Hive Digital Technologies 改善商業模式以滿足人工智慧運算能力日益增長的需求

當以太坊在 2022 年從工作量證明機制過渡到權益證明機制時，加密貨幣礦商 Hive Digital 不得不修改其商業模式。

Crypto miner Hive Digital has shifted its focus to artificial intelligence applications after Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake.

在以太坊過渡到權益證明之後，加密貨幣礦工 Hive Digital 已將其重點轉向人工智慧應用。

The company's Nvidia graphic processing units (GPUs), purchased in a $66 million investment in 2021, are now being used to power AI workloads.

該公司於 2021 年斥資 6,600 萬美元購買了 Nvidia 圖形處理單元 (GPU)，目前正用於支援人工智慧工作負載。

According to Hive executives, the GPUs can generate up to $1 per hour in AI tasks, compared to $0.12 per hour in crypto mining.

據 Hive 高層稱，GPU 在 AI 任務中每小時可產生高達 1 美元的收益，而在加密貨幣挖礦中每小時可產生 0.12 美元的收益。

The company's data centers in New Brunswick and Sweden are being upgraded to support the AI workloads, with plans to add 100 megawatts of mining capacity in Paraguay.

該公司位於新不倫瑞克省和瑞典的資料中心正在升級，以支援人工智慧工作負載，並計劃在巴拉圭增加 100 兆瓦的採礦能力。

Despite the pivot to AI, Hive's executives still prioritize Bitcoin and aim to increase its holdings in the long term.

儘管轉向人工智慧，Hive 的高層仍然優先考慮比特幣，並計劃長期增持比特幣。

Crypto miner Hive Digital (TSX: HIVE) has pivoted its operations toward artificial intelligence applications following Ethereum's ( ETH) transition to a proof-of-stake mechanism in 2022.

繼以太幣 (ETH) 於 2022 年過渡到權益證明機制之後，加密貨幣礦工 Hive Digital（多倫多證券交易所代碼：HIVE）已將其業務轉向人工智慧應用。

The company's Nvidia graphic processing units (GPUs), initially acquired for crypto mining, have now been largely shifted to power AI workloads, marking a new direction in Hive's technological focus.

該公司的 Nvidia 圖形處理單元 (GPU) 最初是為了加密貨幣挖礦而購買的，現在已主要轉向為 AI 工作負載提供動力，這標誌著 Hive 技術重點的新方向。

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph’s editor Sam Bourgi, Hive executives Frank Holmes and Aidan Killick outlined how the firm is leveraging its infrastructure to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.

在接受 Cointelegraph 編輯 Sam Bourgi 的獨家採訪中，Hive 高管 Frank Holmes 和 Aidan Killick 概述了該公司如何利用其基礎設施來滿足對人工智慧運算能力不斷增長的需求。

Speaking to Cointelegraph, the executives highlighted the significant revenue disparity between AI and crypto mining, with the former generating substantially higher returns.

高層在接受 Cointelegraph 採訪時強調了人工智慧和加密貨幣挖礦之間的巨大收入差距，前者產生的回報要高得多。

“We put our GPUs in AI and realized that instead of making $0.12 an hour, which is what you make in crypto mining, you can make up to $1 an hour in AI,” said Killick, who serves as Hive’s president and chief operating officer.

Hive 總裁兼營運長Killick 表示：「我們將GPU 應用於人工智慧，並意識到，在人工智慧領域，你每小時可以賺取1 美元，而不是在加密貨幣挖礦中每小時賺取0.12 美元。

Emphasizing the demand for AI computing power, Killick further noted: “Institutions are much more interested in us with our AI than Bitcoin.”

Killick 在強調對人工智慧運算能力的需求時進一步指出：“機構對我們的人工智慧比對比特幣更感興趣。”

According to Holmes, Hive's chairman, the company's strategy involves operating its mining hardware to maximize return on investment, with the ultimate goal of generating free cash flow to fund growth.

Hive 董事長 Holmes 表示，該公司的策略包括營運其採礦硬體以最大化投資回報，最終目標是產生自由現金流來為成長提供資金。

“We mine our machines to not only repay but generate free cash flow until we hit their break-even, and then we upgrade,” said Killick.

「我們開採我們的機器不僅是為了償還，而且是為了產生自由現金流，直到我們達到收支平衡，然後我們進行升級，」基利克說。

Emphasizing Hive's strong financial performance, Killick highlighted that the company has reported profitable gross mining margins for the past three years and generates cash flow from operations to fund growth without significant shareholder dilution.

Killick 在強調 Hive 強勁的財務業績時強調，該公司在過去三年中報告了盈利的採礦毛利率，並從營運中產生現金流以資助增長，而沒有出現重大股東稀釋。

In the post-Bitcoin halving environment, many miners have struggled with profitability as hash prices have hit record lows of $40 per peta hash per day, but Killick described the prices as a “soft landing.”

在比特幣減半後的環境中，許多礦商都在盈利方面苦苦掙扎，因為哈希價格已創下每天每 Peta 哈希 40 美元的歷史低點，但 Killick 將這些價格描述為「軟著陸」。

“It's really good for running the business, but the long term is Bitcoin,” said Holmes of the company's pivot to AI.

「這對業務運營確實有好處，但從長遠來看是比特幣，」霍姆斯在談到公司轉向人工智慧時說道。

Moreover, Hive is planning to expand its mining operations in Latin America, with the company's executives stating that the goal in Paraguay is to achieve 2-3% of the global Bitcoin network hash rate.

此外，Hive還計劃擴大在拉丁美洲的挖礦業務，該公司高層表示，巴拉圭的目標是達到全球比特幣網路哈希率的2-3%。

“We believe in Bitcoin, and we want green and clean coins in our balance sheet because we know they’re going to be more valuable,” said Holmes.

「我們相信比特幣，我們希望在我們的資產負債表中使用綠色和清潔的硬幣，因為我們知道它們會更有價值，」霍姆斯說。