Bluechip
Value Investor, Short Seller
Bitmine's new Ethereum staking locks more supply and signals institutional conviction. It staked 159,728 ETH, worth about $390 million, on October 20-21, bringing total staked holdings to about 5.23 million ETH. The view is cautiously bullish, without chasing: a daily close above $2,500 could target the 30-day average at $2,579, while a drop below $2,380 signals renewed weakness. x.comÂ
Crypto treasury companies are stalling because the buyers of last resort have stopped buying and started paying out. Strategy trades below the value of its own bitcoin and is now selling BTC to cover dividends. BitMine is down 86% and $9 billion underwater on its Ethereum, no longer raising capital, just paying out. Neither was ever a clean crypto bet; each was a leveraged premium dressed up as one. x.comÂ
BitMine Immersion broke its downtrend this week for the first time since the crypto-treasury bubble popped in August 2025. Owning it below $20 should look prudent once Ethereum hits its expected targets over the next few years. x.comÂ
Bitcoin has no floor while the Binance hacker holds about $1.5B in BTC. Spot selling, absent US buyers and forced liquidations add pressure. Frozen stablecoins still leave the hacker with unfreezable ETH. A close below $78.3K puts $77.7K in play; BTC needs to reclaim $80K before a bottom call. Binance confirming full coverage could speed a recovery, while stolen ETH sales or more bad news risk another wave. Wider market weakness usually drives bigger drops. x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
A major exchange hack looks set to push Bitcoin down to a higher low. DeItaone reported $2.77 billion in Binance-wallet outflows amid drain suspicions, initially without confirmation of a hack. The hack was later described as confirmed and larger than first thought; despite initial assurances, user funds are probably not fully safe. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
BitMine Immersion has plenty of upside as the largest publicly traded holder of Ethereum, with about 5.8 million ETH, roughly 4.8% of total supply, as ether jumped 20% in two days. x.comÂ
Ethereum's upside looks worth the bet because the payoff to its prior high is much larger than the downside, and buyers still respond to good news. There is roughly 16% down to $1,950 versus a little over 2x back to the prior all-time high. LIT caught a sharp bid around its US regulatory plans, and CHIP rallied 40% around a $1 million buyback; that response looks like a bull-market sign. x.comÂ
CleanSpark is bad for shareholders because it loses money mining Bitcoin, at an all-in cost above $120K per coin. Even excluding about $670M of markdowns on its Bitcoin holdings, it lost almost $400M over the past year, and depreciation eats the rest of its so-called profits. Its shareholder equity is below what it has raised from investors, though its miners are still carried above their worth. This rebuts @Market_Maestros, who argues miners trade on EV/EBITDA and the losses are unrealized. … Show more
Bitmine should have no trouble doubling from here as ether breaks above $3,000, following a solid month for the company. x.comÂ
Bitcoin and ether will go much higher at some point on simple supply and demand, driven by a steady bid from treasury companies and recent ETF inflows. Last week Strategy bought 34,164 BTC for $2.54B and Bitmine added 101,627 ETH for $235M, both funded by equity, so there is no liquidation price. Adjusted for market cap, Bitmine's week equals Saylor spending $1.35B on bitcoin. Strategy now holds 4.07% of all bitcoin and Bitmine 4.12% of all ether. x.comÂ