According to SEC filings, PayPal co-founder and well-known Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel indirectly holds a total of 5,094,000 common shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. through multiple entities under his control, accounting for 9.1% of the issued shares. BitMine was originally a Bitcoin mining company, but has now transformed into an $ETH strategic reserve company. On July 14, the company disclosed that it held 163,142 $ETH, worth over $500,000,000. [Wu Blockchain]