---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-001088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMNR"
cik: "0001829311"
company_name: "BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:05:26.389880+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bitmine appoints Young Kim as CFO/COO; now owns 3.43% of ETH supply

## Summary
- Young Kim appointed CFO and COO effective Jan 1, 2026; base salary $500K, bonus up to $750K, LTI target $1.75M.
- Bitmine owns 3.43% of ETH token supply, two-thirds toward 5% goal; institutional backers include ARK, Founders Fund, Pantera.
- Annual stockholder meeting set for Jan 15, 2026 at Wynn Las Vegas; agenda includes share increase and incentive plan approval.
- Kim brings 20+ years of investment and engineering experience; previously Partner at Axiom Investors and Columbia Threadneedle.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-001088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMNR
- cik: 0001829311
- company_name: BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829311/000149315226001088/0001493152-26-001088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829311/000149315226001088/form8-k.htm

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