• BitMine now holds over 1.5m ETH.

• BTCS issues an Ethereum-based dividend.

• ERC-8004 trustless AI Agent standard.

• ETHZilla rebrands its ticker to ETHZ.

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc., the world’s largest corporate holder of Ethereum, announced it now holds 1.52 million ETH valued at $6.1 billion. The figure represents a $1.7 billion increase in just one week, after adding roughly 500,000 ETH to its treasury. With the milestone, BitMine ranks as the second-largest crypto treasury overall, trailing only behind MicroStrategy The company’s strategy centers on growing ETH per share by generating yield through staking and other initiatives. Launched on June 30, BitMine’s Ethereum reserve strategy has the ambitious goal of securing 5% of the total ETH supply in circulation, which is $26 billion at current prices.

BTCS Inc., a blockchain infrastructure services provider and Ethereum treasury company, announced plans to issue an Ethereum-based dividend to shareholders, branded as the “Bividend.” BTCS marks the first publicly traded company to distribute dividends in cryptocurrency. All shareholders will receive a one-time payout of $0.05 per share in ETH. Shareholders who transfer their shares to book entry with the company’s transfer agent and hold them until January 26, 2026, will earn an extra $0.35 per share in ETH. The program aims to reward long-term investors and reduce short-selling. BTCS currently holds an ETH treasury of 70k ETH, valued at $300 million.

Ethereum protocol developer Davide Crapis introduced ERC-8004, a standard that extends the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol by adding a trust layer that allows discovery and interaction with AI agents across organizational boundaries. The standard proposes three onohain registries, Identity, Reputation, and Validation, while leaving complex scoring, aggregation, and incentives to offchain infrastructure. A2A currently operates within trusted organizational boundaries. ERC-8004 aims to support an open, cross-organizational AI agent economy by providing a unified interface and tiered trust models suited to different levels of risk. The ERC is currently in a draft phase and open for community feedback.

ETHZilla, a life sciences company turned ETH treasury company, has rebranded its Nasdaq-listed stock ticker from ATNF to ETHZ. The company has as accumulated an ETH treasury of 94,675 ETH at an average price of $3,902.20, currently worth about $419 million. The company also holds $187 million in USD cash equivalents, available for future ETH purchases. ETHZilla Corporation currently ranks 10th among public ETH treasury companies.

• ACDT #49 recap

• ETHConf 2026 announced

• Ethereum hits ATH in L1 txs

• ETH ETFs now hold 5% of ETH

• Privacy on Ethereum #7

• ETH Global NY finalists

• Etherealize Ethereum NYC highlights

• Ethresearch: WHIR for Etheruem

• 21 funding domains

Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

• BitMine now holds over 1.5m ETH.

• BTCS issues an Ethereum-based dividend.

• ERC-8004 trustless AI Agent standard.

• ETHZilla rebrands its ticker to ETHZ.

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc., the world’s largest corporate holder of Ethereum, announced it now holds 1.52 million ETH valued at $6.1 billion. The figure represents a $1.7 billion increase in just one week, after adding roughly 500,000 ETH to its treasury. With the milestone, BitMine ranks as the second-largest crypto treasury overall, trailing only behind MicroStrategy The company’s strategy centers on growing ETH per share by generating yield through staking and other initiatives. Launched on June 30, BitMine’s Ethereum reserve strategy has the ambitious goal of securing 5% of the total ETH supply in circulation, which is $26 billion at current prices.

BTCS Inc., a blockchain infrastructure services provider and Ethereum treasury company, announced plans to issue an Ethereum-based dividend to shareholders, branded as the “Bividend.” BTCS marks the first publicly traded company to distribute dividends in cryptocurrency. All shareholders will receive a one-time payout of $0.05 per share in ETH. Shareholders who transfer their shares to book entry with the company’s transfer agent and hold them until January 26, 2026, will earn an extra $0.35 per share in ETH. The program aims to reward long-term investors and reduce short-selling. BTCS currently holds an ETH treasury of 70k ETH, valued at $300 million.

Ethereum protocol developer Davide Crapis introduced ERC-8004, a standard that extends the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol by adding a trust layer that allows discovery and interaction with AI agents across organizational boundaries. The standard proposes three onohain registries, Identity, Reputation, and Validation, while leaving complex scoring, aggregation, and incentives to offchain infrastructure. A2A currently operates within trusted organizational boundaries. ERC-8004 aims to support an open, cross-organizational AI agent economy by providing a unified interface and tiered trust models suited to different levels of risk. The ERC is currently in a draft phase and open for community feedback.

ETHZilla, a life sciences company turned ETH treasury company, has rebranded its Nasdaq-listed stock ticker from ATNF to ETHZ. The company has as accumulated an ETH treasury of 94,675 ETH at an average price of $3,902.20, currently worth about $419 million. The company also holds $187 million in USD cash equivalents, available for future ETH purchases. ETHZilla Corporation currently ranks 10th among public ETH treasury companies.

• ACDT #49 recap

• ETHConf 2026 announced

• Ethereum hits ATH in L1 txs

• ETH ETFs now hold 5% of ETH

• Privacy on Ethereum #7

• ETH Global NY finalists

• Etherealize Ethereum NYC highlights

• Ethresearch: WHIR for Etheruem

• 21 funding domains

Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.