Cipher Mining Inc ( CIFR ) shares are trading higher. The company on Wednesday provided an update on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining operations for June.

What To know: Cipher said it produced 160 Bitcoin last month and sold 58, ending June with total Bitcoin holdings of approximately 1,063.

The miner had an operating hashrate of 16.8 EH/s as of the end of the month. Cipher Mining ( CIFR ) also announced that the first phase of its Black Pearl site is currently delivering approximately 3.4 EH/s of self-mining capacity, versus the company’s prior guidance of 2.5 EH/s for the second quarter.

Cipher said it expects its hashrate to continue to increase at the site through the third quarter as new mining rigs are delivered. The company anticipates scaling its hashrate to about 23.1 EH/s upon completion of the installation.

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CIFR Price Action: Cipher Mining ( CIFR ) shares were up 8.57% at $5.32 at the time of publication Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro.

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