Bitfury plans to allocate shares of Cipher Mining, reducing its stake from about 75% to less than 20%

ChainCatcher news, according to Globenewswire, Bitcoin mining company Bitfury plans to allocate shares of Cipher Mining Inc. to unlock potential value for Bitfury's base shareholders and other shareholders of Cipher. The share allocation plan for Cipher Mining has been approved by Bitfury shareholders, and the company will distribute approximately 16.127 million shares of Cipher stock to Series C shareholders within seven business days, with plans to explore the distribution of approximately 126 million shares of Cipher stock to remaining shareholders (subject to further shareholder approval). If the relevant allocation plan is completed, Bitfury will retain only about 50 million shares of Cipher stock, reducing its ownership stake from approximately 75% to less than 20%.

It is reported that Cipher is a Bitcoin mining company headquartered in the United States, operating as a subsidiary of Bitfury until August 27, 2021.