Mining corporations 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 solely.
HIVE raised $115 million via a zero curiosity convertible notice providing, with proceeds earmarked for increasing its world knowledge heart footprint and GPU capability, in keeping with an announcement on Wednesday.
The corporate has more and more leaned into Tier III knowledge 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 aimed toward accelerating that buildout.
Keel, in the meantime, is funding its transition by shrinking. The corporate accomplished the sale of its 70 MW Paraguay website for roughly $13 million, beneath preliminary expectations, citing deteriorating bitcoin mining economics. The transfer finalizes its exit from Latin America and follows its current 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 financial system in North America.”
Gagnon added that the proceeds successfully deliver ahead “two to 3 years” of anticipated money move, which is able to now be redeployed into Keel’s HPC and AI pipeline.
Shares of each corporations have risen roughly 7%, following the bulletins.
