BitMine Immersion Technologies named Young Kim chief financial officer and chief operating officer on Jan. 9, 2026, in a filing attached to its Form 8-K1. The filing said Kim would report directly to Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee and join the company's board.
One of Bitmine Immersion Technologies' 6 leadership moves on the record came in 2026
Leadership moves CryptoLately has verified at Bitmine Immersion Technologies, by year
- 2026: 1
- 2025: 5
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
45 executive hires on the record in 2026 so far
Executive hires CryptoLately has verified, by year; 2026 through Oct. 2, 2026
- 2026: 45
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Item | Value |
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| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2025 | 59 |
| 2026 | 45 |
The move
BitMine's own filing put a number beside the hire. The company said it then owned 3.43 percent of the ETH token supply, which it called "two-thirds of the way" to its stated goal of 5 percent1. Lee framed the hire around Kim's range of experience. “Young brings a vast range of skills, knowledge and expertise from his experience in finance, venture capital and engineering to Bitmine,” Lee said. “He will play an integral role in helping to execute our roadmap and scale the business over the coming years.”
Kim answered in his own words, naming the moment rather than the title alone. “I'm excited to step into this dual role at a pivotal moment for Bitmine,” said Young Kim, Bitmine's newly appointed COO and CFO. “With a strong foundation in place, Bitmine is well positioned to scale, and I look forward to partnering closely with Tom and the leadership team to help drive growth and create long-term shareholder value.”1 Odaily's report, carried on Bitget News on January 9, 2026, confirmed the dual title and the direct line to Lee, adding that Kim would also serve on BitMine's board2.
BitMine before and after
Kim's filing biography runs through two decades of portfolio management. He spent 2021 to 2025 as a partner and senior portfolio manager at Axiom Investors, the filing said. Before that, he spent a decade as senior portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments1. The same filing described Kim as carrying an "engineer-investor" perspective shaped by an early career in software engineering, plus degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School.
BitMine filled the CFO and COO roles together rather than in sequence, pairing the finance seat with day-to-day operations under one appointee1. The filing also disclosed that BitMine would hold its annual stockholder meeting at the Wynn Las Vegas on Jan. 15, 2026, six days after Kim's appointment, where shareholders would vote on an incentive plan and a share authorization increase.
What to watch
Kim's own words point to the test ahead: executing what he called BitMine's "roadmap" to scale the business1. The clearest marker is BitMine's progress toward its stated 5 percent target for Ethereum's supply, recorded at 3.43 percent the day of Kim's hire. A later BitMine filing listing its ETH holding would show whether that pace continued. The same filing would show whether BitMine kept the CFO and COO duties paired under one executive.
Sources
- BitMine Immersion Technologies, "Bitmine Appoints Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer," Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K, SEC EDGAR, Jan. 9, 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829311/000149315226001088/ex99-1.htm
- Odaily, "Bitmine appoints Axiom Investors partner Young Kim as CFO and COO," Bitget News, Jan. 9, 2026, https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605139246