💰 Crusoe Ditches Bitcoin for AI: The Plot Thickens! 💡

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Oh, snap! Crusoe Energy, the Bitcoin miner that could, is officially saying “peace out” to its crypto mining days. Instead, they’re trading in their pickaxes for AI wizard hats. 🧙‍♂️

In a move that’s got everyone talking, Crusoe is selling a whopping 425 of its data centers (because who needs that many, right?) to the New York Digital Investment Group. These bad boys are spread out across more states than a presidential election campaign and pack a punch with 270 megawatts of power. 💪

But wait, there’s more! The deal also includes Crusoe’s Digital Flare Mitigation biz, and about 135 employees are getting a shiny new NYDIG badge. 🎉

Chase Lochmiller, the big cheese at Crusoe, is all about this move, saying it’s like chocolate and peanut butter – better together. 🍫🥜

NYDIG, already a big deal in the Bitcoin world, is just gonna keep on truckin’ with the new toys they’ve got. They’re all about keeping Bitcoin’s proof-of-work mechanism running smoother than a politician’s campaign promises. 🚀

Crusoe, since its birth in 2018, has been the cool kid using wasted natural gas to mine crypto and power AI. But now, it’s like they’re at a party and just realized there’s a cooler room – the AI room. 🌟

Lochmiller is hyped, saying they’re gonna take their energy-first vibe and pour it into AI like it’s the world’s strongest cup of coffee. ☕

And guess what? They’ve been dropping hints about this AI move since 2024, when they struck a deal with Lancium to build a 200-megawatt AI data center in Texas. That’s right, Texas – where everything is bigger, including their AI dreams. 🌟

This AI data center is supposed to be so clean and green, it’s like the superhero of data centers. And Lochmiller? He’s talking about it like it’s the key to sustainable AI world domination. 🌍

But here’s the kicker: Crusoe’s AI pivot comes at the same time the U.S. government is all about AI. President Trump, back in office (because 2025 is wild, y’all), is signing executive orders like they’re autographs. 🖊️

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2025-03-26 11:40