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ARK Invest buys $182M of BitMine shares; proceeds to fund Ethereum treasury strategy
BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- ARK Invest acquired 4,773,444 BMNR shares for $182M via block trade under BitMine's ATM program.
- Net proceeds of $177M to be used entirely to acquire ETH as part of BitMine's treasury strategy.
- BitMine targets acquiring 5% of all ETH in circulation, supported by Cathie Wood, Founders Fund, Pantera, and others.
- Tom Lee of Fundstrat, BitMine Chairman, highlighted ARK's past exponential investments in Tesla, Bitcoin, and Circle.
- BitMine operates Bitcoin/Ethereum network company with mining in Trinidad, Pecos, and Silverton, Texas.
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