NYSE-listed miner, Cango reduced costs by 19% by shutting down inefficient equipment, and sold Bitcoin to pay down debt.
This was what I saw in the news until I read half of the news to later find out that it is laos linked to AI infrastructure because that was what I was finding as it is the usual doing now by some bitcoin miners.
You can read the AI part yourself and I quote:
reduced costs by 19% by shutting down inefficient equipment, and sold Bitcoin to pay down debt.
Cango plans to redirect capital from its deleveraging efforts toward AI computing infrastructure, positioning the cost reductions as preparation for business model expansion. The same filing indicated the company views AI infrastructure as a natural extension of its existing power and facility investments.
The efficiency focus reflects shifting priorities among public Bitcoin miners facing compressed margins and market volatility. Rather than competing solely on hash rate growth, companies are examining unit economics and alternative revenue streams. Several Bitcoin mining firms have made moves into powering AI computing needs, even abandoning their original business focuses in an effort to chase larger profits amid the AI boom.
https://decrypt.co/363730/bitcoin-miner-cango-sells-143-million-btc-slashes-production-costsAlthough bitcoin can not be affected.