Bitcoin mining firm Compute North files for bankruptcy, CEO resigns
Compute North filed for Bankruptcy
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Bitcoinmining firm Compute North files for bankruptcy, CEO resigns
Bitcoin(BTC) mining datacenter operator Compute North filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, adding that CEODave Perrill resigned earlier in September. The firm reportedly owes $500million to about 200 creditors and has assets valued between $100 and $500million.
ComputeNorth filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 22 and will continue operations as it seeks to find solutionsto its liquidity problem. Meanwhile, CEO Dave Perrill will remain on theboard while chief operating officer Drake Harvey will take over as President.
ComputeNorth is one of the biggest data center operators for crypto miners and haspartnerships with major miners like Marathon Digital and Compass Mining.It raised $385 million in February — $300 million came from debt financing,while $85 million came from its Series C equity financing.
ComputeNorth faced a declining revenue source
The companysaw its fortune tank after a massive market downturn that plunged Bitcoin’svalue below $20,000. Additionally, rising energy costs and increasing BTCmining difficulty have made it difficult for miners to stay profitable.
ComputeNorth partners unaffected
ComputeNorth partners have revealed that the firm’s bankruptcy would not affect theiroperations. Bitcoin mining firms — Marathon Digital and Compass Digital —tweeted that the data center operator’s bankruptcy would not impact theirmining operations.
ComputeNorth is the first crypto mining-related company to file for bankruptcy. Meanwhile,several crypto lenders like Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, and others hadearlier filed for bankruptcy.
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