Hut 8 Is Keen On AI Computing As It Relocates 6,400 Rigs, Eyes Growth Amid Legal Battle
Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Hut 8 has announced plans to relocate 6,400 rigs from its facility in Ontario, Canada as the demand for AI and high-performance computing surges.
This is part of the firm’s wider plan to revive its dwindling activities after it faced a few hurdles including a legal tussle with its third-party energy supplier Validus back in Nov 2022 leading to a closure of the facility.
The Canadian-based company is now looking to expand its operations in the United States with the 6,400 miners confirmed en route to Texas.
According to the company’s projections, mining activities will resume toward the end of July with an added boost of 600 petahashes per second driving up its total hashrate to 3.2 exahashes per second.
Jamie Laverton, Hut 8’s Chief Executive commented on the state of BTC mining operations expressing positivity after long periods in the woods which saw miners posting losses, and selling BTC balances alongside equipment in a bid to stay afloat.
“The industry has rebounded well over the past few months and we have seen more momentum than originally anticipated, partly due to some of our peers following our lead in the HPC and AI computing spaces.”
