Mining company HIVE Digital's strategic shift: reducing Bitcoin mining in Sweden, increasing investment in AI data centers in Canada

According to The Block, the publicly listed Bitcoin mining company HIVE Digital Technologies is undergoing a major strategic adjustment due to tax disputes and operational uncertainties. The company plans to gradually reduce its Bitcoin mining operations in Sweden while significantly expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) data center capabilities in Canada.

HIVE stated that its ASIC Bitcoin mining operations in Boden, Sweden, are facing challenges such as the "misuse of existing tax rules" by local authorities, including mandatory margin requirements, which have created operational uncertainties. As a result, the company is gradually scaling down this business and reallocating resources to its AI and high-performance computing strategy in Europe, with a potential complete exit from Bitcoin production in Sweden in the future.

Meanwhile, HIVE, through its subsidiary BUZZ High Performance Computing, plans to quadruple the capacity of its liquid-cooled AI data center in Canada, increasing from 4 megawatts (MW) in Manitoba to 16.6 MW across two provinces. The new capacity includes a 5 MW hosting facility in British Columbia, which can be expanded to 12.6 MW.