BitMine and SharpLink, the two largest corporate holders of ETH, have been racing to accumulate more Ether as ecosystem interest heats up.
BitMine Immersion Technologies, a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining company, has added 373,000 Ether (ETH) tokens to its treasury in the past week, bringing its holdings of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency to 1.52 million tokens worth $6.6 billion. The move comes as the Ethereum ecosystem has seen renewed interest.
However, BitMine’s share price has suffered as the company has added more ETH to its treasury. According to Google Finance, BitMine shares have dropped 14.2% since Aug. 11, the same period during which it has bolstered its Ether holdings.
BitMine Chairman Thomas Lee said in a statement that the company increased its Ether holdings as “institutional investors have expressed interest” in its ETH accumulation strategy. This strategy is known as the “alchemy of 5%” in which BitMine hopes to acquire 5% of the circulating Ethereum supply.
