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According to PR Newswire, crypto mining company and energy infrastructure platform Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ/Toronto Stock Exchange: HUT) released its second quarter 2026 earnings report. Key highlights are as follows: In terms of commercialization, the company completed the commercialization of its first gigawatt-scale AI data center campus, Beacon Point, and signed a second 352 MW IT lease after the quarter ended, with a total base period contract value of approximately US$26.6 billion, expected annual average Net Operating Income (NOI) to exceed US$1.75 billion, covering 949 MW of contracted IT capacity, with all lessors being investment-grade counterparties. In terms of financing, the company completed US$7.5 billion of investment-grade project financing in a single quarter, including US$3.3 billion for the River Bend campus and US$4.25 billion for Beacon Point Phase I, all being non-recourse non-dilutive financing, setting a precedent for investment-grade construction financing for single-sponsor data center projects. In terms of finance, total revenue for the second quarter was US$74.9 million, a year-over-year increase of 81% (US$41.3 million in the same period last year); net loss was US$177.1 million, primarily due to an unrealized loss of US$138.6 million on digital assets; adjusted EBITDA was US$10.45 million, a year-over-year increase of 149%. In terms of construction, the two major campuses, River Bend and Beacon Point, combined
Odaily Benchmark has raised its price target for Hut 8 (HUT) from $85 to $165, citing the company's accelerated commercialization of its AI data center business and a total of $16.8 billion in long-term contracts for AI infrastructure. Analyst Mark Palmer stated that the commercialization progress of Hut 8's Beacon Point AI data center campus in Texas "has changed the company's valuation logic," significantly increasing the project's value.Currently, Hut 8's stock price is approximately $97, meaning Benchmark's new target implies roughly 69% upside. The stock had previously fallen nearly 30% over the past six weeks.According to Benchmark's estimates, the redesigned first phase of the Beacon Point campus will support 352MW of IT capacity, a 57% increase from the original 224MW plan. The base term value of the lease for this initial phase is approximately $9.8 billion, with an estimated annualized net operating income of around $655 million.Additionally, the lease agreement for Hut 8's River Bend data center, signed with Fluidstack and supported by Google, is valued at approximately $7 billion. The combined base term value of the two contracts reaches $16.8 billion. If tenants exercise the included 5-year renewal options, the potential total value could rise to $42.8 billion. (The Block)
: The Beacon announced on platform X that the first season of The Beacon, "Goblin's Gambit," is now live, with a total reward pool exceeding 7.7 million BCN tokens. Users can earn BCN tokens by participating in the game. Additionally, for the best experience, the official team recommends that users play the game via the Epic Games platform.For more related content, please read: Complete Guide to the First Season of Chain Game The Beacon: 7.7 Million BCN Prize Pool and Treasure Chest Gameplay
The Beacon announced on platform X that its first season, "Goblin's Gambit," will launch at 16:00 UTC on May 25, with total rewards exceeding 7.7 million BCN tokens. Users can earn BCN token rewards by participating in the game.
Odaily News Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has announced the signing of a 15-year, $9.8 billion lease agreement to provide capacity for the first 352-megawatt phase of its AI data center at the Beacon Point site in Texas. Following the news, Hut 8's stock price surged 33% to $107, reaching an all-time high. The IT capacity covered by the agreement will support hyperscale AI training and inference workloads. Hut 8's total contracted AI data center capacity now stands at 597 megawatts, with a total contract value of approximately $16.8 billion. The estimated average annual net operating income is around $1.1 billion. The site is expected to begin power supply in the first quarter of 2027, with the first data hall delivered in the third quarter of the same year.