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IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) announced a strategic shift in its business operations, pausing Bitcoin mining expansion at 52 EH/s to focus on AI and HPC infrastructure development. The company operates across three verticals:

1. Bitcoin Mining: Current capacity increased from 31 EH/s to 35 EH/s, with expected annualized illustrative net cashflow of $528 million.

2. AI Cloud Services: Operating 1,896 GPUs, generating $26 million annualized run-rate revenue as of March 31, 2025.

3. AI Data Centers: Developing Horizon 1 (50MW IT load) with $300-350 million capex, and Sweetwater Data Center Hub (2GW power capacity).

The company's financing strategy includes customer prepayments, debt instruments, convertible notes, and asset-backed financing. IREN has raised $111 million through its ATM facility at an average share price of $11.07.

IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) ha annunciato un cambiamento strategico nelle sue operazioni commerciali, sospendendo l'espansione del mining di Bitcoin a 52 EH/s per concentrarsi sullo sviluppo dell'infrastruttura AI e HPC. L'azienda opera in tre settori:

1. Mining di Bitcoin: La capacità attuale è aumentata da 31 EH/s a 35 EH/s, con un flusso di cassa netto annualizzato illustrativo previsto di 528 milioni di dollari.

2. Servizi Cloud AI: Operando 1.896 GPU, generando un fatturato annualizzato di 26 milioni di dollari a partire dal 31 marzo 2025.

3. Centri Dati AI: Sviluppando Horizon 1 (carico IT di 50MW) con un capex di 300-350 milioni di dollari, e il Sweetwater Data Center Hub (capacità di potenza di 2GW).

La strategia di finanziamento dell'azienda include prepagamenti dai clienti, strumenti di debito, obbligazioni convertibili e finanziamenti garantiti da attivi. IREN ha raccolto 111 milioni di dollari attraverso la sua struttura ATM a un prezzo medio delle azioni di 11,07 dollari.

IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) anunció un cambio estratégico en sus operaciones comerciales, deteniendo la expansión de la minería de Bitcoin a 52 EH/s para centrarse en el desarrollo de infraestructura de IA y HPC. La empresa opera en tres verticales:

1. Minería de Bitcoin: La capacidad actual aumentó de 31 EH/s a 35 EH/s, con un flujo de efectivo neto anualizado ilustrativo esperado de 528 millones de dólares.

2. Servicios de Nube de IA: Operando 1.896 GPU, generando ingresos anuales de 26 millones de dólares a partir del 31 de marzo de 2025.

3. Centros de Datos de IA: Desarrollando Horizon 1 (carga IT de 50MW) con un capex de 300-350 millones de dólares, y el Sweetwater Data Center Hub (capacidad de energía de 2GW).

La estrategia de financiamiento de la empresa incluye pagos anticipados de clientes, instrumentos de deuda, notas convertibles y financiamiento respaldado por activos. IREN ha recaudado 111 millones de dólares a través de su instalación ATM a un precio promedio de acción de 11,07 dólares.

IREN (NASDAQ: IREN)은 비즈니스 운영에서 전략적 전환을 발표하며, 52 EH/s의 비트코인 채굴 확장을 중단하고 AI 및 HPC 인프라 개발에 집중하기로 했습니다. 이 회사는 세 가지 분야에서 운영되고 있습니다:

1. 비트코인 채굴: 현재 용량이 31 EH/s에서 35 EH/s로 증가했으며, 연간 예상 순 현금 흐름은 5억 2800만 달러입니다.

2. AI 클라우드 서비스: 1,896개의 GPU를 운영하고 있으며, 2025년 3월 31일 기준으로 연간 2600만 달러의 수익을 창출하고 있습니다.

3. AI 데이터 센터: 300-3억 5000만 달러의 자본 지출로 50MW IT 부하의 Horizon 1을 개발하고 있으며, Sweetwater 데이터 센터 허브(2GW 전력 용량)를 운영하고 있습니다.

회사의 자금 조달 전략에는 고객 선불금, 부채 상품, 전환사채 및 자산 담보 금융이 포함됩니다. IREN은 평균 주가 11.07달러로 ATM 시설을 통해 1억 1100만 달러를 모금했습니다.

IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) a annoncé un changement stratégique dans ses opérations commerciales, suspendant l'expansion de l'exploitation minière de Bitcoin à 52 EH/s pour se concentrer sur le développement d'infrastructures d'IA et de HPC. L'entreprise opère dans trois secteurs :

1. Exploitation minière de Bitcoin : La capacité actuelle est passée de 31 EH/s à 35 EH/s, avec un flux de trésorerie net annualisé illustratif attendu de 528 millions de dollars.

2. Services Cloud IA : Avec 1 896 GPU en fonctionnement, générant des revenus annualisés de 26 millions de dollars à partir du 31 mars 2025.

3. Centres de données IA : Développement de Horizon 1 (charge IT de 50MW) avec des investissements de 300 à 350 millions de dollars, et le Sweetwater Data Center Hub (capacité énergétique de 2GW).

La stratégie de financement de l'entreprise comprend des prépaiements de clients, des instruments de dette, des obligations convertibles et un financement adossé à des actifs. IREN a levé 111 millions de dollars par le biais de son installation ATM à un prix moyen de l'action de 11,07 dollars.

IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) hat einen strategischen Wandel in seinen Geschäftsabläufen angekündigt und die Expansion des Bitcoin-Minings auf 52 EH/s gestoppt, um sich auf die Entwicklung von KI- und HPC-Infrastrukturen zu konzentrieren. Das Unternehmen ist in drei Bereichen tätig:

1. Bitcoin-Mining: Die aktuelle Kapazität wurde von 31 EH/s auf 35 EH/s erhöht, mit einem erwarteten annualisierten illustrativen Netto-Cashflow von 528 Millionen US-Dollar.

2. KI-Cloud-Dienste: Derzeit werden 1.896 GPUs betrieben, die bis zum 31. März 2025 einen annualisierten Umsatz von 26 Millionen US-Dollar generieren.

3. KI-Rechenzentren: Entwicklung von Horizon 1 (50MW IT-Belastung) mit Investitionskosten von 300-350 Millionen US-Dollar und dem Sweetwater Data Center Hub (2GW Stromkapazität).

Die Finanzierungsstrategie des Unternehmens umfasst Kundenanzahlungen, Schuldtitel, wandelbare Anleihen und asset-backed Financing. IREN hat über seine ATM-Einrichtung 111 Millionen US-Dollar zu einem durchschnittlichen Aktienkurs von 11,07 US-Dollar gesammelt.

Positive
  • Strong revenue generation with $528M projected annual net cashflow from Bitcoin mining
  • AI Cloud Services showing growth with $26M annualized revenue
  • Significant data center expansion with 2GW power capacity at Sweetwater Hub
  • Successfully raised $111M through ATM facility
  • Diversification into AI and HPC infrastructure markets
Negative
  • Pausing Bitcoin mining expansion could limit growth in that segment
  • Large capital requirements for data center development ($300-350M for Horizon 1)
  • Dependency on securing customer prepayments and debt financing for growth
  • Potential dilution risk from ATM facility usage

Insights

IREN's strategic pivot represents a significant capital allocation shift as the company transitions from pure Bitcoin mining to a more diversified approach emphasizing AI infrastructure. The decision to pause Bitcoin mining expansion at 52 EH/s marks a fundamental strategy change, with cash flows from their mining operations (projected at $528 million annualized) being redirected to fund AI-focused growth initiatives.

The company's AI Cloud Services segment is showing early traction with $26 million in annualized run-rate revenue from 1,896 deployed GPUs, including premium NVIDIA H100 and H200 hardware. This business offers potentially higher margins and more stable revenue than mining, though at a smaller scale currently.

IREN's financing approach combines multiple capital sources: customer prepayments, various debt instruments, and their ATM facility (which has raised $111 million at an average share price of $11.07). This multi-pronged strategy should provide flexibility, though execution risks remain substantial as they build out 50MW of initial data center capacity at an estimated $300-350 million.

The company's larger 2GW Sweetwater Data Center represents significant future potential but requires substantial capital and securing major colocation customers. Their mention of "evolved" customer discussions for capacity beyond the initial 50MW suggests positive commercial momentum, though no firm contracts are announced.

This strategic repositioning reflects industry recognition that AI infrastructure demand presents potentially more sustainable growth opportunities than continued Bitcoin mining expansion, especially with the Bitcoin halving approaching.

Bitcoin Mining Expansion Paused at 52 EH/s

Progressing Debt Financing Workstreams

SYDNEY, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (together with its subsidiaries, “IREN”), today provided a business update and strategic outlook, highlighting momentum in its AI/HPC segments and an evolving capital allocation strategy aligned with current market conditions.

“As we near completion of our 50 EH/s mining expansion, our focus is shifting to the next phase of growth and delivering scalable infrastructure for AI and HPC through our AI Cloud Services and AI Data Center businesses,” said Daniel Roberts, IREN Co-Founder and Co-CEO.

“Our capital strategy prioritizes customer prepayments and a range of debt financing solutions, with the existing ATM facility providing a strategic backstop to support delivery certainty and ongoing commercial discussions relating to the AI Cloud Services and AI Data Center businesses.”

Bitcoin Mining Expansion Paused

IREN will pause all further Bitcoin Mining expansion upon completion of its 52 EH/s buildout.

This strategic shift reflects a deliberate reallocation of capital and continued management focus toward AI data centers and cloud infrastructure, while continuing to leverage strong cashflows generated by IREN’s existing Bitcoin mining business.

Core Business Overview

IREN operates across three business verticals: Bitcoin Mining, AI Cloud Services, and AI Data Centers:

1. Bitcoin Mining

  • Installed capacity increased from 31 EH/s to 35 EH/s, following energization of Childress Phase 4.
  • On track to complete expansion to 50 EH/s in the coming months.
  • Expected to generate $528 million in annualized illustrative net cashflow. 1
  • Financing Strategy: IREN will pause all further Bitcoin Mining expansion upon completion of its 52 EH/s buildout and intends to reinvest mining cashflows to support growth of its AI Cloud Services and AI Data Center businesses.

2. AI Cloud Services

  • Operating 1,896 GPUs, including NVIDIA H100 and H200 hardware.
  • Utilized GPUs generating annualized run-rate revenue of $26 million as of March 31, 2025.2
  • Seeing increased engagement around large-scale AI cloud infrastructure opportunities, particularly for multi-thousand air-cooled Blackwell B200 GPU clusters hosted at IREN’s Prince George data center following the release of DeepSeek.
  • Financing Strategy: IREN is progressing GPU financing workstreams to support potential expansion, optimize capital efficiency and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns.

3. AI Data Centers

  • Horizon 1 (50MW IT load):
    • Capex of $300$350 million, expected to be funded primarily through colocation customer prepayments and debt financing.
    • Initial discussions focused on 50MW of IT load have now evolved into colocation negotiations covering larger volumes of capacity with multiple potential customers.
    • To preserve execution speed and maintain IREN’s time-to-market advantage, IREN has commenced placing long-lead equipment deposits for capacity beyond the initial 50MW.
  • Sweetwater Data Center Hub (2GW power capacity):
    • Investment in substations and early-stage infrastructure to preserve IREN’s time-to-power advantage.
    • Preparing the site to enable rapid commencement of data center construction upon finalization of a customer contract.
  • Financing Strategy:
    • IREN remains focused on optimizing its capital structure to align with current market conditions.
      • Customer prepayments tied to contracted capacity commitments
      • Project-level and corporate debt instruments
      • Convertible notes
      • Asset-backed financing and leasing
      • Reinvestment of Bitcoin Mining and AI Cloud Service cashflows
    • Utilization of the existing ATM facility (with $111 million raised to date at an average share price of $11.07) provides a strategic capital backstop to complement the above sources.3
    • IREN believes there is strong institutional appetite for credit and infrastructure lending, even ahead of contracted revenue, supported by IREN’s substantial real asset base, proven execution track record and robust cashflows generated from its existing Bitcoin Mining and AI Cloud Service businesses.

Assumptions and Notes

  1. Illustrative Net Cashflow = illustrative mining revenue less assumed net electricity costs, overheads and REC costs, and does not include working capital movements. Source: CoinWarz Bitcoin Mining Calculator. Illustrative calculations and inputs assume hardware operates at 100% uptime, 815 EH/s global hashrate, $0.035/kWh electricity costs, 3.125 BTC block reward, 0.1 BTC transaction fees and 0.13% pool fees, 765MW (power consumption), $104m (overheads), $16m (REC costs), and $85k Bitcoin price. Illustrative Net Cashflow is for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered projections of IREN's operating performance. Inputs are based on assumptions, including historical information, which are likely to be different in the future and users should input their own assumptions. There is no assurance that any illustrative outputs will be achieved within the timeframes presented or at all, or that mining hardware will operate at 100% uptime. The above should be read strictly in conjunction with the forward-looking statements disclaimer in this press release.
  2. AI Cloud Services annualized run-rate revenue for utilized GPUs as of March 31, 2025.
  3. As of March 28, 2025, $111m of gross proceeds have been raised under the ATM facility at an average share price of $11.07 per share. Total number of ordinary shares outstanding as of March 28, 2025, is 224,458,888.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or IREN’s future financial or operating performance. For example, forward-looking statements include but are not limited to IREN’s business strategy, expected operational and financial results, and expected increase in power capacity and hashrate. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “may,” “can,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “project,” “strive,” “budget,” “forecast,” “expect,” “intend,” “target”, “will,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “scheduled” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking.

These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause IREN’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements, including, but not limited to: Bitcoin price and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; IREN’s ability to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms and in a timely manner to meet its capital needs and facilitate its expansion plans; the terms of any future financing or any refinancing, restructuring or modification to the terms of any future financing, which could require IREN to comply with onerous covenants or restrictions, and its ability to service its debt obligations, any of which could restrict its business operations and adversely impact its financial condition, cash flows and results of operations; IREN’s ability to successfully execute on its growth strategies and operating plans, including its ability to continue to develop its existing data center sites, design and deploy direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems, and diversify and expand into the market for high performance computing (“HPC”) solutions it may offer (including the market for cloud services (“AI Cloud Services”) and potential colocation services); IREN’s limited experience with respect to new markets it has entered or may seek to enter, including the market for HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services); expectations with respect to the ongoing profitability, viability, operability, security, popularity and public perceptions of the Bitcoin network and any current and future HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services) that IREN offers; IREN’s ability to secure and retain customers on commercially reasonable terms or at all, particularly as it relates to its strategy to expand into markets for HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services); IREN’s ability to manage counterparty risk (including credit risk) associated with any current or future customers, including customers of its HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services) and other counterparties; the risk that any current or future customers, including customers of its HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services), or other counterparties may terminate, default on or underperform their contractual obligations; Bitcoin global hashrate fluctuations; IREN’s ability to secure renewable energy, renewable energy certificates, power capacity, facilities and sites on commercially reasonable terms or at all; delays associated with, or failure to obtain or complete, permitting approvals, grid connections and other development activities customary for greenfield or brownfield infrastructure projects; IREN’s reliance on power and utilities providers, third party mining pools, exchanges, banks, insurance providers and its ability to maintain relationships with such parties; expectations regarding availability and pricing of electricity; IREN’s participation and ability to successfully participate in demand response products and services and other load management programs run, operated or offered by electricity network operators, regulators or electricity market operators; the availability, reliability and/or cost of electricity supply, hardware and electrical and data center infrastructure, including with respect to any electricity outages and any laws and regulations that may restrict the electricity supply available to IREN; any variance between the actual operating performance of IREN’s miner hardware achieved compared to the nameplate performance including hashrate; IREN’s ability to curtail its electricity consumption and/or monetize electricity depending on market conditions, including changes in Bitcoin mining economics and prevailing electricity prices; actions undertaken by electricity network and market operators, regulators, governments or communities in the regions in which IREN operates; the availability, suitability, reliability and cost of internet connections at IREN’s facilities; IREN’s ability to secure additional hardware, including hardware for Bitcoin mining and any current or future HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services) it offers, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and any delays or reductions in the supply of such hardware or increases in the cost of procuring such hardware; expectations with respect to the useful life and obsolescence of hardware, including hardware for Bitcoin mining and any current or future HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services and potential colocation services) IREN offers; delays, increases in costs or reductions in the supply of equipment used in our operations including tariffs and certain equipment in high demand due to global supply chain constraints; IREN’s ability to operate in an evolving regulatory environment; IREN’s ability to successfully operate and maintain its property and infrastructure; reliability and performance of IREN’s infrastructure compared to expectations; malicious attacks on IREN’s property, infrastructure or IT systems; IREN’s ability to maintain in good standing the operating and other permits and licenses required for its operations and business; IREN’s ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce its intellectual property rights and confidential information; any intellectual property infringement and product liability claims; whether the secular trends IREN expects to drive growth in its business materialize to the degree it expects them to, or at all; any pending or future acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures or other strategic transactions; the occurrence of any environmental, health and safety incidents at IREN’s sites, and any material costs relating to environmental, health and safety requirements or liabilities; damage to IREN’s property and infrastructure and the risk that any insurance IREN maintains may not fully cover all potential exposures; ongoing proceedings relating to the default by two of IREN’s wholly-owned special purpose vehicles under limited recourse equipment financing facilities; ongoing securities litigation relating in part to the default, and any future litigation, claims and/or regulatory investigations, and the costs, expenses, use of resources, diversion of management time and efforts, liability and damages that may result therefrom; IREN's failure to comply with any laws including the anti-corruption laws of the United States and various international jurisdictions; any failure of IREN's compliance and risk management methods; any laws, regulations and ethical standards that may relate to IREN’s business, including those that relate to Bitcoin and the Bitcoin mining industry and those that relate to any other services it offers, including laws and regulations related to data privacy, cybersecurity and the storage, use or processing of information and consumer laws; IREN’s ability to attract, motivate and retain senior management and qualified employees; increased risks to IREN’s global operations including, but not limited to, political instability, acts of terrorism, theft and vandalism, cyberattacks and other cybersecurity incidents and unexpected regulatory and economic sanctions changes, among other things; climate change, severe weather conditions and natural and man-made disasters that may materially adversely affect IREN’s business, financial condition and results of operations; public health crises, including an outbreak of an infectious disease and any governmental or industry measures taken in response; IREN’s ability to remain competitive in dynamic and rapidly evolving industries; damage to IREN’s brand and reputation; IREN’s ability to remediate its existing material weakness and to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls; the increased regulatory and compliance costs of IREN ceasing to be a foreign private issuer and an emerging growth company, as a result of which it will be required, among other things, to file periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms with the SEC commencing with its next fiscal year, and it will also be required to prepare its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP rather than IFRS, and to modify certain of its policies to comply with corporate governance practices required of a U.S. domestic issuer; that IREN does not currently pay any cash dividends on its ordinary shares, and may not in the foreseeable future and, accordingly, the ability to achieve a return on an investment in its ordinary shares will depend on appreciation, if any, in the price of its ordinary shares; and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in IREN’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on August 28, 2024 as such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of IREN’s website at https://investors.iren.com.

These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this investor update. Any forward-looking statement that IREN makes in this investor update speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by law, IREN disclaims any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About IREN

IREN is a leading data center business powering the future of Bitcoin, AI and beyond utilizing 100% renewable energy.

  • Bitcoin Mining: providing security to the Bitcoin network, expanding to 52 EH/s in 2025. Operations since 2019.
  • AI Cloud Services: providing cloud compute to AI customers, 1,896 NVIDIA H100 & H200 GPUs. Operations since 2024.
  • Next-Generation Data Centers: 660MW of operating data centers, expanding to 910MW in 2025. Specifically designed and purpose-built infrastructure for high-performance and power-dense computing applications.
  • Technology: technology stack for performance optimization of AI Cloud Services and Bitcoin Mining operations.
  • Development Portfolio: 2,910MW of grid-connected power secured across North America, >2,000 acre property portfolio and multi-gigawatt development pipeline.
  • 100% Renewable Energy (from clean or renewable energy sources or through the purchase of RECs): targets sites with low-cost & underutilized renewable energy, and supports electrical grids and local communities.

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FAQ

What is IREN's current Bitcoin mining capacity and expansion target for 2025?

IREN's Bitcoin mining capacity increased from 31 EH/s to 35 EH/s, with plans to reach 52 EH/s before pausing further expansion.

How much revenue is IREN's AI Cloud Services generating as of March 2025?

IREN's AI Cloud Services is generating $26 million in annualized run-rate revenue from 1,896 GPUs as of March 31, 2025.

What is the expected cost of IREN's Horizon 1 data center project?

IREN's Horizon 1 data center project (50MW IT load) has an expected capex of $300-350 million.

How much has IREN raised through its ATM facility and at what average price?

IREN has raised $111 million through its ATM facility at an average share price of $11.07 per share.

What is the projected annual net cashflow from IREN's Bitcoin mining operations?

IREN expects to generate $528 million in annualized illustrative net cashflow from its Bitcoin mining operations.
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