ETH price jump tied to Clarity Act odds, says Bitmine's Tom Lee
Bitmine crossed 5.74M ETH, roughly 4.8% of supply, while chairman Tom Lee frames the rally as a derivatives bet on the Clarity Act clearing Congress rather than spot demand alone.
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Bitmine crossed 5.74M ETH, roughly 4.8% of supply, while chairman Tom Lee frames the rally as a derivatives bet on the Clarity Act clearing Congress rather than spot demand alone.
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Bitmine's stack now sits at 5.74M ETH and 4.8% of supply, but the louder signal is Lee citing prediction markets pricing the Clarity Act at 50%, the highest read in two weeks.
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Average sale price of roughly $60,000 sits about $15,000 below the company's average cost basis, and the scale is more than 100x last month's 32 BTC sale.
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