TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) (“LM Funding” or the “Company”), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today provided a preliminary, unaudited Bitcoin mining and operational update for the month ended July 31, 2024.
Metrics * | One Month January 31, 2024 | One Month February 29, 2024 | One Month March 31, 2024 | One Month April 30, 2024 | One Month May 31, 2024 | One Month June 30, 2024 | One Month July 31, 2024 | Seven Months Ended July 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Bitcoin Beginning Balance | 95.1 | 126.8 | 153.6 | 163.4 | 155.1 | 163.1 | 160.5 | 95.1 | ||||||
| Bitcoin Mined, net | 31.7 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 24.7 | 14.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 135.1 | ||||||
| Bitcoin Sold | - | - | (18.0 | ) | (33.0 | ) | (6.0 | ) | (8.0 | ) | (32.5 | ) | (97.5 | ) |
| Service Fee | - | - | (0.1 | ) | - | - | - | (0.1 | ) | (0.2 | ) | |||
| Bitcoin Holdings at Month End | 126.8 | 153.6 | 163.4 | 155.1 | 163.1 | 160.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | ||||||
| Approximate Miners Deployed at Month End | 5,950 | 5,940 | 5,940 | 5,880 | 5,510 | 1,878 | 3,800 | |||||||
| Approximate Miners In-Transit at Month End | 370 | 4,002 | 2,080 | |||||||||||
| Approximate Potential Hash Rate at Month End (PH/s) | 615 | 614 | 614 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 639 | |||||||
*Unaudited
The Company estimates that the value of its 132.5 Bitcoin holdings on July 31, 2024, was approximately $8.1 million, based on an estimated August 10, 2024, BTC price of $61,000.
Bruce M. Rodgers, Chairman and CEO of LM Funding, stated, “Our potential hashrate remains static at 639 petahash, while our decreased production reflects that we have 2,080 miners currently in transit to a new hosting location. The Company is pleased to announce a nonbinding Letter of Intent to acquire a mining site in Texas. This site offers 12 MW of initial power capacity with the potential for an additional 60 MW expansion.” Rodgers continued, “We believe that this acquisition, if completed, will provide us with a cost-effective location to energize all our existing machines. The mining site is currently generating 55 petahash of mining capacity using immersion mining techniques. Our primary goal with this acquisition is to invest capital to mine the full potential 72 megawatts.”
To facilitate these expansion initiatives, LM Funding America, Inc. has secured a $5 million non-convertible loan, finalized on August 6, 2024.The proceeds from this facility will be dedicated to acquiring additional miners and their infrastructure, further bolstering the Company's mining capabilities.
Bruce Rodgers, Chief Executive Officer of LM Funding America, Inc., stated, "Our strategy is to leverage our Bitcoin holdings to finance the acquisition of 72 MW of market-priced power that can be used for Bitcoin mining or resold to the grid. This strategic acquisition provides a home for the balance of our existing mining fleet along with an existing 55 petahash of mining capacity and an introduction to the advantages of immersion mining.” Rodgers added, “We believe we now have a sound path to grow from our current position to quickly mining 12 MW and then to a steady leveraged capital expansion plan aimed at expanding our Company's capacity to mine 72 MW, which is currently projected to yield about 1,000 Bitcoin annually at current network difficulty rates.".”
About LM Funding America
LM Funding America, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMFA), together with its subsidiaries, is a cryptocurrency mining business that commenced Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022. The Company also operates a technology-based specialty finance company that provides funding to nonprofit community associations (Associations) primarily located in the state of Florida, as well as in the states of Washington, Colorado, and Illinois, by funding a certain portion of the Associations' rights to delinquent accounts that are selected by the Associations arising from unpaid Association assessments.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” and “project” and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guaranties of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, uncertainty created by the risks of entering into and operating in the cryptocurrency mining business, uncertainty in the cryptocurrency mining business in general, problems with hosting vendors in the mining business, the capacity of our Bitcoin mining machines and our related ability to purchase power at reasonable prices, the ability to finance and grow our cryptocurrency mining operations, our ability to acquire new accounts in our specialty finance business at appropriate prices, the potential need for additional capital in the future, changes in governmental regulations that affect our ability to collected sufficient amounts on defaulted consumer receivables, changes in the credit or capital markets, changes in interest rates, and negative press regarding the debt collection industry. The occurrence of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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