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Core Scientific(NASDAQ:CORZ) is one of the largest providers and miners of blockchain data centers and digital assets in North America. Since 2017, Core Scientific has been operating blockchain data centers in North America, utilizing its facilities and intellectual property portfolio for hosted mining and self-mining of digital assets.
德州数据中心审计收紧电力供给，Bernstein：现有比特币矿工及 AI 运营商价值提升
据 The Block 报道，德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 本周一下令要求公用事业委员会（PUCT）及电网运营商 ERCOT 对州内所有在队列中的数据中心项目展开审计，ERCOT 随即暂停了原定本月公布结果的"Batch Zero"大型用电审批流程。目前数据中心申请占 ERCOT 474GW 互联队列的约 90%。 Bernstein 分析师在周二发布的客户报告中指出，此次监管审查将抑制投机性开发、压缩新增电力容量供给，从而提升已获批电力容量的稀缺价值，利好现有比特币矿企及 AI 运营商。报告点名 Cipher Digital（CIFR）、CleanSpark（CLSK）及 Core Scientific（CORZ）受审计影响较大，因其近期扩张计划依赖德州电网接入；而 Terawulf（WULF）因电力资产分布于肯塔基、马里兰及纽约等多州，抗风险能力较强；Riot Platforms（RIOT）和 IREN 则因已在 ERCOT 拥有大规模获批运营资产而受益。
Core Scientific Pays $41.9 Million to Terminate Block Bitcoin Mining Contract, Shifts Focus to AI Infrastructure
data center operator Core Scientific disclosed in its second-quarter regulatory filing that it paid $41.9 million to terminate the Bitcoin mining machine contract with Block and its Proto division, with related losses amounting to $41.9 million. Both the agreement and future equipment deliveries have been canceled. The agreement, announced in July 2024, originally called for Proto to supply 3nm mining chips, corresponding to approximately 15 EH/s in hashrate, and included options for additional purchases. Core Scientific stated that it will no longer invest in new mining machines to maintain or expand hashrate, will generate cash flow from existing mining machines, and will sell or retire machines as appropriate. Core Scientific's second-quarter hosting revenue increased from $10.6 million in the same period last year to $137 million, accounting for 83% of total revenue; self-mining revenue fell 66% year-over-year to $21.5 million, representing 13% of total revenue. The company stated that quarterly Bitcoin production decreased by 53% year-over-year, and it continues to shift power from mining equipment to high-density computing systems such as GPUs.
Texas Pauses Approvals for ERCOT-Related Data Centers; Bitcoin Miners with Approved Power Contracts Likely Unaffected
Odaily News – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data centers seeking to connect to the state's power grid, and paused approvals for ERCOT-related data center projects. The audit timeline has not been disclosed. Bernstein analysts stated that most Bitcoin mining firms operating in Texas have already signed approved power capacity contracts, and their operations are not expected to be affected by the approval pause. They believe the audit will curb speculative data center pipelines, making real sites with development history more valuable. The analysts noted that Cipher Digital, Core Scientific, and CleanSpark's Texas operations may become more vulnerable to public opposition to data center expansion during future ERCOT approval processes to convert pipeline assets into grid-connected power capacity. IREN and Riot Platforms' Texas mining operations have already received full approval from the ERCOT grid.
德州数据中心审计收紧电力供给，Bernstein：现有比特币矿工及 AI 运营商价值提升
据 The Block 报道，德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 本周一下令要求公用事业委员会（PUCT）及电网运营商 ERCOT 对州内所有在队列中的数据中心项目展开审计，ERCOT 随即暂停了原定本月公布结果的"Batch Zero"大型用电审批流程。目前数据中心申请占 ERCOT 474GW 互联队列的约 90%。 Bernstein 分析师在周二发布的客户报告中指出，此次监管审查将抑制投机性开发、压缩新增电力容量供给，从而提升已获批电力容量的稀缺价值，利好现有比特币矿企及 AI 运营商。报告点名 Cipher Digital（CIFR）、CleanSpark（CLSK）及 Core Scientific（CORZ）受审计影响较大，因其近期扩张计划依赖德州电网接入；而 Terawulf（WULF）因电力资产分布于肯塔基、马里兰及纽约等多州，抗风险能力较强；Riot Platforms（RIOT）和 IREN 则因已在 ERCOT 拥有大规模获批运营资产而受益。
Publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies sold over 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026—more than the entire year of 2025
According to Cointelegraph, publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies collectively sold over 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026—exceeding their total sales for all of 2025 and setting a new quarterly record. Data from TheMinerMag indicates that the relevant companies include MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific, and Bitdeer. The report also notes that the current miner hash price stands at approximately $33 per PH/s per day—below the breakeven level of roughly $35 per PH/s per day for some mining firms. Additionally, according to CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin miners’ reserves have declined from over 1.86 million BTC in 2023 to approximately 1.8 million BTC.
德州数据中心审计收紧电力供给，Bernstein：现有比特币矿工及 AI 运营商价值提升
据 The Block 报道，德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 本周一下令要求公用事业委员会（PUCT）及电网运营商 ERCOT 对州内所有在队列中的数据中心项目展开审计，ERCOT 随即暂停了原定本月公布结果的"Batch Zero"大型用电审批流程。目前数据中心申请占 ERCOT 474GW 互联队列的约 90%。 Bernstein 分析师在周二发布的客户报告中指出，此次监管审查将抑制投机性开发、压缩新增电力容量供给，从而提升已获批电力容量的稀缺价值，利好现有比特币矿企及 AI 运营商。报告点名 Cipher Digital（CIFR）、CleanSpark（CLSK）及 Core Scientific（CORZ）受审计影响较大，因其近期扩张计划依赖德州电网接入；而 Terawulf（WULF）因电力资产分布于肯塔基、马里兰及纽约等多州，抗风险能力较强；Riot Platforms（RIOT）和 IREN 则因已在 ERCOT 拥有大规模获批运营资产而受益。
Bitcoin Mining Companies AI Infrastructure Index Falls 16% in Past Month, Executives at TeraWulf and Others Reduce Holdings
the TEM AI Infrastructure Growth Index has declined by 16% over the past month. Beowulf E&D Holdings, managed by TeraWulf Chairman and CEO Paul Prager, sold 275,000 shares of TeraWulf stock on June 29 at an average price of $26.596 per share, generating total proceeds of approximately $7.3 million. Since the end of March, Prager and his managed entities have sold a combined total of approximately 1.59 million shares of TeraWulf stock, with total proceeds of around $32.7 million. On July 6, TeraWulf announced a 20-year AI infrastructure leasing agreement with Anthropic, expected to generate approximately $19 billion in contract revenue over the initial term and support around 401 megawatts of critical IT load. Cipher Digital CEO Tyler Page filed documents on July 8 to sell 112,500 shares of CIFR stock, valued at approximately $2.38 million. Riot Platforms CEO Jason Les sold 175,000 shares in May, worth approximately $4.2 million, and sold 250,000 shares on June 22, valued at $7.03 million. Core Scientific Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Todd DuChene filed documents on July 6 to sell 140,000 shares, valued at $3 million. On June 30, the IREN board approved granting 9,099,328 restricted stock units each to co-CEOs William Roberts and Daniel Roberts. (Bitcoin.com News).
25-Year-Old AI Stock Guru Discloses Q1 Holdings: Heavy on AI Power, Computing, and Mining Stocks
former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has updated the stock holdings of his "Situational Awareness Fund" as of the end of the first quarter of 2026.The disclosure shows that his major positions are concentrated in AI power, data centers, computing infrastructure, and Bitcoin mining companies. Among them, the Bloom Energy position amounts to $878.7 million, Sandisk to $724.4 million, and CoreWeave to $556.1 million.Additionally, he holds significant positions in mining companies and AI infrastructure firms such as Iren Limited, Core Scientific, Applied Digital, Riot Platforms, Cleanspark, Bitdeer, and Bitfarms and holds stocks semiconductor-related stocks including AMD, Intel, TSMC, ASML, and Micron.
Core Scientific acquires Bitcoin mining firm Polaris for $421 million to expand AI data center
Core Scientific has announced the acquisition of Oklahoma-based Bitcoin mining company Polaris DS LLC for $421 million. Through this acquisition, Core Scientific will obtain Polaris's 440-megawatt contracted power agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric, aiming to rapidly expand its AI business. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.Currently, Core Scientific is renovating and expanding its existing mining sites in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma to support high-density hosting services for AI and compute-intensive workloads. The company has already begun construction of a new 82.5-megawatt facility in Muskogee, with plans to eventually provide 1 gigawatt of leasable power at the site.
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Texas Pauses Approvals for ERCOT-Related Data Centers; Bitcoin Miners with Approved Power Contracts Likely Unaffected
Odaily News – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data centers seeking to connect to the state's power grid, and paused approvals for ERCOT-related data center projects. The audit timeline has not been disclosed. Bernstein analysts stated that most Bitcoin mining firms operating in Texas have already signed approved power capacity contracts, and their operations are not expected to be affected by the approval pause. They believe the audit will curb speculative data center pipelines, making real sites with development history more valuable. The analysts noted that Cipher Digital, Core Scientific, and CleanSpark's Texas operations may become more vulnerable to public opposition to data center expansion during future ERCOT approval processes to convert pipeline assets into grid-connected power capacity. IREN and Riot Platforms' Texas mining operations have already received full approval from the ERCOT grid.
德州数据中心审计收紧电力供给，Bernstein：现有比特币矿工及 AI 运营商价值提升
据 The Block 报道，德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 本周一下令要求公用事业委员会（PUCT）及电网运营商 ERCOT 对州内所有在队列中的数据中心项目展开审计，ERCOT 随即暂停了原定本月公布结果的"Batch Zero"大型用电审批流程。目前数据中心申请占 ERCOT 474GW 互联队列的约 90%。 Bernstein 分析师在周二发布的客户报告中指出，此次监管审查将抑制投机性开发、压缩新增电力容量供给，从而提升已获批电力容量的稀缺价值，利好现有比特币矿企及 AI 运营商。报告点名 Cipher Digital（CIFR）、CleanSpark（CLSK）及 Core Scientific（CORZ）受审计影响较大，因其近期扩张计划依赖德州电网接入；而 Terawulf（WULF）因电力资产分布于肯塔基、马里兰及纽约等多州，抗风险能力较强；Riot Platforms（RIOT）和 IREN 则因已在 ERCOT 拥有大规模获批运营资产而受益。
The stock god is exposed, and the market surges. All the stocks previously disclosed in Situational Awareness's holdings have skyrocketed.
Odaily Odaily News According to MSX.COM data, most of the holdings of the fund Situational Awareness, managed by AI stock god Leopold, have been sold off today. According to its 13F report for the first quarter of 2026 (as of March 31) previously submitted to the US SEC, multiple heavyweight stocks held by the fund saw significant gains today. Among them, CleanSpark (CLSK) rose over 19%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) rose 23.70%, Core Scientific (CORZ) rose over 21%, IREN Ltd (IREN) rose over 26%, and CoreWeave (CRWV) and Sandisk (SNDK) both rose over 22%.
Core Scientific Pays $41.9 Million to Terminate Block Bitcoin Mining Contract, Shifts Focus to AI Infrastructure
data center operator Core Scientific disclosed in its second-quarter regulatory filing that it paid $41.9 million to terminate the Bitcoin mining machine contract with Block and its Proto division, with related losses amounting to $41.9 million. Both the agreement and future equipment deliveries have been canceled. The agreement, announced in July 2024, originally called for Proto to supply 3nm mining chips, corresponding to approximately 15 EH/s in hashrate, and included options for additional purchases. Core Scientific stated that it will no longer invest in new mining machines to maintain or expand hashrate, will generate cash flow from existing mining machines, and will sell or retire machines as appropriate. Core Scientific's second-quarter hosting revenue increased from $10.6 million in the same period last year to $137 million, accounting for 83% of total revenue; self-mining revenue fell 66% year-over-year to $21.5 million, representing 13% of total revenue. The company stated that quarterly Bitcoin production decreased by 53% year-over-year, and it continues to shift power from mining equipment to high-density computing systems such as GPUs.
Core Scientific adds 301 Bitcoin, now holds 848 BTC in total
BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on X, stating that listed AI data center provider Core Scientific has added 301 Bitcoin and currently holds 848 BTC in total, ranking 49th in the Bitcoin 100 list.
Bitcoin Mining Companies AI Infrastructure Index Falls 16% in Past Month, Executives at TeraWulf and Others Reduce Holdings
the TEM AI Infrastructure Growth Index has declined by 16% over the past month. Beowulf E&D Holdings, managed by TeraWulf Chairman and CEO Paul Prager, sold 275,000 shares of TeraWulf stock on June 29 at an average price of $26.596 per share, generating total proceeds of approximately $7.3 million. Since the end of March, Prager and his managed entities have sold a combined total of approximately 1.59 million shares of TeraWulf stock, with total proceeds of around $32.7 million. On July 6, TeraWulf announced a 20-year AI infrastructure leasing agreement with Anthropic, expected to generate approximately $19 billion in contract revenue over the initial term and support around 401 megawatts of critical IT load. Cipher Digital CEO Tyler Page filed documents on July 8 to sell 112,500 shares of CIFR stock, valued at approximately $2.38 million. Riot Platforms CEO Jason Les sold 175,000 shares in May, worth approximately $4.2 million, and sold 250,000 shares on June 22, valued at $7.03 million. Core Scientific Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Todd DuChene filed documents on July 6 to sell 140,000 shares, valued at $3 million. On June 30, the IREN board approved granting 9,099,328 restricted stock units each to co-CEOs William Roberts and Daniel Roberts. (Bitcoin.com News).