# Iris Energy

Type: Company (IREN)

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## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Bitcoin miners bolt for AI: Riot's $9B Anthropic deal amid $80K BTC rally
2026-08-26 00:20:26 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

As Bitcoin claws back to around $80,000, major miners like Riot, Core Scientific and Hut 8 are locking in AI compute contracts, including Riot's $9bn, 20-year deal with Anthropic. The shift could permanently rewire Bitcoin's hash rate and security model, even if the rally continues.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/bitcoin-miners-ai-pivot-riot-9b-80k

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