On Friday, Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm PrimeBlock announced that it’s merging with particular objective acquisition automobile (SPAC) firm 10X Capital Enterprise Acquisition Corp II. The deal locations PrimeBlock at an enterprise worth of $1.323 billion and is anticipated to shut within the second half of the 12 months.

The corporate has installed 1.8 exahash per second of BTC self-mining gear, accounting for roughly 0.89% of the Bitcoin community’s total hash charge. In line with PrimeBlock, its break-even value for mining is $9,000 per coin. Again in 2020, as much as 59% of its vitality sources have been carbon-free. The agency seeks to turn out to be carbon-neutral on a net-zero foundation by the 12 months 2050.

Final 12 months, PrimeBlock introduced in $21.8 million in income by means of mining 356.8 BTC. However in 2022, the agency expects to generate $220.1 million in income, or a forecasted 3,629 BTC, partly by way of quickly increasing its mining capacities to over 10 exahash per second. It additionally has a small Ethereum (ETH) mining operation, extracting 699 of such digital belongings in 2021.

Concerning the enterprise settlement, Hans Thomas, chairman and CEO of 10X Capital, commented:

“Gaurav and the management group […] have efficiently deployed over 110 megawatts of information heart capability and generated greater than $24 million of income within the fourth quarter. They’ve constructed sturdy relationships with key companions […] with a dedication to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.”