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Ethereum Foundation Sells 5,000 ETH to BitMine in $10.2 Million OTC Deal

The nonprofit framed the transaction as routine reserve management to sustain core funding.

Overview

  • The sale cleared at an average price of $2,042.96 per ETH, with on-chain settlement from the Foundation’s Safe multisig address 0x9fC3dc011b461664c835F2527fffb1169b3C213e.
  • Proceeds are earmarked for protocol research, ecosystem development, and community grant programs.
  • The Foundation cites a reserve framework that targets annual operating expenses near 15% of treasury value with a 2.5-year buffer.
  • BitMine remains the largest publicly traded ETH treasury holder with roughly 4.53 million ETH and continues to accumulate despite sizable paper losses.
  • Reports place BitMine’s unrealized loss near $7.5 billion, while the Foundation has begun staking toward about 70,000 ETH and is estimated to hold around 170,000 ETH.