Our Mission
Accelerate the development of the blockchain sector through traditional capital markets and create long-term shareholder value
HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. is a growth oriented, TSX.V-listed company building a bridge from the blockchain sector to traditional capital markets. HIVE is strategically partnered with Genesis Mining Ltd. to build the next generation of blockchain infrastructure. HIVE owns state-of-the-art GPU-based digital currency mining facilities in Iceland and Sweden, which produce newly minted digital currencies like Ethereum continuously as well as cloud-based ASIC-based capacity which produces newly minted digital currencies like Bitcoin. Our deployments provide shareholders with exposure to the operating margins of digital currency mining as well as a growing portfolio of crypto-coins.
Management
Olivier Roussy Newton
Founder, Director and Interim President
A visionary young technology leader and a co-founder of HIVE, Olivier advises Genesis Mining, the world's largest crypto miner, on new business initiatives. He is a partner at Latent Capital, an investment fund focused on quantum computing, financial technology and bioinformatics. Olivier's expertise in the blockchain space helps the HIVE board to navigate challenges and identify new opportunities.
Darcy Daubaras
CFO
Mr. Daubaras has over 20 years of experience in corporate accounting and public company service. Prior to joining HIVE, Darcy was a member of the executive team at FinancialCAD Corporation. Mr. Daubaras has previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for Canadian listed public companies as well as serving as the Director of Corporate Accounting with Mercer International. Darcy was awarded a CPA, CA designation from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia as well as being awarded a CPA designation in Illinois and has experience with Sarbanes-Oxley. He received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria.
Stephan Metz
Country Manager
Switzerland
Mr. Metz is an accomplished cross-border legal and tax expert, with experience in tax law. Prior to joining HIVE, Mr. Metz worked as a Senior Manager at PWC and assisting individuals relocate their businesses to Zug (planning residency and advising connected tax and legal topics). He has invaluable experience in a rapidly evolving digital currency ecosystem, including tax structuring for mining companies, digital currency funds and trading platforms. Mr. Metz’s experience and leadership adds additional expertise to the management team of HIVE and helps increase operational efficiency in both Europe and internationally.
Directors
Frank Holmes
Interim Executive Chairman
Renowned global investor Frank Holmes leads the HIVE board of directors and is contributing to the company's vision and strategy. Frank is chief executive and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors, a leading mutual fund and asset management firm. Frank is a sought after keynote speaker at international investment conferences and a regular guest in business media. His Frank Talk CEO Blog is one of the most widely read in finance.
Marco Streng
Vice Chairman
Prior to co-founding Genesis in 2013 and becoming an impassioned advocate for blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, Marco studied mathematics at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich. Genesis now operates data centres around the world which allow customers to rent hashpower to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a number of other alt-coins. Genesis has grown significantly since its inception and now serves over a million customers worldwide.
Bjoern Arzt
Director
Bjoern is a lawyer who has spent the last 10 years structuring asset-backed and fund structures for a major European investment bank. Since 2012, he has focused on the cryptocurrency industry and has helped grow Genesis’ cryptocurrency mining activities, and in doing so has developed a strong knowledge of the mechanics and the economics of cryptocurrency mining. He is a Managing Partner at Logos Fund, a blockchain and cryptocurrency investment fund.
Tobias Ebel
Director
Tobias has more than 10 years of professional experience in the funds industry and is a specialist lawyer for legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and structuring aspects of investment funds. For several years, Tobias has also been working in the cryptocurrency industry and has helped to solve legal and tax problems in cryptocurrency mining and investment activities. He is a Managing Partner at Logos Fund, a blockchain and cryptocurrency investment fund.
Marcus New
Director
Marcus is the CEO of InvestX Capital Ltd, an online private equity and venture capital platform. Prior to InvestX Marcus built a number of disruptive technology businesses in the capital markets including: CEO of Stockhouse Publishing, a leading financial community for affluent investors. A data platform business that was licensed to dozens of brokerage firms, global institutional sales desks, and over 200 hedge funds.
Partnership
HIVE is the culmination of an exclusive partnership between Genesis Mining, the world’s largest cloud bitcoin mining company with over a million customers.
Software
Hardware
Green Energy
The Genesis partnership equips HIVE with the three key elements needed to power the future of blockchain computing.
About Genesis Mining
Founded in Hong Kong by early Bitcoin investors and mining pioneers, Genesis Mining Ltd. is the largest cryptocurrency miner and the largest cloud miner with over a million customers.
Their first large-scale Bitcoin mining facility was built in 2014 using custom hardware. This was followed up in 2016 with the construction of the world’s largest Ether mining facility — specifically built to support the Ethereum Project at an early stage of its development.
HIVE is a partnership between Genesis Mining and Fiore Group to accelerate the development of the blockchain sector through traditional capital markets and develop the leading listed blockchain infrastructure company.
