Nov 30 (Reuters) – Bitcoin miner Griid Infrastructure said on Tuesday it would go public by merging with blank-check firm Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing the combined company at about $3.3 billion, including debt.
Ohio-based Griid, the latest bitcoin mining startup to take the blank-check route, will receive $246 million in cash from Adit EdTech’s trust account after the deal closes.
A surge in digital currencies this year and 비트코인 increasing backing from major companies have propelled startups in the sector to sky-high valuations in recent months, 비트코인 even as the industry faces scrutiny from regulators.
Earlier this month, cryptocurrency miner Bitdeer Technologies agreed to merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Blue Safari Group Acquisition in a deal valued at $4 billion.
That deal followed another cryptocurrency miner Core Scientific Holding Co’s announcement in July of a merger with a SPAC backed by BlackRock Inc.
A SPAC is a listed firm with no business operations but a pool of capital that it uses to merge with a private company.The deal then takes the private company public.
Griid Infrastructure will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol « GRDI ».
(Reporting by Mehnaz Yasmin and 비트코인 Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)
