Daily Market Updates: Bitcoin miner IREN shares fall as AI conversion costs mount

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Bitcoin miner IREN shares fall as AI conversion costs mount

Decrypt reports IREN accelerated its shift to data centers as AI cloud revenue began to overtake Bitcoin mining for the first time.

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Shares of Bitcoin miner IREN fell as the company’s costs tied to converting its business toward AI and data centers mounted, according to Decrypt.

The outlet said IREN accelerated its data center conversion and that AI cloud revenue has topped Bitcoin mining for the first time.

Decrypt framed the shift as a change in revenue leadership for IREN as it pursues AI-related operations over traditional mining output.

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