Hut 8 Slashes Costs by 30% Ahead of Bitcoin Halving

Hut 8 Slashes Costs by 30% Ahead of Bitcoin Halving

Hut 8, a Bitcoin miner, reduces manufacturing costs by 30%. 

The business wants to increase independent Bitcoin mining. 

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Before halving, miners rearrange their infrastructure and reserves. 

Before the halving, Texas-based Hut 8 Mining, a bitcoin mining company, reported optimizing its Salt Creek mining facility. The North American miner revealed advancements to its facilities in a statement dated April 16. 

According to the statement, the miner boosted pre-halving data, providing the corporation an advantage by energizing one-third of its 63MW site. Given rising energy costs driving up the production costs for Bitcoin mining companies, the change will result in a 30% reduction in mining costs. 

Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot stated that the action provides the business command over Bitcoin mining activities before the halving. 

According to our forecast on energy prices at the site, “the potential for cost savings relative to our cost of mining at Kearney and Granbury is in line with the 30% reduction initially projected.” 

Hut 8 Tricks for Profitable Bitcoin Mining 

In an effort to maximize the location, the firm moved a few miners from its sites in Kearney and Granbury to Salt Creek last month. Hut 8 aimed to lower costs while improving Bitcoin mining, with notable installations that made miners profitable. 

According to Genoot, the company upgraded the facility with 25,000 miners to save money per megawatt and boost efficiency. The corporation emphasized that it wanted to develop and expand the self-mining industry. 

“Compared to other acquisitions in the area, our estimated all-in cost of $275,000 per megawatt or less offers a 40% discount. As with Salt Creek, we will continue to take proactive action to fortify and expand our self-mining industry.

Miners Consider Halving 

With the current sell-offs quickly becoming a concern, bitcoin miners’ attention is focused on the impending halving. Even though it is seen as an optimistic development, miners will ultimately be impacted by the recent market liquidations and low prices until there is a turnaround. 

As the halving approaches, bitcoin mining companies have reallocated their space and reserves. Several mines have leveraged to increase capacity or sold portions of their deposits. 

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