News12:36 PM EDT, 06/29/2018 (MT Newswires) -- HIVE Blockchain Technologies (HIVE.V) -- a company with digital currency mining facilities in Iceland and Sweden -- lost more than 1.0% Friday ($0.69 apiece) as it gave operational updates prior to the announcement of financial results for three and 12 months ended March 31, 2018 on July 18 2018. The company said in a statement that since the start of mining in September 2017 until March 31, 2018, HIVE Blockchain mined more than 17,000 Ethereum coins and 54,000 Ethereum Classic coins. HIVE added that it has doubled production by bringing Sweden Phases 2 and 3 online. CEO Harry Pokrandt said: "HIVE Blockchain continues to execute on its strategy of expanding mining capacity within stable jurisdictions with access to green, low cost power and high-speed internet." Price: 0.69, Change: -0.01, Percent Change: -1.43