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Embattled crypto miner Core Scientific looks to borrow $70 million from creditor B. Riley to offset a previous loan. Core Scientific recently secured permission from a bankruptcy court to take out a sizable loan from one of its biggest creditors. The Southern District of Texas bankruptcy court ruled that the blockchain
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Core Scientific has received permission from the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas to take out a loan of up to $70 million from investment bank B. Riley, one of the company’s biggest creditors. The loan would be used to pay off the bankrupt Bitcoin miner’s existing debtor-in-possession
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The firm said the loan will enable it to replace an existing facility and give it "up to 15 months runway and significant flexibility." Source
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Bankrupt Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Core Scientific filed on Jan. 25 an emergency motion seeking to sell Bitmain coupons worth $6.6 million, according to court records.As per the filing, some conditions applied to the coupons make them useless for Core Scientific's business. Specifically, the coupons can "only be used to
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A New York-based law firm says it has begun an investigation into whether Bitcoin miner Core Scientific and its leadership potentially engaged in “securities fraud and other unlawful business practices" which led to its stock price falling on several occasions. According to securities class action firm Pomerantz LLP, the investigation was prompted by
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Core Scientific plans to shut down 37,000 bitcoin mining rigs belonging to now-defunct crypto lender Celsius, according to an agreement between the two bankrupt firms. Celsius owes Core Scientific approximately $7.8 million for energy and hosting costs, as the crypto lender has been unable to make regular payments as outlined
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Core Scientific is just one of the many names in the crypto ecosystem that is currently battling a liquidity crisis.Core Scientific Inc (OTCMKTS: CORZQ), the bankrupt crypto miner and hosting service provider has effectively powered down as many as 37,000 mining rigs belonging to Celsius Network. Both companies, now bankrupt
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Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network has agreed to let Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific shut off more than 37,000 mining rigs it had been hosting for Celsius during the miner’s bankruptcy proceedings.Core Scientific filed a revised proposed order on Jan. 3 that incorporated “revisions acceptable to Celsius” stating “all Celsius
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Celsius is not only Core's largest customer, with more than 37,000 machines hosted in its facilities, but one of its largest secured noteholders, holding about $54 million of secured convertible notes, or 10% of the total issuance, Kirkland & Ellis lawyer Chris Koenig, who represents Celsius, said in the first
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BlackRock, which is Core Scientific's largest shareholder according to FactSet data, already held $37.9 million in secured convertible notes as of Wednesday. The latest $17 million is part of the new $75 million convertibles notes, which are part of Core's prearranged bankruptcy process, the filing says. In a prearranged bankruptcy,
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