EMCD vs HIVE Digital Technologies

How EMCD vs HIVE Digital Technologies compare on our ratings, mining company specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature
Ratings
Our score3.7/54.1/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Track record4.54.5
Costs & fees2.54.0
Transparency3.54.5
Scale & reliability4.04.5
Support4.03.0
Specs
TypeMining pool, Firmware & softwarePublic miner, Hosting
CoinsBTC, LTC, DOGE, BCH, ETC, KAS, DASH, ZECBTC
Pool fee1.5% to 4%Not disclosed
Payout schemesFPPS, PPS+, PPLNSNot disclosed
Hashrate32 EH/s25.1 EH/s
Stock tickerNot disclosedNASDAQ: HIVE, TSX: HIVE
LocationsNot disclosedCanada, Sweden, Paraguay
Energy sourcesNot disclosedHydroelectric
Hardware modelsAntminerASIC, NVIDIA GPUs
Company
Founded20172017
Headquarters——
InvestorsNot disclosedNot disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Controls over 2% of total Bitcoin network hashrate
  • Continuous operations and tracked pool performance since 2017
  • Merged mining enabled for simultaneous LTC and DOGE yields
  • Supports multiple reward distribution models including FPPS and PPLNS
  • Operates 440 MW of renewable data center capacity across three continents
  • Generated 25.1 EH/s in installed Bitcoin mining hashrate as of March 2026
  • Diversified revenue across Bitcoin mining and enterprise BUZZ HPC GPU hosting
  • Publicly listed on Nasdaq and TSX with audited financial reporting
Cons
  • Bitcoin mining pool fee is 4% on standard tiers
  • Merged mining payouts require meeting withdrawal thresholds on both assets simultaneously
  • Platform wallet and Coinhold products require custodial trust
  • Mining accounts are subject to mandatory AML and CTF verification checks
  • Does not offer retail mining pool services or private hosting contracts
  • Bitcoin mining revenues are exposed to network difficulty increases and halvings
  • Brand is frequently targeted by unauthorized third-party phishing schemes
Best forASIC operators seeking daily FPPS payouts, Scrypt miners targeting merged LTC and DOGE, Farms needing integrated fleet monitoring toolsEquity investors seeking Bitcoin mining exposure, Enterprises requiring GPU cloud compute, Institutions tracking green data center infrastructure

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