Digital asset troves Strategy and BitMine Immersion Technologies giants have taken advantage of the market’s lowest prices to significantly increase their reserves.
Strategy announced on March 9th of this year that it had added 17,994 Bitcoins (BTC) to its vault. $1.28 billion was invested in this businessthe average price of each coin purchased in the last week is $70,946.
This move brings Strategy’s total inventory to 738,731 BTC, with a historical acquisition cost of $56.04 billion and a cumulative average price per unit of $75,862.
To fund this expansion, the organization utilized traditional capital markets by selling $900 million of common stock and $377 million of STRC Preferred Series.
BitMine purchased 60,976 Ether (ETH), establishing itself as the largest treasury focused on this asset. The value of this operation is estimated at approximately $120 million.
company Total reserves increase to more than 4.5 million The virtual currency Ethereum has a market value of $9 billion. The company already owns 3.76% of the ETH token supply.
The acquisition is the company’s largest weekly acquisition to date in 2026. Bitmine President Thomas Lee justified the aggressiveness of this strategy. Points out that the market is in the final stage of a “mini-winter”.
“As the saying goes, no one rings a bell behind our backs. Therefore, our strategy is to increase our accumulation rate,” added the manager.
A similar vision was expressed by Executive President of Strategy Michael Saylor, who said that “this year’s crypto winter will be shorter than previous winters,” and that whatever level digital currencies fall to “will not have a significant impact on us.”
A different perspective on volatility
Strategy and BitMine purchase operations occur at very specific times. A decision is made to increase holdings as the asset seeks support. After months of downward trend. These companies describe this situation as a “significant discount.”
As reported by Criptonoticias, Bitcoin is trading 46% below its all-time high of $126,000 (reached in October 2025). Meanwhile, ETH is 60% below its peak last August.
This is a situation where BTC is trying to stabilize between $65,000 and $70,000, while Ethereum is up 4% in the past 24 hours and trying to regain levels around $2,000. All this took place in the midst of a conflict that has been developing since February 28 in the Middle East, led by the United States, Israel and Iran.
By acquiring digital assets using tools such as stock issuance, Strategy maintains argument for Bitcoin’s superiority as a reserve fund. Meanwhile, BitMine’s continued accumulation reinforces the institutional tendency to take advantage of lower prices to shore up balance sheets before cycle changes occur.
The stance of these companies suggests a long-term vision that ignores immediate volatility and focuses on the long-term growth of these assets. long term. A different perspective than other companies in the ecosystem, which tend to reduce their holdings when market down cycles occur.
