Hut 8 shares drop 5% after Q2 loss widens to $1.78 per share
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Hut 8 reported a larger-than-expected Q2 loss and a revenue miss, driven largely by a sizable unrealized loss on Bitcoin holdings, sending its shares down ~5%. The result highlights earnings sensitivity among leveraged crypto-mining and BTC-proxy equities to mark-to-market swings, even as management reiterates robust AI data-center demand and shifts future BTC exposure toward its majority-owned subsidiary American Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin miner and AI data center operator Hut 8 reported a second-quarter net loss of $1.78 U.S. per share, wider than analysts’ consensus estimate for a $0.52 U.S. loss. The company said most of the quarterly loss stemmed from a $138.6 million U.S. unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings. Revenue for the April-through-June quarter came in at $74.9 million U.S., below Wall Street expectations of $80 million U.S. After the results, Hut 8 shares fell 5%, while the company reiterated that its one-gigawatt Beacon Point A.I. campus is fully commercialized.
