#数字货币市场洞察 $BTC Mining calculations are getting increasingly difficult. The latest data shows that the cash cost for a single Bitcoin has already surpassed $74,600, and when you factor in depreciation and capital expenditures, the total cost shoots up to $137,800. This cost pressure is no joke—it’s directly pushing those publicly listed North American mining companies onto the fast track of transformation.



Leading players like Core Scientific and Cipher Mining have already taken action—directly converting their mining farms into HPC data centers and pivoting to take on AI computing power contracts. They’re signing long-term, large-scale deals, and some companies’ stock prices can jump 17% in a single day. If you think about it, it makes sense: mining farms already have stable, large-scale power supplies, and the sites and infrastructure can be quickly repurposed, perfectly positioning them to capitalize on the surge in AI computing demand.

It now appears that this wave of transformation isn’t just a few isolated cases, but a collective industry-wide choice made after crunching the numbers. Mining companies are taking real action to redefine their business models.
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DefiSecurityGuardvip
· 6h ago
ngl, those mining economics are looking absolutely dire. 137k per coin all-in? that's a massive red flag territory right there. DYOR on those pivot plays tho - AI datacenter conversions sound slick on paper but... lemme see the actual audit reports before i believe the infrastructure swap went smoothly. seen too many "pivot to profitability" rugpulls in this space, fr fr.
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BankruptWorkervip
· 12-06 12:57
137,800 each? That's almost as much as housing prices. No wonder everyone is jumping into AI computing power. --- Damn, Core Scientific's move is brilliant. They just converted their mining rigs into data centers, up 17% in a day. Why didn't I get in earlier? --- Basically, mining isn't profitable anymore. Now you have to rely on AI to stay alive. The whole industry is betting on this. --- I just want to know how many of these companies making the switch will actually survive in the end. Feels like another big shakeout. --- If you have stable power supply and tweak the site a bit, you can take on AI orders. The logic makes sense, but can these long-term contracts really be fulfilled? --- As a bankrupt worker reading this news, I can only laugh. I'm still stressing about my electricity bill while others have already upgraded their game. --- Wait, so if mining costs are this high, retail investors are basically out of the game, right... --- Interesting. Mining companies turning into computing power providers—this actually feels like the real way out.
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RatioHuntervip
· 12-06 09:19
That 137,800 cost figure is really outrageous. How can you even run a mining business like this? If Core hadn’t pivoted early, they would’ve been crushed. Now with the AI boom, this move is actually pretty smart. Stock price jumped 17%. Some people are going to say it’s just another pump-and-dump, haha. Switching from mining farms to HPC should’ve been done a long time ago. Their reaction was a bit slow. The real money has never been in mining itself, but in flipping the infrastructure.
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FarmHoppervip
· 12-06 09:10
Oh my, $137,800 for one? The costs are skyrocketing, no wonder mining companies are panicking. --- Mining is dead, HPC is in, just go wherever the wind blows—that's how you survive. --- 17% increase... is this for real? If I’d known, I would’ve gone all in on AI computing power. --- The power infrastructure is already in place, so just convert it into a data center and profit? That’s smart, but I feel like there will be some barriers. --- If the whole industry is doing this, it really means there’s no other way out. The golden age of Bitcoin mining is truly over.
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SundayDegenvip
· 12-06 09:06
The all-in cost is $137,000... That’s why big miners are starting to dump their ASICs. ---- The AI data center boom is way more reliable than mining. ---- Wait, does this mean BTC mining is done for? ---- Core and Cipher’s move is brilliant—switching directly to AI on the spot, with the power infrastructure already in place. ---- $137,800... I couldn’t figure out this math even in my dreams. ---- North American mining companies being forced to transform shows the industry’s wild days are over. ---- Up 17% in a day, that’s way more exciting than mining... ---- The high cost of mining has been obvious for a long time—just realizing it now? ---- AI computing power is the future, so the mining farm resources haven’t really gone to waste. ---- But seriously, is switching to data centers really reliable, or is it just another bubble?
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WhaleShadowvip
· 12-06 09:05
Oh my, $137,800 to mine one coin? The cost is ridiculously high, no wonder all the big mining companies are leaving. Switching to AI computing power is definitely a brilliant move—since electricity and venue costs are already there, might as well change tracks to make money. Stock price jumped 17% in one day? Seriously? Gotta take a good look at these mining companies’ financial reports. Instead of stubbornly holding onto BTC, it’s better to follow the AI trend—after all, it’s the only hot topic in the space right now. If everyone pivots like this, will it lead to another round of overcapacity? History always repeats itself. Speaking of which, if these mining companies really manage to stabilize power supply, they might actually benefit from the AI boom. Mining BTC isn’t as profitable as before, so those with cash on hand are all betting on AI now—it’s like a modern version of “betting on the future.”
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BTCWaveRidervip
· 12-06 08:59
Mining companies shifting to AI computing power—this move is definitely smart. Since they have idle capacity anyway, it's better to use it to take advantage of the AI-ready boom.
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