Bitcoin News Today: Bitdeer Stakes Future on Bitcoin as Miners Pivot to AI

Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) has significantly expanded its Bitcoin self-mining operations in 2025, leveraging its proprietary SEALMINER series to boost hashrate by 35% in August to 30.0 exahashes per second (EH/s). This surge, driven by the deployment of SEALMINER A1 and A2 units, has directly increased self-mined Bitcoin production by 33% month-over-month to 375 Bitcoins in August 2025, according to the company's unaudited operational update . The expansion underscores Bitdeer's strategic pivot to self-mining amid a cooling market for external mining rig sales, as the firm prioritizes capturing Bitcoin's appreciation potential .

The company's infrastructure developments have been pivotal to this growth. Bitdeer has energized 161 megawatts (MW) at its Tydal, Norway, and 367.5 MW at Jigmeling, Bhutan, sites, with additional capacity expected to come online by the end of Q3 2025. The Rockdale, Texas, facility's 100 MW hydro-cooling conversion was fully operationalized, supporting the deployment of SEALMINER A2 units . Total global electrical capacity now stands at 2,690 MW, with 1,265.5 MW in pipeline projects, including 570 MW under contract in Ohio for HPC/AI services .

Bitdeer's self-mining hashrate has grown from 7.8 EH/s in August 2024 to 30.0 EH/s in August 2025, reflecting a 275% year-over-year increase. The firm's management highlighted its ambition to reach 40 EH/s by October 2025, with SEALMINER A3 entering mass production and SEALMINER A4 targeting 5 joules per terahash (J/TH) efficiency . Matt Kong, Chief Business Officer, emphasized the company's trajectory to become a "vertically integrated miner," leveraging its global power capacity to scale operations .

The broader Bitcoin mining industry has seen a shift in dynamics. While Bitdeer doubles down on self-mining, demand for external mining rigs has softened, with competitors like Marathon Digital (MARA) reporting a 1% month-over-month increase in energized hashrate to 60.4 EH/s in September 2025 . MARA attributed its resilience to full deployment of Texas and Ohio facilities, producing 736 BTC in September-a 4% MoM increase . However, Bitdeer's focus on self-mining contrasts with the industry trend of miners pivoting to AI infrastructure, as seen with Core Scientific and Hut 8 . Bitdeer's AI segment, Bitdeer.AI, reported $8 million in annualized revenue from GPU cloud services in August, though the company remains centered on Bitcoin .

Bitdeer's operational strategy includes balancing self-mining with infrastructure expansion. As of August 2025, the firm managed 44.2 EH/s in total hash rate, with 30.3 EH/s proprietary and 13.9 EH/s hosted. Mining rig deployments include 143,000 self-owned units and 86,000 hosted rigs, reflecting a 22% MoM increase in total hash rate under management . The company's Bitcoin holdings rose to 1,934 as of August 31, 2025, up from 290 in August 2024 .

Analysts note that Bitdeer's approach capitalizes on its vertical integration and low-cost energy infrastructure. While competitors explore AI and HPC to diversify revenue, Bitdeer's focus on self-mining aligns with its vision to maximize exposure to Bitcoin's price appreciation. The firm's pipeline projects, including 570 MW in Ohio and 179 MW in Texas, signal long-term confidence in its Bitcoin-centric model . However, challenges such as transformer delays at the Massillon, Ohio, site-pushed to Q1 2026-highlight the complexities of scaling infrastructure .

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Source: [1] Bitdeer Announces August 2025 Production and Operations (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/12/3149173/0/en/index.html)

Source: [2] Bitdeer Announces July 2025 Production and Operations Update (https://ir.bitdeer.com/news-releases/news-release-details/bitdeer-announces-july-2025-production-and-operations-update)

Source: [3] MARA Announces Bitcoin Production and Mining Operation Updates for September 2025 (https://ir.mara.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1410/mara-announces-bitcoin-production-and-mining-operation-updates-forseptember-2025)

Source: [4] Bitcoin Miners Are Transforming into AI Data Centers (https://www.datacenters.com/news/bitcoin-miners-pivot-to-ai-data-centers-a-strategic-shift-in-2025)