Powerbridge to Deploy 2,600 Crypto Mining Rigs in Hong Kong

Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. is launching bitcoin and ether mining operations in Hong Kong with a plan to deploy 2,600 high-performance mining rigs.

The Zhuhai, China-based company announced Friday its fleet will include 600 high-performance bitcoin mining machines with a hashrate (computing power) of about 60 petahash per second, and 2,000 high-performance ethereum miners with a hashrate of approximately 1,000 gigahash per second.
“We expect our high-performance, environmental-friendly crypto-mining fleets to significantly accelerate our revenue,” Powerbridge Technologies President Stewart Lor said in a statement on Friday.
The company is a software as a service (SaaS) and blockchain applications provider, with the digital asset business headquartered in Singapore. Powerbridge announced in August it was expanding into bitcoin and ether mining.
The technology company’s share price rose as much as 14% on Friday before paring some of its gains to be up about 3%. The stock has fallen about 48% this year versus the Nasdaq index climbing 17% in the same time period.
On Aug. 25, Powerbridge said it signed a deal to buy 5,600 miners from Crypto Digital Holdings Ltd., to be delivered starting from Oct. 2021.
Recently, crypto mining firms have been expanding their operations in North America, particularly in Texas. Argo Blockchain said earlier this year that by choosing the Texas location, it has been able to secure access to some of the “cheapest renewable energy worldwide.”

DISCLOSURE

Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated.

The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. As part of their compensation, certain CoinDesk employees, including editorial employees, may receive exposure to DCG equity in the form of stock appreciation rights, which vest over a multi-year period. CoinDesk journalists are not allowed to purchase stock outright in DCG.

Aoyon Ashraf

Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity markets

Follow @Aoyon_A on Twitter

Learn more about Consensus 2024, CoinDesk’s longest-running and most influential event that brings together all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Head to consensus.coindesk.com to register and buy your pass now.