Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) mining firm Bitmain has just submitted its initial public offering (IPO) with the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong (HKEX). Bitmain is based in Beijing, China. So what’s going on with the Bitmain IPO?

Bitmain IPO

Bitmain’s long-awaited IPO is still in its draft form and pending further listing hearings from the HKEX. The announcement of Bitmain’s public offering isn’t without controversy though.

Bitmain has been weighing an $18 billion IPO, one of the largest in history. Bitmain is one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency companies. Back in July, the crypto mining firm closed a $1 billion pre-IPO financing round. The financing round was funded by China International Capital Corporation.

It remains unknown at this time how much the firm will be valued at down the road.

As of June 30th, Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) reported an $886.9 million balance of cryptocurrencies. The firm mined for Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) (BTC), Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH), ETHer (ETH), Litecoin (available on Coinbase) (LTC), and DASH. The company factored in the net loss of just under $103 million in the last six months when the cryptocurrency market dropped $500 billion in value.

The losses account for more than ten times the net losses of previous years for the company. Will an IPO help make up these losses?

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The cryptocurrency market took a nosedive in January and has yet to come even close to recovering. Most new investors have lost interest and have shifted gears towards cannabis companies.