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Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Bitcoin mining companies continue to suffer from crypto winter’s market conditions: substantial drop in mining rig prices, low cryptocurrency prices, heightened volatility, and unprofitable mining operations.</li>
<li>We are looking for bright spots and believe Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Blockchain will survive the crypto winter with the opportunity to win market share in the coming years.</li>
<li>Our analysis suggests all-in-breakeven costs (miner costs+power costs+OpEx) of the most efficient BTC mining companies to mine a BTC close to the current BTC price of ~$20,000. </li>
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Bitcoin mining companies continue to suffer from crypto winter’s market conditions: substantial drop in mining rig prices, low cryptocurrency prices, heightened volatility, and unprofitable mining operations.
We are looking for bright spots and believe Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Blockchain will survive the crypto winter with the opportunity to win market share in the coming years.
Our analysis suggests all-in-breakeven costs (miner costs+power costs+OpEx) of the most efficient BTC mining companies to mine a BTC close to the current BTC price of ~$20,000. 


Crypto Mining Industry Series: Looking For Bright Spots As The Darkest Months Ahead

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<li>During the last three months, the crypto market has lost ~$2 trillion in value and slightly recovered in July when BTC bulls could hold a $20K price level. </li>
<li>Bitcoin mining economics changed dramatically, and depressed BTC prices forced inefficient miners out of the market. Some BTC mining companies started to sell Bitcoins to cover OpEx and CapEx. </li>
<li>We remain bullish on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/marathon-digital-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33244:1" rel="noopener">Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA US)</a> and upgrade <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/riot-blockchain-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35453:1" rel="noopener">Riot Blockchain (RIOT US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cipher-mining" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33309:1" rel="noopener">Cipher Mining (CIFR US)</a>  to Overweight on favorable risk-reward post-recent sell-off.</li>
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During the last three months, the crypto market has lost ~$2 trillion in value and slightly recovered in July when BTC bulls could hold a $20K price level. 
Bitcoin mining economics changed dramatically, and depressed BTC prices forced inefficient miners out of the market. Some BTC mining companies started to sell Bitcoins to cover OpEx and CapEx. 
We remain bullish on Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA US) and upgrade Riot Blockchain (RIOT US) and Cipher Mining (CIFR US)  to Overweight on favorable risk-reward post-recent sell-off.


Crypto Mining Industry Series: Time To Focus On Efficient Crypto Miners

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hut-8-mining-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35864:1" rel="noopener">Hut 8 Mining (HUT US)</a>  is a cryptocurrency mining company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Crypto miner has two facilities in operation: Drumheller and Medicine Hat in Alberta.</li>
<li>In 2017, Hut 8 Mining established a partnership with Bitfury Group to acquire, install, maintain and operate Bitcoin mining data centers in North America. </li>
<li>We like the company’s solid balance sheet with 6,769 BTC held as of Apr-22, the opportunity to add an extra 100MW capacity in North Bay and the acquisition of TeraGo. </li>
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Hut 8 Mining (HUT US)  is a cryptocurrency mining company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Crypto miner has two facilities in operation: Drumheller and Medicine Hat in Alberta.
In 2017, Hut 8 Mining established a partnership with Bitfury Group to acquire, install, maintain and operate Bitcoin mining data centers in North America. 
We like the company’s solid balance sheet with 6,769 BTC held as of Apr-22, the opportunity to add an extra 100MW capacity in North Bay and the acquisition of TeraGo. 


Hut 8 Mining: North Bay Mining Site Will Add 100MW Capacity in Ontario

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<li>Bitcoin mining is booming in the United States and we expect ~2.5 GW of new cumulative mining capacity will be added by crypto mining companies in the U.S. this year. </li>
<li>Today, Foundry USA is the biggest mining pool globally, and North America has been the clear beneficiary of China’s cryptocurrency ban in 2021.</li>
<li>We see a huge untapped opportunity for Bitcoin mining companies. We initiate Marathon Digital Holdings with Overweight and Cipher Mining and Riot Blockchain with Neutral.  </li>
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Bitcoin mining is booming in the United States and we expect ~2.5 GW of new cumulative mining capacity will be added by crypto mining companies in the U.S. this year. 
Today, Foundry USA is the biggest mining pool globally, and North America has been the clear beneficiary of China’s cryptocurrency ban in 2021.
We see a huge untapped opportunity for Bitcoin mining companies. We initiate Marathon Digital Holdings with Overweight and Cipher Mining and Riot Blockchain with Neutral.  


Crypto Mining Industry Series: Let The Crypto Miners Rush Begin

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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That trade worked out well.
In my note <a href="https://skr.ma/eEB66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microstrategy (MSTR US): "Crypto Through The Tulips"</a> back on the 28 June, I recommended shorting <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microstrategy-inc-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14717:1" rel="noopener">Microstrategy Inc Cl A (MSTR US)</a> and going long bitcoin.
MSTR is up 2.3% since, against 30% for BTC.
MSTR has a tendency to issue paper to buy more bitcoins when the stock is at a large premium to its Bitcoin holdings.  As per its <a href="https://www.microstrategy.com/content/dam/website-assets/collateral/financial-documents/press-release-archive/microstrategy-acquires-additional-bitcoins-and-now-holds-over-105000-bitcoins-in-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">21 June 21</a> announcement, MSTR said it held 105,085 bitcoins. That figure remains unchanged.
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MSTR's share price was US$123 prior to its initial announcement on the 11 August 2020 it was "adopting Bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset".
The current implied value for MSTR's stub ops - selling business intelligence software - is US$158/share, having touched US$141/share, suggesting value was emerging.
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Yet is MSTR the ideal proxy for bitcoin? And just how much legitimacy should be attached to El Salvador giving bitcoin the status of legal tender?
More below the fold.
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That trade worked out well.
In my note Microstrategy (MSTR US): "Crypto Through The Tulips" back on the 28 June, I recommended shorting Microstrategy Inc Cl A (MSTR US) and going long bitcoin.
MSTR is up 2.3% since, against 30% for BTC.
MSTR has a tendency to issue paper to buy more bitcoins when the stock is at a large premium to its Bitcoin holdings.  As per its 21 June 21 announcement, MSTR said it held 105,085 bitcoins. That figure remains unchanged.

MSTR's share price was US$123 prior to its initial announcement on the 11 August 2020 it was "adopting Bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset".
The current implied value for MSTR's stub ops - selling business intelligence software - is US$158/share, having touched US$141/share, suggesting value was emerging.

Yet is MSTR the ideal proxy for bitcoin? And just how much legitimacy should be attached to El Salvador giving bitcoin the status of legal tender?
More below the fold.


Microstrategy (MSTR US): Bitcoin's Mainstream/Fringes Balancing Act

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Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company. The Company mines cryptocurrencies, with a focuses on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital assets. Marathon Digital Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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David Blennerhassett

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