Bitmine adds another $136 million of ether after raising $274 million in preferred stock sale

Bitmine has purchased an additional $136 million in ether, bringing its total treasury holdings to $10.4 billion. The company funded this acquisition through a $274 million preferred stock sale, aiming to leverage staking rewards to cover dividend payments.
Why it matters
This move highlights the growing trend of corporate treasuries adopting crypto-asset strategies similar to MicroStrategy, potentially influencing market liquidity and institutional adoption of Ethereum.
The firm acquired 76,881 ether (ETH) over the past week, worth roughly $136 million based on ETH s current price, lifting Bitmine s treasury to 5.62 million ETH.
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