Amid bullish motion on cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin (BTC) mining agency Argo Blockchain has regained inventory itemizing compliance with Nasdaq.
Argo formally announced on Jan. 23 that the corporate regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimal bid worth rule amid the share worth restoration.
The Nasdaq inventory market itemizing {qualifications} division has knowledgeable Argo that it efficiently met a requirement to keep up a minimal closing bid worth of $1 for ten consecutive buying and selling days. This requirement was met on Jan. 13, with Nasdaq confirming that it considers the matter closed.
The announcement comes a few month after Nasdaq notified Argo on Dec. 16 that the agency wasn’t compliant with Nasdaq’s minimal bid worth requirement. The problem was on account of Argo’s frequent inventory failing to keep up the minimal bid worth of $1 over the earlier 30 consecutive enterprise days, as required by Nasdaq’s itemizing guidelines.
Furthermore, monetary issues amid escalating vitality prices and the falling Bitcoin (BTC) costs had pressured the mining firm to droop buying and selling on Nasdaq momentarily.
Argo’s American depositary shares (ADS) started buying and selling on the Nasdaq World Choose Market below the ticker image ARBK in September 2021. Debuting at a worth of $15, ARBK shares have been step by step promoting off, ultimately tumbling under $1 in October 2022.
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ARBK shares began recovering subsequently after Nasdaq warned the agency about changing into noncompliant in December. In keeping with information from TradingView, Argo’s inventory briefly reached $1 on Dec. 30 however failed to keep up the worth. After retesting $1 on Jan. 3, ARBK inventory has continued to be buying and selling above the worth stage. On Jan. 20, the inventory closed at $1.73.
Argo isn’t the one publicly-listed Bitcoin mining agency that has been struggling to keep up its share costs above $1. On Dec. 15, the Canadian Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms obtained an identical warning from Nasdaq over its Bitfarms shares (BITF).
Not like ARBK, Bitfarms’ shares haven’t recorded sufficient development to adjust to Nasdaq’s itemizing guidelines but. After breaking above $1 on Jan. 12, BITF tumbled under the brink once more on Jan. 18. In keeping with Nasdaq’s necessities, Bitfarms has to have its shares buying and selling above $1 for no less than 10 days earlier than June 12, 2023.
