Cointelegraph | January 24, 2023

Blockstream raises $125M to finance expanded Bitcoin mining operations

Digital asset infrastructure company Blockstream has raised $125 million to finance its Bitcoin mining co-location services, underscoring heightened demand for its institutional hosting services amid the bear market.

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