Trend Research Adds $63.28M in Ethereum and Taps $40M Aave Loan as BitMine Stakes $780M

On Sunday, Trend Research pulled 20,850 ETH worth $63.28 million from Binance and borrowed an additional $40 million in USDT via Aave to keep building its Ethereum position around the $3,000 price area. The institutional arm of Easy Come Easy Go now holds 601,074 ETH valued at $1.83 billion after borrowing $958 million in stablecoins, while Tom Lee’s BitMine staked $780 million over two days, lifting its Ethereum stake to 4.07 million ETH. Ethereum’s staking queues, rising institutional treasuries, and mixed technical signals are shaping expectations for TVL growth and price action into early 2026.