Ethereum\u2019s price is on the move and corporate buyers are fueling the rally. But while the market is cheering, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has a word of caution: don\u2019t get overleveraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BitMine Immersion Technologies is ignoring that advice and going all-in. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12<\/strong>, the Delaware-based company announced it\u2019s expanding its at-the-market stock offering from $4.5 billion to a staggering $24.5 billion<\/strong> a fivefold jump in just weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The plan? Sell shares gradually through Cantor Fitzgerald and use the cash for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n BitMine already holds 1.15 million ETH<\/strong> (worth about $5 billion) more than any other corporation. By comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The announcement alone helped push ETH up 5.4% in 24 hours<\/strong>, echoing Bitcoin\u2019s 2020\u20132021 bull run, when large corporate buys became self-fulfilling price drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On a recent Bankless<\/em> podcast, Buterin acknowledged the upside: corporate holders like BitMine make ETH accessible to investors who can\u2019t (or won\u2019t) buy it directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, he\u2019s wary. Overleveraging, he warned, could turn corporate treasuries into a dangerous game of \u201cleveraged poker,\u201d risking a liquidity crunch if markets turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a softer stance than last year, when Buterin called Bitcoin treasury strategies \u201cbatshit insane\u201d and mocked reliance on institutions like BlackRock. Now, Ethereum\u2019s corporate accumulation gets his qualified blessing<\/strong> a pivot not lost on industry watchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Critics note the double standard: what was reckless for Bitcoin is now cautiously celebrated for Ethereum. But for now, money talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, as corporate treasuries swell, the risk rises. If these leveraged bets sour, the fallout could spread far beyond crypto circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The music\u2019s still playing but when it stops, a lot of big players may find themselves fighting for the last seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ethereum\u2019s price is on the move and corporate buyers are fueling the rally. But while the market is cheering, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has a word of caution: don\u2019t get overleveraged. BitMine Immersion Technologies is ignoring that advice and going all-in. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,70],"tags":[1442,301,1013],"class_list":["post-10720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-finance","tag-bitmine","tag-ethereum","tag-vitalik"],"yoast_head":"\nFrom Stock Sales to ETH Stash<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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