web3 : The craze drives Bitcoin mining companies to turn to computing power leasing
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08-26 18:56
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According to BBC, Bitcoin mining companies are shifting their computing power and data center resources towards AI infrastructure, with some companies having already signed long-term computing contracts with Anthropic.
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随着 AI 基础设施投入持续升温,一批原本依靠比特币挖矿扩张的数据中心运营商,正把机房、电力和运维能力转向 AI 与高性能计算业务。BBC 报道称,这一变化正在重塑部分矿企的收入结构,也让它们与加密市场的关系出现调整。

挖矿回报下降后转向 AI

比特币矿企过去几年投入大量资金建设矿场,依靠专用设备参与网络记账并获取新发行的比特币奖励。但在比特币价格自 2025 年 10 月高点回落后,矿企面临更低的回报压力。

报道提到,比特币当时一度升至约 12.4 万美元,随后明显下跌,近期回升至约 8 万美元。尽管 8 月以来价格反弹接近 30%,但对已经完成转型的企业来说,这一反弹未必足以促使其回到单一挖矿模式。

行业人士认为,矿企之所以能较快切入 AI,原因在于它们长期擅长寻找低价电力、建设大型数据中心,并维持高负载运行。这些能力与 AI 训练和推理所需的基础设施有较高重合度。

多家矿企签下长期算力合同

报道点名的转向企业包括 TerraWulf、Ionic Digital、Core Scientific、Iris Energy、Bitdeer、Riot Platforms 和 Hut 8。它们正把更多投资和基础设施从比特币挖矿转向 AI 相关业务。

其中,Riot Platforms 本月早些时候与 Anthropic 签署了一份为期 20 年、总额 90 亿美元的计算合同。Bitdeer 也刚宣布与 Anthropic 达成一份 16 年期算力供应协议。

一些公司的品牌表述也已发生变化。Applied Blockchain 已更名为 Applied Digital。TerraWulf 官网此前将自己描述为以比特币挖矿基础设施为核心的公司,如今则强调下一代 AI 和高性能计算。

哈萨克斯坦矿企 Enegix 也在推进类似调整。该公司首席执行官 Yerbolsyn Sarsenov 表示,企业正把在哈萨克斯坦及其他地区的能源和基础设施能力,逐步对接 AI 基础设施建设,并与 AI 及高性能计算企业展开洽谈。

改造成本高,回头难度更大

不过,把矿场改造成适合 AI 负载的数据中心并不便宜。报道指出,一些公司为完成转型,已经出售部分比特币持仓来筹集资金。

行业媒体 The Energy Mag 的 Wolfie Zhao 预计,未来几个季度仍会有更多上市矿企继续缩减比特币挖矿硬件投入。他认为,一旦多吉瓦级别的电力和机房资源被改造成 AI 或高性能计算托管设施,企业就很难再轻易切回原有模式。

他的判断是,退出比特币网络本身并不复杂,但如果企业已经签下 10 年或 20 年期的 GPU 托管合同,就意味着更稳定的收入,也意味着必须持续为租户维持基础设施运行。

不过,并非所有企业都准备完全离开挖矿。Bitdeer 首席战略官 Haris Basit 表示,公司仍将继续挖比特币,并认为不少运营商最终可能采用 AI 与挖矿并行的双重模式。

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