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Bitmine Bought 76,881 ETH in One Week: Portfolio Rises to $10.4 Billion

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Ethereum-focused corporate treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) purchased another 76,881 ETH last week. The purchase took place at a point where 1 ETH was trading at around $1,718, lifting the company’s total <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/eth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">ETH </a>holdings to 5.62 million tokens. Bitmine’s total crypto, cash and investment portfolio has reached $10.4 billion, while the company continues to hold its position as the largest Ethereum treasury globally.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "> <figure class="my-6"> <img src="https://minio-api-1.jrkripto.com/blog/ekran-g-r-nt-s-2026-06-15-161815-b5eda66e.webp" alt="Ekran görüntüsü 2026-06-15 161815.png" width="auto" height="auto" class="w-full rounded-lg border" /> </figure> </p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Accumulation continues</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Company Chairman Thomas Lee explained the reasoning behind the purchase directly: “This pullback in ETH prices does not reflect Ethereum’s strengthening fundamentals. That is why we are keeping our buying pace relatively elevated.”</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">This weekly purchase of 76,881 ETH remained below the previous week’s record-level acquisition of 126,971 ETH, but it still shows Bitmine’s continued commitment to its target. The company’s long-term goal is to acquire five percent of Ethereum’s total supply. With Ethereum’s total supply standing at 120.7 million tokens, Bitmine held a 4.66% share as of June 14, 2026. The company is now only 0.34 percentage points away from this target, which it calls the “alchemy of 5%.”</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The company also holds 204 Bitcoin, $502 million in cash and securities, a $180 million stake in Beast Industries, and an $88 million stake in Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings (ORBS). Eightco stands out as one of the rare publicly traded stocks offering indirect exposure to OpenAI.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Preferred share issuance and staking income</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitmine completed the sale of 3.5 million Series A Perpetual Preferred Shares on June 10, 2026, carrying a 9.50% annual dividend. After underwriting commissions and estimated offering expenses, the company received net cash proceeds of $273.8 million. The shares, expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker BMNP on June 16, 2026, will pay dividends weekly.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">This model is being compared to the preferred capital instruments used by Strategy (MSTR) to finance Bitcoin purchases. However, according to Lee, Bitmine’s balance is different: regular cash flow from Ethereum staking provides a stronger foundation for meeting dividend obligations. “The company’s estimated annual staking rewards are approximately $219 million. This income provides the projected cash flow to support the dividends related to the Series A preferred shares,” Lee said.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Staking platform and institutional infrastructure</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitmine recently launched its institutional-grade staking platform MAVAN, short for Made in America Validator Network. Initially developed to support the company’s own Ethereum treasury, the platform plans to serve institutional investors, custodians and ecosystem partners in the future.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">As of June 14, Bitmine’s total staked ETH reached 4,718,677 tokens. At a price of $1,718, this corresponds to roughly $8.1 billion and represents more than 83% of the company’s total ETH holdings. Once all ETH is fully staked, annual staking income is expected to reach $269 million; the seven-day yield stood at 2.79%.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Market position and institutional backing</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitmine has managed to become one of the most actively traded stocks on U.S. exchanges. According to Fundstrat data, BMNR ranked 203rd among 5,704 U.S.-listed stocks by five-day average trading volume, with $550 million in daily volume. It was positioned between Oklo Technologies at 202nd and Parker-Hannifin at 204th.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On the investor side, notable names include Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood, Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and Thomas Lee himself as a personal investor.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The company also entered the Fortune Crypto 100 list on June 11, 2026. Compiled by Fortune magazine based on data analysis from Inca Digital and input from crypto experts, the list ranks the most influential companies in the blockchain sector.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Support from infrastructure</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitmine’s management views the GENIUS Act enacted in the United States and the SEC’s Project Crypto initiative as a historic turning point for financial markets. According to the company, these regulatory steps are comparable in significance to the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971 and carry the potential to reshape Wall Street.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The board of directors also approved a third weekly cash dividend of $0.2639 per share for the Series A Preferred Shares it holds. The payment will be made on July 6, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 26, 2026.</p>

15 Jun 2026

Strategy and Strive Started the Week with Bitcoin Purchases

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitcoin treasury company Strategy bought another 1,587 BTC between June 8 and June 14 at an average price of $63,024 per coin. The purchase, worth roughly $100 million, was disclosed in the company’s 8-K filing with the SEC and brought Strategy’s total <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/btc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Bitcoin </a>holdings to 846,842 BTC.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "> <figure class="my-6"> <img src="https://minio-api-1.jrkripto.com/blog/ekran-g-r-nt-s-2026-06-15-153539-3396e24c.webp" alt="Ekran görüntüsü 2026-06-15 153539.png" width="auto" height="auto" class="w-full rounded-lg border" /> </figure> </p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">At current market prices, that amount is worth around $56 billion. However, Strategy acquired these Bitcoin holdings at an average price of $75,656, for a total cost of $64.1 billion. That means the company is currently sitting on an unrealized loss of about $8.1 billion. Its position now represents more than 4% of Bitcoin’s total supply.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Financing source: Share sales</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The latest purchases were funded through the sale of Strategy’s Class A common stock, which trades under the ticker MSTR. Last week, the company sold 1,732,553 MSTR shares for approximately $209 million. Strategy still has $25.75 billion worth of shares available for issuance under the program.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The company also expanded its existing ATM programs. An additional $21 billion in MSTR shares, $21 billion in STRC preferred stock and $2.1 billion in STRK preferred stock are now included under these programs.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Strategy founder Michael Saylor shared a new Bitcoin purchase tracker chart on social media on Sunday, writing, “Still adding dots.” These posts are widely seen as a signal that a fresh Bitcoin purchase announcement may follow on Monday.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">STRC was not used this time</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">STRC preferred shares, which had been one of Strategy’s main financing tools earlier this year, were not used in this latest purchase. The floating-rate preferred stock pays monthly dividends at an annual rate of 11.5%, but it has traded below its $100 par value since mid-May. Strategy has not used this instrument to fund Bitcoin purchases over the past month.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">At last week’s annual general meeting, shareholders approved a change that will allow STRC dividend payments to be made every two weeks instead of monthly. CEO Phong Le said the move would support price stability and give investors faster interest rate resets.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Cash reserve replenished</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Strategy’s dollar reserve also increased. The balance rose from $1 billion the previous week to $1.1 billion as of June 14. JPMorgan analysts said last week that the company’s earlier sale of 32 BTC had unsettled markets and that the reserve needed to be rebuilt. At the time, the reserve covered only 6.3 months of dividend payments.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Sygnum Bank frames the issue differently. According to its analysts, dividends can be paid under any conditions by selling a small portion of the company’s Bitcoin holdings, so this is not a survival issue. But there is an image problem. “The premium is the only thing that makes Strategy worth more than the Bitcoin it holds. A treasury company selling from its reserves while the underlying asset loses value is not the model most investors originally expected,” Sygnum said in its report. The bank added that in the long run, everything still depends on Bitcoin’s performance.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Sector snapshot</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to Bitcoin Treasuries data, 199 publicly traded companies now follow some form of Bitcoin accumulation strategy. After Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin holders are Twenty One with 43,514 BTC, Metaplanet with 40,177 BTC, MARA with 35,303 BTC and Adam Back-led Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company with 30,021 BTC.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Strategy’s stock, however, continues to disappoint investors during this period. MSTR is down about 73% from its summer 2024 highs and has lost 19.8% since the start of the year. It closed at $123.97 on June 14. According to Bitcoin Treasuries calculations, the company’s market value stands at 0.91 times its net asset value. Strategy argues that when debt and preferred shares are taken into account, that ratio is 1.17.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Strive also bought BTC</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Institutional bitcoin purchases this week weren't limited to Strategy. Asset management firm Strive also acquired 73 BTC at an average price of $63,646 per coin, bringing its total holdings to 18,712 BTC.</p>

15 Jun 2026

Bank of Japan Enters Crypto Markets’ Radar This Week as July 2024 Scenario Comes Back Into Focus

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Crypto investors usually watch Fed meetings closely. This week, however, the key decision may come from Tokyo.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to raise its policy rate from 0.75% to 1% at its meeting on Tuesday. If it happens, this would mark Japan’s highest interest rate level since 1995. From a distance, it may look like an ordinary central bank decision; for markets, the picture is far more complicated.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Yen shorts at record levels</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to CFTC data, leveraged funds’ speculative short positions on the yen climbed above 115,000 contracts in the week of June 9. This is the highest level seen since November 2017. These positions are essentially large-scale bets that the yen will continue to weaken.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">If the BOJ raises rates as expected and then signals a shift toward tighter monetary policy, the rapid closing of these short positions could quickly move to the top of the market agenda. Closing yen short positions would push the yen higher; that would directly threaten yen-funded carry trade positions.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The logic of the carry trade is simple: investors borrow in low-yielding yen and invest in higher-yielding risk assets. For years, this strategy has been one of the mechanisms supporting the bull run in Wall Street and developed market bond markets.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Is the July 2024 scenario back on the table?</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The current setup bears a striking resemblance to what happened last year. When the BOJ raised rates in July 2024, yen shorts were also at record levels. Those who remember what followed know the sequence well: the rapid closing of short positions triggered a sharp rally in the yen, Japan’s Nikkei index came under pressure, Wall Street turned volatile, and Bitcoin fell from $65,000 to $50,000 in just one week.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On the surface, this week’s setup looks similar. Of course, no cycle is an exact copy of another; but the positioning structure alone gives risk managers enough reason to watch closely.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">BOJ Governor Ueda’s tone will be decisive</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">If the rate hike comes in line with expectations and BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda uses cautious language, markets will likely remain calm. The real breaking point could come if Ueda signals that rates may rise faster, or points clearly toward levels above 1%. In such a scenario, the yen could strengthen sharply; that would weigh on global risk appetite.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "><a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/analytics" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Crypto </a>has historically been one of the asset classes most sensitive to sudden liquidity tightening. In scenarios like this, it is usually among the first markets to feel the impact.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Other key developments this week</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">While the Bank of Japan decision stands out as the most critical event of the week, the broader calendar also looks busy.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On Monday, South Korean financial giant Hanwha Investment & Securities invested $400 million in Dunamu, the operator of the country’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit. The deal gives Hanwha a 10% stake in Dunamu. Around $4.5 million worth of STRK token unlocks are also expected.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On Tuesday, alongside the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision, approximately $8 million worth of ARB token unlocks are scheduled.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On Wednesday, the Eurozone’s annual inflation data, CPI, will be released. Both the forecast and the previous reading stand at 3.2%. At 21:00, the Fed will announce its interest rate decision, with markets expecting no change from the current 3.75% level. The FOMC press conference will follow at 21:30.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On Thursday, U.S. weekly jobless claims will be released at 15:30. The market forecast is 225,000, while the previous reading stood at 229,000.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">On Friday, U.S. stock markets will be closed for Independence Day. Binance will also delist COS, D, HIGH and MBOX on the same day.</p>

15 Jun 2026

The US-Iran Peace Deal Pushes Bitcoin to $65,700

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitcoin climbed above $65,000 late Sunday. As the geopolitical risk premium that markets had been pricing in for months suddenly unwound, a broad wave of buying also spread across crypto assets.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">At the time of writing, <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/btc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Bitcoin </a>was trading at $65,605, up 1.90% over the past 24 hours. Its intraday low was $63,663, while its high stood at $65,935. Ethereum rose 2.8% to $1,720, XRP gained 3.5% to $1.19, and Solana advanced 4.2% to $71.11. The surprise performer of the day was Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, which climbed 7.5% to around $65.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "> <figure class="my-6"> <img src="https://minio-api-1.jrkripto.com/blog/btcusdt-2026-06-15-11-16-44-b805ffff.webp" alt="BTCUSDT_2026-06-15_11-16-44.png" width="auto" height="auto" class="w-full rounded-lg border" /> </figure> </p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Peace deal and the Strait of Hormuz</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">CNN reported Sunday that the United States and Iran had reached a ceasefire agreement set to take effect on Friday. President Donald Trump said the U.S. would lift its naval blockade and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as the agreement was signed. The first announcement came from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Trump and Iranian state media confirmed it shortly afterward.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil trade passes. The possibility of its closure had been one of the main factors keeping oil prices elevated in recent months. As that risk faded, crude oil prices saw one of their sharpest daily declines in three months. WTI futures fell 4.84% to $80.77 per barrel, while Brent crude dropped 4.33% to trade at $83.53.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Analysts: Crypto move was macro-driven</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Zeus Research analyst Dominick John said markets were repricing risk after the U.S.-Iran agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a broad risk appetite move. John described the rally as a positioning and risk rotation move rather than a change in underlying fundamentals.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Min Jung of Presto Research painted a similar picture. She said Bitcoin and Ether benefited from improving risk appetite as the peace deal reduced concerns over further geopolitical escalation.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Rick Maeda, markets director at crypto derivatives analytics platform Laevitas, described the move as “not a crypto-specific story, but macro relief beta amplified by thin weekend liquidity.” According to Maeda, the selling pressure began to ease after Trump’s remarks on the U.S.-Iran framework, which removed the risk premium from crude oil and lifted pressure from crypto.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">CoinEx chief analyst Jeff Ko offered the same framework: “The recovery in crypto was largely driven by a compression in the macro risk premium triggered by Trump’s latest signal that a deal was close. It pulled oil lower while lifting Asian markets at the same time.”</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Asian markets turned green</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">With geopolitical risk receding, equities also started the day on strong footing. The Nikkei 225 was up about 4.89% around midday, nearing a record close. The Kospi jumped 5.63%. The Hang Seng rose 0.45%, while the Shenzhen Composite Index was up 2.53%. S&P 500 futures gained 1.2%, while the dollar weakened against major currencies.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Fed week and institutional flows</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Another source of uncertainty is on the agenda this week: the Federal Reserve will hold its first meeting under new Chair Kevin Warsh. BTSE COO Jeff Mei said Warsh’s remarks would offer “the first clues about how interest rate policy will take shape for the rest of the year.” Maeda listed the key factors to watch as confirmation of the deal and the terms around Hormuz, the risk of renewed escalation, and the direction of oil prices. He added that all of this coincides with a busy central bank week.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The peace deal removed an important source of pressure, but it did not answer every question. Strategy’s disclosure earlier this month that it sold 32 Bitcoin to make a preferred stock dividend payment exposed the presence of demand built around the assumption that Saylor would never sell. ETF outflows are also keeping pressure on the market; neither the Strategy issue nor the institutional demand dynamic is the kind of problem that can be solved by a peace agreement. Whether institutional flows return alongside this wave of risk appetite will become clearer in the coming days.</p>

15 Jun 2026

Tether Freezes $72 Million Linked to Suspicious Monero (XMR) Purchases

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">A $120.2 million USDT transfer that began from a single wallet on the Tron network and later spread across multiple blockchains pushed Monero’s price up 46% within hours. On-chain investigator ZachXBT detected the movement and shared it publicly, while Tether froze $72 million in USDT held at an address connected to the transactions.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">How the Movement Started</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">ZachXBT reported the incident on his Telegram channel on June 12. According to his post, the wallet in question received 120.2 million USDT on the Tron network on June 11. The funds did not remain there for long; shortly after, they began moving in different directions.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "> <figure class="my-6"> <img src="https://minio-api-1.jrkripto.com/blog/ekran-g-r-nt-s-2026-06-12-161841-89bffc4e.webp" alt="Ekran görüntüsü 2026-06-12 161841.png" width="auto" height="auto" class="w-full rounded-lg border" /> </figure> </p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">A significant portion of the transfers went into Monero (XMR) purchases. Monero is a privacy coin designed to conceal transaction history; sender and receiver information is not visible on-chain. The purchases were large enough to move the market. XMR jumped from around $300 to $438, marking a 46% increase. By Friday morning in European hours, it was trading around $382, still up roughly 8% on the day. Since <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/xmr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Monero’s </a>trading volume remains low compared with other major coins, a single large buy order can quickly push the price higher.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The rest of the funds were distributed through different channels. According to ZachXBT’s tracking, more than $12 million was sent to deposit addresses on the KuCoin exchange. Around $8 million moved to instant swap services, platforms that allow users to convert one coin into another without requiring identity verification. Another $8 million was transferred from Tron to the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks through a cross-chain bridge called Near Intents. Spreading funds across different coins, exchanges and blockchains is one of the known methods used to obscure transaction trails.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Tether Steps In</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Within hours of the suspicious transfers, Tether intervened. The company has the ability to freeze USDT at specific addresses; through this mechanism, the tokens can no longer be moved or redeemed. According to information shared by ZachXBT, Tether blacklisted a Tron address directly connected to the wallet under investigation, rendering roughly $72 million in USDT unusable.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Neither Tether nor any law enforcement agency has issued an official statement on the move so far. The company has previously frozen wallets linked to hacks, sanctions violations or ongoing investigations; this case appears to reflect a similar assessment.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">What the Picture Shows</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The source of the $120 million remains unclear. However, the structure of the fund movement stands out: a rapid entry into a privacy coin, the use of instant swap services with weak identity checks, and distribution across multiple networks. This is a combination often seen in on-chain cases linked to money laundering.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Tether’s freezing decision suggests the company reached a similar conclusion. While $72 million has been immobilized, a large portion of the transfers had already spread through the system. It is not yet known whether KuCoin or any other institution has taken similar action regarding the $12 million sent to the exchange or the $8 million that flowed into swap services.</p>

12 Jun 2026

ETH

Bitmine Bought 76,881 ETH in One Week: Portfolio Rises to $10.4 Billionabout 5 hours ago

BTC

Strategy and Strive Started the Week with Bitcoin Purchasesabout 5 hours ago

Politics

Bank of Japan Enters Crypto Markets’ Radar This Week as July 2024 Scenario Comes Back Into Focusabout 7 hours ago

Politics, BTC, Altcoin

The US-Iran Peace Deal Pushes Bitcoin to $65,700about 10 hours ago

Altcoin

Tether Freezes $72 Million Linked to Suspicious Monero (XMR) Purchases3 days ago

ETH

Bitmine Bought 76,881 ETH in One Week: Portfolio Rises to $10.4 Billionabout 5 hours ago

BTC

Strategy and Strive Started the Week with Bitcoin Purchasesabout 5 hours ago

Politics

Bank of Japan Enters Crypto Markets’ Radar This Week as July 2024 Scenario Comes Back Into Focusabout 7 hours ago

Politics, BTC, Altcoin

The US-Iran Peace Deal Pushes Bitcoin to $65,700about 10 hours ago

Altcoin

Tether Freezes $72 Million Linked to Suspicious Monero (XMR) Purchases3 days ago

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