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Bitcoin miner TeraWulf has reported a 130% revenue increase in Q2 despite a more than 20% decline in crypto production.
TeraWulf Inc., a public U.S.-based Bitcoin <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/mining/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">mining</a> company, has announced its Q2 financial results, showcasing a 130% increase in revenue year-over-year despite a decline in <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> production.
Per the company’s Aug. 12 <a href="https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/84/terawulf-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">press release</a>, its revenue surged to $35.6 million from $15.5 million in the same quarter last year, while gross profit rose to $21.7 million, up from $10.3 million. However, the gross profit margin fell to 60.9% from 66.9% “due to an approximate doubling in network difficulty and the bitcoin reward halving in April,” the press release reads.
TeraWulf’s self-mined Bitcoin in Q2 decreased by 21.4%, totaling 699 (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) across its Lake Mariner and Nautilus Cryptomine facilities, which the company attributed to increased mining difficulty and elevated power costs.
Operationally, TeraWulf expanded its infrastructure with the completion of the site at the Lake Mariner Facility, increasing its mining capacity to 245 MW and 10 EH/s. Another construction is underway, expected to add another 50 MW by Q1 2025. The company is also advancing into high-performance computing and artificial intelligence projects, including a recent purchase of a 128-GPU cluster.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bitcoin-miners-aim-at-ai-sector">Bitcoin miners aim at AI sector</h2>
The Bitcoin mining company indicated its intention to enter the AI sector in early July by repaying its remaining $77.5 million term loan ahead of schedule, thus clearing all outstanding debt. At that time, the Maryland-based firm <a href="https://crypto.news/bitcoin-mining-company-terawulf-pays-off-debt-eyes-ai-expansion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> plans to leverage generative AI to optimize costs and financial outflows.
TeraWulf is not the only crypto mining company that seeks to diversify its business by focusing on new areas, although the profitability of doubling down on AI is yet to be seen. In July, shares of Australian Bitcoin miner Iris Energy <a href="https://crypto.news/iris-energy-shares-plunge-14-on-ai-computing-support-doubts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">dropped</a> 14% after Culper Research questioned the firm’s ability to serve the high-performance computers for AI.
In a report, Culper said that Iris’ flagship Childress buildout “lacks numerous features that are critical to HPC applications,” adding that the firm’s management — Iris Co-CEO Daniel Roberts and his brother Will — have started selling their own shares since February, which was the first time since Iris went public.
Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/bitcoin-below-56k-puts-stress-on-miners-profitability-analysts-say/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Bitcoin below $56k puts stress on miners’ profitability, analysts say </a>

TeraWulf sees 130% revenue growth despite over 20% drop in Bitcoin production

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