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Galaxy Digital is in no man's land as a stock for now. Its core trading business probably breaks even, worth maybe $5 a share, its CoreWeave HPC deal still has a long ramp before cash flows arrive, and its approved Texas capacity has only 50/50 odds of getting power assigned, so hyperscalers won't commit. That tempers @SimonSaysBTC's math on Helios, including about $1.2B of annual revenue from the 800 MW CoreWeave contract. x.comÂ
Galaxy Digital's public shares deserve a discount because its Up-C structure leaves insiders in control while public common holds less than half the enterprise's economics. Insiders take tax savings through the Tax Receivable Agreement, and an early buyout of it at $30 could cost the company about $1 billion, as could a Helios spin-off. Combined with crypto volatility, time to power and its revealed cost of debt, a discount is warranted, though its size is debatable. x.com x.comÂ
Galaxy Digital faces structural selling pressure because it needs equity financing, and Mike Novogratz knows it. A single raise to institutions obliterated the stock, while IREN absorbs regular ATM sales easily. The market dislikes the crypto part of the business and, more importantly, has no confidence that a team of crypto executives can pull off a data center build-out. That follows a new filing flagged in a post the author replies to. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Galaxy Digital may be the market's most undervalued stock because its $6.5B value overlooks Helios I's contracted rent and $6.6B in cash, Treasuries, digital assets and investments. Its first full Helios I Phase I quarter delivered $69M of data-center adjusted EBITDA. Novogratz said Galaxy rejected a Helios II lease as power tightened; a higher-priced tenant is still prospective. Galaxy expects $800-850M in annualized leasing by end-2027, and the stock should quickly reach $30+ by year-end. … Show more
Contracts, operating rental revenue and access to capital should let five neoclouds survive consolidation as debt tightens. IREN combines customer contracts with $14B of cash, committed GPU financing and prepayments; Nebius has over $40B of commitments and a new $3.5B Citi facility. Cipher has begun HPC rent and funded Stingray; TeraWulf has a long Anthropic lease and cash; Applied Digital has $36B of contracted base-term leases and 250MW operational. Musk warns many other neoclouds may fail. … Show more
Neoclouds can be an incredible business only if they turn delivered GPUs into revenue on time. Power delays are harder to remedy than commissioning issues; idle GPUs earn nothing while financing costs mount, especially for smaller operators and those reliant on colocation. Energized sites and vertical control help, but GPUs or secured power alone are not enough. IREN has financing secured and Nebius looks less exposed to Musk's debt warning; smaller players may struggle to fund expansion. x.com … Show more
Scarce power available for 2028 delivery and rising demand for that capacity favor Galaxy Digital, IREN and Cipher Mining. XCapitalMgmt highlights Galaxy management's report of delayed competing projects, stronger demand from hyperscalers and AI firms for 2028 capacity, and more selective financing. Galaxy has over 800 MW secured at Helios II but is still evaluating tenants and deal terms. x.comÂ
CoreWeave's growing backlog, active power and GPU pricing make its declining shares look cheaper, though debt and customer cancellations remain risks. Blossom reports backlog rose from $99B to $129.2B, active power from 1GW to 1.5GW and GPU-offering prices by 25%. Its debt burden remains a valid concern. Unusual Whales reports Microsoft pulled out of an Nscale deal, illustrating the risk of hyperscalers leaving neocloud contracts. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Financing strain threatens smaller AI-related plays. Elon Musk says debt markets have nearly closed to firms without substantial non-AI-data-center revenue. Neoclouds, energy, HVAC, electronics and builders will be a much smaller field in a year; its 'guppy' plays can be shorted here toward zero. CoreWeave, IREN and Vertiv look troubled, perhaps Nebius; Ouster, Applied Digital, Ultra Clean, Cipher Digital, WhiteFiber, TeraWulf and IPG Photonics too. x.com x.comÂ
Galaxy Digital's $7.6B market cap assigns essentially no value to its Helios data-center business. x.comÂ
Rate moves challenging IPO liquidity could hit neocloud compute resellers harder than today's market implies. Neoclouds are running out of ammunition, and AI labs are running out of time and capital. If labs fail while hyperscalers have excess compute, today's shortage could become a glut. These shifts would not happen overnight. x.com x.com x.comÂ
