Core Insights - Sphere 3D Corp. reported a transition year in 2024, focusing on reducing costs and moving towards vertical integration in Bitcoin mining operations [2] - The company generated revenues of 16.6millioninfiscalyear2024,adecreasefrom21.9 million in 2023, attributed to the removal of older mining equipment and the sale of its former Service and Product segment [5][10] - The company replaced approximately 25% of its S19j Pro miners with newer generation miners, resulting in significant increases in hashrate [6] Financial Performance - Revenues for fiscal year 2024 were 16.6million,downfrom21.9 million in 2023, with Bitcoin mining revenue specifically decreasing from 19.7millionto16.6 million [5][10] - Operating costs decreased to 38.0millionin2024from51.9 million in 2023, leading to a reduced net loss of 9.5million,or0.48 per share, compared to a net loss of 23.4million,or1.93 per share, in the previous year [11][12] - The company had a self-mined Bitcoin balance of 14.9 Bitcoin with a carrying value of approximately 1.4millionasofDecember31,2024[4]OperationalDevelopments−Thecompanyenteredintoasecuritiespurchaseagreementfortheissuanceof4,225,353commonsharesat1.42 per share, along with warrants for the same number of shares at an exercise price of 1.50[6]−AsignificantoperationalmilestonewasachievedwiththelaunchofanewminingsiteinIowainMarch2025,markingashifttowardsverticalintegration[6][11]−TheBitcoinhalvingeventinApril2024reducedtheblocksubsidyfrom6.25to3.125Bitcoinperblock,impactingtheoverallmininglandscape[6]BalanceSheetOverview−AsofDecember31,2024,totalassetswere43.2 million, a decrease from 45.7millionin2023,withcashandcashequivalentsincreasingto5.4 million from 586,000[13][14]−Totalliabilitiesdecreasedto3.9 million from 5.3million,whiletotalshareholders′equityincreasedto39.3 million from $26.5 million [14]