Bitcoin Miner Iris Flags Risk of Default on $103 Million of Debt
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Iris Energy Ltd. is the latest Bitcoin miner to grapple with debt trouble because of the sharp market downturn for digital assets.
Iris Energy Ltd. is the latest Bitcoin miner to grapple with debt trouble because of the sharp market downturn for digital assets. The Sydney-based green crypto miner, which listed in the US last year, said in a statement on Wednesday that some of its mining equipment isn't making enough cash to cover related debt-financing obligations. The firm said $103 million of debt is secured against the rigs via a couple of wholly-owned special purpose vehicles. It doesn't plan to provide further financial support for the vehicles absent a refinancing agreement. That means a default on the loans looms on Nov. 8 when a scheduled principal payment is lik...