2024

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin miner HIVE Digital Technologies has revealed plans to build a 100-megawatt mining site in Paraguay — its first site in the country — expected to more than double its mining hashrate.
The expansion announcement came after HIVE executives toured the country and met with Paraguay President Santiago Peña and senior cabinet ministers, and saw “huge potential for growth,” <a href="https://hivedigitaltechnologies.com/news/hive-digital-technologies-announces-plans-to-build-100-mw-hydroelectric-data-center-in-paraguay-targeting-to-double-revenue-and-increase-hashrate-to-over-12-exahash-in-the-next-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">according</a> to a July 22 statement.
HIVE estimates its hashrate would increase from 5.6 exahashes per second to 12.1 EH/s after the site is completed. 
Energy would be sourced from Paraguay’s Itaipu hydroelectric dam, which has become a popular site for Bitcoin miners as it supplies all of Paraguay’s local electricity needs and leaves a large amount of excess electricity for miners to tap into.
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However, the announcement comes just three days after Paraguay’s state-run electricity grid operator — Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) — said it would <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/paraguay-crypto-miners-warn-electricity-price-hike">increase electricity costs</a> for legal cryptocurrency miners. 
The price increase is expected to take effect on Aug. 1. However, cryptocurrency miners in the region are attempting to persuade officials to reconsider, arguing that Paraguay’s economy could face <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/paraguays-proposed-bitcoin-mining-ban-cost-200-million-per-year">losses of up to $1.5 billion.</a>
HIVE estimates its 100-megawatt facility would generate over $100 million for ANDE over the next three years.
The Bitcoin miner will also aim to hire employees locally, it said.
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Meanwhile, HIVE also announced it acquired another 500 Bitmain S21 Pro Antminers, which should be shipped this month. 
Paraguay will be the fourth country HIVE runs mining operations in after Canada, Iceland and Sweden.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-terawulf-open-to-merger-not-empire-building">Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is open to merger but not for ‘empire building’</a>
HIVE currently <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/explained/how-long-does-it-take-to-mine-1-bitcoin">holds 2,521 Bitcoin,</a> worth over $170 million at <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-determines-the-bitcoin-price">current prices.</a>
The company’s share price (HIVE) <a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/HIVE:NASDAQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">increased</a> 8.4% on the Nasdaq to $4.50 on July 22, Google Finance data shows.
The clean energy-focused miner is now up 2.5% in 2024 after falling over 48% to start the first five months of 2024.
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Hive Digital to expand operations to Paraguay for the first time

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