Today, Bitcoin mining company Cango released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2026. The company is currently leveraging its global operational capabilities to extend its business from Bitcoin mining into the fields of energy and AI computing infrastructure.
2026 First Quarter Financial and Operational Highlights
- Financial Performance: In the first quarter of 2026, the company achieved total revenue of $102 million, with Bitcoin mining contributing $98.4 million, constituting the primary source of revenue for the quarter. The company recorded a net loss of $261.1 million during the reporting period. This loss was primarily attributed to non-cash items, including impairment charges on mining rigs due to the decline in Bitcoin market price and losses arising from the fair value change of Bitcoin holdings. As of March 31, 2026, the company's long-term debt decreased to $30.6 million, compared to $557.6 million as of December 31, 2025. At the end of the quarter, the company held 1,026 Bitcoin as digital asset reserves.
- Mining Operations and Costs: The company continued to enhance operational efficiency while maintaining a more prudent operational scale. During the reporting period, the company's total hash rate was 37.01 EH/s, consisting of 27.98 EH/s from self-operated mining and 9.02 EH/s from leased hash rate. In the first quarter, the company mined a total of 1,266 Bitcoin. Benefiting from optimized mining rig portfolio and cost management, the company's average cash cost per Bitcoin decreased by 9.0% quarter-on-quarter compared to Q4 2025, dropping to $76,928, reflecting the company's ongoing efforts to improve mining operational efficiency.
- AI Business Expansion: The company is leveraging its existing infrastructure capabilities to expand its business from Bitcoin mining into AI computing services. This quarter, Cango launched a new commercial platform, EcoHash, planning to repurpose its experience in energy management and high-density computing to provide infrastructure support for AI computing demands. The company is currently advancing pilot deployments of modular, containerized computing units. This project follows a phased approach, initially focusing on GPU hash rate leasing, with plans to gradually expand into a global AI computing network.
Cango's CEO, Paul Yu, stated, "The company is executing a steady and disciplined strategy, continuing to solidify the foundation of our Bitcoin mining business on one hand, while advancing the layout of AI infrastructure through EcoHash on the other. Over the past few months, the company has seen positive progress, including the continued reduction in costs driven by our mining rig upgrade strategy and stable operations of our global mining business. Meanwhile, the EcoHash project is progressing steadily, with related pilot deployments proceeding as planned. Leveraging our global energy network and operational experience, Cango is well-positioned to further enhance operational efficiency, seize emerging opportunities in the AI computing sector, and drive long-term, sustainable value growth."
Furthermore, Cango's CFO, Simon Tang, stated, "Despite a challenging operating environment in the first quarter affected by industry adjustments and non-cash items, the company has made substantial progress in optimizing its cost structure and strengthening its balance sheet. The company has reduced its long-term debt and continues to drive down mining cash costs through rigorous execution of our operational strategy. Looking ahead, the company will remain focused on enhancing cash flow resilience, maintaining financial flexibility, and supporting the transition towards a more efficient and diversified infrastructure platform."
2026 First Quarter Continuing Operations Financial Results
Revenue
In the first quarter of 2026, the company's total revenue was $102 million, with Bitcoin mining revenue at $98.4 million. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, the company's total revenue decreased by approximately 43%, primarily due to the company's proactive reduction in operational hash rate scale. During this process, the company phased out older, less efficient S19 series mining rigs and converted a portion of its hash rate into leased hash rate.
Operating Costs and Expenses
In the first quarter of 2026, the company's total operating costs and expenses were $356.4 million. These costs were primarily related to the company's Bitcoin mining business, recognition of mining rig impairment losses, losses from disposal of mining rigs, and losses from the fair value change of Bitcoin-collateralized receivables.
- Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation presented separately below) was $99.6 million, lower than the $155.3 million in Q4 2025, mainly due to reduced electricity and hosting fees following the reduction in hash rate scale;
- Depreciation expense was $29.4 million;
- General and administrative expenses, including related party fees, totaled $7.2 million;
- Mining rig impairment loss was $49.0 million;
- Loss on disposal of mining rigs was $20.3 million;
- Loss from the fair value change of Bitcoin-collateralized receivables was $151.8 million, lower than the $171.4 million in Q4 2025. This non-cash loss was primarily impacted by the decline in Bitcoin price during the quarter.
Operating Loss
In the first quarter of 2026, the company's operating loss was $254.4 million, compared to an operating loss of $26.9 million in the same period of 2025. The expanded loss was primarily due to the decline in Bitcoin price.
Net Loss from Continuing Operations
In the first quarter of 2026, the company's net loss from continuing operations was $261.1 million, compared to a net loss of $28.3 million in the same period of 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA
In the first quarter of 2026, the company's Adjusted EBITDA loss was $154.1 million, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.7 million in the same period of 2025.
Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2026, the company held:
- Cash and cash equivalents of $7.2 million, down from $41.2 million at the end of 2025, mainly due to debt repayment and operating expenditures;
- Bitcoin-collateralized receivables, a non-current related party item, with a net value of $68.2 million;
- Mining rig assets, net value of $130.8 million;
- Long-term debt (related party item) of $30.6 million, significantly reduced from $557.6 million as of December 31, 2025;
Cango stated that the significant reduction in Bitcoin-collateralized receivables and related long-term debt reflects the company's proactive efforts to deleverage during the quarter.
