The world’s largest Ethereum reserve company, BitMine, announced that it increased its ETH holdings by nearly 33,000 tokens again last week and simultaneously expanded its staking deployment, demonstrating its strong confidence in Ethereum’s long-term prospects.
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Table of Contents

• ETH staking increased by over 250,000 tokens in one week
• Tom Lee: Multiple tailwinds for Ethereum in 2026
• Shareholders’ meeting to be held in mid-January

The world’s largest Ethereum (ETH) reserve company, BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), announced today (5th) that despite a slowdown in overall market trading momentum at the end of 2025, the company increased its ETH holdings by 32,977 tokens over the past week, continuing to expand its Ethereum position through “new capital” injections.

According to the announcement, as of 9 PM EST on January 4, 2026, BitMine’s total crypto assets and cash holdings reached $14.2 billion, including 4,143,502 ETH (approximately 3.43% of the global ETH circulating supply), 192 BTC, $915 million in cash, and a $25 million investment in Eightco Holdings. BitMine remains the largest Ethereum treasury company in the world.

ETH staking increased by over 250,000 tokens in one week

Further, BitMine stated that as of January 4, 2026, the total ETH staked by the company reached 659,219 tokens. At a price of $3,196 per ETH, the staked assets are valued at approximately $2.1 billion, an increase of 250,592 ETH from the previous week. However, this still accounts for only a portion of the approximately 4.11 million ETH held by BitMine.

The announcement shows that the CESR (Comprehensive Ethereum Staking Rate) managed by Quatrefoil is currently 2.81%. BitMine is collaborating with three staking service providers and plans to launch its own commercial staking solution, MAVAN (Made in America Validator Network), in 2026.

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated that once all ETH held by the company is staked through MAVAN and its partners, based on a CESR of 2.81%, the annualized staking income could reach $374 million, translating to over $1 million in daily cash inflow.

Tom Lee: Multiple tailwinds for Ethereum in 2026

In this announcement, Tom Lee also shared several personal insights. He pointed out that looking ahead to 2026, Ethereum’s development environment is supported by multiple tailwinds, including U.S. government support for the crypto industry, Wall Street’s accelerated adoption of stablecoins and asset tokenization, and the high demand for identity verification and data source credibility in the AI era.

Lee also mentioned that the acceptance of crypto assets by younger generations continues to rise, coupled with strong prices for commodities and precious metals in 2025. Historical experience shows that crypto asset prices often follow metal market trends, which bodes well for the crypto market performance in 2026.

Additionally, he emphasized that BitMine has continued to add ETH during market downturns, demonstrating the company’s long-term confidence in Ethereum deployment, and noted that BitMine is currently the largest global buyer of “new capital” into Ethereum.

Shareholders’ meeting to be held in mid-January

The announcement also stated that BitMine is currently the world’s largest Ethereum treasury, second only to Strategy Inc., which primarily holds Bitcoin, among all crypto asset treasuries. Furthermore, BitMine will hold its annual shareholders’ meeting on January 15, 2026, at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, where votes will be held on proposals including board re-election, increasing statutory authorized shares, and incentive plans.