Lumentum joins NASDAQ-100 index, replacing CoStar Group on May 18

MARA Holdings sold $1.5 billion in bitcoin in Q1 2026, dropping to the fourth largest public BTC holder. MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) sold 20,880 bitcoin during Q1 2026 at an average price of $70,137 per coin, generating approximately $1.5 billion…

MARA liquidated Bitcoin holdings to fund debt buybacks and acquire a power plant as it joins the industry shift to AI infrastructure.

Cerebras Systems' upsized IPO highlights strong investor confidence in AI infrastructure, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape. The post Cerebras Systems targets $4.8B IPO with upsized share offering appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Target Hospitality's strategic shift to AI infrastructure support highlights the growing demand for adaptable workforce solutions in tech sectors. The post Target Hospitality secures $750M contract amid data center boom appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin has likely bottomed near $60,000 and sees a move above $126,000 as inevitable. The BitMEX co-founder argues that AI infrastructure spending, war expenditure and credit expansion are creating a bullish setup for crypto assets. Arthur Hayes is back on familiar ground: liquidity, credit and the long trade in hard digital assets. [...]

IREN's strategic pivot to AI infrastructure, backed by renewable energy, could redefine data center sustainability and market competitiveness. The post IREN plans $2B convertible notes for data center expansion and AI infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post American Bitcoin becomes cheapest US BTC miner appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. American Bitcoin mined coins at $36,200 each in Q1 2026, cutting costs 23% and posting a 50% gross margin. Summary American Bitcoin cut its cost to produce one bitcoin by 23% to roughly $36,200 in Q1 2026, down from $46,900 in Q4 2025. The Trump family-linked miner posted a gross mining margin above 50% while most publicly listed rivals pivot capital toward AI infrastructure. Total fleet capacity reached 28.1 exahash by quarter-end, with the company holding roughly 7,021 BTC in its strategic reserve. American Bitcoin (ABTC), the Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, cut its cost per coin 23% to roughly $36,200 in the first quarter of 2026, placing it among the lowest-cost public miners in the US. The company reported a gross mining margin above 50% alongside an $81.8 million net loss driven largely by a $117 million non-cash impairment on its bitcoin holdings. The improvement in co

IREN has signed a $3.4 billion IREN Nvidia deal to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure over five years. Bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure provider IREN has announced a five-year, $3.4 billion AI cloud contract with Nvidia, alongside…