Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Speaking of Mining: "Operator of World's Biggest Bitcoin Mine Planning $500 Million IPO: Report"

With analyst comment:

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Ye Olde Bitcoin Smithy*

...And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?...

*You probably guessed the analyst is actually William Blake with his "And did those feet in ancient time" and the painting is of the Bedlam Furnaces, Coalbrookdale England and not a dark Satanic Bitcoin mining rig.

Anyhoo, Bitmain and Northern Data, along with Andreessen Horowitz-backed rypto exchange Coinbase all want to get through the possibly closing IPO window and exchange their stock for some fiat.

From Decrypt:

Bitcoin mine operator Northern Data AG is reportedly planning a US listing and could raise up to $500 million via an IPO. 

In brief

  • Northern Data is reportedly planning an IPO.
  • The company could raise $500 million in new capital.
  • Northern Data’s public listing could happen before the end of 2021.

Northern Data AG is in talks with Credit Suisse Group AG on a public listing, Bloomberg reported citing sources familiar with the matter. The Frankfurt-based firm could reportedly raise capital estimated to be as much as $500 million.

Northern Data develops and operates infrastructure solutions with the focus on high-performance computing. These include such areas as Bitcoin mining, blockchain, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and big data analytics....MUCH MORE

If interested see also, January 19's: 

Top Tick: Server Farmer, Crypto Mining Rig Maker, Bitmain's IPO May Be On Again

Earlier in mining: 

"Family Office Powered by Mining Creates $6 Billion Money Machine"