Tom Lee: Vitalik and Sam Altman to Attend BitMine Shareholders Meeting

BlockBeats News, January 15th, BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview with 3PROTV that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend today's (January 15th) annual shareholders meeting. The meeting will vote on a proposal for the company to increase its authorized shares from 5 billion to 500 billion. Tom Lee emphasized that if the proposal is not approved, the company will be unable to issue new shares to purchase more Ethereum or for acquisitions. Addressing dilution concerns, he stated that the company has never issued stock below its net asset value. Additionally, BitMine will present its 2026 development roadmap at the meeting, including sources of growth beyond staking rewards, and will disclose potential acquisitions of other crypto treasury companies in the future.