MONTREAL and RAMAT GAN, Israel, Sept. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitfarms Technologies Ltd. (formerly Blockchain Mining Ltd.) (“Bitfarms”, or the “Company”) (TASE: BLLCF.TA) (OTCQX: BLLCF), one of the largest blockchain technology companies in the world through its ownership of Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc., today announced the successful launch of its custom-built Bitcoin (“BTC”) mining pool.
As part of Bitfarms’ strategy to be a vertically integrated blockchain technology company, and as previously announced, the Company has officially migrated all owned “miners” (i.e. ASIC mining hardware) to its new BTC mining pool. Bitfarms management is pleased with the initial success thus far, having mined its first block approximately 27 hours after launching the pool. Bitfarms anticipates a public, commercial launch of this product in early October, attracting third-party pool customers through promotional pricing incentives and the pool’s version-rolling functionality.
“Our mining pool launch is another successful milestone for Bitfarms and will provide a new potential revenue stream for the Company. We also anticipate an incremental improvement to our mining margins by eliminating fees historically paid to third-party pool administrators, and increasing our share of transaction fees paid by the network,” said Wes Fulford, CEO of Bitfarms Technologies Ltd.
"In our efforts to scale, the deployment of our own pool was the next logical step in our vertical integration, allowing us to de-risk the uncertainty of third-party platforms and enabling us to broadcast our own mined blocks. Our success in launching this new platform demonstrates our commitment towards the blockchain industry by participating in the decentralization efforts,” added Mathieu Vachon, Founder and Director of Software Engineering.
About Bitfarms Technologies Ltd. (formerly Blockchain Mining Ltd.)
Bitfarms Technologies Ltd. (“Bitfarms”), through its transaction with Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc., owns and operates blockchain farms that power the global decentralized financial economy. Bitfarms provides computing power to cryptocurrency networks such as Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash, earning fees from each network for securing and processing transactions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Since 2013, predecessors to Bitfarms have constructed 4 farms in Québec, Canada, which have 27.5 MW of installed capacity and approximately 200 Ph/s of installed hash-power. Bitfarms’ construction pipeline includes an additional 5 farms with a total of 162.5 MW of power capacity, including current operations.
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