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Cipher Mining Inc. - Common Stock
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The company energized and commenced operations at Phase I of the Black Pearl facility in June 2025, meeting the timeline for the first 150 MW of the 300 MW site. (2 met, 1 exceeded across 3 tracked commitments)
“The Colchis site includes a fully executed 1-GW Direct Connect Agreement with American Electric Power (“AEP”), under which AEP will construct the necessary dual interconnection facility for a targeted energization in 2028.”
The delivery and deployment of the miners are confirmed by the commencement of operations at the Black Pearl facility in July 2025, following the H1 delivery window. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“The increase is primarily due to increased power costs at the Black Pearl Facility which commenced mining operations in July 2025.”
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How durable is the business?
The moat is strengthening as the company signed two major long-term leases in 2025 with Amazon Web Services and Fluidstack (backstopped by Google), totaling 600 MW of capacity. (1 expanding)
“On March 25, 2026, we executed our third data center campus lease. This agreement is for an initial term of 15 years with an investment-grade Hyperscale tenant.”
The company successfully energized Phase I of its Black Pearl Facility, adding 6.9 EH/s of self-mining capacity and bringing total operational capacity to 150 MW at that site. (2 expanding)
“Our data center portfolio consists of approximately 4.2 gigawatts (“GW”) of capacity across 10 sites, at various stages of interconnection.”
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Where does growth come from?
Cipher is aggressively expanding its power capacity, which serves as the critical infrastructure 'moat' for both bitcoin mining and future data center operations. As of April 30, 2024, the company operated 267 MW of electricity capacity, with a massive 300 MW expansion underway at the Black Pearl Facility. (4 accelerating, 1 steady across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“Our data center portfolio consists of approximately 4.2 gigawatts (“GW”) of capacity across 10 sites, at various stages of interconnection.”
Cipher is expanding its liquidity through new debt facilities with Coinbase to fund its capital-intensive data center buildouts. (2 accelerating, 2 new trend across 4 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“On March 25, 2026, we entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Facility”), which provides for up to $200 million of committed capacity... Proceeds from the Facility will be used to enhance liquidity, support working capital, and fund growth initiatives.”
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What could break the thesis?
The company's new business model depends on the continued growth and demand for AI technology. If AI development slows down, the demand for the company's specialized data centers could vanish. [DEMAND]
“The slowing or stopping of the development of AI technology may adversely affect the demand for HPC-focused data center development and thus, adversely affect an investment in us.”
The risk is STABLE but remains high. While the $5.2B figure from the previous period appears to be a projection or error in the prompt's context, the current filing shows a significant new debt issuance of $172.5 million in convertible notes, increasing long-term liabilities from zero to $167.1 million net. (3 stable, 2 intensifying, 1 high-severity)
“In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts with suppliers, primarily related to construction, and has commitments of approximately $1,567.9 million as of March 31, 2026. The majority of commitments relate to construction at the Barber Lake and Black Pearl sites.”
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