{"id":93059,"date":"2026-01-12T21:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93059"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:20:28","slug":"strategy-acquires-1-25-billion-in-bitcoin-bitmine-adds-24266-eth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/strategy-acquires-1-25-billion-in-bitcoin-bitmine-adds-24266-eth\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy Acquires $1.25 Billion in Bitcoin, BitMine Adds 24,266 ETH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between January 5 and 11, Strategy acquired 13,627 BTC for approximately $1.25 billion. This marks the firm&#8217;s most significant cryptocurrency reserve increase since July 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strategy has acquired 13,627 BTC for ~$1.25 billion at ~$91,519 per bitcoin. As of 1\/11\/2026, we hodl 687,410 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> acquired for ~$51.80 billion at ~$75,353 per bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MSTR&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$MSTR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRK&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRF&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRD&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRE&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bIbPbFAbTa\">https:\/\/t.co\/bIbPbFAbTa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Strategy (@Strategy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Strategy\/status\/2010699035141693603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Overall, the largest corporate holder of digital gold has accumulated 687,410 BTC at an average cost of ~$75,353 per coin. The latest purchase was made at ~$91,519.<\/p>\n<p>According to Strategy&#8217;s report, the company raised nearly $1.25 billion last week through an open market stock sale program. The entire sum was spent on acquiring the leading cryptocurrency, including fees and other expenses.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, January 12, Bitcoin prices <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-and-privacy-coins-climb-amid-trump-powell-standoff\">tested the $92,000 level<\/a> following statements by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>At the current rate, Strategy&#8217;s BTC reserve is <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointreasuries.net\/\">valued<\/a> at ~$63.2 billion, with the firm&#8217;s market capitalization to its crypto treasury value (mNAV) ratio standing at 0.81.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2025, Strategy CEO Phong Le <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/strategy-builds-1-44bn-reserve-to-fund-dividends\">considered selling<\/a> part of the digital assets if the metric fell below one.<\/p>\n<p>In late July, Michael Saylor&#8217;s company purchased 21,021 BTC, costing nearly $2.5 billion at the time. Strategy then significantly slowed its Bitcoin accumulation, only returning to volumes <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/strategy-acquires-nearly-1-billion-in-bitcoin\">around $1 billion<\/a> per week in December.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-d0cafc085231f32a-3457819348409065-1024x464.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-d0cafc085231f32a-3457819348409065-1024x464.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-d0cafc085231f32a-3457819348409065-300x136.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-d0cafc085231f32a-3457819348409065-768x348.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-d0cafc085231f32a-3457819348409065.jpeg 1475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategy.com\/purchases\">Strategy<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BitMine in the Race for Second Place<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, BitMine added 24,266 ETH to its crypto reserve, accumulating a total of 4,167,768 ETH at an average price of $3,119.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf5<br \/>BitMine provided its latest holdings update for January 12th, 2026: <\/p>\n<p> $14.0 billion in total crypto + &#8220;moonshots&#8221;: <br \/>\u2014 4,167,768 ETH at $3,119 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@coinbase<\/a>) <br \/>\u2014 192 Bitcoin (BTC) <br \/>\u2014 $23 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ORBS&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ORBS<\/a>) (\u201cmoonshots\u201d) and <br \/>\u2014 total cash of $988\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH (@BitMNR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitMNR\/status\/2010706267291938829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The firm holds 3.45% of the total Ethereum supply, with a stated goal of reaching 5%.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is trading at $3,100. BitMine did not disclose the price of its latest purchase, but at current rates, it amounts to about $75.4 million, with the total value of its ETH treasury approximately $13 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The company claims its assets total ~$14 billion, including 193 BTC ($17.5 million), a stake in WLD Eightco ($23 million), and fiat funds ($988 million).<\/p>\n<p>BitMine&#8217;s crypto treasury value ranks second only to Strategy, despite beginning its accumulation only last year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BitMine has already <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitmine-boosts-ethereum-staking-to-record-3-7-billion\">staked<\/a> nearly 1.2 million ETH to earn additional income. The company collaborates with three service providers as it prepares to launch its own commercial network, MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network).<\/p>\n<p>Company Chairman Tom Lee confirmed calculations indicating that BitMine&#8217;s fully staked cryptocurrency would generate about $354 million in annual revenue, based on the current rate of 2.81%.<\/p>\n<p>Back in October, Lee stated <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tom-lee-declares-burst-bubble-in-crypto-treasury-sector\">about a burst bubble<\/a> in the corporate crypto treasury segment. Experts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/experts-predict-collapse-of-companies-holding-bitcoin-and-ethereum\">predicted<\/a> a major crisis for companies with digital assets on their balance sheets in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between January 5 and 11, Strategy acquired 13,627 BTC for approximately $1.25 billion. This marks the firm&#8217;s most significant cryptocurrency reserve increase since July 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Strategy acquired 13,627 BTC for $1.25 billion, marking its largest reserve increase since July 2025.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1641,1207,1473,919],"class_list":["post-93059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin-reserves","tag-microstrategy","tag-reserve-currencies","tag-tom-lee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"168","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Strategy acquired 13,627 BTC for $1.25 billion, marking its largest reserve increase since July 2025.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93061,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93059\/revisions\/93061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}