Hut 8 Corp. has officially launched its vertical GPU offering, marking a major step in the company’s diversification efforts. The deployment includes 1,000 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs) hosted at a tier-three data center in Chicago for an artificial intelligence (AI) cloud developer.
Hut 8 deploys 1,000 Nvidia GPUs
The new GPU cluster, designed and configured in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Advizex, is powered by multiple HPE Cray supercomputers. The service is provided by Hut 8 subsidiary Highrise AI, Inc., as part of a five-year agreement with the AI developer.
The deal includes fixed infrastructure payments along with a revenue-sharing model, in line with Hut 8’s strategy to diversify its operations beyond bitcoin (BTC) mining. Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot highlighted the potential financial and strategic benefits of expanding into AI computing, emphasizing its role in revenue growth and long-term value creation.
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The launch of our GPU vertical will further diversify our compute layer, which currently includes AI computing, Bitcoin mining, and traditional cloud services.
Jerome Boucher, vice president of HPE, continued to express his support for the project, citing HPE's expertise in high-performance computing as a key factor in the successful launch of the service. "We look forward to extending our expertise in building the world's fastest supercomputer to support Hut 8's ambition to deliver cutting-edge GPU-as-a-service capabilities to customers," Boucher commented.
Ahead of the GPU-as-a-service news, Hut 8 and Bitmain have unveiled the U3S21EXPH, a next-generation ASIC miner featuring direct liquid-to-chip cooling technology. Capable of reaching 860 terahashes per second (TH/s), the miner is expected to be deployed in Q2 2025 with the potential for Hut 8 to move to self-mining. The development reinforces Hut 8’s growth in AI infrastructure and bitcoin mining.
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