Cipher Digital Inc.
08/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/04/2026 07:07
Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2026 (Form 10-Q)
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current plans, expectations and beliefs involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and other factors set forth in other parts of this Quarterly Report.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Quarterly Report to the "Company," "Cipher," "Cipher Digital," "we," "us" or "our" refers to Cipher Digital Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.
Overview
We are dedicated to developing and operating industrial-scale data centers engineered for next-generation computing at the highest standards of innovation, precision, and excellence. Over the past several years, we have intentionally evolved from a pure-play bitcoin miner into a vertically integrated data center development and operations platform focused on energy-intensive compute infrastructure. Our vertical integration spans critical stages of the data center value chain, including land and power origination and interconnection, site development, data center design and construction, oversight and ongoing facility operations.
Fundamentally, we bring together construction, engineering, operations, power, real estate and technology expertise to deliver high quality, purpose-built data centers that meet tenants' needs. Our in-house teams source and control industrial-scale sites with access to substantial electric power capacity, advance grid interconnection and substation development, and manage the design and construction of data center campuses. We also operate and maintain energy-intensive data center facilities, leveraging operational expertise developed through our employees' extensive experience managing Tier III HPC data centers and large, flexible electrical loads. Against a backdrop of increasing demand for AI technology and access to energized HPC data centers to meet consumers' demands for such technology, we believe we play an important part of the AI economy and we expect to benefit from powerful, long-term growth drivers.
While bitcoin mining has been an important component of our business model in prior years, our strategy increasingly emphasizes the development of industrial-scale data centers that can be leased to hyperscalers and other HPC customers under long-term contracts, while retaining the flexibility to deploy bitcoin mining as an interim or complementary use of power.
On February 20, 2026, we changed our name to "Cipher Digital Inc." Rebranding to "Cipher Digital" aligns with our corporate strategy to scale into a leading HPC data center developer and operator, as we leverage our existing site pipeline and source additional sites, partnering with premier tenants, and developing and operating industry-leading data centers purpose-built for HPC. Our goal is to monetize our power assets and manage capital efficiently through market cycles in order to align our infrastructure with the growing global demand for AI-driven compute capacity.
Our data center portfolio consists of approximately 5.3 gigawatts ("GW") of capacity across 11 sites, at various stages of interconnection. We are currently developing 700 MW of HPC data center facilities across three sites for hyperscaler tenants, and we currently operate approximately 207 MW of capacity at one bitcoin mining data center in Texas. We also maintain a pipeline of approximately 4.4 GW across seven sites in Texas and one additional site in Ohio.
We have executed HPC leases at three of our data centers and are currently marketing potential leases at others of our pipeline sites. We believe we have a demonstrated ability to source high-quality sites suitable for HPC tenants, with characteristics like proximity to major metropolitan areas, ample acreage, diverse fiber routes, and available interconnection infrastructure. We have experienced in-house construction, engineering and operations teams and project management competencies. We have demonstrated an ability to access and manage capital in a disciplined manner.
A significant component of our current and future growth is expected to be generated through the development of our existing portfolio and acquisition of new sites. We are focused on developing the remaining sites in our pipeline for future HPC tenants, and evaluating additional sites, locations, and partnerships to expand our pipeline that are suitable for HPC tenants. From time to time, we may also look to sell individual assets that we do not consider to be core to our business and growth strategy. For further details on our pipeline of future sites that we expect to be suitable for HPC, see "Business-Site Pipeline" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recent Developments
On July 23, 2026, we entered into an option agreement to acquire a 900 MW site in Texas.
On July 24, 2026, we amended the HPC lease at the Black Pearl Facility, which accelerated delivery of the first capacity to July 31, 2026.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
There have been no material changes to the "Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations" in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section of our 2025 Form 10-K. Our financial position and results of operations depend to a significant extent on those factors.
Summary of Bitcoin Inventory
The following table presents information about our Bitcoin inventory for the six months ended June 30, 2026, including bitcoin production and sales of bitcoin (dollar amounts in thousands):
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Quantity
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Amounts
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| Opening balance | 1,433 | $ | 125,400 | ||||||||
| Bitcoin received from equity investees | 34 | 2,772 | |||||||||
| Bitcoin received from mining activities | 798 | 60,129 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of bitcoin | (1,619) | (123,428) | |||||||||
| Realized losses on sale of bitcoin | - | (47,732) | |||||||||
| Unrealized gains on fair value of bitcoin | - | 20,661 | |||||||||
| Ending balance | 646 | $ | 37,802 | ||||||||
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenue
Our current revenue consists of bitcoin earned through mining activities at the Odessa and Black Pearl Facilities. We currently participate in third-party mining pools to mine bitcoin. The provision of computing power in accordance with the mining pool operator's terms of service is the only performance obligation in our contract with the mining pool operator. We are entitled to a fractional share of the set cryptocurrency award from the mining pool operator (referred to as a "block reward") and potentially transaction fees generated from blockchain users and distributed to individual miners by the mining pool operator.
Our fractional share of the block reward is based on the proportion of computing power we contributed to the mining pool operator to the total computing power contributed by all mining pool participants in solving the current algorithm, over the contract term. The block reward is pre-determined in the protocol governing the relevant blockchain. Our proportionate share of transaction fees is based on our contributed share of hashrate as a percentage of total network hashrate during the contract term. The transaction fees are the aggregate fees paid by parties whose transactions are included in the block. Bitcoin earned is measured at fair value at contract inception and is recognized in revenue over the contract term as hashrate is provided.
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue consists of direct production costs of bitcoin mining operations, primarily electricity expenses, as well as other facilities costs, but excludes depreciation which is separately stated.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits includes payroll and payroll-related expenses, as well as stock based compensation awarded to employees of the Company.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses represent insurance expense, rent expense, professional fees, including accounting and audit, consulting, legal, public relations and/or investor relations expenses, non-income taxes and licenses, travel, and other expenses. We expect our general and administrative fees to remain high as we incur the ongoing costs of operating as a public company, including increased director and officer insurance costs, and increased travel and conference participation expenses.
Depreciation
Our depreciation expense consists mainly of depreciation for our miners and mining equipment, as well as depreciation associated with leasehold improvements and other capitalized assets. We capitalize the cost of our mining machines and record depreciation expense on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the machines, which is generally three years. Leasehold improvements include capitalized asset retirement costs, which are amortized over the estimated useful life of the related asset. All other leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the remaining life of the related lease.
Change in fair value of derivative asset and power sales
The change in fair value of derivative asset represents the changes in fair value of the Luminant Power Agreement recorded during the reporting period.
Equity in losses of equity investees
Equity in losses of equity investees includes our share of the losses recorded by Alborz LLC, Bear LLC and Chief Mountain LLC prior to February 19, 2026, when we sold our interests in these joint ventures.
Changes in fair value of bitcoin and realized gain/loss on sale of bitcoin
All of our bitcoin is recorded as a current asset on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as we expect to regularly exchange our bitcoin held for fiat currency to fund our operating expenses. We adopted ASU 2023-08 Accounting
for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets ("ASU 2023-08") effective January 1, 2023, which requires cryptocurrencies to be measured at fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value being reported in net income.
The fair value of bitcoin has been highly volatile since we began to obtain bitcoin through our operating activities, which has impacted our operating results and we expect volatility in the fair value of bitcoin to continue for the foreseeable future.
Provision for income taxes
Our provision for income taxes primarily consists of U.S. deferred federal taxes. A valuation allowance is recorded against substantially all of our net deferred tax assets, which are composed primarily of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, stock-based compensation, intangible assets other than goodwill, investments in joint ventures and lease liabilities; in addition, we have deferred tax liabilities resulting from our derivative and right-to-use assets. Our ability to offset our deferred tax liabilities with our deferred tax assets is limited due to restrictions on the ability to offset taxable income by more than eighty percent with federal net operating losses. As a result, we have recorded a deferred tax liability for the amount of future taxable income that is not expected to be covered by net operating losses. We evaluate our ability to recognize our deferred tax assets annually by considering all positive and negative evidence available as prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") under its general principles of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740, Income Taxes.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue - bitcoin mining | $ | 24,837 | $ | 43,565 | $ | 59,675 | $ | 92,524 | |||||||||||||||
| Costs and operating (expenses) income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | (15,046) | (15,330) | (32,751) | (30,224) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | (42,359) | (15,659) | (77,362) | (29,962) | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (16,479) | (9,078) | (28,220) | (18,029) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (19,365) | (44,086) | (38,379) | (87,553) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Change in fair value of power purchase agreement
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(5,900) | (15,480) | (34,130) | (8,150) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Power sales | 2,295 | 1,376 | 4,433 | 2,367 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Equity in losses of equity investees
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- | (1,701) | (1,601) | (6,993) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Unrealized gains (losses) on fair value of bitcoin
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16,901 | 17,143 | 20,661 | (3,035) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Realized (losses) gains on sale of bitcoin
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(23,509) | (3,639) | (47,732) | 8,557 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Other operating income (losses)
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89 | (2,354) | (17,699) | (2,833) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and operating expenses | (103,373) | (88,808) | (252,780) | (175,855) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Operating loss
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(78,536) | (45,243) | (193,105) | (83,331) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 35,861 | 296 | 67,451 | 486 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (66,736) | (1,137) | (125,894) | (1,914) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | (150,510) | - | (106,900) | - | |||||||||||||||||||
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Other (expenses) income
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(7,241) | 1,220 | (22,623) | 1,064 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Total other (expense) income
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(188,626) | 379 | (187,966) | (364) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Loss before taxes
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(267,162) | (44,864) | (381,071) | (83,695) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current income tax expense
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(367) | (1,145) | (774) | (1,924) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Deferred income tax benefit
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- | 228 | - | 863 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Total income tax expense
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(367) | (917) | (774) | (1,061) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss
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(267,529) | (45,781) | (381,845) | (84,756) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
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Net loss available for common stockholders
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$ | (267,529) | $ | (45,781) | $ | (381,845) | $ | (84,756) | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $24.8 million compared to $43.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and was generated from bitcoin mining operations at the Odessa Facility. The year over year decrease was driven by lower bitcoin prices in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter, partially offset by an increase in total bitcoin mined.
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $15.0 million, compared with $15.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and consisted primarily of power costs at our Odessa data center, which has a fixed power cost.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $42.4 million, compared to $15.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase is primarily due to stock-based compensation related to awards granted in the current year.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses increased by $7.4 million to $16.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 from $9.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by increased legal fees in the current quarter related to strategic initiatives.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $19.4 million, a decrease of $24.7 million compared to Depreciation and amortization of $44.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to asset write-downs related to our mining business, and fewer assets in service in the current year due to sales of mining rigs.
Change in fair value of power purchase agreement
Change in fair value of power purchase agreement was a $5.9 million loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and was driven by the fair value of the Luminant Power Agreement. The estimated fair value of power purchase agreement was derived from Level 2 and Level 3 inputs, and, due to a lack of quoted prices for similar type assets, is classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Specifically, the discounted cash flow estimation models contain quoted spot and forward prices for electricity, as well as estimated usage rates consistent with the terms of the Luminant Power Agreement, the initial term of which is five years. The loss was driven by a decrease in the forward curve for power prices as well as less time remaining on the contract.
Power sales
At the Odessa Facility we sold excess electricity that was available under the Luminant Power Agreement back to the ERCOT market through Luminant. We sold power for proceeds of $2.3 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively. Power sales fluctuate each period based on power and bitcoin prices which are both volatile.
Equity in losses of equity investees
There were no Equity in losses of equity investees for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Equity in losses of equity investees consisted of our 49% share in the losses generated by our three partially-owned mining sites prior to selling our interests in February 2026.
Unrealized gains on fair value of bitcoin
Unrealized gains on fair value of bitcoin totaled $16.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $17.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Unrealized gains on fair value of bitcoin is driven by the cost of bitcoin mined compared to the price of bitcoin at the end of the period.
Realized losses on sale of bitcoin
Realized losses on sale of bitcoin totaled $23.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Realized losses on sale of bitcoin is a result of selling bitcoin at prices different from the cost basis.
Other (losses) income
Other losses totaled $188.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to Other income of $0.4 million for three months ended June 30, 2025. The loss in the current quarter is primarily related to the change in fair value of our Warrant liability.
Provision for income taxes
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.4 million in the current period. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.9 million.
Comparative Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
Revenue
Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $59.7 million, compared to $92.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and was generated from bitcoin mining operations at the Odessa and Black Pearl Facilities. The decrease year over year was primarily driven by a decrease in the average bitcoin price in the current year, partially offset by an increase in the amount of bitcoin mined.
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $32.8 million, compared with $30.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and consisted primarily of power costs at our data centers. The increase is primarily due to increased power costs at the Black Pearl Facility.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $77.4 million, an increase from $30.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, driven by an increase in headcount, and higher valuation on performance based stock compensation in the year.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $28.2 million, an increase of $10.2 million compared to $18.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in legal fees related to strategic initiatives, including our lease negotiations and other transactions.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $38.4 million, a decrease of $49.2 million compared to Depreciation and amortization of $87.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to asset write-downs and sales related to our mining business resulting in fewer assets in service in the current year.
Change in fair value of power purchase agreement
Change in fair value of power purchase agreement was a $34.1 million decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and was driven by the fair value of the Luminant Power Agreement. The estimated fair value of our power purchase agreement was derived from Level 2 and Level 3 inputs, and, due to a lack of quoted prices for similar type assets, is classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Specifically, the discounted cash flow estimation models contain quoted spot and forward prices for electricity, as well as estimated usage rates consistent with the terms of the Luminant Power Agreement. The loss was driven by a decrease in the forward curve for power prices as well as less time remaining on the contract.
Power sales
At our Odessa Facility, we sell excess electricity that is available under the Luminant Power Agreement, but not needed in our mining operations, back to the ERCOT market through Luminant. We sold power for proceeds of $4.4 million and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively. Power sales fluctuate each period based on power and bitcoin prices, which are volatile.
Equity in losses of equity investees
Equity in losses of equity investees totaled $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Equity in losses of equity investees consists of our 49% share in the losses
generated by our three partially-owned bitcoin mining sites, and the accretion of the basis differences in our investments in the equity investees. These interests were sold in February 2026.
Unrealized (losses) gains on fair value of bitcoin
Unrealized gains on fair value of bitcoin totaled $20.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to immaterial unrealized losses on fair value of bitcoin for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Unrealized (losses) gains on fair value of bitcoin is driven by the cost of bitcoin mined compared to the price of bitcoin at the end of the period.
Realized gains and losses on sale of bitcoin
Realized losses on sale of bitcoin totaled $47.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to gains of $8.6 million in the prior year period. In both periods, this is driven by selling bitcoin at prices differing from our cost basis.
Other expense
Other expense totaled $188.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to expenses of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Other expense in the current year primarily contains the loss on fair value of our Warrant liability of $106.9 million.
Income tax benefit (expense)
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.8 million as a result of projected taxable income for the current year in the jurisdictions which we operate. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.1 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash used in operations was $152.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $831.8 million, total stockholders' equity of $562.1 million and an accumulated deficit of $1,385.5 million. We fund operations primarily through a combination of at-the-market stock issuances, short-term and long-term financing arrangements, and bitcoin sales.
We have established an at-the-market sales agreement (as amended and restated, the "Amended and Restated Sales Agreement") with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Canaccord Genuity LLC, Needham & Company, LLC, Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Virtu Americas LLC, and BTIG, LLC (each, an "Agent" and, together, the "Agents"), pursuant to which we may, from time to time, sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $725.7 million. For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, we received net proceeds on sales of 5.5 million shares of common stock under the Amended and Restated Sales Agreement of approximately $129.2 million (net of commissions and expenses) at an average net selling price of $23.50 per share. For more information on our at-the-market sales agreement and our at-the-market offerings, see Note 15. Stockholders' Equity.
On March 23, 2026, we entered into a $200.0 million Revolving Credit Facility with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as administrative agent and collateral agent, and a syndicate of lenders, which matures on March 23, 2030 (subject to a potential Springing Maturity Date tied to the 2030 Convertible Notes). The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for additional accordion option of up to $50.0 million. During the Pre-Completion Availability Period, the period prior to the completion of the Barber Lake Facility and the Black Pearl Facility, aggregate borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are limited to $50.0 million. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $50.0 million letter of credit sublimit. Borrowings bear interest at Term SOFR plus an initial applicable margin of 1.75% (or ABR plus 0.75%), with the margin adjustable thereafter based on our Consolidated Total Debt to Market Capitalization Ratio. We are also required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on unfunded commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured on a first-priority basis by substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and the guarantors. The Revolving Credit Facility contains a financial maintenance covenant requiring us to maintain minimum Liquidity of $100.0 million, increasing to $150.0 million after the first, and $200.0 million after both, of the Barber Lake Facility and the Black Pearl Facility commence operations. As of June 30, 2026, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and were in compliance with all covenants. For more information on the Revolving Credit Facility, see Note 14. Debt.
We have a master loan agreement with Coinbase Credit, Inc., as lender, and Coinbase, Inc., as lending service provider. Pursuant to the master loan agreement, we currently have a secured line of credit up to $25.0 million (the
"Coinbase Overnight Credit Facility"), subject to credit review. We will not incur commitment fees for unused portions of the Coinbase Overnight Credit Facility. The borrowing rate on amounts drawn against the Coinbase Overnight Credit Facility is determined on the basis of the Federal Funds Target Rate - Upper Bound, plus 2.5%, calculated daily based on a 365-day year and payable monthly for the duration of the loan. Borrowings under the Coinbase Overnight Credit Facility are available on demand, open term, and collateralized by bitcoin transferred to the lending service provider's platform. As of June 30, 2026, we had nothing drawn on the Coinbase Overnight Credit Facility.
On May 22, 2025, we issued $172.5 million principal amount of convertible notes due in 2030 with an interest rate of 1.75% (the "2030 Convertible Notes"). The 2030 Convertible Notes are senior, unsecured obligations with interest due semiannually on May 15 and November 15 each year beginning on November 15, 2025.
On September 30, 2025, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $1,300.0 million of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the "2031 Convertible Notes" and together with the 2030 Convertible Notes, the "Convertible Notes"). With the net proceeds of the 2031 Convertible Notes, we funded capped call transactions which are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution of the Company's common stock that will initially underlie the 2031 Convertible Notes, and expect to use the remaining proceeds to finance a portion of the construction at the Barber Lake Facility, continue to develop our sites, and for general corporate purposes.
For more information on our 2030 Convertible Notes and 2031 Convertible Notes, see Note 14. Debt.
Management believes that our existing financial resources, combined with projected cash and bitcoin inflows from our data centers, our intent and ability to sell bitcoin received or earned, and our intent and ability to sell common stock through at-the-market offerings will be sufficient to enable us to meet our operating and capital requirements for at least 12 months from the date the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report are issued and the foreseeable future.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Net cash used in operating activities
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$ | (152,007) | $ | (103,455) | ||||||||||
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(797,049) | (110,470) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,844,212 | 271,044 | ||||||||||||
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash
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$ | 1,895,156 | $ | 57,119 | ||||||||||
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $152.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $103.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. We incurred a net loss of $381.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to a net loss of $84.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, representing an increase of $297.1 million. Cash flows from operating activities was impacted by a $248.5 million increase in non-cash items, primarily driven by the increase in amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $125.9 million, change in fair value of derivative asset of $26.0 million, and change in fair value of warrant liability of $106.9 million, partially offset by a $23.7 million decrease in unrealized losses on fair value of bitcoin, a decrease of $49.2 million in depreciation. Additionally, changes in assets and liabilities resulted in an increase in cash used of $105.3 million between the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities increased to $797.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $110.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This change primarily related to an increase of $746.0 million in purchases of property and equipment related to building out the Black Pearl and Barber Lake Facilities, partially offset by an increase of $2.1 million in proceeds from the sale of bitcoin and increase of $52.8 million of proceeds from disposal of assets.
Financing Activities
Cash flows provided by financing activities increased by $2,573.2 million to $2,844.2 million net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $271.0 million net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This change was primarily driven by $2,599.3 million of proceeds from the issuance of notes, net of issuance costs, increase of $43.5 million of proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs, partially offset by a $44.7 million increase in cash used to repurchase common shares to pay employee withholding taxes during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments
On December 17, 2021, we entered into a lease agreement for office space, amended in the second quarter of 2024, with a term through May 2029. Monthly rent payments associated with the amended lease are approximately $0.2 million.
We also entered into a series of agreements with affiliates of Luminant ET Services Company LLC ("Luminant"), including the Lease Agreement dated June 29, 2021, with amendment and restatement on July 9, 2021 (as amended and restated, the "Luminant Lease Agreement"). The Luminant Lease Agreement leases a plot of land to us where our data center, ancillary infrastructure and electrical system (the "Interconnection Electrical Facilities" or "substation") have been set up for our Odessa Facility. We entered into the Luminant Lease Agreement and the Luminant Purchase and Sale Agreement to build the infrastructure necessary to support our planned operations. Management determined that the Luminant Lease Agreement and the Luminant Purchase and Sale Agreement should be combined for accounting purposes under ASC 842, Leases (collectively, the "Combined Luminant Lease Agreement") and that amounts exchanged under the combined contract should be allocated to the various components of the overall transaction based on relative fair values.
Our management determined that the Combined Luminant Lease Agreement contains two lease components; and the components should be accounted for together as a single lease component, because the effect of accounting for the land lease separately would be insignificant.
The Combined Luminant Lease Agreement commenced on November 22, 2022 and has an initial term of five years, with renewal provisions that are aligned with the Luminant Power Agreement. Financing for use of the land and substation is provided by Luminant affiliates. Despite lease commencement in November 2022, we had not been required by Luminant to make any lease payments for the substation prior to July 2023, therefore we accrued amounts due under the Combined Luminant Lease Agreement in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.
On August 23, 2023, we entered into a second amendment of the Luminant Lease Agreement, the terms of which included an amended payment schedule, reflecting monthly installments of principal and interest totaling $19.7 million on an undiscounted basis, due over the remaining four-year period starting in July 2023. This amendment did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
At the end of the lease term for the Interconnection Electrical Facilities, the substation will be sold back to Luminant's affiliate, Vistra Operations Company, LLC at a price to be determined based upon bids obtained in the secondary market.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We are providing supplemental financial measures for Adjusted EBITDA, that excludes the impact of (i) interest income, (ii) interest expense, (iii) income taxes, (iv) depreciation and amortization, (v) the non-cash change in fair value of derivative asset, (vi) share-based compensation expense, (vii) nonrecurring gains and losses, (viii) the non-cash change in fair value of warrant liability, (ix) non-cash losses related to miners reclassified as held for sale, (x) impairment of long-lived assets, and (xi) non-cash disposal of miners.
Beginning with the three months ended March 31, 2026, we changed our primary non-GAAP performance measure from "Adjusted Earnings (Loss)", to Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA differs from Adjusted Earnings (Loss) only in that, in addition to the adjustments previously made to compute Adjusted Earnings (Loss), Adjusted EBITDA also excludes interest expense, interest income, and current income tax expense. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is more representative of our core operating performance, more comparable to measures used by industry peers, and more useful to investors evaluating our underlying business. The reconciliation table below presents Adjusted EBITDA for both periods presented under our new methodology. We do not intend to report Adjusted Earnings (Loss) in future periods.
These supplemental financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP accounting principles and, as a result, these supplemental financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to help understand, manage, and evaluate our business performance and to help make operating decisions. We believe the use of these non-GAAP financial measures can also facilitate comparison of our operating results to those of our competitors by excluding certain items that vary in our industry based on company policy.
Non-GAAP financial measures are subject to material limitations as they are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, measurements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For example, we expect that share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from the non-GAAP financial measure, will continue to be a significant recurring expense over the coming years and is an important part of the compensation provided to certain employees, officers and directors. Similarly, we expect that depreciation and amortization will continue to be a recurring expense over the term of the useful life of the related assets. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation and should be read only in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. We rely primarily on such condensed consolidated financial statements to understand, manage and evaluate our business performance and use the non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally.
The following is a reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (267,529) | $ | (45,781) | $ | (381,845) | $ | (84,756) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (35,861) | (296) | (67,451) | (486) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 66,736 | 1,137 | 125,894 | 1,914 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total income tax expense | 367 | 917 | 774 | 1,061 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,365 | 44,086 | 38,379 | 87,553 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | (216,922) | $ | 63 | $ | (284,249) | $ | 5,286 | |||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of power purchase agreement | 5,900 | 15,480 | 34,130 | 8,150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 30,526 | 10,493 | 57,574 | 19,625 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other losses - nonrecurring | - | 6,299 | - | 6,778 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | 150,510 | - | 106,900 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on miners held for sale | - | - | 7,437 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (29,986) | $ | 32,335 | $ | (78,208) | $ | 39,839 | |||||||||||||||
Critical Accounting Policies, and Use of Estimates
For a description of our policies regarding our critical accounting estimates, see "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" of Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2025 Form 10-K. As of June 30, 2026, there were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates or the application or the results of the application of those policies to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements from those previously disclosed in our 2025 Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Information regarding recent accounting pronouncements applicable to us, adopted and not yet adopted as of the date of this report, is included in Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements located in "Part I - Financial Information, Item 1. Financial Statements" in this Quarterly Report.
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