The most audacious accumulation strategy in crypto history just hit a new milestone.

On June 1, 2026, Bitmine reported it held 5.42 million ETH — equal to 4.49% of Ethereum's total supply of 120.7 million — alongside $446 million in cash, bringing its combined crypto, cash, and "moonshot" holdings to $11.6 billion. The company has staked 4.72 million ETH, valued at $9.5 billion, making it the world's largest Ethereum treasury and one of the most heavily traded U.S. stocks. MEXC

They have a name for their endgame target: The Alchemy of 5%.

Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, stated: "In our view, ETH prices are not reflecting the strengthening of Ethereum fundamentals, but then again, this is not surprising given we are in the early stages of crypto spring. Bitmine is expected to reach the 'alchemy of 5%' sometime in 2026." OpenPR

Here's who is backing Bitmine on this mission:

🏦 ARK's Cathie Wood

💰 Founders Fund (Peter Thiel's VC)

📊 Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, DCG, Kraken

📈 Bitmine is now the 225th most traded stock in the entire US market by dollar volume — averaging $628 million in daily trading volume. That puts it behind Marathon Petroleum and ahead of Blackstone among 5,704 US-listed stocks. Crypto Times

Think about what 5% ownership of ETH means:

→ Every time Ethereum grows in value, Bitmine's treasury grows proportionally

→ 4.72 million staked ETH generates hundreds of millions in annual yield

→ As the RWA and AI agent economies build on Ethereum, Bitmine collects the toll

Ethereum is at $2,003 today. The fundamentals say it should be much higher.

Bitmine's thesis is simple: Ethereum benefits from two unstoppable tailwinds — Wall Street tokenizing assets on the blockchain, and agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains.

Is ETH about to catch up to its fundamentals? 👇

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