Bit Digital, Inc. Announces Commencement of Revenue Generation for Inaugural AI Contract

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Jan 23, 2024, 08:00 ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) ("Bit Digital" or the "Company"), a sustainable platform for digital assets and artificial intelligence ("AI") infrastructure headquartered in New York City, is pleased to announce that its customer contract for its Bit Digital AI business has commenced revenue generation as of the date of this report. 192 servers, representing 1,536 GPUs, began generating revenue on January 23, 2024. An additional 64 servers, representing 512 GPUs, are expected to start earning revenue by the end of January 2024. The total contract value for 2,048 GPUs is worth more than $50 million of annualized revenue to Bit Digital.

Sam Tabar, Bit Digital's CEO, commented: "We are excited to begin earning revenue from our inaugural contract for our Bit Digital AI business. We expect that the steady revenue and strong margin contribution from this contract will strengthen our overall financial profile and make us more resilient to potential downswings in the price of bitcoin. Additionally, we believe the steady cash flows from this contract will enable us to opportunistically acquire new bitcoin mining rigs as we strive towards our goal of doubling our operating fleet to approximately 6.0 EH/s during 2024."

About Bit Digital

Bit Digital, Inc. is a sustainable platform for digital assets and artificial intelligence ("AI") infrastructure headquartered in New York City. Our bitcoin mining operations are located in the US, Canada, and Iceland. The Company has also established a business line, Bit Digital AI, that offers infrastructure services for artificial intelligence applications. For additional information, please contact [email protected] or visit our website at www.bit-digital.com.

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