On July 7, crypto mining company Bit Digital (stock code: BTBT) made a shocking decision to sell its 280 bitcoin holdings and transfer all cryptocurrency assets to Ethereum. The company, which once made its fortune from bitcoin mining, now holds more than 100,000 ETH. As soon as the news came out, BTBTs stock price rose by 18.37% that day, closing at $3.48.
The company posted on social media that it is making a full bet on the long-term value of Ethereum, actively increasing its holdings of Ethereum, and making all-out efforts to deploy ETH, the most influential digital asset of this generation.
This move makes people think deeply: Is the direction of the crypto market really undergoing a fundamental change? Bitcoin, as digital gold, is the anchor of the entire industry. But now, more and more funds and narratives are leaning towards Ethereum. Bit Digitals turnaround may not only be a change in asset allocation, but also a deep adjustment of the crypto industry structure.
Why did Bit Digital abandon BTC and hold all ETH?
BTC mining’s “existential crisis”
Bit Digital’s “full turn” does not mean that it does not love Bitcoin, but that reality is too cruel.
The Bitcoin halving in April 2024 cut miner rewards in half to 3.125 BTC, while at the same time, the network hash rate continued to soar and competition became increasingly fierce. On May 1, 2025, the hash rate hit an all-time high of 831 EH/s, but the hash price had fallen to $0.049/TH - nearly halved from the same period last year. Transaction fees did not make up for this loss. In addition, Bitcoin mining companies consume up to 67 to 240 terawatt-hours of electricity per year, and a single transaction consumes about 830 kWh of energy. This not only brings environmental problems, but also makes miners bear high electricity costs and dedicated hardware investments, and miners profit margins are constantly compressed.
The companys financial report also confirms this dilemma: In the first quarter of 2025, Bitcoin mining revenue plummeted 64% year-on-year, and Bitcoin output dropped 80%, with only 126.5 Bitcoins produced. Under the dual pressure of high energy consumption and high hardware expenditure, even though the price of Bitcoin once exceeded $100,000, miners are experiencing a structural dislocation of rising prices and falling profits.
Another company that has also completed the transition, SharpLink Gaming (stock code: SBET), has partially fixed this model dilemma by staking Ethereum. Currently, SharpLink has used all of its 198,167 ETH for staking and has received 222 ETH in on-chain rewards since June 2. Compared with the sharp drop in Bitcoin mining revenue, this PoS-driven passive cash flow is not only more predictable, but also substantially alleviates the companys operating pressure and cash flow tension.
Bit Digital is not the first company to withdraw from Bitcoin mining, but it may be the first listed company to turn around in such a radical way. The decision to sell 280 Bitcoins and allocate all assets to Ethereum is like a desperate self-restart.
ETH’s “Strategic Value”
If Bit Digitals move away from Bitcoin was due to survival pressure, then choosing Ethereum was a well-thought-out strategic bet.
Since 2022, Bit Digital has begun to lay out the Ethereum staking business, and now it has become one of the worlds largest institutional-level ETH verification node operators. At the same time, Bit Digital is further increasing its holdings through capital operations. The company has signed an underwriting agreement with B. Riley Securities to issue 75 million common shares at $1.90 per share. If the option to issue additional shares is included, the total fundraising is expected to reach $162.9 million-all for the purchase of ETH. According to the latest data, the number of ETH held by the company has jumped from 24,434 at the end of March this year to about 100,603 at present, with a total value of nearly $189.2 million, ranking among the top global ETH corporate holdings.
So why did Bit Digital choose ETH as the transformation object instead of other altcoins?
First, the PoS (Proof of Stake) mechanism that Ethereum turned to after the merger showed amazing energy efficiency. The PoS system eliminates the need for energy-intensive computing by validators staking tokens to participate in network security and transaction verification. Ethereums energy consumption has therefore been reduced by 99.95%, with a single transaction consuming only 50 kWh.
In addition, the PoS mechanism provides a more attractive profit model: stakers earn passive income by contributing to network security, similar to bank deposit interest. The annualized yield on Ethereum staking is usually between 4% and 7%, which can provide enterprises with more stable and predictable cash flow. The emergence of liquid staking derivatives (LSDs) has improved efficiency, increased capital efficiency, and reduced the entry barriers for staking, significantly enhancing the attractiveness of the Ethereum ecosystem to institutional capital.
At the broader ecological level, Ethereum has become the main battlefield for key innovations such as stablecoin settlement, DePIN, RWA, and Restaking. These growing on-chain applications not only bring continuous transaction fees, but also directly increase the demand and value of ETH, further consolidating its position as a digital financial infrastructure. In the prospectus, Bit Digital also specifically pointed out that the gradual clarification of the United States regulation of stablecoins-such as the recently passed GENIUS Act-is strengthening its long-term confidence in Ethereum. The company said, ETH is regarded as a digital native value storage method and a core infrastructure for stablecoins and decentralized applications. We will continue to gradually expand our ETH holdings through staking returns.
Sam Tabar, CEO of Bit Digital, made it clear in the companys public statement: We believe that Ethereum has the ability to rewrite the entire financial system. Ethereums programmable nature, growing adoption, and staking revenue model represent the future of digital assets.
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Summarize
Bit Digital is not alone. Companies such as SharpLink Gaming (stock code: SBET) and BitMine (stock code: BMNR) have also seen their share prices rebound sharply after switching to Ethereum reserve strategies, shaking off their previous poor performance.
Today, ETH Micro Strategy is quietly becoming a new narrative in the US stock crypto sector. The successive surges in ETH Micro Strategy stocks indicate that the market is initially recognizing this path: using ETH as an enterprise-level reserve asset may gradually form a consensus.
Of course, whether this rising wave can continue and whether there is any short-term emotional speculation still needs further verification by time and the market. But what is certain is that Ethereum is becoming a core corporate asset in the crypto world and is rewriting the capital layout of this era.
