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    <periodOfReport>2023-11-09</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001819989</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Cipher Mining Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CIFR</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerCik>0001884407</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bitfury Top HoldCo B.V.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>STRAWINSKYLAAN 3501</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AMSTERDAM</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>P7</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>1077 ZX</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>NETHERLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001887845</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>V3 Holding Ltd</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4TH FL HARBOUR PLACE, 103 S. CHURCH ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>PO BOX 10240</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GEORGE TOWN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>KY1-1002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001887853</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bitfury Holding B.V.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>STRAWINSKYLAAN  3501</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AMSTERDAM</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>P7</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>1077 ZX</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>NETHERLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001887811</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Vavilovs Valerijis</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>STRAWINSKYLAAN  3501</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AMSTERDAM</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>P7</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>1077 ZX</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>NETHERLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001887872</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bitfury Group Ltd</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6TH FLOOR ONE LONDON WALL</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONDON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>X0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>EC2Y 5EB</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>UNITED KINGDOM</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-11-09</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>10000000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.95</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>191931387</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Bitfury Holding B.V. is the record holder of 4,821,560 shares of Common Stock. Bitfury Top HoldCo B.V. (&quot;Bitfury Top HoldCo&quot;) is the record holder of 187,109,827 shares of Common Stock and is the sole owner of Bitfury Holding B.V. As a result, Bitfury Top HoldCo may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by Bitfury Holding B.V. Valerijs Vavilovs is the sole owner of V3 Holding Limited (&quot;V3&quot;), which is the majority owner of Bitfury Group Limited (&quot;BGL&quot;). BGL is the sole owner of Bitfury Top HoldCo. As a result of the foregoing relationships, each of Mr. Vavilovs, V3 and BGL may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Bitfury Top HoldCo.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stijn Ehren, Managing Director of Bitfury Top HoldCo B.V., By: /s/ Stijn Ehren</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-11-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stijn Ehren, Managing Director of Bitfury Holding B.V., By: /s/ Stijn Ehren</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-11-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Valerijs Vavilovs, Director of Bitfury Group Limited, By: /s/ Valerijs Vavilovs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-11-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Valerijs Vavilovs, Director of V3 Holding Limited, By: /s/ Valerijs Vavilovs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-11-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Valerijs Vavilovs, By: /s/ Valerijs Vavilovs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-11-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
