Cipher Digital Inc. Q2 FY2022 Earnings Call

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  • Data Center Expansion: Successfully completed Alborz data center — a 40 MW wind-powered facility capable of producing up to 1.3 EH/s and generating 5.7 BTC/day in favorable conditions. Additional centers (Bear, Chief, Odessa) are nearing completion or under construction, targeting a total deployment of 6.9 EH/s by early 2023 with 265 MW capacity.
  • Strategic Power Contracts: Secured 5-year power purchase agreements averaging $0.0273/kWh, significantly below current market rates and competitors' hosting rates (> $70/MWh), enhancing profitability even in low-price Bitcoin environments.
  • Competitive Mining Rig Costs: Average price paid per TH/s is $34.96 — substantially lower than peers who paid $70-$90. Equipment features superior efficiency (32.1 J/TH).
  • Financial Position: As of August 1, 2022 — $30M cash, $9M receivable from JV partner, no corporate debt. Joint venture at Alborz has $11M debt obligation passed through from Cipher.
  • Capital Expenditure: $66M spent in Q2 2022 and $278M total since inception across data center build-outs and rig purchases (funded with equity).

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Operator: Good morning. Thank you for standing by and welcome to Cipher Mining's Second Quarter 2022 Business Update Conference Call. Please be advised, today's conference is being recorded and a replay will be available on Cipher Mining's Investor Relations website. I would now like to hand the conference over to Lori Barker, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us on this conference call to discuss Cipher Mining's second quarter 2022 business update. Joining me on the call today are Tyler Page, Chief Executive Officer; and Ed Farrel, Chief Financial Officer. Please note that you may also review our press release and presentation, which can be found on the Investor Relations section of the website at investors.ciphermining.com. Please note that this call will be simultaneously webcast on the Investor Relations section of the company's corporate website. The conference call is the property of Cipher Mining and any taping or other reproduction is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Before we start, I'd like to remind you that the following discussion as well as our press release and presentation contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to Cipher's financial outlook, business plans and objectives. And other future events and developments, including statements about the market potential of our business operations, potential competition and our goals and strategies the forward-looking

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