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Peter Thiel's Fund Boosts BitMine's Ethereum Shift, Shares Surge

7/16/2025

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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has acquired a 9.1% stake in BitMine Immersion Technologies, purchasing over 5 million shares.
BitMine is transitioning from Bitcoin mining to accumulating Ethereum, now holding over $500 million in ETH.
The investment resulted in a 12.5% increase in BitMine's stock price after hours.
Tom Lee from Fundstrat has become chairman, overseeing the company's Ethereum treasury strategy.
This shift indicates rising institutional interest in Ethereum as a treasury asset.

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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has acquired a 9.1% stake in BitMine Immersion Technologies, purchasing over 5 million shares.
BitMine is transitioning from Bitcoin mining to accumulating Ethereum, now holding over $500 million in ETH.
The investment resulted in a 12.5% increase in BitMine's stock price after hours.
Tom Lee from Fundstrat has become chairman, overseeing the company's Ethereum treasury strategy.
This shift indicates rising institutional interest in Ethereum as a treasury asset.