TeraWulf Positioned to Produce Low-Cost, Domestic, Environmentally Sustainable Bitcoin at an Industrial Scale
50 Megawatts (“MW”) Expected to be Online This Year and 800 MW Deployed by 2025, Enabling a Hashrate Over 23 exahash per second (“EH/s”) of Computational Power
Upon Completion of Business Combination, Combined Company Intends to Be Listed on Nasdaq Under Trading Symbol “WULF”
IKONICS Shareholders to Receive $5.00 per share and Contingent Value Right (“CVR”), and Collectively Retain 2% of Combined Company’s Common Stock
IKONICS Business to Become Subsidiary of Combined Company and Positioned for Sale
TeraWulf Inc., poised to become a best-in-class bitcoin mining company, announced today it expects to become a Nasdaq-listed company through a business combination with IKONICS Corporation, a Duluth, MN imaging technology company. The companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine under a new holding company, which will change its name to TeraWulf Inc. and is expected to be listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the trading symbol “WULF”.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Focused Cryptocurrency Mining Company
TeraWulf is positioned to generate environmentally sustainable bitcoin at an industrial scale in the U.S. using over 90% zero-carbon energy. With 60,000 state-of-the-art miners on order, TeraWulf expects to have 50 MW of mining capacity online this year, and consistent with its buildout plan, expects to have 800 MW mining capacity deployed by 2025, enabling over 23 EH/s of expected hashrate.
TeraWulf is leveraging its management team’s decades of experience in energy supply optimization, operations and engineering to create a premier platform for sustainable cryptocurrency mining. In addition, TeraWulf plans to implement its proven model for large cryptocurrency mine development and operations, which will help ensure TeraWulf can scale efficiently. With an institutional commitment to ESG principles and a target of 100% zero-carbon energy utilization, TeraWulf is positioned to be a leading miner of sustainable bitcoin globally.
Paul Prager, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of TeraWulf, said, “TeraWulf represents an exciting new paradigm for cryptocurrency mining, which is built on a significant strategic advantage to utilize reliable, secure and low-cost sustainable energy sources to support our bitcoin mining activities. We have a talented management team with a proven track record and we are ready to rapidly scale due to an established supply chain and strong partner relationships. Site work is underway at the Company’s mining facilities in New York and Pennsylvania with competitive power supply agreements already in place. As we prepare TeraWulf to trade on the public market, we are confident that we have the in-house technology, infrastructure and operations expertise to deliver unparalleled value for shareholders.”
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Nazar Khan, Chief Operating Officer, added, “Our team’s unique access to energy assets and deep sector expertise in the wholesale electricity markets allows us to quickly develop a large-scale cryptocurrency mining platform that can help facilitate and can expedite the electric grid’s transition to a zero-carbon future. Sited and managed appropriately, mining operations provide resiliency to the electric grid while leading the rapid development of the global fintech infrastructure.”
Glenn Sandgren, Chief Executive Officer of IKONICS, said, “We are pleased to have reached this agreement with TeraWulf and look forward to partnering with them. This transaction provides ideal outcomes for our shareholders, customers and employees. It delivers our shareholders the opportunity to realize a substantial upfront cash payment while continuing to benefit from the value of our legacy imaging business, and provides them with the opportunity to participate in the potential upside of TeraWulf at an exciting time for the cryptocurrency mining space. The agreement will be instrumental in securing the long-term viability of IKONICS’s legacy business, allowing it to continue to meet the needs of our customers with a secure supply of our high quality products in addition to continued employment opportunities for our workforce.”
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