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first_img The funding gap for Bitcoin mining companies is about 50 billion USD, and the borrowing costs for IREN and others are diverging

According to the Miner Weekly briefing published by BlocksBridge Consulting, Bitcoin mining companies expanding into the fields of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are facing significantly different borrowing costs, with lenders increasingly scrutinizing large data center projects. The briefing points out that securing large AI clients is only part of the challenge; mining companies also need to raise billions of dollars to purchase computing power equipment, build data centers, and ensure the power infrastructure required for contract fulfillment. BlocksBridge indicates that large lending institutions have become more selective about data center loans, with decisions increasingly depending on client qualifications, contract terms, and project completion paths.The transition from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure by IREN reflects the differences in financing costs: the company secured $3.65 billion in GPU financing in June at a blended interest rate of 6%; in August, it completed another $2.4 billion financing with a fixed interest rate of 9%. The two agreements correspond to different projects and are not directly comparable, but they show that even within the same company, borrowing costs can vary significantly. Financing arrangements may also incur costs beyond interest; in another transaction involving Cipher Digital, Google guaranteed a $1.4 billion lease obligation in exchange for warrants representing a 5.4% equity stake in Cipher, with exercising the warrants potentially diluting existing shareholder equity.The rise in financing demand highlights the overall challenges mining companies face in entering the AI market. Data from VanEck shows that during the peak of the Bitcoin bull market in October last year, mining company debt surged by approximately 500% compared to the second quarter of 2024.

Bitget has added 39 stock tokens (rToken) for collateral in its staking and borrowing services

According to the official announcement, Bitget's staking and borrowing section has added support for 39 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets. The newly listed targets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rAMD, rSMH, rARM, and rSKHY, covering diverse categories like semiconductors, finance, healthcare, and energy.Users holding the relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, releasing liquidity without selling their positions. The related features are now available on the web, and the app version is expected to be launched within this week. Specific collateral parameters and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.It is reported that the rToken, identified by the letter r + stock code (for example, Nvidia is rNVDA), is issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget, and is directly connected to global liquidity pools like NASDAQ and NYSE through cooperation with compliant broker Alpaca. Its features include: 1:1 reserves of underlying assets managed by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed in token form at a 1:1 ratio, support for corporate actions (such as stock splits), and the ability to use holdings as joint collateral for unified accounts and U-based contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
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