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Cango (CANG) is at risk of losing its NYSE listing after its shares traded below $1 on average for 30 consecutive days, triggering a compliance notice from the exchange and giving the bitcoin miner a six-month window to recover, the company said in a press release Wednesday.
The New York Stock Exchange flagged the company on March 10, warning that failure to lift its share price back above the $1 threshold by the end of the cure period could lead to suspension and delisting proceedings. Cango said it plans to monitor market conditions and explore options to regain compliance, while its shares continue trading in the interim.
Against that backdrop, the company is shoring up its balance sheet with fresh capital.
In a separate announcement, Cango said it has entered into a $10 million convertible note agreement with Hong Kong-listed DL Holdings, alongside issuing warrants to purchase shares at $2.70 apiece. The financing is paired with a non-binding cooperation framework that could see the two firms pursue additional joint investments tied to crypto mining and AI infrastructure.
Proceeds from the note are earmarked for upstream acquisitions and expanding Cango’s push into computing infrastructure, part of a broader pivot beyond bitcoin mining.
Cango’s recent fundraising comes as the company pivots beyond its roots in bitcoin mining toward a broader strategy centered on energy and AI compute infrastructure. The firm has been positioning its global mining footprint as a foundation for high-performance computing, aiming to repurpose or expand its power capacity to support data-intensive AI workloads, a shift that mirrors a wider industry trend of miners seeking more stable, higher-margin revenue streams.
The convertible issuance follows the closing of a $65 million strategic investment round led by entities controlled by chairman Xin Jin and director Chang-Wei Chiu. The deal, settled in USDT and completed March 31, saw the company issue more than 49 million Class A shares.
Together, the transactions underscore management’s effort to stabilize the company financially while betting on longer-term growth in energy and AI-linked compute, even as it faces near-term pressure to keep its NYSE listing intact.
Cango’s shares have slumped sharply this year, highlighting the urgency behind its latest capital raise. The stock is down more than 70% year to date, recently trading around $0.39 after starting January above $1.40, with sustained selling pressure pushing it below the NYSE’s $1 minimum listing threshold.
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