According to CoinMeta, bitmine increased its holdings by 17,362 ETH last week, bringing the total holdings to 6.001302 million ETH. The total value of the assets held is approximately $17.2 billion, which includes $672 million in cash and securities, 213 bitcoins, $180 million in Beast Industries equity, and $115 million in Eightco Holdings investments. Currently, bitmine has pledged 5.067309 million ETH, valued at about $1.37 billion. Analyst Tom Lee stated that in the third quarter, ETH outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 6,728 basis points, and the crypto bull market began in late June. It is expected that institutions will significantly increase their holdings in the last few months of 2026.