Mining companies HIVE Digital (HIVE) and Keel Infrastructure (KEEL) are doubling down on synthetic intelligence (AI) infrastructure, which continues the theme of a broader shift throughout the sector away from bitcoin mining completely.
HIVE raised $115 million by means of a zero curiosity convertible be aware providing, with proceeds earmarked for increasing its international information heart footprint and GPU capability, in line with an announcement on Wednesday.
The corporate has more and more leaned into Tier III information facilities throughout Canada, Sweden and Paraguay, positioning them for each bitcoin mining, AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The capital elevate, paired with capped name safety to restrict dilution, is geared toward accelerating that buildout.
Keel, in the meantime, is funding its transition by shrinking. The corporate accomplished the sale of its 70 MW Paraguay web site for roughly $13 million, beneath preliminary expectations, citing deteriorating bitcoin mining economics. The transfer finalizes its exit from Latin America and follows its latest rebrand from Bitfarms to Keel Infrastructure.
“This can be a clear exit from Latin America,” CEO Ben Gagnon mentioned. “We’re targeted and dedicated to constructing the infrastructure spine to help the AI economic system in North America.”
Gagnon added that the proceeds successfully convey ahead “two to 3 years” of anticipated money move, which can now be redeployed into Keel’s HPC and AI pipeline.
Shares of each firms have risen roughly 7%, following the bulletins.
