Shares of Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) tumbled 8.06% in pre-market trading on Friday, extending the decline from the previous day as investors digested the company's recent announcement of a significant fundraising effort through convertible senior notes.
On November 13, Bitdeer revealed plans to raise $400 million through the issuance of convertible senior notes, with an option for initial purchasers to buy additional notes worth up to $60 million within 13 days. This could potentially bring the total fundraising to $460 million. The company stated that the funds would be allocated towards data center expansion, ASIC miner development, AI and HPC cloud business expansion, and general corporate purposes.
The sharp decline in Bitdeer's stock price reflects investor concerns about the potential dilutive effects of the convertible notes and uncertainty surrounding the company's strategic direction. As a major player in the cryptocurrency mining industry, Bitdeer has been navigating the evolving landscape of AI and high-performance computing while maintaining Bitcoin mining as its core business. The company's balanced approach, which includes prudently upgrading some mining facilities into AI data centers, appears to be met with skepticism by some market participants in the short term.
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