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Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Bitcoin could find the bottom and strongly rebounded in 1Q23. We believe BTC mining companies could be sellers of crypto assets on strong bounce and limit room for further upside. </li>
<li>Our bear case scenario assumes an average BTC price of $25K in 2023 with an opportunity to reach as high as $30K. Leading crypto miners began to offload Bitcoin holdings. </li>
<li>Investors should be more selective on the crypto miner names during a prolonged bear market. Our top picks include Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Blockchain, and Cipher Mining. </li>
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Bitcoin could find the bottom and strongly rebounded in 1Q23. We believe BTC mining companies could be sellers of crypto assets on strong bounce and limit room for further upside. 
Our bear case scenario assumes an average BTC price of $25K in 2023 with an opportunity to reach as high as $30K. Leading crypto miners began to offload Bitcoin holdings. 
Investors should be more selective on the crypto miner names during a prolonged bear market. Our top picks include Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Blockchain, and Cipher Mining. 


Crypto Mining Industry Series: Strong Start In 2023. Bitcoin Is Up ~40% YTD

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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

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<ul><li>With cryptocurrency prices skyrocketing over 10x since 2020, a host of mining companies, including PrimeBlock, Core Scientific, BitFuFu, Bitdeer, Griid, and Cipher Mining, have either announced or made their public market debuts through SPAC mergers.</li><li>Surging crypto prices, combined with a shortage of ASIC miners (cryptocurrency mining equipment), meant that investors chose to pursue publicly traded mining stocks as an alternative to pursuing the profitable opportunity.</li><li>However, several factors could dampen the interest in crypto mining companies going forward, including fears of extended crypto winter, heightened regulatory scrutiny regarding mining practices, and deteriorating sales &amp; margins.</li></ul>

With cryptocurrency prices skyrocketing over 10x since 2020, a host of mining companies, including PrimeBlock, Core Scientific, BitFuFu, Bitdeer, Griid, and Cipher Mining, have either announced or made their public market debuts through SPAC mergers.Surging crypto prices, combined with a shortage of ASIC miners (cryptocurrency mining equipment), meant that investors chose to pursue publicly traded mining stocks as an alternative to pursuing the profitable opportunity.However, several factors could dampen the interest in crypto mining companies going forward, including fears of extended crypto winter, heightened regulatory scrutiny regarding mining practices, and deteriorating sales &amp; margins.

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

United States

Cipher Mining Inc. provides financial services. The Company offers Bitcoin mining services. Cipher Mining serves customers worldwide.

Cipher Mining (CIFR US)

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