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Public Bitcoin Miners Sell BTC Holdings as They Pivot Toward Capital-Intensive AI Infrastructure
Several publicly listed bitcoin miners are increasingly liquidating BTC reserves to finance a strategic move into artificial intelligence(AI) infrastructure as mining margins have been eroded, with prices around $66,000, roughly 50% below October's all-time high. IREN and Bitdeer Technologies have reduced their holdings to 0 BTC, while Core Scientific cut its balance from 2,537 BTC at the end of 2025 to about 630 BTC after selling $175 million of bitcoin, and Cipher Digital lowered its stash from 2,284 BTC to 1,500 BTC by divesting a 49% stake in three joint ventures for roughly $40 million in stock. Riot Platforms has treated bitcoin primarily as a funding source, selling all monthly production, liquidating nearly 1,100 BTC to finance the Rockdale acquisition, and offloading $200 million worth of bitcoin in the final two months of 2025, leaving it with 18,005 BTC versus a 19,368-coin peak, while Bitfarms' CEO Ben Gagnon has said "We are no longer a Bitcoin company," as the firm cut holdings from 3,301 BTC to 1,827 BTC to focus on AI infrastructure. In contrast, TeraWulf maintains 15 BTC, Cipher Digital still holds 1,500 BTC, Hut 8 keeps 13,696 BTC with exposure expected to shift toward its equity stake in American Bitcoin(ABTC) holding 6,039 BTC, MARA Holdings retains 53,822 BTC with a more flexible HODL policy, and CleanSpark manages 13,513 BTC as productive capital through monetization, covered calls and potential bitcoin-backed credit lines.