Hut 8 Operations Update for October 2024
06 November 2024 - 10:00AM
Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq | TSX: HUT) (“Hut 8” or the “Company”), a
leading, vertically integrated operator of large-scale energy
infrastructure and one of North America’s largest Bitcoin miners,
today released its operations update for October 2024.
“Following the announcement of our partnership with BITMAIN to
launch the U3S21EXPH with a 15 EH/s hosting deployment, progress
continues on our 205-megawatt Vega site, which will feature the
custom rack-based architecture we developed in-house for the
project,” said Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8. "With groundwork
progressing rapidly, we are on track to energize the site in Q2
2025. Our hosting agreement with BITMAIN is expected to generate up
to $135 million in annualized revenue on a fully ramped basis."
“In parallel, we are preparing our existing sites for a
near-term fleet upgrade as we finalize a commercial agreement. At
Salt Creek, we launched an immersion cooling pilot as we continue
to advance our technological innovation efforts. More broadly, we
are focused on identifying further opportunities for technical and
commercial innovation as we advance discussions for large-scale AI
data center development opportunities across multiple sites in our
development pipeline.”
Highlights:
- Groundwork at Vega progressing on track for Q2 2025
energization with ~15 EH/s hosting deployment of U3S21EXPH ASIC
miner
- Began preparing existing sites for expected near-term ASIC
fleet upgrade
- Launched immersion cooling pilot at Salt Creek as part of
continued technological innovation efforts
- Advanced discussions for large-scale AI data center development
opportunities across multiple sites in development pipeline
Operating Metrics
Average during the period unless otherwise noted |
October 2024 |
September 2024 |
Total energy capacity under
management (mining)1,2 |
967 MW3 |
762 MW |
Total deployed miners under
management4 |
194.2K |
189.9K |
Total hashrate under
management5 |
20.1 EH/s |
19.5 EH/s |
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Self-Mining6 |
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Deployed miners7 |
57.1K |
58.6K |
Deployed hashrate8 |
5.6 EH/s |
5.6 EH/s |
Bitcoin produced1,9 |
100 BTC |
85 BTC |
Bitcoin on balance sheet1 |
9,110 BTC |
9,106 BTC |
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Managed
Services10 |
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Energy capacity under
management1 |
582 MW |
582 MW |
Deployed miners under
management |
146.5K |
140.8K |
Hashrate under management |
15.5 EH/s |
14.9 EH/s |
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Hosting |
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Deployed miners under
management11,12 |
76.7K |
76.7K |
Hashrate under management13 |
8.5 EH/s |
8.6 EH/s |
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Energy Infrastructure
Platform1
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Current/Contracted Revenue Stream(s)14 |
Site |
Location |
Owner15 |
PowerCapacity |
Self-Mining |
ManagedServices |
Hosting |
HPC |
PowerSales |
Vega16 |
Texas Panhandle |
Hut 8 |
205 MW |
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Yes17 |
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Medicine
Hat |
Medicine Hat, AB |
Hut 8 |
67 MW |
Yes |
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Salt Creek |
Orla, TX |
Hut 8 |
63 MW |
Yes |
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Alpha |
Niagara Falls, NY |
Hut 8 |
50 MW |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Drumheller18 |
Drumheller, AB |
Hut 8 |
42 MW |
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Kelowna |
Kelowna, BC |
Hut 8 |
1.1 MW |
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Yes |
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Mississauga |
Mississauga, ON |
Hut 8 |
0.9 MW |
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Yes |
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Vaughan |
Vaughan, ON |
Hut 8 |
0.6 MW |
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Yes |
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Vancouver
II |
Vancouver, BC |
Hut 8 |
0.5 MW |
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Yes |
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Vancouver I |
Vancouver, BC |
Hut 8 |
0.3 MW |
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Yes |
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King
Mountain19 |
McCamey, TX |
Hut 8 (JV) |
280 MW |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Iroquois
Falls20 |
Iroquois Falls, ON |
Hut 8 (JV) |
120 MW |
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Yes |
Kingston20 |
Kingston, ON |
Hut 8 (JV) |
110 MW |
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Yes |
North Bay20 |
North Bay, ON |
Hut 8 (JV) |
40 MW |
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Yes |
Kapuskasing20 |
Kapuskasing, ON |
Hut 8 (JV) |
40 MW |
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Yes |
Cedarvale3,16 |
Barstow, TX |
Managed |
215 MW |
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Yes |
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East Stiles |
Midland, TX |
Managed |
30 MW |
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Yes |
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Rebel |
Midland, TX |
Managed |
25 MW |
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Yes |
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Stiles |
Midland, TX |
Managed |
20 MW |
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Yes |
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Garden City |
Midland, TX |
Managed |
12 MW |
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Yes |
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Total |
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1,322 MW |
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Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2024
Results
Who: |
Analysts, media, and investors are invited to attend. |
What: |
Hut 8 executives will review the
Company’s financial results for the third quarter of 2024. |
When: |
Results will be shared via media
release and on the Company’s website
at https://hut8.com/investors/ on November 13 2024. The
conference call and webinar will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. |
Where: |
The webcast can be viewed
at: https://www.hut8.com/q3-2024/. |
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Analysts can
register here. |
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Upcoming Conferences & Events:
- November 13–14, 2024: Cantor Fitzgerald Crypto, Digital Assets
& AI Infrastructure Conference 2024
- November 19, 2024: Craig-Hallum 15th Annual Alpha Select
Conference
- November 19, 2024: Benzinga Future of Digital Assets Conference
2024
Notes:
(1) |
As of the end
of the period |
(2) |
Energy capacity under management (mining) includes (i) 180 MW
of self-mining sites comprised of Alpha, Medicine Hat, and Salt
Creek, (ii) 205 MW of hosting capacity at Vega, which is currently
under construction, (iii) 280 MW of capacity under management at
King Mountain, and (iv) 302 MW from Hut 8’s Managed Services
agreement with Ionic, assuming full 215 MW of capacity at
Cedarvale, which was first energized in April and is currently
under construction. |
(3) |
Starting October 2024, Hut 8 includes the full 205 MW of
capacity at Vega as energy capacity under management (mining) as
Vega is expected to host miners for BITMAIN. This was not reflected
in Hut 8’s September 2024 figure. |
(4) |
Includes all miners that are racked with power and networking,
rounded to the nearest 100, in Self-Mining, Managed Services, and
Hosting infrastructure with power and networking, including all
miners at the King Mountain site. |
(5) |
Includes all Self-Mining, Managed Services, and Hosting
hashrate, including 100% of the hashrate at the King Mountain
site. |
(6) |
Self-Mining operations for Hut 8 include 100% of operations at
the King Mountain site. |
(7) |
Deployed miners are defined as those physically racked with
power and networking, rounded to the nearest 100; deployed
self-mining miners net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV
held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner was 48.2K during October and
49.6K during September. |
(8) |
Indicates the target hashrate of all deployed miners; deployed
self-mining hashrate net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV
held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner was 4.7 EH/s during September
and August, respectively. |
(9) |
Bitcoin produced net of the 50% share of the King Mountain JV
held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner was 83 BTC during October and
72 BTC during September. |
(10) |
Managed services include (i) 280 MW of capacity under
management at King Mountain and (ii) 302 MW from Hut 8’s Managed
Services agreement with Ionic, assuming full 215 MW of capacity at
Cedarvale, which was first energized in April and is currently
under construction. |
(11) |
Miners are rounded to the nearest 100. |
(12) |
42.6K deployed miners under management net of the 50% share of
the King Mountain JV held by Hut 8’s joint venture partner during
October and September, respectively. |
(13) |
4.7 EH/s under management net of Hut 8’s joint venture
partner’s 50% share of the King Mountain JV during October and
September, respectively. |
(14) |
Reflects revenue sources to Hut 8, its subsidiaries, and/or
joint ventures in which they participate. |
(15) |
Owned denotes ownership of power infrastructure at owned or
leased data center locations, except for HPC sites where owned
denotes ownership of mechanical and electrical infrastructure at
leased data center locations. |
(16) |
Site is currently under development. |
(17) |
Anticipated to begin generating revenue by Q2 2025. |
(18) |
Site currently shut down; Hut 8 maintaining lease with option
value of re-energizing site. |
(19) |
Owned by a JV between Hut 8 and a Fortune 200 renewable energy
producer in which Hut 8 has an approximately 50% membership
interest. |
(20) |
Owned by a JV between Hut 8 and Macquarie in which Hut 8 has an
approximately 80% membership interest. |
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About Hut 8
Hut 8 Corp. is an energy infrastructure operator and Bitcoin
miner with self-mining, hosting, managed services, and traditional
data center operations across North America. Headquartered in
Miami, Florida, Hut 8 Corp. has a portfolio comprising twenty
sites: ten Bitcoin mining, hosting, and Managed Services sites in
Alberta, New York, and Texas, five high performance computing data
centers in British Columbia and Ontario, four power generation
assets in Ontario, and one non-operational site in Alberta. For
more information, visit www.hut8.com and follow us on X (formerly
known as Twitter) at @Hut8Corp.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward–Looking
Information
This press release includes “forward-looking information” and
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian
securities laws and United States securities laws, respectively
(collectively, “forward-looking information”). All information,
other than statements of historical facts, included in this press
release that address activities, events or developments that Hut 8
expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including
such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths,
goals, expansion and growth of the business, operations, plans and
other such matters is forward-looking information. Forward-looking
information is often identified by the words “may”, “would”,
“could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “allow”,
“believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “predict”, “can”, “might”,
“potential”, “predict”, “is designed to”, “likely” or similar
expressions. Specifically, such forward-looking information
included in this press release includes statements relating to the
execution, timing and potential revenues for the hosting deployment
at our Vega site, the timing and completion of a fleet upgrade, and
the advancement of the Company’s pipeline.
Statements containing forward-looking information are not
historical facts, but instead represent management's expectations,
estimates and projections regarding future events based on certain
material factors and assumptions at the time the statement was
made. While considered reasonable by Hut 8 as of the date of this
press release, such statements are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause
the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to, security
and cybersecurity threats and hacks; malicious actors or botnet
obtaining control of processing power on the Bitcoin network;
further development and acceptance of the Bitcoin network; changes
to Bitcoin mining difficulty; loss or destruction of private keys;
increases in fees for recording transactions in the Blockchain;
erroneous transactions; reliance on a limited number of key
employees; reliance on third party mining pool service providers;
regulatory changes; classification and tax changes; momentum
pricing risk; fraud and failure related to digital asset exchanges;
difficulty in obtaining banking services and financing; difficulty
in obtaining insurance, permits and licenses; internet and power
disruptions; geopolitical events; uncertainty in the development of
cryptographic and algorithmic protocols; uncertainty about the
acceptance or widespread use of digital assets; failure to
anticipate technology innovations; the COVID19 pandemic, climate
change; currency risk; lending risk and recovery of potential
losses; litigation risk; business integration risk; changes in
market demand; changes in network and infrastructure; system
interruption; changes in leasing arrangements; failure to achieve
intended benefits of power purchase agreements; potential for
interrupted delivery, or suspension of the delivery, of energy to
mining sites and other risks related to the digital asset mining
and data center business. For a complete list of the factors that
could affect Hut 8, please see the “Risk Factors” section of Hut
8’s Transition Report on Form 10-K, available under the Company’s
EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov, and Hut 8’s other continuous
disclosure documents which are available under the Company’s SEDAR+
profile at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR profile at
www.sec.gov.
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