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Tom Lee’s BitMine is buying the dip, snapping up $480 million worth of Ethereum after the latest market sell-off.
Lookonchain <a href="https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1977180602869989579" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said on X</a> that six wallets linked to BitMine withdrew 128,718 ETH from FalconX and Kraken. The buy followed a flash crash triggered by US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would slap additional 100% tariffs on China’s exports.
”It’s easier for BitMine to achieve the ‘alchemy of 5%’ at $3,800 ETH than $10,000 ETH,” said BitMine, the largest ETH treasury firm. ”PS: just fact.”
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 FACT: It’s easier for BitMine to achieve ‘the alchemy of 5%’ at $3,800 ETH than $10,000 ETH
 PS: just a fact
 — Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH (@BitMNR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BitMNR/status/1977055770182389913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">October 11, 2025</a>
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<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-bitmine-wants-to-own-5-of-eth-s-supply-span">BitMine Wants To Own 5% Of ETH’s Supply</h2>
The largest altcoin by market cap had plunged as low as $3,504.32 from above $4k in the past 48 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
<img src="https://insidebitcoins.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-12-070651-300x171.png" alt="ETH price" width="814" height="464">
ETH price (Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CoinMarketCap</a>)
ETH is now down more than 16% over the past week to trade at $3,802.79 as of 1:08 a.m. EST.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.strategicethreserve.xyz/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Data</a> from StrategicETHReserve shows BitMine holds around 2.83 million ETH worth approximately $10.76 billion on its balance sheet. SharpLink Gaming has the second-largest ETH treasury with 838.7K ETH .&nbsp;
BitMine’s holdings account for 2.34% of ETH’s total supply, which is more than half the firm’s goal to hold 5%.
<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-bitmine-share-woes-continue-span">BitMine Share Woes Continue</h2>
BitMine’s ETH accumulation has been accompanied by a drop in the firm’s share price in recent weeks.&nbsp;
That steepened on Friday, when its shares plummeted more than 11%, according to Google Finance. It’s down a further 1% in after-hours trading
<img src="https://insidebitcoins.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-12-072203-300x167.png" alt="BitMine share price" width="781" height="435">
BitMine share price (Source: <a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/BMNR:NYSEAMERICAN?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiM7eDv8p2QAxVsWkEAHQuOLiUQ3ecFegQIKRAb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Google Finance</a>)
Kerrisdale Capital said this week that is has shorted BitMine, calling the firm’s ETH treasury strategy a ”relic.”
In a research note, Kerrisdale said investors are better off just buying ETH directly.&nbsp;
This is not the first report regarding a crypto company from the short-seller. It has also bet against Riot Platforms and Michael Saylor’s Strategy. Riot Platforms said Kerrisdale’s comments were “unsound,” while Strategy ignored it.
Despite the criticism, BitMine shares have soared more than 671% over the past six months.
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Tom Lee’s BitMine Buys The Dip With $480 Million ETH Purchase

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