Tom Lee: Vitalik and Sam Altman will attend the BitMine shareholders meeting

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview with 3PROTV that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend the annual shareholders' meeting today (January 15). The meeting will vote on the proposal to increase the authorized shares from 500 million to 50 billion.

Tom Lee emphasized that if the proposal is not approved, the company will not be able to issue new shares to purchase more Ethereum or make acquisitions. Addressing dilution concerns, he mentioned that the company has never issued stock below its net asset value. Additionally, BitMine will present its development roadmap for 2026 at the meeting, including growth sources beyond staking rewards, and reveal potential future acquisitions of other crypto treasury companies.