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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-120784
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241120
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241120
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241120

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIT Mining Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001517496
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	09 Crypto Assets
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36206
		FILM NUMBER:		241478116

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		428 SOUTH SEIBERLING STREET
		CITY:			AKRON
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44306
		BUSINESS PHONE:		346-204-8537

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		428 SOUTH SEIBERLING STREET
		CITY:			AKRON
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44306

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	500.com Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20131021

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	500wan.com Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20111020

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Fine Success Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110406
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 6-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of November 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Commission File Number: 001-36206</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>BIT Mining Limited</B></P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Akron, Ohio 44306</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>+1 (346) 204-8537</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT>&nbsp;
Form 40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the
Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form F-3, as amended, initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July
30, 2021 (Registration No. 333-258329), and shall be a part thereof from the date on which this current report is furnished, to the extent
not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Settlement of DOJ and SEC Investigation </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">BIT Mining Limited (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;) has entered into
a deferred prosecution agreement (the &ldquo;<B>DPA</B>&rdquo;) with the U.S. Department of Justice (the &ldquo;<B>DOJ</B>&rdquo;) and
consented to an entry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>SEC</B>&rdquo;) of a Cease-And-Desist Order (the &ldquo;<B>SEC
Order</B>&rdquo;) to resolve the previously-disclosed investigations by the DOJ and SEC related to the potential development of an integrated
casino resort project in Japan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the DPA, the Company agreed, among other things, to (1)
pay a penalty of $10,000,000, of which $6,000,000 will be paid by the Company within 30 days after the criminal information was filed
in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, with $4,000,000 to be credited against the penalty to be paid by the
Company in response to the SEC Order, as described below, (2) maintain: (a) an effective system of internal accounting controls designed
to ensure the making and keeping of fair and accurate books, records, and accounts; and (b) a rigorous anti-corruption compliance program
that incorporates relevant internal accounting controls, as well as policies and procedures designed to effectively detect and deter violations
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and other applicable anti-corruption laws, and (3) report to the DOJ annually during the
three-year term of the DPA regarding remediation and implementation of the compliance measures.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The DOJ agreed that if the Company fully complies with all of its obligations
under the DPA, the DOJ will not continue the criminal prosecution against the Company and, within six months after the three-year term
expires, will seek dismissal with prejudice of the criminal information filed against the Company. If the Company breaches the terms of
the DPA during the three-year term, it will be subject to prosecution for any federal criminal violation of which the DOJ has knowledge.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the SEC Order, the Company has agreed to cease and desist
from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Sections 30A, 13(b)(2)(A), and 13(b)(2)(B) of the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pay a penalty in the amount of $4,000,000 within 14 days after entry of the Order.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As previously disclosed, the Company has accrued $10 million for the
anticipated penalty amounts on its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Xianfeng Yang</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: November 20, 2024</P>

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