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Can the pivot to AI save crypto miners?

Can the pivot to AI save crypto miners?

Over the past year, several crypto miners have decided to move away from the space and transition their data centers, power contracts, and infrastructure to focus on artificial intelligence (AI).

These miners include Applied Digital, Core Scientific, TeraWulf, Ionic Digital (formerly Celsius mining), and Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms).

Indexed to the public listing of Ionic Digital, BTC has continued to outperform all of these former miners.

Line chart: The crypto miners that pivoted to AI. Share prices and bitcoin indexed to 100 on July 28, 2026, Ionic's first trading day. Dashed lines mark pivot steps, dated from filings. 6 lines (Applied Digital, Core Scientific, TeraWulf, Keel (Bitfarms) and 2 more), Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026. Last values: Bitcoin 127, Ionic Digital 107, TeraWulf 74, Applied Digital 73 and 2 more. A dashed line marks 100 (Level when Ionic listed). Annotations: CORZ plans to repurpose mining sites at Oct 2025; Bitfarms plans mining exit at Nov 2025; WULF shuts a mining facility at May 2026; Keel stops US mining at Jun 2026; CORZ winds down mining at Jul 2026; APLD calls blockchain hosting legacy at Jul 2026.
Indexed to the public listing of Ionic Digital, BTC has continued to outperform former miners that pivoted to AI.

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