Bitmine’s Ethereum Hoard Surges Past 5.28 Million ETH as Company Nears 5% Supply Target

Goldman Sachs exited XRP and Solana ETFs, reduced Ethereum holdings, and increased investments in Coinbase, Circle, and Galaxy Digital. Goldman Sachs made a major change in its crypto investment portfolio during Q1 2026. The bank sold off all its holdings of XRP and Solana ETFs. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs significantly cut down its holdings of the […] The post Goldman Sachs Exits Solana and XRP ETFs in Major Crypto Portfolio Move appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Goldman Sachs exited XRP and Solana ETFs, reduced Ethereum holdings, and increased investments in Coinbase, Circle, and Galaxy Digital. Goldman Sachs made a major change in its crypto investment portfolio during Q1 2026. The bank sold off all its holdings of XRP and Solana ETFs. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs significantly cut down its holdings of the […] The post Goldman Sachs Exits Solana and XRP ETFs in Major Crypto Portfolio Move appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Ether price fell sharply below $2,100 as increasing sell pressure on Binance and persistent ETF outflows fueled bearish momentum.

BitMine Immersion Technologies added $151 million in Ethereum amid last week's price slide, with Tom Lee citing the "attractive opportunity."

Bitmine Immersion Technologies now holds 5.28 million ethereum tokens worth more than $11.5 billion, putting the company within reach of controlling 5% of the entire ETH supply. Tom Lee Says Bitmine Will Hit 5% of ETH Supply Sometime in 2026 The Norwalk, Conn.-based company reported the figures as of May 18, 2026, disclosing total crypto, […]

Vitalik Buterin says AI‑assisted formal verification could be the “final form” of software, letting Ethereum ship ultra‑optimized code with machine‑checked proofs of correctness. Ethereum (ETH) co‑founder Vitalik Buterin has said that combining artificial intelligence with formal verification could become the…

Bitmine added 71,672 Ethereum in one week, lifting holdings to 5.28M ETH, or 4.37% of supply, with $12.6B in crypto and cash.

Ethereum’s price weakness may be approaching a decisive turning point, according to a new technical analysis comparing the current ETH structure with previous market cycles. The pattern that formed before the 2017 parabolic run and again before the 2020 breakout is now reappearing in 2026, and the long-term chart is showing a structure that could be the start of a phase that pushes its price to as high as $8,000. A Cycle That Has Played Out Twice Before Ethereum has spent the past several months doing what most of the market has chosen to ignore: building. The leading altcoin has largely underperformed compared to Bitcoin, but the weekly chart is assembling the same structural sequence that preceded two of the biggest rallies in its price history. Related Reading: XRP Wave Count Remains Valid: Here Are The Levels To Watch Out For Technical analysis shows that ETH has followed a recognizable four-phase sequence in the previous two cycles: a prolonged downtrend, a compression phase and d