{"id":53619,"date":"2025-10-18T23:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53619"},"modified":"2025-10-18T23:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T23:46:40","slug":"tom-lee-bought-281-million-in-ethereum-crypto-does-he-know-something-we-dont-will-eth-hit-a-new-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53619","title":{"rendered":"Tom Lee Bought $281 Million in Ethereum Crypto: Does He Know Something We Don\u2019t? Will ETH Hit A New High?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom Lee and his Ethereum bet is back in the headlines this time on reports of a fresh $281 million buy that has crypto traders asking what he sees next for ETH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom Lee\u2019s BitMine Immersion <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ashcryptoreal\/status\/1979410635185348833\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bought 72,898 ether, worth about $281 million, within the last 24 hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Tom Lee&#8217;s Bitmine Immersion just bought $281 million worth of Ethereum. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdzhLhj9N5\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sdzhLhj9N5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ash Crypto (@Ashcryptoreal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ashcryptoreal\/status\/1979410635185348833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BitMine\u2019s Ethereum holdings have risen to 3.03 million ETH, about 2.5% of the total circulating supply, after adding roughly 202,000 tokens since Oct. 6.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f9f5.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\uddf5\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">   <\/p>\n<p>BitMine provided its latest holdings update for Oct 13, 2025:      <\/p>\n<p>$12.9 billion in total crypto + &#8220;moonshots&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 3,032,188 ETH at $4,154 per ETH (Bloomberg)<br \/>\u2013 192 Bitcoin (BTC)<br \/>\u2013 $135 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) (\u201cmoonshots\u201d) and <br \/>\u2013 unencumbered\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH (@BitMNR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitMNR\/status\/1977717131182547141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Analysts noted there are no visible transaction hashes, wallet addresses, or regulatory filings to verify the purchase. BitMine has not commented publicly on the claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coingecko data,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ether traded around $3,830 to $3,870 on Friday, posting slight daily gains of +0.8% yet still below its early-October highs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-298091\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.02-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Lee and his Ethereum bet is back in the headlines this time on reports of a fresh $281 million buy. Will ETH reverse here?\" width=\"1098\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.02-PM.jpg 1098w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.02-PM-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.02-PM-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.02-PM-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.02-PM-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source: <\/span><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Coingecko<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The token remains under pressure after last week\u2019s sharp correction, when the Oct. 10\u201311 liquidation wave, the largest in crypto\u2019s history, briefly pushed prices into the mid-$3,400s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Market observers say investors such as Lee appear to be accumulating during weakness, wagering that Ethereum\u2019s long-term fundamentals will outweigh short-term swings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Does the $4,400\u2013$4,800 Liquidity Zone Mean for Ethereum\u2019s Next Move?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crypto analyst Ted <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TedPillows\/status\/1979522856422715687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ethereum\u2019s next move depends on how it reacts to a large liquidity cluster between $4,400 and $4,800.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is a massive liquidity cluster for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a> around the $4,400-$4,800 level.<\/p>\n<p>If the US-China trade deal happens, Ethereum could tap this liquidity reason.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, it&#8217;ll drop towards the $3,200-$3,400 level before reversal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2RiHuGM8s\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/z2RiHuGM8s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted (@TedPillows) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedPillows\/status\/1979522856422715687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chart shows heavy sell orders stacked in that range, a sign that many traders are preparing to exit or short near those levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-298092\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.08-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Lee and his Ethereum bet is back in the headlines this time on reports of a fresh $281 million buy. Will ETH reverse here?\" width=\"1084\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.08-PM.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.08-PM-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.08-PM-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.08-PM-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.08-PM-50x23.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TedPillows\/status\/1979522856422715687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <strong>X<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ethereum\u2019s rebound from below $3,600 lost strength around the mid-$4,000 zone. The chart shows a possible double top forming near $4,600, followed by a pullback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the downside, new liquidity has started to build around $3,200-$3,400, pointing to strong buying interest if prices fall again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ted said that if a US-China trade deal goes through, Ethereum could reach the upper band near $4,800 as shorts start closing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But if market sentiment weakens, ETH may slip back toward lower support before finding a base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right now, Ethereum sits between two major liquidity zones, one above, one belo,w and whichever breaks first could set the tone for the next big move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-coinbase-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">15+ Upcoming Coinbase Listings to Watch in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Ethereum Price Prediction: Is ETH\u2019s Current Correction Setting Up a Double Bottom Around $3,300?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crypto analyst Crypto Tony <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoTony__\/status\/1979504733858804192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a cautious but hopeful view on Ethereum (ETH) in his latest market update on X.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USD&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$USD<\/a> \u2013 Update <\/p>\n<p>This is what i am looking for on Ethereum as best case scenario. Another test of the lows and double bottom. From the highs we are seeing a corrective move instead<\/p>\n<p>The macro outlook tells me we are in the middle of a corrective macro move. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVqYIL9kNs\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/dVqYIL9kNs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Tony (@CryptoTony__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoTony__\/status\/1979504733858804192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His chart shows that ETH is likely in a corrective phase, not a full trend reversal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to his Elliott Wave analysis, Ethereum is moving within a W\u2013X\u2013Y corrective structure, often seen before a recovery phase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-298093\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.15-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Lee and his Ethereum bet is back in the headlines this time on reports of a fresh $281 million buy. Will ETH reverse here?\" width=\"1072\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.15-PM.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.15-PM-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.15-PM-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.15-PM-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-18-at-11.58.15-PM-50x26.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoTony__\/status\/1979504733858804192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <strong>X<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The coin is currently trading near $3,870, and Tony expects another test of the $3,300\u2013$3,400 range, a zone that could mark the formation of a double bottom, a classic signal of seller exhaustion and potential reversal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He noted that this projected wave (b) low fits within the ongoing correction, hinting at one final dip before a rebound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His chart outlines a potential move toward $5,000 by late Q4 2025 or early 2026 once Ethereum builds a base at lower levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The analyst added that the broader structure remains \u201ccorrective but stable,\u201d suggesting that the recent weakness may be part of a larger bullish cycle still intact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If buyers return around support, he believes ETH could soon shift back into recovery mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\u00a0<b>9+ Best Memecoin to Buy in 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/tom-lee-bought-281-million-in-ethereum-crypto-does-he-know-something-we-dont-will-eth-hit-a-new-high\/\">Tom Lee Bought $281 Million in Ethereum Crypto: Does He Know Something We Don\u2019t? Will ETH Hit A New High?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Lee and his Ethereum bet is back in the headlines this time on reports of a fresh $281 million buy that has crypto traders asking what he sees next for ETH. Tom Lee\u2019s BitMine Immersion reportedly bought 72,898 ether, worth about $281 million, within the last 24 hours.\u00a0 BREAKING: Tom Lee&#8217;s Bitmine Immersion just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-53619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}