Core Scientific to shut down Celsius miners

Bankrupt data center operator Core Scientific is about to shut down 37,000 mining devices of crypto lender Celsius due to lack of payment.

Core Scientific remains one of the largest mining companies in the US hosting third party devices. At the same time, despite the positive cash inflow, the company sued for bankruptcy. One of the main reasons for this decision was delays in payments from Celsius. Between October and November 2022, Celsius was unable to pay for the placement of its devices. The debt amounted to over $7.8 million.

“Litigation is still ongoing, but this is a big win for Core Scientific. The hosting provider is likely to face new lawsuits from its customers, and the fact that the court allowed equipment to be turned off during the process will make Core partners less likely to file such lawsuits,” said Ethan Vera, COO of mining firm Luxor Technologies. ).

For Core Scientific, this is indeed a victory – turning off the equipment will allow the company to save significant amounts of electricity for miners. In addition, if it is possible to sell the freed up hosting capacity, the company will receive about $2 million additionally per month. This will help keep the business going.