Cryptocurrency Miner Argo Blockchain Raises £5.7 Million through Share Sale
Key Points:
- Proceeds from the private placing and public sale will be used to pay down debt.
- The private placing raised £5.134 million and the public sale raised £616,000.
- The shares were sold at a price of 10 pence per share, representing a discount of around 14% to the 30-day volume weighted average price.
- Argo Blockchain reported a net loss of £194.2 million in 2019, attributed to the drop in the value of bitcoin.
- The company avoided bankruptcy by selling its mining facility and securing a loan.
Hot Take:
Argo Blockchain’s successful share sale will help the company reduce its outstanding debt. Despite reporting a net loss in 2019, the company managed to avoid bankruptcy by making strategic moves, such as selling its mining facility and securing a loan. The funds raised through the share sale will provide further stability to the company as it navigates the volatile cryptocurrency market.