I'm looking for tried-and-tested methods of financing these operations.
The same way you would finance any
high-risk venture:
Figure out all operation costs involved - this will mainly be your electric power used. Use
https://whattomine.com/asic and input your hash rate and cost of power, it will output the current profit or loss.
ONLY if you can mine at a profit should you continue investigating...
No matter what, there are NO guarantees in this business.
If you are a registered business in the USA one huge perk is that you can
take the cost of equipment as a tax deduction.From the section179 site:
News Alert: The 2023 Section 179 Deduction Limit for Businesses is $1,160,000
Jan 2, 2023 – The Section 179 deduction for 2023 is $1,160,000 (this is up from $1,080,000 in 2022). This is a full $80,000 increase from last year. This means U.S. companies can deduct the full purchase price of ALL qualified equipment purchases, up to the limit of $1,160,000. In addition, the “total equipment purchase” limit has been raised to $2,890,000 (up from $2.7 million in 2022). The deduction can include both new and used qualified equipment