What you need to know:
- Bitmine faces an unrealized loss of $8.8 billion as Ethereum falls 60% below average costs.
- Morgan Stanley, Ark, and BlackRock increased their ETH holdings despite the downtrend.
- Shorts rose $67 million on ETH, while whales bought $44 million on the spot, showing mixed sentiment.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, one of the largest corporate holders of ETH, is currently facing a paper loss of approximately $8.8 billion after its token price fell 60% over the past six months, making it lower than Bitmine’s average cost/basis of $3,843 per token. according to the external tracker Bitminetracker.
Ethereum (ETH) government bond companies are being closely watched as the price of Ether (ETH) moves significantly below the average purchase cost, forcing market participants to reassess whether the current downtrend is just a temporary cyclical dip or a deeper structural shift.
Unrealized losses and cost basis
Bitmine’s paper loss illustrates the stark effect the ongoing downward trend is having on the company’s balance sheet. The company, which continues to hoard ETH by purchasing 45,749 tokens last week at the average price of $1,992, remains in a deep red position overall.
Similarly, other major holders include SharpLink Gaming and The Ether Machine, which have reported unrealized losses of $1.4 billion and $948 million, respectively.
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Institutional exposure
The largest shareholders, such as Morgan Stanley, Ark Investment Management and BlackRock, have actually increased their bets in the fourth quarter of 2025. On the other hand, Bitmine’s stock price has fallen about 59% over the past six months, trading at $19.68 pre-market on Monday.
However, smart money traders have increased their short bets by $1.48 million in the past day, so a net deficit of $67 million has been formed on ETH according to data from Nansen. Meanwhile, the whale wallets have massively increased their spot purchase of $44 million ETH through 41 addresses over the past week.
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Strategic implication
If unrealized losses persist, this could put pressure on companies to reconsider their government bond allocations, leading to the first steps of a market sell-off.
However, the large-scale purchases by major players and institutional investors are a sign of their trust and belief in ETH’s technology and network utility.
According to According to the analysts at 10x Research, Ether’s current price levels are almost at the point where its valuation is being tested to find out whether the price movement is just a cyclical correction or a more sustainable downtrend of the asset.
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