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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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BlackRock’s IBIT on track for its worst month of net outflows, as investors yank $2.3 billion from the bitcoin ETF in November

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, the world’s largest bitcoin fund, is heading for its worst month of outflows since it launched in January 2024.

Investors have pulled over $2.3 billion (net) throughout November so far. The jitters come as bitcoin grapples with its worst downturn since 2022, when the entire crypto world shook following the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX — bitcoin has dropped more than 40% from its October high as of Monday’s close.

With their soaring popularity redefining and legitimizing cryptocurrencies at an institutional level, spot bitcoin ETFs have become a key barometer of wider investor sentiment surrounding the digital currency — as well as risk assets more broadly.

Notably, spot bitcoin ETFs like BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust tend to see their inflows accelerate with rising prices, and amplify falling prices when outflows become dominant. Citi Research, cited by Bloomberg, found that this feedback loop sees a ~3.4% price drop for every $1 billion pulled out from bitcoin ETFs.

Related reading: Bitcoin’s plunge produces technical signal that implies 60% more downside to come

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