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Major U.S. public Bitcoin miners including Cipher Digital, Bitfarms, and Core Scientific are selling their Bitcoin holdings and pivoting to AI/HPC infrastructure leasing with tech giants like Microsoft and Google. The shift comes amid industry-wide profitability challenges, with Bitcoin Magazine labeling this strategy a 'historic mistake'.
Bitcoin miners are experiencing severe profitability challenges as hash price reaches record lows, forcing operators to shut down mining equipment. Even new, efficient mining rigs are struggling to break even under current market conditions, leading to widespread margin compression across the industry.
MARA Holdings, the second-largest corporate Bitcoin holder with 53,822 BTC ($3.59 billion), revised its treasury policy to allow selling Bitcoin reserves under certain circumstances. The policy shift comes as MARA faces operational challenges with production costs at $87,000 per Bitcoin while current prices are around $66,690, plus upcoming debt obligations in 2027.
