How $100 Million in Bitcoin Magic Lets Riot Platforms Dodge Share Dilution!

In a manner most ingenious, Riot Platforms, an enterprising North American concern devoted to the art of Bitcoin mining, hath procured a sum of one hundred million dollars credit from the house of Coinbase.

The arrangement was most cleverly fashioned by the credit division of said Coinbase, employing Bitcoin itself as the trusty pledge. Riot, with no small degree of confidence, pledged 19,223 Bitcoins, the value of which doth exceed a staggering $1.8 billion, as security for this pecuniary favour.

Announced boldly from the press chamber of Riot, it is declared that this facility of short duration—merely two months—shall serve their grand designs of expansion and strategy. They have, with some cunning, chosen this path instead of the tedious issuance of new shares, thereby sparing their loyal shareholders from the dread of dilution.

Mr. Jason Les, the principal executive, did proclaim: “Riot, having stepped forth with its maiden Bitcoin-backed credit, enjoys thus a source of funds which doth not sap the holdings of our faithful stockholders, and with terms most agreeable. This facility doth constitute a keystone of our plan to diversify the fountains of finance, ever in pursuit of augmenting value for our long-suffering and patient proprietors.”

The Terms of Engagement (or Loan)

This publicly traded miner of virtual gold embraces a contract spanning 364 days, with liberty to renew for an equal term, contingent upon Coinbase’s approval, naturally. The rate of interest is composed of two parts: the greater of the current federal funds rate or 3.25%, to which is added an additional 4.50%—a charming little premium, indeed! 💸

Riot Platforms, whose operations extend over central Texas and Kentucky, doth dedicate itself to fostering the growth of the Bitcoin realm by means of wise investments in digital infrastructure—a noble quest for the modern age.

Coinbase Credit, endeavoring with similar ventures, previously conferred a comparable Bitcoin-backed loan on Hut 8, another player in the mining theatre.

Speaking of Hut 8, that company recently caused quite a stir by joining forces with one Eric Trump, to inaugurate the American Bitcoin Corporation, a fresh enterprise devoted to vast mining exploits and strategic hoards of Bitcoin. 🎩💼

This alliance arose following Hut 8’s generous bestowal of most of its ASIC miners upon American Data Centers, Inc., a venture championed by Eric Trump and his brother Donald Jr. The enterprise rebranded as American Bitcoin Corp., where Hut 8 retains an imposing 80% share and exclusive rights over infrastructure and operations—a delightful consolidation of power, if one may say so!

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2025-04-23 20:24