{"id":25322,"date":"2025-07-15T10:35:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/public-companies-increase-ethereum-purchases-amid-market-rally\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:35:36","slug":"public-companies-increase-ethereum-purchases-amid-market-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/public-companies-increase-ethereum-purchases-amid-market-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Companies Increase Ethereum Purchases Amid Market Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public companies SharpLink and Bit Digital continue to accumulate Ethereum. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/entity\/sharplink-gaming\">acquired<\/a> another batch of coins, while the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bit-digital-inc-announces-67-3-million-registered-direct-offering-of-its-ordinary-shares-302504682.html\">will raise<\/a> $67.3 million for new purchases.<\/p>\n<p>On July 14, SharpLink purchased 24,371 ETH worth approximately $73.25 million. According to Arkham, the funds were transferred to Coinbase Prime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-093839.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025-07-15 093839\" class=\"wp-image-261998\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: Arkham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This purchase is part of a strategy to increase reserves. In the last week of July alone, the company acquired over 50,000 ETH worth more than $73 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-102132-1024x530.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025-07-15 102132\" class=\"wp-image-261999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-102132-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-102132-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-102132-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-102132-1536x795.png 1536w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-07-15-102132.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Largest corporate Ethereum holdings. Data: <a href=\"http:\/\/strategicethreserve.xyz\">Strategic ETH Reserve<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SharpLink began building its Ethereum treasury at the end of May, following <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/consensys-to-enhance-metamask-and-invest-in-ethereum-treasury\">a $425 million investment<\/a> led by ConsenSys.<\/p>\n<p>After the deal, ConsenSys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin took over as chairman of SharpLink&#8217;s board.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bit Digital and ETH<\/h2>\n<p>The Nasdaq-listed miner will raise $67.3 million to purchase Ethereum. The firm will issue 22 million ordinary shares at $3.06 each to institutional investors.<\/p>\n<p>B. Riley Securities will underwrite the deal, with the offering expected to close on July 15.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The company intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to purchase Ethereum,&#8221; the statement said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously, Bit Digital fully <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bit-digital-shifts-focus-from-bitcoin-mining-to-ethereum\">converted<\/a> its Bitcoin reserves into Ethereum. The company holds 100,603 ETH valued at approximately $299 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001710350\/000121390025063784\/ea0248936-8k_bitdigital.htm\">report<\/a> for the <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span>, preliminary revenue for the second quarter will range from $24.3 million to $26.9 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Situation<\/h2>\n<p>The companies&#8217; actions occur amid a rise in Ethereum&#8217;s price. On July 11, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-price-tests-3000-amid-record-inflows-to-blackrocks-etf\">surpassed the $3000 mark<\/a> for the first time since February. At the time of writing, the asset is trading near $2986 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\">CoinGecko<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Corporate purchases coincide with an influx of funds into institutional Ethereum-based products. According to CoinShares, inflows <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/crypto-funds-record-largest-weekly-inflow-of-3-7-billion-this-year\">totaled $990 million<\/a> last week, marking the fourth-largest weekly figure in history. Positive momentum has been observed for 12 consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, on July 10, SharpLink <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-foundation-sells-10000-eth-before-price-surge\">acquired 10,000 ETH<\/a> from the Ethereum Foundation in a private over-the-counter deal worth $25.7 million.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public companies SharpLink and Bit Digital continue to accumulate Ethereum. The former acquired another batch of coins, while the latter will raise $67.3 million for new purchases. On July 14, SharpLink purchased 24,371 ETH worth approximately $73.25 million. According to Arkham, the funds were transferred to Coinbase Prime. Data: Arkham. 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