Strategy vs BitMine: Contrasting Institutional Crypto Strategies

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Institutional crypto adoption is diversifying. Strategy focuses on long-term Bitcoin accumulation, quietly maintaining the world’s largest BTC treasury, while BitMine aggressively grows its Ethereum holdings and staking operations.

These contrasting approaches highlight a key debate: whether holding for long-term value—or actively managing assets for yield—is the optimal institutional strategy. Schiff has criticized Strategy’s Bitcoin returns as underwhelming, while BitMine continues to push for its “Alchemy of 5%” ETH plan.

With institutional investors backing both approaches, 2026 promises further clarity on how digital assets are integrated into mainstream finance.

[nihalsari]

wild how “hold forever” vs “optimize yield” is now an institutional debate. we really made it out of the early days