SHANGHAI, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited
(Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today
announced that it signed five legally binding Memorandum of Understanding (collectively
the "MOUs") with five Bitcoin mining machine owners
to purchase Bitcoin mining machines by the issuance of
Class A ordinary shares. After the completion of the transaction,
The9 is expected to own 26,007 Bitcoin mining machines, with a
total hash rate of approximately 549PH/S, accounting for about
0.36% of the global hash rate of Bitcoin. Majority of these mining
machines have already been deployed in Xinjiang, Sichuan and Gansu in China.
According to the MOUs, The9 will issue a certain amount of Class
A ordinary shares to each Bitcoin mining machine owners in
exchange for the transfer of the Bitcoin mining machines and
related rights and interests of equal value to The9. The9 will designate its wholly-owned
subsidiaries including NBTC Limited to own these mining
machines.
The9 will designate a third-party valuation firm to conduct
examination and assessment of the fair market price of
the Bitcoin mining machines. The parties expect to complete
the signing of the definitive agreements and execute the
transactions within one month after the signing of the MOUs.
Today The9 also signed the definitive cooperation and investment
agreement with Mr. Jianping
Kong, the former Director and Co-Chairman of Canaan
Inc. (Nasdaq: CAN, the first Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer
listed on Nasdaq) and the other partners, who will all assist
The9 for its development of cryptocurrencies mining business.
NBTC Limited has just started to purchase Bitcoin mining machines,
with the plan to establish cryptocurrencies mining machine
facilities worldwide.
About The9 Limited
The9 Limited (The9) is an Internet company based in China listed on Nasdaq in 2004. The9 aims to
become a diversified high-tech Internet company.
Website:
https://www.the9.com/en
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