PrimeBlock Miner To Go Public In A $1.25B SPAC Merger

PrimeBlock miner to go public in a $1.25 billion SPAC merger and it is set to become the next company that has its shares publicly traded on Nasdaq so let’s read more in today’s latest cryptocurrency news.

The US-based crypto mining and infrastructure startup PrimeBlock miner will become a publicly-traded company and the organization plans to merge with the blank-check company in a $1.25 billion deal including debt. As per the reports from Reuters, the BTC mining company PrimeBlock will start trading as a publicly-traded company after securing $300 million in equity financing from Cantor Fitzgerald and CO. To go public, the company has to merge with 10x Capital Venture Acquisition Corp and the deal is expected to be completed by the second half of 2022.

The head of the entity will be the Chief Executive Officer of PrimeBlock, Guarav Budhrani. The company’s intentions to enter Nasdaq in a SPAC merger came at a time when the US SEC unveiled new rules for these endeavors. The watchdogs required organizations to provide additional details about their sponsors, compensation, and conflicts of interest. Primeblock will not be the only BTC mining company that is listed on the online global market.

At the end of 2021, TeraWulf which is also based in the US eyed listing on NASDAQ through a business merger with IKONICS Corporation. Some of teh other companies in the field include Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital, and others. The former trades under the symbol MARA with the price for a stock hovering around $28 while RIOT trades at $20.

As recently reported, The Coincheck exchange will list on NASDAQ as it announced plans to go public in the US by entering into a merger agreement with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV inc. According to the official press release, the merger deal is worth $1.25 billion and before closing, the combined company will get the proceeds of $237 million from the cash held in the SPAC trust assuming there’s no redemption by THCP shareholders and others before expenses. The proposed combination was approved by the boards of directors of Monex, Thunder Bridge IV, and Coincheck and it is expected to be completed during the second half of 2022.

After that, the new entity called Coincheck Group NG  will be listed on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the CNCK ticker. Onlien securities company MONEX owns 94% of Coincheck and will retain its equity at closing. The warrants and earn-outs will be around 82% in the combined entity.

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