Luxor <> Arch: Expanding Financing and Risk Management Tools for Bitcoin Miners

The Bitcoin mining landscape is evolving in how operators access capital and manage risk. Today's announcement of the Luxor–Arch partnership represents another step towards maturation of miner-specific financial infrastructure.

The Capital Conundrum in Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin mining has always been caught in a catch-22. Operators mine Bitcoin because they believe in its long-term value appreciation, yet traditional financing often forces them to sell that same bitcoin to fund operations. This creates a challenge: the more successful a mining operation becomes, the more pressure it faces to liquidate the very asset it's working to accumulate.

Mining operations typically require millions in upfront ASIC investments, ongoing energy costs, and facility infrastructure. Traditional lenders often struggle to underwrite these loans due to Bitcoin's volatility and the specialized nature of mining assets. The result? Miners have historically been forced into equity dilution or BTC liquidation at potentially inopportune times.

Enter Hashrate-Native Financial Products

What makes the Luxor–Arch collaboration particularly significant is how it addresses the entire mining capital lifecycle through Bitcoin-native products. This partnership creates tools designed specifically around mining economics.

The integration centers on Luxor's Bitcoin Hashprice Index — a critical pricing benchmark that's become the foundation for the hashrate derivatives ecosystem. The workflow is simple:

• Miners secure Bitcoin-collateralized loans from Arch with flexible terms up to two years, competitive LTV ratios, and zero early repayment penalties, with the ability to extend and upsize positions as Bitcoin appreciates. This capital funds ASIC purchases and infrastructure expansion without forcing BTC liquidation.
• Once hashrate comes online, miners can seamlessly transition into Luxor's derivatives suite, utilizing deliverable and non-deliverable forwards — settled to the Bitcoin Hashprice Index — to hedge cash flows, lock in future revenues, and manage exposure to hashprice volatility.

This creates a comprehensive capital lifecycle where financing and risk management work in parallel, allowing miners to scale sustainably while preserving their Bitcoin accumulation strategy.

As Bitcoin mining continues professionalizing, partnerships like Luxor–Arch demonstrate how industry-specific financial infrastructure can solve problems that traditional finance wasn't designed to address. The result is a more mature, efficient, and sustainable mining ecosystem—one that better aligns with Bitcoin's long-term value proposition.

By combining these tools, miners can finance growth without compromising their Bitcoin conviction, hedge operational risks while maintaining strategic exposure, and deploy capital efficiently.

If you’d like to learn more about Luxor’s Bitcoin mining derivatives, please reach out to [email protected] or visit https://www.luxor.tech/derivatives.

About Luxor Technology Corporation

Luxor Technology Corporation delivers hardware, software, and financial services that power the global compute and energy industry. Its product suite spans Bitcoin mining pools, ASIC firmware, hardware trading, hashrate derivatives, and energy services.

About Arch

Arch is a leading New York based crypto-backed loan provider known for its security, exceptional customer service, and automated product experience. Specializing in over-collateralized loans to individuals and institutions, the company ensures customer assets are stored in qualified custody, are not rehypothecated, and remain bankruptcy remote. Arch operates under US regulatory licensing and is backed by leading firms including Galaxy Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital, Castle Island Ventures, and more. Learn more at archlending.com.

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