Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmain (BMNR), an Ethereum accumulation company (DAT), stated that approximately 20% of the top-performing stocks within the Russell 1000 index since the third quarter are crypto-related. He added via his X account, "BMNR rose 99% since the start of the third quarter, ranking 4th. Strategy (MSTR) rose 67% to rank 12th, Circle (CRCL) rose 65% to rank 14th, and Bullish (BLSH) rose 55% to rank 21st." He further stated, "With about a month left until the end of the third quarter, crypto-related stocks showing such strong performance could emerge as the next area of interest for investors." The Russell 1000 index is a stock market index composed of the top 1,000 companies by market capitalization in the United States.