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BitMine raises $250M in private placement for Ethereum treasury; Thomas Lee named Chairman
BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Priced private placement of 55.6M shares at $4.50 for ~$250M gross proceeds to acquire ETH as primary treasury reserve.
- Thomas Lee, Founder of Fundstrat, appointed Chairman of the Board, replacing former CEO Jonathan Bates as Chair.
- Investors include Founders Fund, Pantera, FalconX, Kraken, Galaxy Digital, DCG, and others; closing expected July 3, 2025.
- Proceeds will increase existing ETH holdings by over 16x; ETH treasury strategy aims to benefit from stablecoin growth.
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