{
  "id": 14311578,
  "title": "Stock Market Today, Oct. 13: Cipher Digital Drops 13% on $850M Convertible Note Offering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/stock-market-today-oct-13-cipher-digital-drops-13-on-850m-convertible",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/stock-market-today/2026/10/13/stock-market-today-oct-13-cipher-digital-drops-13-on-usd850m-convertible-note-offering/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cipher Digital, a Bitcoin mining and data center development firm, experienced a 12.77% decline in its stock price on October 13th, closing at $11.34. The company's plans to raise $850 million through the issuance of 0% convertible notes due in 2032 appeared to have contributed to the drop. In premarket trading, investors expressed concern over potential dilution risks associated with the offering. Trading volume surged to 123.5 million shares, which was approximately 257% higher than the company's three-month average of 34.6 million shares.\n\nCipher Digital was initially listed in 2020 and has seen a 15% increase since going public. On the broader market front, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) finished the day at 7,805, marking a 0.02% decrease, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) closed at 27,204, slipping by 0.15%. Among peers in the Bitcoin mining and industrial-scale data center development sectors, MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) closed at $9.11, slipping 3.50%, and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) concluded at $10.15, down 1.46%.\n\nThe recent stock decline for Cipher Digital stems from its announcement of the $850 million convertible note offering. The company also has the option to offer an additional $150 million, potentially raising the total amount to $1 billion. Investors are closely monitoring this situation, weighing the dilution risks against the potential benefits of data center expansion and growth in high-performance computing.",
  "summary": "Today, Oct. 13, 2026, Bitcoin miner Cipher Digital announced a premarket financing plan, sparking dilution concerns and sending shares to 52-week lows.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Stock Market Today, Oct. 13: Cipher Digital Drops 13% on $850M Convertible Note Offering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/stock-market-today-oct-13-cipher-digital-drops-13-on-850m-convertible-14312516",
        "published": "2026-10-13T22:04:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}