BlockBeats News, January 15 — BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview with 3PROTV that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend today’s (January 15) annual shareholders’ meeting. The meeting will vote on the proposal to increase authorized shares from 500 million to 50 billion. Tom Lee emphasized that if the proposal is not approved, the company will be unable to issue new shares to purchase more Ethereum or make acquisitions. Addressing concerns about dilution, he said the company has never issued shares at a price below net asset value. Additionally, BitMine will present its 2026 development roadmap at the meeting, including growth sources beyond staking rewards, and revealed potential future acquisitions of other crypto treasury companies.