Core Scientific has reported a decline in third-quarter income because the US-based digital infrastructure supplier transitions away from Bitcoin mining and towards high-density colocation (HDC) companies, whereas its pending $9 billion all-stock acquisition by CoreWeave continues to hold within the steadiness.
The Nasdaq-listed firm noticed its whole income for the fiscal third quarter of 2025 fall to $81.1 million, down from $95.4 million a yr earlier. A 55% decline in Bitcoin mined led to digital asset self-mining income dipping from $68.1 million to $57.4 million.
Nevertheless, the impression of the decline was partially offset by an 88% rise within the common Bitcoin worth. Hosted mining income plummeted to $8.7 million from $16.9 million, reflecting what the corporate described as a “continued strategic shift” towards its increasing high-density colocation enterprise.
HDC income up regardless of whole income decline
Income from high-density colocation, previously often known as high-performance computing (HPC) internet hosting, rose to $15 million from $10.3 million a yr in the past, which can be thought of a small win as the corporate’s pivot towards synthetic intelligence–centered infrastructure.
Core Scientific reported gross revenue of $3.9 million from a lack of $0.2 million, whereas internet loss dropped to $146.7 million from $455.3 million in the identical quarter final yr. It attributed the comparatively smaller loss to a decrease non-cash honest worth adjustment of $74.9 million, down from $408.5 million a yr in the past, and that is associated to warrant and contingent worth proper remeasurements.
Adjusted EBITDA turned destructive at $2.4 million, in contrast with $10.1 million a yr earlier. It was reportedly weighed down by elevated working bills and decrease income.
Capital expenditures (capex) totaled $244.5 million, and $196.4 million of the capex was funded by CoreWeave below present colocation agreements. The corporate ended the quarter with $694.8 million in liquidity, comprising $453.4 million in money and equivalents and $241.4 million in Bitcoin.
A transition towards high-density colocation
As soon as one among North America’s largest Bitcoin miners, Core Scientific has been steadily repurposing its huge information heart footprint to serve AI workloads and enterprise shoppers. The third-quarter uptick in HDC income highlights early traction on this course, although it nonetheless represents a small fraction of whole earnings.
With mining yields shrinking and power prices rising, corporations like Core Scientific are rebranding themselves as companions to the synthetic intelligence increase, leveraging their entry to energy and information heart capability.
The corporate acknowledged that it plans to “quickly enhance income derived from high-density colocation” and convert most of its remaining mining services to help AI-related workloads.
Merger uncertainty grows forward of shareholder vote
CoreWeave introduced in July that it had reached an settlement with Core Scientific to amass it in an all-stock transaction valuing the miner at roughly $9 billion. The merger is predicted to assist CoreWeave, whose enterprise reportedly accounts for 76% of Core Scientific’s income, increase its AI infrastructure footprint.
Nevertheless, the deal has confronted rising resistance. A proxy advisory agency just lately advisable that buyers vote in opposition to the acquisition, because it reportedly acknowledged that Core Scientific might maintain the “appreciable success” it has thus far achieved as a standalone firm.
Some massive shareholders have additionally voiced opposition to the acquisition, and one among them is Core Scientific’s third-largest shareholder, Gullane Capital. Its founder, Journey Miller, reportedly stated, “Below the mathematics of the deal immediately, I must vote no.” One other investor, Two Seas Capital, additionally stated it could be voting in opposition to the deal.
The destiny of the acquisition now lies on the outcomes of the upcoming shareholders’ assembly scheduled for October 30, because the buyers are anticipated to solid their votes there.
