CleanSpark unveils $6.6 billion AI lease, representing 214% of market value, as shares slide despite Bitcoin surge

HENDERSON, Nevada, August 23, 2026, 12:34 PDT – CleanSpark disclosed a $6.6 billion artificial intelligence lease amounting to 214% of its market capitalization, but shares declined even as Bitcoin advanced.

23 August 2026

Signal	What to watch	Why it matters
Bitcoin	Whether it holds the $77,000 area	Tests the mining earnings floor
CLSK relative strength	Recovery toward $12.62	Would reclaim the 200-day average
IREN earnings	Aug. 27, after market close	Peer benchmark for AI-infrastructure valuations
Sandersville execution	Funding, equipment and construction milestones	Turns contract value into bankable cash flow

CleanSpark Shares Surge 8% as Market Value Rises Sixfold Over Bitcoin Holdings

CleanSpark, Inc. gained roughly $238 million in market capitalization on Thursday. The shares ended the session at $12.60, rising 7.97%, while Bitcoin stood at $72,714.87 with a 4.98% increase at 21:19 UTC. Trading volume hit 27.56 million shares, about 17% higher than the three-month average.

20 August 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

CleanSpark Shares Gain 1.3% With AI Lease Confronting $740 Million Projected Funding Shortfall

Shares of CleanSpark, Inc. gained 1.3% on Monday, as investors considered its $6.6 billion artificial intelligence data center lease alongside the funding required to complete the facility.

18 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CLSK·Stock Market

MARA Shares Fall Alongside Bitcoin as Lower Treasury Beta Poses Q2 Challenge

MARA Holdings, Inc. declined 2.7% on Friday afternoon. Bitcoin dropped 2.5%, and two leading mining peers posted larger losses. The smaller drop comes after a significant balance-sheet adjustment in the first quarter.

31 July 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:IREN·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:MSTR·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) Shares Drop 3.3% with Bitcoin Slump Challenging AI-Linked Gains

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) Edges Near $11 in Premarket on Bitcoin Recovery and Strategy Shift

NEW YORK, July 29, 2026, 08:07 EDT — Ahead of the U.S. market open, MARA Holdings approached $11, tracking Bitcoin’s rebound as attention turns to the company’s evolving energy strategy.

29 July 2026

Blockchain·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:IREN·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) $6.6 Billion Data-Center Lease Puts $2.1 Billion Financing Test in Focus

CleanSpark, Inc. shares surrendered most of an early 10.5% gain on Wednesday as investors weighed a 20-year data-center lease carrying $6.6 billion of expected contract revenue against a construction bill that could reach $2.1 billion. The stock was up 1.4% at $13.64 after touching $14.86.

15 July 2026

Data Centers·NASDAQ:CLSK·Stock Market

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) trades flat after AI lease deal shifts value outlook

MARA Holdings, Inc. shares slipped 0.1% to $12.18 in afternoon trading Tuesday. The stock lagged behind bitcoin’s 4.2% bounce and a 10% surge in CleanSpark, which got a lift as investors cheered its power-to-data center revenue shift.

14 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market·Technology

CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) stock pares rally as $6.6 billion lease puts financing in focus

CleanSpark, Inc. shares rose 10.3% to $13.64 in late-morning trading on Tuesday after the bitcoin miner signed a 20-year data-center lease carrying $6.6 billion of expected revenue. The stock had reached $15.36 before giving back more than half of its early advance. The fade shifted attention from contract size to the cost of delivering it.

14 July 2026

NASDAQ:CLSK·Stock Market

MARA stock: Long Ridge power deal in focus as bitcoin slides in holiday week

MARA Holdings, Inc. heads into a shortened U.S. trading week with a clearer issue for investors: is the stock mostly a bitcoin play, or has it started to trade more on its power assets?

28 June 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:BTDR·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

MARA Shares Drop as Miner Selloff Hits Bitcoin-Linked Stocks

MARA Holdings shares lagged Wednesday, dropping about 3.9% to trade near $12.79. The stock opened at $13.22 and dipped as low as $12.76. That fall outpaced Bitcoin, which was last seen near $62,160 and traded between $60,834 and $62,734. Traders sold off crypto miners more broadly as risk appetite faded. MARA had ended the previous session at $13.31.

10 June 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT

Marathon Digital Shares Fall as Bitcoin Move Renews Focus on AI Strategy

MARA Holdings shares dropped Tuesday afternoon, tracking bitcoin as it slipped under $62,000. That pulled pressure back onto miners, with revenue and balance sheets still tied to bitcoin’s moves.

9 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

CleanSpark Stock Faces Monday Test After Bitcoin Miner’s Big May Update

CleanSpark shares head into the new week under pressure after last trading at $15.59, down $1.17 from the prior close, as a broad selloff in technology and crypto-linked stocks hit the Nasdaq on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite fell 4.18% in that session, its steepest one-day percentage drop since April 2025.

7 June 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA

Marathon Digital Drops as Bitcoin Tops $70,000; Eyes on AI Push

MARA Holdings stock dropped Tuesday with bitcoin sinking below $70,000. The move adds pressure to the miner, which has been telling investors it is now more than just a leveraged play on bitcoin.

2 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:MSTR·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

Marathon Digital stock dips as Bitcoin slide draws focus to AI push

MARA Holdings shares slipped Thursday afternoon, lagging other bitcoin miners. The latest slide in bitcoin put the focus back on MARA’s large bitcoin holdings.

28 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

MARA Stock Just Jumped — Now Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet Faces a Test

MARA Holdings shares edged lower before Thursday’s open, pausing after a 5.7% jump in the prior session as investors weighed fresh insider filings against the bitcoin miner’s push into power-backed AI infrastructure. The stock closed Wednesday at $13.15 and was indicated at $13.10 in pre-market trading at 8:02 a.m. EDT.

21 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

CleanSpark (CLSK) $378 Million Loss Puts Bitcoin Treasury and AI Data Center Pivot on the Clock

CleanSpark Shares Gain With Wall Street Viewing Power Assets as AI Play

CleanSpark shares were higher Wednesday as the bitcoin miner pushed to rebrand as an AI infrastructure firm. The move drew investor interest after the company named a new senior finance executive, with shares also benefiting from gains in other mining stocks focused on power.

20 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Energy Sector·NASDAQ:CLSK·Stock Market

CleanSpark Stock Jumps as Wall Street Chases the AI Power Trade

CleanSpark Inc shares rose before the U.S. open on Wednesday, extending a sharp Tuesday rally, after a Bernstein call put fresh attention on bitcoin miners that own scarce power capacity for artificial intelligence data centers. The stock was quoted at $14.94 in pre-market trading at 07:15 EDT, up 1.7% from Tuesday’s $14.69 close, while bitcoin traded near $77,400.

20 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CLSK·Stock Market

CleanSpark rises after Wall Street notes AI power angle

CleanSpark shares rose more than 9% late Tuesday, among the few gainers in a soft U.S. session after Bernstein pointed to bitcoin miners with hefty grid power as key for AI data centers. The stock traded up 9.3% to $14.69, after hitting $14.93 earlier.

19 May 2026

NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Technology

CleanSpark (CLSK) $378 Million Loss Puts Bitcoin Treasury and AI Data Center Pivot on the Clock

CleanSpark, Inc. posted a deeper net loss for its fiscal second quarter, hit by sliding bitcoin prices that knocked down the value of its digital assets. The miner still pushed forward with efforts to convert energy-hungry sites into AI-focused data centers. Revenue slipped to $136.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, compared with $181.7 million in the same period last year. Net loss ballooned to $378.3 million, or $1.52 per basic share, from $138.8 million, or 49 cents.

12 May 2026

Bitcoin·NASDAQ:CLSK·Technology Trends

Crypto Stocks to Watch Today: MARA Bucks Selloff as Bitfarms, HIVE, CleanSpark, Riot, Bitdeer and Galaxy Stay in Focus

Crypto-related stocks went their separate ways Thursday. Shares of MARA climbed 3.7% in the afternoon, following news that the company unloaded 15,133 bitcoin to help pay for a debt buyback. Bitcoin itself slipped 3.8% to around $68,201. Elsewhere, CleanSpark, Riot Platforms, Bitfarms, HIVE Digital and Galaxy Digital all dropped between 5% and 10%. Bitdeer barely moved.

26 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:BITF·NASDAQ:BTDR·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:HIVE·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market·Technology·TSX:GLXY

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CleanSpark Shares Gain 1.3% With AI Lease Confronting $740 Million Projected Funding Shortfall

MARA Shares Fall Alongside Bitcoin as Lower Treasury Beta Poses Q2 Challenge

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) Edges Near $11 in Premarket on Bitcoin Recovery and Strategy Shift

CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) $6.6 Billion Data-Center Lease Puts $2.1 Billion Financing Test in Focus

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) trades flat after AI lease deal shifts value outlook

CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) stock pares rally as $6.6 billion lease puts financing in focus

MARA stock: Long Ridge power deal in focus as bitcoin slides in holiday week

MARA Shares Drop as Miner Selloff Hits Bitcoin-Linked Stocks

Marathon Digital Shares Fall as Bitcoin Move Renews Focus on AI Strategy

CleanSpark Stock Faces Monday Test After Bitcoin Miner’s Big May Update

Marathon Digital Drops as Bitcoin Tops $70,000; Eyes on AI Push

Marathon Digital stock dips as Bitcoin slide draws focus to AI push

MARA Stock Just Jumped — Now Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet Faces a Test

CleanSpark Shares Gain With Wall Street Viewing Power Assets as AI Play

CleanSpark Stock Jumps as Wall Street Chases the AI Power Trade

CleanSpark rises after Wall Street notes AI power angle

CleanSpark (CLSK) $378 Million Loss Puts Bitcoin Treasury and AI Data Center Pivot on the Clock

Crypto Stocks to Watch Today: MARA Bucks Selloff as Bitfarms, HIVE, CleanSpark, Riot, Bitdeer and Galaxy Stay in Focus

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