Self-Mining Operations
- As at
October 7, 2022 , the Company has an aggregate self-mining Hashrate of 92.24 PH/s from ASIC miners running at its data centres. - The 92.24 PH/s of existing self-mining Hashrate currently contributes
USD$227,247 per month in self-mining revenue forCryptoStar . (Source: https://whattomine.com/ Mining metrics are calculated based on a BTC – USD exchange rate of 1 BTC =$19,985.68 updated at 2022-10-0711:42:12 UTC ). - 160 high performance ASIC miners of the previously announced purchase of 600 high performance ASIC miners remain to be deployed. This will increase the Company's self-mining Hashrate from ASIC miners by a further 14.1 PH/s. The Company anticipates deploying these ASIC miners as expeditiously as possible upon expansion of its operations in
Quebec, Canada . - Since the completion of Ethereum's merge to proof of stake, the Company is actively exploring opportunities to utilize its GPU computing power.
Hosting Operations
- As at
October 7, 2022 , the Company has Equipment Hosting Agreements for an aggregate mining capacity of approximately 12 MW located at its award-winning data centre facilities inUtah, USA , contributing annual hosting revenues for the Company ofUSD$2.1 million .
LOI with Kansas Partner
- On
October 6, 2022 , the Company terminated the LOI with the Kansas Partner previously announced onFebruary 10, 2022 as a result of its due diligence investigations.
Expansion in
- The Company, through a subsidiary, continues to make progress on its expansion of operations in
Quebec, Canada , and on its application withHydro Quebec to secure an additional 5 MW of power at its data centre.
Alberta Operations
- The natural gas power generation site of 611890
Alberta Inc. DBA Avila Energy (the "Alberta Partner ") remains shut down. Litigation against the Alberta Partner et al. is ongoing with respect to the non-compliance with terms of the power supply agreement for up to 30 MW and damages arising therefrom.
Future Growth
- The Company plans to continue to further expand its self-mining inventory of mining hardware. Further orders for mining hardware may be placed using astute capital management strategies based upon prevailing market conditions.
- The Company plans to continue to further expand its data centre operations in
North America by partnering with large cryptocurrency miners seeking operating locations inNorth America . The Company continues to consider and perform diligence on several potential transactions and opportunities.
Financial Position
- The Company is in a strong financial position and is well capitalized.
- As at
October 7, 2022 , the Company held 550.64 ETH, 80.05 BTC andUSD$2.1 million (CAD$2.9 million ) in cash. - The Company has made payments and deposits for buildings and infrastructure equipment of
USD$3.9 million (CAD$5.4 million ). - Additionally, effective
October 1, 2022 , the Company extended its lease for a further five years at one of its award-winning data centre facilities inUtah, USA and made security deposit payments ofUSD$340,000 (CAD$466,500 ) in relation to the extension of the lease.
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