Bitmine has 3,040,483 staked ETH, representing $6.1 billion at $1,998 per ETH; MAVAN staking answer on monitor to launch Q1 2026
Bitmine now owns 3.62% of the ETH token provide, over 72% of the best way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in simply 7 months
Bitmine lately closed on preliminary $200 million funding into Beast Industries
Bitmine Crypto + Whole Money Holdings + “Moonshots” complete $9.6 billion, together with 4.371 million ETH tokens, complete money of $670 million, and different crypto holdings
Bitmine leads crypto treasury friends by each the speed of elevating crypto NAV per share and by the excessive buying and selling liquidity of BMNR inventory
Bitmine is the 158th most traded inventory within the US, buying and selling $0.9 billion per day (5-day avg)
Bitmine stays supported by a premier group of institutional buyers together with ARK’s Cathie Wooden, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Invoice Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and private investor Thomas “Tom” Lee to help Bitmine’s aim of buying 5% of ETH
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) Bitmine Immersion Applied sciences, Inc. (“Bitmine” or the “Firm”) a Bitcoin and Ethereum Community firm with a give attention to the buildup of crypto for long run funding, immediately introduced Bitmine crypto + complete money + “moonshots” holdings totaling $9.6 billion.
As of February sixteenth, 2026 at 5:00pm ET, the Firm’s crypto holdings are comprised of 4,371,497 ETH at $1,998 per ETH (NASDAQ: COIN), 193 Bitcoin (BTC), $200 million stake in Beast Industries, $17 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) (“moonshots”) and complete money of $670 million. Bitmine’s ETH holdings are 3.62% of the ETH provide (of 120.7 million ETH).
“After spending the previous week at Consensus Hong Kong, one of many largest international gatherings in crypto, we got here away with a rising conviction that 2026 will likely be a defining 12 months for Ethereum. We see strengthening product-market match rising on the again of three long-duration secular drivers: (i) Wall Avenue by way of tokenization/privateness on Ethereum; (ii) AI and AI-agents utilizing Ethereum for each amassing funds in addition to verification and (iii) creators leaning in the direction of ‘proof of human’ and different requirements operating on Ethereum L2 (Worldchain, and so on). There have been many panel discussions and displays round these 3 matters, and it’s evident that Ethereum is effectively positioned to garner vital share, given its neutrality and 100% uptime and reliability,” mentioned Thomas “Tom” Lee, Chairman of Bitmine.
Mr. Lee’s newest Chairman’s message is his keynote given at Consensus HK, and he speaks about these 3 future progress drivers for ETH utilization in addition to the drivers for Bitmine progress initiatives. The hyperlink to his message is right here.
“Investor sentiment and enthusiasm, in contrast, are all-time low, reminding us of the forlornness and dejection seen on the November 2022 lows and depths of 2018 crypto winter. Throughout 2018 and 2022, there have been many excessive profile failures of huge gamers (FTX, 3 arrows in 2022) whereas 2025-2026 has not seen such large-scale debacles. Relatively, it looks like crypto has remained weak because the ‘worth shock’ and large deleveraging seen on October tenth. For us at Bitmine, we can not management the worth of Ethereum, and the corporate is buying ETH no matter worth development, because the long-term outlook for Ethereum stays excellent. Therefore, we proceed to purchase ETH at the same time as crypto strikes by way of this ‘mini-winter,’” mentioned Lee.
“Previously week, we acquired 45,759 ETH,” continued Lee. “Bitmine has been steadily shopping for Ethereum, as we view this pullback as enticing, given the strengthening fundamentals. In our view, the worth of ETH will not be reflective of the excessive utility of ETH and its function as the way forward for finance.”
As of February 16, 2026, Bitmine complete staked ETH stands at 3,040,483 ($6.1 billion at $1,998 per ETH). “Bitmine has staked extra ETH than different entities on the planet. At scale (when Bitmine’s ETH is absolutely staked by MAVAN and its staking companions), the ETH staking rewards is $252 million yearly (utilizing 2.89% 7-day BMNR yield),” said Lee.
“Annualized staking revenues at the moment are $176 million. And this 3.0 million ETH is about 69% of the 4.37 million ETH held by Bitmine. The CESR (Composite Ethereum Staking Fee, administered by Quatrefoil) is 2.84%, whereas Bitmine’s personal staking operations generated a 7-day yield of two.89% (annualized). We proceed to make progress on our staking answer often called The Made in America VAlidator Community (MAVAN). This would be the ‘best-in-class’ answer providing safe staking infrastructure and will likely be deployed in early calendar 2026. Bitmine is presently working with 3 staking suppliers because the Firm strikes in the direction of unveiling MAVAN in 2026,” continued Lee.
Bitmine crypto holding reigns because the #1 Ethereum treasury and #2 international treasury, behind Technique Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), which owns 714,644 BTC valued at $49 billion. Bitmine stays the biggest ETH treasury on the planet.
Bitmine is without doubt one of the most generally traded shares within the US. In keeping with information from Fundstrat, the inventory has traded common each day greenback quantity of $0.9 billion (5-day common, as of February 13, 2026), rating #158 within the US, behind KKR (rank #157) and forward of CBRE (rank #159) amongst 5,704 US-listed shares (statista.com and Fundstrat analysis).
The GENIUS Act and Securities and Trade Fee’s (“the SEC”) Venture Crypto are as transformational to monetary providers in 2025 as US motion on August 15, 1971 ending Bretton Woods and the USD on the gold commonplace 54 years in the past. This 1971 occasion was the catalyst for the modernization of Wall Avenue, creating the long-lasting Wall Avenue titans and monetary and fee rails of immediately. These proved to be higher investments than gold.
The Chairman’s message may be discovered right here:
https://www.Bitminetech.io/chairmans-message
The Fiscal Full 12 months 2025 Earnings presentation and company presentation may be discovered right here: https://Bitminetech.io/investor-relations/
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About Bitmine
Bitmine (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) is the main Ethereum Treasury firm on the planet, implementing an progressive digital asset technique for institutional buyers and public market members. Guided by its philosophy of “the alchemy of 5%,” the Firm is dedicated to ETH as its major treasury reserve asset, leveraging native protocol-level actions together with staking and decentralized finance mechanisms. The Firm will launch MAVAN (Made-in America VAlidator Community), a devoted staking infrastructure for Bitmine property, in Q1 of 2026.
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This press launch comprises statements that represent “forward-looking statements.” The statements on this press launch that aren’t purely historic are forward-looking statements which contain dangers and uncertainties. This doc particularly comprises forward-looking statements concerning progress and achievement of the Firm’s targets concerning ETH acquisition and staking, the long-term worth of Ethereum, continued progress and development of the Firm’s Ethereum treasury technique and the relevant advantages to the Firm. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you need to contemplate varied elements, together with Bitmine’s capability to maintain tempo with new know-how and altering market wants; Bitmine’s capability to finance its present enterprise, Ethereum treasury operations and proposed future enterprise; the aggressive surroundings of Bitmine’s enterprise; and the longer term worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Precise future efficiency outcomes and outcomes could differ materially from these expressed in forward-looking statements. Ahead-looking statements are topic to quite a few situations, lots of that are past Bitmine’s management, together with these set forth within the Danger Components part of Bitmine’s Kind 10-Okay filed with the SEC on November 21, 2025, in addition to all different SEC filings, as amended or up to date now and again. Copies of Bitmine’s filings with the SEC can be found on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Bitmine undertakes no obligation to replace these statements for revisions or modifications after the date of this launch, besides as required by regulation.
