Supplemental Agreement to Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement, dated August 30, 2021

Bitmain technologies limited, whose registered office is at Unit Al of Unit A, 11^th Floor, Success Commercial Building, 245-251 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong (“Bitmain”); and

Cipher Mining Technologies Inc., whose principal place of business at 222 purchase Street, #290,Rye,New York, USA, 10580 (the “Purchaser”).

Interpretation

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or the context requires otherwise, terms and expressions defined or to which a meaning is ascribed in the Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement (including the Recitals hereto).

In this Agreement, “Parties” means the named parties to this Agreement.

Amendment to the Non-fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement

The Parties agree that Appendix A & Appendix B of the Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced by the Appendix C & Appendix D.

Confirmation of the Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement

This Agreement is supplemental to the Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement and the Parties confirm that all the provisions of the Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement shall continue to remain in full force and effect save as supplemented and amended by this Agreement. The Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreement and this Agreement shall be read and construed as one document.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Parties on separate counterparts, but shall not be effective until each Party has executed at least one counterpart. Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong and the Parties agree to submit to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in force.

Bitmain Technologies Limited

Cipher Mining Technologies Inc.

The information (including but not limited to the quantity, rated hashrate, estimated unit price (“Unit Price”), estimated total price (“Total Price (One Item)”), total price for all the items (“Total Purchase Price”) of Products to be purchased by Party B from Party A is as follows (“Products”):

Details

1.  Bitmain undertakes that the error range of “J/T@25°C environment temperature” does not exceed 10%.

2.  “Rated hashrate / unit” and “rated power / unit” are for reference only and may defer from each batch or unit. Bitmain makes no representation on “Rated hashrate / unit” and “rated power / unit.

3.  Purchaser shall not reject the Products on the grounds that the actual parameters of the delivered Products are not in consistence with the reference indicators.

4.  Products shall be from Bitmain’s Malaysia factory.

5.  Products shall be fitted for 277 Volt power supply.

6.  Products shall be UL certified.

The estimated delivery schedule, reference quantity, total rated hashrate, unit price and total price are as follows:

Product

Name

Shipping
Schedule

Reference

Quantity

Total

Rated Hashrate

(T)

Price

(US$/T)

Unit Price (US$)

Total Price

(US$)

Hash Super Computing Server,

S19j pro

Both Parties confirm and agree that Bitmain may adjust the total quantity based on the total hashrate provided that the total hashrate of the Product(s) actually delivered by Bitmain to the Purchaser shall not be less than the total rated hashrate agreed in Article 1.1 of this Appendix C. Bitmain makes no representation that the quantity of the actually delivered Products shall be the same as the quantity set forth in Article 1.1. of this Appendix C.

In the event that Bitmain publishes any new type of products with less J/T value and suspends the production of the type of the Products as agreed in this Agreement, Bitmain shall be entitled to release itself from any future obligation to deliver any subsequent Products by [10]-day prior notice to the Purchaser and continue to deliver new types of Products, the total rated hashrate of which shall be no less than such subsequent Products cancelled under this Agreement and the price of which shall be adjusted in accordance with the J/T value. In the event that the Purchaser explicitly refuses to accept new types of Products, the Purchaser is entitled to request for a refund of the remaining balance of the purchase price already paid by the Purchaser together with an interest at 0.0333% per day on such balance for the period from the next day following the payment date of such balance to the date immediately prior to the date of request of refund. If the Purchaser accepts the new types of Products delivered by Bitmain, Bitmain shall be obliged to deliver such new types of Products to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. The Purchaser may request to lower the actual total hashrate of the Products delivered but shall not request to increase the actual total hashrate to the level exceeding the total rated hashrate as set out in this Agreement. After Bitmain publishes new types of Products and if Bitmain has not suspended the production of the types of Products under this Agreement, Bitmain shall continue to delivery such agreed types of Products in accordance with this Agreement and the Purchaser shall not terminate this Agreement or refuse to accept the Products on the grounds that Bitmain has published new type(s) of Products.

Cargo insurance coverage limitations:

loss damage or expense attributable to willful misconduct of the Assured

ordinary leakage, ordinary loss in weight or volume, or ordinary wear and tear of the subject-matter insured

loss damage or expense caused by insufficiency or unsuitability of packing or preparation of the subject-matter insured (for the purpose of this Clause, “packing” shall be deemed to include stowage in a container or liftvan but only when such stowage is carried out prior to attachment of this insurance or by the Assured or their servants)

loss damage or expense caused by inherent vice or nature of the subject-matter insured

loss damage or expense proximately caused by delay, even though the delay be caused by a risk insured against (except expenses payable)

loss damage or expense arising from insolvency or financial default of the owners managers charterers or operators of the vessel

loss, damage, or expense arising from the use of any weapon of war employing atomic or nuclear fission, and/or fusion or other like reaction or radioactive force or matter.

Loss, damage or expense arising from unseaworthiness of vessel or craft, unfitness of vessel craft conveyance container or liftvan for the safe carriage of the subject-matter insured, where the Assured or their servants are privy to such unseaworthiness or unfitness, at the time the subject-matter insured is loaded therein.

The Underwriters waive any breach of the implied warranties of seaworthiness of the ship and fitness of the ship to carry the subject-matter insured to destination, unless the Assured or their servants are privy to such unseaworthiness or unfitness.

Loss, damage or expense caused by (1) war, civil war, revolution, rebellion, insurrection, or civil strife arising therefrom, or any hostile act by or against a belligerent power, (2) capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detainment (piracy excepted), and the consequences thereof or any attempt threat, (3) derelict mines, torpedoes, bombs, or other derelict weapons of war.

Loss, damage, or expense caused by strikers, locked-out workmen, or persons taking part in labor disturbances, riots or civil commotion, resulting from strikes, lock-outs, labor disturbances, riots or civil commotions, caused by any terrorist or any person acting from a political motive.

Bitmain’s BANK ACCOUNT info:

Account No.:

Bank name:

[****]

Bank address:

[****]

Swift Code:

[****]

ABA CODE:

The payment shall be arranged by the Purchaser as Appendix D.

At any time prior to the delivery, Bitmain is entitled to, by written notice, request the Purchaser to enter into a separate purchase agreement and Bitmain and the Purchaser, if so requested, shall cooperate with Bitmain to enter into such purchase agreement and shall pay the outstanding price for the Products in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, failing which Bitmain is entitled to request the Purchaser to continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

The Purchaser shall pay [25%] of the Total Purchase Price as down payment to Bitmain within five (5) days after the signing of this Agreement, with the remaining being settled in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in this Agreement.

Without prejudice to the above, the unit price and the Total Purchase Price of the Product(s) and any amount paid by the Purchaser shall be all denominated in USD. Where the Parties agree that the payments shall be made in cryptocurrencies, the exchange rate between the USD and the cryptocurrency selected shall be determined and calculated as follows: (1) in the event that the Purchaser pays for any order placed on Bitmain’s official website (the “Website”, http://www.bitmain.com) which is valid and has not been fully paid yet, the exchange rate between the USD and the cryptocurrency fixed in such placed Order shall apply, or (2) in any other case, the real time exchange rate between the USD and the cryptocurrency displayed on the Website upon payment shall apply. The exchange rate between the USD and the cryptocurrency shall be fixed according to this provision. In any circumstance, the Purchaser shall not ask for any refund due to the change of exchange rate.

Payment Percentage

Payment Date

Note

Example (Assuming this

Agreement is signed on 20 August.)

At least

25%

25% of the Total

Purchase Price

25% of the Ql (Jan/Feb/Mar) Purchase Price shall be paid by 30 August 2021.

25% of the

Q2&Q3(Apr/May/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep) Purchase Price shall be paid by 1 September 2021.

At least

35%

35% of the price for January batch shall be paid by 30 August 2021;

35% of the price for February batch shall be paid by 15 September 2021;

35% of the price for March batch shall be paid by 15 October 2021; etc.

40% of the price for January batch shall be paid by 25 December 2021;

40% of the price for February batch shall be paid by 25 January 2022;

40% of the price for March batch shall be paid by 25 February 2022; etc.