RETRANSMISSION: HIVE Digital Provides Recap of Calendar Year 2023 Mining 3,260 Bitcoin
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Insights
The reported production figures from HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. reflect a substantial year-over-year growth in Bitcoin mining capacity, with a doubling of hashrate from 2 EH/s to 4 EH/s. This expansion is indicative of the company's strategic investments in mining infrastructure and could signal increased operational efficiency and potential for revenue growth. The announcement of maintaining approximately 1% of the global Bitcoin mining network is a significant marker of the company's market share in the cryptocurrency mining industry.
With Bitcoin's upcoming 'Halving' event, which will reduce the block reward by half, HIVE's strategy to hold (HODL) its Bitcoin reserves could be seen as a bullish stance on the future valuation of Bitcoin. This approach, however, also carries risk as it exposes the company to Bitcoin's price volatility. The company's liquidity position, with $17 million in cash, will be crucial in sustaining operations and managing the inherent risks in the cryptocurrency market. Investors should monitor the company's ability to adapt to the post-Halving environment and any potential impacts on profitability.
HIVE's increase in hashrate and the completion of their ASIC miner installations demonstrate a commitment to technological advancement and operational growth. The shift towards more efficient mining rigs, such as the Bitmain S19k Pro and S21 Antminers, is expected to improve the average fleet efficiency to 25 J/TH, which is a key metric in the cryptocurrency mining industry as it relates to energy consumption per terahash processed.
The company's proactive management of its mining fleet ahead of the 'Halving' event is noteworthy, as the decrease in Bitcoin rewards per block will intensify competition among miners. The ability to mine efficiently will become even more critical as revenues from mining are expected to decline. HIVE's enhanced efficiency metrics may provide a competitive edge in this scenario, potentially maintaining or even increasing its market share post-Halving. Industry observers should consider the implications of mining difficulty adjustments and the overall network hashrate growth on HIVE's operational performance and the broader cryptocurrency mining sector.
The cryptocurrency mining industry is closely tied to energy consumption and HIVE's reported increase in hashrate and mining difficulty reflects a broader trend of escalating energy demands in the sector. The company's investment in more energy-efficient mining hardware is a strategic move that aligns with the increasing importance of sustainable mining practices. The average fleet efficiency improvement to 25 J/TH represents a significant reduction in energy usage per unit of Bitcoin mined, which could lead to reduced operational costs and potentially lower environmental impact.
However, the energy requirements of mining operations are substantial and the reliance on energy availability and pricing are critical factors for HIVE's business model. With global energy markets experiencing volatility, HIVE's financial performance may be sensitive to fluctuations in energy costs. Stakeholders should assess the company's energy sourcing strategies and its ability to secure stable and cost-effective energy supplies in the long-term, especially in the context of increasing regulatory scrutiny over the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining activities.
This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's amended and restated prospectus supplement dated August 17, 2023, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 1, 2023.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 8, 2024) - HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: HIVE) (NASDAQ: HIVE) (FSE: YO0) (the "Company" or "HIVE") is pleased to announce the summarized unaudited production figures from the Company's global Bitcoin operations for the 2023 calendar year. Production totaled 3,260 Bitcoin mined, and hashrate increased by
HIVE has maintained approximately
Throughout calendar 2023 the Bitcoin mining network continued to attract more efficient ASIC machines to compete for the 900 new Bitcoin mined per day, as HIVE'S network hashrate grew from approximately 2 EH/s from the beginning of 2023 to approximately 4 EH/s at the end of 2023. Accordingly, Mining Difficulty1 also increased approximately
HIVE ended the 2023 calendar year with approximately
Bitmain S19k Pro Update
HIVE also announces that further to its news releases dated November 14, 2023, and December 4, 2023, all 9,800 of the Bitmain S19k Pro Antminers ordered by the Company have shipped. Currently approximately
In addition, further to its news release dated December 21, 2023, upon the completion of the installation of the 7,000 Bitmain S21 Antminers ordered in December 2023, which will begin in January 2024 and is expected to be completed in June 2024, it is expected that HIVE will have an average fleet efficiency of 25 J/TH and a total of 5.6 EH/s of active mining capacity.
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 or renewable energy focus. HIVE's electricity is sourced from hydro and geothermal facilities in Sweden, Canada and Iceland.
HIVE is a growth-oriented technology stock in the emergent blockchain industry. As a company whose shares trade on major stock exchanges, we are building a bridge between the digital currency and blockchain sector and traditional capital markets. HIVE owns green energy-powered data centre 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 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
Tel: (604) 664-1078
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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 unaudited results of operations for the 2023 calendar year; the acquisition, deployment and optimization of the mining fleet and equipment, in particular the delivery of the 9,800 Bitmain S19k Pro Antminers the Company has ordered and the delivery and installation of the 7,000 Bitmain S21 Antminers; the volatility of global network mining difficulty; 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 volatility of global network mining difficulty; 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 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, including the Company's ability to utilize the Company's at-the-market equity offering program (the "ATM Program") and the prices at which the Company may sell Common Shares in the ATM Program, 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, the introduction of proposed cryptocurrency regulatory legislation in the United States and other countries; 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, private placements of the Company's securities 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 should there be a resurgence, 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.com.
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 objectives, goals or future plans, the timing thereof and related matters. 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 its inherent uncertainty. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
1 Difficulty as defined by Blockchain.com as "A relative measure of how difficult it is to mine a new block for the blockchain."
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