Bitmine Immersion Tech expanded its ETH position to 5.21 million tokens this week. At current prices that is $13.4 billion. Their stated target is 5% of total circulating supply — they have not stopped buying.
ETH is sitting at $2,223 today. The $2,400 resistance is 8% away. It has been stuck below that level since early May.
Here is what makes Bitmine's position different from typical institutional buying. ETH has staking yield. Every token they accumulate generates passive income while they hold. They are not just betting on price — they are building a yield-generating position at scale. Michael Saylor never had that with Bitcoin.
When one entity controls 4.3% of circulating supply and keeps buying — the available float for everyone else shrinks. That is not speculation. That is supply and demand.
Honest risk — if ETH price drops significantly Bitmine's $13.4 billion position takes a real hit. Concentration at this scale cuts both ways.
But the $2,400 level now has institutional weight behind it that did not exist last month.
That level is what I am watching this week.
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