Bit Digital, Inc. completed the purchase of 4,871 bitcoin miners with total hash rate of over 324 Ph/s in the first quarter of 2021
Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) announced the completion of a significant acquisition of 4,871 bitcoin miners in Q1 2021, boosting its hash rate from 2,250 Ph/s to 2,574 Ph/s. The new miners, comprising Bitmain S17+, S17, and S19Pro models, enhance the company's capacity for bitcoin production. This purchase positions Bit Digital among the leading bitcoin miners in terms of computing power. The miners are expected to lower utility costs and increase daily bitcoin output. Full deployment is anticipated by the end of April 2021.
- Acquired 4,871 bitcoin miners, increasing total hash rate from 2,250 Ph/s to 2,574 Ph/s.
- Acquisition includes energy-efficient miners with a hash rate range of 60 to 110 Ph/s.
- Expected reduction in average utility costs and increased daily bitcoin production capacity.
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NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) (the "Company"), a bitcoin mining company headquartered in New York, announced that the Company had completed the purchase of 4,871 bitcoin miners representing a total hash rate of around 324 Ph/s in the first quarter of 2021. All of the newly purchased miners will be deployed in North America.
The purchase will increase the Company's total hash rate from 2,250 Ph/s to 2,574 Ph/s, furthering its lead as one of the highest operating bitcoin mining computing power (or hash rate) among all listed bitcoin miners.
The 4,871 newly purchased miners are primarily composed of Bitmain S17+, Bitmain S17 and Bitmain S19Pro miners, all of which provide high hash rates and high energy efficiency. The hash rates of these miners range from 60 to 110 Ph/s, and their energy efficiency ranges from 30 to 42 joules per terahash (J/TH). Since the Company purchased the miners on the spot market, some have already been delivered and are in operation in facilities in the U.S. The remaining miners are expected to be delivered and deployed by the end of April 2021.
"We are very pleased to announce the completion of these miner purchases in the first quarter of 2021," said Erke Huang, the Company's Chief Financial Officer. "With these miners installed, average utility costs should further decline, and we should see an increase in our daily bitcoin production capacity. We expect to continue to invest in miners to increase our overall hash rate capacity in the near future."
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