Greenidge produced 609 and 1,866 bitcoin during the fourth quarter and full year 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, Greenidge had approximately 17,300 miners with approximately 1.4 EH/s of combined capacity. Greenidge ended the year with $85 million of cash, short-term investments and fair market value of cryptocurrency holdings, of which, less than $2 million was cryptocurrency holdings.
Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
The preliminary financial and operating results set forth above for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 reflect preliminary estimates with respect to such results based solely on currently available information, which is subject to change. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such preliminary results which are unaudited and constitute forward-looking statements. Greenidge has not completed its standard closing process, including the completion of all of its controls procedures, which could identify adjustments causing the actual results to be different from the expectations presented in this release. Additionally, Greenidge has not completed its impairment analysis associated with the acquisition of Support.com, including the finalization of the valuation of the associated assets and liabilities of Support.com and has not completed its review of the tax implications of the merger and related costs. Additionally, Greenidge has not completed its analyses of estimated projections associated with its environmental liabilities and asset retirement obligations, which may result in additional adjustments to Greenidge’s results. These estimates should not be viewed as a substitute for Greenidge’s full quarterly financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 which will be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021 are also subject to the completion of the audit of Greenidge’s annual financial statements.
About Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GREE) is a vertically integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company. Greenidge is committed to 100% carbon-neutral datacenter operations at all of its locations by utilizing low-carbon sources of energy and offsetting its carbon footprint. Greenidge currently operates a vertically integrated facility in upstate New York and a facility in South Carolina, which sources the majority of its electricity from zero-carbon sources.
Forward-Looking Statements
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