Singapore-based cloud Bitcoin miner BitFuFu doubled its third-quarter income from the earlier yr, pushed by demand for cloud mining and tools as miners sought to capitalize on the rising worth of Bitcoin.
Whole income elevated 100% to $180.7 million in comparison with the identical interval final yr, with cloud mining making up $122 million, in keeping with BitFuFu’s Q3 earnings report on Wednesday.
The rise was sparked by robust demand for cloud-mining options, customers shopping for up mining tools, and the continued growth of mining capability.
BitFuFu has doubled its third-quarter income in comparison with final yr, due to a surge in cloud mining curiosity. Supply: BitFuFu
BitFuFu operates its personal mining farms, the place it mines Bitcoin (BTC) immediately. Moreover, it sells mining machines, offers internet hosting companies, and permits customers to lease or buy hash fee for a payment.
Cloud mining demand rising with hashrate
BitFuFu’s cloud-mining customers elevated over 40% to 641,526 in comparison with the identical time final yr, and mining tools gross sales raked in $35 million, in comparison with solely $0.3 million the identical time final yr.
The typical value of Bitcoin throughout Q3 final yr was $61,000, in distinction to $114,500.
“This development displays robust demand for mining machines, supported by the sustained upward pattern in Bitcoin costs,” the miner mentioned.
The community hashrate has additionally been on the rise and is sitting at 1.19 billion, up from 687.19 million one yr in the past, in keeping with evaluation platform Ycharts. Cloud mining allows customers to mine cryptocurrency with no need to keep up and improve the {hardware} themselves.
Mining Bitcoin contributed to earnings as properly
Bitcoin miners have been shifting capability towards AI and high-power computing internet hosting companies following the April 2024 halving which reduce mining rewards.
Nonetheless, BitFuFu CEO Leo Lu mentioned persevering with to self-mine Bitcoin has continued to contribute to the corporate’s development and income.
“Our robust third-quarter outcomes display the advantages of our differentiated dual-engine mannequin, combining recurring cloud-mining income with direct participation in Bitcoin worth appreciation via our self-mining operations.”
“This mannequin provides us a number of levers to handle volatility and maintain profitability via cycles, and our robust steadiness sheet offers the pliability to speculate the place returns are most compelling,” he added.
BitFuFu mined 174 Bitcoin in Q3, and likewise elevated its complete holdings by 19% to 1,962 cash in comparison with the identical time in 2024.
