Wolf Popper LLP Announces Investigation on Behalf of Investors in Hut 8 Corp.


NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wolf Popper LLP is investigating potential securities fraud claims on behalf of purchasers of Hut 8 Corp. common stock (NASDAQ: HUT).

On February 7, 2023, Hut 8 Mining Corp. announced it was going to combine with U.S. Data Mining Group, Inc. dba US Bitcoin Corp. (“USBTC”) in a $655 million all-stock merger of equals transaction and the combined company would be named Hut 8 Corp. The deal closed on November 30, 2023.

Early in the trading day on January 18, 2024, J Capital Research published a negative report entitled The Coming HUT Pump and Dump Management hiding stock ownership through undisclosed related party, a stock-promoter cabal, and a host of left-for-dead assets. Some of the report’s allegations include “USBTC is backed by promoters with a history of legal trouble,” “One of USBTC’s largest shareholders is an undisclosed related party,” USBTC’s core asset “failed to provide energy and high-speed internet,” and USBTC’s co-founder has a history “littered with involvement in SEC-defined pump-and-dumps.” On this news, Hut 8’s stock price fell $2.16 per share from its January 17, 2024 closing price, and closed at to $7.12 per share on January 18, 2024, a drop of over 23% on very heavy volume.

Investors who lost over $25,000 trading in Hut 8’s common stock and who would like to discuss the investigation should contact Joshua Ruthizer at (212) 451-9668, or jruthizer@wolfpopper.com.

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