Merger with US Bitcoin Corp.
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
Hut 8 merged with US Bitcoin Corp. and transitioned from a Canadian-listed miner into a U.S.-domiciled company with bitcoin mining and high-performance computing operations.
Source (primary)
Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal - CoinDesk (-, news_article)
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Quote: “overseeing its merger with US Bitcoin Corp. and its transition from a Canadian-listed miner into a U.S.-domiciled company with bitcoin mining and high-performance computing operations”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states that Jaime Leverton, as Hut 8 CEO, oversaw its merger with US Bitcoin Corp. and its transition from a Canadian-listed miner into a U.S.-domiciled company with bitcoin mining and high-performance computing operations.
Confirmed in the source:
- Hut 8 merged with US Bitcoin Corp.
- Hut 8 transitioned from a Canadian-listed miner into a U.S.-domiciled company
- Hut 8 has bitcoin mining and high-performance computing operations
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/17/zcash-miner-fortitude-names-former-hut-8-chief-jaime-leverton-ceo-ahead-of-nasdaq-deal) in full (11,565 characters, retrieved September 20, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal - CoinDesk
Quote: “overseeing its merger with US Bitcoin Corp. and its transition from a Canadian-listed miner into a U.S.-domiciled company with bitcoin mining and high-performance computing operations”
confirms Former Hut 8 CEO To Lead Crypto Miner Fortitude - Yahoo Finance
Quote: “At Hut 8, Leverton oversaw the company's merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. and its transition from a Canadian-listed miner to a U.S.-domiciled company.”
confirms Fortitude Mining Hires Former Hut 8 CEO Ahead of Nasdaq Debut - finance.biggo.com
Quote: “During her tenure at Hut 8, she oversaw the company's merger with US Bitcoin Corp. and its subsequent restructuring into a US-domiciled, Nasdaq-listed entity.”