Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

BitMine Lands $81.9M Stake From Norway Wealth Fund

The stake gave the sovereign wealth fund indirect Ethereum exposure through a U.S.-listed crypto treasury company, filings showed.

  • On Wednesday, August 12, an SEC filing revealed Norges Bank Investment Management held 6,151,062 shares in BitMine Immersion Technologies, valued at $81,870,635 as of June 30.
  • This new position, absent from the December 31, 2025, holdings, provides indirect Ethereum exposure representing about 0.0082% of the roughly $1.003 trillion in securities listed in the fund's June report.
  • Pursuing its "Alchemy of 5%" target of eventually holding 5% of Ethereum's supply, BitMine reported holding 5,805,238 ETH as of August 9.
  • Consistent with the Government Pension Fund Global's broad equity mandate, the fund maintains sole investment discretion over the shares rather than adopting Ethereum as a reserve asset.
  • Norges Bank Investment Management holds stakes in roughly 7,100 companies, including existing indirect Bitcoin exposure through entities like Strategy and Coinbase, as part of a highly diversified portfolio.
Insights by Ground AI
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

10 Articles

crypto.newscrypto.news
Reposted by
Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market CapCryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market Cap
Center

BitMine lands $81.9M stake from Norway wealth fund

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund disclosed 6.15 million BitMine shares worth $81.87M, giving it indirect exposure to Ethereum.

The world's largest sovereign wealth fund exposes itself indirectly to Ethereum. The Norwegian fund held nearly $82 million in BitMine shares, the world's first listed ETH treasury. This position reflects its growing exposure to the crypto ecosystem as of June 30th. The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund exposed to Ethereum via BitMine appeared first on Cryptoast.

As of June 30, Norway's government pension fund, Global, owned 6.15 million shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies, worth approximately $81.87 million. The company was not mentioned in the 2025 year-end filing, and the acquisition date and price were not specified in the filing. BitMine currently manages 5.80...

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Defiant broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal