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Since the beginning of the bull market, cryptocurrency-related stocks have generally followed Bitcoin's recent progress. However, mining companies show a very different trajectory. Since August 17, the price has gained about 22%, while exchanges and companies have moved more in line with the market. This divergence draws attention to miners' stock performances, while several players are also developing computing infrastructures for artificial intelligence.
While some of the major listed miners are redirecting their machines towards artificial intelligence, Sarah Sacrispeyre, CEO of Meta Mining group, is making the opposite choice: to remain a "pure and hard" Bitcoin miner. Five years after our first interview, the leader who owns one of the largest Bitcoin mining capacities in the Middle East and has "almost tripled" it since 2021, shares her reading of the network, its cycle, and its long-term horizon.
Bitcoin is recovering, but the mining network is still cautious. In one month, the hashprice increased by 22.24%, driven by the price increase. However, the hashrate remains below 1 ZH/s, while difficulty has increased again. This situation creates a gap between potential revenues and the computing power being used. For miners, the upcoming adjustments will primarily measure whether this improvement can support a sustainable recovery of the network's capacity.
After reaching a peak at the end of 2025, the computing power that secures the Bitcoin network is experiencing an unusual decline. Rapha Zagury, CEO of Twenty One Capital, calls this situation the first "bear market of the hashrate." This decline mainly reflects the deterioration of mining profitability. However, the phenomenon is amplified by artificial intelligence, as many operators are now dedicating their energy infrastructures to long-term computing contracts.
Hut 8 is transforming its Bitcoin-based infrastructures into machines for AI. Its Beacon Point campus in Texas now shows 704 MW of leased capacity for a base contract value of 19.6 billion dollars. Behind the setup are two giants: Nvidia would hold the site lease, while Anthropic has just signed a 35 billion contract with Lambda to use part of this power.
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The Bitcoin network has just passed a new adjustment confirming the fragility of mining in 2026. At block 963,648, mining difficulty decreased by 1.31% after a slight rebound recorded two weeks earlier. Since January, miners have alternated between declines and recoveries without managing to establish lasting growth. This dynamic brings difficulty to only 0.7% above its annual low, while nearly 150 EH/s have left the network.
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Riot Platforms has just changed dimension. The Bitcoin mining giant has signed a 9.1 billion dollar contract over twenty years to supply 191 megawatts to an artificial intelligence laboratory. According to Bloomberg, the client is Anthropic. The agreement especially confirms a rapid transformation of the mining sector, now sought after for its electricity as much as for its bitcoins.
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