Hive Digital Technologies (HIVE) agreed to buy a site in Paraguay from fellow bitcoin miner Bitfarms (BITF) for a total of $85 million including assumed obligations.
The acquisition of the site in Yguazú, Paraguay will more than triple Hive’s hashrate to 25 exahash per second (Eh/s) by September, Hive said Tuesday.
It will pay a total of $56 million for the site, reimburse $19 million of deposits for power-purchase commitments and another $10 million for “remaining capital obligations,” Bitfarms said in a separate statement.
Hive estimated that developing the locate into a 200 MW site to be $400,000 per MW.
HIVE shares, which fell over 10% to $2.78 on Monday amid the DeepSeek-related sell-off in both crypto and equity markets, are trading 4.68% higher at $2.91 in pre-market trading. Bitfarms is 4.29% higher at $1.46.
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Jamie Crawley
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/01/28/bitcoin-miner-hive-digital-to-buy-paraguay-site-from-bitfarms-for-usd85m
2025-01-28 10:10:24
