Overview
- On Jan. 8, on‑chain data recorded a new 19,200 ETH stake worth about $60 million tied to Bitmine.
- Independent trackers currently show Bitmine’s staked total between about 827,008 ETH (~$2.62 billion) and 908,192 ETH (~$2.95 billion).
- Company disclosures and market data place Bitmine’s overall treasury above 4 million ETH, or roughly 3.4% of circulating supply, the largest known corporate Ethereum holding.
- Staking began on Dec. 27 and has featured multiple large deployments, including 186,336 ETH on Jan. 6, with yields near 2.8% turning idle holdings into recurring rewards.
- Bitmine is preparing a U.S.-based Made‑in‑America Validator Network and has a Jan. 15 shareholder meeting, as some analysts warn that concentrated staking may pressure Ethereum’s decentralization.