Core Scientific, Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q3
Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)
10-Q
2025-10-24
For: 2025-09-30
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About this 10-Q
Core Scientific, Inc filed this 10-Q on October 24, 2025, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $81.1M
- down 14.9% from $95.35M a year earlier
- Net loss
- $146.66M
- compared with a net loss of $455.26M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.46
- compared with -$1.17 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-40046
Core Scientific, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(512 ) 402-5233
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Emerging growth company | ||||||||||||||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☒ No ☐
As of October 20, 2025, 310,061,300 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001, were outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements under Part I. Item 2. — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “ability,” “aim,” “assume,” “estimate,” “plan,” “possible,” “project,” “forecast,” “goal,” “opportunity,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “enable,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projections, estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and expectations, the Company’s ability to scale and grow its business, the advantages and expected growth of the Company, the Company’s business strategies and initiatives, the Company’s ability to source and retain talent and the proposed acquisition of the Company by CoreWeave, Inc. (“CoreWeave”).. These statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management. These forward-looking statements are not intended to serve, and must not be relied on by any investor, as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, known or unknown, that could cause actual results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include those described in Part I. Item 1A. — “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materializes, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements.
Additional risk factors that may cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to: the risk that the Company will not complete the proposed acquisition by CoreWeave on anticipated terms or at all, and stockholder approval of the proposed transaction and the other conditions to the completion of the proposed transaction; uncertainty in the value of the consideration that Company stockholders would receive in the proposed transaction, if completed, due to fluctuations in the market price of CoreWeave common stock until closing; anticipated tax treatment of the proposed transaction for Company stockholders, and unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies, expansion and growth whether or not the proposed transaction is consummated; and with respect to the combined company following completion of the proposed transaction if the transaction is consummated; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the ability of the Company to integrate its businesses successfully with CoreWeave’s and to achieve anticipated synergies and value creation; potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction that could be instituted against the Company, or its directors and officers whether or not the transaction is consummated; the risk that disruptions from the proposed transaction will harm the Company’s business, including current plans and operations and that management’s time and attention will be diverted on transaction-related issues; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; rating agency actions and the Company’s ability to access short- and long-term debt markets on a timely and affordable basis; legislative, regulatory and economic developments and actions targeting public companies in the artificial intelligence, power, data center and crypto mining industries and changes in local, national or international laws, regulations and policies affecting the Company; potential business uncertainty, including the outcome of commercial negotiations and changes to existing business relationships during and after the pendency of the proposed transaction that could affect the Company’s financial performance and operating results; certain restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact the Company’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions or otherwise operate its business; acts of terrorism or outbreak of war, hostilities, civil unrest, attacks against the Company or political or security disturbances; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; the impacts of pandemics or other public health crises, including the effects of government responses on people and economies; global or regional changes in the supply and demand for power and other market or economic conditions that impact demand and pricing; changes in technical or operating conditions, including unforeseen technical difficulties; development delays at the Company’s data center sites, including any delays in the conversion of such sites from crypto mining facilities to high-density colocation computing sites; the Company’s ability to earn digital assets profitably and to attract customers for its high-density colocation capabilities; the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under its existing colocation agreements; the Company’s ability to maintain its competitive position in its existing operating segments; the impact of increases in total network hash rate; the Company’s ability to raise additional capital to continue its expansion efforts or other operations; the Company’s need for significant electric power and the limited availability of power resources; the potential failure in the Company’s critical systems, facilities or services the Company provides; the physical risks and regulatory changes relating to climate
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change; potential significant changes to the method of validating blockchain transactions; the Company’s vulnerability to physical security breaches, which could disrupt operations; a potential slowdown in market and economic conditions, particularly those impacting high-density computing, the blockchain industry and the blockchain hosting market; price volatility of digital assets and bitcoin in particular; potential changes in the interpretive positions of the SEC or its staff with respect to digital asset mining firms; the likelihood that U.S. federal and state legislatures and regulatory agencies will enact laws and regulations to regulate digital assets and digital asset intermediaries; changing expectations with respect to ESG policies; the effectiveness of the Company’s compliance and risk management methods; the adequacy of the Company’s sources of recovery if the digital assets held by the Company are lost, stolen or destroyed due to third-party digital asset services; and those risks that are described in the proxy statement/prospectus that is included in the registration statement on Form S-4, as amended, initially filed on August 25, 2025 by CoreWeave with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed transaction, have been disclosed in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors presented in the registration statement on Form S-4 are, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements as they are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes; actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation, Core Scientific’s or CoreWeave’s actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of new markets or market segments in which Core Scientific or CoreWeave operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this communication. Core Scientific assumes no obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws. Neither future distribution of this communication nor the continued availability of this communication in archive form on Core Scientific’s website should be deemed to constitute an update or re-affirmation of these statements as of any future date.
There may be additional risks that the Company could not presently know or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.
Important Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction between the Company and CoreWeave, the Company and CoreWeave filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 on August 20, 2025, which was amended on September 17, 2025 and September 25, 2025, that includes a proxy statement of the Company that also constitutes a prospectus of CoreWeave. The registration statement on Form S-4 was declared effective on September 26, 2025. CoreWeave filed a prospectus on September 26, 2025 and the Company filed a definitive proxy statement on September 26, 2025, in each case with respect to the proposed transaction. Each of the Company and CoreWeave may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the registration statement, proxy statement or prospectus or any other document that the Company or CoreWeave (as applicable) has filed or may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus (when they become available), as well as other filings containing important information about Core Scientific or CoreWeave, without charge at the SEC’s Internet website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Core Scientific will be available free of charge on Core Scientific’s internet website at https://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings or by contacting Core Scientific’s investor relations contact at ir@corescientific.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by CoreWeave will be available free of charge on CoreWeave’s internet website at https://coreweave2025ipo.q4web.com/financials/sec-filings/ or by contacting CoreWeave’s investor relations contact at investor-relations@coreweave.com. The information included on, or accessible through, Core Scientific or CoreWeave’s website is not incorporated by reference into this communication.
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Participants in the Solicitation
Core Scientific, CoreWeave, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Core Scientific is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000119312525065652/d925494ddef14a.htm) and in its Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on May 16, 2025 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000162828025026294/core-20250513.htm). Information about the directors and executive officers of CoreWeave is set forth in the Prospectus dated September 26, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on September 26, 2025 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-289742) (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1769628/000114036125036349/ny20053122x7_424b3.htm). These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the Prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC when they become available.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value)
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Assets | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Digital assets | |||||||||||
Customer funding receivable and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
Convertible and other notes payable, net of current portion | |||||||||||
Warrant liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ Deficit: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock; $ | |||||||||||
Common stock; $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | $ | |||||||||
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of digital asset hosted mining services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of Colocation services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cost of revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in fair value of energy derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reorganization items, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Net loss per share (Note 12) - basic and diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock awards issued | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock awards withheld for tax withholding obligations | ( | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity issuance costs | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | $ | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock awards issued | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock awards withheld for tax withholding obligations | ( | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity issuance costs | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | $ | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock awards issued, net of tax withholding obligations | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock for New Secured Convertible Notes conversion | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2023, adjusted | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cancellation of common stock in connection with emergence | ( | ( | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock in connection with emergence | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock under the Equity Rights Offering | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock for the Equity Rights Offering backstop commitment | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock for Bitmain obligation | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion premium on the issuance of the New Secured Convertible Notes | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of warrants | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock awards issued, net of tax withholding obligations | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock awards forfeited | ( | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock for New Secured Convertible Notes conversion | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of new common stock for PIK interest | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Losses on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of digital assets generated by self-mining and shared hosting revenues1 | |||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | ( | ||||||||||
Decrease in fair value of energy derivatives | ( | ||||||||||
Increase in fair value of warrant liabilities | |||||||||||
Decrease in fair value of contingent value rights | ( | ( | |||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | |||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | |||||||||||
| Non-cash reorganization items | ( | ||||||||||
| Non-cash PIK interest expense | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Customer funding receivable and other current assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ( | |||||||||
Accrued expenses | ( | ||||||||||
Deferred revenue from colocation services | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue from hosted mining services | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets and liabilities, net | ( | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | |||||||||||
| Purchase of equity investments | ( | ||||||||||
Investments in intangible assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Principal repayments of finance leases | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Principal payments on debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Debt extinguishment payments | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | |||||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | ( | ||||||||||
Proceeds from the issuance of | |||||||||||
Issuance costs for | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of new common stock | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from draw from exit facility | |||||||||||
| Restricted stock tax holding obligations | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | |||||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period | |||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
1 Proceeds from digital assets received as noncash revenue consideration liquidated nearly immediately after receipt as a routine operating activity.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Core Scientific, Inc. (“Core Scientific” or the “Company”) is a leader in digital infrastructure for high-density colocation services and digital asset mining. We operate dedicated, purpose-built facilities for high-density colocation services and are a premier provider of digital infrastructure, software solutions and services to our third-party customers. We employ our own fleet of computers (“miners”) to earn digital assets for our own account and we are in the process of converting most of our existing facilities to support artificial intelligence-related (“AI”) workloads and next generation colocation services. We currently derive the majority of our revenue from earning digital assets for our own account but expect to rapidly increase revenue derived from high-density colocation (“HDC”). We currently intend to repurpose our remaining facilities currently used in our digital asset mining businesses to support our high-density colocation computing services business as circumstances allow and in a manner designed to retain access to electrical power under our control, maximize the value of our digital asset mining equipment to third parties, and fulfill our existing obligations to suppliers and customers. Our facilities are located in Alabama (1 ), Georgia (2 ), Kentucky (1 ), North Carolina (1 ), North Dakota (1 ), Oklahoma (1 ), and Texas (3 ).
The Company has historically focused on designing, developing and operating digital infrastructure to engage in digital asset mining for its own account and providing hosting solutions for third-party digital asset miners. Beginning on March 6, 2024, we announced a series of new contractual agreements with CoreWeave, Inc. (“CoreWeave”), a third-party provider of cloud-based services for AI and HPC workloads. These new agreements leverage the Company’s existing digital infrastructure and expertise in third-party hosting solutions.
We currently operate in three segments: “Digital Asset Self-Mining,” consisting of digital asset mining for our own account, “Digital Asset Hosted Mining,” consisting of our digital infrastructure and third-party hosting services for digital asset mining, and “Colocation,” consisting of providing high-density colocation services to customers employing AI and HPC related workloads. Prior to April 1, 2024, we operated only in the Digital Asset Self-Mining and Digital Asset Hosted Mining segments. During fiscal year 2024, our “Colocation” segment was referred to as “HPC Hosting.”
Our digital asset hosted mining business provides a full suite of services to our digital asset mining customers. We provide deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization and maintenance of our customers’ digital asset mining equipment and provide necessary electrical power, repair and other infrastructure services necessary for our customers to operate, maintain and efficiently mine digital assets.
Our high-density colocation services provide space, power, cooling, facilities operations, security and other services to third-party colocation customers to support workloads for machine learning and artificial intelligence. The extension of our business into the Colocation segment involves significant risk, including risks involving facility construction, supply chain and the risk of nonperformance by our single customer, as disclosed further in Part I, Item 1A. — “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the application of certain significant accounting policies as described below and elsewhere in these notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The results for the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025 or for any future interim period. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Some of the more significant estimates include assumptions used in property, plant and equipment, the initial measurement of lease liabilities, stock-based compensation, the fair value of derivative liabilities, and income taxes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; therefore, actual results could differ from management’s estimates.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $453.4 million and $836.2 million, respectively, substantially all of which exceeded Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. Cash equivalents included $449.9 million and $832.2 million of highly liquid money market funds as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Restricted cash consisted of a deposit held at a lender’s bank in accordance with the terms of a note agreement.
Digital Assets
The following table presents a roll-forward of total digital assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
Digital assets, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cumulative effect of ASU 2023-08, adopted January 1, 20241 | |||||||||||
Digital assets, beginning of period, as adjusted | |||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue, net of receivables2 | |||||||||||
Mining revenue from shared hosting | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of digital assets and shared hosting | ( | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in fair value of digital assets | ( | ||||||||||
Payment of board fee | ( | ||||||||||
Other | ( | ||||||||||
Digital assets, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
1 Reflects the impact of the Company’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”) effective January 1, 2024.
2 As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of digital asset receivable included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of digital asset receivable included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents the Company’s bitcoin holdings (in thousands, except for quantity):
Quantity | Cost Basis | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue from colocation services relate to prepaid base license fees for colocation lease arrangements which are accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases. Prepaid base license fees relate to capital expenditures on colocation facility site development funded by the customer. Deferred revenue from hosted mining services relates to customer contracts for digital asset hosted mining services which are accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue Recognition (“ASC
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Topic 606”). Advanced payments are typically recognized in the following month for hosted mining services and are generally recognized within 30 months of license order commencement for colocation services.
The following table presents a roll-forward of deferred revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands):
Deferred Revenue From Colocation Services | Deferred Revenue From Hosted Mining Services | Total Deferred Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Revenue recognized that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of the beginning of the year | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Additional customer funding received | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Current portion at September 30, 2025 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-current portion at September 30, 20251 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Digital Asset Self-Mining Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606.
One of the Company’s ongoing major or central operations is to provide a service of performing hash calculations to third-party pool operators alongside collectives of third-party bitcoin miners (such collectives, “mining pools”) as a participant. The Company considers the third-party mining pool operators to be its customers under ASC Topic 606. Contract inception and our enforceable right to consideration begins when we commence providing hash calculation services to the mining pool operators. Each party to the contract has the unilateral right to terminate the contract at any time without any compensation to the other party for such termination. As such, the duration of a contract is less than a day and may be continuously renewed multiple times throughout the day. The implied renewal option is not a material right because there are no upfront or incremental fees in the initial contract and the terms, conditions, and compensation amount for the renewal options are at the then market rates.
The Company is entitled to non-cash compensation based on the Full-Pay-Per-Share (“FPPS”) model of the mining pool it is a participant in. FPPS pools pay block rewards and transaction fees, less mining pool fees, and the participants are entitled to non-cash consideration even if a block is not successfully validated by the mining pool operator. The Company is entitled to compensation once it begins to perform hash calculations for the pool operator in accordance with the operator’s specifications over a 24-hour period beginning mid-night UTC and ending 23:59:59 UTC on a daily basis. The non-cash consideration that we are entitled to for providing hash calculations to the pool operator under the FPPS payout method is made up of block rewards and transaction fees less pool operator expenses determined as follows:
•The non-cash consideration in the form of a block reward is based on the total blocks expected to be generated on the Bitcoin Network for the daily 24-hour period beginning midnight UTC and ending 23:59:59 UTC in accordance with the following formula: the daily hash calculations that we provided to the pool operator as a percent of the Bitcoin Network’s implied hash calculations as determined by the network difficulty, multiplied by the total Bitcoin Network block rewards expected to be generated for the same daily period.
•The non-cash consideration in the form of transaction fees paid by transaction requestors is based on the share of total actual fees paid over the daily 24-hour period beginning midnight UTC and ending 23:59:59 UTC in accordance with the following formula: total actual transaction fees generated on the Bitcoin Network during the 24-hour period as a percent of total block rewards the Bitcoin Network actually generated during the same 24-hour period, multiplied by the block rewards we earned for the same 24-hour period noted above.
•The block reward and transaction fees earned by the Company is reduced by mining pool fees charged by the operator for operating the pool based on a rate schedule per the mining pool contract. The mining pool fee is only incurred to the extent we perform hash calculations and generate revenue in accordance with the pool operator’s payout formula during the same 24-hour period beginning mid-night UTC daily.
The above non-cash consideration is variable, since the amount of block reward earned depends on the amount of hash calculations we perform; the amount of transaction fees we are entitled to depends on the actual Bitcoin Network transaction fees over the same 24-hour period; and the operator fees for the same 24-hour period are variable since it is determined based on the total block
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rewards and transaction fees in accordance with the pool operator’s agreement. While the non-cash consideration is variable, the Company has the ability to estimate the variable consideration at contract inception with reasonable certainty without the risk of significant revenue reversal. The Company does not constrain this variable consideration because it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized from the contract will not occur when the uncertainty is subsequently resolved and recognizes the non-cash consideration on the same day that control is transferred, which is the same day as contract inception.
The Company measures the non-cash consideration using the spot rate for Bitcoin as quoted on Coinbase Global, Inc., the Company’s principal market. The Company recognizes non-cash consideration on the same day that control of the contracted service is transferred to the pool operator, which is the same day as the contract inception.
Direct expenses associated with providing hash calculation services to a third-party operated mining pool, such as electricity costs and employee compensation, are recorded as cost of revenues. Depreciation and amortization expenses on fixed and right-of-use assets, including digital asset mining equipment used to provide the services, are also recorded as a component of cost of revenues.
Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Digital Asset Hosted Mining Services
The Company generates revenue from contracts with customers from digital asset hosted mining services. The Company generally recognizes revenue when the promised service is performed. Revenue excludes any amounts collected on behalf of third parties, including sales and indirect taxes.
Hosting Services
The Company enters into contracts that include hosting services, for which revenue is recognized as services are performed on a variable basis. The Company performs hosting services that enable customers to run blockchain and other high-performance computing operations. The Company’s performance obligation related to these services is satisfied over time. The Company recognizes revenue for services that are performed on a consumption basis, such as the amount of electricity used in a period, based on the customer’s use of such resources. The Company recognizes variable consumption usage hosting revenue each month as the uncertainty related to the consideration is resolved, hosting services are provided to our customers, and our customers utilize the hosting services (the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the Company’s performance). The Company generally bills its customers in advance based on estimated consumption under the contract. The Company recognizes revenue based on actual consumption in the period and invoices adjustments in subsequent periods or retains credits toward future consumption. The term between invoicing and when payment is due typically does not exceed 30 days.
Revenue Recognition - Colocation Revenue
Our Colocation segment generates revenue by leasing data center space to our customer under licensing agreements. These arrangements contain lease components for the right to use data center space and nonlease components for power delivery, physical security, and maintenance services. We have elected the practical expedient available under ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC Topic 842”), to combine the nonlease revenue components that have the same pattern of transfer as the related operating lease components into a single combined component. The single combined component is accounted for under ASC Topic 842 as an operating lease if the lease components are the predominant components and is accounted for under ASC Topic 606 if the nonlease components are the predominant components. The lease components are the predominant components in our current licensing arrangements and the single combined component in these arrangements are accounted for under the operating lease guidance of ASC Topic 842. Recognition of Colocation lease revenue begins when we determine the asset has been made available for the customer’s use.
We have concluded that it is probable that substantially all of the payments will be collected over the term of the arrangements and recognize the total combined component license payments under the agreements on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable term. Straight-line license revenue represents the difference in revenue recognized during the period and the license payments due pursuant to the underlying arrangement as deferred revenue in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Certain arrangements include options to extend the term. These extension options are not reasonably certain to be exercised and are excluded from the lease term and calculation of lease payments at lease commencement. We commence recognition of lease revenue when the underlying space is available for the customer’s exclusive use. This is determined by the facts and circumstances surrounding each commencement, considering ability to utilize rated energy for the space and control over the space, among other considerations.
Certain licensing arrangements provide for variable payments for power delivery services and maintenance services on customer assets and reimbursements for lessor costs such as taxes. Payments for physical security and other routine maintenance services are included in the fixed lease payments. Power delivery services represent a stand ready obligation to make power available
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to the customer over the coterminous lease term and have the same pattern of transfer as the related operating lease components. Customers may request and the Company may provide maintenance services on customer assets during the coterminous lease term. Customers are charged monthly for fees incurred on these maintenance services delivered and actual power costs incurred at current utility or fuel cost rates. These payments from customers for power delivery and maintenance services are recognized as variable lease payments in accordance with the practical expedient elected. Variable lease payments are presented on a gross basis and are included in in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Performance Obligations
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had no outstanding performance obligations for contracts with original terms exceeding one year.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company grants performance and market conditioned restricted stock units (“PSUs”) to certain executives as part of its long-term equity compensation program. Each PSU has service conditions and either market or performance conditions that are subject to respective graded vesting schedules. Each tranche in the respective graded vesting schedule is a separate award for accounting purposes and the Company applies the accelerated attribution method to recognize compensation expense. Compensation expense is recognized over the longer of the explicit service period or the performance measurement period of each tranche.
PSU tranches with market conditions, such as the relative total shareholder return (“RTSR”) metric, are measured on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. PSU tranches with performance conditions are measured using the grant date fair value of the Company’s common stock and are expensed only when the performance condition is deemed probable of achievement. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving performance conditions at each reporting date and adjusts for actual forfeitures as they occur.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). Under this ASU, public business entities must annually “(1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5 percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate).” The amendments in ASU 2023-09 will be applied on a prospective basis and are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 as of January 1, 2025 and will reflect the required disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 affects annual income tax disclosures only and does not impact interim reporting.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The amendment should be applied prospectively; however, retrospective application is also permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
There are no other new accounting pronouncements that are currently expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
3. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment, net as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consist of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | Estimated Useful Lives | |||||||||||||||
Land and improvements1 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Building and improvements | |||||||||||||||||
Mining and network equipment | |||||||||||||||||
Electrical equipment | |||||||||||||||||
Other property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Add: Construction in progress | |||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
1 Estimated useful life of improvements. Land is not depreciated.
Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $16.1 million and $28.5 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $54.3 million and $86.6 million, respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, $35.4 0.4 47.5 140.3
4. BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
Customer funding receivable and other current assets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Customer funding receivable | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||
Total customer funding receivable and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Customer funding receivable represents amounts due from our customer for construction related payables and accrued expenses incurred on their behalf. The Company collects these amounts from the customer prior to payment to vendors. As of September 30, 2025, approximately $220.0 million of the related obligations were included in accrued expenses and approximately $123.1 million were included in accounts payable.
Accrued expenses as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Accrued customer funded construction | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Accrued capital expenditures | |||||||||||||||||
Accrued bonus | |||||||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||
Total accrued expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Other noncurrent liabilities as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | |||||||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||
Total other noncurrent liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred revenue represents prepaid base license fees from our Colocation customer.
5. LEASES
Lessee Accounting
The components of operating and finance leases are presented on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):
| Financial statement line item | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease right-of-use assets | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | Other current liabilities | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | Other noncurrent liabilities | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities, current portion | Other current liabilities | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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Core Scientific, Inc.
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The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial statement line item | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Cost of Colocation services | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Cost of digital asset hosted mining services | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Selling, general and administrative expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term lease expense | Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||
Variable lease expense | Cost of Colocation services | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease expense: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total finance lease expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total lease expense | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial statement line item | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Cost of Colocation services | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Cost of digital asset hosted mining services | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease expense | Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term lease expense | Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||
Variable lease expense | Cost of Colocation services | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease expense: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | Cost of digital asset self-mining | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total finance lease expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total lease expense | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Information relating to the lease term and discount rate is as follows:
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | |||||||||||
| Finance leases | |||||||||||
| Weighted Average Discount Rate | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | % | % | |||||||||
| Finance leases | % | % | |||||||||
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Information relating to lease payments is as follows (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Payments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cash flows from finance leases | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Financing cash flows from finance leases | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Supplemental Noncash Information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in operating right-of-use assets due to lease modification | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Company’s minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases having initial terms and bargain renewal periods in excess of one year are as follows at September 30, 2025, and thereafter (in thousands):
Operating Leases | |||||||||||
Remaining 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| 2026 | |||||||||||
| 2027 | |||||||||||
| 2028 | |||||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||||
| Thereafter | |||||||||||
| Total lease payments | |||||||||||
| Less: imputed interest | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | ||||||||||
Lessor Accounting
We generate revenue by leasing property to a customer under licensing agreements. The manner in which we recognize these transactions in our financial statements is described in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Revenue Recognition — Colocation Revenue.
The components of lease revenue were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lease Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Variable lease revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total lease revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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The following table represents the maturity analysis of commenced minimum operating lease payments expected to be received at September 30, 2025, and thereafter (in thousands):
Operating Leases(1) | |||||
Remaining 2025 | $ | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
6. CONVERTIBLE AND OTHER NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, consists of the following (in thousands):
Stated Interest Rate | Effective Interest Rates | Maturities | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Notes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2031 Convertible Notes | 2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 Convertible Notes | 2029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment and Settlement: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bremer loan | 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Didado note | 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HMC note | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harper note | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trilogy note | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACM note | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Unamortized discounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total notes payable, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: current portion1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible and other notes payable, net of current portion | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company fully repaid five higher-interest debt facilities, including the Bremer loan, Didado note, HMC note, Harper note, and Trilogy note, totaling approximately $26.6 million in principal. The repayment resulted in an aggregate of $1.4 million loss on debt extinguishment.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Interest expense on the 2029 Convertible Notes and 2031 Convertible Notes (together “Convertible Notes”) was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
Coupon interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs | |||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Maturities on convertible and other notes payable, gross of unamortized discounts, are as follows (in thousands):
| Convertible Notes | Other Notes Payable | ||||||||||
Remaining 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||
2026 | |||||||||||
2027 | |||||||||||
2028 | |||||||||||
2029 | |||||||||||
Thereafter | |||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
7. WARRANT LIABILITIES
Warrant Agreement
On January 23, 2024, the Company entered into a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) providing for the issuance of 98,313,313 warrants, each exercisable for one share of New Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.81 per share (the “Tranche 1 Warrants”), and 81,927,898 warrants, each exercisable for one share of New Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Tranche 2 Warrants” and, together with the Tranche 1 Warrants, the “Warrants”). The Tranche 1 Warrants expire on January 23, 2027, and the Tranche 2 Warrants expire on January 23, 2029.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, 0.1 million and 0.3 million Tranche 1 Warrants were exercised, respectively, which resulted in cash receipts of $1.1 million and $1.7 million. As of September 30, 2025, there were 97.4 million unexercised Tranche 1 Warrants.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, 4.0 million and 10.0 million Tranche 2 Warrants were exercised, respectively, which resulted in immaterial cash receipts. As of September 30, 2025, there were 11.0 million unexercised Tranche 2 Warrants.
8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease in fair value of contingent value rights of $0.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively, was included in Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, an increase in fair value of Warrants of $75.6 million and $365.0 million, respectively, was included in Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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The following presents the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 (in thousands):
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Contingent value rights1 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
1 The fair value of contingent value rights is included within other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, based on the expected timing of settlement.
The following presents the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent value rights1 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
1 The fair value of contingent value rights is included within other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, based on the expected timing of settlement.
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Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
The Convertible Notes are recorded at amortized cost in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value is disclosed for informational purposes only in accordance with ASC Topic 825-10, Financial Instruments, and is determined using trading activity in over-the-counter markets. The following tables present the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Convertible Notes as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
September 30, 2025
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| $ | $ | Level 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | Level 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2024
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| $ | $ | Level 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | Level 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s non-financial assets, including property, plant and equipment, are measured at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis and are adjusted only upon impairment or when held for sale. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company did not recognize any impairment or other fair value adjustments related to non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
No non-financial assets were classified as Level 3 as of September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
As of September 30, 2025, the Company was contractually committed for and on behalf of our high-density colocation customer for approximately $1.24 billion of capital expenditures, primarily related to infrastructure modifications, equipment procurement, and labor associated with the conversion of a significant portion of our data centers to deliver high-density colocation services to customers. Of this amount, $860.6 million will be passed through to the Company’s customer as invoiced and $319.0 million will be funded by the customer as prepaid base license fees for the Colocation segment. These capital expenditures are expected to occur within the next 12 months.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues losses for a legal proceeding when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. However, the uncertainties inherent in legal proceedings make it difficult to reasonably estimate the costs and effects of resolving these matters. Accordingly, actual costs incurred may differ materially from amounts accrued and could materially adversely affect the Company’s business, cash flows, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. Unless otherwise indicated, the Company is unable to estimate reasonably possible losses in excess of any amounts accrued.
Purported Shareholder Class Action (“Pang”)
On November 14, 2022, Plaintiff Mei Pang filed a purported class-action complaint against Core Scientific, Inc., its former chief executive officer, Michael Levitt, and others in the United States District Court, Western District (Austin) of Texas asserting that
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the Company violated the Securities Act and Exchange Act by allegedly failing to disclose to investors that among other things the Company was vulnerable to litigation given its decision to pass power costs to its customers, that certain clients had breached their contracts, and that this impacted the Company’s profitability and ability to continue as a going concern. The complaint seeks monetary damages. Core filed a notice of suggestion of bankruptcy stating that its petition for bankruptcy—filed on December 21, 2022—operates as a stay to the continuation of this matter. Plaintiff subsequently withdrew its claims against Core. A lead plaintiff was appointed in April 2023 and proofs of claim were filed in the Company’s Chapter 11 Cases. After the Company filed its motion to dismiss and a subsequent motion for consideration with respect to remaining claims not dismissed, all remaining claims in the complaint against the individual defendants were subsequently dismissed without prejudice in April 2024.
On December 7, 2023, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, sustained the Company’s objection to the filed class proof of claim without prejudice to re-file a proof of claim on an individual basis by December 20, 2023; and denied plaintiff’s Motion for Class Treatment under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7023. No individual proof of claim was filed by any of the class representatives of the purported class action by December 20, 2023, and a separately filed objection to confirmation of Debtors’ Fourth Amended Chapter 11 Plan and Disclosure Statement was overruled by the Bankruptcy Court on January 16, 2024. On January 29, 2024, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the order confirming the Company’s Plan of Reorganization.
On June 7, 2024, Plaintiff refiled its complaint asserting that the individual defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act by allegedly failing to disclose to investors that among other things the Company failed to disclose known trends or uncertainties that would have an impact on the Company’s financial performance. The Company’s motion to dismiss the refiled complaint is pending with the United States District Court in Austin, Texas.
On March 7, 2025, the United States District Court for the Western District (Austin) of Texas referred Plaintiff's complaint to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston for determination of the issues raised by the Company's motion to dismiss, dismissed without prejudice Company's motion to dismiss as moot and administratively closed the case. On March 19, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas Houston Division dismissed Plaintiff's appeal of the order confirming the Company's Plan of Reorganization as it related to the Plaintiffs as moot in light of the administrative closure of the securities case brought by the Plaintiffs in the United States District Court Western District of Texas. On April 2, 2025, the Plaintiff's filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the orders entered in each of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin) and the Company filed its motions opposing each of Plaintiff’s motions for reconsideration.
Shareholder Class Action (“Ihle”)
On July 24, 2023, Plaintiff Brad Ihle filed a class action complaint against certain officers and directors of Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (the former name of the current corporate entity operating our business, or “XPDI”) and XMS Sponsor LLC et al, in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware. The complaint alleges breach of fiduciary duties arising out of the merger of XPDI and the entity that conducted our business operations prior to the merger and the marketing and solicitation of shareholders pursuant to that merger agreement dated July 20, 2021. Certain of the defendants have notified the Company of their intention to seek defense and indemnification in this matter pursuant to Delaware law and the Company’s bylaws. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had accrued $15.0 million related to the expected settlement of this matter.
Patent Infringement Claim
Malikie Innovations Ltd and Key Patents Innovations Ltd., filed suit in the United States District Court Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division against Core Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) alleging infringement in the Company’s bitcoin mining business of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,788,827; 10,284,370; 8,666,062; 7,372,960; and 8,532,286. On July 20, 2025 the Company filed a motion to dismiss the claims on the basis that the patents are invalid under 35 U.S.C §101 and on July 25, 2025 the Company filed a motion to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin).
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no
Leases—See Note 5 — Leases for additional information.
10. INCOME TAXES
Current income tax expense represents the amount expected to be reported on the Company’s income tax returns, and deferred tax expense or benefit represents the change in net deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined
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based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded as appropriate to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount considered likely to be realized.
On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed into law. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company will account for the tax effects of changes in tax law in the period of enactment, which is the third quarter of calendar year 2025. There was no material impact to our financial statements as a result of this new law.
The income tax expense and effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Effective income tax rate | ( | % | % | ( | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of income tax expense which consisted of discrete state taxes. The Company's estimated annual effective income tax rate without consideration of discrete items is 0.0 %, compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% due to projected changes in the valuation allowance (9.8 )%, cancellation of debt income 5.0 %, state taxes 0.1 %, non-deductible loss on warrant and contingent liabilities (14.8 )% and other items (1.5 )%. The Company has a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax asset as the evidence indicates that it is not more likely than not expected to realize such asset.
11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Incentive Plan
The Company adopted an equity-based management incentive plan on April 26, 2024 (the “Incentive Plan”), which was amended and restated on May 12, 2025 to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance from 40,000,000 to 48,000,000 . Under the Incentive Plan, certain executives have been granted market condition restricted stock units (“MSUs”) which are subject to the achievement of market-based share price goals and the executives’ continued service until the relevant vesting date. The number of shares which vest as of the end of each measurement period on each vesting date are conditioned on the highest 20 -day volume weighted average price of the Company's share price achieved during the tranche’s measurement vesting period since grant. The MSU vesting schedule is proportionate over a three-year service period where such proportions are identified as tranches with separate service conditions and measurement periods for the market conditions. If certain market-based share price goals are not met during certain tranche measurement periods, the ability to satisfy such goals apply in subsequent measurement periods and permit vesting if such market conditions are then met (and the service conditions are then satisfied). The following table presents additional information relating to each MSU award:
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Share Price Goal | Incremental Units | Tranche Cumulative Units | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2025 Vesting: | ||||||||||||||
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| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
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December 31, 2026 Vesting: | ||||||||||||||
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| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||
Performance Share Units
In April 2025, the Company granted PSUs to certain executive officers under the Incentive Plan. The PSUs are eligible to vest in three equal installments on April 15, 2026, March 15, 2027, and March 15, 2028, subject to satisfaction of the service condition and the achievement of three separate market or performance conditions during the respective performance measurement period (for a total of nine tranches). The performance measurement period is generally the calendar year preceding each vesting date. The number of shares earned at each vesting date range from 0 % to 300 % of target based on measures of satisfaction of the market or performance condition for each tranche. Market conditions include RTSR metric, which is a measure of the performance of the Company’s own stock relative to the Russell 2000. Performance conditions include aggregate energized MW growth and colocation customer acquisition targets.
The grant date fair value PSU tranches with RTSR market conditions were estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The following assumptions were used to determine the grant date fair value:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||
Expected term of awards in years | |||||
Expected volatility | % | ||||
Risk-free interest rate | |||||
Expected dividend yield | % | ||||
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Stock-Based Compensation
A summary of restricted stock units (“RSU”), MSU and PSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, is as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):
Restricted Stock Units | Market Condition Restricted Stock Units | Performance & Market Condition Restricted Stock Units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unvested - December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Granted | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vested | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeited | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unvested - September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2025, unrecognized compensation cost and the related weighted-average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized for each award type were as follows (in thousands):
Unrecognized Compensation Cost | Weighted-Average Recognition Period (Years) | ||||||||||
| RSUs | $ | ||||||||||
PSUs | |||||||||||
MSUs | |||||||||||
Total | $ | ||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, is included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense, net of amounts capitalized1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Capitalized stock-based compensation2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
1 The nine months ended September 30, 2025 includes $3.0 million of stock-based compensation expense as a result of accelerated vesting of outstanding RSUs for former board members.
2 Represents the amounts of stock-based compensation capitalized to property, plant, and equipment.
12. NET LOSS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is measured as the income or loss available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Upon exercise of the Tranche 2 Warrants, shares are issuable for little or no consideration, sometimes referred to as “penny warrants”. Under ASC 260-10-45-13, those issuable shares are considered outstanding in the computation of basic EPS whether or not related warrants have been exercised. At September 30, 2025, approximately 11.1 million shares of common stock remain issuable upon the exercise of the Tranche 2 Warrants and are included in the number of outstanding shares used for the computation of basic EPS for the three and nine months then ended. Additionally, the basic EPS numerator includes an adjustment to eliminate the changes in fair value that have been recognized in Net loss.
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Diluted EPS includes and presents the dilutive effect on EPS from the potential issuance of shares from unvested restricted stock units, conversion of convertible securities, or the exercise of options and/or warrants. The potentially dilutive effect of convertible securities are calculated using the if-converted method. The potentially dilutive effect of options or warrants are computed using the treasury stock method. When potentially dilutive securities have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., increase income per share or decrease loss per share), they are excluded from the diluted EPS calculation.
The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of Tranche 2 Warrants | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Potentially dilutive securities include securities excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because to do so would be anti-dilutive. Shares which may be issued from potentially dilutive securities are as follows (in thousands):
| Three and Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
Tranche 1 Warrants | |||||||||||
| Convertible Notes | |||||||||||
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13. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company’s operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments only if they exhibit similar economic characteristics and have similar business activities.
The Company has three operating segments: “Digital Asset Self-Mining”, consisting of performing digital asset mining for its own account; “Digital Asset Hosted Mining”, consisting of providing hosting services to third-parties for digital asset mining; and “Colocation”, consisting of providing high-density colocation services to customers employing AI and HPC related workloads. The Company’s Colocation operations met the criteria to be considered a new segment during the second quarter of 2024. During fiscal year 2024, our “Colocation” segment was referred to as “HPC Hosting.” The Digital Asset Self-Mining segment generates revenue from operating owned digital infrastructure and computer equipment as part of a pool of users that process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks. In exchange for these services, the Company receives digital assets. The Digital Asset Hosted Mining business generates revenue through the sale of consumption-based contracts for its digital asset hosted mining services which are recurring in nature. The Colocation operation generates revenue through licensing agreements and orders with licensees that include fixed and variable payments on a recurring basis.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM uses gross profit to evaluate performance and allocate resources. Gross profit is used to evaluate actual results against expectations, which are based on comparable prior results, current budget, and current forecast. Gross profit is also used in deciding how profits and cash flows will be reinvested or otherwise deployed. The CODM does not evaluate performance or allocate resources based on segment asset or liability information; accordingly, the Company has not presented a measure of assets by segment. The segments’ accounting policies are the
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same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company excludes certain operating expenses and other expenses from the allocations to operating segments.
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The following table presents revenue and gross profit by reportable segment for the periods presented (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Self-Mining Segment | (in thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of digital asset self-mining: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Digital Asset Self-Mining gross (loss) profit | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Self-Mining gross margin | ( | % | ( | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Hosted Mining Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of digital asset hosted mining services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Digital Asset Hosted Mining gross profit | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Hosted Mining gross margin | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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Colocation revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colocation gross profit | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Colocation licensing gross margin | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Colocation gross margin | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated cost of revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated gross profit | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated gross margin | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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A reconciliation of the reportable segment gross profit (loss) to loss before income taxes included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment gross profit (loss) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in fair value of energy derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operating (loss) income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other non-operating income, net | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Concentrations of Revenue and Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with major financial institutions, which management assesses to be of high credit quality, in order to limit the exposure to credit risk. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all of the Company’s fixed assets were located in the United States. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, all of the Company’s revenue was generated in the United States. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, 71 % and 78 % of the Company’s total revenue was generated from digital asset mining of bitcoin from one customer. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, 71 % and 79 %, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue was generated from digital asset mining of bitcoin from one customer. As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, substantially all of our digital assets were held by one
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024, the concentration of customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s Digital Asset Self-Mining, Digital Asset Hosted Mining, and Colocation segment revenue were as follows:
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14. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW AND NONCASH INFORMATION
The following table presents supplemental cash flow and non-cash information for the periods presented (in thousands):
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| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Issuance of new common stock for New Secured Convertible Notes conversion | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “Core Scientific,” or “Core” refer to Core Scientific, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to promote understanding of the results of operations and financial condition of the Company. This MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q) as well as the financial and other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025. This section generally discusses the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to September 30, 2024.
As discussed in the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025.
Overview
Core Scientific, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “Core Scientific,” or “Core”) is a leader in designing, building and operating digital infrastructure for high-density colocation services and digital asset mining of bitcoin. Since our inception in 2018, we have been a premier provider and operator of dedicated, purpose-built facilities and software solutions for digital asset mining for ourselves and our third-party customers. In 2024, we initiated a significant strategic transition from bitcoin mining to colocation services for customers employing artificial intelligence (“AI”) and high-performance compute (“HPC”) related workloads.
We believe leveraging our existing infrastructure for high-density colocation services will provide more stable and predictable revenue streams, and represents substantially less risk than our traditional hosted bitcoin mining or self-mining operations. In 2024, as a part of this transition, we announced arrangements at multiple sites for the provision of high-density colocation services to a third-party provider of cloud-based services for AI and HPC workloads. Under these arrangements, we expect to deliver 250MW of billable capacity by the end of 2025.
We currently intend to repurpose our remaining facilities currently used in our digital asset mining businesses to support our high-density colocation computing services business as circumstances allow and in a manner designed to retain access to electrical power under our control, maximize the value of our digital asset mining equipment to third parties, and fulfill our existing obligations to suppliers and customers.
We are constructing, refurbishing, reallocating or converting most of our ten facilities in Alabama (1), Georgia (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (1), Oklahoma (1), and Texas (3) to support artificial intelligence related workloads, primarily for our existing colocation customer, but also to support our commitment to meeting the growing demand for high-density colocation solutions and diversifying our revenue streams.
Currently, the vast majority of our revenue is from mining bitcoin for our own account (“self-mining”). We will continue to profitably mine digital assets while we convert our data centers for alternative high-density colocation service business opportunities.
We had billable power load of approximately 895 megawatts (“MW”) as of September 30, 2025. We had gross power of approximately 1,370 MW as of September 30, 2025. We continue to be in active discussions with both our existing and future potential utility providers regarding additional power allocations.
Our average self-mining fleet energy efficiency for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was 24.6 and 24.5 joules per terahash, respectively. Self-mining fleet energy efficiency is a measure of our fleet’s average actual energy efficiency over the period presented.
Our total revenue was $239.3 million and $415.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We generated an operating loss of $126.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and operating income of $20.6
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million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. We generated net loss of $502.8 million and $1.05 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Our adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) was $13.0 million and $144.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Key Business Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for our definition of, and additional information related to Adjusted EBITDA, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net loss.
Recent Developments
On July 7, 2025, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with CoreWeave, Inc. (“CoreWeave”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, CoreWeave will acquire the Company in an all-stock transaction. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) will be cancelled and converted into a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock, equal to the exchange ratio of 0.1235. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders and customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals. The special meeting of the Company’s stockholders to consider and vote on the Merger Agreement is scheduled to be held on October 30, 2025. Stockholders of record as of September 19, 2025 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting.
Our Business Model
Business Overview
As a large-scale owner and operator of high-power digital infrastructure for digital asset mining and high-density colocation services, we believe that we are well positioned to serve an expanding market for AI and HPC workloads. As noted in the “Business Strategy” section below, we believe that opportunities for growth exist in various applications of our data centers for third-party customers focused on cloud computing as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence, which has driven our recent expansion into providing high-density colocation services. Our digital asset mining operation is focused on earning bitcoin by solving complex cryptographic algorithms to validate transactions on specific bitcoin blockchains, which is commonly referred to as “mining.” Our digital asset self-mining activity competes with myriad mining operations throughout the world to complete new blocks on the blockchain and earn the reward in the form of bitcoin.
We intend to focus primarily on contracting our digital infrastructure for high-density colocation services, including allocating a significant portion of our current and future data centers to support other forms of third-party AI and HPC workloads. As we contract with additional colocation customers, our digital infrastructure will transition from digital asset mining to providing high-density colocation services. We will continue to mine digital assets only so long as such activity remains profitable.
Business Strategy
Our business strategy is to grow our revenue and profitability by expanding our large-scale data center infrastructure portfolio configured for specialized computers performing specific, high-value applications such as cloud computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and maximizing the portion of our infrastructure portfolio contracted for high-density colocation services. We intend to continue to strategically develop and make operational the infrastructure necessary to support our existing contractual commitments to our existing colocation customer and to support expected customer growth and additional demand by leveraging our data center expertise and capabilities. We intend to seek additional opportunities and to engage additional customers in the high-density colocation services (“Colocation”) segment to expand our business into these areas using our knowledge, expertise, existing and future infrastructure where favorable market opportunities exist.
Our strategy is focused on hyperscale cloud-based providers and enterprises who have significant data center infrastructure needs that have not yet been outsourced or will require additional data center space and power to support their growth and their increasing reliance on technology infrastructure in their operations. We believe our capabilities for serving the needs of large hyperscale providers and enterprises will continue to enable us to capitalize on the growing demand for outsourced data center facilities in our markets and in new markets where our customers are located or plan to be located in the future.
On July 7, 2025, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement with CoreWeave. See Recent Developments above.
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Segments
We have three operating segments: “Digital Asset Self-Mining,” consisting of performing digital asset mining for our own account, “Digital Asset Hosted Mining,” consisting of providing hosting services to third parties for digital asset mining, and “Colocation,” consisting of providing high-density colocation services to third parties for GPU-based HPC operations. Prior to April 1, 2024, we operated only in the Digital Asset Self-Mining and Digital Asset Hosted Mining segments. During fiscal year 2024, our “Colocation” segment was referred to as “HPC Hosting.”
Our Digital Asset Self-Mining operation segment generates revenue from the deployment and operation of our own large fleet of miners within our owned digital infrastructure as part of a pool of users that process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks. In exchange for this activity, we receive digital assets in the form of bitcoin.
Our Digital Asset Hosted Mining operation segment generates revenue through the sale of electricity-based consumption contracts for our hosting services, which are recurring in nature. Our Digital Asset Hosted Mining operation segment provides a full suite of services to our digital asset mining customers. We provide deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization and maintenance of our customers’ digital asset mining equipment and provide necessary electrical power, repair and other infrastructure services necessary for our customers to operate, maintain and efficiently mine digital assets.
Our Colocation operation segment generates revenue by providing colocation, cloud and connectivity services to customers in exchange for a fee. Our Colocation operation segment provides space, power, cooling, facilities operations, security and other services to third-party customers to support workloads for machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Mining Equipment
We own and host specialized computers (“miners”) configured for the purpose of validating transactions on multiple digital asset network blockchains (referred to as, “mining”), predominantly the Bitcoin network. Substantially all of the miners we own and host were manufactured by Bitmain Technologies Limited (“Bitmain”) and incorporate application-specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) chips specialized to solve blocks on the bitcoin blockchains using the 256-bit secure hashing algorithm in return for bitcoin digital asset rewards.
The tables below summarize the total number of self- and hosted miners in operation as of September 30, 2025, December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 (miners in thousands):
| Bitcoin Miners in Operation as of September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||
| Mining Equipment | Hash rate (EH/s) | Number of Miners | |||||||||
| Self-miners | 16.3 | 140.8 | |||||||||
| Hosted miners | 2.2 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| Total mining equipment | 18.5 | 156.6 | |||||||||
| Bitcoin Miners in Operation as of December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Mining Equipment | Hash rate (EH/s) | Number of Miners | |||||||||
| Self-miners | 19.1 | 164.0 | |||||||||
| Hosted miners | 1.0 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| Total mining equipment | 20.1 | 171.1 | |||||||||
| Bitcoin Miners in Operation as of September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Mining Equipment | Hash rate (EH/s) | Number of Miners | |||||||||
| Self-miners | 20.4 | 175.2 | |||||||||
| Hosted miners | 3.0 | 22.4 | |||||||||
| Total mining equipment | 23.4 | 197.6 | |||||||||
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Summary of Digital Asset Activity
Activity related to our digital asset balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, were as follows (in thousands):
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Digital assets, beginning of period | $ | 23,893 | $ | 2,284 | |||||||
Cumulative effect of ASU 2023-08, adopted January 1, 20241 | — | 24 | |||||||||
Digital assets, beginning of period, as adjusted | 23,893 | 2,308 | |||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue, net of receivables2 | 187,396 | 329,799 | |||||||||
| Mining proceeds from shared hosting | — | 15,693 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of digital assets | — | (347,397) | |||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | 30,066 | (247) | |||||||||
| Payment of board fee | — | (89) | |||||||||
Other | — | (67) | |||||||||
| Digital assets, end of period | $ | 241,355 | $ | — | |||||||
1 Reflects the impact of the Company’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”) effective January 1, 2024.
2 As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of digital asset receivable included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of digital asset receivable included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Performance Metrics
Hash Rate
Miners perform computational operations in support of digital asset blockchains measured in “hash rate” or “hashes per second.” A “hash” is the computation run by mining hardware in support of the blockchain; therefore, a miner’s “hash rate” refers to the rate at which it is capable of solving such computations. The equipment originally employed for mining bitcoin used the central processing unit (“CPU”) of a computer to mine various forms of digital assets. Due to performance limitations, CPU mining was rapidly replaced by the graphics processing unit (“GPU”), which offers significant performance advantages over CPUs. General purpose chipsets like CPUs and GPUs have since been replaced as the standard in the mining industry by ASIC chips such as those found in the miners we and our customers use to mine bitcoin (although they continue to have uses in other industries). These ASIC chips are designed specifically to maximize the rate of hashing operations.
Network Hash Rate
In digital asset mining, hash rate is a measure of the processing speed at which a mining computer operates in its attempt to secure a specific digital asset. A participant in a blockchain network’s mining function has a hash rate equivalent to the total of all its miners seeking to mine a specific digital asset. System-wide, the total network hash rate reflects the sum total of all miners seeking to mine each specific type of digital asset. A participant’s higher total hash rate relative to the system-wide total hash rate generally results in a corresponding higher success rate in digital asset rewards over time as compared to mining participants with relatively lower total hash rates.
However, as the relative market price for a digital asset, such as bitcoin, increases, more users are incentivized to mine for that digital asset, which increases the network’s overall hash rate. As a result, a mining participant must increase its total hash rate in order to maintain its relative possibility of solving a block on the network blockchain. Achieving greater hash rate power by deploying increasingly sophisticated miners in ever greater quantities has become one of the bitcoin mining industry’s great sources of competition. Our goal is to deploy a powerful fleet of self- and hosted-miners, while operating as energy-efficiently as possible.
Key Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance
Market Price of Digital Assets
Our Digital Asset Self-Mining segment is heavily dependent on the spot price of bitcoin. The prices of digital assets, specifically bitcoin, have experienced substantial volatility, meaning that high or low prices may have little or no relationship to identifiable market forces, may be subject to rapidly changing investor sentiment, and may be influenced by factors such as
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technology, regulatory void or changes, fraudulent actors, manipulation, and media reporting. Bitcoin (as well as other digital assets) may have value based on various factors, including their acceptance as a means of exchange by consumers and others, scarcity, and market demand.
Our financial performance and continued growth depend in large part on our ability to mine for digital assets profitably and to attract customers for our digital asset hosted mining services. Increases in power costs, inability to mine digital assets efficiently and to sell digital assets at favorable prices will reduce our operating margins, impact our ability to attract customers for our services, may harm our growth prospects and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Over time, we have observed a positive trend in the total market capitalization of digital assets, which suggests increased adoption. However, historical trends are not indicative of future adoption, and it is possible that the adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology may slow, take longer to develop, or never be broadly adopted, which would negatively impact our business and operating results.
Network Hash Rate
Our business is not only impacted by the volatility in digital asset prices, but also by increases in the competition for digital asset production. For bitcoin, this increased competition is described as the network hash rate resulting from the growth in the overall quantity and quality of miners working to solve blocks on the bitcoin blockchain, and the difficulty index associated with the secure hashing algorithm employed in solving the blocks.
Difficulty
The increase in bitcoin’s network hash rate results in a regular increase in the cryptographic complexity associated with solving blocks on its blockchain, or its difficulty. Increased difficulty reduces the mining proceeds of the equipment proportionally and eventually requires bitcoin miners to upgrade their mining equipment to remain profitable and compete effectively with other miners. Similarly, a decline in network hash rate results in a decrease in difficulty, increasing mining proceeds.
Transaction Fees
Bitcoin miners receive a transaction fee in the form of a portion of bitcoin for validating transactions on the Bitcoin network. The transaction fee can vary in value over time, with higher fees prioritizing certain transactions over those with lower fees. An increase in Bitcoin network transaction fees increases mining proceeds.
The table below provides a summary of the impact to revenue from the increase or decrease in the market price of bitcoin, difficulty and our hash rate. The impact to revenue in each scenario assumes only one driver increases or decreases and all others are held constant.
| Impact to Revenue | ||||||||||||||
| Driver | Increase in Driver | Decrease in Driver | ||||||||||||
| Market Price of Bitcoin | Favorable | Unfavorable | ||||||||||||
Core Scientific Hash Rate | Favorable | Unfavorable | ||||||||||||
| Difficulty | Unfavorable | Favorable | ||||||||||||
| Transaction Fees | Favorable | Unfavorable | ||||||||||||
Tariffs
Beginning on February 1, 2025, the United States government has announced a series of additional tariffs on goods imported to the United States raising concerns about material price inflation and delivery delays with respect to equipment and materials needed for our high-density colocation data center conversions and also with respect to parts, machinery and hardware used in our digital asset mining business. To date, tariffs have had no material impact on our costs or business operations, but we continue to analyze the impact of these tariffs on our business and actions we can take to minimize any future impact. Our agreement with our largest high- density colocation customer is funded almost entirely by our customer and our financial contribution is capped at a fixed dollar amount limiting the overall potential impact of tariffs on our existing and future capital expenditures. Tariffs, however, could have additional material and yet unforeseen impacts on our results of operations in fiscal year 2025 and future years.
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Potential Impact of “Big Beautiful Bill” Legislation
On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed into law. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company will account for the tax effects of changes in tax law in the period of enactment, which is the third quarter of calendar year 2025. There was no material impact to our financial statements as a result of this new law.
Halving
Further affecting the industry, and particularly for the bitcoin blockchain, the digital asset reward for solving a block is subject to periodic incremental halving. Halving is a process designed to control the overall supply and reduce the risk of inflation in digital assets using a proof-of-work consensus algorithm. At a predetermined block, the mining reward is reduced by half, hence the term “halving.” A reduction in the number of bitcoins rewarded per block would result in a reduction of revenue to those mining bitcoin, barring any increase in the spot price of bitcoin or decrease in Bitcoin network hash rate or difficulty. Historically, the network hash rate has tended to decline, for a period of time, post-halving as less efficient mining servers become less profitable to operate and their operators discontinue or limit their use.
For bitcoin, our most significant digital asset to which our mining power is devoted, the reward was initially set at 50 bitcoin rewards per block. The bitcoin blockchain has undergone halving four times since its inception, as follows: (1) on November 28, 2012, at block 210,000; (2) on July 9, 2016 at block 420,000; (3) on May 11, 2020 at block 630,000; and (4) on April 19, 2024 at block 840,000, when the reward was reduced to its current level of 3.125 bitcoin per block. The next halving for the bitcoin blockchain is anticipated to occur in 2028 at block 1,050,000. This process will repeat until the total amount of bitcoin rewards issued reaches 21 million and the theoretical supply of new bitcoin is exhausted, which is expected to occur around the year 2140. Many factors influence the price of bitcoin and the other digital assets we may mine for, and potential increases or decreases in prices in advance of or following a future halving are unknown.
Business Mix Shift to High-Density Colocation Services
The planned growth of our Colocation operations, through increased investment in conversion of several of our bitcoin mining sites to Colocation operation sites over the next several years, should gradually reduce our overall exposure to volatility in the spot price of bitcoin as our Colocation segment begins to account for a comparatively larger percentage of our financial results. The Colocation operation is characterized by implementation of long-term contracts with customers spanning several years with terms and conditions outlining and resulting in stable, predictable revenue and cash flows over each period.
Electricity Costs
Electricity cost is the major operating cost for the mining fleet, as well as for the hosting services provided to customers. The cost and availability of electricity are affected primarily by changes in seasonal demand, with peak demand during the summer months driving higher costs and increased curtailments to support grid operators. Severe winter weather can increase the cost of electricity and the frequency of curtailments when it results in damage to power transmission infrastructure that reduces the grid’s ability to deliver power. Geopolitical and macroeconomic factors, such as overseas military or economic conflict between states, can adversely affect electricity costs by raising the cost of power generation inputs such as natural gas. Other events out of our control can also impact electricity costs and availability. In certain power markets, financial hedging can be employed to protect buyers from the financial impact of significant increases in power prices.
Data Center Infrastructure Costs
To support our commitment to meeting the growing demand for high-density colocation solutions, we are constructing, refurbishing, reallocating or converting most of our ten data center facilities to support high-density colocation services. The costs associated with data center infrastructure conversion include labor, equipment and materials and is subject to supply chain and logistical challenges.
Our Competition and Customers
In addition to factors underlying our mining business growth and profitability, the success of our Colocation operations greatly depends on our ability to retain and develop opportunities with our existing customers, secure additional infrastructure and attract new customers.
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Our business environment is constantly evolving. However, digital asset mining is now dominated by large-scale, industrial miners operating large dedicated facilities around the world, including sovereign nation states with vast resources who mine directly or support mining operations through their sovereign wealth funds, all of whom compete to solve new blocks, acquire new and used miners, and purchase and consume energy and supplies to build mining facilities. We face significant competition in every aspect of our business, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of new miners, the ability to raise capital, obtaining low-cost electricity, obtaining access to sites with reliable sources of high power, and evaluating new technology developments in the industry.
Presently, the information concerning the activities of digital asset miners may not be readily available as most of the participants in this sector do not publish information publicly, or the information may be unreliable. Published sources of information include “bitcoin.org” and “blockchain.info;” however, the reliability of that information and its continued availability cannot be assured.
Based on available data, we believe that an increase in the scale and sophistication of competition in the digital asset mining industry has continued to increase network hash rate, with new entrants and existing competitors increasing the number of miners mining for bitcoin.
Despite this trend, we believe we have continued to maintain a competitive hash rate capacity among both public and private bitcoin miners. However, remaining competitive in our evolving industry, both against new entrants into the market and existing competitors, will require the expansion of our existing miner fleet by purchasing new and available used miners, as well as innovating to develop and implement new technologies and mining solutions.
In our Colocation operations, we compete with other providers of high-power data center capacity, such as major data center real estate investment trusts, developers of data centers, hyperscalers and bitcoin miners with capacity suitable for high-density colocation services. This competition focuses primarily on the identification and acquisition of new, high-power sites, but also includes competition for the capital required to build or modify existing sites to support high-density colocation. Additionally, the modification of some of our data centers to accommodate our Colocation operations involves the procurement of critical equipment, technologies and skilled labor, which are in high demand from other entities seeking to address the same market opportunity, thereby putting us into competition with many other organizations for those resources.
We believe that because of our operational high-power data center capacity and the experience, knowledge, capabilities and relationships of our data center development and operations team, we are uniquely qualified to address the current strong demand for high-power data center capacity to support HPC applications successfully.
Differentiation, Innovation and Expansion of Our Platform
Our investments in research and development drive differentiation of our service offerings, core technology innovation and our ability to bring new products to market.
We believe we possess unique knowledge of data center design principles and systems integration architectures, as well as extensive experience designing, constructing and operating data centers that differentiates and informs our plans for modifying digital asset mining data centers to support our Colocation operation, and for developing new data centers designed to support future high-value computing requirements. This knowledge includes designs for higher rack energy densities than currently offered in the legacy data center market to satisfy emerging requirements for advanced technologies supporting emerging workloads such as artificial intelligence.
We believe that we differentiate ourselves by offering premium products and services, including our ability to manage our power sourcing and construct proprietary, passively-cooled digital asset mining data centers at scale. Our operational digital asset mining facilities leverage our specialized design and construction proficiency by employing high-density, low-cost engineering and power designs. Our proprietary thermodynamic solution manages heat and airflow to deliver best-in-class uptime and, ultimately, increases mining rewards to us and to our hosted mining customers. We design our facilities to maximize both the efficiency and lifespan of our mining equipment. We have developed expertise in the installation, operation, optimization and repair of digital mining equipment. We continue to refine and develop our data center design and technology solutions to optimize our operations with the knowledge gained from our considerable digital asset mining experience, including optimizing the location of miners in our data centers to increase profitability. Our approach to data center design enables us to deliver efficiency at scale.
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We develop proprietary hardware and software solutions that support our current operations and represent potential future growth opportunities. We intend to continue to invest judiciously in research and development activities to extend our platform management and software solutions in order to manage our infrastructure and mining fleet more efficiently and productively.
Regulation
Due to the relatively short history of digital assets, and their emergence as a new asset class, government regulation of blockchain and digital assets is constantly evolving, with increased interest expressed by U.S. and internal regulators. In October 2020, the Cyber-Digital Task Force of the U.S. Department of Justice published a report entitled “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework” that detailed the Department’s view with respect to digital assets and the tools at the Department’s disposal to deal with threats posed by digital assets. In February 2021, representatives of the government of Inner Mongolia, China announced plans to ban digital asset mining within the province due to the energy and rare earth mineral demands of the industry. In March 2021, the nominee for Chair of the SEC expressed the need for investor protection along with promotion of innovation in the digital asset space. In March 2022, former President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining an “whole-of-government” approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential benefits of digital assets and its underlying technology. The executive order lays out a national policy for digital assets over six highlighted priorities. In January 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives created a new congressional subcommittee focused on digital assets, the Subcommittee of Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, operating under the House Financial Services Committee. Most recently, in January 2025, the Acting SEC Chairman announced the launch of a crypto task force dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets, in contrast to the SEC’s prior reliance on enforcement actions to regulate cryptocurrencies. Further, on May 29, 2025, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (the “Clarity Act”) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Clarity Act provides a regulatory framework for digital assets by clarifying the roles of the SEC and CFTC in oversight of various digital assets and transactions in digital assets. The Clarity Act defines several categories of digital assets: digital commodities and permitted payment stablecoins, which would be subject to the jurisdiction of the CFTC, and excluded digital commodities, such as securities, which would be subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC. The extent and content of any forthcoming laws and regulations are not yet ascertainable with certainty, and they may not be ascertainable in the near future.
In addition to the activities of the United States federal government and its various agencies and regulatory bodies, government regulation of blockchain and digital assets is also under active consideration by similar entities in other countries and transnational organizations, such as the European Union. State and local regulations within the United States also may apply to our activities and other activities in which we may participate in the future. Other governmental or semi-governmental regulatory bodies have shown an interest in regulating or investigating companies engaged in blockchain or digital asset businesses. For instance, the SEC has taken an active role in regulating the use of public offerings of proprietary coins (so-called “initial coin offerings”) and has made statements and official promulgations as to the status of certain digital assets as “securities” subject to regulation by the SEC.
Our facilities in Texas represent a significant portion of our gross power and are subject to Senate Bill 6 (“SB 6”), a statewide law enacted in June 2025 that governs large electric loads (75 megawatts or greater) within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) region. This law imposes binding operational and interconnection requirements on large-load customers. Under SB 6, facilities above the applicable threshold are required to participate in demand response programs administered by ERCOT, which may require temporary reductions in power usage during periods of grid constraint. The legislation also grants ERCOT and certain local utilities authority to curtail load, including initiating mandatory power reductions or disconnections during emergency grid conditions. Additionally, SB 6 establishes enhanced interconnection protocols, including required disclosures related to behind-the-meter generation, limitations on duplicative interconnection requests, and minimum study fees associated with new or expanded load. The law further permits utilities to allocate certain transmission and infrastructure upgrade costs to the interconnecting customer. These provisions may impact the timing, economics, or operational flexibility of our existing and future data center deployments within Texas.
Key Business Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our financial results, we use the following business operating metrics and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, and make strategic decisions. For a definition
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of these key business operating metrics, see the sections titled “Self-Mining Hash Rate,” and “Cost of Self-Mining One Bitcoin and Hash Cost,” (below), and for non-GAAP financial measures, see the section titled “Adjusted EBITDA” (below).
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Self-Mining Hash rate (Exahash per second) | 16.3 | 20.4 | |||||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) | $ | (2.4) | $ | 10.1 | $ | 13.0 | $ | 144.2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Power cost per bitcoin self-mined | $ | 64,783 | $ | 33,946 | $ | 50,423 | $ | 22,099 | |||||||||||||||
Operational costs per bitcoin self-mined1 | 14,219 | 8,405 | 14,904 | 4,742 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cost to self-mine one bitcoin2 | $ | 79,002 | $ | 42,351 | $ | 65,327 | $ | 26,841 | |||||||||||||||
Cash-Based Hash Cost3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power cost per terahash | $ | 0.032 | $ | 0.025 | $ | 0.027 | $ | 0.026 | |||||||||||||||
Operational costs per terahash1 | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.008 | 0.005 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash-based hash cost3 | $ | 0.039 | $ | 0.031 | $ | 0.035 | $ | 0.031 | |||||||||||||||
1 Includes personnel and related costs, software, telecommunications, security, etc. Amount excludes stock-based compensation and depreciation.
2 Represents our direct cash costs of power and operational costs based on our self-mining/hosting mix divided by total bitcoin self-mined during the periods presented.
3 Represents the cash expense of power and facilities operation cost divided by our self-mining fleet hash rate, in terahash.
Self-Mining Hash Rate
We operate mining hardware which performs computational operations in support of the blockchain measured in “hash rate” or “hashes per second.” A “hash” is the computation run by mining hardware in support of the blockchain; therefore, a miner’s “hash rate” refers to the rate at which the hardware is capable of solving such computations. Our hash rate represents the hash rate of our miner fleet, which drives the digital asset rewards that will be earned by our fleet. We calculate and report our hash rate in exahash per second (“EH/s”). One exahash equals one quintillion hashes per second.
We measure the hash rate produced by our mining fleet through our management software MinderTM, which consolidates the reported hash rate from each miner. The method by which we measure our hash rate may differ from how other operators present such a measure.
Generally, miners with a greater hash rate relative to the global Bitcoin network hash rate at a given time will over time, have a greater chance of earning a bitcoin, as compared to miners with relatively lower total hash rates. Further, with the increase in demand for bitcoin contributing to an increase in computational resources for digital asset mining, the global network hash rate has increased, and we expect it to continue to increase. As such, our self-mining hash rate provides useful information to investors because it demonstrates our capacity, and our competitive advantage, for mining bitcoin, which contributes to our digital asset self-mining revenue. Management uses our self-mining hash rate to monitor our performance and competitive advantage in mining bitcoin as global competition also increases.
Our self-mining hash rate was 16.3 EH/s and 20.4 EH/s as of September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, representing a 20% decrease year over year.
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Our combined self-mining and customer and related party hosting hash rate decreased 21%, to 18.5 EH/s as of September 30, 2025, from 23.4 EH/s as of September 30, 2024.
Cost of Self-Mining One Bitcoin and Hash Cost
Our profitability with respect to self-mining is heavily dependent upon our cost to mine a bitcoin, calculated during a particular period as the actual cash expense for power and other mining facility operations cash expenditures attributable to bitcoin self-mined, divided by the total bitcoin self-mined during the period presented. Our cost efficiency with respect to solving computations on the Bitcoin network to mine bitcoin is reflected in our cash-based hash cost, which is calculated as the actual cash expense for power and other mining facility operations cash expenditures attributable to bitcoin self-mined, divided by our self-mining hash rate, in terahash. The Company excludes stock-based compensation and depreciation from calculations of these operating metrics.
Cash Costs per Bitcoin and Cash-Based Hash Cost are key business operating metrics. The cost of self-mining one bitcoin metric provides useful information to investors as it demonstrates our capacity to profitably mine bitcoin when comparing it to the price of bitcoin, particularly given volatility in energy prices as well as in the price of bitcoin. Management uses this metric to monitor both our cost efficiency in mining bitcoin as compared to our past performance and the performance of competitors, as well as our continued ability to profitably mine bitcoin. Similarly, the hash cost provides useful information to investors as it demonstrates our cost efficiency in solving computations on the Bitcoin network to mine bitcoin. Management uses this information to monitor our cost efficiency in mining bitcoin as compared to our past performance and the performance of our competitors.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as our net loss, adjusted to eliminate the effect of (i) interest income, interest expense, and other income (expense), net; (ii) provision for income taxes; (iii) depreciation and amortization; (iv) stock-based compensation expense; (v) Reorganization items, net; (vi) unrealized fair value adjustment on energy derivatives; (vii) change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights; (viii) Colocation segment startup costs which are not reflective of the ongoing costs incurred after startup, (ix) post-emergence bankruptcy advisory costs incurred related to reorganization which are not reflective of the ongoing costs incurred in post-emergence operations, (x) transaction costs incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement, including advisory, legal, and other professional or consulting fees, (xi) loss on legal settlements that are not indicative of ongoing business operations, and (xii) certain additional non-cash items that do not reflect the performance of our ongoing business operations. For additional information, including the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, please refer to the table below. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure because it allows management, investors, and our Board of Directors to evaluate and compare our operating results, including our return on capital and operating efficiencies, from period-to-period by making the adjustments described above. In addition, it provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, as well as provides a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of net interest expense, taxes, certain non-cash items, variable charges and timing differences. Moreover, we have included Adjusted EBITDA in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because it is a key measurement used by our management internally to make operating decisions, including those related to operating expenses, evaluate performance, and perform strategic and financial planning.
The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature or because the amount and timing of these items are not related to the current results of our core business operations which renders evaluation of our current performance, comparisons of performance between periods and comparisons of our current performance with our competitors less meaningful. However, you should be aware that when evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating this measure. Our presentation of this measure should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual items. Further, this non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental basis. Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies because not all companies calculate this measure in the same fashion. You should review the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (146,660) | $ | (455,259) | $ | (502,766) | $ | (1,049,464) | |||||||||||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (821) | 7,072 | (4,193) | 35,934 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 125 | 134 | 488 | 484 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 16,329 | 28,691 | 54,816 | 87,164 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 29,946 | 20,288 | 70,301 | 27,722 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized fair value adjustment on energy derivatives | — | — | — | (2,262) | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | 2,933 | 509 | 7,105 | 4,061 | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | 317 | 1,377 | 487 | |||||||||||||||||||
Colocation startup costs | — | — | — | 4,611 | |||||||||||||||||||
Merger Agreement related costs | 5,507 | — | 5,507 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Post-emergence bankruptcy advisory costs | 278 | 1,863 | 1,576 | 2,160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reorganization items, net | — | — | — | (111,439) | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 74,864 | 408,520 | 363,358 | 1,144,441 | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,075 | 356 | 15,504 | 2,070 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income, net | (8) | (2,359) | (73) | (1,926) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (2,432) | $ | 10,132 | $ | 13,000 | $ | 144,164 | |||||||||||||||
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Our revenue consists primarily of digital asset self-mining income, and fees from our digital asset hosting and high-density colocation operations. The Company’s Colocation operations began during the second quarter of 2024.
•Digital asset self-mining revenue. We operate a digital asset self-mining operation using specialized computers equipped with ASIC chips (known as “miners”) to solve complex cryptographic algorithms in support of the bitcoin blockchain (in a process known as “solving a block”) in exchange for digital asset rewards (primarily bitcoin). The Company participates in “mining pools” organized by “mining pool operators” in which we share our mining power (known as “hash rate”) with the hash rate generated by other miners participating in the pool to earn digital asset rewards. The mining pool operator provides a service that coordinates the computing power of the independent mining enterprises participating in the mining pool. The pool uses software that coordinates the pool members’ mining power, identifies new block rewards, records how much hash rate each participant contributes to the pool, and assigns digital asset rewards earned by the pool among its participants in proportion to the hash rate each participant contributed to the pool in connection with solving a block. Revenues from digital asset self-mining are impacted by volatility in bitcoin prices, as well as increases in the bitcoin blockchain’s network hash rate resulting from the growth in the overall quantity and quality of miners working to solve blocks on the bitcoin blockchain and the difficulty index associated with the secure hashing algorithm employed in solving the blocks.
•Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers. Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers is based on electricity-based consumption contracts with our customers. Most contracts are renewable, and our customers are generally billed on a fixed and recurring basis each month for the duration of their contract, which vary from one to three years in length. During the second quarter of 2023, we initiated our first digital asset hosted mining customer contracts based on
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proceed sharing. Under these contracts, customers paid for the cost of digital asset hosting and infrastructure, and we shared the proceeds that were generated. These proceed sharing contracts expired during the third quarter of 2024.
•Colocation revenue. Colocation revenue is generated by leasing data center space and providing related services to licensees at our Austin and Denton, Texas, and Marble, North Carolina high-density data centers. These licensing agreements and orders include lease components, nonlease components (such as power delivery, physical security, maintenance and other billable expenses), as well as noncomponent elements such as taxes. Under these contracts, customers pay fixed payments (based on electric capacity) and variable payments on a recurring basis. Colocation power fees are passed through to the customer without markup and are included on a gross basis in Colocation revenue.
Cost of revenue
The Company’s cost of digital asset self-mining and digital asset hosted mining services, primarily consist of electricity costs, salaries, stock-based compensation, depreciation of property, plant and equipment used to perform mining operations and hosting services and other related costs. Cost of Colocation relates to our Austin and Denton, Texas, and Marble, North Carolina data centers, and primarily consists of facility operations expense, which includes maintenance and lease expense, power fees, payroll and benefits expense and stock-based compensation expense. Colocation power fees are passed through to the customer without markup and are included on a gross basis in Cost of Colocation services.
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets
The Company adopted ASU 2023-08 effective January 1, 2024. Under ASU 2023-08, the Company measures digital assets at fair value with the changes in fair value during the reporting period recognized in change in fair value of digital assets.
Decrease in fair value of energy derivatives
Change in fair value of energy derivatives represents changes in the fair value of the derivative liability related to the energy forward purchase contract to fix a specified component of the energy price related to forecasted energy purchases at our Cottonwood 1 facility from November 2023 through May 2024.
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment are measured as the differences between the carrying value of the property, plant and equipment disposed of and fair value of the consideration received upon disposal.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses includes compensation, benefits, and other personnel-related expenses, stock-based compensation, rent, Colocation segment organizational and site startup costs, transaction costs incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement, including advisory, legal, and other professional or consulting fees, post-emergence bankruptcy advisor fees related to the reorganization, professional fees, business insurance, auditor fees, bad debt, amortization of intangibles, franchise taxes, and bank fees. Colocation segment organizational startup costs were primarily consulting costs that were specifically incurred preparing for and entering into Colocation operation and are not expected to be incurred in the ongoing operations of the Colocation business. Colocation segment site startup costs are indirect costs associated with the administration of converting and building of future Colocation operating sites, and include compensation and other personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation. Similar costs will be incurred in the future operations of the Colocation segment sites.
Non-operating expense (income), net:
Non-operating expenses (income), net includes loss (gain) on debt extinguishment, interest expense, net, reorganization items, net, fair value adjustments of convertible notes, warrants and contingent value rights, loss on legal settlements, and other non-operating (income) expenses, net. Reorganization items, net consists of costs directly associated with the reorganization during the bankruptcy period, including professional fees (including reimbursed third-party professional fees) and other bankruptcy related costs, negotiated settlements, satisfaction of allowed claims, and debtor-in-possession finance fees.
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Income tax expense
Income tax expense consists of U.S. federal and state income taxes. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets as realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income, the timing and amount of which are uncertain and therefore have concluded it is not more likely than not that we will realize our net deferred tax assets.
Income tax expense consists of federal and state tax expense on our operating activity, and changes to our deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability.
Deferred income tax expense consists of income taxes recorded using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. These differences are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when these differences are anticipated to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management believes it is not more likely than not to be realized.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The following table sets forth our selected Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the periods indicated (in thousands).
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | 57,438 | $ | 68,138 | $ | (10,700) | |||||||||||||||||
Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | 8,714 | 16,878 | (8,164) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue | 14,951 | 10,338 | 4,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 81,103 | 95,354 | (14,251) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of digital asset self-mining | 59,438 | 74,555 | (15,117) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of digital asset hosted mining services | 6,694 | 11,914 | (5,220) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of Colocation services | 11,066 | 9,041 | 2,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 77,198 | 95,510 | (18,312) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 3,905 | (156) | 4,061 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | (10,957) | 206 | (11,163) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | 2,933 | 509 | 2,424 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 69,354 | 40,348 | 29,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss | (57,425) | (41,219) | (16,206) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | 317 | (317) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (821) | 7,072 | (7,893) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 74,864 | 408,520 | (333,656) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,075 | 356 | 14,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | (8) | (2,359) | 2,351 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | 89,110 | 413,906 | (324,796) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (146,535) | (455,125) | 308,590 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 125 | 134 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (146,660) | $ | (455,259) | $ | 308,599 | |||||||||||||||||
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Revenue
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | 57,438 | $ | 68,138 | $ | (10,700) | |||||||||||||||||
Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | 8,714 | 16,878 | (8,164) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue | 14,951 | 10,338 | 4,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 81,103 | $ | 95,354 | $ | (14,251) | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | 71 | % | 71 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | 11 | % | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue | 18 | % | 11 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue decreased by $14.3 million or 15%, to $81.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $95.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as a result of the factors described below.
Digital asset self-mining revenue decreased by $10.7 million or 16%, to $57.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $68.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The year over year decrease in self-mining revenue was driven primarily by:
•a 55% decrease in bitcoin mined to 502 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 1,115 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, driven primarily by:
◦an approximate net decrease of 34,400 deployed mining units due primarily to the strategic shift to Colocation;
◦a 20% decrease in self-mining hash rate to 16.3 EH/s for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from 20.4 EH/s for the same period in the prior year; and
◦a 51% increase in the three month average network difficulty driven by a 73% increase in the three month average network hash rate over prior year.
This decrease in self-mining revenue was partially offset by a 88% increase in the average price of bitcoin to $114,388 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $61,002 for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Total digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers decreased by $8.2 million or 48%, to $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $16.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in hosted mining revenue from customers was primarily driven by our shift to Colocation operations.
Total Colocation revenue was $15.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $10.3 million for the same period in the prior year. This $4.6 million increase was driven by the completion of data halls at our Denton, Texas data center during the quarters ended June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and initial capacity at our Marble, North Carolina data center during the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
While we expect to meet all fiscal 2025 delivery dates, as previously disclosed, a variety of weather and construction related delays have moved the delivery dates to later in fiscal 2025 than planned.
Cost of Revenue
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | $ | 77,198 | $ | 95,510 | $ | (18,312) | |||||||||||||||||
Gross profit (loss) | 3,905 | (156) | 4,061 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 5 | % | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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Cost of revenue decreased by $18.3 million or 19%, to $77.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $95.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. As a percentage of total revenue, cost of revenue totaled 95% and 100% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in cost of revenue was primarily attributable to:
•a $12.3 million decrease in depreciation expense driven by an increase in the number of miners becoming fully depreciated;
•a $7.2 million decrease in power costs from lower usage;
•a $1.2 million decrease in facility operation expenses, due primarily to lower facility maintenance expense and facility equipment and supplies;
•a $1.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense; and
•a $0.9 million decrease in proceed sharing costs due to the termination of our proceed sharing arrangements in 2024.
This decrease in cost of revenue was partially offset by a $4.6 million increase in payroll and benefits due to increases in bonuses and salaries driven primarily by an increase in employee headcount.
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | $ | (10,957) | $ | 206 | $ | (11,163) | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue | 14 | % | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||
The fair value of digital assets increased by $11.2 million to $11.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from a decrease of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and reflects the increase in the price of bitcoin and the higher balance of bitcoin held during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | $ | 2,933 | $ | 509 | $ | 2,424 | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue | 4 | % | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment increased by $2.4 million to a loss of $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The loss for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily due to demolition costs related to the Denton, Texas facility.
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Selling, general and administrative
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | $ | 69,354 | $ | 40,348 | $ | 29,006 | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue | 86 | % | 42 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $29.0 million or 72%, to $69.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $40.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by:
•a $12.5 million increase in Colocation segment site startup costs which primarily include payroll, benefits, and stock-based compensation for activities related to the startup of our Colocation segment sites that have transitioned from digital asset site operations and administration;
•a $7.3 million increase in payroll and benefits expense due to increases in bonuses and salaries driven primarily by an increase in employee headcount;
•a $5.6 million increase in stock-based compensation expense; and
•$5.5 million of advisor fees related to the proposed merger with no comparable activity for the same period in fiscal 2024.
This increase in selling, general and administrative was partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in post-emergence bankruptcy advisor fees and a $1.0 million decrease in advertising and marketing.
Non-operating expense, net
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | $ | — | $ | 317 | $ | (317) | |||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (821) | 7,072 | (7,893) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 74,864 | 408,520 | (333,656) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,075 | 356 | 14,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | (8) | (2,359) | 2,351 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | $ | 89,110 | $ | 413,906 | $ | (324,796) | |||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net decreased by $324.8 million, to $89.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, from $413.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in total non-operating expense, net was primarily driven by:
•During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we incurred a $333.7 million decrease in Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights due to a $0.87 per share increase in the Company’s stock price to $17.94 per share as of September 30, 2025, from $17.07 per share as of June 30, 2025, compared to a $2.56 per share increase to $11.86 per share as of September 30, 2024, from $9.30 per share as of June 30, 2024; and
•a $7.9 million decrease in Interest (income) expense, net driven primarily by an $4.3 million decrease in interest expense due to lower interest rates during the three months ended September 30, 2025, and a $3.5 million increase in proceeds from money market funds.
The decrease in total non-operating expense, net was partially offset by a $14.7 million increase in loss on legal settlements, on claims made during bankruptcy.
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Segment Total Revenue and Gross Profit
The following table presents total revenue and gross profit (loss) by reportable segment for the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Self-Mining Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | 57,438 | $ | 68,138 | $ | (10,700) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of digital asset self-mining: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power fees | 33,280 | 37,426 | (4,146) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 15,474 | 27,415 | (11,941) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation | 7,803 | 4,995 | 2,808 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility operations expense | 2,089 | 3,514 | (1,425) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 792 | 1,205 | (413) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of digital asset self-mining | 59,438 | 74,555 | (15,117) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Self-Mining gross loss | $ | (2,000) | $ | (6,417) | $ | 4,417 | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Self-Mining gross margin | (3) | % | (9) | % | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Hosted Mining Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | $ | 8,714 | $ | 16,878 | $ | (8,164) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of digital asset hosted mining services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power fees | 4,793 | 7,875 | (3,082) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 376 | 934 | (558) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation | 1,115 | 1,200 | (85) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility operations expense | 297 | 734 | (437) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 113 | 1,171 | (1,058) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of digital asset hosted mining services | 6,694 | 11,914 | (5,220) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Hosted Mining gross profit | $ | 2,020 | $ | 4,964 | $ | (2,944) | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Hosted Mining gross margin | 23 | % | 29 | % | (6) | % | |||||||||||||||||
Colocation Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
License fees | $ | 9,848 | $ | 7,806 | $ | 2,042 | |||||||||||||||||
Maintenance and other | 1,550 | 45 | 1,505 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing revenue | 11,398 | 7,851 | 3,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Power fees passed through to customer | 3,553 | 2,487 | 1,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Colocation revenue | 14,951 | 10,338 | 4,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of Colocation services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 219 | 42 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Employee compensation | 2,209 | 1,399 | 810 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility operations expense | 4,383 | 4,863 | (480) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 702 | 250 | 452 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of licensing revenue | 7,513 | 6,554 | 959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Power fees passed through to customer | 3,553 | 2,487 | 1,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total cost of Colocation services | 11,066 | 9,041 | 2,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation gross profit | $ | 3,885 | $ | 1,297 | $ | 2,588 | |||||||||||||||||
Colocation licensing gross margin | 34 | % | 17 | % | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Colocation gross margin | 26 | % | 13 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated total revenue | $ | 81,103 | $ | 95,354 | $ | (14,251) | |||||||||||||||||
Consolidated cost of revenue | $ | 77,198 | $ | 95,510 | $ | (18,312) | |||||||||||||||||
Consolidated gross profit (loss) | $ | 3,905 | $ | (156) | $ | 4,061 | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated gross margin | 5 | % | — | % | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||
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Digital Asset Self-Mining
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, gross loss in the Digital Asset Self-Mining segment decreased by $4.4 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting a Digital Asset Self-Mining segment gross margin of (3)% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a gross margin of (9)% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in the Digital Asset Self-Mining segment gross loss was primarily due to a 20% decrease in cost of digital asset self-mining driven by:
•a $15.1 million or 20% decrease in the total cost of digital asset self-mining driven by:
◦a $11.9 million or 44% decrease in depreciation expense, which was driven primarily by an approximate net decrease of 34,400 deployed miners during the current year;
◦a $4.1 million decrease in power costs due primarily to lower usage; and
◦a $1.4 million decrease in facility operation expense and a $0.4 million decrease in other segment costs; partially offset by
◦a $2.8 million increase in employee compensation due to increases in bonuses and salaries driven primarily by an increase in employee headcount.
This decrease in the total cost of digital asset self-mining was partially offset by a 16% decrease in self-mining revenue driven by:
•a 55% decrease in bitcoin mined to 502 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 1,115 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, driven primarily by:
◦an approximate net decrease of 34,400 deployed mining units due primarily to the strategic shift to Colocation;
◦a 20% decrease in our self-mining hash rate to 16.3 EH/s for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 20.4 EH/s for the three months ended September 30, 2024; and
◦a 51% increase in the three month average network difficulty driven by a 73% increase in the three month average network hash rate over prior year; partially offset by
◦a 88% increase in the average price of bitcoin to $114,388 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $61,002 for the three months ended September 30, 2024;
Digital Asset Hosted Mining
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit in the Digital Asset Hosted Mining segment decreased by $2.9 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting a Digital Asset Hosted Mining segment gross margin of 23% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a gross margin of 29% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in Digital Asset Hosted Mining segment gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to:
•a $8.2 million or 48% decrease in the digital asset hosted mining revenue driven primarily by our shift to Colocation operations, partially offset by:
• a $5.2 million or 44% decrease in the total cost of digital asset hosted mining services driven primarily by:
◦a $3.1 million decrease in power costs from lower usage driven primarily by our strategic shift to Colocation and lower rates;
◦a $1.1 million decrease in other segment costs; and
◦a $0.6 million decrease in depreciation expense and a $0.4 million decrease in facility operation expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the top three hosting customers accounted for approximately 100% and 97%, respectively, of the Digital Asset Hosted Mining’s segment total revenue.
Colocation
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit in the Colocation segment was $3.9 million compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The $2.6 million increase was driven by the completion of data halls at our Denton, Texas data center during the quarters ended June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and initial capacity at our Marble, North Carolina data center during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Colocation revenue includes a base license fee as well as the direct pass-through of power costs to our client, with no margin added. Colocation costs consist primarily of lease expense, the direct pass-
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through of power costs, and direct and indirect facilities operations expenses, including personnel and benefit costs and stock-based compensation.
A reconciliation of the reportable consolidated segment gross profit (loss) to loss before income taxes included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment gross profit (loss) | $ | 3,905 | $ | (156) | $ | 4,061 | |||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | (10,957) | 206 | (11,163) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | 2,933 | 509 | 2,424 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 69,354 | 40,348 | 29,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss | (57,425) | (41,219) | (16,206) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | 317 | (317) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (821) | 7,072 | (7,893) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 74,864 | 408,520 | (333,656) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,075 | 356 | 14,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | (8) | (2,359) | 2,351 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | 89,110 | 413,906 | (324,796) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | $ | (146,535) | $ | (455,125) | $ | 308,590 | |||||||||||||||||
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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The following table sets forth our selected Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the periods indicated (in thousands).
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | 187,041 | $ | 328,840 | $ | (141,799) | |||||||||||||||||
Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | 18,131 | 71,050 | (52,919) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue | 34,084 | 15,857 | 18,227 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 239,256 | 415,747 | (176,491) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of digital asset self-mining | 180,197 | 236,120 | (55,923) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of digital asset hosted mining services | 13,314 | 49,388 | (36,074) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of Colocation services | 28,602 | 13,932 | 14,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 222,113 | 299,440 | (77,327) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 17,143 | 116,307 | (99,164) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | (30,066) | 247 | (30,313) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in fair value of energy derivatives | — | 2,757 | (2,757) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | 7,105 | 4,061 | 3,044 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 166,409 | 88,655 | 77,754 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income | (126,305) | 20,587 | (146,892) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 1,377 | 487 | 890 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (4,193) | 35,934 | (40,127) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 363,358 | 1,144,441 | (781,083) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reorganization items, net | — | (111,439) | 111,439 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,504 | 2,070 | 13,434 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | (73) | (1,926) | 1,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | 375,973 | 1,069,567 | (693,594) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (502,278) | (1,048,980) | 546,702 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 488 | 484 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (502,766) | $ | (1,049,464) | $ | 546,698 | |||||||||||||||||
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Revenue
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | 187,041 | $ | 328,840 | $ | (141,799) | |||||||||||||||||
Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | 18,131 | 71,050 | (52,919) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Colocation revenue | 34,084 | 15,857 | 18,227 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 239,256 | $ | 415,747 | $ | (176,491) | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital asset self-mining revenue | 78 | % | 79 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | 8 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colocation revenue | 14 | % | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue decreased by $176.5 million or 42%, to $239.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $415.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as a result of the factors described below.
Digital asset self-mining revenue decreased by $141.8 million or 43%, to $187.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $328.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The year over year decrease in self-mining revenue was driven primarily by:
•a 67% decrease in bitcoin mined to 1,855 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 5,621 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, driven primarily by:
◦an approximate net decrease of 34,400 deployed mining units due primarily to the strategic shift to Colocation;
◦a 50% decrease in block rewards as a result of the April 2024 halving;
◦a 20% decrease in self-mining hash rate to 16.3 EH/s for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from 20.4 EH/s for the same period in the prior year; and
◦a 48% increase in the nine month average network difficulty driven by a 60% increase in the nine month average network hash rate over prior year.
This decrease in self-mining revenue was partially offset by a 70% increase in the average price of bitcoin to $102,198 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $60,031 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024; and
Total digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers decreased by $52.9 million or 74%, to $18.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $71.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in hosted mining revenue from customers was primarily driven by our shift to our Colocation operations.
Total Colocation revenue was $34.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $15.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The $18.2 million increase was driven by primarily by the completion of data halls at our Denton, Texas data center during the quarters ended June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and initial capacity at our Marble, North Carolina data center during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Colocation operations began during the quarter ended June 30, 2024 at our Austin, Texas data center.
Cost of revenue
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | $ | 222,113 | $ | 299,440 | $ | (77,327) | |||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 17,143 | 116,307 | (99,164) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 7 | % | 28 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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Cost of revenue decreased by $77.3 million or 26%, to $222.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $299.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. As a percentage of total revenue, cost of revenue totaled 93% and 72% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in cost of revenue was primarily attributable to:
•a $52.6 million decrease in power costs from lower rates and usage;
•a $32.3 million decrease in depreciation expense driven by an increase in the number of miners becoming fully depreciated;
•a $5.6 million decrease in proceed sharing costs due to the termination of our proceed sharing arrangements in 2024;
•a $2.6 million decrease in facility operation expenses, due primarily to lower facility maintenance expenses; and
•a $1.9 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense.
This decrease in cost of revenue was partially offset by:
•a $10.8 million increase in payroll and benefits due to increases in bonuses and salaries driven primarily by an increase in employee headcount; and
•an $8.7 million increase in Colocation segment costs, primarily a $5.5 million increase in Colocation power fees passed through to the customer and a $3.2 million increase in Colocation rent expense due to the expansion of our Colocation operation.
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | $ | (30,066) | $ | 247 | $ | (30,313) | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue | 13 | % | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of digital assets was a gain of $30.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and reflects the increase in the price of bitcoin and the higher balance of bitcoin held during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | $ | 7,105 | $ | 4,061 | $ | 3,044 | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue | 3 | % | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment increased by $3.0 million to $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily due to losses on disposal of transformers and miner equipment. The loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to demolition costs related to the Denton, Texas facility.
Selling, general and administrative
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | $ | 166,409 | $ | 88,655 | $ | 77,754 | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage of total revenue | 70 | % | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $77.8 million or 88%, to $166.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $88.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by:
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•a $31.7 million increase in stock-based compensation expense;
•a $26.8 million increase in Colocation segment site startup costs which primarily include payroll, benefits, and stock-based compensation for activities related to the startup of our Colocation segment sites that have transitioned from digital asset site operations and administration;
•a $12.4 million increase in payroll and benefits expense due to increases in bonuses and salaries driven primarily by an increase in employee headcount;
•$5.5 million of advisor fees related to the proposed merger with no comparable activity for the same period in fiscal 2024; and
•a $4.2 million increase in professional services.
This increase in selling, general and administrative was partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in rent, a $0.6 million decrease in advertising and marketing, and a $0.6 million decrease in post-emergence bankruptcy advisor fees.
Non-operating expense, net
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | $ | 1,377 | $ | 487 | $ | 890 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (4,193) | 35,934 | (40,127) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 363,358 | 1,144,441 | (781,083) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reorganization items, net | — | (111,439) | 111,439 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,504 | 2,070 | 13,434 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | (73) | (1,926) | 1,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | $ | 375,973 | $ | 1,069,567 | $ | (693,594) | |||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net decreased by $693.6 million, to $376.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $1.07 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in total non-operating expense, net was primarily driven by:
•During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we incurred a $781.1 million decrease in Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights due to a $3.89 per share increase in the Company’s stock price to $17.94 per share as of September 30, 2025, from $14.05 per share as of December 31, 2024, compared to a $8.42 increase in stock price to $11.86 as of September 30, 2024, from $3.44 as of January 23, 2024, the date the Company emerged from bankruptcy; and
•a $40.1 million decrease in Interest (income) expense, net driven primarily by an $22.5 million decrease in interest expense due to lower interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and a $17.9 million increase in proceeds from money market funds.
This decrease was partially offset by:
•$111.4 million in Reorganization items, net incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 with no related activity during the same period in the current year. Reorganization items, net consisted of costs directly associated with the reorganization during the bankruptcy period, including professional fees (including reimbursed third-party professional fees) and other bankruptcy related costs, negotiated settlements, satisfaction of allowed claims, and debtor-in-possession finance fees; and
•a $13.4 million increase in loss on legal settlements, related to claims made during bankruptcy.
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Segment Total Revenue and Gross Profit
The following table presents total revenue and gross profit by reportable segment for the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Self-Mining Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital asset self-mining revenue | $ | 187,041 | $ | 328,840 | $ | (141,799) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of digital asset self-mining: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power fees | 94,319 | 123,584 | (29,265) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 52,792 | 83,067 | (30,275) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation | 23,411 | 15,712 | 7,699 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility operations expense | 7,458 | 9,695 | (2,237) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 2,217 | 4,062 | (1,845) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of digital asset self-mining | 180,197 | 236,120 | (55,923) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Digital Asset Self-Mining gross profit | $ | 6,844 | $ | 92,720 | $ | (85,876) | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Self-Mining gross margin | 4 | % | 28 | % | (24) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Hosted Mining Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital asset hosted mining revenue from customers | $ | 18,131 | $ | 71,050 | $ | (52,919) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of digital asset hosted mining services: | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power fees | 9,367 | 32,670 | (23,303) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 856 | 3,245 | (2,389) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation | 2,225 | 4,244 | (2,019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility operations expense | 665 | 2,499 | (1,834) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 201 | 6,730 | (6,529) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of digital asset hosted mining services | 13,314 | 49,388 | (36,074) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Hosted Mining gross profit | $ | 4,817 | $ | 21,662 | $ | (16,845) | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Asset Hosted Mining gross margin | 27 | % | 30 | % | (4) | % | |||||||||||||||||
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| Colocation revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| License fees | $ | 22,853 | $ | 11,625 | $ | 11,228 | |||||||||||||||||
Maintenance and other | 1,628 | 82 | 1,546 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing revenue | 24,481 | 11,707 | 12,774 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Power fees passed through to customer | 9,603 | 4,150 | 5,453 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Colocation revenue | 34,084 | 15,857 | 18,227 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of Colocation services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 389 | 57 | 332 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Employee compensation | 4,651 | 1,477 | 3,174 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility operations expense | 12,570 | 7,964 | 4,606 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 1,388 | 284 | 1,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of licensing revenue | 18,998 | 9,782 | 9,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Power fees passed through to customer | 9,604 | 4,150 | 5,454 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of Colocation services | 28,602 | 13,932 | 14,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colocation gross profit | $ | 5,482 | $ | 1,925 | $ | 3,557 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colocation licensing gross margin | 22 | % | 16 | % | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Colocation gross margin | 16 | % | 12 | % | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated total revenue | $ | 239,256 | $ | 415,747 | $ | (176,491) | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated cost of revenue | $ | 222,113 | $ | 299,440 | $ | (77,327) | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated gross profit | $ | 17,143 | $ | 116,307 | $ | (99,164) | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated gross margin | 7 | % | 28 | % | (21) | % | |||||||||||||||||
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Digital Asset Self-Mining
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit in the Digital Asset Self-Mining segment decreased by $85.9 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting a Digital Asset Self-Mining segment gross margin of 4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in the Digital Asset Self-Mining segment gross profit was primarily due to a 43% decrease in self-mining revenue driven by:
•a 67% decrease in bitcoin mined to 1,855 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 5,621 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, driven primarily by:
◦an approximate net decrease of 34,400 deployed mining units due primarily to the strategic shift to Colocation;
◦a 50% decrease in block rewards as a result of the April 2024 halving;
◦a 20% decrease in our self-mining hash rate to 16.3 EH/s for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 20.4 EH/s for the nine months ended September 30, 2024; and
◦a 48% increase in the six month average network difficulty driven by a 60% increase in the six month average network hash rate over prior year; partially offset by
•a 70% increase in the average price of bitcoin to $102,198 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $60,031 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
This decrease in the digital asset self-mining revenue was partially offset by:
•a $55.9 million or 24% decrease in the total cost of digital asset self-mining driven by:
◦a $30.3 million or 36% decrease in depreciation expense, which was driven primarily by an approximate net decrease of 34,400 deployed miners during the current year; and
◦a $29.3 million decrease in power costs due primarily to lower power rates; partially offset by
◦a $7.7 million or 49% increase in employee compensation due to increases in bonuses and salaries driven primarily by an increase in employee headcount.
Digital Asset Hosted Mining
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit in the Digital Asset Hosted Mining segment decreased by $16.8 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting a Digital Asset Hosted Mining segment gross margin of 27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a gross margin of 30% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in Digital Asset Hosted Mining segment gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to:
•a $52.9 million or 74% decrease in the digital asset hosted mining revenue driven primarily by our shift to Colocation operations, partially offset by:
• a $36.1 million or 73% decrease in the total cost of digital asset hosted mining services driven primarily by:
◦a $23.3 million decrease in power costs from lower usage driven primarily by our strategic shift to Colocation and lower rates;
◦a $6.5 million decrease in other segment costs; and
◦a $2.4 million decrease in depreciation expense and a $2.0 million decrease in employee compensation.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the top three hosting customers accounted for approximately 98% and 89%, respectively, of the Digital Asset Hosted Mining’s segment total revenue.
Colocation
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit in the Colocation segment was $5.5 million compared to $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The $3.6 million increase was driven primarily by the completion of data halls at our Denton, Texas data center during the quarters ended June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and initial capacity at our Marble, North Carolina data center during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Colocation operations began during the quarter ended June 30, 2024 at our Austin, Texas data center. Colocation revenue includes a base license fee as well as the direct pass-through of power costs to our client, with no margin added. Colocation costs consist primarily of lease expense, the direct pass-through of power costs, and direct and indirect facilities operations expenses, including personnel and benefit costs and stock-based compensation.
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A reconciliation of the reportable segment gross profit to loss before income taxes included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, is as follows (in thousands):
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment gross profit | $ | 17,143 | $ | 116,307 | $ | (99,164) | |||||||||||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in fair value of digital assets | (30,066) | 247 | (30,313) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in fair value of energy derivatives | — | 2,757 | (2,757) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment | 7,105 | 4,061 | 3,044 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 166,409 | 88,655 | 77,754 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income | (126,305) | 20,587 | (146,892) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 1,377 | 487 | 890 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (4,193) | 35,934 | (40,127) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reorganization items, net | — | (111,439) | 111,439 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants and contingent value rights | 363,358 | 1,144,441 | (781,083) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on legal settlements | 15,504 | 2,070 | 13,434 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income, net | (73) | (1,926) | 1,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net | 375,973 | 1,069,567 | (693,594) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | $ | (502,278) | $ | (1,048,980) | $ | 546,702 | |||||||||||||||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
We finance our operations primarily through debt issuances, cash generated from operations, including the sale of self-mined bitcoin and fees from leasing Colocation segment data center space, equipment financing arrangements, and sales of equity securities.
We have assessed our current and expected operating and capital expenditure requirements and our current and expected sources of liquidity, and have determined, based on our forecasted financial results and financial condition as of September 30, 2025, that our operating cash flows, existing cash balances, and continued access to debt markets will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements over the next twelve months and beyond.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 453,443 | $ | 836,197 | $ | (382,754) | |||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | — | 783 | (783) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 453,443 | $ | 836,980 | $ | (383,537) | |||||||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had no restricted cash. As of December 31, 2024, restricted cash consisted of cash held in escrow to pay for construction and development activities.
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The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash flows for the periods indicated.
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period | $ | 836,980 | $ | 69,709 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) | |||||||||||
Operating activities | 125,182 | 29,091 | |||||||||
Investing activities | (467,425) | (66,394) | |||||||||
Financing activities | (41,294) | 221,396 | |||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period | $ | 453,443 | $ | 253,802 | |||||||
Our principal uses of cash in recent periods have been funding our operations and investing in capital expenditures.
Operating Activities
Changes in net cash from operating activities results primarily from cash received from customer for hosting fees, colocation base license fees, and power fees. Other drivers of the changes in net cash from operating activities include research and development costs, sales and marketing costs and general and administrative expenses (including personnel expenses and fees for professional services) and interest payments on debt.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $125.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and s $29.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to an increase of $387.4 million from operating assets and liabilities driven primarily by an increase in deferred revenue from colocation services of $323.8 million. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was offset by a decrease of $189.5 million from our bitcoin holding strategy and a decrease of $101.9 million in net income after the effects of non-cash adjustments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities consists primarily of purchases of property, plant and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was $467.4 million and $66.4 million, respectively. Purchases of property, plant, and equipment were $454.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Of those purchases, $405.3 million related to the Colocation segment and $48.9 million related to the digital asset mining segments. Prepaid base license fees of $323.8 million recognized as deferred revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and included in the operating activities above, funded a portion of the property, plant, and equipment purchases for the Colocation segment. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was further driven by investments in intangible assets of $10.2 million and a $5.0 million purchase of a strategic equity investment.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities consists of principal payments on debt, including notes payable and finance leases, net of proceeds from stock issuances.
Net cash used in financing activities was $41.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net cash provided of $221.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by the absence of $447.6 million in proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, $55.0 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock and a $20.0 million draw from the exit facility that occurred in the prior-year period, which were partially offset by a $283.3 million reduction in principal payments on debt.
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Future Commitments and Contractual Obligations
Our material cash commitments from known contractual and other obligations consist primarily of obligations for long-term debt and related interest, leases for property and equipment, and capital expenditures related to the conversion of a significant portion of our data centers to high-density colocation operations. Certain amounts included in our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2025, are based on our estimates and assumptions about these obligations, including their duration, anticipated actions by third parties and other factors.
For more information regarding the Company’s future commitments and contractual obligations refer to Notes 5 — Leases, 6 — Convertible and Other Notes Payable and 9 — Commitments and Contingencies to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP and the Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported. Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I. Item 1 — “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Part II. Item 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K describe the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting estimates since the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 27, 2025.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The following discussion about our market risk exposures involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements. For more information regarding the forward-looking statements used in this section and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, see the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included at the forepart of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Foreign Currency and Exchange Risk
The vast majority of our cash generated from revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars.
There have been no material changes to the Company’s foreign currency and exchange risk as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. For a discussion of the Company’s exposure to foreign currency and exchange risk, refer to the Company’s foreign currency and exchange risk disclosure set forth in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Risk Regarding the Price of Bitcoin
Our business and development strategy is focused on maintaining and expanding our bitcoin mining operations to maximize the amount of new bitcoin rewards we earn. As of September 30, 2025, we held 2,116 bitcoin, with a carrying value of $241.4 million, all of which were produced from our bitcoin mining operations.
We cannot predict the future market price of bitcoin and, as such, we cannot predict future changes in the carrying value of our bitcoin assets based on future market prices. The future value of bitcoin will affect the amount of revenue recognized from our operations, and any changes in the future value of bitcoin while we hold it in our account would also be reported in our net income (or loss), either of which could have a material adverse effect on the market price for our securities.
Bitcoin prices for the three months ended September 30, 2025 ranged from a low of $105,175 to a high of $124,474, with an average price of $114,388. Bitcoin prices for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 ranged from a low of $74,485 to a high of $124,474, with an average price of $102,198. A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in the price of bitcoin produced during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, would have increased or decreased net loss by approximately $5.7 million and $18.7 million, respectively.
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Commodity Price Risk
Certain of our operating costs are subject to price fluctuations caused by the volatility of the underlying commodity prices, including electricity used in our data center operations. From time to time, the Company manages the commodity price risk by entering into derivative instruments to manage the variability in future cash flows from forecasted energy purchases. Management considers energy prices, weather forecasts, forecasted energy purchases, and other factors when determining the extent of its risk management strategy over commodity price risk.
There have been no material changes to the Company’s commodity price risk as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. For a discussion of the Company’s exposure to commodity price risk, refer to the Company’s commodity price risk disclosure set forth in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (“the Exchange Act”) prior to the filing of this quarterly report. Disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance that information included under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosures.
Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act), that management believes materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management recognizes that any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain judgments and assumptions and cannot provide absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. Similarly, an evaluation of controls cannot provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in lawsuits and other contingencies in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of such contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the liabilities arising from these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, to the extent the liability arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds our estimates reflected in the recorded reserves relating to such matter, we could incur additional charges that could be significant. For a description of our material pending legal proceedings, please see Note 9 — Commitments and Contingencies, to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Please refer to the discussions contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 within Item 1. – “Business” under the subtitle “Emergence from Bankruptcy”; Item 1A. — “Risk Factors”; Item 7. — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the subtitle “Developments During 2024; and Item 8. — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy and satisfaction and extinguishment of claims in the Chapter 11 Cases during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Proposed Merger with CoreWeave
The consummation of the Merger is contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions that may be outside of our or CoreWeave’s control and that we and CoreWeave may be unable to satisfy or obtain, or which may delay the consummation of the Merger or result in the imposition of conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits from the Merger or cause the parties to abandon the Merger.
Consummation of the Merger is contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions, some of which are beyond our and CoreWeave’s control, including, among others:
•the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock entitled to vote (the “Company Stockholder Approval”);
•the absence of any injunction or other order issued by a governmental body or applicable law enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Merger; and
•the approval for listing on Nasdaq of the shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the Merger.
Each party’s obligation to complete the Merger is also subject to certain additional conditions, including:
•the other party having complied in all material respects with its pre-closing obligations and covenants under the Merger Agreement;
•the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party in the Merger Agreement (subject to certain materiality qualifiers); and
•the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to the other party.
These conditions to the closing of the Merger may not be fulfilled in a timely manner or at all, and, accordingly, the Merger may not be completed. In addition, each of CoreWeave and the Company may terminate the Merger Agreement under certain specified circumstances, including but not limited to, if (1) if any order has become final and non-appealable or there is a law, in each case having the effect of permanently enjoining the consummation of the Merger or making the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited; (2) if the consummation of the Merger does not occur on or before April 7, 2026; (3) if the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the meeting of the Company’s stockholders convened to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval; or (4) if the other party breaches its representations, warranties or covenants in the Merger Agreement in a way that would entitle the party seeking to terminate the Merger Agreement not to consummate the Merger, subject to the right of the breaching party to cure the breach. In addition, prior to receiving approval of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s stockholders, (i) CoreWeave may terminate the Merger Agreement if our Board of Directors has changed its recommendation in favor of the Merger and (ii) the Company may terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Upon the termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including, among others, the termination by CoreWeave in the event of a Change of Recommendation (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by our Board of Directors, the Company would be required to pay CoreWeave a termination fee of $270 million.
We and CoreWeave may also be subject to lawsuits challenging the Merger, and adverse rulings in these lawsuits may delay or prevent the Merger from being completed or require us or CoreWeave to incur significant costs to defend or settle these lawsuits. Any delay in completing the Merger could cause us not to realize, or to be delayed in realizing, some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve if the Merger is successfully completed within the expected time frame.
If the Merger is not completed, or if there are significant delays in completing the Merger, the trading prices of our common stock and our future business and financial results could be negatively affected, and we may be subject to several risks, including the following:
•negative reactions from the financial markets, including declines in the prices of our common stock due to the fact that current prices may reflect a market assumption that the Merger will be completed;
•having to pay certain significant costs relating to the Merger; and
•the attention of our management will have been diverted to the Merger rather than our own operations and pursuit of other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us.
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Failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger, delay in realizing those benefits, or significant challenges in integrating the Company with CoreWeave could have an adverse effect on the price of CoreWeave Class A common stock that Company stockholders will own following the completion of the Merger.
We and CoreWeave have operated and, subject to and until the completion of the Merger, will continue to operate, independently. The success of the Merger, including anticipated benefits and cost savings, will depend, in part, on our and CoreWeave’s ability to successfully integrate our respective operations in a manner that results in various benefits and that does not materially disrupt existing business and strategic relationships or result in a loss of customers. The process of integrating operations could result in a loss of key personnel or cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of one or more of the combined company’s businesses. Inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies could adversely affect the combined company. The diversion of management’s attention and any delays or difficulties encountered in connection with the Merger and the integration of the Company and CoreWeave’s operations could have an adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operating results and prospects of the combined company. If the Company and CoreWeave experience difficulties in the integration process, including those listed above, we may not fully realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger in a timely manner or at all, and the price of CoreWeave Class A common stock to be issued to Company stockholders in the Merger could be adversely affected.
Uncertainty about the Merger may adversely affect relationships with our customers, suppliers, service providers, partners, consultants, and other business counterparties, whether or not the Merger is completed.
In response to the announcement of the Merger, our existing or prospective customers, suppliers, service providers, partners, consultants, and other business counterparties may:
•delay, defer, or cease entering into a business relationship with us or the combined company;
•terminate their relationships with us or the combined company;
•delay or defer other decisions concerning us or the combined company; or
•seek to change the terms on which they do business with us or the combined company.
Any such delays or changes to terms could materially harm our business or, if the Merger is completed, the business of the combined company.
Losses of customers, suppliers, service providers, consultants or other important strategic relationships could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Such adverse effects could also be exacerbated by a delay in the completion of the Merger for any reason, including delays associated with obtaining the requisite regulatory approval under the HSR Act or the approval of our stockholders.
As a result of the Merger, our current and prospective employees could experience uncertainty about their future with us or the combined company. As a result, key employees may depart because of issues relating to such uncertainty or a desire not to remain with CoreWeave following the completion of the Merger.
As a result of the Merger, our current and prospective employees could experience uncertainty about their future with us or the combined company, or decide that they do not want to continue their employment with the combined company. As a result, key employees may depart because of issues relating to such uncertainty or a desire not to remain with CoreWeave following the completion of the Merger. Losses of officers, key employees or other employees could materially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Such adverse effects could also be exacerbated by a delay in the completion of the Merger for any reason, including delays associated with obtaining requisite regulatory approvals or the approval of our stockholders. We may also experience challenges in hiring new employees during the pendency of the Merger, or if the Merger Agreement is terminated, which could harm our ability to grow our business, execute on our business plans or enhance our operations. If the Merger is consummated, the combined company may be less attractive to current and prospective employees, which could harm the business and prospects of the combined company.
Restrictions under the Merger Agreement may adversely affect our business and operations.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we are subject to certain restrictions on the conduct of our business prior to completing the Merger which may adversely affect our ability to execute certain of our business strategies, including, but not limited to, making material acquisitions, disposing of material assets, entering into material agreements, making capital expenditures in excess of specified amounts, issuing additional capital stock or other equity securities, or incurring additional indebtedness (in each case, subject to certain exceptions). These limitations may have adverse effects on our existing or planned relationships with our existing or
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prospective customers, suppliers, service providers, consultants and employees, which could adversely affect our business and operations prior to the completion of the Merger.
Because the consideration to be received by our stockholders in connection with the Merger will include a fixed number of shares of Class A common stock of CoreWeave, and the market price of such shares has fluctuated and will continue to fluctuate, our stockholders cannot be sure of the value of the consideration they will receive in the Merger. Furthermore, with respect to the fairness of such consideration from a financial point of view, (i) the separate fairness opinions received by the Company’s board of directors from each of our financial advisors in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement only speak as of the date of the Merger Agreement and not as of any other date and (ii) under Delaware law, the Company’s stockholders are not entitled to an appraisal of the fair value of their shares in connection with the Merger.
Under the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of Company common stock (other than each share of Company common stock held in treasury or held or owned by the Company, CoreWeave or Miami Merger Sub I, Inc. immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.1235 fully paid and non-assessable shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock. The market value of the consideration our stockholders will receive in the Merger will therefore fluctuate with the market price of CoreWeave Class A common stock. The implied value of the merger consideration to our stockholders has fluctuated since the date of the announcement of the Merger Agreement and will continue to fluctuate until the date the Merger is completed, which could occur a considerable amount of time after the date hereof.
CoreWeave’s share price changes may result from a variety of factors, including, among others, general market and economic conditions, changes in CoreWeave’s and our respective businesses, operations and prospects, risks inherent in the respective businesses, changes in market assessments of the likelihood that the Merger will be completed and/or the value that may be generated by the Merger and changes with respect to expectations regarding the timing of the Merger and regulatory considerations. Many of these factors are beyond both our and CoreWeave’s control. You are urged to obtain current market quotations for both the Company and CoreWeave common stock traded on the Nasdaq (trading symbols “CORZ” and “CRWV”, respectively).
Furthermore, the Company’s board of directors has received the separate opinions from each of our financial advisors in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, each to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based upon and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations set forth therein, the exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to the holders of shares of Core Scientific common stock (other than the cancelled shares). Changes in the operations and prospects of the Company or CoreWeave, general market and economic conditions and other factors that may be beyond the control of the Company or CoreWeave, and on which our financial advisors’ opinions were based, may significantly alter the value of the Company or CoreWeave or the prices of the shares of Company common stock or CoreWeave common stock by the time the Merger is completed. The opinions do not speak as of the time the Merger will be completed or as of any date other than the date of each such opinion. Because the Company does not currently anticipate asking its financial advisors to provide updated fairness opinions, the opinions will not address the fairness of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view at the time the Merger is completed.
Finally, under Delaware law, the holders of Company common stock are not entitled to an appraisal of the fair value of their shares in connection with the Merger. Appraisal rights are statutory rights that enable stockholders to dissent from certain extraordinary transactions, such as certain mergers, and to demand that the corporation pay the fair value for their shares as determined by a court in a judicial proceeding instead of receiving the consideration offered to stockholders in connection with the applicable transaction. Under Delaware law, appraisal rights are not available for the shares of any class or series if the shares of the class or series are listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 holders on the record date, unless the stockholders receive in exchange for their shares anything other than shares of stock of the surviving or resulting corporation or of any other corporation that is publicly listed or held by more than 2,000 holders of record, cash proceeds from the sale of fractional shares or fractional depositary receipts or any combination of the foregoing. Shares of Company common stock are listed on the Nasdaq, and the Company’s stockholders will receive CoreWeave Class A common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement and cash proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. Approval for the listing of the shares of CoreWeave common stock on the Nasdaq is a condition to completion of the Merger.
The Merger Agreement contains provisions that could discourage or deter a potential competing acquirer from making a favorable alternative transaction proposal to the Company and, in specified circumstances, could require us to pay substantial termination fees to CoreWeave.
Under the Merger Agreement, the Company is subject to “no-shop” restrictions and is not permitted, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Merger Agreement, to initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage or facilitate any inquiries or the making of
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any proposal or offer by or with a third party with respect to an acquisition proposal and to furnish nonpublic information to, or engage in discussions or negotiations with, a third party interested in pursuing an alternative business combination transaction. Further, our Board of Directors is required to recommend that our stockholders vote in favor of the Merger, subject to exceptions for superior proposals and other situations where failure to effect a recommendation change would be inconsistent with the Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties. Upon the termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including, among others, the termination by CoreWeave in the event of a Change of Recommendation (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by our Board of Directors, the Company would be required to pay CoreWeave a termination fee of $270 million. Such provisions of the Merger Agreement could discourage or deter a third party that may be willing to pay more than CoreWeave for the Company’s outstanding common stock from considering or proposing such an acquisition of the Company.
Litigation may arise in connection with the Merger, which could be costly, prevent consummation of the Merger, divert management’s attention and otherwise materially harm our business.
Securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits are often brought against public companies that have entered into merger agreements and/or their directors and officers. A negative outcome in any such lawsuit could result in substantial costs to the Company, including any costs associated with the indemnification of directors and officers. Regardless of the outcome of any future litigation related to the Merger, such litigation may be time-consuming and expensive and may distract our management from running the day-to-day operations of their business. If the Merger is not consummated for any reason, litigation could be filed in connection with the failure to consummate the Merger. Any litigation related to the Merger may result in negative publicity or an unfavorable impression of us, which could adversely affect the price of Company common stock, impair our ability to recruit or retain employees, damage our business relationships or otherwise materially harm our operations and financial performance.
Shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock received by our stockholders as a result of the Merger will have different rights from shares of Company common stock.
Upon consummation of the Merger, our stockholders will no longer be stockholders of the Company, but will instead become stockholders of CoreWeave, and their rights as stockholders will be governed by the CoreWeave certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The terms of the CoreWeave certificate of incorporation and bylaws may be materially different than the terms of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which currently govern the rights of our stockholders.
The multi-class structure of CoreWeave common stock has the effect of concentrating voting power with CoreWeave’s co-founders.
CoreWeave’s Class B common stock has ten votes per share, CoreWeave’s Class A common stock has one vote per share and CoreWeave’s Class C common stock has no votes per share. As of March 31, 2025, Michael Intrator, CoreWeave’s Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of CoreWeave’s board of directors, Brian Venturo, CoreWeave’s Chief Strategy Officer, and Brannin McBee, CoreWeave’s Chief Development Officer (together, the “CoreWeave Co-Founders”) collectively hold all of the issued and outstanding shares of CoreWeave’s Class B common stock. Because of the ten-to-one voting ratio between CoreWeave’s Class B common stock and Class A common stock, the CoreWeave Co-Founders collectively continue to control a significant percentage of the combined voting power of CoreWeave’s common stock, which voting power may increase over time upon the exercise or settlement and exchange of equity awards held by the CoreWeave Co-Founders pursuant to their equity exchange rights which provide each Co-Founder with the right (but not obligation) to require CoreWeave to exchange, for shares of CoreWeave Class B common stock, any shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock received by him upon the exercise or settlement of equity awards for shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock granted prior to September 2024. Therefore, the CoreWeave Co-Founders, individually or together, will be able to significantly influence matters submitted to CoreWeave stockholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of CoreWeave’s organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of CoreWeave’s assets, or other major corporate transactions.
Additionally, future issuances of CoreWeave Class C common stock may further concentrate the voting power of CoreWeave Co-Founders by prolonging the duration of their control and/or by giving them an opportunity to achieve liquidity without diminishing their voting power.
The interests of the CoreWeave Co-Founders, individually or together, may not coincide with the interests of the other holders of capital stock of CoreWeave, including our stockholders who receive CoreWeave Class A common stock in the Merger. This concentration of ownership may harm the value of CoreWeave Class A common stock our stockholders receive in the Merger by, among other things delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of CoreWeave, impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving CoreWeave, or causing CoreWeave to enter into transactions or agreements that are not in the best interests of all stockholders.
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Under the Nasdaq Rules, a “controlled company”—a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of its directors is held by an individual, group or another company—may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirement that a majority of its directors be independent, as defined in the Nasdaq Rules, and the requirement that its compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees consist entirely of independent directors. CoreWeave may rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq Rules. As a result, a majority of the members of its board may not be independent directors and its nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees may not consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, holders of CoreWeave common stock may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements
For a discussion of our other risk factors, see Part I. Item 1A. — “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025.
During fiscal year 2024, our “Colocation” segment was referred to as “HPC Hosting,” and, as such, any risk factors referring to the “HPC Hosting” segment or “HPC hosting” business should be read as being applicable to our “Colocation” segment and “high-density colocation” business or “HDC.”
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, 0.1 million shares of New Common Stock were issued upon the exercise of Tranche 1 Warrants in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Company received cash proceeds from the exercise of $1.1 million.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, 4.0 million shares of New Common Stock were issued upon the exercise of Tranche 2 Warrants in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Company received minimal cash proceeds from the exercise.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
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| * | Filed herewith. | ||||
| †† | Certain of the exhibits and schedules to these exhibits have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request. | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: October 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jim Nygaard | ||||||
Jim Nygaard | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Duly Authorized Officer & Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Adam Sullivan, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Core Scientific, Inc.; | ||||
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | ||||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | ||||
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: | ||||
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |||||||
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |||||||
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |||||||
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |||||||
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||||
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |||||||
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. | |||||||
Date: October 24, 2025
| /s/ Adam Sullivan | ||
Adam Sullivan | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jim Nygaard, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Core Scientific, Inc.; | ||||
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | ||||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | ||||
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: | ||||
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |||||||
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |||||||
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |||||||
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |||||||
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||||
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |||||||
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. | |||||||
Date: October 24, 2025
| /s/ Jim Nygaard | ||
| Jim Nygaard | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Core Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: October 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Adam Sullivan | ||||||
| Adam Sullivan | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Core Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jim Nygaard, Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: October 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jim Nygaard | ||||||
| Jim Nygaard | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||