Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announced that Ethereum has held 5.98 million positions, with

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announced that it holds 5.98 million Ethereum tokens and a total crypto assets and cash position of US$17.1 billion.

Bitmine holds 4.9% of the total global Ethereum (ETH) supply of 122.1 million. In just 15 months, Bitmine is close to achieving 98% of its "5% alchemy" goal. As of the third quarter of 2026, Ethereum was the best-performing macro asset, with its increase exceeding the S & P 500 index by 6,519 basis points. Tom Lee will deliver a keynote speech at the KBW conference on September 30, 2026. Bitmine was included in the Russell 1000 Large-Cap Index on June 26, 2026. Bitmine's Series A preferred shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BMNP.

Bitmine has 5,067,309 pledged Ethereum units worth US$13.6 billion at US$2,688 each. MAVAN (American Manufacturing Verification Network) is the preferred Ethereum pledge platform for BMNR and institutional investors. Bitmine holds a $100 million stake in Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), one of the few publicly traded companies in the world that gives investors indirect access to OpenAI. Bitmine's crypto assets, cash and marketable securities, and "high risk, high return" investments total $17.1 billion, including 5.98 million Ethereum tokens,$714 million cash and marketable securities, and other crypto asset positions. Bitmine has received support from leading institutional investors, including ARK's Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital, and individual investor Thomas "Tom" Lee to support Bitmine's goal of acquiring 5% of Ethereum.

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 21, 2026 - Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. ("Bitmine" or "Company", NYSE: BMNR), a Bitcoin and Ethereum network company that focuses on long-term accumulation of crypto assets, today announced that its total holdings in crypto assets plus cash and marketable securities plus "high-risk, high-return" investments reached US$17.1 billion.

Details of crypto asset positions

As of 9:00 pm EST on September 20, 2026, the company's crypto asset positions include: 5,983,940 Ethereum units (US$2,688 each according to Coinbase data), 212 bitcoins (BTC), US$180 million in Beast Industries shares, US$105 million in Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) shares (classified as a "high-risk, high-return" investment), and US$714 million in cash and marketable securities. Bitmine's Ethereum holdings account for 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply (122.1 million units).

Chairman's View: Ethereum macro performance is strong

Thomas "Tom" Lee, chairman of Bitmine, said: "We believe that the cryptocurrency bull market is underway, starting in late June and driven by a variety of factors, including the return of funds from artificial intelligence to cryptocurrency, the strengthening of centralized cryptocurrency fundamentals around tokenization and artificial intelligence, and the end of the four-year cycle. With just over a week left in the third quarter of the calendar of 2026, Ethereum's excess performance as a macro asset continues to strengthen. So far this quarter, Ethereum's growth exceeds that of other macro assets by 6,519 basis points, far exceeding similar assets."

Lee added: "For us, Ethereum's huge excess performance in the third quarter of 2026 is seen as a prelude to a possible stronger rise in the fourth quarter of 2026. Given the low allocation of cryptocurrency by institutions in 2026 (partly due to the excellent performance of artificial intelligence stocks in early 2026), we expect institutions to significantly increase their cryptocurrency exposure in the last three months of 2026. We believe this will add significant upside to the earnings we have seen since June 30."

Weekly continuous increase in holdings and progress on the MAVAN platform

Lee pointed out: "In the past week, we have acquired 27,562 Ethereum units. Bitmine's consistent record of purchasing cryptocurrencies is unmatched by any listed company in the world. Bitmine has been buying Ethereum every week since the launch of the Ethereum Treasury Strategy on June 30, 2025."

On July 16, 2026, Bitmine released its latest chairman's speech in July 2026, titled "Ethereum is the antidote to the Valley of Fortune Terror."

In early 2026, Bitmine launched MAVAN (American Manufacturing Verification Network), an institutional-level pledge platform. Although MAVAN was originally developed to support Bitmine's own Ethereum treasury, it has expanded to serve institutional investors, custodians and ecosystem partners seeking top-level pledge infrastructure. Some of Bitmine's Ethereum has been pledged on the MAVAN platform.

截至2026年9月20日，Bitmine的总质押以太坊数量为5,067,309枚（按每枚2,688美元计算，价值136亿美元）。Lee表示：“Bitmine质押的以太坊数量超过世界上其他实体。当规模效应显现时（即Bitmine的以太坊通过MAVAN及其质押合作伙伴完全质押），按年化2.62%的7天BMNR收益率计算，预期的以太坊质押奖励将达到每年4.21亿美元。”

他继续说道：“目前预计年化质押收入为3.57亿美元。这510万枚以太坊占Bitmine持有的598万枚以太坊的85%。Bitmine自身的质押运营产生了2.62%的7天收益率（年化）。”

市场地位与战略展望

Bitmine是美国交易最广泛的股票之一。根据Fundstrat的数据，该股票的平均每日美元交易量达到12亿美元（截至2026年9月18日的5日均值），在美国5,704只上市股票中排名第100位，仅次于Eaton Corp（排名第99位），领先于Ciena Corp（排名第101位）。

Bitmine的加密资产持仓位居第一的以太坊国库和第二的全球国库，仅次于Strategy Inc.（纳斯达克代码：MSTR），后者据报道拥有845,080枚比特币，价值约750亿美元。Bitmine仍然是世界上最大的以太坊国库。

Bitmine management believes that the impact of the GENIUS Act and the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Project Crypto program on financial services in 2026 is comparable to the U.S. action to terminate the Bretton Woods system and decouple the U.S. dollar from gold on August 15, 1971. This 1971 event was a catalyst for the modernization of modern Wall Street, creating today's Wall Street giants and financial payments tracks. These investments have proven to be more valuable than gold.

Related to Bitmine

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BMNR) and its subsidiaries (collectively "Bitmine" or "Company") are a blockchain infrastructure technology company that covers institutional digital asset pledge and verification services, Bitcoin mining, and strategic digital asset management. As the world's largest Ethereum Treasury company, it implements innovative digital asset strategies for institutional investors and public market participants. The company provides institutional-level pledge and verification infrastructure-through which pledge rewards and verification revenue-while conducting bitcoin mining activities. Bitmine strategically holds digital assets and uses these positions to generate revenue to support liquidity and capital formation. Since 2025, the company has expanded its blockchain infrastructure capabilities, including the development and deployment of its institution-level pledge and verification platform MAVAN. The company's activities also include investments in early blockchain opportunities ("high-risk, high-return" investments) as well as ancillary mining, custody and consulting services.

Forward-looking statements

本新闻稿包含构成《1995年私人证券诉讼改革法》（经修订）意义上的“前瞻性陈述”的声明。前瞻性陈述包括所有非纯粹历史的陈述，通常可通过“预期”、“项目”、“打算”、“计划”、“相信”、“预期”、“估计”、“预测”、“目标”、“目标”、“可能”、“将”、“会”、“可以”、“应该”、“观点”、“看到”或类似表达，或其否定形式，或其他可比术语来识别。本新闻稿具体包含以下方面的前瞻性陈述：(i) 公司收购5%以太坊总供应量的目标（“5%炼金术”倡议）及公司在15个月内已达到该目标98%的声明；(ii) 公司的数字资产积累和国库策略，包括自2025年6月30日启动以太坊国库策略以来持续每周收购以太坊的声明，以及公司作为全球最大以太坊国库的地位；(iii) 公司的质押运营，包括在规模效应下预计年化以太坊质押奖励约为4.21亿美元（假设Bitmine的以太坊通过MAVAN及其质押合作伙伴完全质押，使用2.62%的7天BMNR收益率），目前预计年化质押收入约为3.57亿美元，7天收益率为2.62%（年化），以及Bitmine 85%的以太坊持仓目前已质押；(iv) MAVAN扩展服务于寻求顶级质押基础设施的机构投资者、托管方和生态系统合作伙伴，并旨在成为BMNR和机构投资者首选的以太坊质押目的地；(v) 认为加密货币牛市正在进行中，始于6月下旬，由资金从人工智能回流至加密货币、围绕代币化和人工智能增强的加密货币基本面以及四年周期结束所驱动；(vi) 关于以太坊在2026年第三季度迄今作为表现最佳的宏观资产，涨幅超越标普500指数6,519个基点的陈述；(vii) 认为以太坊在2026年第三季度的超额表现是2026年第四季度可能更强劲上涨的前奏，并预计机构将在2026年最后三个月大幅增加其加密货币敞口，这可能为自6月30日以来看到的收益增加显著上行空间；(viii) 管理层认为《GENIUS法案》和SEC“Project Crypto”对2026年金融服务的影响堪比1971年布雷顿森林体系的终结，且由此产生的投资将证明优于黄金；(ix) 关于公司投资的陈述，包括其对Eightco Holdings（纳斯达克代码：ORBS）的投资使投资者间接接触OpenAI，以及其在Beast Industries的1.8亿美元股份；以及(x) 关于公司加密资产、现金、有价证券和“高风险高回报”持仓价值的陈述，包括总持仓171亿美元，以太坊持仓占以太坊总供应量的4.9%。

这些前瞻性陈述涉及重大风险和不确定性，可能导致实际结果与陈述或暗示的结果存在重大差异。可能导致或促成此类差异的因素包括但不限于：数字资产价格（包括以太坊和比特币）的极端波动性和不可预测性，以及数字资产投资的投机性质；历史以太坊价格走势、技术分析指标以及与其它宏观资产的相对表现不会重演或不指示未来表现的风险；公司对第三方定价来源（包括Coinbase）和报告市场价值的依赖，以及在计算其加密资产、现金、有价证券和“高风险高回报”持仓价值时，这些价值可能在发布后发生重大波动的风险；影响公司股票和A系列优先股交易价格和交易量的市场状况变化，以及公司被纳入罗素1000指数未产生预期利益的风险；公司成功执行数字资产收购策略、继续保持每周以太坊收购记录并实现其以太坊积累目标（包括“5%炼金术”目标）的能力；公司为业务运营、以太坊国库运营和MAVAN扩张融资的能力；与公司的质押和验证运营相关的运营、安全和科技风险，包括网络故障、惩罚事件、网络安全漏洞和协议变更；实际质押参与度、收益率、奖励和收入与本发布中描述的基于7天收益率且假设以太坊在规模上完全质押的预期金额存在重大差异的风险；关于加密货币牛市存在、时机、持续时间和驱动因素的信念的准确性，包括预期从人工智能到加密货币的回流、加密货币基本面的增强以及四年周期的时机；2026年第四季度预期的更强劲上涨未发生且机构未按预期增加其加密货币敞口的风险；数字资产国库、质押和挖矿行业的竞争；公司对关键人员（包括高管领导层和顾问）的依赖；影响美国和全球数字资产、区块链技术和质押活动的监管发展，包括《GENIUS法案》和其他待决立法及监管举措的最终颁布、实施和解释；SEC、商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）和其他监管机构对数字资产及相关业务采取的行动；与公司对早期区块链机会（“高风险高回报”投资）的投资相关的风险，包括对Eightco Holdings（包括任何间接接触OpenAI的性质和程度）和Beast Industries的投资；宏观经济因素，包括通货膨胀、利率、美联储货币政策、劳动力市场状况、战争风险、收益率上升以及影响投资者对数字资产情绪的一般经济状况；加密货币市场周期的不可预测性以及对未来加密货币周期预期的准确性；以太坊协议的变更，包括质押机制、验证者要求和奖励结构；第三方服务提供商、交易所、托管方和质押合作伙伴的表现；公司资产集中在数字货币（特别是以太坊）相关的风险；以及公司注册文件中描述的其他风险因素。

本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性陈述基于管理层在本发布之日可获得的信息，并反映管理层对当前事件和情况的前景、估计、预测、投影、观点和信念。实际结果可能与前瞻性陈述中表达或暗示的结果存在重大差异，原因包括上述因素以及公司向SEC提交的截至2025年9月30日止财政年度的10-K表格年度报告（于2025年11月21日提交）中的“风险因素”部分、公司的10-Q表格季度报告以及其他不时修订或更新的SEC filings中所描述的因素。这些文件的副本可在SEC网站www.sec.gov和公司网站https://Bitminetech.io/investor-relations/获取。公司提醒读者不要过度依赖任何前瞻性陈述，这些陈述仅在其作出之日有效。除非适用法律或法规要求，否则Bitmine明确否认更新、修订或补充任何前瞻性陈述以反映其期望的任何变化或任何陈述所基于的事件、条件或 circumstances 变化的任何义务或承诺。