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BitMine Immersion Technology (BMNR), the bitcoin miner turned ether (ETH) treasury under Fundstrat’s Tom Lee’s leadership, said it added roughly $2 billion of tokens over the past week, bringing total holdings to near $5 billion. Bitmine’s ETH stash exceeded 1.15 million tokens as of Sunday evening, up from 833,137 the week before. BMNR shares were up over 10% pre-market at $57, extending Friday’s almost 25% advance. The firm added that its stock has become one of the most traded in the U.S. market averaging $2.2 billion in daily trading volume last week. That ranks BMNR 25th among U.S.-listed firms, topping…

Key Takeaways BitMine Immersion Technologies holds over 1 million ETH, making it the largest ETH treasury in the world. BitMine rapidly grew its ETH holdings by $2 billion in one week and aims to acquire 5% of all ETH. BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, said Monday it now holds over 1 million ETH valued at nearly $5 billion. That’s an increase of 317,126 tokens, worth around $2 billion, from over 833,000 ETH it disclosed last Monday. With this boost, BitMine strengthens its lead as the top Ethereum treasury by holdings. The firm has been on an…

As Ethereum continues to power an expanding ecosystem, crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) stands out as one of the leading public companies aligned with the blockchain, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a research report Monday. The network’s native token ether (ETH) has rallied 80% since June 5, the report noted, catalyzed by Circle’s (CRCL) listing and the market’s realization that most stablecoins are minted on the Ethereum network. Coinbase operates one of the largest Layer 2 chains on Ethereum, Base, which processes more than 9 million transactions daily, encompassing stablecoins, trading, financial applications, and consumer-facing services, analysts led by Gautam…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is an “on-chain billionaire” again, as ETH has surged almost 20% over the past week. In doing so, Ethereum has become the 27th largest asset in the world, flipping defense contractor Palantir in the process. Buterin is believed to hold 240,042 ETH, which is currently worth approximately $1.03 billion, as well as a handful of other assets—including the Ethereum Moo Deng meme coin. In total, it brings his net worth to $1.045 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence. This excludes any assets he may be holding off-chain or in untracked wallets—meaning he could theoretically have a much…

The cryptocurrency world is buzzing with anticipation as the AriaAI listing on Binance Alpha approaches. This significant event, set for August 21st, marks a crucial moment for the innovative AI-powered project, AriaAI (ARIA). Binance Alpha, a specialized platform within the broader Binance ecosystem, is renowned for showcasing early-stage crypto ventures with high potential. The inclusion of AriaAI signifies a strong vote of confidence in its technology and community engagement, according to a recent X post by Binance. What is Binance Alpha and Why Does it Matter for AriaAI Listing? Binance Alpha acts as a vital launchpad for promising new cryptocurrencies.…

FG Nexus, the digital assets arm of Fundamental Global Inc., has acquired 47,331 ETH worth roughly $200 million at $4,228.40 per token as part of an aggressive strategy to become one of the world’s largest corporate holders of ether. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company formally kicked off its accumulation plan on July 30 with a symbolic 6,400 ETH purchase marking the 10-year anniversary of Ethereum’s genesis block, and has since rapidly expanded its holdings through a series of acquisitions. Alongside its buy, the company announced a stock ticker change to FGNX from FGF. X account Lookonchain noted that one entity…

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has teased an XRP-related rewards program. Earlier this Tuesday, the exchange posted a letter-capitalization riddle that mentions the Ripple-linked token. The neXt era of rewaRds is preParing to launch — Gemini (@Gemini) August 19, 2025 Past animosity Gemini, despite being one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, used to refuse to list the XRP token. The snub would irk many members of the community, who believed that Gemini was intentionally biased against the top altcoin. As reported by U.Today, Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss had a bitter spat with some members of the XRP community after the exchange listed…

A report recently published by on-chain data company Sentora (formerly known as IntoTheBlock) has revealed a bullish signal for the Ethereum market; at the moment, 97% of Ethereum addresses are in profit. Historically, mass sell-offs begin once more than 90% of holders are in profit. In particular, this happened during the 2021 Ethereum bull run. However, many analysts are looking positively into Ethereum’s future, both short and long term. 97% of Ethereum addresses are currently in profit pic.twitter.com/baL4tIanPw — Sentora (previously IntoTheBlock) (@SentoraHQ) August 11, 2025 Crypto blogger Lark Davis is one of those bullish traders. Today, he published a…

Crypto onchain activity suggests a crypto whale has placed a huge amount of cryptocurrency into Hyperliquid, once again showing the ongoing relative strength in the top assets. The crypto wallet, which is followed by Onchain Lens, received $2.34 million USDC on Arbitrum in the past 73 minutes. The whale has further deposited $2.34M $USDC into #Hyperliquid to increase long positions in $BTC, $ETH, and $PUMP.There are still open orders to extend these positions further.https://t.co/uMtaYvQcEG https://t.co/lCoX8XBWOp pic.twitter.com/l8UlOxadSl — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) August 19, 2025 This recent step comes after previous deposits of 1 million USDC and 350,000 USDC on the same…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The Solana ecosystem revolves heavily around the aptly named Jupiter protocol, and for good reason. They’re an ambitious team trying to do damn near everything in DeFi. In 2021, Jupiter launched a DEX aggregator on Solana, the dominant venue today for routing order flows to DEXs and prop AMMs. Alongside the aggregator, Jupiter founder meow also launched Mercurial DEX, rebranded today as Meteora. A perps DEX followed in 2023, then a memecoin launchpad in 2024, and then a majority stake acquisition in the Moonshot memecoin trading platform…