The first miner has already run towards AI

[FP91G]

Bitfarms targets zero bitcoin on the balance sheet as it pivots to AI
The company is actively selling bitcoin and redeploying capital into AI-focused data centers as part of a broader transformation away from mining.
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The shift reflects a broader trend across the bitcoin mining sector, where companies are repurposing energy infrastructure for high-performance computing and AI workloads. Bitfarms is advancing a 2.2 gigawatt development pipeline across North America and targeting AI-driven revenue beginning in 2027, according to its 2025 full-year results.


Quality and Certainty of Power Assets
341 MW 2 energized and 430 MW secured in markets where capacity can’t be easily replicated
https://investor.bitfarms.com/static-files/881289f7-012c-4b4a-b462-0d7832de272e

[blockhilltop]

me reading this while running a few hundred Th/s

[philipma1957]

Well it could be okay.

Back in 2021 the diff dropped like mad but price filled the drop.

and if you were a miner you ended up earning 2x the coin at around 60% of the price.

the price then got to 69k in late 2021

and the diff took a long time to catch up.

[FanTuner]

I wouldn’t call it abandoning Bitcoin, more like diversifying mining profits can be unpredictable, while AI/data centers offer more stable income it is the same infrastructure, just a different use case

[FP91G]

Here's another fresh piece of news
MARA Mining Company Cut 15% of Its Workforce Amid a Shift to AI and Digital Infrastructure
https://incrypted.com/en/mara-mining-company-cut-15-of-its-workforce-amid-a-shift-to-ai-and-digital-infrastructure/
MARA is carrying out mass layoffs.
The Bitcoin miner cut 15% of its team as it restructures the business around AI.
The wave of layoffs in the crypto industry is gaining momentum.


Does AI and Digital Infrastructure require fewer workers?
In mining, everything is highly automated, and one large workshop or network of containers is serviced by several engineers and a small number of junior specialists on a shift basis.