Bitcoin miner Cango sells $305 million of BTC during market slump to fund AI shift

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Bitcoin miner Cango sells $305 million of BTC during market slump to fund AI shift The company plans to deploy modular GPU units across 40+ global sites to provide on-demand AI inference capacity for small and mid-sized businesses. By Francisco Rodrigues , AI Boost | Edited by Stephen Alpher Feb 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m. Make us preferred on Google What to know : Bitcoin miner Cango sold 4,451 BTC for $305 million, with plans to use proceeds to reduce leverage and prepare for a strategic shift into AI computing infrastructure. The company plans to deploy modular GPU units across 40+ global sites to provide on-demand AI inference capacity for small and mid-sized businesses. Cango is part of a growing trend of bitcoin miners pivoting to AI, with analysts warning of execution risks in the transition to AI-focused business models. Bitcoin miner Cango (CANG) completed the sale 4,451 BTC over the weekend, raising roughly $305 million in USDT as it looks to reduce leverage and reposition its business around artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company said it raised $305 million from the sale, suggesting an average sale price of about $68,524 per coin, or not far above multi-year low prices for bitcoin. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy . Shares are little-changed in Monday trading, but are lower by 83% on a year-over-year basis. The company’s bitcoin sales were “based on a comprehensive assessment of current market conditions,” the firm said , as it plans to shift into AI computing infrastructure. Cango plans to deploy modular GPU units across its global network of over 40 sites to serve small and mid-sized businesses needing on-demand AI inference capacity, it said. The company used the proceeds of its BTC sale to pay down a bitcoin-collateralized loan, bolstering its balance sheet. The company still holds 3,645 BTC worth more than $250 million, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries . “In response to recent market conditions, we have made a treasury adjustment to strengthen balance sheet and reduce financial leverage, which provides increased capacity to fund our strategic expansion into AI compute infrastructure,” the company wrote in a letter to shareholders. Its move into the AI sector comes as it faces what it framed as a gap between rising compute demand and existing grid capacity. Cango wrote that it’s well positioned to take advantage of that gap. Cango is not alone. A growing group of bitcoin miners is scaling back exposure to pure mining and redirecting capital and infrastructure toward AI data centers and high-performance computing. Bitfarms (BITF) has said it plans to exit crypto mining entirely by around 2027, and famously declared it’s no longer a bitcoin company as it shifts to high-performance computing and AI workloads. Analysts at KBW have warned that the industry’s pivot toward AI workloads is compelling, but that the path to monetization is fraught with execution risks. That led to a downgrade not only on Bitfarms but also in Bitdeer (BTDR) and Hive Digital (HIVE). Bitcoin News AI AI Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards . For more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy .