BitMine-the Ethereum-forged treasury steered, as rumor would have it, by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee-snapped up roughly $83 million worth of ETH on Monday, even as its stash lounged languorously in the crimson.
The spree arrived amid yet another carnival of volatility for Ethereum, where on-chain whispers show heavy selling from other grandees and ETH wandering near multi-month lows.
A sly caption offered up by the market’s conscience could read: BitMine Adds to ETH Stash While Others Exit. Data from the analytics wizards at Lookonchain, posted on February 10 and 11, reveal two grand purchases of 20,000 ETH apiece from institutional platforms BitGo and FalconX.
Last week the firm bought 40,613 ETH, the week before 41,788 tokens. It now holds approximately 4.32 million ETH, acquired at an average cost of $3,850 per coin. Yet, at current levels around $2,040, Lookonchain calculates that BitMine’s average entry leaves the position down more than $7.8 billion on paper.
Despite that arithmetic tragedy, Lee publicly dismissed the recent sell-off as disconnected from Ethereum’s on-chain activity. In comments reported earlier this month, he said BitMine viewed the pullback as attractive, given his belief in Ethereum’s strengthening fundamentals-record-high daily transactions, for instance. He attributed the price weakness to a gold rally and a dearth of leverage, rather than to any fault in the Ethereum network itself.
Lee also stressed that BitMine has no debt obligations forcing it to sell any ETH, a stance that contrasts with firms like Trend Research, which, according to Lookonchain, has sold nearly all of its Ethereum since early February-locking in losses of about $747 million after depositing more than 650,000 ETH to Binance during the drop.
Ethereum Price Struggles Amid Heavy On-Chain Movement. Looking at the market, ETH is down about 1% over the past 24 hours, and roughly 13% in the last seven days. It has shed more than 34% of its value over the past month, per CoinGecko. The coin dipped below $2,000 on February 5 for the first time in months, yet other data points hint at a possible easing of selling pressure: exchange reserves for ETH have fallen to multi-year lows, suggesting that longer-term holders are moving assets off trading platforms.
The market now presents a divided tableau: one camp willing to take losses after a brutal downturn, and another-led by players like BitMine-doubling down in the belief that current prices do not reflect the network’s enduring utility.
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