Bitcoin Miners Emerge As Winners In AI Boom

Benzinga

Bitcoin miners are outperforming Bitcoin in 2025 as they pivot to AI and high-performance computing. Firms like Cipher and IREN have soared up to 500%, marking a new era where crypto mining and AI infrastructure converge.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Bitcoin miners are emerging as the standout winners of 2025,

00:06outperforming Bitcoin itself as they pivot to artificial intelligence

00:09and high-performance computing, according to Bloomberg.

00:11Once tied to Bitcoin's volatility, the sector is being revalued

00:14as a core part of the AI infrastructure boom.

00:17Cypher Mining and Iron shares have surged 300% and 500% this year, respectively,

00:22as both companies shift from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure,

00:25highlighted by Cypher's $3 billion deal with FluidStack.

00:28Cypher, Iron, and TerraWolf are accelerating their shift into AI infrastructure

00:32through multi-billion dollar financing deals,

00:35saving the growing overlap between crypto mining and AI computing.

00:39Analysts say the shift away from maximizing Bitcoin hash rate

00:41toward optimizing energy efficiency reflects a new phase

00:45in which mining and AI computing share the same energy economy.

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