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Blockstream Raises USD $125M to Expand Mining Operations

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

MONTREAL, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leading Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has announced raising USD $125 million in convertible note and secured loan financing to expand its institutional bitcoin mining colocation services. Kingsway Capital led the convertible note, with other investors including Fulgur Ventures. Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Blockstream.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leading Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has announced raising USD $125 million in convertible note and secured loan financing to expand its institutional bitcoin mining colocation services.
  • With over 500 Megawatts in its development pipeline, Blockstream is one of the world's largest bitcoin mining operators.
  • Blockstream will also expand its renewable energy mining products, and continue developing its own bitcoin miner - the first institutional-grade bitcoin miner purpose-built to scale.
  • Recent events in the broader cryptocurrency industry underscore the value and importance of the work Blockstream is doing in both blockchain development and bitcoin mining.