Crypto miner exposes you to risk

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HUT 8 MINING CORP. $9.10 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol HUT; Finance sector; shares outstanding: 166.7 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.hut8mining.com) mines cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. That involves using powerful computers to verify online transactions. Hut 8 earns cryptocurrency payments for the transactions it verifies. The company recently completed a $30 million purchase of five datacentres, scattered across Canada, from TeraGo Inc. These new facilities will offer cloud computing services, not cryptocurrency mining. Even so, Hut 8’s share price is still closely linked to the price of cryptocurrencies. The stock is down over 50% since November 2021 as prices of Bitcoin and other digital currencies fell. We generally advise investors to avoid cryptocurrencies as governments and central banks are unlikely to allow privately issued cryptocurrencies to replace government money. Hut 8 Mining is a hold, but only for highly aggressive investors. investors…