
Bitcoin miners pour billions into AI – but the pivot could leave them regretting it within a year
Mining margins are near historic lows, but André Dragosch says AI overinvestment and a Bitcoin recovery could reverse today’s economics.
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Bitcoin may cut mining difficulty again, but miners are still selling BTC and shifting power toward AI.

The signed offers equal 31.8% of wallet IOUs only in gross arithmetic, before estate boundaries, liens and bankruptcy costs.

More than 380 investors supplied the funds, while court approval, penalties and any recovery remain unresolved.

The current period cannot reach the 55% threshold, leaving one full ordinary window before enforcing nodes require bit 4.

Crypto companies gained 23% in the first half of 2026 as the industry’s fastest-growing businesses found new ways to capture value.

New York’s moratorium could become a model for restrictions that make mining-site conversions slower and more expensive.



