{"id":408750,"date":"2025-10-21T17:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitmine-accumulates-800-million-of-eth-amid-market-weakness-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:44:09","slug":"bitmine-accumulates-800-million-of-eth-amid-market-weakness-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitmine-accumulates-800-million-of-eth-amid-market-weakness-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"BitMine Accumulates $800 Million of ETH Amid Market Weakness &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major crypto treasury companies step up crypto holdings, as Greenlane announces a BERA treasury.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Corporate crypto treasury activity picked up this week, as major <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/tradfi-and-fintech\/digital-asset-treasury-companies-drive-new-wave-of-corporate-crypto-holdings\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies<\/a> boosted their holdings, while others forged new strategic partnerships.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/tradfi-and-fintech\/crypto-treasury-activity-surges-as-datcos-expand-holdings\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Ethereum-focused BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc<\/a>. (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) increased its ETH holdings by more than 203,000 tokens, worth more than $800 million, while Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) added 168 Bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Greenlane Holdings unveiled a new initiative with the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/blockchains\/berachain-suffers-usd300-million-in-net-outflows\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Berachain<\/a> Foundation to build the first-ever corporate BERA DAT.<\/p>\n<p>The moves highlight the continued evolution of corporate digital asset adoption, with DATs increasingly treating Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and even newer tokens like BERA as balance-sheet assets.<\/p>\n<h2>BitMine Immersion Expands Ethereum Holdings<\/h2>\n<p>BitMine Chairman Thomas \u2018Tom\u2019 Lee said on Monday that the company purchased 203,826 Ether (ETH) last week, bringing its total holdings to 3,236,014 ETH \u2013 roughly 2.7% of Ethereum\u2019s total circulating supply \u2013 at an average price of $4,022 per token.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are now more than halfway towards our initial pursuit of the &#8216;alchemy of 5%&#8217; of ETH,&#8221; said Lee, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bitmine-immersion-bmnr-announces-eth-holdings-reaching-3-24-million-tokens-and-total-crypto-and-cash-holdings-of-13-4-billion-302588585.html\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">press release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, BMNR stock rose 7%, trading at $53. The company\u2019s total crypto and cash holdings now exceed $12.9 billion, including positions in ETH, BTC, and various equity stakes.<\/p>\n<p>This update comes just days after an Oct. 16 Fortune article quoted Lee saying the DAT bubble may have already popped.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, Lee <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0dVZqnvhu-s&#038;list=PLS8YLn_6PU1ljvBt3CKONrr9qXS1AaLeG&#038;index=3\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">said<\/a> that around 80% of crypto treasuries are likely trading below their actual value. However, he noted this isn\u2019t necessarily a crisis as companies can take steps to protect or convert their holdings. <\/p>\n<p>The interview came as the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/crypto-markets-plummet-as-btc-drops-below-usd106k\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">broader crypto market plummeted on Oct. 10<\/a> and for several days after.  ETH is currently trading around $3,946, down 2% on the day and 5.5% on the week.<\/p>\n<h2>Strategy Inc. Adds Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, acquired 168 BTC for $18.8 million on Monday, raising total holdings to 640,418 BTC, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strategy.com\/press\/strategy-acquires-168-btc-and-now-holds-640418-btc_10-20-2025\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move solidifies Strategy\u2019s position as the leading corporate Bitcoin treasury. BTC is currently trading near $111,000, up 2% on the day but down 4% on the week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, STRA shares are up 4% on the day to $300 following the announcement.<\/p>\n<h2>Greenlane and Berachain Launch BERA Treasury<\/h2>\n<p>In other DAT news, Greenlane Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GNLN) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investor.gnln.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/179\/greenlane-holdings-inc-announces-110-million-private\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">announced<\/a> a $110 million private placement on Monday to fund its new BERA DAT, supported by the Berachain Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>Greenlane is a global company that develops smoking accessories and vape devices, while Berachain is a Layer 1 blockchain that uses Proof of Liquidity consensus, with BERA serving as its native token.<\/p>\n<p>The investment is led by Polychain Capital and includes other institutional and crypto investors such as Blockchain.com, Kraken, North Rock Digital, CitizenX, and dao5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe BERA&#8217;s key differentiation is its yield source &#8211; in contrast to historic PoS chains like Ethereum and Solana, BERA&#8217;s yield is fueled by the monetization of its block rewards,\u201d said Ben Isenberg, incoming Chief Investment Officer of BeraStrategy. \u201cI think there&#8217;s untapped potential in Berachain&#8217;s institutional growth as a whole.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, GNLN shares fell 11.4% to $3.41, while the BERA token rose 7% to $1.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major crypto treasury companies step up crypto holdings, as Greenlane announces a BERA treasury. Corporate crypto treasury activity picked up this week, as major Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies boosted their holdings, while others forged new strategic partnerships. Ethereum-focused BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) increased its ETH holdings by more than 203,000 tokens, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,273,272,244,266,271,268,270,269,267],"class_list":["post-408750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-de-fi","tag-crypto-finance","tag-decentralized-finance","tag-liquidity","tag-metamask","tag-pancake","tag-slippage","tag-sushiswap","tag-tronlink","tag-trust-wallet","tag-uniswap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":408752,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408750\/revisions\/408752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}