Bitcoin miners sold 15,000+ BTC from treasuries to fund AI data center buildouts. Mining stocks are up 56% while BTC is down 17%. Bitcoin's hashrate is now underwritten by hyperscaler AI capex, and the AI trade just had its worst day since 2025.
The mining sector's AI pivot is well covered at this point. What I haven't seen discussed is what it means for Bitcoin itself now that the AI capex trade is getting questioned. The state of the pivot: Bitcoin is down …