Iris Energy to cut mining hardware after defaulting on $108M loan
The Australian mining firm has had to unplug hardware that was producing “insufficient cash flow” to service its “debt financing obligations.”
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The Australian mining firm has had to unplug hardware that was producing “insufficient cash flow” to service its “debt financing obligations.”
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