{"id":15688,"date":"2021-07-12T14:59:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci0287f14e40002483"},"modified":"2021-07-12T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:59:44","slug":"hive-buys-3019-mining-rigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/hive-buys-3019-mining-rigs","title":{"rendered":"HIVE Buys 3,019 New Bitcoin Mining Rigs, Joins Foundry USA Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bitcoin mining company HIVE Blockchain has announced<\/a> a purchase of 3,019 MicroBT WhatsMiner M30S mining rigs, with the ability to increase its hashing power by nearly 46%. The rigs are being purchased from Foundry Digital and are already onsite at HIVE\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to be executing on a transaction that dramatically increases our mining capacity without any logistics delays,\u201d said Frank Holmes, executive chairman of HIVE, in the announcement. \u201cOur entry into a North American mining pool furthers our goal of increased transparency and accountability with our partners. Mining power is shifting from East to West, and we\u2019re excited to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the purchase, HIVE is forming a partnership with Foundry that reaches further than the monetary contract. As part of the collaboration, the mining company will contribute part of its bitcoin hash power to Foundry USA Pool.<\/p>\n

Mike Colyer, CEO of Foundry, also commented on the arrangement. He shared that he and his company are \u201cexcited to have HIVE as a partner for the Foundry USA Pool\u201d as they continue playing their part in securing the Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n

Once the 3,019 new rigs are fully deployed into HIVE\u2019s operations, the company might enjoy a significant boost in hashing power capacity. Currently at around 566 petahashes per second (PH\/s), per the announcement, it could climb to as high as 830 PH\/s. If the company\u2019s plans are realized, this hash power increase could give HIVE a top-15 hash rate capacity in the world in present terms<\/a>. However, it is unclear how much of this hash rate could be directly attributed to HIVE, since part of its hash rate will be geared toward Foundry\u2019s mining pool.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, HIVE also shared how the new machinery will allow the company to increase its bitcoin reserves more quickly. The company, which recently received approval to list its common shares on the Nasdaq<\/a>, has apparently adopted a HODL mentality with its mined BTC since the beginning of 2021. A trend appears to be forming among bitcoin miners, which are increasingly choosing to hold onto their BTC and resorting to strategies such as bitcoin-backed fiat currency loans<\/a> to cover their operating expenses in the short term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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