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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-033460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMNR"
cik: "0001829311"
company_name: "BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-07-16T12:45:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-16T12:50:08.723751+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bitmine owns 4.8% of ETH supply, added to Russell 1000, releases chairman's message

## Summary
- Bitmine holds 5.74M ETH (4.8% of total supply) as of July 2026, up from zero in 12 months.
- Added to Russell 1000 large-cap index on June 26, 2026, increasing institutional exposure.
- Series A perpetual preferred stock (BMNP) launched at $80, now trading at $86 with 9.5% yield.
- Chairman Tom Lee outlines bullish ETH 2.0 thesis citing tokenization, AI-agent economy, and Robinhood Chain.
- Bitmine is lead investor in three Ethereum Foundation spinoffs: ETH Labs, Ethereum Institutional, ETH Systems.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-033460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMNR
- cik: 0001829311
- company_name: BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-07-16T12:45:25+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829311/000149315226033460/0001493152-26-033460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829311/000149315226033460/form8-k.htm

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