Tom Lee’s BitMine stakes 86% of ETH pile before Russell entry

Bitcoin faces $11b options expiry as BTC and ETH trade below max pain, with traders watching $60,000 support and downside hedging this week.

SharpLink bought 5,000 ETH after eight months as Ether hit a 2026 low, lifting holdings to 876,285 ETH before Russell index entry.

Ether prices are currently back at crucial long-term support levels last visited in October 2023 and April 2025.

In May, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom named three catalysts that could push up the price of Ether, some of which have begun to materialize.

Arthur Hayes says he has sold several altcoin positions while keeping core BTC and ETH exposure and rotating toward Treasuries and energy stocks.

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Many altcoins have collapsed by up to 5% in the past hour alone.

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $436 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ETH and Over 283 Million WLD Tokens