🚀 Ethereum Soars Past $4,600 as BitMine Targets $20B ETH Treasury – Bull Run Accelerates

Ethereum blasts through another milestone—price action defies gravity while institutional players circle like sharks.

BitMine's $20B treasury gambit signals a vote of confidence in ETH's long-term dominance. Or maybe they just enjoy printing money while retail chases the pump.

Key takeaways:

- ETH price surge mirrors 2021 bull run intensity—but with fewer memecoins (thankfully)

- Institutional accumulation reaches fever pitch as TradFi scrambles to avoid FOMO

- Treasury moves suggest big players expect ETH to eat Bitcoin's lunch—or at least its afternoon snack

Meanwhile, Wall Street still can't decide if crypto is 'digital gold' or a 'speculative asset'—classic hedge fund doublethink.

BitMine Plans $20B Raise

Crypto analysts are predicting a parabolic move for Ether, which could push prices into five figures this market cycle.

Chart patterns mirror the 2016/2017 market cycle when “pure retail mania” was driving gains, observed analyst “Merlijn The Trader,” who added, this time it is retail plus Wall Street plus “unstoppable global adoption.”

Ethereum is running the 2016–2017 playbook.

Last time: pure retail mania.
This time: retail + Wall Street + unstoppable global adoption.

When $ETH breaks, it won’t wait.
Be in… or be exit liquidity. pic.twitter.com/UX89fcZiA0

— Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) August 12, 2025

Momentum is being driven by ethereum treasury companies, and the world’s largest one, BitMine Immersion Technologies, has just filed a prospectus with the SEC to raise an additional $20 billion through sales of common stock.

Prior to this update, Tom Lee’s firm reported that it had already completed sales under the program totaling roughly $4.5 billion.

BitMine, which already holds almost 1.2 million ETH worth around $5.3 billion, is expected to channel the proceeds into more ETH accumulation.

$20 billion WOULD equate to more than 4 million ETH at current market prices. Analysts have already started to say that $15,000 per ETH is “already programmed.”

Ether ETFs On Fire

This immense buying pressure has only been matched by spot Ether ETFs, as retail has been largely absent from this rally.

ETH ETFs have seen another massive inflow day following their record $1 billion inflow on Monday, driven by BlackRock’s record $640 million inflow.

Tuesday saw another $523 million inflow and the fifth-best day since the products launched. Around $2.3 billion has entered the products over the past five trading days.

“Since the beginning of July, spot ETH ETFs have taken in nearly $1.5 billion more than spot BTC ETFs,” observed industry expert Nate Geraci, who added that this was a “notable shift.”

Another half bil into spot eth ETFs…

5th best day since launch.

Now $2.3bil over past 5 trading days.

Since beginning of July, spot eth ETFs have taken in nearly $1.5bil more than spot btc ETFs.

Notable shift.

— Nate Geraci (@NateGeraci) August 13, 2025