Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF // TSXV: BITF), a global Bitcoin
self-mining company, provided a Bitcoin (BTC) production and mining
operations update for February 2022.
“Nearing the opening of our two new farms in
Sherbrooke, Québec, we remain on track to achieving our goal of 3
exahash per second (EH/s) by the end of the first quarter 2022,”
said Emiliano Grodzki, CEO of Bitfarms. “Miner deliveries
accelerated in the second half of February positioning us to
quickly ramp production at these Sherbrooke locations. The Bunker
and Leger farms when complete will represent a total of 78
megawatts (MW) of added capacity. Along with our strategic
expansion underway in Argentina, these farms will play a vital role
in reaching our year-end 2022 target hashrate of 8 EH/s.”
“As planned, seasonal energy curtailment
programs at our farms in Québec affected production in February,
but to a lesser extent than in January,” added Grodzki. “With
seasonally warmer weather expected in March, the impact of these
programs should subside.”
Mining Production
- 2.3 EH/s
online.
- 298 new BTC
mined during February 2022, up 67% from February 2021.
- 10.6 BTC
mined daily on average in February, equivalent to about US$455,800
per day and totaling approximately US$12.8 million for the month
based on a BTC price of US$43,000 on February 28, 2022.
- 283 BTC from
mining deposited into custody in February.
- 4,883 BTC in
custody on February 28, 2022, representing a total value of
approximately US$210 million based on a BTC price of
US$43,000.
Mining Operations
- 7,400 new
Bitcoin miners capable of 740 PH have been received in February or
are in transit. The Chinese New Year, which ran from January 31
through February 15, 2022, slowed miner production and deliveries;
thus, most of the February shipments occurred in the latter half of
the month.
- Currently
finalizing the first 12 MW capacity at The Bunker site in
Sherbrooke, which will immediately make operational over 3,000 new
miners and add over 300 PH/s to Bitfarms’ online hashrate.
- Neared
completion of the first 16 MW capacity at the Leger site in
Sherbrooke, which is scheduled to be online in a few weeks. When
operational, Leger will immediately utilize over 4,000 new miners
and add more than 400 PH/s to Bitfarms’ online hashrate.
- 2,000 used
Bitcoin miners moved or are in transit to the company’s Paraguay
farm where they are being efficiently redeployed to add an
additional 100 PH/s.
Bitfarms’ BTC 2022 Monthly
Production
Month |
BTC |
January |
301 |
February |
298 |
About Bitfarms Ltd.
Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a global Bitcoin
self-mining company, running vertically integrated mining
operations with onsite technical repair, proprietary data analytics
and Company-owned electrical engineering and installation services
to deliver high operational performance and uptime.
Having demonstrated rapid growth and stellar
operations, Bitfarms became the first Bitcoin mining company to
complete its long form prospectus with the Ontario Securities
Commission and started trading on the TSX-V in July 2019. On
February 24, 2021, Bitfarms was honoured to be announced as a
Rising Star by the TSX-V. On June 21, 2021, Bitfarms started
trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. On February 24, 2022, the
Company was further honoured by the TSX-V as Venture 50 Winner,
placing first in the Technology sector.
Operationally, Bitfarms has a diversified
production platform with five industrial scale facilities located
in Québec, one in Washington state, and one in Paraguay. Each
facility is over 99% powered with environmentally friendly hydro
power and secured with long-term power contracts. Bitfarms is
currently the only publicly traded pure-play mining company audited
by a Big Four accounting firm.
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expectations in respect to the commencement of mining at The Bunker
and Leger farms, the ongoing acquisition and redeployment of
Bitcoin miners, the benefits of acquiring and holding Bitcoin, the
Company’s future rate of Bitcoin production including the impact of
energy curtailment programs in the Province of Québec, its future
accumulation of Bitcoin, its expansion plans, and about other
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future actions of the Company, as well as Bitfarms’ ability to
successfully mine digital currency, revenue increasing as currently
anticipated, the ability to profitably liquidate current and future
digital currency inventory, volatility of network difficulty and
Bitcoin prices and the potential resulting significant negative
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of expanded blockchain infrastructure as currently planned, and the
regulatory environment for cryptocurrency in the applicable
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such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among
others, risks relating to: the inability to predict winter weather
conditions in the Province of Québec and the imposition of energy
curtailment programs by Hydro Québec; the global economic climate;
dilution; the Company’s limited operating history; future capital
needs and uncertainty of additional financing, including the
Company’s ability to utilize the Company’s at-the-market offering
(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;
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; share dilution resulting from the
ATM Program and from other equity issuances; 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 blockchain
infrastructure 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 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. 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 annual
information form for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on
April 7, 2021. The Company has also assumed that no significant
events occur outside of Bitfarms’ normal course of business.
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that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
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that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
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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.
Contacts
Investor Relations:
LHA Investor RelationsDavid Barnard+1
415-433-3777Investors@bitfarms.com
US Media:
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Executivemia@yapglobal.com
Québec Media:
Ryan Affaires publiques Valérie Pomerleau,
Public Affairs and Communicationsvalerie@ryanap.com
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