Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc (NYSE:BMNR) are trading higher Wednesday afternoon as momentum builds across digital asset markets. The stock is catching a bid as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trades above $68,500 and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) approaches $2,100.

Here’s what investors need to know.

• BitMine Immersion shares are powering higher. Why is BMNR stock up today?

Management Update & Treasury Expansion

In an update on Monday, Bitmine management announced that the company’s combined treasury of crypto, cash and strategic investments reached $11.4 billion. The company now holds 5.82 million ETH tokens, representing 4.8% of the global Ethereum supply, with 5.07 million staked ETH. Bitmine also has a total of 210 Bitcoin.

Addressing the aggressive accumulation strategy, management highlighted that Bitmine is 96% of the way toward its goal of holding 5% of the total ETH supply.

To enhance shareholder value alongside token accumulation, management reported repurchasing 1.7 million common shares last week, bringing total buybacks to over 20.8 million shares under its $4 billion repurchase program.

BMNR Shares Surge Wednesday Afternoon

BMNR Price Action: BitMine Immersion shares were up 13.35% at $20.72 at the time of publication on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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