M&A Deal Summary

Galaxy Digital Acquires Argo Blockchain s Helios Facility

On December 28, 2022, Galaxy Digital acquired utilities company Argo Blockchain s Helios Facility from Argo Blockchain for 65M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Galaxy Digital’s 1st transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Galaxy Digital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Galaxy Digital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Galaxy Digital’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-12-28
Target Argo Blockchain s Helios Facility
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Galaxy Digital
Sellers(s) Argo Blockchain
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 65M USD

Target

Argo Blockchain s Helios Facility

Dickens, Texas, United States
Argo Blockchain's Helios Facility is a mining facility that includes a 126,000-square-foot data center and supports 200 MW of electricity (approximately 50,000 mining machines). In total, Helios has access to 800 MW of electricity from a neighboring substation. Additionally, the facility is designed to utilize Argo’s proprietary immersion-cooling technology which allows for cost-effective, high-speed mining in warmer climates. Argo Blockchain's Helios Facility is based in Dickens, Texas.

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Buyer

Galaxy Digital

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2018
Sector Information Technology
Employees434
DESCRIPTION

Galaxy Digital is a diversified financial services firm dedicated to the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology industry. Galaxy Digital operates four synergistic business lines: trading (arbitrage, macro, market making/OTC), asset management (passive and active strategies, including venture capital), principal investing, and investment banking services (capital markets and M&A). Galaxy Digital was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-02 GK8

Tel-Aviv, Israel

GK8 is an institutional digital asset self-custody platform that offers both traditional and crypto-native institutions an end-to-end platform for managing blockchain-based assets. The Company developed Cold Vault that enables its clients to create, sign, and send secure blockchain transactions without internet connectivity, eliminating all cyber attack vectors paired with a patented MPC for automatic transactions. The platform facilitates custody, staking, DeFi, NFT support, tokenization, trading, and more. Chosen by Mastercard to help it define the future of blockchain finance and payments, GK8 serves clients managing billions worth of digital assets, including social investing network eToro, Securrency, a blockchain fintech company backed by State Street, U.S. Bank, WisdomTree, and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, Tezos Foundation, and Prosegur. GK8 is based in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-05 Ripple

San Francisco, California, United States

Ripple provides blockchain-based financial technology solutions for global payments, digital asset custody, and tokenization. The Company’s products enable financial institutions, payment providers, and digital banks to facilitate cross-border transactions, manage digital assets, and integrate stablecoin and liquidity management tools into their operations. Ripple was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Argo Blockchain

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2017
Sector Information Technology
Employees25
Revenue 49M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Argo Blockchain is a blockchain technology company focused on large-scale Bitcoin mining. With sustainability as its top priority, Argo champions the use of renewable sources of power to support the growth and development of blockchain technologies. Argo also participates in several Web 3.0, DeFi, and GameFi projects through its Argo Labs division, further contributing to the development of the cryptocurrency markets. Argo Blockchain was formed in 2017 and is based in London, England.


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Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1