Company: ARBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001104659-25-049311
Chunk: 148

Company: Argo Blockchain Plc
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 11
Chunk 148
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Item 11.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Value of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrency Risk
Substantially all of our current business is focused on mining Bitcoin. Our revenue is primarily comprised of the value of Bitcoin rewards and transaction fees we earn by mining the blockchain, and, as of December 31, 2024, less than 2% of our total assets were represented by our holdings of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in treasury. Our operating results and financial condition are affected by fluctuations and long-term trends in the value of Bitcoin and, to a lesser extent, other cryptocurrency. Each cryptocurrency has its own unique dynamic in terms of valuation, reward rates and similar factors. Any of these factors could lead to material adverse changes in the market for cryptocurrencies, which could in turn result in substantial damage to or even the failure of our business.
A 10% increase or decrease in the market value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies over the course of 2022 would have increased or decreased our revenue by 10% for the year. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies accounted for less than 2% of our total assets; as such, a 10% increase or decrease in Bitcoin’s or other cryptocurrencies’ value as at December 31, 2023 and 2024 would not have had a material effect on our total assets as at that date. However, given we were selling Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to cover operating expenses during the year, increases or decreases in the market value of these cryptocurrencies would have resulted in increased or decreased holdings of these cryptocurrencies at the end of the year. See Item 5. A. “Factors Affecting our Results of Operations — Market Value of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrency.”
Cost of Power Risk
Mining cryptocurrency is a highly power-intensive process, with electrical power required both to operate the mining machines and to dissipate the significant amount of heat generated by operating the machines. In 2023 and 2024, the cost of power represented approximately 70% of our cryptocurrency mining revenue. See Item 5. A. “Factors Affecting our Results of Operations — Cost and Source of Power.”
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