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| Put simply, halving events as originally envisioned by Bitcoin's creator and how they have functioned historically are catalysts for creating greater economic value |
| Multiple converging catalysts are leading to a very bullish sentiment which is sending the Bitcoin price soaring and the market cap of Bitcoin to over $1.3 trillion |
| The favorable industry tailwinds include, an improving regulatory and macro backdrop, the recent Bitcoin ETF approvals by the SEC, which are leading to rapid retail and institutional adoption, the upcoming halving, which Ben will speak to more in a minute, the positive impact of Bitcoin supply constraints with current daily demand exceeding five to 10 times the daily supply of newly mined coins, and there's prospect of a lower global interest rate environment which has historically been very favorable to the Bitcoin sector |
| That's very interesting and exciting news |
| The ETFs have charted unprecedented growth with net inflows exceeding $8 billion |
| Partially as a result of this insatiable demand, earlier this week, Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high price, which is exceptional as this is the first time Bitcoin has attained a new all-time high, leading into a halving |
| If you go back and you take a look at that hashcost table that I showed you, you can see that that 22 watts per terahash efficiency, especially with our really low cost of power around $0.04 is incredibly attractive and incredibly profitable |
| In a high energy mode, most of our miners are operating between 235 and 238, but we've seen miners go up to 241, and that's actually better than the energy efficiency mode that was promised by Bitmain |
| It really is a superior site |
| It's nice and firm and solid |
| Through our publicly traded shares, we are democratizing and making available to investors exposure to some of the world's best-built, best-operated and lowest cost Bitcoin mining operations and the operating cash flows they generate |
| It's -- Kevin, the site is quite exceptional |
| We're -- it's a solid place to do business |
| I am thrilled to report that in 2023, Bitfarms was the best performing stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the eight best performing stock on NASDAQ |
| So very exciting |
| Like that $0.021 contract that we fixed for six months in November, which represents the summer time in Argentina, was certainly a coup for us and really illustrates the exciting potential for Argentina in terms of low cost |
| These powerful new miners, combined with our new farms under development, are a game changer and put Bitfarms on track to triple our hashrate to 21x hash by year-end 2024 and improve energy efficiency up to 34% to 23 watts per terahash |
| Not only does this represent the greatest growth in our six year history, but importantly, our integrated strategic growth plan will drive what we believe will be the biggest relative improvement in energy efficiency in our industry this year |
| So this is an exciting time, not just for our growth this year, but for the opportunities that might present themselves |
| During these four years, these group of miners have paid for themselves over five times, demonstrating solid ROI returns |
| On a unit basis, upgrading the M31S to the new T21 miners will deliver a two times improvement in energy efficiency, driving a 50% reduction in our operating cost per terahash |
| We have our eyes wide open, and this company, this time around, in the four-year epoch, is so much stronger and more able to react to these type of good opportunities than we were four years ago |
| We believe that finding surplus, low cost electricity, preferably renewable, is the long-term benefit to the company |
| Overall, our strategic positioning, operational excellence and commitment to sustainability position us for continued growth and success in 2024 and beyond |
| This low risk and low cost growth strategy provides immediate and tangible benefits to Bitfarms and our investors |
| Led by a strong leadership team with a proven track record of driving profitable growth, our expertise and strategic vision have been instrumental in our success over the past six years, including a previous halving event |
| This preparation is underpinned by our robust balance sheet and strong liquidity, which are crucial for sustaining growth and capitalizing on new opportunities in this volatile market |
| Our two farms under development will generate many value-added corporate benefits including, favorable fixed power contracts at $0.039 per kilowatt hour before that; power contracts with ANDE that are not subject to inflation, no requirements for power curtailment providing up to 100% uptime, 100% renewable energy, fast development, construction and deployment times, exceptionally low cost for construction and skilled labor, and lastly, first mover advantage, securing Bitfarms with a meaningful amount of electricity allocated to the cryptocurrency sector, putting us on track to be the largest miner in Paraguay by year-end |
| With an industry-leading yield per exahash, Bitfarms distinguishes itself through exceptional margin performance, demonstrating operational efficiency and profitability in a highly competitive industry, and we are well prepared to navigate the upcoming Bitcoin halving |
| This is indeed one of the most exciting times in our company's history as we aggressively pursue our growth plans and make great strides toward 12 exahash per second in the second quarter and our 21 exahash per second target by year-end, more than a tripling of our hash rate |
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| When comparing that to the most efficient miner on the market, an S21, you can see that our anticipated hashcost will be lower than an S21 operating at $0.06 by the end of Q2 and virtually on par with an S21 operating at $0.05 by year-end, making our hashcosts highly competitive |
| When compared to the sensitivity table for hashprice post halving, it is hard to imagine a scenario where our hashcost would operate at a loss |
| And there is some curtailment there because of infrastructure issues |
| For the fourth quarter, our operating loss was $13 million, including non-cash depreciation expense of $22 million in comparison to a third quarter operating loss of $19 million, also including depreciation expense of $22 million |
| They've been plagued with high inflation for a lot of years, and it needs this type of corrective action |
| But when we operate them at the 233 or this kind of 235 range, that number goes down significantly below $14, down into, I think, around $11.30 or $11.40, if my memory is correct, per terahash |
| In our opinion, and according to others, Bitcoin is the hardest monetary asset on the planet |
| Our net loss for the fourth quarter was $57 million or $0.19 per basic and fully diluted share compared to our net loss for the third quarter of $17 million or $0.06 per basic and fully diluted share |
| Unfortunately, it's so cost effective |
| It's going to make some of the miners that maybe have been struggling because of older machines, not getting the same type of margins, maybe not the same type of access to capital |
| In the fourth quarter, Bitfarms' direct cost of production per Bitcoin, which is the all-in electricity cost to mine Bitcoin, was $16,200, down from the $16,900 per Bitcoin in the third quarter of 2023 |
| But this is all revenue, and outside of hedging activities, miners have very limited control over revenue |
| This has never happened before |
| But we just don't expect the curtailment to be there unless there's really these emergency conditions, which are -- would be highly unusual |
| They haven't overdone it |
| Concurrently, this also means that the daily supply of new Bitcoins that would otherwise be liquidated to pay operating expenses is also cut in half, restricting supply relative to demand and in turn driving prices higher |
| There's others that are going a little more slowly |
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