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Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets
Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets
Strike, a Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider run by crypto entrepreneur Jack Mallers, raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten31. Crypto billionaire Jihan...
Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets

Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund to Buy Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets
Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund to Buy Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets
Crypto billionaire Jihan Wu, the founder of bitcoin mining rig maker Bitmain, is setting up a $250 million fund to purchase distressed assets from mining firms, according to B...
Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund to Buy Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets

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Bitmain Co-Founder Exits, Resolving Years-Long Power Struggle as Mining Firm Preps IPO
Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu is stepping down from his role as part of a settlement.
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Jihan Wu Regains Upper Hand in Bitmain Co-Founder Fight
A new twist in the power struggle at Bitmain: Co-founder Jihan Wu has regained the legal representative status of the bitcoin mining giant.
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Bitmain Co-Founder Offers Share Buyback at $4B Valuation to End Power Struggle
The offer seems an apparent effort to bring about negotiations that could end the divisions that have been tearing the company apart.
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Bitmain's Feuding Co-Founders Are Fracturing the Firm and Staff Are Caught in the Middle
Staff at bitcoin miner manufacturer Bitmain are being forced to choose between its two co-founders as a long-running feud over control of the firm worsens.
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Internal Struggle at Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Escalates to Physical Confrontation
After Micree Ketuan Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain, moved to reinstate his position after another partial legal victory over his former employer, tensions reportedly e...
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Bitmain Spin-Off Matrixport Seeks $300M Valuation in Latest Funding Round
Matrixport began pitching investors a few weeks ago with the aim of raising $40 million.
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How Was It Possible for Bitmain to Oust Its Largest Shareholder Overnight?
Corporate documents reveal new details about the ouster of Bitmain co-founder Ketuan "Micree" Zhan.
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Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin
Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.
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