Akerna (NASDAQ:KERN) stock is on the move Friday after the company revealed plans to merge with crypto company Gryphon Digital Mining.
This merger agreement includes an all-stock transaction and will also see Akerna change its name to Gryphon Digital Mining once the deal is completed. As a result of the merge, shareholders of KERN stock will become exposed to the Bitcoin (BTC-USD) mining industry.
As part of the agreement, Akerna is selling its software business to POSaBIT Systems Corporation (OTCMKTS:POSAF). The sale will include MJ Freeway — which contains MJ Platform and Leaf Data System brands — as well as Ample Organics. These are systems Akerna used in the cannabis industry.
With this deal, Akerna is exiting the cannabis software industry to become an “ESG-committed, carbon-neutral bitcoin miner.”
KERN Stock Movement on Friday
Investors don’t appear to be reacting well to today’s news as KERN stock sees heavy trading. Nearly 1 million shares of the stock are changing hands as of this writing. For comparison, the company’s daily average trading volume is about 704,000 shares.
KERN stock is down 14.6% as of Friday morning.
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