** U.S.-listed shares of Bitfarms BITF.O down 5.4% post-market at $6.12 after planned capital raise news
** Canadian bitcoin miner announces private offering of $300 mln convertible bonds due Jan 15, 2031
** Co plans to use net offering proceeds for general corp purposes
** It also intends to use either offering proceeds or cash on hand to pay cost of capped calls, derivative transactions employed to help offset potential dilution
** Co has roughly $3.6 bln market cap, per LSEG data
** Shares, which finished up 9.8% at $6.47 on Weds, have risen past 10 sessions for about 130% gain. Over the past three months, they have rallied 522%
** All 9 analysts covering BITF are bullish and their median PT is $3, LSEG data shows
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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