The Toronto-based firm said it expects the figure of 3,806 to grow to around 5,000 by year's end.
The shares are scheduled to make their debut on Nasdaq next week.
The securities offering is expected to take place on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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The batch of processors will add 1,600 GH to Hut 8's mining capacity.
Hut 8 plans to add another 5,000 ASICs to Foundry's pool by August.
The new machines will add 475 PH/s to Hut 8's hash power.
Stock of three major cryptocurrency mining firms are appearing in Fidelity, Vanguard and Charles Schwab mutual funds.
Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 reported a sharp drop in revenue. However, the rising value of the firm's BTC holdings helped it finish the quarter in the black.
Billion-dollar fund manager Fidelity International is betting big on rebounding fortunes for the listed bitcoin miner Hut 8.
Hut 8 says its new funding is going towards increasing the bitcoin miner's total capacity by a fifth.
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Hut 8, two months after announcing its partnership with Bitfury, is preparing to be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange prior to expanding mining ops.