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BitMine Immersion Technologies, a public digital asset company, has expanded Ethereum’s staking system with an additional 82,560 Ether, valued at around $259 million. This move pushed Ethereum’s validator entry queue toward around 977,000 ETH, causing new validators to wait about 17 days due to congestion. After staking, total ETH staked amounts to about 544,064 Ether, worth roughly $1.62 billion at current prices. BitMine implemented its decision to stake additional ETH on December 26, 2025, transferring almost $219 million in ETH into contracts related to staking on the Ethereum network. The company previously signaled intentions to begin staking Ether in Q1 2026 using its MAVAN infrastructure and had selected three institutional staking providers for a pilot. The data show more than 35.5 million ETH staked, about 29% of total supply, with an annual staking yield of around 2.54%. Abdul Rehman, Head of DeFi at the Monad Foundation, commented that when the entry and exit queue changed in June, Ether’s price doubled shortly after, and predicted 2026 would be an inspiring year. Lee called on BitMine shareholders to increase the company’s authorized share count to approximately 50 billion, to facilitate potential stock splits if Ether’s price rises; he argued that Ether’s strength could push BitMine shares to high levels if Bitcoin reaches around $1 million.
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