NOTES PAYABLE

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes Payable

7. NOTES PAYABLE

The Company has entered into equipment finance agreements that are secured by the purchased miner equipment. These agreements generally require monthly payments of principal, interest and a risk premium fee. The following table provides information on the equipment financing agreements:

$ in thousands
					Interest Rate			Initial Financing		Balance as of:
Note	Loan Date		Maturity Date							September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
A		December 2020		June 2022		17.0	%	$	4,482	$	1,992		$	4,233
B		December 2020		June 2022		17.0	%		428		166			404
C		March 2021		November 2022		17.0	%		2,229		1,733			—
D		April 2021		December 2022		17.0	%		4,012		3,343			—
E—H		May 2021		October 2023		15.0	%		12,080		11,751			—
I		July 2021		January 2023		17.0	%		4,457		3,962			—
J		July 2021		March 2023		17.0	%		2,701		2,415			—
											25,363			4,637
Less: Current portion											(17,994	)		(3,273	)
										$	7,369		$	1,364

The Company incurred interest expense of $1.0 million and $1.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, under the terms of these notes payable.

4. NOTES PAYABLE

The Company entered into an equipment finance agreement during December 2020 to finance miner equipment purchases totaling $4,482 with a third-party (“Miner equipment note A”). The terms of the financing agreement require interest at 17% per annum, including a risk premium fee of $482. The note requires principal payments of $222, risk premium payments of $27, and variable amounts of interest, every 30 days through the maturity date in July 2022. The note is secured by the purchased equipment.

The Company entered into an equipment finance agreement during December 2020 to finance miner equipment purchases totaling $428 with a third-party (“Miner equipment note B”). The terms of the financing agreement require interest at 17% per annum and principal payments of $24, plus variable amounts of interest, every 30 days through the maturity date in June 2022. The note is secured by the purchased equipment.

The Company entered into three other equipment finance agreements with similar terms in December 2020 that have not yet taken effect as of December 31, 2020. The agreements are expected to take effect when the equipment is delivered to the Company, which is expected in the second quarter of 2021. The aggregate amount of equipment and principal borrowings under the three agreements is $10,698.

As of December 31, 2019, there were no notes payable outstanding. Notes payable consisted of the following at December 31, 2020:

Miner equipment note A	$	4,233
Miner equipment note B		404
		4,637
Less: Current portion		(3,273	)
	$	1,364

Future maturities of notes payable are as follows for the years ending December 31:

2021	$	3,273
2022		1,364
	$	4,637

The Company incurred interest expense of $91 during the year ended December 31, 2020 under the terms of these notes payable.