Galaxy Digital Reports Loss of $554.7m in Q2 Despite Increased Revenues from Mining

Company blames unrealized losses on digital assets for the underwhelming quarter.

Galaxy Digital sees a $554m loss in Q2

Galaxy Digital, the technology-driven financial services and investment firm that is focused on cryptocurrency and digital assets, has reportedย a massive loss of $554.7m in its Q2 results this year, compared to a loss of $182.9m reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.ย 

The company attributed the drop in Q2 to โ€œunrealized losses on digital assets and on investments in trading and principal investments businesses, due to decreased digital asset prices, partially offset by profitability in the mining business.โ€

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But, on behalf of Galaxy Digital Mining (GDM), the company said that the proprietary mining operations continued to mine Bitcoin at a marginal cost significantly lower than fair market value.ย 

Additionally, Galaxy reported a 51% QoQ slide in its total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) to $39bn in the second quarter of 2022. The company also saw its partners’ capital drop by 27% QoQ due to the approximately 56% drop in total cryptocurrency market capitalization during the quarter.

However, Michael Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital said, โ€œI am proud of Galaxy's outperformance during a challenging market and macroeconomic environment. Prudent risk management, along with our commitment to exacting credit standards, allowed us to maintain over $1.5bn in liquidity, including over $1bn in cash.โ€

Companyโ€™s Focus on Emerging Crypto Asset Class

Galaxy reported $1bn in cash and $474.3m in net digital asset position, along with $256.2m of the net digital asset position held in non-algorithmic stablecoins.ย 

The companyโ€™s leg, Galaxy Digital Asset Management (GDAM), launched the Galaxy Liquid Alpha Fund, benchmarked to the Bloomberg Galaxy Bitcoin Index, with internal capital in Q2 as well. โ€œThe fund seeks to utilize a combination of macro, quantitative, and fundamental analysis to pick large secular winners within the emerging crypto asset class,โ€ the company said.

Positive Factors in Galaxyโ€™s Balance Sheet

On the upside, Galaxyโ€™s Q2 saw the partnership’s operating business lines of investment banking and mining being profitable in aggregate and contributing $1.1m to net comprehensive income in the quarter.

Furthermore, the company reported a $10.9m revenue from the mining business, which grew Galaxyโ€™s net comprehensive income 204% compared to the same period last year.

On the Flipside

  • The company is ready to weather prolonged volatility and to take advantage of strategic opportunities in a sustainable manner.

Why You Should Care

Galaxyโ€™s Digital Mining branch added a new hosting provider this quarter, Aspen Creek Digital Corporation, a Bitcoin mining company focused on renewable energy.

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Akriti Seth

Akriti is a Zurich-based reporter, focused on the political, regulatory, and legislative developments around crypto. She is a business journalist with over six years of experience working as a correspondent for organizations like Channel NewsAsia and Bloomberg TV India. In that time, Akriti has covered news in the finance, pharma, and state sectors.

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