As regulation tightens and corporate treasuries turn to crypto, a discreet but strategic battle intensifies around Ether. By buying nearly $259 million worth of ETH in a single transaction, SharpLink Gaming gains the upper hand against BitMine Immersion Technologies. This massive acquisition reignites a competition that has now become central: the control of the largest public reserves of Ether, in a market where every crypto held by institutional hands redefines the balance of power.