BitMine’s latest disclosed treasury held 6,016,414 ETH, about 4.9% of Ethereum’s 122.1 million ETH supply. Tom Lee said at TOKEN2049 that BitMine would stop accumulating at 5%, calling it a “hard cap”; using the October 5 figures, that leaves roughly 89,600 ETH to the threshold. BitMine’s October 5 release Cointelegraph’s report of Lee’s remarks

BitMineOct 7, 2026, 12:18 UTC

BitMine’s latest disclosed treasury held 6,016,414 ETH, about 4.9% of Ethereum’s 122.1 million ETH supply. Tom Lee said at TOKEN2049 that BitMine would stop accumulating at 5%, calling it a “hard cap”; using the October 5 figures, that leaves roughly 89,600 ETH to the threshold. BitMine’s October 5 release Cointelegraph’s report of Lee’s remarks

Lee’s stated reason was that ending ETH purchases would remove the need to raise capital for further accumulation, which he said could help BMNR outperform ETH on a rally. BitMine reported 5,067,309 ETH staked as of October 5; Cointelegraph says Lee has previously discussed selling staking rewards to keep the holding share below 5%. BitMine’s release Cointelegraph

The 5% ceiling is reported as Lee’s spoken policy; the materials establish no formal board policy, and the supplied account says he may revisit going above 5% in 2027. ETH rewards could also affect the balance after buying stops.

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