Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 4.596 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash Holdings of $11.5 Billion

Rhea-AI Summary

Bitmine (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) reports total crypto + cash + "moonshots" holdings of $11.5 billion as of March 15, 2026. Holdings include 4,595,562 ETH (4.596M), 196 BTC, $1.2 billion cash, and $283 million in named equity stakes.

Staked ETH totals 3,040,515 (valued at $6.6B at $2,185/ETH), representing 3.81% of ETH supply; MAVAN staking launch targeted for early 2026.

Positive

• Total holdings of $11.5 billion (crypto + cash + moonshots)
• 4.596 million ETH held, representing 3.81% of ETH supply
• 3,040,515 staked ETH valued at $6.6 billion (staking underway)
• $1.2 billion in total cash on hand
• $80 million追加 investment in Eightco (ORBS) to support ORBS' OpenAI exposure
• Average daily dollar volume $1.0B (5-day avg), ranking BMNR #105 in US trading

Negative

• ETH valuation anchored to an assumed price of $2,185/ETH, exposing reported NAV to price swings
• Large concentration in ETH and crypto versus cash ($1.2B cash vs $11.5B total holdings)

News Market Reaction – ORBS

+39.02% 2.2x vol

66 alerts

+39.02% News Effect

+42.9% Peak in 3 hr 11 min

+$68M Valuation Impact

$241M Market Cap

2.2x Rel. Volume

On the day this news was published, ORBS gained 39.02%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +42.9% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 66 alerts that day, indicating high trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $68M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $241M at that time. Trading volume was elevated at 2.2x the daily average, suggesting notable buying interest.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Key Figures

Staked ETH: 3,040,515 ETH Staked ETH Value: $6.6 billion Total crypto + cash + moonshots: $11.5 billion +5 more

8 metrics

Staked ETH 3,040,515 ETH Bitmine staked ETH as of March 15, 2026

Staked ETH Value $6.6 billion Value of 3,040,515 staked ETH at $2,185 per ETH

Total crypto + cash + moonshots $11.5 billion Bitmine combined holdings as of March 15, 2026

ETH Holdings 4,595,562 ETH Bitmine total ETH tokens at $2,185 per ETH

ETH Supply Share 3.81% Bitmine share of 120.7 million ETH total supply

Eightco stake $83 million Bitmine investment in Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS) classified as moonshot

Additional Eightco investment $80 million Incremental Bitmine investment to support ORBS OpenAI equity purchase

Annualized staking revenues $180 million Bitmine annualized ETH staking revenues at current scale

Market Reality Check

Price: $0.9045 Vol: Volume 32,966,841 is 1.63...

high vol

$0.9045 Last Close

Volume Volume 32,966,841 is 1.63x the 20-day average of 20,166,949, indicating elevated trading activity. high

Technical Price 0.8201 is trading below the 200-day MA of 4.24, reflecting a weak longer-term trend.

Previous Crypto Reports

5 past events · Latest: Mar 02 (Positive)

Same Type Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Mar 02	Crypto treasury update	Positive	+2.9%	Reported $9.9B in holdings with 4.47M ETH and strong staking revenues.
Feb 02	Crypto treasury update	Positive	-9.7%	Announced $10.7B holdings and higher staking revenues with 4.29M ETH.
Jan 26	Crypto treasury update	Positive	-1.4%	Disclosed $12.8B holdings including 4.24M ETH and increased staking base.
Jan 20	Crypto treasury update	Positive	-4.3%	Reported $14.5B holdings with 4.20M ETH and growing staked ETH balance.
Jan 12	Crypto treasury update	Positive	+0.0%	Outlined $14.0B holdings, 4.17M ETH and rising trading liquidity rank.

Pattern Detected

Crypto treasury updates for Bitmine have generally been positive in tone, but share price reactions around these announcements have often been flat or negative, suggesting mixed market reception to larger ETH holdings and staking metrics.

Recent Company History

Across recent crypto-treasury updates, Bitmine has steadily expanded ETH holdings from 4.168M on Jan 11, 2026 to 4.473M by Mar 1, 2026, while growing staked ETH from 1.26M to over 2.9M–3.0M. Reported combined crypto, cash and “moonshots” have ranged between $9.9B and $14.5B, with annualized staking revenues cited between $172M and $188M. Despite these fundamentally expansionary updates, price moves have frequently been negative or muted in the 24 hours following the news.

Historical Comparison

-2.5% avg move · Past Bitmine crypto updates with similar ETH and treasury disclosures saw an average move of -2.52%,...

crypto

-2.5%

Average Historical Move crypto

Past Bitmine crypto updates with similar ETH and treasury disclosures saw an average move of -2.52%, indicating markets often reacted cautiously to these announcements.

Same-tag crypto updates show Bitmine’s ETH rising from 4.168M to 4.473M tokens, with staked ETH expanding from about 1.26M to over 3.0M and annualized staking revenues in the $172M–$188M range while MAVAN’s early-2026 launch remained a consistent objective.

Market Pulse Summary

The stock surged +39.0% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with t...

Analysis

The stock surged +39.0% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with the pattern of high-signal ecosystem news around Eightco, where Bitmine’s increasing capital commitments and OpenAI exposure have previously coincided with notable moves in ORBS. However, past Bitmine crypto updates showed an average move of -2.52%, underscoring that treasury expansion did not always sustain upside. Investors would need to weigh concentration in ETH, dependency on staking economics, and execution on initiatives like MAVAN when evaluating durability.

Key Terms

staking, composite ethereum staking rate, validator network, bitcoin

4 terms

staking technical

"Bitmine has 3,040,515 staked ETH, representing $6.6 billion at $2,185 per ETH;"

Staking is the practice of locking up digital tokens to help run a blockchain network in return for rewards, similar to leaving money in a time deposit that pays interest while it’s unavailable. It matters to investors because staking can generate regular income and affect a token’s circulating supply and price, but it also ties up assets and can carry risks like lock-up periods, reduced liquidity, or technical and platform failures.

composite ethereum staking rate technical

"The CESR (Composite Ethereum Staking Rate, administered by Quatrefoil) is 2.79%,"

A composite ethereum staking rate is the single, annualized percentage that represents the typical return investors earn by locking up Ether across a mix of validators, staking pools and service providers, after accounting for fees and penalties. It matters because it shows the expected income from staking (like an average bank interest rate), helps compare staking vs. selling or lending choices, and influences supply dynamics and investor returns in the Ethereum ecosystem.

validator network technical

"The Made in America VAlidator Network (MAVAN). This will be the 'best-in-class'"

A validator network is a group of independent computers or participants that check and record transactions on a digital ledger, using agreed rules to decide which entries are valid. Think of them as a team of referees who confirm plays and keep the official score; their integrity, speed and decentralization determine how secure, fast and reliable the system is. Investors care because the makeup and incentives of the validator network affect transaction finality, security risks, token rewards and governance influence.

bitcoin technical

"196 Bitcoin (BTC), $200 million stake in Beast Industries, $83 million stake"

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency and asset that exists only online, created and recorded through a public digital record maintained by many computers worldwide—think of it as a shared spreadsheet that no single person controls. Investors care because it behaves like a high-risk, high-reward store of value and speculative commodity: its supply is limited, its price can swing sharply, and owning it can change a portfolio’s risk, diversification and exposure to market sentiment.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

Bitmine has 3,040,515 staked ETH, representing $6.6 billion at $2,185 per ETH; MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026

Bitmine now owns 3.81% of the ETH token supply, over 76% of the way to the 'Alchemy of 5%' in just 8 months

Bitmine increased its investment into Eightco (ticker: $ORBS) by $80 million to support ORBS $50 million purchase of OpenAI equity

ORBS is now the only publicly listed equity in the world to give investor direct exposure to OpenAI

Bitmine acquired 5,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation (EF) to enable EF to fund its core operations

Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings + "Moonshots" total $11.5 billion, including 4.596 million ETH tokens, total cash of $1.2 billion, and other crypto holdings

Bitmine leads crypto treasury peers by both the velocity of raising crypto NAV per share and by the high trading liquidity of BMNR stock

Bitmine is the 105th most traded stock in the US, trading $1.0 billion per day (5-day avg)

Bitmine remains supported by a premier group of institutional investors including ARK's Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and personal investor Thomas "Tom" Lee to support Bitmine's goal of acquiring 5% of ETH

LAS VEGAS, March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. ("Bitmine" or the "Company") a Bitcoin and Ethereum Network company with a focus on the accumulation of crypto for long term investment, today announced Bitmine crypto + total cash + "moonshots" holdings totaling $11.5 billion.

As of March 15, 2026 at 7:00pm ET, the Company's crypto holdings are comprised of 4,595,562 ETH at $2,185 per ETH (NASDAQ: COIN), 196 Bitcoin (BTC), $200 million stake in Beast Industries, $83 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) ("moonshots") and total cash of $1.2 billion. Bitmine's ETH holdings are 3.81% of the ETH supply (of 120.7 million ETH).

"Since the start of the Iran war, crypto prices have outperformed and Ethereum has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2,450bp. This is a meaningful outperformance in a mere two weeks," said Thomas "Tom" Lee, Chairman of Bitmine.

"In our view, higher oil is triggering concerns of slowing growth for the global economy. And when investors worry about growth, they buy 'growth stocks' including MAG7, software and crypto. As the chart below shows, crypto moves in tandem with software stocks." continued Lee.

In the past week, Bitmine also made two strategic moves. First, Bitmine increased its investment in existing "moonshot" Eightco (ticker: $ORBS) by an additional $80 million (link here). ORBS acquired a $50 million equity stake in OpenAI and a $25 million equity stake in Beast Industries. "ORBS is now the only publicly listed equity in the world to give investor direct exposure to OpenAI. OpenAI has a much anticipated IPO in 2026 and investors can now get direct exposure via ORBS. Moreover, we see a lot of synergy between worldchain (proof of human), the leading AI platform (OpenAI) and the world's great content creator, Mr. Beast. Eightco is bringing Cathie Wood's ARK on as a strategic advisor further increasing the appeal of ORBS."

Second, Bitmine acquired 5,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation (EF, link here) enabling the EF to fund its core operations. "Bitmine acquired the ETH to demonstrate our support for the goals and operations of EF and enabled EF to raise capital without having to sell its ETH in the open market."

"Bitmine has slightly increased the pace of ETH buys in each of the past two weeks, as our base case is ETH is in the final stages of the 'mini-crypto winter.' In the past week, we acquired 60,999 ETH compared to an average of 45k to 50k weekly recently," stated Lee.

As of March 15, 2026, Bitmine total staked ETH stands at 3,040,515 ($6.6 billion at $2,185 per ETH). "Bitmine has staked more ETH than other entities in the world. At scale (when Bitmine's ETH is fully staked by MAVAN and its staking partners), the ETH staking rewards is $272 million annually (using 2.81% 7-day BMNR yield)," stated Lee.

"Annualized staking revenues are now $180 million. And this 3.0 million ETH is about 66% of the 4.6 million ETH held by Bitmine. The CESR (Composite Ethereum Staking Rate, administered by Quatrefoil) is 2.79%, while Bitmine's own staking operations generated a 7-day yield of 2.81% (annualized). We continue to make progress on our staking solution known as The Made in America VAlidator Network (MAVAN). This will be the 'best-in-class' solution offering secure staking infrastructure and will be deployed in early calendar 2026. Bitmine is currently working with 3 staking providers as the Company moves towards unveiling MAVAN in 2026," continued Lee.

Bitmine crypto holding reigns as the #1 Ethereum treasury and #2 global treasury, behind Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), which owns 738,731 BTC valued at $53 billion. Bitmine remains the largest ETH treasury in the world. 

Bitmine is one of the most widely traded stocks in the US. According to data from Fundstrat, the stock has traded average daily dollar volume of $1.0 billion (5-day average, as of March 13, 2026), ranking #105 in the US, behind Nike (rank #104) and ahead of Starbucks (rank #106) among 5,704 US-listed stocks (statista.com and Fundstrat research).

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The Chairman's message can be found here: https://www.Bitminetech.io/chairmans-message

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About Bitmine
Bitmine (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) is a Bitcoin miner with operations in the US. The company is deploying its excess capital to be the leading Ethereum Treasury company in the world, implementing an innovative digital asset strategy for institutional investors and public market participants. Guided by its philosophy of "the alchemy of 5%," the Company is committed to ETH as its primary treasury reserve asset, leveraging native protocol-level activities including staking and decentralized finance mechanisms. The Company will launch MAVAN (Made-in America VAlidator Network), a dedicated staking infrastructure for Bitmine assets, in Q1 of 2026.

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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." The statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. This document specifically contains forward-looking statements regarding progress and achievement of the Company's goals regarding ETH acquisition and staking, the long-term value of Ethereum, continued growth and advancement of the Company's Ethereum treasury strategy and the applicable benefits to the Company. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including Bitmine's ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; Bitmine's ability to finance its current business, Ethereum treasury operations and proposed future business; the competitive environment of Bitmine's business; and the future value of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Actual future performance outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond Bitmine's control, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Bitmine's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2025, as well as all other SEC filings, as amended or updated from time to time. Copies of Bitmine's filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Bitmine undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

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