · corrections policy.
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