UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October 2021

Commission File Number: 001-36206

BIT Mining Limited

Units 813 & 815, Level 8, Core F,

Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road,

Hong Kong

(852) 2596 3098

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x           Form 40-F ¨

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Yes ¨           No x

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 EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE

The document attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K  is hereby incorporate by reference into the Registrant’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No. 333-258329) and shall be a part thereof from the date on which this current report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

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EX-99.1

SIGNATURE

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Exhibit 99.1– BIT Mining Increases Investment in Ohio Cryptocurrency Mining Site

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SIGNATURE

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.

BIT Mining Limited
By:	/s/ Xianfeng Yang
Name:	Xianfeng Yang
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 18, 2021