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Hyperscale Data sold roughly 685 Bitcoin for about $43 million, sending its shares down 16.37 percent to $0.0945 on the NYSE American.
"Bitcoin has been an important part of Hyperscale Data's strategy and we expect it to remain an important part of our strategy going forward," Milton "Todd" Ault III, Executive Chairman of Hyperscale Data, said.
The Las Vegas-based company said it will deploy most of the proceeds toward its Michigan data center and cut debt by about $30 million. Following the sale, Hyperscale Data holds roughly 275 Bitcoin. The transaction marks the second significant liquidation in recent months, after the company sold about 100 Bitcoin in July and secured a Bitcoin-collateralized lending arrangement to cover construction costs.
The Michigan facility anchors a 10-year contract with an undisclosed infrastructure client covering about 20 megawatts, with potential revenue exceeding $1.2 billion if both five-year renewal options are exercised. The client can request an additional 32 megawatts within the first 24 months, potentially lifting the contract value above $3 billion.
Ault framed the decision as capital allocation rather than a retreat from digital assets. "We have built a substantial Bitcoin position, and today we have the ability to convert a portion of that highly liquid asset into capital that can accelerate the development of one of the most important assets in our portfolio," he said.
Hyperscale Data expects to continue mining Bitcoin through its Sentinum subsidiary and, over time, use mining production and available capital to rebuild its holdings. The pace of future accumulation will depend on mining output, Bitcoin prices, liquidity needs, capital expenditures and market conditions. Before this sale, the company reported roughly 1,006 Bitcoin following the July disposal.
The company's other subsidiary, Ault Capital Group, is a hybrid private equity firm spanning financial services, digital assets, industrial services and defense technologies. Hyperscale Data expects to divest ACG in 2027 through a voluntary exchange of Series F Preferred Stock for ACG common shares.
The liquidation shows a broader shift among Bitcoin-treasury companies, including Strategy and Metaplanet, which have weighed selling holdings to fund operations as infrastructure costs climb. For Hyperscale Data, the sale frees cash flow that would otherwise go to interest payments and gives management more room to finance the Michigan buildout on better terms. Investors, however, punished the move, with GPUS hovering near daily lows after the disclosure.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
