Ryan Muranaka

Ryan Muranaka is a Managing Director at Chicago Atlantic, where he leads the Digital Mining Strategy and manages the development of bitcoin mining data centers.2 With over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate bridge financing, he has overseen more than $2 billion in directly originated secured real estate loans across various asset classes.13

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Managing Director at Chicago Atlantic, focusing on Digital Mining and Data Center Development23
• Previous Positions:
  • Loan origination at Yam Capital, a national family office bridge lender1
  • 15-year tenure at IMH Financial Corporation, a public reporting bridge lending company13

Expertise

• Bitcoin mining and data center development2
• Commercial real estate bridge financing1
• Negotiating power agreements with utilities3
• Managing bitcoin mining operations3

Education

• BS in Business & Communications from Arizona State University23

Ryan Muranaka has played a key role in developing over 2 exahash of bitcoin mining data centers and oversees the management of Chicago Atlantic's fleet of bitcoin miners.3 His expertise spans across data center development, asset management, and hard money lending, all aimed at creating value for clients, partners, and investors.