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CIFR (Cipher Mining) Moat Score : 3/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Cipher Mining Moat Score?

Cipher Mining has the Moat Score of 3, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Cipher Mining has No Moat: Cipher Mining Inc has very weak competitive advantages. The cryptocurrency mining industry is highly volatile with low barriers to entry, and the company lacks significant intellectual property or cost advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Cipher Mining might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Cipher Mining's Moat Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cipher Mining's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cipher Mining's Moat Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cipher Mining's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cipher Mining's Moat Score falls into.


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Cipher Mining  (NAS:CIFR) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Cipher Mining Business Description

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CIFR:Mexico 3A9:Germany
Address
1 Vanderbilt Avenue, Floor 54, Suite C, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Website
https://www.ciphermining.com
Cipher Mining Inc ia an emerging technology company that operates in the Bitcoin mining ecosystem in the United States. The company is developing a cryptocurrency mining business, specializing in Bitcoin. The company is expanding and strengthening the Bitcoin network's critical infrastructure in the United States.
Executives
Bitfury Top Holdco B.v. 10 percent owner STRAWINSKYLAAN 3051, AMSTERDAM, NOORD-HOLLAND P7 1077 ZX
Patrick Arthur Kelly officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
William Iwaschuk officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Cary M Grossman director
Robert Flatley director C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Tyler Page director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, RYE NY 10017
Dykes Robert R B director C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
James E Newsome director C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Bitfury Group Ltd 10 percent owner STRAWINSKYLAAN 3051, AMSTERDAM, NOORD-HOLLAND P7 1077 ZX
Bitfury Holding B.v. 10 percent owner STRAWINSKYLAAN 3051, AMSTERDAM, NOORD-HOLLAND P7 1077 ZX
V3 Holding Ltd 10 percent owner C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 222 PURCHASE STREET, SUITE #290, RYE NY 10580
Valerijis Vavilovs 10 percent owner C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 222 PURCHASE STREET, SUITE #290, RYE NY 10580
Holly Morrow Evans director C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Caitlin Long director C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Wesley Hastie Williams director C/O CIPHER MINING INC., 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, FLOOR 54, SUITE C, NEW YORK NY 10017