CEO of Bitcoin Miner Argo Steps Down

TL;DR Peter Wall, the CEO and interim chairman of bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain (ARBK), has resigned. The company had a difficult 2022 due to rising power prices, eventually selling its biggest facility in Texas to Galaxy Digital for $65 million.

Peter Wall , the CEO and interim chairman of bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain (ARBK), has resigned, the company said in a Thursday press release.

The London-based company had a difficult 2022 as soaring power prices raised operating costs at its biggest facility, in Texas. The miner didn't have a fixed-rate power agreement for the site and eventually had to sell it to Galaxy Digital for $65 million to stave off bankruptcy.

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