Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq | TSX: HUT) (“Hut 8” or the “Company”), a
leading, vertically integrated operator of large-scale energy
infrastructure and one of North America’s largest Bitcoin miners,
today announced the purchase of approximately 990 Bitcoin. The
aggregate purchase price of the acquired Bitcoin was approximately
$100 million, or an average of approximately $101,710 per Bitcoin.
Combined with the Bitcoin held prior to this
purchase, Hut 8’s strategic Bitcoin reserve now totals 10,096
Bitcoin with a market value of more than $1 billion as of December
18, 2024. Based on publicly available information, the Company
believes this positions it as one of the ten largest corporate
owners of Bitcoin in the world. The 10,096 Bitcoin held in reserve
were acquired through low-cost production and the strategic
at-market purchase announced today for a realized average cost of
$24,484 per Bitcoin. The purchased Bitcoin will play a central role
in an innovative financing model for the Company’s previously
announced fleet upgrade.
Figure 1. Fundamentals-driven operating strategy
focused on driving significant and scalable cost advantage in
building a strategic Bitcoin reserve
|
Produced As of 9/30/2024 |
Purchased As of 12/18/2024 |
Total |
BTC held in reserve |
|
9,106 |
|
990 |
|
10,096 |
Realized average cost per BTC held in reserve1 |
$ |
16,088 |
$ |
101,710 |
$ |
24,484 |
lllustrative cost to mine a BTC with fleet upgrade2 |
$ |
21,180 |
|
|
|
Note: (1) Reflects
Hut 8’s cost to mine for produced Bitcoin and cost to purchase for
purchased Bitcoin; (2) Reflects Hut 8’s cost to mine a Bitcoin for
the three months ended September 30, 2024 of $31,482 adjusted for
the impact of increased nameplate hashrate of the new miners
expected to go online in Q1 2025 as part of our previously
announced fleet upgrade. Hut 8’s cost to mine a Bitcoin is
equivalent to the all-in electricity cost, net of credits from
participation in ancillary demand response programs, to mine a
Bitcoin at owned or leased sites and includes our net share of the
King Mountain JV. |
Hut 8’s strategic Bitcoin reserve bolsters the
Company’s capital strategy by serving as a flexible asset that can
optimize balance sheet performance and fund capital-intensive
growth initiatives, including power and digital infrastructure
development. Bitcoin held in reserve may be leveraged through
option strategies, pledges, sales, or other strategies as
appropriate. Decisions to utilize Bitcoin held in reserve will be
made on a case-by-case basis, optimizing for return on invested
capital and guided by rigorous cost-benefit analysis.
“A key component of our treasury strategy, the
strategic Bitcoin reserve supports a flywheel effect that aligns
our capital and operating strategies to accelerate value creation
across the business,” said Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8. “We believe
deeply in our operating business and that building a strategic
Bitcoin reserve will fortify our financial position as we pursue
large-scale growth initiatives across power and digital
infrastructure. Additionally, as we scale operations and extend our
cost advantage in Bitcoin production, we anticipate that the
flywheel effect will enable us to grow our holdings organically at
a significant discount to market prices, strengthening the yield of
our reserve strategy.”
“Our decision to establish a strategic Bitcoin
reserve is rooted in our drive to deliver superior returns to our
shareholders,” said Sean Glennan, CFO of Hut 8. “With a significant
war chest for growth, we are leveraging Bitcoin as part of a
treasury management strategy designed to generate risk-adjusted
returns that outperform idle cash. Beyond building our reserve with
a focus on low-cost production and strategic at-market purchases,
we will continue to actively manage and trade around our holdings
with the goal of unlocking additional value. Our flexible
approach is designed to ensure that, if compelling opportunities
arise within our operating business, we are prepared to
strategically deploy our reserve to drive platform expansion and
create long-term value.”
Figure 2. Flywheel effect accelerates value
creation across capital and operating strategies
About Hut 8
Hut 8 Corp. is an energy infrastructure operator
and Bitcoin miner with self-mining, hosting, managed services, and
traditional data center operations across North America.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Hut 8 Corp.’s portfolio comprises
fifteen sites: five Bitcoin mining, hosting, and managed services
sites in Alberta, New York, and Texas, five cloud and colocation
data centers in British Columbia and Ontario, four power generation
assets in Ontario, and one non-operational site in Alberta.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This press release includes “forward-looking
information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws in Canada and the United States,
including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking information”). All
information, other than statements of historical facts, included in
this press release that address activities, events or developments
that Hut 8 expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future,
including such things as future business strategy, competitive
strengths, goals, expansion and growth of the business, operations,
plans and other such matters is forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is often identified by the words “may”,
“would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”,
“allow”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “predict”, “can”,
“might”, “potential”, “is designed to”, “likely” or similar
expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a
statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking information
may include, but is not limited to, the Company’s intended use of
the purchased Bitcoin, including its intention to optimize for
return on invested capital and decision-making guided by rigorous
cost-benefit analysis, its focus on driving significant and
scalable cost advantage in building a strategic Bitcoin reserve,
its expected go-forward cost to mine a Bitcoin (excluding hosted
facilities) upon the expected fleet upgrade, its strategic Bitcoin
reserve as a flexible asset, the Company’s flywheel effect to
accelerate value creation across the business, the fortification of
the Company’s financial position as it builds its strategic Bitcoin
reserve, its ability to grow its Bitcoin holdings at a significant
discount to market prices, its treasury management strategy, the
Company’s ability to unlock additional value and its focus on
delivering superior returns.
Statements containing forward-looking
information are not historical facts, but instead represent
management's expectations, estimates and projections regarding
future events based on certain material factors and assumptions at
the time the statement was made. While considered reasonable by the
Company as of the date of this press release, such statements are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance, or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. For
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking information in this press release, please see
the risks described under the “Risk Factors” section of the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement, the Company’s
Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period from July
1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2024,
and Hut 8’s other public disclosure documents, which are available
under the Company’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov and SEDAR+
profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
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