Bitcoin and AI Boost Hive's Earnings to New Heights
Hive Digital, a company that started with Bitcoin mining and now also builds data centers, has released its earnings for the first three months of its fiscal year. The company saw significant growth, thanks to both Bitcoin mining and its new AI-related services.
Quarterly Highlights
- Total Revenue: $45.6 million
- Bitcoin Mining Revenue: $40.8 million (a substantial increase from the previous quarter)
- Bitcoins Mined: 406 (a 34% increase from the last quarter)
- AI & High-Performance Computing (HPC) Revenue (Buzz HPC): $4.8 million (a 59.8% increase from the last quarter)
Growth and Future Plans
Hive's leadership, including Frank Holmes and Aydin Kilic, has ambitious plans. They aim to generate $100 million annually from their AI business by next year, leveraging advanced AI chips.
Stock Performance
Despite strong earnings, Hive's stock experienced a slight decline post-earnings report, currently trading around $2.20. Year-to-date, the stock is down 23%.
Industry Trends
Hive isn't alone in its success. Other Bitcoin miners like CleanSpark and MARA Holdings have also reported strong earnings, driven by Bitcoin's rising value and increased mining profitability.
Hive was among the first to repurpose its mining infrastructure for AI and computing services. Now, other companies are following suit:
- TeraWulf recently secured a major deal with Fluidstack, backed by Google.
- Core Scientific, which nearly went bankrupt, was saved by transitioning to AI.
- Hut 8 is expanding into AI, adding over 1,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs for cloud-based AI computing.