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Fortitude raises $50M credit to expand Zcash mining with 9,000 new ASIC miners and plans Nasdaq listing.

Protocol Fundamentals
23 Sep 2026
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Fortitude raises $50M credit to expand Zcash mining with 9,000 new ASIC miners and plans Nasdaq listing.

Fortitude Mining Holdings has increased its credit facility from $26 million to $50 million to accelerate its expansion in Zcash mining. The company plans to purchase 9,000 Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro ASIC miners and expand its data centers and power infrastructure, aiming for over 60 MW capacity. Fortitude will draw the loan in Zcash (ZEC), creating a natural hedge against price fluctuations. Additionally, Fortitude intends to go public via a business combination with Nasdaq-listed HeartSciences Inc., adopting the ticker 'TUDE'. This move highlights growing institutional interest in proof-of-work mining and innovative financing tied directly to mined assets.

Fortitude Mining Holdings' credit facility increase to $50M for Zcash mining expansion is contextually distant from the broader cryptocurrency market trends on Pluang. For readers following major cryptocurrencies, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026 09:02 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, only 6 rose while 43 fell. Notably, VeChain (VET) dropped 8.93% to Rp157 with a typical hold time of 146 days, contrasting with Polkadot (DOT) which fell 8.81% to Rp19,520 but saw 63% buy orders, and The Sandbox (SAND) declined 8.61% to Rp710 with a strong 70% sell order activity.

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