If you have never heard of 21E6, you’re in the vast majority of those who follow bitcoin. The company, which is supposedly named after the total supply of BTC to ever be in circulation, is a mining hardware company. But little information regarding its business strategy is available. An SEC filing in November that makes notice of its $5.05m in funds is one of few official records that the company even exists.
Bitcoin mining in Hong Kong. The ASIC BTC mining revolution has brought some big investment in 21E6. Source: CNN
Bitcoin mining in Hong Kong. The ASIC BTC mining revolution has brought some big investment in 21E6. Source: CNN
What is known is that the company is based in San Francisco with Matthew Pauker as its CEO. A Businessweek article says that 21E6 is “is believed to be backed by some of the wealthiest people in Silicon Valley“. The article also states one of the cofounders is Balaji Srinivasan, a former Stanford University professor who is an expert in data mining.
