At the beginning of June, #mining companies reported the results of their activities for May 2024.
7 mining companies
Marathon Digital Holdings
Mined: 616 BTC
Hashrate: 29.3 EH/s
Sold: 390 BTC
Balance as of May 31th: 17,857 BTC
The company sold 390 #BTC and confirmed its intention to realize part of its digital gold assets in the future to support monthly operations, treasury management, and general corporate purposes.
Riot Platforms
Mined: 215 BTC
Hashrate: 14.7 EH/s
Sold: -
Balance as of May 31th: 9,084 BTC
The company added that the dismantling of problematic equipment and the deployment of new Microbot M60S units have begun at the Rockdale (Texas) facility. As a result, the hashrate at the facility decreased by 850 PH/s compared to April.
Additionally, due to a lightning strike, the data center in Corsicana was down for about three days. Operations resumed after the protection system was inspected.
In May, Riot Platforms submitted a proposal to the board of directors of the competing Bitfarms to purchase all market-traded shares at a price of $2.3. Representatives of the Canadian bitcoin miner assessed it as "substantially undervaluing the company and its growth prospects."
In early June, Riot increased its beneficial ownership in Bitfarms first to 12% and then to 14%.
Bitfarms
Mined: 156 BTC
Hashrate: 7.5 EH/s
Sold: 136 BTC
Balance as of May 31th: 850 BTC
The decline in production at Bitfarms was explained by the reduction in block rewards after halving, a drop in mining volumes in Argentina, and downtime due to equipment upgrades. In June, Bitfarms' board of directors adopted a shareholder rights protection plan after the purchase proposal from Riot Platforms. The initiative (commonly known as a "poison pill") sets a threshold of 15% for the accumulation of securities before it triggers, intended to prevent an immediate threat to the strategic review process.
HIVE Blockchain
Mined: 119 BTC
Hashrate: 4.9 EH/s
Sold: -
Balance as of May 31th: 2,451 BTC
The company purchased 1,000 Antminer S21 Pro units from Bitmain. The devices are expected to be shipped this month.
Hut 8 Mining
Mined: -
Hashrate: -
Sold: -
Balance as of May 31th: -
Bit Digital
Mined: 63.3 BTC
Hashrate: 2.54 EH/s
Sold: -
Balance as of May 31th: 1038.4 BTC
Bit Digital assessed its treasury reserves in the first and second cryptocurrencies at 1,038.4 BTC and 20,508.3 ETH with a fair market value of approximately $70.1 million and $77.1 million respectively (as of May 31). The company's cash and cash equivalents amounted to $47.3 million.
Argo Blockchain
Mined: 45 BTC
Hashrate: -
Sold: -
Balance as of May 31th: 11 BTC
In the last month of spring, Argo Blockchain generated 45 BTC (1.5 BTC per day). Compared to April, this represents a 55% decrease, which the company attributed to a drop in hash price.
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