We break down IREN’s leap from top-tier bitcoin mining margins to a $10B Microsoft GPU-as-a-service contract, and how prepayments, Dell terms, and disciplined financing de-risk the build. The conversation spans GPU paybacks, ERCOT policy shifts, BC growth, and the balance between mining and AI. • Q1 operating highlights and mid‑60s gross margins • Details of the $10B Microsoft agreement and diligence • Prepayments, Dell payment terms, and lease financing • Two‑year GPU paybacks and mid‑30s e...
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We break down IREN’s leap from top-tier bitcoin mining margins to a $10B Microsoft GPU-as-a-service contract, and how prepayments, Dell terms, and disciplined financing de-risk the build. The conversation spans GPU paybacks, ERCOT policy shifts, BC growth, and the balance between mining and AI. • Q1 operating highlights and mid‑60s gross margins • Details of the $10B Microsoft agreement and diligence • Prepayments, Dell payment terms, and lease financing • Two‑year GPU paybacks and mid‑30s e...
We unpack MARA Q3 records, liquidity moves, and a power-first strategy that treats electricity as the core asset and compute as an allocation decision. We also dig into AI inference, grid balancing, policy, and how to scale internationally without losing discipline. • record revenue, 60.4 EH/s, growing Bitcoin treasury • $1.025b 0% convert, liquidity and optionality • electrons as moat and low-cost power strategy • FASB swings versus real free cash flow • capex discipline, depreciation, and ...
Power Mining Analysis
We break down IREN’s leap from top-tier bitcoin mining margins to a $10B Microsoft GPU-as-a-service contract, and how prepayments, Dell terms, and disciplined financing de-risk the build. The conversation spans GPU paybacks, ERCOT policy shifts, BC growth, and the balance between mining and AI. • Q1 operating highlights and mid‑60s gross margins • Details of the $10B Microsoft agreement and diligence • Prepayments, Dell payment terms, and lease financing • Two‑year GPU paybacks and mid‑30s e...