- Miners purchased for H1 2024 upgrade plan to 12 MW - - Increases hashrate 2% in the month to 6.4 EH/s – - Finalizing contract to increase Paso Pe, Paraguay from 50 MW to 70 MW -
TORONTO, Ontario and BROSSARD, Québec, Dec. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF//TSX: BITF), a global vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company, provides a monthly update for November 2023.
“In November, we delivered solid performance in the face of network difficulty increases from more miners coming online going into the 2024 Halving and, in anticipation of the Halving, we initiated our 2024 transformative fleet upgrade plan. We placed a firm purchase order for 35,888 high-performance Bitmain T21 miners, which are scheduled for deliveries from March 2024 to May 2024,” said Geoff Morphy, CEO of Bitfarms. “Deploying these new miners at seven of our eight existing farms in Quebec in conjunction with the development of our new Paso Pe, Paraguay site, we expect to increase our operating capacity 29% to 310 MW and our hashrate 88% to 12 EH/s in H1 2024. With a contract price of $14.00/TH and advanced high energy features applying to the purchase order and the option in H2 2024 for 28,000 additional miners, these next-gen miners will drive significant efficiencies throughout our portfolio and generate improved profit margins.”
Ben Gagnon, Chief Mining Officer of Bitfarms, said, “With our upgrade path, we are positioned to dramatically grow hashrate in H1 2024 as we receive and install one of the largest fleets of air-cooled miners currently made. We have matched timely capital allocation with a strategic miner deployment schedule that aligns well with the upcoming Halving, ensuring our halving readiness and positioning us to benefit significantly from the anticipated Bitcoin bull market.”
Mining Review
November production of 392 BTC declined 1.5% from October as network difficulty increased 19.0% in November compared to 9.4% in October, reflecting the continuing strong demand for miners going into the 2024 Halving. For the eleven months ended November 30th, network difficulty increased 92.2% while the BTC price was up approximately 128.4%, resulting in a 33.9% improvement in production economics as measured by USD/TH/day.
Key Performance Indicators
November 2023
October 2023
November 2022
Total BTC earned
392
398
453
Month End Operating EH/s
6.4
6.3
4.4
BTC/Avg. EH/s
66
67
105
Operating Capacity (MW)
240
240
182
Hydropower MW
186
186
172
Watts/Terahash Efficiency (w/TH)
35
35
40
BTC Sold
350
341
853
November 2023 Select Operating Highlights
6.4 EH/s online as of November 30, 2023, up 45% from November 30, 2022, and up 1.6% from October 31, 2023.
5.9 EH/s average online, same as October 2023.
66.4 BTC/average EH/s, down 1.9% from 67.4 in October 2023.
392 BTC earned, down 1.5% from October 2023 and down 13.5% from November 2022.
13.1 BTC earned daily on average, equivalent to about $495,200 per day based on a BTC price of $37,800 on November 30, 2023.
Placed a firm purchase order 35,888 Bitmain T21 miners.
Secured an option to purchase an additional 28,000 T21 miners.
Furthered expansion at Paso Pe:
Finalizing an amended contract for an additional 20 MW of energy, which will support the expansion of its air-cooled warehouse operating capacity from 30 MW to 50 MW as well as the 20 MW of hydro-miner containers on order, bringing the total farm to 70 MW.
Progressing on time with site construction and manufacturing of the 80 MW transformer.
Bitfarms’ BTC Monthly Production
Month
BTC Earned 2023
BTC Earned 2022
January
486
301
February
387
298
March
424
363
April
379
405
May
459
431
June
385
420
July
378
500
August
383
534
September
411
481
October
398
486
November
392
453
Total YTD
4,482
4,672
November 2023 Financial Update
Raised $44 million in gross proceeds in a private placement of common stock and warrants.
Sold 350 BTC of the 392 BTC earned, generating total proceeds of $12.8 million.
Added 42 BTC to treasury, increasing HODL to 802 BTC, representing approximately $30.3 million based on a BTC price of $37,800 at November 30, 2023.
Held Synthetic HODL™ of 35 long-dated BTC call options at November 30, 2023.
Reduced total outstanding indebtedness by $1.9 million, resulting in a remaining balance of $6.0 million at November 30, 2023.
About Bitfarms Ltd.
Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a global, publicly traded (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF) 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 farms, which are located in four countries: Canada, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina. Powered by predominantly environmentally friendly hydro-electric and long-term power contracts, Bitfarms is committed to using sustainable, locally based, and often underutilized energy infrastructure.
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w/TH = Watts/Terahash efficiency (includes cost of powering supplementary equipment
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Such factors include, among others, risks relating to: the availability of financing opportunities, risks associated with economic conditions, dependence on management and conflicts of interest, the ability to service debt obligations and maintain flexibility in respect of debt covenants; 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; conflict of interests with directors and management; government regulations;the global economic climate; dilution; the Company’s limited operating history; future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing, 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; and volatile securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to operating performance. In addition, particular factors that could impact future results of the business of Bitfarms include, but are not limited to: 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 hydroelectricity 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 Bitfarms 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 Bitfarms from operating its business, or make it more costly to do so. 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