Keel Infrastructure, formerly known as Bitfarms, has shut down all of its United States bitcoin mining operations and sold 1,085 bitcoin for $75 million to pivot toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data centers. The transition contributed to a halved second-quarter 2026 revenue of $30 million and an operating loss of $141 million, causing its stock to drop over 11%. This shift reflects a broader industry trend where public miners are repurposing power capacity due to high mining costs.
Keel Infrastructure US mining shutdown
- ▪Keel Infrastructure stopped mining at its Washington State facility on April 28, 2026, and ended mining at its Panther Creek, Scrubgrass, and Sharon sites in Pennsylvania on June 29, 2026.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure, formerly known as Bitfarms, rebranded after taking over Bitfarms in April 2026 and trades on the Nasdaq and TSX under the ticker KEEL.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure shut down all of its United States bitcoin mining operations, including facilities in Washington State and Pennsylvania, to transition to high-performance computing.
Bitcoin treasury liquidation
- ▪Keel Infrastructure held 1,861 unencumbered bitcoin on its balance sheet, valued at approximately $121 million, as of August 7, 2026.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure sold 1,085 bitcoin for $75 million between April 1, 2026, and August 7, 2026, as part of winding down its cryptocurrency holdings.
AI data center conversion strategy
- ▪Keel Infrastructure appointed Ganesh Aiyer as its president to help oversee the company's build-out of high-performance computing data centers.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure is converting its Moses Lake facility in Washington State into an 18-megawatt high-performance computing data center and has received its first Vertiv modules at the site.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure secured zoning and land-development approvals at its Panther Creek and Sharon sites in Pennsylvania to develop high-performance computing data centers.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure agreed to take over 96 megawatts of power capacity for a data center in Sherbrooke, Québec, as part of its digital infrastructure expansion.
Quarterly financial results
- ▪Keel Infrastructure reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $30 million, down from $60 million in the second quarter of 2025, due to weaker bitcoin prices and the Moses Lake facility closure.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure shares fell by over 11% on August 10, 2026, following the release of its second-quarter 2026 financial results.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure reported a negative adjusted EBITDA of $24 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to a positive adjusted EBITDA of $7 million in the second quarter of 2025.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure recorded an operating loss of $141 million and a loss from continuing operations of $64 million, or 11 cents per share, for the second quarter of 2026.
Convertible note fundraising
- ▪Keel Infrastructure raised $458 million through convertible notes during the second quarter of 2026, contributing to a total liquidity of $819 million as of August 2026.
- ▪Keel Infrastructure held $698 million in unrestricted cash and $121 million in bitcoin as of August 7, 2026, which Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Mir stated made the company better capitalized than ever.
Industry-wide mining exodus
- ▪Bitcoin mining companies including Bitdeer, Empery Digital, MARA Holdings, IREN, Cipher Digital, and DMG Blockchain have reduced bitcoin holdings or repurposed power capacity for artificial intelligence customers.
- ▪The weighted-average cash cost to mine a single bitcoin was approximately $79,995 in the fourth quarter of 2025, while the market price ranged between $68,000 and $70,000.
- ▪Public bitcoin miners have sold over 15,000 bitcoin from their treasuries since their holdings peaked, driven by high mining costs relative to bitcoin's market price.
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