Shares of HIVE Digital jumped following the corporate’s announcement of a 23% year-over-year rise in Bitcoin reserves.
Canadian crypto mining firm HIVE Digital has launched its February manufacturing outcomes, revealing that its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings elevated by greater than 20% year-over-year. In a March 9 press launch, the Vancouver-headquartered firm mentioned it had mined 89 BTC, rising its HODL portfolio to 2,620 BTC, valued at round $220 million.
Whereas the corporate’s Bitcoin holdings elevated by 23% YoY, its month-over-month crypto holdings noticed a decline, although HIVE Digital didn’t disclose the quantity of Bitcoin offered through the month.
“[…] on a month-over-month foundation, BTC holdings noticed a decline as HIVE strategically offered a portion of its BTC to spend money on capital belongings, together with Bitfarms’ 200 megawatt hydro-powered Bitcoin mining belongings in Paraguay.”
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Following the information, HIVE Digital shares jumped 4.76% to $2 after hours, per knowledge from Nasdaq. The leap additionally got here as Rosenblatt adjusted its outlook for HIVE Digital, forecasting a spread from a low of $4.80 to a excessive of $7.13. The common worth goal represents a rise of almost 200%, per the agency.
HIVE Digital chief government Aydin Kilic says the corporate is targeted on executing a “transformative yr” that may place the corporate as “one of many largest and most effective Bitcoin miners on the planet,” including that HIVE’s 300 MW growth in Paraguay to 4x its hashrate from 6 EH/s to 25 EH/s by September 2025 “stays on observe.” HIVE says it expects to finalize the strategic acquisition of the Bitfarms’ 200 MW Yguazú website in Q1 2025.
