Crypto News Today: BitMine’s Ethereum Exposure Pushes Past $13.2B With Fresh $100M Purchase

Ethereum Treasury Company BitMine ($BMNR) has added another 21,537 ETH at a value of around $60 million. Now, the company’s total ETH exposure has pushed past $2.62 billion, making it one of the largest institutional holders of ETH. In all, the first 8 days of 2026 alone saw the company purchase $105 million worth Ethereum.

Tom Lee’s associated firm, BitMine, has always had an “Ethereum-first” treasury strategy and rather than holding ETH idle, the company is deploying it into its expanding validator operations. It simply means – adding to both its staking footprint and recurring yield base.

Over the past 18 months, BitMine has transformed itself into a de facto Ethereum treasury vehicle. In December 2025, BitMine purchased another 13,412 ETH for $2.44 million.

With the current purchase, BitMine now holds 3-3.4% of the total ETH circulating supply. And the firm shows no signs of stopping.

TOM LEE BOUGHT ANOTHER $100M $ETH

Tom Lee’s Bitmine bought another $105.3M $ETH over the past week, bringing their total holdings to $13.23 BILLION. Bitmine staked $1.46 Billion of Ethereum last week, and now holds 3.43% of the supply.

Tom Lee is still buying and staking $ETH. pic.twitter.com/mLNA6A2EBT

— Arkham (@arkham) January 7, 2026

In Q4 2025, the Ethereum price (ETH USD) saw a 26% pullback. However, recently it surged above the critical $3,000 level after the news to $3091, as traders debated whether this represented a strong vote of confidence or just another large whale move.

BitMine’s ETH acquisition has reinforced the idea of Ethereum as a long-term asset.

Ethereum is evolving too.

BitMine Immersion Technologies @BitMNR now holds ~4.11M ETH and is expanding into staking and validator infrastructure – moving from passive holding to yield.

This is what the next phase of institutional adoption looks like.https://t.co/prNGGPRgU9

— Bitfinex (@bitfinex) January 8, 2026