Hive Digital Technologies 改进商业模式以满足人工智能计算能力日益增长的需求

当以太坊在 2022 年从工作量证明机制过渡到权益证明机制时，加密货币矿商 Hive Digital 不得不修改其商业模式。

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

在以太坊过渡到权益证明之后，加密货币矿工 Hive Digital 已将其重点转向人工智能应用。

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

该公司于 2021 年斥资 6600 万美元购买了 Nvidia 图形处理单元 (GPU)，目前正用于支持人工智能工作负载。

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.

据 Hive 高管称，GPU 在 AI 任务中每小时可产生高达 1 美元的收益，而在加密货币挖矿中每小时可产生 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.

该公司位于新不伦瑞克省和瑞典的数据中心正在升级，以支持人工智能工作负载，并计划在巴拉圭增加 100 兆瓦的采矿能力。

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

尽管转向人工智能，Hive 的高管仍然优先考虑比特币，并计划长期增持比特币。

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.

继以太坊 (ETH) 于 2022 年过渡到权益证明机制之后，加密货币矿工 Hive Digital（多伦多证券交易所代码：HIVE）已将其业务转向人工智能应用。

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.

该公司的 Nvidia 图形处理单元 (GPU) 最初是为了加密货币挖矿而购买的，现在已主要转向为 AI 工作负载提供动力，这标志着 Hive 技术重点的新方向。

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 编辑 Sam Bourgi 的独家采访中，Hive 高管 Frank Holmes 和 Aidan Killick 概述了该公司如何利用其基础设施来满足对人工智能计算能力不断增长的需求。

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

高管们在接受 Cointelegraph 采访时强调了人工智能和加密货币挖矿之间的巨大收入差距，前者产生的回报要高得多。

“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 总裁兼首席运营官 Killick 表示：“我们将 GPU 应用于人工智能，并意识到，在人工智能领域，你每小时可以赚取 1 美元，而不是在加密货币挖矿中每小时赚取 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 在强调对人工智能计算能力的需求时进一步指出：“机构对我们的人工智能比对比特币更感兴趣。”

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 董事长 Holmes 表示，该公司的战略包括运营其采矿硬件以最大化投资回报，最终目标是产生自由现金流来为增长提供资金。

“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.

“我们开采我们的机器不仅是为了偿还，而且是为了产生自由现金流，直到我们达到收支平衡，然后我们进行升级，”基利克说。

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 在强调 Hive 强劲的财务业绩时强调，该公司在过去三年中报告了盈利的采矿毛利率，并从运营中产生现金流以资助增长，而没有出现重大股东稀释。

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.”

在比特币减半后的环境中，许多矿商都在为盈利而苦苦挣扎，因为哈希价格已创下每天每 Peta 哈希 40 美元的历史低点，但 Killick 将价格描述为“软着陆”。

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

“这对业务运营确实有好处，但从长远来看是比特币，”霍姆斯在谈到公司转向人工智能时说道。

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还计划扩大在拉丁美洲的挖矿业务，该公司高管表示，巴拉圭的目标是达到全球比特币网络哈希率的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.

“我们相信比特币，我们希望在我们的资产负债表中使用绿色和清洁的硬币，因为我们知道它们会更有价值，”霍姆斯说。