Bitmine acquires 15,112 Ethereum, raising total to 6.02M ETH

REGULATORY DECISIONBitmine acquires 15,112Ethereum, raising total to 6.02METH56IMPORTANCEQUIET7NEWS MEDIA7PIECESOct 5, 2026 15:03blockboard.net
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BitMine disclosed another weekly Ethereum purchase of 15,112 ETH and said its holdings reached 6,016,414 ETH as of Oct. 4–5. Several outlets also put the company near 5% of Ethereum supply and noted a mix of staking, liquid assets and total treasury value alongside the update.

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The same update put the company just under its stated goal of owning 5% of Ethereum’s supply.
Bitmine stakes $13.8 billion in ETH as treasury tops 6 million tokens
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Another report described the new position as about 4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to the company’s “Alchemy of 5%” target.
Bitmine Buys $41M More Ethereum, Reaching 99% of Its 'Alchemy of 5%' Target
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One filing-based report said the week’s buy was smaller than the 17,362 ETH purchased the week before and was the company’s smallest weekly buy since the week to Aug. 16, when it added 9,926 ETH.
BitMine Lifts ETH Treasury to 6.02 Million With Smallest Buy Since Mid-August
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A separate update said BitMine had 5.07 million ETH staked, which was 84% of its holdings, and projected annualized staking revenue of $363 million.
BitMine Hits 6.02M ETH as Total Holdings Reach $17.4B
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That same report placed BitMine’s total crypto, cash, marketable securities and moonshot holdings at $17.4 billion.
BitMine Hits 6.02M ETH as Total Holdings Reach $17.4B
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BitMine said it bought 15,112 ETH over the previous week and lifted its holdings to 6,016,414 ETH as of Oct. 4 at 18:30 ET.
BitMine Adds 15,112 ETH as Holdings Reach 6.02 Million
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One market note said BitMine stock traded higher on Oct. 5 after the company disclosed the Ethereum purchase and updated its treasury figures.
Bitmine Stock Rises as ETH Holdings Top 6 Million Tokens

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Oct 5 12:44
Crypto Briefing scoop
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Oct 5 13:55
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Oct 5 14:54
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Oct 5 14:55
CR CryptoPotato adds
Breaks the figures down; the largest, $17.4B, with quotes
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Oct 5 15:22
Crypto Economy adds
Adds $363M, with quotes
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Oct 5 18:59
MEXC echo
No new facts: concentration, treasuries, additional; with quotes
+22 h 54 m
Oct 6 11:39
The Coin Republic echo
No new facts: cryptocurrency, investments, separately

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