Bitmine Immersion Technologies said it bought 101,627 ETH in the week ended April 19, 2026, its largest weekly purchase since December 2025, lifting the company’s total Ethereum holdings to nearly 5 million tokens.
The disclosure came through a Form 8-K filed on April 20, 2026, in which the company furnished a press release updating investors on its operations. Bitmine chairman Tom Lee said the purchase represented “the highest pace of buys since the week of December 15, 2025.”
As of April 19, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, Bitmine reported holding 4,976,485 ETH at a reference price of $2,301 per token. The company said those holdings represented 4.12% of the 120.7 million ETH supply.
How Bitmine’s Treasury Is Split Between Staked and Unstaked ETH
The filing reveals that Bitmine had 3,334,637 ETH staked, generating annualized staking revenues of $221 million. That leaves roughly 1,641,848 ETH outside staking, a detail that most coverage of the purchase overlooked.
The staking split offers a clearer picture of Bitmine’s treasury strategy. With about 67% of its ETH locked in staking, the company earns yield on the majority of its position while keeping a third liquid. For context, Ethereum staking mechanics have drawn fresh scrutiny after incidents like the Kelp exploit that triggered contagion across DeFi staking protocols.
Bitmine reported total crypto, cash and “moonshots” holdings of $12.9 billion. The company has described itself as the largest corporate ETH treasury, though that characterization has not been independently verified against all public peers.
Why the Disclosure Matters for Ethereum Market Watchers
The scale of Bitmine’s accumulation stands out against a cautious market backdrop. ETH traded near $2,306.67 at press time, while the Fear and Greed Index sat at 29, firmly in “Fear” territory.
A single corporate treasury holding over 4% of Ethereum’s circulating supply creates concentration risk that market watchers typically associate with Bitcoin whales. The purchase pace, which Bitmine itself flagged as the fastest in four months, suggests the company is moving aggressively even as broader crypto sentiment remains subdued.
The update was furnished under Form 8-K Item 7.01 and Regulation FD, the standard framework for material corporate disclosures. While the press release referenced the GENIUS Act and the SEC’s Project Crypto as favorable policy signals, those were management commentary rather than a direct legal trigger for the purchase.
Bitmine’s filing also arrives at a time when Ethereum infrastructure security is under scrutiny, with events like the eth.limo domain hijack highlighting risks across the ecosystem. Whether other corporate treasuries follow Bitmine’s aggressive accumulation strategy will depend on both ETH’s price trajectory and the regulatory clarity the company says it expects.
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