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Simple Mining이 9월 1일 종료된 거래로 Sphere 3D의 암호화폐 채굴 시설을 150만 달러에 인수했으며, 이로써 아이오와주 내 채굴 설비 규모는 160MW로 늘어났다.

Converting a cryptomining site into a 160MW Iowa footprint adds power-ready capacity that can be repurposed for AI hosting, showing that low-cost miner acquisitions are becoming a route into AI data center supply. Wait, I need to correct that: the translation should be in Korean, not a repeat of the English. Here it is: 암호화폐 채굴 사이트를 160MW 규모의 아이오와 설비로 전환하는 것은, AI 호스팅을 위해 용도 변경할 수 있는 전력 확보 설비를 추가하는 것으로, 저비용 채굴기업 인수가 AI 데이터센터 공급으로 이어지는 경로가 되고 있음을 보여준다.

업계 전문지Slicast · 2026년 10월 13일 14:18 UTC · 글로벌 · 출처: Data Center Dynamics

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Bitcoin mining infrastructure company Simple Mining has announced the acquisition of an 8MW facility in Iowa from Sphere 3D.

The Cedar Falls-based company announced the acquisition on October 7, saying the site supports around 2,200 latest-generation mining machines and brings its Iowa platform to nearly 160MW.

According to Sphere 3D's SEC filing, the sale agreement, signed on September 1, set the purchase price at $1.5 million. Sphere 3D received $300,000 in cash, with the remaining $1.2 million payable under an interest-free promissory note in 12 monthly installments beginning December 1, 2026. Sphere 3D is also entitled to the return of approximately $525,000 in utility prepayments and security deposits.

Simple Mining said it had already engineered, developed, and operated the facility for Sphere 3D before buying it. The companies announced their development partnership in September 2024, with Simple Mining engaged to operate the site under a managed services agreement.

"This acquisition adds fully energized, high-performing capacity to our platform from day one," said Adam Haynes, CEO of Simple Mining.

Simple Mining says it manages more than 40,000 mining machines across Iowa, providing hardware sales, hosting, and repairs. Customers at the acquired facility will have access to its dedicated ASIC repair operation in Cedar Falls.

"Our customers want more room to grow on infrastructure we own and operate, and this site delivers exactly that," said Nick Garland, chief operating officer of Simple Mining. "Every megawatt we add in Iowa is capacity our customers can put to work," Garland added.

The acquisition adds to the company's expansion in its home state. In March, DCD reported that Simple Mining was planning a cryptomine at Cascade Industrial Park in Dubuque County. The proposed development would occupy around four acres and comprise approximately 40 containerized mining units.

For Sphere 3D, the sale forms part of a shift toward AI and high-performance computing infrastructure in Tennessee and Kentucky. In a September strategic update, the company identified its Iowa site and legacy mining fleet as non-core assets, noting that capital from the disposals would help fund those developments.

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