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Hyperscale Data Secures $30M Bitcoin-Backed DeFi Loan Through Morpho Protocol for Michigan AI Data Center Expansion
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Hyperscale Data Secures $30M Bitcoin-Backed DeFi Loan Through Morpho Protocol for Michigan AI Data Center Expansion

Aug 3, 2026

Hyperscale Data, Inc. has secured approximately $30 million in outstanding Bitcoin-backed borrowings at a 4.9% variable interest rate through the Morpho Protocol. The decentralized finance loan allows the company to retain ownership of its collateralized digital assets. The proceeds, alongside capital from a recent sale of 100 Bitcoins, will fund the expansion of its Michigan AI data center campus, which is anchored by a 10-year hosting agreement that could generate up to $3 billion in revenue.

Bitcoin-backed DeFi loan via Morpho

  • ▪Hyperscale Data, Inc. secured approximately $30 million in outstanding Bitcoin-backed borrowings through the Morpho Protocol as of August 2, 2026.
  • ▪The Bitcoin-backed borrowings obtained by Hyperscale Data, Inc. through the Morpho Protocol carry a variable interest rate of approximately 4.9%.

Michigan AI data center expansion

  • ▪Alliance Cloud Services, a subsidiary of Hyperscale Data, Inc., signed a 10-year agreement on June 24, 2026, with a California-based neo-cloud AI provider for 20 megawatts of compute capacity.
  • ▪The 10-year agreement for the Michigan AI data center could generate over $1.2 billion in revenue, or top $3 billion if a 32-megawatt option is exercised.
  • ▪Hyperscale Data, Inc. is utilizing the proceeds from the Morpho Protocol borrowings to support the development of its Michigan AI data center campus.

Corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy

  • ▪Following the sale of approximately 100 Bitcoins, Hyperscale Data, Inc. holds approximately 1,006 Bitcoins in its corporate treasury.
  • ▪Hyperscale Data, Inc. established a Bitcoin-backed credit facility allowing the company to borrow against its remaining Bitcoin at variable rates of 4.5% to 5.0%.
  • ▪Hyperscale Data, Inc. sold approximately 100 Bitcoins to help finance the construction and equipment acquisition for its Michigan AI data center.

DeFi integration in corporate finance

  • ▪The Morpho Protocol is a decentralized finance lending protocol that enables overcollateralized Bitcoin-backed borrowing through blockchain-based smart contracts.
  • ▪Hyperscale Data, Inc. implemented its Bitcoin-backed decentralized finance financing strategy through the Morpho Protocol to reduce reliance on dilutive equity financing.

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