
Black Pearl Compute, Cipher Mining’s AI unit, drew $13B demand for its $2B bond sale to fund a Texas AWS data center and repay prior equity investment.
Cipher Mining’s AI subsidiary Black Pearl Compute secured $13 billion in investor demand for its $2 billion high-yield bond issuance. Proceeds will fund the construction of a Texas data center leased to AWS for 15 years, projected to generate $5.5 billion in total revenue, and will repay a $232.5 million equity investment. The offering marks strong market interest in the company’s collateral-backed debt financing. Following the announcement, Cipher Mining’s shares dropped 12.36% to $14.25.