Canaan Acquires Cipher Mining’s 49% Stake in West Texas Bitcoin Venture for $39.75M
Canaan Inc., a Singapore-based bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, has acquired Cipher Mining’s 49% stake in a West Texas mining venture for $39.75 million. The all-stock transaction included three mining sites with 120 MW of power capacity and approximately 4.4 exahashes per second of mining power. Canaan paid with 806.4 million Class A shares, equivalent to $53.8 million in ADS, and also purchased 6,840 Avalon A15Pro miners. Following the deal, Canaan’s stock fell 6%, while Cipher’s rose 4%. The move strengthens Canaan’s U.S. mining infrastructure, while Cipher gains equity in Canaan as it shifts focus toward AI and data centers.
TheNewsCrypto02/24 13:08
