Macquarie is optimistic about Bitcoin mining companies' transformation into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, giving "outperform" ratings to several mining company stocks
ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Macquarie, the Australian multinational investment bank, has given "outperform" ratings to several Bitcoin mining companies including MARA, Riot Platforms, Core Scientific, CleanSpark, and Cipher Mining. Analysts believe these companies are shifting focus from cryptocurrency to artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) models.Macquarie analysts Paul Golding and Emma Liang noted that in recent years, Bitcoin mining businesses have become increasingly diversified, a trend that has accelerated following Bitcoin's fourth halving in April this year. Some mining companies view their unique power resource advantages as opportunities to diversify into non-crypto-related hosting businesses, while others focus on accumulating Bitcoin assets.