MiningBernstein: Bitcoin Miners Control $90B AI Deals and 27 GW of Power
Bernstein: Bitcoin miners control 27+ GW and $90B in AI deals. US power scarcity makes them essential for hyperscalers and neocloud providers.
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Mining7 Major Bitcoin Mining Pools Join Stratum V2: Foundry, AntPool, MARA
Foundry (30% hashrate), AntPool (17.7%) and five others joined Stratum V2. Next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment: May 15, 2026. Up to 20% of miners at breakeven.
MiningIREN and Nvidia Strike $3.4 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal
Bitcoin miner IREN and Nvidia announced a $3.4B cloud GPU deal and 5 GW AI infrastructure plan. IREN shares jumped 26% after the announcement.
MiningBitcoin Mining Stocks Rise 85% in 2026 Despite BTC Lag
Bitcoin mining stocks posted gains of up to 85% in 2026 as TeraWulf, Riot and Hut 8 pivot to AI data centers, while BTC is roughly 20% below January levels.
MiningRiot Platforms Q1 2026: $167M Revenue, Data Center Pulls $33M
Riot Platforms reported $167M revenue in Q1 2026. Data center brought $33M. AMD doubled contracted capacity to 50 MW. Shares surged 7.3% on earnings release.
MiningAmerican Bitcoin Activates 11,298 New ASICs: Shares Jump 11.7%
Trump-linked ABTC activated 11,298 new ASICs in Canada. Fleet reached 89,242 devices, hashrate 28.1 EH/s, shares up 11.7% on Wednesday.
MiningAlcoa Sells Dormant Smelter to Bitcoin Miner NYDIG as US Industrial Sites Go Digital
Alcoa sells its idle Massena East smelter to Bitcoin miner NYDIG. Deal expected mid-2026 as US industrial sites convert to crypto mining.
MiningMined in America Act: US to codify Bitcoin strategic reserve
Senators Lummis and Cassidy introduce the Mined in America Act to boost domestic Bitcoin mining and codify the strategic Bitcoin reserve into federal law.
MiningFrom Crypto Mining to AI: $70B
Public mining companies signed $70B in AI data center contracts. CoinShares: BTC production cost hit $80K, up to 70% revenue from AI by 2026