# CleanSpark (CLSK) stock fell over 9.4% in pre-market trading on Tuesday.

*semiconductor, genai · news · 2026-05-12 · CoinDesk*

## Key points

- CleanSpark reported a net loss of $378.3 million, mainly due to a $224.1 million non-cash bitcoin fair value loss.
- Quarterly revenue dropped 25% year-over-year to $136.4 million, missing analyst estimates by about $18 million.
- The average cost to mine one bitcoin was $88,000 in March, exceeding bitcoin's market price.
- CleanSpark is pivoting to commercializing AI/HPC computing assets as part of a wider industry shift.

CleanSpark (CLSK) stock fell over 9.4% in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the U.S. bitcoin BTC$ 80,621.04 mining company reported a widening net loss of $378.3 million for its second fiscal quarter, hit by a significant non-cash adjustment to its digital asset holdings. The company reported a net loss of $378.3 million for the quarter ending on March 31, a steep increase from the $138.8 million loss reported the same period last year. The loss of $1.52 per share was more than triple the analyst estimate on EPS of a 41 cents' loss. The firm’s bottom-hit was mainly driven by a $224.1 million non-cash bitcoin fair value loss, reflecting market volatility. Quarterly revenue reached $136.4 million, down 25% from $181.7 million year-over-year, the report revealed, missing estimates of $154.3 million. Despite the dip, CleanSpark expanded its infrastructure, doubling its megawatts (MW) under contract. CEO Matt Schutz said the company is pivoting to commercializing “AI/HPC-applicable assets,” joining a sector-wide shift toward leasing their computing power as AI data centers. CFO Gary Vecchiarelly cited the firm’s balance sheet as a “competitive advantage, reporting a bitcoin holdings increase of 14% to $925.2 million in respects to last year. Total cash is $260.3 million, while total assets now sit at $2.9 billion with a long-term debt of $1.8 billion. The estimated average cost of mining one bitcoin was $88,000 in mid-March, according to a Checkonchain difficulty regression model report. The current price of bitcoin hovers just over $80,000, meaning bitcoin mining companies across the board are operating at a loss These economics have forced bitcoin miners to pivot toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure. The bitcoin mining industry had taken on roughly $70 billion in such contracts by late March.

**Companies:** CleanSpark
**Countries:** United States

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