CleanSpark Releases June 2023 Bitcoin Mining Update

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CleanSpark reports mining 1,624 bitcoins and 170% growth in bitcoin holdings for the quarter. Expansion plans and acquisition progress also highlighted.

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• CleanSpark mined 1,624 bitcoins, showing significant growth in bitcoin holdings. The company's bitcoin holdings increased by 170% quarter over quarter. CleanSpark's Washington expansion is expected to go live this week. The acquisition of two facilities in Dalton, Georgia, will be fully operational this month.

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Company mined 1,624 bitcoins during the quarter, while the Company's bitcoin holdings grew 170% quarter over quarter

LAS VEGAS, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanSpark, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner™, today released its unaudited bitcoin mining and operations update for the month ending June 30, 2023.

CleanSpark mined 1,624 bitcoins during the quarter, while its bitcoin holdings grew 170% quarter over quarter

"We made substantial progress growing our bitcoin holdings this quarter, while continuing to advance our growth plans," said Zach Bradford, CEO. "This was a quarter of execution for us, as we expect the Washington expansion to go live later this week. We also anticipate that our recently announced acquisition, two facilities located in Dalton, Georgia, will be fully operational this month. This is a tremendous accomplishment as we work to build some of the finest bitcoin infrastructure in North America."

June Bitcoin Mining Update (unaudited)

• Bitcoin mined in June: 491
• CY2023 bitcoin mined: 3,495
• Total BTC holdings as of June 30: 529
• Total BTC converted for operations and growth in June: 413
• Currently deployed fleet of about 68,678 latest-generation bitcoin miners with a hashrate of 6.7 EH/s

The Company funded growth and operations through the sale of 413 bitcoins in June 2023 at an average of approximately $27,200 per BTC. Sales of BTC equated to proceeds of approximately $11.2 million. June daily BTC mined averaged 16.4 and reached a high of 17.4.

Operational Updates

Dalton. CleanSpark's newest campus, which consists of two facilities in the town of Dalton, Georgia, began hashing almost immediately after the acquisition was announced in late June. Machines are being racked daily, with about 1,500 machines currently online. An additional 4,500 machines are expected to go live in the coming weeks.  

Washington. The 50MW expansion is expected to energize by the end of the week. Over 14,000 machines are racked and ready to start hashing.  

Sandersville. Crews continue to make major headway as they prep the land for CleanSpark's ambitious expansion in Sandersville. The planned expansion will add over 6 EH/s to CleanSpark's mining operations.

About CleanSpark

CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) is America's Bitcoin Miner™. Since 2014, we've helped people achieve energy independence for their homes and businesses. In 2020, we transitioned that expertise to develop sustainable infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. We strive to leave the planet better than we found it by sourcing and investing in low-carbon energy, like wind, solar, nuclear, and hydro. We cultivate trust and transparency among our employees, the communities we operate in, and the people around the world who depend on Bitcoin. CleanSpark holds the 44th spot on the Financial Times' 2022 List of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas and ranks thirteenth on Deloitte's Fast 500. For more information about CleanSpark, please visit our website at www.cleanspark.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations for expansion of the Company's Georgia bitcoin mining facilities, increasing our efficiency, and the resulting anticipated benefits to CleanSpark (including as to anticipated additions to CleanSpark's hashrate and the timing thereof). We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "targets," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "forecasts," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release, but are not limited to statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, industry and business trends, business strategy, expansion plans, market growth and our objectives for future operations.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the anticipated timing of the expansion; the risk that the electrical power available to our facilities does not increase as expected; the success of its digital currency mining activities; the volatile and unpredictable cycles in the emerging and evolving industries in which we operate; increasing difficulty rates for bitcoin mining; bitcoin halving; new or additional governmental regulation; the anticipated delivery dates of new miners; the ability to successfully deploy new miners; the dependency on utility rate structures and government incentive programs; dependency on third-party power providers for expansion efforts; the expectations of future revenue growth may not be realized; and other risks described in the Company's prior press releases and in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to us as of the date of this press release, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

You should read this press release with the understanding that our actual future results, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Relations Contact 
Matt Schultz
ir@cleanspark.com 

Media Contacts 
Isaac Holyoak                                          
pr@cleanspark.com                                                       

BlocksBridge Consulting
Nishant Sharma
cleanspark@blocksbridge.com 

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SOURCE CleanSpark, Inc.

FAQ

How many bitcoins did CleanSpark mine during the quarter?

CleanSpark mined 1,624 bitcoins during the quarter.

What was the growth in CleanSpark's bitcoin holdings quarter over quarter?

CleanSpark's bitcoin holdings grew by 170% quarter over quarter.

When is CleanSpark's Washington expansion expected to go live?

CleanSpark's Washington expansion is expected to go live later this week.

When will the acquisition of two facilities in Dalton, Georgia, be fully operational?

The acquisition of two facilities in Dalton, Georgia, is expected to be fully operational this month.