Tom Lee-Backed Bitmine’s Ethereum Holdings Cross 5 Million Tokens

Shares of Tom Lee-backed Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) moved lower in early morning trade, amid weakness in the broader market, after the company announced its total Ethereum (ETH) holdings now exceed 5 million. 

According to the company, the 5 million threshold is an “unprecedented world record.” BMNR’s stock moved 0.27% lower in pre-market trade. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the Ethereum digital asset treasury (DAT) dipped to ‘bearish’ from ‘neutral’ territory, and chatter fell to ‘low’ from ‘neutral’ levels. 

“In the past week, we acquired 101,901 ETH, which is the highest pace of buys since the week of December 15, 2025," Lee said. He added that the company's annualized staking revenues are now at $264 million after 3.7 million ETH staked, which is about 73% of the 5.08 million ETH held by Bitmine. 

Ethereum’s price dropped 0.6% in the last 24 hours, holding above $2,300. Retail sentiment around the leading altcoin trended in ‘neutral’ territory over the past day, with chatter at ‘normal’ levels. 

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