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Markets & Macro 28 Oct 2026 1 min read
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Tom Lee's Bitmine Keeps Buying Ethereum But Pivots to Record Share Buybacks

CoinDesk and Decrypt reported: Tom Lee's Bitmine Keeps Buying Ethereum But Pivots to Record Share Buybacks. The verified details are set out below.

What happened

Tom Lee's Bitmine Keeps Buying Ethereum But Pivots to Record Share Buybacks. CoinDesk and Decrypt covered the story, and 2 independent publishers are carrying it. This summary is limited to what the cited outlets reported.

Verified points

  • The firm added 10,452 ETH to reach 4.95% of supply, but its bigger move was repurchasing 2.04 million of its own shares—part of what it calls the largest equity buyback any crypto treasury company has run. (Decrypt)

Caveats

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Sources

Verified claims

  • figure Bitmine spent $46 million buying back shares as crypto held up better than AI stocks during the recent market pullback, Chairman Tom Lee said.
    Source: CoinDesk
  • figure Bitmine added 10,452 ETH, reaching 4.95% of Ethereum's supply.
    Source: Decrypt
  • figure Bitmine repurchased 2.04 million of its own shares.
    Source: Decrypt
  • fact Bitmine calls its buyback the largest equity buyback any crypto treasury company has run.
    Source: Decrypt
  • fact The firm added 10,452 ETH to reach 4.95% of supply, but its bigger move was repurchasing 2.04 million of its own shares—part of what it calls the largest equity buyback any crypto treasury company has run.
    Source: Decrypt

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