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The Ethereum price climbed 0.65% in the last 24 hours to trade at $3,865.10 as of 11 p.m. EST on a 52% drop in trading volume to $16.52 billion. ETH got a boost from another buy by Tom Lee’s BitMine, which snapped up 7,660 ETH worth $29 million from Galaxy Digital on Oct. 31 via its OTC desk. Such large private deals are usually executed to avoid impacting the price. 🔥 NOW: Tom Lee’s Bitmine bought 7,660 $ETH from Galaxy Digital. pic.twitter.com/Jtcvhbn7bg — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) November 1, 2025 BitMine’s goal is clear: accumulate up to 5% of the Ethereum supply as part of its “Alchemy of 5%” plan. It now holds 3.3 million ETH, or 2.745% of its supply, worth $12.8 billion, according to CoinGecko. While institutions are busy accumulating, retail traders seem more cautious. Data from Kalshi shows the odds of ETH hitting $5,000 before the year end have dropped sharply to just 34%. Even so, many analysts remain positive about Et...

The WorldCoin price surged 53% after fintech firm Eightco Holdings announced plans for a WLD treasury via a fundraising involving Peter Thiel-backed BitMine. Eightco shares soared 3,800% on the news while WLD extended its weekly gain to 134%. The world's first $WLD treasury strategy 🔥 EIGHTCO announced a $250 million private placement to create the #Worldcoin treasury and a $20 million strategic investment from BitMine pic.twitter.com/Bu34D4H5pe — PRIME 𝕏 (@primenews_en) September 8, 2025 Thiel-backed BitMine said it will make a $20 million investment in Eightco in what it called a ”moonshot” investment. WorldCoin Price Flashes Overbought as Bulls Extend Run Technical Analysis of the WLDUSDT chart shows just how wild the recent rally has been. On the daily timeframe, WorldCoin price leapt from an open of $1.57 to hit highs around $2.05 before settling near $1.91 .  WLDUSDT Analysis Source: Tradingview This means the coin price boo...