BitMine announces 2026 ETH staking plans as market melts down
The crypto treasury company plans to stake its ETH holdings to generate revenue, but is already down well over $1,000 on each ETH it holds.
BitMine, a crypto treasury company that accumulates Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), said on Friday it plans to launch the “Made in America Validator Network” (MAVAN) to stake its ETH holdings.
The company is piloting MAVAN with three staking infrastructure providers, ahead of the launch slated for the first quarter of 2026, according to an announcement from BitMine.
Staking tokens to validate proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains secures networks and generates revenue in the form of staking rewards paid out in the native token of the blockchain network, in this case, ETH.