CleanSpark has continued its trend of purchasing bitcoin mining rigs during the market downturn, acquiring 12,500 machines for $40.5 million. The new rigs will add 1.76 exahash/second of computing power to CleanSpark's operations, bringing them closer to their goal of 16 EH/s by the end of 2023. The first shipment of 6,000 machines will arrive in June, with the remainder arriving in August. CleanSpark has been acquiring assets from struggling miners during the bear market, with previous purchases including 45,000 Antminer S19 XPs in April and 20,000 rigs at a discount in February.