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Hut 8 doubles bitcoin-backed credit facility with Coinbase and gets a lower borrowing rate, too

Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 increased its bitcoin-backed credit facility with Coinbase to $130 million from the initial $65 million it announced in January, and will extend the maturity date to July 16, 2026.

Hut 8 shares were up 2.5% in premarket trading. Meanwhile, Coinbase shares were up 1.2%.

Hut 8 said the increased facility “reflects significant improvements in both economic and structural terms.”

The new terms include “up to $65 million in incremental, non-dilutive capital” and a move to a 9% fixed interest rate. From Q4 2023 through Q1 2025, Hut 8 paid a floating interest rate between 10.5% and 11.5%.

“As we advance a robust pipeline of growth opportunities, we have partnered with Coinbase to strategically double the size of our credit facility and deliver significantly improved terms,” Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8, said in the press release.

Hut 8 is the ninth-largest corporate bitcoin holder, with 10,273 bitcoin, surpassing Coinbase, which is at the 10th spot, with 9,267 bitcoin, according to Bitcoin Treasuries

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Crypto liquidations reached $1.2 billion in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass data, as bitcoin continued its downward trajectory. Bitcoin suffered $458.24 million in liquidations, with the bulk of them — over $334 million — in long positions. Meanwhile, the second-biggest crypto, ethereum, saw the second-biggest figure for liquidations yesterday, with $278 million.

Bitcoin slipped as far as $103,856 early Friday morning, its lowest level since July, and is down 13% in the past seven days. The sell-off dragged the total crypto market cap down to $3.67 trillion, down 5.5%. Underscoring the market anxiety, CoinMarketCap’s fear and greed index is now at 28.

Bitcoin ETFs also suffered, registering $536 million in outflows on Thursday. The Ark 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF took the biggest hit, with $275.15 million in outflows. Since Monday, bitcoin ETFs have seen $864.5 million in outflows. 

Maja Vujinovic, CEO and cofounder of digital assets at FG Nexus, told Sherwood News that bitcoin’s slump looks like a classic risk-off chain reaction.

“Credit jitters and trade tensions pushed money into gold at record highs while leveraged crypto longs were forced to unwind. Once the liquidations exhaust and policy fog clears, the same macro buyers chasing safety today are likely to hunt value in BTC again,” Vujinovic said. 

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