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CryptoAug 14, 2026, 8:36 AM

Public Bitcoin Miners Shift Capacity to AI as Hashrate Falls 21.2%

Public bitcoin miners are increasingly redirecting capacity toward AI data centers, with combined hash rate excluding Bitdeer down 21.2% over nine months. Some miners now earn more from data centers than from crypto mining.

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Public bitcoin miners are accelerating the shift of computing capacity toward artificial-intelligence workloads. Excluding Bitdeer, their combined hash rate declined by 21.2% over nine months, according to the data.

For some companies, data-center revenue has already overtaken income from cryptocurrency mining. The trend highlights how AI demand is competing with bitcoin mining for power, infrastructure, and operational focus.

Source: ForkLog

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