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CleanSpark agrees to buy up to 160,000 Bitmain S21 miners; path to 50 EH/s
CLEANSPARK, INC.
- Purchased 60,000 S21 miners for $193.2M ($16.10/TH); delivery expected April–June 2024.
- Call option to buy 100,000 additional S21 miners at $16.00/TH; $32M option premium expires Dec 31, 2024.
- If option fully exercised, hashrate expected to increase from ~10 EH/s to ~50 EH/s (400% increase).
- CEO states the agreement acts as a hedge against potential machine price spikes in a bull market.
- S21 model chosen for efficiency; company aims to navigate the halving and maintain high uptime.