Bitmine resumes buybacks at $45.9 million as it slows ETH purchases

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Bitmine resumes buybacks at $45.9 million as it slows ETH purchases
  • Bitmine resumed buybacks after a roughly 10-week pause, purchasing 2.04 million shares for about $45.9 million at an average price of $22.48 last week.
  • Bitmine added 10,452 ETH, slowing from 12,535 ETH the prior week, bringing holdings to 6,051,933 ETH or 4.95% of Ethereum's supply.
  • Chairman Tom Lee said crypto has held up better than AI stocks, with ETH down 13% from its recent peak versus a 20% drop in US semiconductors.
  • Strategy paused Bitcoin buying to spend $204.9 million on STRC preferred buybacks, a parallel shift toward shoring up shares over fresh crypto purchases.