Bitdeer Reports Significant Losses Amid Bitcoin Halving and Increased Hash Rate

According to PANews, Bitdeer, a prominent Bitcoin mining company, has reported a net loss of $50.1 million for the third quarter of 2024. This marks a significant decline in total revenue, which fell from $87.3 million in the same period last year to $62 million. The company attributes this downturn to several factors, including the anticipated Bitcoin halving in April 2024, an increase in global hash rate, reduced hosting revenue, and higher research and development expenses related to the SEAL02 chip development. The company's gross profit saw a sharp decline, dropping from $21.1 million in the third quarter of 2023 to $2.8 million. Additionally, the adjusted EBITDA shifted from $28 million last year to a negative $8.5 million. Despite these financial setbacks, Bitdeer managed to increase its cash and cash equivalents from $203.9 million in the previous quarter to $291.3 million as of September 30. Operationally, Bitdeer experienced a decrease in total managed hash rate, which fell from 21.2 EH/s in the third quarter of 2023 to 17.1 EH/s. This reduction was primarily due to the conversion of 100 MW of hosting capacity at the Texas facility to water cooling for self-mining and the cessation of hosting less efficient mining machines by some clients following the Bitcoin halving. Despite these challenges, self-mining revenue saw a slight increase from $30.1 million to $31.5 million, driven by a 27.9% rise in average self-mining hash rate to 7.8 EH/s and an increase in Bitcoin prices during the quarter. However, the impact of the halving and the rise in global network hash rate could not fully offset the overall revenue decline.