Bitmine increased its ETH holdings by 60,999 coins last week and made an additional $80 million investment in Eightco (ORBS).

BlockBeats News, March 16, According to official sources, Bitmine announced today that its total cash plus crypto asset plus "Moonshot Plan" holdings total $11.5 billion. As of 7:00 PM EST on March 15, 2026, the company's crypto holdings include 4,595,562 ETH, 196 bitcoins (BTC), a $200 million investment in Beast Industries, an $83 million investment in Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS), and a total of $1.2 billion in cash.

Bitmine's ETH holdings account for 3.81% of the total ETH supply (120.7 million ETH).

Over the past week, Bitmine has also taken two strategic initiatives. First, Bitmine increased its investment in the existing "Moonshot Plan" company Eightco (stock code: ORBS) by an additional $80 million.

Lee stated: "ORBS is now the only global publicly listed stock that allows investors direct exposure to OpenAI. The highly anticipated IPO of OpenAI will take place in 2026, and investors can now gain direct investment exposure through ORBS. Additionally, we see significant synergies between Worldchain (human proof), leading AI platform (OpenAI), and globally renowned content creator Mr. Beast. Eightco has invited Cathie Wood's ARK to serve as a strategic advisor, further enhancing the attractiveness of ORBS."

Second, Bitmine purchased 5,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation, enabling the EF to fund its core operations. Lee stated: "Bitmine acquired these ETH to demonstrate our support for EF's goals and operations, allowing EF to raise funds without the need to sell its ETH on the open market."

Lee pointed out: "Over the past two weeks, Bitmine has slightly accelerated its ETH purchasing pace each week as our fundamental view is that ETH is in the final stage of a 'mini cryptocurrency winter.' In the past week, we acquired 60,999 ETH, while the recent average weekly acquisition volume has been between 45,000 and 50,000 coins."