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| In general, our strong sales traction and fund raising contributed to a robust increase in the ending cash balance in Q4 2023 |
| In such a rapidly changing market environment we seized the favorable market window of this quarter, especially in December, achieving a total revenue of U.S |
| I think it was good to see the improvement in the fourth quarter |
| The rapid continuous rise in Bitcoin price and the increase in transaction fee rewards led to a rapid increase in mining revenue, promoting miners willingness to purchase computing power |
| On the other hand, following the organizational adjustments, we have a linear and more efficient team which is well prepared for the bull market |
| The improved market demand helped us to record contract advances of U.S |
| We see that the short time window of Bitcoin price increase maximized our machine sales through multiple channels, drove customer advanced payment on our new A14 series, promoted diversified deployment in mining, improved operational efficiency by organization optimization and received a series of fundraising from ATM and preferred shares |
| The operating cash flow tends to be positive in quarter four and that's very good looks to me |
| Benefiting from factors such as increasing the Bitcoin price, transaction fee rewards, and improved uptime, we achieved mining revenue of approximately $3.7 million in the fourth quarter, representing a growth of about 14% compared to about U.S |
| Our strong sales, collection and fundraising contributed to a positive ending cash balance, which reached U.S |
| Frankly speaking, those were a series of better results beyond our previous expectations in November |
| So I think for us, the best products and more important, self-mining strategy we will -- and plus the capital will make us make a better score by this bull market cycle |
| The increases were mainly driven by our destocking efforts for A13 series and the improved customer demand |
| These benefits increase customer willingness to purchase our mining machines, putting us in favorable position in streams of sales |
| This enables us to expect a material mining revenue increase in quarter one 2024 compared to quarter four, and we continue to expand our mining business with another 2.1 exahash per second machines to be energized in quarter one and quarter two as CEO mentioned previously |
| This encouraging growth in contract sales orders has elevated the company's level of customer advance as of the end of 2023 |
| $70 million considering A14 series preorder volume and the potential demand upside after halving |
| From a longer perspective, the benefits delivered may even exceed the two months time frame, positioning us to capitalize on significant market opportunities in the bull market and expand our market share |
| Total computing power stores reached 5.5 million terahash per second in this quarter, a year-over-year increase of 192% and screen snow increase of 46% from the previous quarter |
| In terms of mining machine sales, we achieved approximately 5.47 million Terahash per second of computing power sales in the fourth quarter, a year-over-year increase of 192% and quarterly increase of 49% |
| In the Southeast Asian region where we focus on channel sales, we achieved sales of 900,000 terahash per second of computing power in the fourth quarter, contributing to stable sales orders |
| So our cash flow from production operation turned positive with U.S |
| We believe the positive effects of operational efficiency improvements will begin to be reflected in our operating data from quarter one in 2024 |
| To better test our products, we choose to showcase them first in the hot Middle Eastern region, demonstrating our confidence in product performance |
| In the fourth quarter, the market environment driven by the price of Bitcoin notably improved, although the performance of the mining machine market lagged behind the Bitcoin price change, showing continued decrease in the mining machine price |
| Furthermore, discussions about end of the interest rate hike cycle and upcoming approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF have made industry participants, including miners, more optimistic about future |
| Therefore, unlike in the past, we will use more advanced mining machine models for self-mining, prolonging investment span, reducing operational risks and enhancing the market competitiveness of our mining business |
| As a result, both production and sales exceeded expectations in this quarter, especially in December |
| Mining machine revenue reached U.S |
| These integrated solutions are highly integrated, allowing for rapid deployment and enabling our mining machines to operate in controlled environments, thereby maximizing performance and reducing maintenance costs |
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| Cash from these resources were slower to materialize and constrained our ability to expand during bullish periods, resulting in suboptimal capital utilization |
| Additionally, we and our local partners in Kazakhstan went through a bunch of challenges, from hash cold weather to resetting up cross border bank accounts |
| Financing costs remain high for miners, and there is still uncertainty about the pace of Bitcoin's upward movement, posing ongoing challenges to the industry |
| Coupled with the multiple factors of the having the New Year, the Chinese Lunar New Year, the market in this quarter is expected to be very subdued, and the recovery is likely to occur in the second quarter |
| Based on the above comprehensive situation, we give a cautious expectation for the first half of 2024 |
| And after the approval of the spot Bitcoin ETFs in January this year, the Bitcoin price went through consolidation phase and market experienced a slightly slowdown in orders compared to Q4 |
| Consequently, the selling price of computing power will remain under pressure |
| The net result of the foregoing was a non-GAAP operating loss of U.S |
| But we always face two new challenges |
| Gross loss in the fourth quarter of 2023 was U.S |
| Policy changes regarding cryptocurrencies and mining in different countries will also add uncertainty to industry operations we may face unforeseen obstacles |
| $39.2 million, decreasing 36% year-over-year and 10% quarter-over-quarter respectively |
| Inventory was down about 34% Q-to-Q |
| You are using the better machines, it will prolong your investor spend and reducing the operational risks such as the mining revenue cannot reach the power cost or something |
| 2023 was a challenging year for the entire industry with unwavering phase, we overcame variety of obstacles and successfully navigated through the market downturn as planned |
| James Cheng Yes, I think it's always difficult or challenging to balance between aggressive and conservative |
| However, the gross margin of these presales orders is not high |
| The sudden influx of contract orders will also test the company's delivery capability |
| Despite this, there has been an intense affection in mining machines manufacturers efforts to destock without an accompanying rise in the spot price of computing power |
| We have never been more confident in seeding the historic opportunities presented by the Bitcoin bull market |
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