CHONGQING, CN – January 06, 2022 – China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PLIN) (“China Xiangtai ” or the “Company”), an emerging growth company engaged in agricultural business with a diversified expansion strategy, today announced that the Company, through its U.S. subsidiary SonicHash LLC, has entered into a purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with a global Bitcoin mining hardware company to purchase 686 spot Bitcoin miners that are worth US$6 million. The top-tier newly manufactured miner with a hash rate of 92 TH/s are expected to ramp up the hash rate of the Company’s miner fleet by over 63,000 TH/s.
According to the Agreement, the newly purchased miners are expected to be delivered in two to three weeks to the Company’s mining facility site in Carthage, NY by the end of January 2022. As a result, the Company’s total mining operations are expected to consist of 1,428 Bitcoin miners, producing approximately 132.2 PH/s once all miners are put in full operation. The Company expects to generate approximately US$11 million in revenue and US$7.7 million in cash contribution margin for the first year, based upon the Bitcoin’s average price at US$49,628/BTC for the past month.
Dr. Erick Rengifo, CSO of the Company said: “We are pleased to secure miners ahead of our peers with the help of spot purchase agreement. It is a strategic move that we are seeking new channel in our procurement strategy and diversifying our access to miners. We believe the newly purchased miners would quickly expand our mining scale and bring exceptional performance for our future growth. We look forward to strengthening the business relationship with more purchase orders in the near future.”
About China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd.
China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd., engages in agricultural business. The Company is actively deploying emerging technologies including crypto asset mining and blockchain technologies with diversified expansion strategy. The current operations are in the United States, Canada and China. For more information, please visit https://irplin.com.
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Company Contact
China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd.
Erick W. Rengifo
Phone: +1-347-556-4747
Email: ir@irplin.com
Investor Relations Contact
Ms. Tina Xiao, President
Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Phone: +1-917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
SOURCE: China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd.
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