Hut 8 Q1 Earnings Report: AI Data Center Leases Lock in $1.68 Billion in Revenue, Unlocking ~3,300 BTC in Liquidity

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 released its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, reporting $1.68 billion in revenue from leases for its two hyperscale AI campuses. While advancing its AI data center business, its Bitcoin-related operations remain one of its core revenue sources: total Q1 revenue amounted to $71 million, of which approximately $66 million came from ASIC computing power, AI cloud, and traditional cloud services—primarily driven by Bitcoin mining and related computational services. Additionally, Hut 8 completed a refinancing of its Bitcoin-backed loans, unlocking approximately 3,300 BTC (valued at roughly $260 million) to enhance liquidity and support business expansion. As of the end of March, Hut 8 held cash and Bitcoin with a combined value of approximately $1.3 billion. However, due to digital asset price volatility, the company reported a net loss of $253 million for the quarter—including approximately $296 million in unrealized digital asset losses.