Tom Lee’s Bitmine purchased $140.74 million in ETH over the past week, bringing its total holdings to $10.03 billion. For context, Michael Saylor bought $75 million in Bitcoin over the same period. Lee outspent Saylor on crypto this week, and the gap was not close. Bitmine also staked $200 million worth of Ethereum, putting its accumulated supply at 3.86% of all ETH in existence. The next milestone is 4%, which requires roughly $359 million more in purchases. At the current pace, mid-April is the target.
Tom Lee just announced buys of $140.74M ETH in the past week – now holding $10.03B of ETH. In comparison, Saylor only bought $75M this week.They also staked $200 MILLION of ETH. Bitmine now owns 3.86% of ETH. They only need to buy $359M more of ETH to get to 4%. They’re on…
— Arkham (@arkham) March 24, 2026
The Scale of What Bitmine Is Building
Ten billion dollars in the asset is a number worth stopping on. This is not a diversified treasury with ETH as one line item among many. Bitmine is running a concentrated, high-conviction accumulation strategy similar in structure to what MicroStrategy has executed with Bitcoin, but applied to ETH and moving faster than most expected.
The 3.86% figure means Bitmine controls a meaningful share of Ethereum’s total supply. Unlike Bitcoin, where supply is fixed at 21 million, Ethereum’s supply mechanics are more complex due to staking, burning, and issuance. But owning nearly 4% of circulating ETH at this scale gives Bitmine a position that is hard to build quietly and harder to exit quickly
The staking of $200 million adds another dimension: those tokens are now locked earning yield rather than sitting available for sale, which removes them from the liquid supply.
Tom Lee vs. Saylor: A Different Kind of Comparison
The comparison to Saylor is useful but imperfect. Saylor’s MicroStrategy has been accumulating Bitcoin for years and has built one of the most recognized corporate Bitcoin treasuries in the world. The $75 million purchase this week is one installment in a long-running program rather than a sign of slowing conviction.
What makes the Lee comparison interesting is the pace. Bitmine is buying ETH at a rate that, week for week, is currently exceeding Saylor’s Bitcoin purchases in dollar terms
Whether that pace holds is an open question, but the trajectory over recent weeks suggests Bitmine is in an active accumulation phase rather than a maintenance one. The $359 million needed to reach 4% is achievable at current rates within weeks.
Where ETH Price Sits Right Now
The asset is currently trading around $2,140. The technical picture shows support sitting at $1,950 and resistance at $2,200. The price has been range-bound in recent weeks, which is a familiar setup. Large buyers accumulating in a range tend to compress supply without immediately moving price, until the supply available to sellers thins out enough that new demand pushes through resistance.
Bitmine buying $140 million in a single week at prices between $1,950 and $2,200 represents meaningful demand absorption within that range. Whether it’s enough to push ETH through the $2,200 resistance level depends on broader market conditions, but the directional pressure from continued institutional accumulation at this scale is upward.
The 5% Question
The announcement ends with a question worth taking seriously: Can Tom Lee get to 5% of all ETH? Getting from 3.86% to 4% requires $359 million. Getting from 4% to 5% requires significantly more, both because the absolute quantity is larger and because continued purchases at scale tend to push prices higher, making each subsequent percentage point more expensive to acquire.
The staking of $200 million signals that Bitmine is not treating this as a short-term trade. Staking earns yield and has an unstaking delay, which means it’s a long-term position by design.
Conclusion
Tom Lee is accumulating the asset at a pace that currently exceeds Saylor’s Bitcoin buying, and the 4% supply target is weeks away at current rates. With $10 billion already held, $200 million staked, and a clear numerical target in sight, Bitmine’s ETH strategy is the most aggressive institutional accumulation play in crypto right now. The 5% question is no longer hypothetical.
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