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- Bitdeer liquidates the entire Bitcoin treasury as a weekly update confirms a zero balance.
- Miner sells 189.8 BTC mined plus 943.1 BTC reserves amid major operational shifts.
- Stock drops after Bitdeer announces a $300M convertible note plan to expand operations.
Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer has sold all of its corporate-level Bitcoins. The firm disclosed this in its latest operational update. In its update, the firm has confirmed that its balance has dwindled to zero. This is a significant change in the way in which the firm is dealing with its holdings.
According to the operational update, the firm has sold all of its mined Bitcoins. It mined 189.8 BTC in the last week. It has sold all of this. It has also sold 943.1 BTC, which were in its treasury. The firm currently has no Bitcoins except for those that are customer-related.
In its earlier update of Feb 13, the firm had 943.1 BTC in its treasury. It sold 179.9 BTC of the 183.4 BTC that it had mined in the last week. It did not sell any of its treasury holdings.
Bitdeer’s Treasury Move Breaks Industry Norms
Bitcoin mining firms sell their mined Bitcoins to pay their expenses. Expenses include electricity, hosting, and equipment costs. However, mining firms maintain a treasury to sustain their long-term exposure to asset class movements. Selling all of their holdings is not common for mining firms.
The latest move by Bitdeer comes in a week of turmoil for its stock. The stock has declined substantially for the firm on Thursday. This comes after the firm disclosed its plan to raise $300 million through a convertible senior note offering. It could raise an additional $45 million in the sale.
The notes are due to mature in 2032. They are redeemable in Bitdeer shares, money, or a combination of both. This money would be used to grow their data center business. This money would also be used to grow their AI cloud business and mining hardware.
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The company has been increasing its self-mining activities. There was a decrease in demand for their mining hardware. They have also been increasing their mining hardware utilization to mine Bitcoins.
MARA Expands Into AI and Cloud With Exaion Acquisition
On Friday, MARA Holdings acquired a majority stake in a French computer infrastructure company named Exaion. MARA Holdings made this acquisition to expand their business in the artificial intelligence and cloud computing sectors.
Due to this acquisition, MARA France now holds 64% of the French company’s shares. EDF, the energy company, still remains a minority shareholder of the company along with being its customer. The industry’s shift prompted this acquisition.
Due to the halving of Bitcoins in 2024, miners have started transitioning into a hybrid model of generating profits, including artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Companies like HIVE, Hut 8, TeraWulf, IREN, and many others are changing their businesses to data center businesses, while some companies like CoreWeave have completely changed their businesses to data center businesses.
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