Cypherpunk Acquires World's Largest Zcash Mining Fleet for $33.3M in Equity

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Cypherpunk Technologies acquired the world's largest Zcash mining fleet from a Winklevoss affiliate for $33.33 million, paid entirely in a pre-funded warrant for 43.29 million shares, making it the largest Zcash miner with ~18% of network hashrate.

check_boxKey Events · M&A and Partnerships · CYPH

• Acquires Largest Zcash Mining Fleet

  Purchased 4,902 Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro mining computers and hosting agreements from Moria Mining, an affiliate of Winklevoss Treasury Investments, for $33,333,333.

• Payment via Pre-Funded Warrant

  Issued a pre-funded warrant to WTI for 43,290,042 shares at $0.001 exercise price, reflecting $0.77 per share. If fully exercised, this represents approximately 40% dilution of current outstanding shares.

• Related-Party Transaction

  WTI already beneficially owns 19.9% of Cypherpunk and has two board seats. The transaction was approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

• Exercise Cap Until Stockholder Approval

  Warrant exercise is capped at 5,377,442 shares (4.99% of outstanding) until stockholder approval is obtained at the next annual meeting. The company must use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval.

auto_awesomeAnalysis · CYPH · Life Sciences

Cypherpunk Technologies acquired 4,902 Zcash mining computers and hosting agreements from Moria Mining, an affiliate of Winklevoss Treasury Investments (WTI), for $33.33 million paid entirely in a pre-funded warrant for 43.29 million shares at $0.001 exercise price. The deal makes Cypherpunk the largest Zcash miner with ~18% of network hashrate, but the warrant represents potential dilution of roughly 40% of current outstanding shares if fully exercised. WTI already owns 19.9% of the company and has board representation, making this a related-party transaction. The warrant is initially capped at 5.38 million shares (4.99% of outstanding) until stockholder approval is obtained, which the company must seek at its next annual meeting. The acquisition is strategically significant as it diversifies Cypherpunk's Zcash exposure from treasury holdings into mining operations, but the equity-based payment structure creates substantial overhang risk.