The company added 12,532 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to about 4.9% of Ethereum's stated 122.1 million-token supply.
Long positions accounted for $12.95 million of liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX as Ether fell 0.68% to $2,528.
The distribution is payable Oct. 16 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 13, which is also the fund's ex-dividend date.
Nearly $55.5 million in Ether and Bitcoin remains in wallets linked to the attack, while about $2.85 million in USDC sits across three wallets.
Binance's ETH-denominated open interest recovered to about 2.46 million ETH despite a nearly 10% decline in Ether's price.
The company held 6,016,414 ETH as of Oct. 4, 2026, and would need about 88,586 more ETH to reach 5% of Ethereum's disclosed supply.
BitMine holds 6,016,414 ETH, nearly 5% of Ethereum's supply, and could reach its target in approximately six weeks if it maintains its current buying pace. The end of BitMine's weekly purchases could reduce demand for ETH and leave it more exposed to downward market pressure.
The Nile testnet activation covers FN-DSA-512, while Ethereum is targeting post-quantum resistance across its execution, consensus and data layers by December 2029.
Large early Ethereum holders continue to monetize the network's historic success, carefully taking advantage of local waves of market optimism. Two wallets directly linked to the Ethereum Foundation transferred 4,393 ETH (approximately $11.1 million) to the Kraken exchange.
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 12.
Ether traded at $2,571.74 early Oct. 12, while technical setups placed a potential breakout above $2,700–$2,720 against a possible retreat toward $2,400–$2,600.
Ethereum Foundation-linked wallets transferred 4,393 ETH worth $11.13M to Kraken as ETH traded near $2,555. No sale has been confirmed.