Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee says the company's ETH holdings exceed 6000000 units, and is bullish on institutional buying before year-end
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Tom Lee says the crypto bull market began at the end of June, and Bitmine holds more than 6000000 units ETH。
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Tom Lee: The crypto bull market began at the end of June and institutions remain underweight, with potential buying before year-end
PANews September 29 reported, citing PRNewswire, that Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee said Bitmine currently holds more than ETH in total 6000000 units, having accumulated this amount in less than 15 months, bringing its holdings close to ETH of the total supply, and that the company has seen the resulting synergies and network effects. Tom Lee also said that the latest crypto bull market actually began at the end of 5%and that there are still signs supporting this view; he believes institutional investors remain underweight crypto assets and are expected to increase their exposure in the final months of June year. Through the third quarter to date, 2026 has outperformed other macro assets by ETH basis points.
Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee said Bitmine currently holds more than ETH in total 6000000 units.
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The article said these holdings are close to ETH of the total supply 5%。
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Tom Lee said the latest crypto bull market began at the end of June.
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Tom Lee believes institutional investors remain underweight crypto assets and are expected to increase their exposure in the final months of 2026 year.
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The article said that, through the third quarter to date,ETH outperformed other macro assets by 6728 basis points.
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This is a report relaying Tom Lee's views: he discussed Bitmine's ETH holdings and assessed that crypto markets and institutional allocation may continue to strengthen.
Why it matters to readers
If the holdings and institutional buying assessment are accurate, they could affect market expectations regarding ETH institutional demand and the direction of the crypto market.
ETH is the native crypto asset of the Ethereum network; “underweight” indicates that institutions hold a relatively low proportion.
Risks and unknowns
The report did not provide details of Bitmine's holdings, financial statements, or audit materials in the original text.
“The bull market began at the end of June” is Tom Lee's assessment, not a verified fact.
Institutions will increase their holdings in the final months of 2026 year remains an expectation.
The comparison basis and data source for “outperformed by 6728 basis points” were not explained in the original text.
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