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first_img Hyperscale Data has stopped Bitcoin mining in Michigan, and its Bitcoin holdings have shrunk by about 79%

The U.S. publicly traded company Hyperscale Data has terminated all Bitcoin mining operations at its Michigan facility to convert the site into infrastructure for artificial intelligence data center clients. The company stated on Wednesday that all Bitcoin mining machines in the facility have been shut down following an inspection by an unnamed California neocloud provider, and plans to sell the related mining equipment.Hyperscale Data stated that the client has signed a 10-year master service agreement, contracting 20 megawatts (MW) of AI computing power, with two optional extensions of 5 years each. The company estimates that this agreement could generate over $1.2 billion in revenue over the maximum 20-year term, and if the client exercises an additional 32 MW option, potential revenue could exceed $3 billion, while the site is expected to ultimately support 340 MW. However, the company also cautioned that its expansion plans are still in the preliminary stages and depend on financing, approvals, and other risks.Meanwhile, Hyperscale has significantly reduced its Bitcoin holdings to fund AI construction. Affected by the company's completion of a four-for-one reverse stock split and other factors, its stock price closed at $0.1984 on Wednesday, down about 17%, marking a record low adjusted for the stock split. According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET data, the company currently holds approximately 215 Bitcoins, valued at about $16.7 million, a decrease of about 79% from around 1,006 at the end of July, ranking 84th among publicly traded companies tracked on the platform.

first_img Unstoppable Domains abandons ICANN application, refunds Web3 domain names

Matthew Gould, the founder of Unstoppable Domains, stated that the company did not submit an application for its Web3 top-level domains in ICANN's 2026 expansion round and will refund customers who purchased related domains. Gould mentioned that the compliance, application, and bidding costs of incorporating Web3 domains into the ICANN system exceeded the company's expected recoverable sales. This move ends the company's commitment since 2019 that domains like .crypto and .wallet would eventually be resolvable in standard browsers.The application window for this round of ICANN opened on April 30 and closed on August 12, receiving over 1,600 major applications. Gould stated that customers have been notified via email, but the list of affected extensions and refund terms have not been disclosed. Some holders questioned the scope of the refunds, claiming they held the domains based on Unstoppable's commitment to advance the ICANN application. Gould responded that Web3 domains will still serve as on-chain assets for cryptocurrency transactions.Unstoppable continues to participate in ICANN activities as a service provider and previously announced a partnership with Telegram to apply for the .gram domain. Meanwhile, ENS has chosen a different path, with token holders approving the restructuring of the ENS Foundation to pursue the .ens top-level domain in ICANN, but ENS will not apply for .eth, as it is reserved for ISO 3166-1 country codes.
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