Tom Lee’s BitMine appears to have added another 40,000 ETH, worth roughly $95 million at the latest checked Ethereum price near $2,376. The movement was flagged through two Arkham-tracked addresses and linked wallet activity, extending one of the most aggressive corporate Ethereum accumulation strategies in the market.
The latest wallet movement has not yet been reflected in a new company treasury update. BitMine’s most recent published disclosure placed the company at 5,180,131 ETH as of May 3, plus 200 BTC, $700 million in cash, and strategic equity positions. If the new 40,000 ETH is additive to that update, BitMine’s Ethereum balance would rise to about 5,220,131 ETH.
At the latest checked ETH price, that ETH position would be worth roughly $12.4 billion. It would also represent about 4.33% of Ethereum’s 120.7 million token supply, keeping BitMine more than 86% of the way toward its stated “Alchemy of 5%” goal.
BitMine’s treasury strategy is not only about holding ETH on the balance sheet. The company’s latest update put total staked ETH at 4,362,757 tokens, worth about $10.2 billion using the company’s May 3 reference price of $2,336 per ETH. At the latest checked ETH price, that same staked balance is worth roughly $10.36 billion.
The staked position represented more than 84% of BitMine’s officially disclosed 5.18 million ETH balance. If the fresh 40,000 ETH purchase is added to the total while staking remains unchanged, the staked share would sit near 83.6% of BitMine’s ETH holdings.
That staking base gives BitMine a different profile from pure corporate spot accumulation. The company has said annualized staking revenue is now about $297 million, with projected annual rewards around $352 million if its ETH is fully staked through MAVAN and partner infrastructure.
The fresh buy continues the pattern seen in BitMine’s recent ETH accumulation, where the company has repeatedly used market weakness and sideways trading to add size. BitMine’s broader staking push has also made it the most visible public-market vehicle for investors looking at Ethereum as a yield-bearing treasury asset rather than only a spot token.
The concentration is large enough to matter for Ethereum’s market structure. A corporate holder with more than 5.2 million ETH and over 4.36 million ETH staked can influence supply expectations, staking flows, and the institutional narrative around ETH. It also creates equity-market risk, because BMNR shareholders are exposed to Ethereum price swings, staking yields, treasury execution, and the company’s ability to finance further accumulation.
BitMine now sits less than 820,000 ETH away from the 5% supply target if the latest wallet movement is included. The market impact is clear: Tom Lee’s vehicle is still absorbing nine-figure ETH clips while staking most of the treasury, turning Ethereum accumulation into a public-company balance-sheet strategy with billions of dollars already locked into the network’s validator economy.
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