Futures
Access hundreds of perpetual contracts
TradFi
Gold
One platform for global traditional assets
Options
Hot
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Introduction to Futures Trading
Learn the basics of futures trading
Futures Events
Join events to earn rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to practice risk-free trading
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
Pre-IPOs
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
Alpha Points
Trade on-chain assets and earn airdrops
Futures Points
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Promotions
AI
Gate AI
Your all-in-one conversational AI partner
Gate AI Bot
Use Gate AI directly in your social App
GateClaw
Gate Blue Lobster, ready to go
Gate for AI Agent
AI infrastructure, Gate MCP, Skills, and CLI
Gate Skills Hub
10K+ Skills
From office tasks to trading, the all-in-one skill hub makes AI even more useful.
GateRouter
Smartly choose from 30+ AI models, with 0% extra fees
Bitmine Adds Staking of 112,000 ETH, Total Surpasses $8.8 Billion
The crypto company Bitmine, led by Tom Lee, has once again increased its exposure to Ethereum through staking activities.
Bitmine reportedly added staking of 112,656 ETH with a value of about $260 juta.
With this addition, the total ETH staked by Bitmine reaches approximately 3,814,245 ETH, with a valuation of about $8.8 billion.
This amount represents roughly 75.11% of the company’s total ETH holdings, indicating an aggressive strategy to maximize yield from the assets it holds.
Staking itself allows ETH holders to earn returns by participating in the network validation process.
This move also signals long-term confidence in the Ethereum ecosystem, especially amid developments in the DeFi sector and blockchain infrastructure.
However, large exposure to staking also comes with risks, including price volatility and the potential for changes in network conditions.
With such a significant allocation, Bitmine’s movements are one of the important indicators for assessing institutional strategies toward crypto assets.