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Bitmine Slides on NYSE Debut as Buyback Swells to $4 Billion

The shift tests investor appetite for a crypto-heavy balance sheet.

Overview

  • Bitmine, which began trading on the NYSE Thursday, closed at $21.10, down 1.95% after an early pop faded.
  • The company raised its share repurchase authorization to $4 billion from $1 billion to support the stock.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald will run the buybacks under Rule 10b-18, which limits how much and when a company can buy each day.
  • Bitmine disclosed holdings of about 4.803 million ether, equal to 3.98% of supply, as it pursues a 5% stake.
  • The NYSE move is meant to draw larger investors and more liquidity, yet the first session showed typical volatility as the market set a new price.