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A Shenzhen-listed information and communications technology (ICT) company ZJBC has plans to invest in the bitcoin mining sector according to a recent announcement. ZJBC says that it aims to spend up to $155 million on Microbt manufactured ASIC mining rigs.
Chinese ICT Firm ZJBC to Invest $155 Million Into Microbt Hardware
A well known firm listed in Shenzhen (SZSE) with $900 million in market capitalization, Zhongjia Bochuang (ZJBC) has partnered with Microbt, according to the company announcement published on March 9th, 2021. ZJBC is an ICT firm and it plans to spend $155 million with Microbt on specialized ASIC mining hardware. Microbtâs Whatsminer bitcoin mining equipment has seen a lot of demand in recent times, and the companyâs Whatsminer M30S++ (112TH/s) is the top-performing ASIC on the market today.
Regional reporter Priyeshu Garg says that the firm wonât invest the $155 million all at once. A translation of the announcement says: âThe scale for the first year will be no less than 20,000 units with the first batch to be delivered by May 2021 with no less than 2,000 units.â Moreover, Microbt and ZJBC will also dedicate resources to things like artificial intelligence (AI), and edge computing as well. Garg also details that ZJBCâs chairman, Wu Ying, âwas one of the main investors in Microbtâ back in 2019. Zhongjia Bochuang declared this information with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on October 28, 2019.
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The news also follows the recent crypto purchases by the publicly listed Chinese firm Meitu, a company that added bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) to its balance sheet. In 2018, Garg said reports had shown that ZJBC reportedly took in â50 million yuan or around $7.6 millionâ from bitcoin mining revenue.
ZJBC is one of the rare Chinese companies that are open about its digital currency ventures Garg highlighted. ZJBCâs corporate filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange,â Garg writes. âShowed that just under 3% of its equity is connected to Chinese state capital, showing a direct connection between the Chinese government and bitcoin mining,â the author added.
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