Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSX: BITF), a global vertically integrated
Bitcoin mining company, provides a February monthly production
report as well as an update on its fleet upgrade.
Fleet Upgrade Review
Geoff Morphy, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Bitfarms, said, “As a critical component to our growth,
we are executing well against our transformational fleet upgrade
and our target of 21 EH/s by year-end 2024. We expect the upcoming
deliveries of more high efficiency Bitman T21 miners to begin
operating at our Québec farms in March. Based on the installation
schedule, we anticipate an immediate 8% increase in hashrate to 7
EH/s and 11% improvement in energy efficiency to 31 w/TH.”
“I personally inspected the development in Paso
Pe, Paraguay, about two weeks ago. Our incredible team continues to
deliver, and I am thrilled at the progress being made. The
installation of eight hydro containers and 1,920 hydro miners is
well underway. Four air-cooled warehouses are nearly built and
almost ready to receive the initial shipment of T21 miners. We
anticipate the first miners to be energized in mid-March. Upon
completion, we expect Paso Pe to contribute approximately 3.2 EH/s
with an expected efficiency of 24 w/TH to meet our guidance of 12
EH/s by the end of Q2 2024,” Morphy added.
“At Yguazu, Paraguay, we signed the engineering,
procurement, and construction contract for the ANDE substation that
is required to energize our new 100 MW hydro-powered project. This
is expected to contribute roughly 3 EH/s at 22 w/TH efficiency,
which contributes to our target hashrate of 17 EH/s in H2 of 2024
achieved through the miner purchases already announced. Combined
with stated expansion, the option of miner redeployments and a few
key opportunistic acquisitions, we are aiming for 21 EH/s by
year-end 2024,” Morphy explained.
Ben Gagnon, Chief Mining Officer of Bitfarms,
said, “In mid-February, we received 12 Bitmain T21 miners that we
installed in Québec for testing. During the initial two weeks, the
miners proved highly efficient and, in fact, are outperforming the
manufacturer’s specs in both normal and high-energy modes at this
time. With that initial performance data, we are even more excited
about deploying our strategic fleet upgrade program to achieve our
hashrate goals.”
Mining Review
February mining operations generated 300 BTC
compared to 357 BTC in January, reflecting participation in
grid-stabilizing curtailment programs, fewer production days in
February and 16.2% increased difficulty during the month. In the
last few hours of February, there was a difficulty decrease of 2.9%
to start the month of March.
Key Performance Indicators |
February 2024 |
January 2024 |
February 2023 |
Total BTC earned |
300 |
357 |
387 |
Month End Operating EH/s |
6.5 |
6.5 |
4.7 |
BTC/Avg. EH/s |
49 |
60 |
91 |
Average Operating EH/s |
6.1 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
Operating Capacity (MW) |
240 |
240 |
188 |
Hydropower MW |
186 |
186 |
178 |
Watts/Terahash Efficiency (w/TH) |
35 |
35 |
39 |
BTC Sold |
300 |
357 |
387 |
February 2024 Select Operating
Highlights
- 6.5 EH/s
online as of February 29, 2024, up 38% from February 28, 2023, and
unchanged from January 31, 2024.
- 6.1 EH/s
average online, up 3.4% from January 2024.
- 49.2
BTC/average EH/s, down 18.8% from 60.6 in January 2024.
- 300 BTC
earned, 16% lower than January 2024 and 22% lower than February
2023.
- 10.3 BTC
earned daily on average, equal to approximately $648,900 per day
based on a BTC price of $63,000 at February 29, 2024.
- In Quebec,
installed 12 Bitmain T21 miners, which in 2 weeks of testing are
performing above manufacturer’s specifications.
- In Paraguay,
- 80 MW main
transformer is en route to the new Paso Pe farm.
- Signed
engineering procurement and construction contract for the
high-voltage interconnection to the ANDE substation and to the
transmission line to energize the new 100 MW hydro-powered project
at Yguazu.
Bitfarms’ BTC Monthly
Production
Month |
BTC Earned 2024 |
BTC Earned 2023 |
January |
357 |
486 |
February |
300 |
387 |
YTD Totals |
657 |
873 |
February 2024 Financial
Update
- Sold 300 BTC
of the 300 BTC earned, generating total proceeds of $15.1
million.
- Maintained
BTC held in treasury at 804, representing approximately $50.7
million based on a BTC price of $63,000 at February 29, 2024.
- Held
Synthetic HODL™ of 135 long-dated BTC call options at February 29,
2024.
- Paid off $2.0
million of indebtedness, eliminating our remaining debt
balance.
About Bitfarms Ltd
Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a global Bitcoin
mining 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
farms 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 11 operating Bitcoin
mining facilities 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
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Glossary of Terms
- BTC BTC/day =
Bitcoin or Bitcoin per day
- 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 bitcoin equivalent
exposure
Cautionary Statement
Trading in the securities of the Company should
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commission or other regulatory authority has approved or
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accuracy of this release.
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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
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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; the digital currency market is …..; new
miners may not perform up to expectations; 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; 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; here 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,
2022, filed on March 21, 2023. 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:
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