RETRANSMISSION: HIVE Digital Announces Purchase of 7,000 Bitmain S21 Antminers to Expand Production by 1.4 Exahash
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Insights
The acquisition of 7,000 Bitmain S21 Antminers by HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. represents a strategic investment in the company's operational capacity, with a clear focus on enhancing the efficiency and scale of its cryptocurrency mining operations. This procurement is expected to improve HIVE's average fleet efficiency to 25 J/TH, which is a measure of energy consumption per unit of computing power and increase its Bitcoin mining capacity to 5.8 Exahash. The expansion to an 8 Exahash capacity upon delivery aligns with the company's growth trajectory.
From a financial perspective, the investment in advanced mining hardware could lead to increased operational efficiency and potentially higher profitability, assuming stable or rising cryptocurrency prices. However, the volatile nature of digital asset markets poses inherent risks to the return on investment. Stakeholders should monitor the Bitcoin market trends and energy costs, as they are critical factors influencing mining profitability.
HIVE's strategic decision to HODL its Bitcoin production suggests confidence in the long-term appreciation of Bitcoin's value. This approach could result in significant asset appreciation; however, it also exposes the company to price volatility risk. The expansion of HIVE's High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform, utilizing Nvidia chips, indicates diversification within the digital asset industry, which could mitigate risks associated with reliance on a single revenue stream.
The mention of 'green' energy infrastructure reflects an industry trend towards sustainable mining practices, which could be advantageous from a regulatory and public relations standpoint. Investors should consider the potential impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on the company's reputation and operational stability.
The transition to new generation ASICs, specifically the Bitmain S21 Antminers, highlights the importance of staying at the forefront of mining technology to remain competitive. ASIC, or Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, miners are designed specifically for cryptocurrency mining and are more efficient than general-purpose hardware. The increase to 8 Exahash of total ASIC capacity could significantly enhance HIVE's mining capabilities and resilience against increasing global hash rate competition.
Furthermore, the integration of this technology within HIVE's existing green energy infrastructure could provide a competitive edge, as the industry increasingly values sustainability. Prospective and current investors should consider the balance between the capital expenditures associated with such technological upgrades and the potential for increased mining rewards and energy efficiency gains.
This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated May 10, 2023 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 1, 2023.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2023) - HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: HIVE) (NASDAQ: HIVE) (FSE: YO0) (the "Company" or "HIVE"), a leading digital asset miners and "green" focused data center builder and operator is pleased to announce the purchase of 7,000 units of the new Bitmain S21 Antminers, which will be delivered January through June 2024.
Once installed in HIVE's existing 140 MW of green energy infrastructure, HIVE's average fleet efficiency will be 25 J/TH, and 5.8 ExaHash of Bitcoin mining capacity.
This order brings HIVE's purchases of new generation ASICs last month to a total of 16,800 Bitmain new generation ASICs, comprised of 5,000 S19 kPro Antminers, followed by 4,800 S19 kPro Antminers, and now 7,000 S21 Antminers.
Additionally, HIVE has an existing inventory fleet of 6.6 Exahash of ASICs. With this delivery of 1.4 Exahash of S21 Antminers, HIVE will have a total ASIC capacity of 8 Exahash.
HIVE's growth plans are to expand production to 8 Exahash in 2024, HODL its Bitcoin production and continue to expand its HPC platform utilizing its growing suite of Nvidia chips.
About HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd.
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. went public in 2017 as the first cryptocurrency mining company listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange with a sustainable green energy focus.
HIVE is a growth-oriented technology stock in the emergent blockchain and high-performance computing industry. As a company whose shares trade on major stock exchanges, we are building a bridge between the digital currency and blockchain sectors and traditional capital markets. HIVE owns state-of-the-art, green energy-powered data center facilities in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland, where we endeavour to source green energy to mine digital assets such as Bitcoin on the cloud. Since the beginning of 2021, HIVE has held in secure storage the majority of its treasury of BTC derived from mining rewards. Our shares provide investors with exposure to the operating margins of digital currency mining, as well as a portfolio of Bitcoin. Because HIVE also owns hard assets such as data centers and advanced multi-use servers, we believe our shares offer investors an attractive way to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency and high-performance computing space.
We encourage you to visit HIVE's YouTube channel here to learn more about HIVE.
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On Behalf of HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd.
"Frank Holmes"
Executive Chairman
For further information please contact:
Frank Holmes
info@hivedigitaltech.com
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Forward-Looking Information
Except for the statements of historical fact, this news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation and regulations that is based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. "Forward-Looking information" in this news release includes but is not limited to: business goals and objectives of the Company; the acquisition, deployment and optimization of the mining fleet and equipment; the continued viability of its existing Bitcoin mining operations; and other forward-looking information concerning the intentions, plans and future actions of the parties to the transactions described herein and the terms thereon.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the volatility of the digital currency market; the Company's ability to successfully mine digital currency; the Company may not be able to profitably liquidate its current digital currency inventory as required, or at all; a material decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on the Company's operations; the Company's ability to compete successfully with other cloud computing service providers; the regulatory environment for cryptocurrency in Canada, the United States and the countries where our mining facilities are located; economic dependence on regulated terms of service and electricity rates; the speculative and competitive nature of the technology sector; dependency on continued growth in blockchain and cryptocurrency usage; lawsuits and other legal proceedings and challenges; government regulations; the global economic climate; dilution; future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing, the transaction described in this news release may not occur on the terms as proposed and described herein or at all and, if such transaction is completed, the cryptocurrency operation may not meet expected performance levels for one or more reasons; the proposed transaction may not have a positive impact on HIVE's revenues, or gross mining margin; the impact of new electrical power rates which could impair profitability and operating performance; the operation of the acquired assets may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; the digital currency market; the ability to successfully mine digital currency; revenue may not increase as currently anticipated, or at all; it may not be possible to profitably liquidate the current digital currency inventory, or at all; a decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on operations; the volatility of digital currency prices; the Company may never realize more efficient operations, a lower cost structure, or greater flexibility in operation; as well as capital market conditions in general; risks relating to the strategy of maintaining and increasing Bitcoin holdings and the impact of depreciating Bitcoin prices on working capital; the competitive nature of the industry; currency exchange risks; the need for the Company to manage its planned growth and expansion; the effects of product development and need for continued technology change; the ability to maintain reliable and economical sources of power to run its cryptocurrency mining assets; the impact of energy curtailment or regulatory changes in the energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; protection of proprietary rights; the effect of government regulation and compliance on the Company and the industry; network security risks; the ability of the Company to maintain properly working systems; reliance on key personnel; global economic and financial market deterioration impeding access to capital or increasing the cost of capital; share dilution resulting from the ATM Program and from other equity issuances; the construction and operation of facilities may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; the digital currency market; the ability to successfully mine digital currency; revenue may not increase as currently anticipated, or at all; it may not be possible to profitably liquidate the current digital currency inventory, or at all; a decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on operations; an increase in network difficulty may have a significant negative impact on operations; the volatility of digital currency prices; the anticipated growth and sustainability of electricity for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining in the applicable jurisdictions; the inability to maintain reliable and economical sources of power for the Company to operate cryptocurrency mining assets; the risks of an increase in the Company's electricity costs, cost of natural gas, changes in currency exchange rates, energy curtailment or regulatory changes in the energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and the adverse impact on the Company's profitability; the ability to complete current and future financings, any regulations or laws that will prevent the Company from operating its business; historical prices of digital currencies and the ability to mine digital currencies that will be consistent with historical prices; an inability to predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on the price of digital currencies, capital market conditions, restriction on labour and international travel and supply chains; and, the adoption or expansion of any regulation or law that will prevent the Company from operating its business, or make it more costly to do so; and other related risks as more fully set out in the Company's disclosure documents under the Company's filings at www.sec.gov/EDGAR and www.sedarplus.ca.
The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made assumptions about the Company's ability to realize operational efficiencies going forward into profitability; profitable use of the Company's assets going forward; the Company's ability to profitably liquidate its digital currency inventory as required; historical prices of digital currencies and the ability of the Company to mine digital currencies will be consistent with historical prices; and there will be no regulation or law that will prevent the Company from operating its business. The Company has also assumed that no significant events occur outside of the Company's normal course of business. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking information are reasonable, forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such information due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
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