Strategic Intelligence Report
Generated July 30, 2026
Cloud Computing
Core Scientific
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Chokepoint Score
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Steady
Momentum
insider filing activity unchanged since last check
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, USA
Website
Employees
500 (2025, approximate)
Founded
2017
Listing
CORZ · NASDAQ
Market Cap
$6.63B
Revenue (TTM)
$354.74M
Price
USD20.75 (-13.60%)
Market data as of Jul 29, 2026, 11:25 AM · Source: Yahoo Finance (delayed). Not investment advice.
Overview
Core Scientific is a former bitcoin mining company that has pivoted toward AI and high-performance-computing hosting, part of the broader trend of crypto miners repurposing power-dense facilities for AI compute demand. Its expanded CoreWeave hosting relationship now spans roughly 590 megawatts of contracted critical IT load across six sites, with new agreements projected to generate $10.2 billion in revenue over 12-year contract terms; the company holds 1.2 gigawatts of total contracted power, split between HPC/AI hosting and residual bitcoin mining operations.
Dependency Map
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Strategic Connections
Supply Chain
- CoreWeave: Core Scientific's first high-density colocation contract with CoreWeave has expanded to 590 megawatts of leased customer power capacity, a commercial relationship that coexists with the two companies' broader competition in AI/HPC infrastructure.
- AI Data Centers: Core Scientific pivoted from crypto mining to hosting AI and HPC infrastructure, supplying data center capacity to AI compute customers.
Competition / Other
- CoreWeave: Core Scientific, like several former bitcoin miners, has pivoted toward providing AI compute infrastructure, competing in the same emerging neocloud category as CoreWeave.
Strategic Risks
- Business model transition from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure remains relatively new and unproven at scale
Future Outlook
- Continued conversion of power-dense mining facilities toward AI compute capacity
Sources
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) (Mar 2026) — Core Scientific, Inc. FY2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC
- Core Scientific Q1 FY2026 results (May 2026) — Core Scientific's CoreWeave colocation contract expands to 590 megawatts
- Investing.com / Core Scientific Q1 FY2026 investor materials (May 2026) — Core Scientific's CoreWeave AI hosting contract projected at $10.2B over 12 years
- CoinDesk (May 2026) — Core Scientific sells $208M of bitcoin in Q1 2026, plans to monetize nearly all holdings to fund AI pivot
Generated by InsightNodes — Technology Intelligence Platform. This report reflects sourced, evidence-backed information as of the dates cited above and is not investment advice.
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