Quick TakeSince the second half of 2021, the bitcoin mining industry has witnessed an increasing number of traditional financial institutions jumping into the miner lending business.11 major public mining firms had outstanding loan payables of $776 million as of March 31 and drew an additional $235 million in the subsequent months.As the interest among traditional lenders grows, we take a look at some of the most fundamental metrics for evaluating a miner’s creditworthiness.