Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF), a global vertically integrated
Bitcoin mining data center company, provides its monthly production
report and update on its fleet upgrade and expansion. All financial
references are in U.S. dollars.
“As we continue to execute on the fleet upgrade
program, we are gaining market share and driving increasing amounts
of Bitcoin mined month-over-month. Since the halving event in
April, our Bitcoin mined per month has increased 62%. This speaks
volumes to our operational expertise and improved efficiency, and I
am confident that we are well-positioned to further accelerate our
growth and drive value for shareholders,” said Ben Gagnon, Chief
Executive Officer.
“In Paraguay, Paso Pe, our largest site measured
by both MWs and hashrate, is now fully operational. Construction in
Yguazu is progressing rapidly with four warehouses being
constructed simultaneously with foundation and road work on site,”
said Mr. Gagnon. “Hashrate remains below the 12 EH/s target
primarily due to the underperformance of a batch of ~3,000 T21s,
representing ~700 PH/s, that experience overheating issues even at
lower temperatures. Bitmain is rapidly replacing these machines at
their expense. The new miners are expected to arrive and be
installed on site in three weeks. We have worked closely with
Bitmain to resolve these manufacturing issues and to prevent a
re-occurrence in future batches, including August deliveries. We
remain pleased with the overall performance of our T21 miners, with
the vast majority performing and hashing as expected. Further
optimizations on site and software enhancements are also expected
to drive continued improvements in August.”
Construction underway at Bitfarms’ data center
complex in Yguazu, Paraguay
“Our 2024 growth and efficiency improvement
plans are fully funded with sufficient liquidity for the
infrastructure buildout and miner procurement. This will enable us
to achieve our year-end guidance of 21 EH/s and 21 w/TH. Being
fully funded reduces our near-term capex requirements and allows us
to apply a greater amount of excess cash flow from operations to
building our HODL, which increased by 111 Bitcoin during July,”
said Jeff Lucas, Chief Financial Officer.
Mining Review
Bitcoin difficulty increased 8.4% in the month.
July mining operations generated 253 BTC compared to 189 BTC in
June as a result of increasing corporate hashrate during the
month.
Key Performance Indicators |
July 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2023 |
Total BTC earned |
253 |
189 |
378 |
Month End Operating EH/s |
11.1 |
10.4 |
5.3 |
BTC/Avg. EH/s |
25 |
25 |
76 |
Average Operating EH/s |
10.3 |
7.6 |
5.0 |
Operating Capacity (MW) |
310 |
310 |
212 |
Hydropower (MW) |
256 |
256 |
183 |
Watts/Terahash Efficiency (w/TH) |
25 |
25 |
38 |
BTC Sold |
142 |
134 |
333 |
July 2024 Select Operating
Highlights
- 11.1 EH/s operational at July 31, 2024, up 109% Y/Y and 7%
M/M.
- 10.3 EH/s average operational, up 36% M/M.
- 24.6 BTC/average EH/s, down 1% from the previous month due to
the increase in network difficulty, offset by the installation of
Bitmain T21 miners.
- 253 BTC earned, 34% higher M/M and 33% lower Y/Y.
- 8.2 BTC earned daily on average, equal to ~$542,000 per day
based on a BTC price of $66,100 at July 31, 2024.
- In Québec,
- At Baie-Comeau, expansion work is progressing on schedule for
the 12 MW expansion to 22 MW which is scheduled to be energized on
September 1, 2024.
- In Paraguay,
- At Paso Pe, all five warehouses and eight hydro containers have
been fully energized and are actively hashing.
- At Yguazu, construction is progressing rapidly and remains on
schedule.
Bitfarms’ BTC Monthly
Production
Month |
BTC Earned 2024 |
BTC Earned 2023 |
January |
357 |
486 |
February |
300 |
387 |
March |
286 |
424 |
April |
269 |
379 |
May |
156 |
459 |
June |
189 |
385 |
July |
253 |
378 |
YTD Totals |
1,810 |
2,898 |
July 2024 Financial Update
- Sold 142 of the 253 BTC earned as
part of the Company’s regular treasury management process for total
proceeds of $8.6 million.
- Added 111 BTC, bringing Treasury to
1,016 BTC, up from 905 BTC last month and representing $67.2
million based on a BTC price of $66,100 at July 31,
2024.
- Synthetic HODL™ of 233 long-dated
BTC call options at July 31, 2024.
Upcoming Conferences and
Events
- August 8: Q2 2024 Conference Call
at 8am ET
- September 9-11: H.C. Wainwright
26th Annual Global Investment Conference
- October 21-22: AIM Summit
Dubai
About Bitfarms Ltd
Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a global vertically
integrated Bitcoin mining data center company that contributes its
computational power to one or more mining pools from which it
receives payment in Bitcoin. Bitfarms develops, owns, and operates
vertically integrated mining facilities with in-house management
and company-owned electrical engineering, installation service, and
multiple onsite technical repair centers. The Company’s proprietary
data analytics system delivers best-in-class operational
performance and uptime.
Bitfarms currently has 12 operating Bitcoin data
centers and two under development situated in four countries:
Canada, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina. Powered
predominantly by environmentally friendly hydro-electric and
long-term power contracts, Bitfarms is committed to using
sustainable and often underutilized energy infrastructure.
To learn more about Bitfarms’ events,
developments, and online communities:
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Glossary of Terms
- Y/Y or M/M= year over year or month
over month
- BTC or BTC/day = Bitcoin or Bitcoin
per day
- HPC = High-performance
computing
- AI = Artificial intelligence
- EH or EH/s = Exahash or exahash per
second
- MW or MWh = Megawatts or megawatt
hour
- PH or PH/s = Petahash or petahash
per second
- TH or TH/s = Terahash or terahash
per second
- w/TH = Watts/Terahash efficiency
(includes cost of powering supplementary equipment)
- Synthetic HODL™ = the use of
instruments that create BTC equivalent exposure
Cautionary Statement
Trading in the securities of the Company should
be considered highly speculative. No stock exchange, securities
commission or other regulatory authority has approved or
disapproved the information contained herein. Neither the Toronto
Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, or any other securities exchange or
regulatory authority accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain
“forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
(collectively, “forward-looking information”) that are based on
expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news
release and are covered by safe harbors under Canadian and United
States securities laws. The statements and information in this
release regarding projected growth, target hashrate, opportunities
relating to the Company’s geographical diversification and
expansion, upgrading and deployment of miners as well as the timing
therefor, improved financial performance and balance sheet
liquidity, other growth opportunities and prospects, and other
statements regarding future growth, plans and objectives of the
Company are forward-looking information. Any statements that
involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations,
beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events
or performance (often but not always using phrases such as
“expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or
“does not anticipate”, “plans”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”,
“estimates”, “prospects”, “believes” or “intends” or variations of
such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or
results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken to
occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may
be forward-looking information and are intended to identify
forward-looking information.
This forward-looking information is based on
assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time
they were made, and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance,
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among
others, risks relating to: the construction and operation of new
facilities may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion
of existing facilities may not materialize as currently
anticipated, or at all; new miners may not perform up to
expectations; revenue may not increase as currently anticipated, or
at all; the ongoing ability to successfully mine digital currency
is not assured; it may not be possible to profitably liquidate the
current digital currency inventory, or at all; the digital currency
market may not continue to be accepted by users; digital currency
prices are volatile and 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 anticipated growth and sustainability of
hydroelectricity for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining in the
applicable jurisdictions may not be achieved; the Company may not
be able to maintain reliable and economical sources of power for
the Company to operate its cryptocurrency mining assets; there may
be increases in the Company’s electricity costs and costs of
natural gas, the Company may be impacted by changes in currency
exchange rates, energy curtailment or regulatory changes in the
energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates,
which could adversely impact the Company’s profitability; the
Company ability to expand will depend upon the completion of future
financings; and the adoption of new, or changes in existing,
regulations or laws could prevent the Company from operating its
business, or make it more costly to do so. For further information
concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, refer to the
Company’s filings on www.SEDAR.com (which are also available on the
website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at
www.sec.gov), including the Company’s annual information form for
the year-ended December 31, 2023, filed on March 7,2024 and the
MD&A for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. Although
the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. The
Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking information other than as required by law.
Investor Relations
Contacts:
BitfarmsTracy KrummeSVP, Head
of IR & Corp. Comms.+1 786-671-5638tkrumme@bitfarms.com
Innisfree M&A
IncorporatedGabrielle Wolf / Scott Winter+1
212-750-5833
Laurel Hill Advisory
Group1-877-452-7184416-304-0211assistance@laurelhill.com
Media Contacts:
U.S.: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer KatcherDan
Katcher or Joseph Sala+1 212-355-4449
Québec: TactLouis-Martin
Leclerc+1 418-693-2425lmleclerc@tactconseil.ca
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