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BlockBeats News, June 22, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) announced its latest asset status. As of June 21, the company holds 5,672,956 ETH, 205 BTC, and approximately $6.01 billion in cash and equivalents, with a total asset size of around $10.7 billion. The company's Chairman, Tom Lee, stated that Bitmine increased its ETH holdings by 52,203 ETH in the past week and will continue to maintain a stable accumulation pace until 2026. The current ETH held by Bitmine accounts for about 4.7% of the total Ethereum supply, positioning it as the world's largest Ethereum reserve institution. Furthermore, Bitmine has already staked 4.719 million ETH, representing over 83% of its ETH holdings. Based on the current yield, the estimated annual staking income is around $223 million. Tom Lee mentioned that the company believes the crypto market is still in the early stages of the "crypto spring," where tokenization and AI development will drive continuous growth in blockchain demand.

According to a report by Golden Ten Data cited by ChainCatcher, the European Stoxx 600 Index hit an intraday high, most recently rising by 0.3%.

Bastian Aue, the interim co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, stated that the Ethereum Foundation's mission is to ensure Ethereum remains a permissionless sovereign infrastructure, upholding censorship resistance, open source, privacy, and security. The Ethereum Foundation prioritizes addressing risks such as toxic MEV, lack of privacy, staking centralization, and reliance on L2 solutions, and promotes the development of quantum-resistant cryptography, private payments, and AI agent wallets. Bastian Aue pledged to reduce his body fat percentage below 25% by the end of the year, otherwise he will resign without compensation.