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Bitcoin miners' AI pivot faces $50 billion reality check, says VanEck


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Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure face a roughly $50 billion near-term funding gap and as much as $221 billion in long-term capital needs, according to a new VanEck report.

VanEck says investors are shifting focus from splashy AI contract announcements to whether miners can actually finance, build and operate data centers, with only about a quarter of leased AI and HPC capacity currently delivered.

The firm expects valuations to hinge on energized power and tenant quality, favoring miners with investment-grade hyperscaler clients and warning that companies missing construction milestones could face lasting valuation hits.

Bitcoin miners that have spent the past two years reinventing themselves as AI infrastructure providers may be entering a more difficult phase of their transformation: proving they can actually deliver.

In a new report, VanEck argued that the market is beginning to move beyond the excitement surrounding AI-related contract announcements and toward a more fundamental question of whether miners can build and finance the massive data center projects needed to serve AI customers.

The asset manager estimates that the sector faces a combined near-term funding gap of roughly $50 billion, with long-term capital needs of about $221 billion if current development plans proceed.

"Execution, not signing, becomes the next premium," said VanEck investment analyst Griffin MacMaster and head of digital asset research, Matthew Sigel, noting that the industry has so far delivered only about 25% of the AI and high-performance computing (HPC) capacity it has leased to customers. Companies that miss construction milestones risk "structural de-ratings" from investors.

The report comes amid a dramatic shift in the bitcoin mining industry. Following the collapse in mini

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Decoding XLM’s 12% rally as THIS resistance blocks Stellar bullsAfter months of persistent weakness, Stellar [$XLM] is attempting to stabilize above a key breakout area. Earlier this month, buyers pushed the price from the mid-$0.15 region to nearly $0.30, ending a lengthy consolidation phase between $0.136 and $0.19.

The daily timeframe structure portrays a market transitioning from accumulation toward a potential trend reversal, though confirmation remains incomplete.

However, the rally quickly encountered supply near the $0.30 resistance zone, triggering aggressive profit-taking that pulled $XLM back toward $0.18. Since then, buyers have defended the $0.20 region and lifted the price back to around $0.217.This recovery keeps the breakout structure intact, though the market remains at an important test. While the MACD line remains above the signal line, the histogram has shifted into negative territory.

That divergence suggests bullish momentum is fading even as price attempts to recover, raising the possibility of consolidation or another retest of support. A decisive move above $0.23 would indicate buyers are regaining control and reopen the path toward $0.26-$0.30.

However, failure to hold above $0.20 would strengthen the case for a deeper retracement toward the $0.18-$0.136 range

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Musk Now Bigger Than BitcoinElon Musk's net worth, which has been fueled by a massive surge in the valuation of SpaceX (SPCX), has reached an unprecedented $1.4 trillion.

Following a single-day jump of $101.7 billion (7.91%), his individual net worth is above the entire market capitalization of Bitcoin.

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Years ago, when Bitcoin was still a relatively small and emerging asset, its market cap was easily dwarfed by the fortunes of top billionaires.

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VanEck’s Sigel rejects MARA BTC buy claims amid AI expansionVanEck’s Matthew Sigel has disputed claims that MARA Holdings purchased 1,000 Bitcoin, saying the transaction likely involved returned collateral from a $BTC-backed loan rather than a new market acquisition.

According to a June 16 X post by VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel, the recent speculation surrounding Bitcoin mining firm MARA having purchased an additional 1,000 $BTC is incorrect.

Sigel made the comment in response to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, which had highlighted a 1,000 $BTC transfer involving FalconX and suggested it appeared to be a purchase by the miner.

Lookonchain noted that the transaction followed MARA’s first-quarter sale of 20,880 $BTC for roughly $1.5 billion at an average price of $70,137 per coin.

As crypto.news previously reported, that sale came as the company increasingly directed attention toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure.

Providing additional context, Sigel said the transferred coins were returned-lent assets rather than Bitcoin acquired on the open market.

“MARA will be monetizing its DC portfolio: Starwood in the US, Exaion in the EU. Bitcoin accumulation is the last thing on their mind.”

Historical wallet activity also appears to support that interpretation. MARA has typically moved Bitcoin purchases into newly created wallets, while the latest transaction did not follow that pattern. Based on that behavior, market participants suggested the company may have closed a $BTC-backed loan and received collateral back instead of adding to its treasury through direct purchases

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