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Hut 8 Mining Corp Price

HUT
$73.00
+$1.09(+1.51%)

*Data last updated: 2026-04-29 12:26 (UTC+8)

As of 2026-04-29 12:26, Hut 8 Mining Corp (HUT) is priced at $73.00, with a total market cap of $7.99B, a P/E ratio of -21.39, and a dividend yield of 0.00%. Today, the stock price fluctuated between $72.72 and $73.55. The current price is 0.38% above the day's low and 0.74% below the day's high, with a trading volume of 3.44M. Over the past 52 weeks, HUT has traded between $44.25 to $83.16, and the current price is -12.21% away from the 52-week high.

HUT Key Stats

Yesterday's Close$75.71
Market Cap$7.99B
Volume3.44M
P/E Ratio-21.39
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.00%
Diluted EPS (TTM)2.09
Net Income (FY)-$226.14M
Revenue (FY)$235.11M
Earnings Date2026-05-06
EPS Estimate0.33
Revenue Estimate$77.30M
Shares Outstanding105.61M
Beta (1Y)5.712

About HUT

Hut 8 Corp Hut 8 Corp. is a vertically integrated operator of large-scale energy infrastructure and Bitcoin miners. The Company acquires, designs, builds, manages, and operates data centers that power compute-intensive workloads such as Bitcoin mining, high performance computing, and artificial intelligence.
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryFinancial - Capital Markets
CEOAsher Kevin Genoot
HeadquartersMiami,FL,US
Official Websitehttps://hut8.com
Employees (FY)248.00
Average Revenue (1Y)$948.05K
Net Income per Employee-$911.89K

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Hut 8 Issues $3 Billion in Bonds: A Turning Point as Bitcoin Mining Firms Accelerate Shift Toward AI Infrastructure

Hut 8 issues approximately $3.25 billion in investment-grade bonds to fund a 245 MW AI data center linked to Google, highlighting the collective shift among Bitcoin mining companies toward new business models.

2026-04-28

Strive Increases Holdings to 14,557 Bitcoins: Now the World’s Ninth Largest Corporate Bitcoin Holder

Bitcoin reserve firm Strive has purchased 789 BTC for approximately $61.43 million, bringing its total holdings to 14,557 BTC. This surpasses Hut 8 and makes Strive the ninth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder worldwide.

2026-04-28

Hut 8 Earnings Decoded: $248 Million Losses but $7 Billion in AI Orders—Is This Transformation Real Growth or Just "Accounting Illusion"?

Hut 8 reported a net loss of $248 million for 2025, primarily due to an unrealized Bitcoin loss of $220 million. The company signed a $7 billion AI leasing agreement and is advancing the transformation of 8.5 GW of infrastructure, prompting the market to reassess its positioning as an AI infrastructure provider.

2026-02-26

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Hut 8 Mining Corp (HUT) Latest News

2026-04-28 00:43

Hut 8 Completes $3.25B Bond Offering for Google-Backed Data Center Project

Gate News message, April 28 — Bitcoin miner Hut 8 completed a $3.25 billion investment-grade bond offering to finance the construction of a data center project associated with Google, according to Bloomberg. The bonds mature in 2042 and carry a yield 1.85 percentage points above U.S. Treasuries. The project is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana, with a capacity of 245 megawatts and covers 600,000 square feet. Entergy Corp.'s subsidiary will supply power to the facility under a service agreement. Revenue for the project will come from a 15-year lease agreement with cloud computing startup Fluidstack, valued at approximately $7 billion. Google provides financial guarantees for the project. Hut 8, a publicly listed Bitcoin mining company, is transitioning into energy and digital infrastructure sectors. The company also holds a controlling stake in American Bitcoin Corp., which is associated with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

2026-04-27 13:51

Hut 8 Issues $3B Investment-Grade Bonds to Fund Google-Linked AI Data Center

Gate News message, April 27 — Bitcoin miner Hut 8 Corp is issuing investment-grade secured bonds to finance the construction of a 245-megawatt data center in St. Francisville, Louisiana, in partnership with Alphabet Inc. (Google). The bonds, maturing in 2042, carry an initial price guidance of approximately 213 basis points above the benchmark yield. The project, spanning 600,000 square feet, will generate revenue through a 15-year lease agreement valued at approximately $7 billion with cloud computing startup Fluidstack. Google provides financial guarantees for lease payments and other project obligations. Power will be supplied by a subsidiary of Entergy Corp. under a service agreement. The offering is underwritten by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley. Hut 8, a publicly traded Bitcoin miner, is transitioning into an energy and digital infrastructure company and holds a controlling stake in American Bitcoin Corp., which has ties to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

2026-04-24 15:31

Hut 8 Plans $3B High-Grade Bond Sale to Fund Google-Linked Data Center in Louisiana

Gate News message, April 24 — Hut 8 Corp., a major Bitcoin mining operator, is considering tapping the investment-grade debt market (bonds rated as low-risk by credit agencies) to finance construction of a data center linked to Alphabet Inc.'s Google. The company's subsidiary plans to sell at least $3 billion of high-grade bonds to fund a 245-megawatt facility in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley have been hired to arrange investor calls and could bring the deal to market within the next few days. The bond sale is part of a broader wave of borrowing driven by the artificial intelligence boom, as tech companies and infrastructure operators seek capital for AI-related projects.

2026-04-08 18:01

TradFi Rise Alert: HUT (Hut 8 Mining Corp) Rises Over 20%

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, HUT (Hut 8 Mining Corp) has surged by 20% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

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ExpectationFarmer

ExpectationFarmer

36 minutes ago
Something very interesting is happening in the mining market that people should be paying more attention to. Bitcoin miners are at a crossroads, and the decision they are making says a lot about the current state of the industry. Basically, the demand for computational capacity for AI has exploded in the US and has become one of the country's largest new electricity consumption sources. And here’s the detail: while this is happening, miners have realized they hold a highly valuable asset that can generate much more revenue by renting out hashpower to AI companies than by maintaining pure mining operations. Core Scientific has already converted most of its operation into AI hosting in partnership with CoreWeave. Iris Energy and Hut 8 have also significantly increased their revenues with AI and high-performance computing. Last week, we saw Riot Platforms, MARA Holdings, and Genius Group announcing the sale of over 19,000 bitcoins. This is no coincidence; it’s a sign that mining Bitcoin solely based on the current economy has become unsustainable. Think with me: a miner with 1 gigawatt of capacity is fully exposed to Bitcoin price volatility and network difficulty. Now, that same 1 gigawatt rented out as hashpower to AI companies generates predictable revenue with locked-in contracts. When Bitcoin is at $69,000, difficulty hits record highs, energy costs skyrocket because everyone is competing for the same electricity. In this scenario, renting out hash capacity to AI tends to be much more profitable. But here’s the key point: Bitcoin is not disappearing. The network’s hashrate continues to break records above 1 zettahash/sec. What is changing is the type of company that will dominate this space. Miners who survive this cycle will probably no longer be energy companies that produce Bitcoin as their main activity. They will be infrastructure companies that mine Bitcoin almost incidentally while renting out their true asset — cheap electricity at scale — to the AI industry, which cannot build data centers fast enough to keep up with demand.
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I have recently noticed a radical shift in the strategies of major Bitcoin miners, which is truly worth paying attention to. Large publicly traded cryptocurrency mining companies are no longer sticking to the traditional HODLing mentality. Instead, they are increasingly selling their Bitcoin holdings to fund new artificial intelligence infrastructure projects. The reason is clear — profit margins from Bitcoin mining have severely eroded. At the peak in 2021, profits reached up to 90%, but now, with rising energy costs and intense competition, the situation is completely different. With the current price around $77,600, down from a previous high, miners are recalculating their strategies. The smart part of the story is that these companies already own advanced data centers and ready infrastructure. Why not use them for something more profitable? That’s what most cryptocurrency miners are thinking now. Shifting space and resources from Bitcoin mining to AI computing has become the preferred strategic move. Let me share what’s happening with the biggest players: Marathon Digital currently owns 53,800 Bitcoin, but has sold some Bitcoin and leases about 28% of its holdings. Core Scientific reduced its holdings from 2,500 Bitcoin to about 630 after selling $175 million worth. Riot Platforms sold $200 million worth of Bitcoin in the last months of 2025 and now holds 18,000 Bitcoin compared to 19,400 previously. Bitdeer has completely emptied its treasury — from 2,500 Bitcoin to zero. Bitfarms explicitly stated it is no longer a Bitcoin company, reducing its holdings from 3,300 to just 1,800. Even Cipher Digital sold its 49% stake in mining operations for $40 million and cut its Bitcoin holdings from 2,300 to 1,500. A few miners are trying to balance both approaches. CleanSpark manages 13,000 Bitcoin as productive capital and is exploring Bitcoin-backed credit lines. Hut 8 said that Bitcoin is no longer a long-term strategic priority and is focusing on its stake in American Bitcoin. What’s happening here isn’t random selling — it’s a strategic reallocation of resources. Cryptocurrency miners are betting that AI infrastructure will be more profitable than Bitcoin mining in the coming years. Whether this bet is right or not, that’s another question, but the trend is very clear now.
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In the last week of April 2026, Bitcoin mining experienced two of the most pivotal transactions in its history. On April 28th, local time, NASDAQ-listed mining company Core Scientific officially announced that a 300 MW Bitcoin mining farm located in Pecos, Texas, would be converted into a 1.5 GW AI data center park, with the first batch of server rooms expected to be operational by early 2027. To support this grand plan, the company completed a $3.3 billion senior secured note issuance (coupon rate 7.750%, due 2031), combined with a $1 billion credit line previously obtained from Morgan Stanley, bringing total financing to over $4 billion. Almost simultaneously, another leading miner, Hut 8, issued $3.25 billion in senior secured notes (coupon rate 6.192%, due 2042) to fund the construction of a 245 MW AI data center at the River Bend park in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The project has signed a 15-year lease agreement worth approximately $7 billion with cloud service provider Fluidstack, with lease payments guaranteed by Google’s parent company Alphabet. Fitch and S&P have assigned the bonds an “BBB-” investment-grade rating — a rare occurrence in the history of crypto mining. These two transactions are not isolated events. If we extend the timeline to encompass the entire first quarter of 2026, a more complete picture emerges: the total network hash rate for Bitcoin recorded its first quarterly decline since 2020, dropping approximately 4% to 6%; listed miners sold over 32k BTC in a single quarter, setting a new record; and the cumulative announced AI/HPC contract scale by mining companies exceeded $70 billion. These signals collectively point to a core thesis: Bitcoin mining is undergoing a paradigm shift from “cryptocurrency mining machines” to “AI computing infrastructure providers.” ![](https://img-cdn.gateio.im/social/moments-d85e23d2852c58217ee80f21317ca31f) ## From Halving Shock to Collective Turnaround To understand the scale and urgency of this transformation, we need to go back to the root cause of the industry’s profit model collapse. In April 2024, Bitcoin completed its fourth halving, reducing block rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC overnight. The revenue per individual block for miners halved instantly. Post-halving, the total network hash rate did not decline sharply as some expected; instead, it continued to rise, reaching a historic high of approximately 1,160 EH/s by the end of 2025. The combination of increasing hash rate and halving meant that the amount of Bitcoin earned per unit of computing power was being continuously diluted. The real profit crisis erupted in Q4 2025. According to CoinShares’ Q1 2026 mining report, the weighted average cash cost for listed miners to mine a single Bitcoin rose to about $79,995, while Bitcoin prices fluctuated between $68,000 and $70,000 during the same period. For each BTC produced, miners faced an on-paper loss of approximately $19,000. Entering early 2026, hashprice (revenue per unit of hash power) further declined to about $28 to $30 per PH/s/day, hitting a post-halving low. According to CoinShares’ estimates, roughly 15% to 20% of existing mining equipment was already unprofitable. Under this financial pressure, miners’ capital allocation logic underwent a fundamental shift. The AI infrastructure deals that emerged in Q1 2026 were not impulsive moves but collective responses to this profitability crisis. The following timeline highlights key nodes in this wave of transformation: | Time | Event | | --- | --- | | April 2024 | Bitcoin’s fourth halving, block reward drops to 3.125 BTC | | Q4 2025 | Weighted average cash cost for miners rises to about $79,995 per BTC | | End of 2025 | Total network hash rate hits a record high of approximately 1,160 EH/s | | Jan–Mar 2026 | Hashprice drops to $28–$30 per PH/s/day, with 15%–20% of miners unprofitable | | Q1 2026 | Total network hash rate declines 4%–6% from the start of the year, first Q1 retreat in six years | | Q1 2026 | Listed miners sell over 32k BTC, a quarterly high | | March 2026 | Core Scientific secures a $1 billion credit line from Morgan Stanley | | April 21–23, 2026 | Core Scientific prices $3.3 billion senior secured notes | | April 27–28, 2026 | Hut 8 prices $3.25 billion investment-grade secured notes | | April 28, 2026 | Core Scientific officially announces the Pecos 1.5 GW AI data center plan | ## Dissecting the Three Logical Foundations of Miner Transformation ### The Fundamental Difference in Financing Structures The two financings by Core Scientific and Hut 8 represent two distinct capital paths, and their differences are key to understanding industry segmentation. Core Scientific’s $3.3 billion bonds are high-yield (junk bonds), carrying higher credit risk and thus higher financing costs. The company has signed a 12-year custodial agreement with AI cloud provider CoreWeave, expected to generate $10 billion in revenue, serving as the debt repayment basis. During this transition, the company has continued to sell Bitcoin holdings to supplement cash flow — its BTC balance has fallen from over 2,537 BTC at the end of 2025 to less than 1,000 BTC, with plans to sell most of the remaining holdings within 2026. In contrast, Hut 8’s $3.25 billion bonds have an “BBB-” investment-grade rating, with significantly lower financing costs. This rating is supported by a lease payment guarantee from Google’s parent company Alphabet, and a 15-year fixed lease contract that provides predictable cash flow. The bonds are structured as project financing, with no recourse to Hut 8 Corp., isolating project financial risks at the subsidiary level. Comparison of the two financings: | Dimension | Core Scientific | Hut 8 | | --- | --- | --- | | Issuance scale | $3.3B bonds + $1B credit line | About $3.25B bonds | | Bond type | Senior secured notes (high-yield) | Senior secured notes (investment-grade) | | Coupon rate | 7.750% | 6.192% | | Maturity | 2031 (~5 years) | 2042 (~16 years) | | Credit rating | Not investment grade | BBB- (Fitch/S&P) | | Underwriters | — | Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley | | Data center capacity | 1.5 GW (~1 GW leasable) | 245 MW | | Core clients | CoreWeave (12 years / $10B) | Fluidstack (15 years / $7B, Google guarantee) | | Recourse structure | Company-level liability | No recourse to parent company | | BTC holdings change | From 2,537 BTC to under 1,000 | About $1.4B in cash and BTC reserves | Top-tier investment banks—Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley—jointly underwriting Hut 8’s debt issuance signals that mainstream finance is beginning to back the AI transformation of miners. ### The Structural Causes of Hash Rate Decline In Q1 2026, Bitcoin’s total hash rate dropped from about 1,066 EH/s (30-day average) to approximately 1,004 EH/s, a decline of about 5.8%. This data, confirmed by Hashrate Index, is attributed to the mass shutdown of outdated equipment. From a macro perspective, the hash rate has decreased roughly 4% since the start of the year — the first Q1 decline since 2020, ending a five-year streak of double-digit growth. Three main drivers underlie this decline: first, persistently low hashprice eroded profitability for mid- and low-end miners, forcing passive exits; second, some miners actively shifted electricity resources from Bitcoin mining to AI hosting; third, the winter storm Fern in late January 2026 caused widespread outages in Texas and other mining hubs, with some miners required to curtail power under demand response agreements. Despite the short-term decline, CoinShares still projects the hash rate could rebound to 1.8 ZH/s by the end of 2026, heavily dependent on Bitcoin’s price trajectory — analysts warn that if BTC fails to recover above $100,000, high-cost miners’ liquidation will accelerate. ### The Scale and Logic of Miner BTC Sales In Q1 2026, Bitcoin sales by listed miners hit a record 32k BTC, up about 42% from Q4 2025. Motivations for selling fall into two categories: operational sales, where miners sell part of their output to cover electricity, equipment upgrades, and operational costs; and strategic sales, where miners deliberately reduce BTC exposure on their balance sheets to free up capital for AI infrastructure. For example, Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC in Q1 2026, far exceeding the 1,473 BTC mined that quarter — indicating they sold not only current output but also inventory. Their BTC holdings shrank from 19,233 BTC at the same period last year to 15,680 BTC, citing ongoing capital expenditure needs. Bitdeer’s approach is more thorough: as of April 2026, the company maintains zero BTC holdings, with weekly production and sales perfectly matched. Core Scientific sold $175 million worth of BTC in March 2026, explicitly stating plans to sell most of its remaining holdings over the year. Notably, this wave of miner selling coincides with a massive influx of institutional buying — in the past week, net purchases by listed companies exceeded $2.5 billion. The synchronized increase in buying and selling is reshaping Bitcoin’s supply-demand dynamics, with institutional buy-side offsetting miner sell pressure. ## Public Opinion and Divergent Views Regarding the collective AI transformation of miners, market opinions are sharply divided. ### Valuation Repricing and Cash Flow Improvement This view dominates among Wall Street analysts. Its core argument is that AI data centers generate long-term, fixed-dollar contract revenues, fundamentally contrasting with Bitcoin mining’s high volatility. Contracts typically span 10–15 years, with highly predictable income, and hosting operations can achieve profit margins of 80%–90%. All 11 analysts covering Core Scientific have issued “Buy” ratings, with a median target price of $26.48. CORZ’s stock has surged over 200% in the past 12 months, while Bitcoin’s price has fallen about 11%, which is interpreted as the market rewarding the narrative of transformation. Hut 8’s stock price soared approximately 478% over the past year. Arete Research initiated coverage with a “Buy” rating and a $136 target, the highest in the market; BTIG raised its target to $90; Benchmark reiterated a “Buy” rating with an $85 target; Piper Sandler called HUT the best-performing miner in its coverage universe. ### Capital Expenditure Black Hole and Delivery Risks Not all voices are optimistic. Matt Schultz, CEO of CleanSpark, issued a clear warning at the “Bitcoin 2026” conference: after upgrading to AI data centers, the cost per MW skyrocketed from about $500k to $10–$12 million — an increase of over 20 times; staffing levels rose from about 1 person per 10 MW to roughly 8. The most critical issue is that major cloud providers’ lease terms are extremely aggressive — a single-day delay in delivery could wipe out an entire year’s worth of contract revenue. Schultz cautioned the industry not to focus solely on short-term stock price boosts from signing announcements but to be aware of the enormous challenges in actual delivery. CoinShares’ research similarly points out that some hybrid miners face sharply increased on-paper costs per BTC due to AI infrastructure investments and carry heavy debt loads. For example, IREN has $3.7 billion in convertible notes, and TeraWulf’s total debt reaches $5.7 billion — these debts become tangible financial burdens before revenue is realized. ### Long-term Security of the Bitcoin Network A deeper controversy revolves around Bitcoin network security. The decline in total hash rate reduces the theoretical cost of defending the network against attacks. If major miners continue shifting electricity from mining to AI hosting, the future growth potential of total hash rate could be structurally suppressed. However, CoinShares offers a hedging perspective: the exit of high-cost miners may improve remaining miners’ profitability, as difficulty adjustment mechanisms will automatically lower mining difficulty. Additionally, the geographic diversification of hash rate — with emerging regions like Paraguay (4.3%), Ethiopia (2.5%), UAE, and Oman (each around 3%) — could enhance network resilience. ## Industry Impact Analysis: Three Propagation Effects ### Impact of Hash Rate Decline on Network Security and Distribution The overall decline in hash rate has a dual effect on network security. In the short term, it lowers the theoretical cost of a 51% attack. But from a practical standpoint, the economic cost for an attacker to acquire most of the network’s hash power remains prohibitively high — even at around 1,000 EH/s, the investment in mining hardware and electricity is astronomical. More critically, the structural shifts in hash rate distribution are noteworthy. As of Q1 2026, the US accounts for 37.4% of the network hash rate (~375 EH/s), Russia 16.9%, and China 12%. These three countries together hold about 65% of total hash power, indicating high concentration. Yet, growth in emerging regions is rapid — Paraguay’s cheap hydroelectric power (around $0.033 per kWh) has increased its share to 4.3%, with Ethiopia, UAE, and Oman also rising quickly. If the “Mined in America Act” proposed by Republican senators passes, it could further incentivize the reshoring of mining hardware manufacturing to the US, potentially shifting the current pattern where approximately 97% of specialized miners are produced by Chinese-affiliated firms. ### Impact on Miner Asset Structures and Business Models Miner balance sheets are undergoing a historic reshaping. Previously, core assets were Bitcoin holdings and mining hardware; moving forward, more assets will take the form of data center real estate, power contracts, and long-term hosting agreements. In terms of revenue structure, some leading miners’ AI-related income already accounts for 30%–39% (Core Scientific at 39%), and is expected to rise to 70% by the end of 2026. This shift means these companies are transforming from “Bitcoin producers holding assets” to “infrastructure operators centered on hash power leasing, with Bitcoin mining as a supplementary activity.” ### Impact on Token Selling Pressure and Market Supply-Demand Massive Bitcoin holdings liquidation by miners creates short-term selling pressure. But from a structural perspective, this selling is “front-loaded” — miners are selling accumulated inventory, not future output. Once inventory is depleted to target levels, subsequent selling pressure will decrease significantly. More importantly, the concentrated buying by listed companies is changing market supply-demand dynamics. Weekly net purchases exceeding $2.5 billion by institutions are roughly 1.1 times the miners’ quarterly sales (~$2.2 billion). The market’s pricing power is shifting from miners to institutional investors. ## Conclusion In Q1 2026, Bitcoin mining stands at a crossroads. The first six-year decline in hash rate, a record sale of 32k BTC, and over $7 billion in AI infrastructure financing by Core Scientific and Hut 8 are not isolated industry fluctuations but facets of a deep structural transformation. The shift from “cryptocurrency mining machines” to “AI computing infrastructure providers” remains in early validation. Its success ultimately hinges on three core variables: the actual delivery and operational efficiency of AI data centers, the subsequent trajectory of Bitcoin’s price, and miners’ ability to balance high leverage expansion with financial discipline. The outcome of this “century’s grand shift” will not only determine the fate of a batch of listed companies but also profoundly influence the foundational security of the Bitcoin network and the role of crypto mining within the broader digital economy landscape.
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