The crypto world is undergoing a transformation — not just in markets, but in infrastructure.
In a move that surprised many, Galaxy Digital announced it was walking away from Bitcoin mining. Instead, it signed a $4.5 billion, 15-year deal with CoreWeave to repurpose its Helios mining facility in Texas to support AI workloads. Why? Because AI compute simply pays better:
- $300M in projected annual revenue
- 90% EBITDA margins
- $2.26M in revenue per megawatt — an order of magnitude more than crypto mining
And Galaxy isn’t alone. Across the industry, once-dedicated mining companies are repurposing their energy and infrastructure to tap into a new kind of gold rush: artificial intelligence.
The Economics of AI Infrastructure
Hosting AI compute — particularly GPUs for training and inference — offers a dramatically higher yield than proof-of-work mining. The shift isn’t just about chasing profits. It signals a new strategic reality:
Compute is the new oil.
As the global economy becomes increasingly powered by large language models and generative AI, those who control GPU infrastructure hold the keys to innovation, research, and national competitiveness.
Global investment reflects this trend:
- Data center investment hit $455B in 2024, up 51% YoY
- Blackstone deployed $2.3B into AI infrastructure
- KKR committed $50B to high-performance compute buildouts
- Crypto VCs invested over $350M into infrastructure enabling decentralized AI
The Emerging Role of Decentralized Compute
As traditional miners build closed AI data centers, a new opportunity is emerging: distributing that infrastructure — and its value — across a global network.
This is where Aethir enters the picture.
Aethir offers infrastructure providers the opportunity to monetize their assets by renting out infrastructure to businesses that need to run AI workloads. By orchestrating compute from providers around the world, Aethir creates elastic, enterprise-grade infrastructure that doesn’t rely on centralized hyperscalers.
The network supports GPUs including H100s, A100s, and the latest B200s, and is designed to serve growing demand from AI developers, model trainers, and research teams — all with lower latency and higher flexibility than traditional solutions.
It’s not just a technical achievement. It’s a shift in control. Decentralized infrastructure means more people can access the resources needed to build, train, and run intelligent systems — and more value is shared across the network.
Not Just a Pivot — a Redefinition
The transition from mining to compute isn't a temporary trend. It marks a deeper evolution:
This isn’t just about the next big thing — it’s about the foundational infrastructure that will power the next era of intelligence.
Final Takeaway
We’re entering an AI-Dollar era, where the most valuable assets aren’t just tokens — they’re teraflops. Where infrastructure earns not by validating blocks, but by enabling intelligence.
As enterprises seek more cost-efficient, distributed alternatives to centralized clouds, Aethir is building the rails for a more open, scalable AI future.
Explore Aethir’s decentralized enterprise AI infrastructure offerings here.
For more information on how Aethir’s GPU cloud supports AI innovation, check our official blog section.
