Ethereum – HIVE Blockchain Doubles Its Bitcoin Production Capacity With The Purchase of New Generation Bitcoin Miners

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 4, 2021 / HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSX.V:HIVE)(OTCQX:HVBTF)(FSE:HBF) (the “Company” or “HIVE”) is excited to announce the purchase of 4,180 MicroBT WhatsMiner M31S+ next generation miners with an aggregate operating hash power of 334 Petahash per second (PH/s) as it continues to expand its bitcoin mining operations.

New Miners

With the addition of these 4,180 MicroBT WhatsMiner M31S+ Miners, HIVE’s aggregate operating hash rate from Bitcoin mining to almost double to an estimated 653 PH/s.

Based on the orders that have been placed, this new equipment is expected to be delivered in 9 tranches in 2021, with 180 miners delivered in April and 500 miners delivered in each month in the remainder of calendar 2021 commencing with May delivery.

These secured orders are the continuing steps that HIVE is taking towards the vision to achieve an aggregate operating hash power of 1,000 PH/s by the end of calendar 2021, all funded out of operational cash flows. With these secured purchases the Company has taken a huge step towards its goal.

HIVE continues to be the leading Ethereum producer sourcing green energy from facilities in Sweden and Iceland. Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin over the past year and based upon the Company’s preliminary unaudited results, we produced approximately 22,000 Ethereum coins in the last quarter ended December 31, 2020 and inventory ended with approximately 13,100 Ethereum coins. Further our Bitcoin production in Canada increased to approximately 160 Bitcoins in the past quarter up from 89 in the prior quarter, and we ended the December 31, 2020 quarter with inventory of approximately 140 coins.

As we have mentioned before, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact logistics and the supply of miners from Asia. Today’s announcement is part of our continuing strategy to increase our bitcoin mining capacity. HIVE intends to continue utilizing cash flow to make opportunistic investments in next generation mining equipment that can provide positive gross mining margins.

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On Behalf of HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd.

“Frank Holmes”
Interim Executive Chairman

For further information please contact:

Frank Holmes
Tel: (604) 664-1078

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Forward-Looking Information

Except for the statements of historical fact, this news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. “Forward-looking information” in this news release includes information about the purchase of 4,180 MicroBT WhatsMiner M31S+ Miners, including the expected delivery, operation and increase in operating hash rate from Bitcoin mining; the achievement of an aggregate operating hash power of 1,000 PH/s by the end of calendar 2021; the continued effects of the COVD-19 pandemic on logistics and the supply of miners from Asia; the continued utilization of cash flow to make opportunistic investments in next generation mining equipment that can provide positive gross mining margins; potential further improvements to profitability and efficiency across mining operations, summary content of the Company’s unaudited financial statements, potential for the Company’s long-term growth, and the business goals and objectives of the Company.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the newly purchased 4,180 MicroBT WhatsMiner M31S+ Miners may not be delivered or operation in the timeframe currently anticipated, or may not have a positive impact on the Company’s profitability; the Company may not achieve an aggregate operating hash power of 1,000 PH/s in the timeframe currently anticipated, or at all; continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s performance as supply chains are disrupted and prevent the Company from operating its assets; a decrease in cryptocurrency pricing, volume of transaction activity or generally, the profitability of cryptocurrency mining; further improvements to profitability and efficiency may not be realized; and the Company’s actual results may be different from the unaudited results reported herein; the digital currency market; the Company’s ability to successfully mine digital currency; the Company may not be able to profitably liquidate its current digital currency inventory, or at all; a decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on the Company’s operations; the volatility of digital currency prices; and other related risks as more fully set out in the Filing Statement of the Company and other documents disclosed under the Company’s filings at www.sedar.com.

The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made assumptions about the current profitability in mining cryptocurrency (including pricing and volume of current transaction activity); profitable use of the Company’s assets going forward; the Company’s ability to profitably liquidate its digital currency inventory as required; historical prices of digital currencies and the ability of the Company to mine digital currencies will be consistent with historical prices; and there will be no regulation or law that will prevent the Company from operating its business. The Company has also assumed that no significant events occur outside of the Company’s normal course of business. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking information are reasonable, forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such information due to the inherent uncertainty therein.

SOURCE: Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd