Yahoo Financeยท2025-09-29 15:52Core Insights - Bitcoin mining companies faced challenges due to the halving of Bitcoin's block rewards, but a rise in Bitcoin's price did not lead to a significant recovery for these companies [1] - Companies are pivoting from Bitcoin mining to artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, with some using AI to attract investor interest [2] Company Summaries - IREN Limited (IREN): - IREN has transitioned from Bitcoin mining to AI, doubling its AI cloud capacity to 23,000 GPUs with a $674 million investment [5] - The company aims for $500 million in annualized recurring revenue (ARR) from AI cloud by Q1 2026, with current ARR at $14 million [6] - Bitcoin mining currently generates about $1 billion in annualized revenue, while the AI cloud business is scaling at nearly 100% incremental margins, positioning IREN for a total of approximately $1.25 billion in annualized revenue [6] - IREN's stock has surged 526% in the past six months and 1,080% over the last 24 months, with a recent price target of $82 from Roth/MKM [7] - Cipher Mining (CIFR): - Cipher Mining has experienced a 70.6% increase in stock price over the past month [9] - The company secured a $3 billion validation deal with AI computing firm Fluidstack, which includes $1.4 billion in lease commitments backed by Google [9] - The total potential revenue from this contract could reach up to $7 billion [9]