Mitchell Martan
Investment Researcher for The Long Investor, Economics/Finance Background
Cipher Mining's $16.6B in contracted revenue makes the stock a buying opportunity despite the offering. Dilution frustrates shareholders, and raising capital when the share price is this low is poor timing, but the selloff looks amplified by the market climate. $30+ is still expected. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Cipher Mining looks appealing because its primary counterparties include Amazon, Google and an AI lab, unlike neoclouds that must also buy GPUs. It still needs financing, and some projects may have run slightly over budget. x.comÂ
IREN and Nebius look most attractive in AI cloud on projected 2027 revenue growth relative to their EV/revenue multiples. IREN is listed at 297% growth and 4.74x, and Nebius at 266% and 4.26x; TeraWulf and Cipher Mining have similar projected growth but multiples above 9x. x.comÂ
Cipher Mining's convertible notes cap intermediate-term upside at around $22. Raising $775M through an ATM while shares were in the $20s would have caused less dilution and avoided forward share-price risk; doing this deal at $11 instead was terribly timed. The stock is not worth touching here. x.com x.comÂ
Cipher's existing AWS and Fluidstack relationships answer concern that a lack of tenants will stall its infrastructure buildout. AI infrastructure is still being built and monetized despite bubble fears. After being dismissed, Cipher delivered forward returns of 18x in 2022 and 15x in 2025; its shares should find a bottom between the 0.786 and 0.887 Fibonacci retracements. x.com x.comÂ
Cipher Mining's data-center landlord model looks safer than operators relying on short-term contracts because its tenant pays most of the costs. The stock is back in single digits at about a $4B market cap after falling 30.53% in five days. x.comÂ
Cipher Mining faces likely dilution from its proposed zero-interest debt given its cash flow. The $850m financing would spare cash coupons but leave repayment obligations. x.com x.comÂ
Jan Zuazo Pfingsten
Thematic Investor, Physical Scarcity & AI Infrastructure, Primary-Source Research
Cipher Mining's powered land can attract interest-free capital even when its shares fall. Its $1B 0% convert gives buyers the right to convert above today's price, while convert-arbitrage hedges explain most of the day's 12% drop. Holders can demand par in 2030, so if the stock stalls, free money becomes real debt. x.comÂ
TeraWulf stands out among bitcoin miners pivoting to AI data centers because its massive 20-year Anthropic deal gives it real legitimacy, and some capacity is already energized, moving it beyond pure hype. Plenty of execution and buildout risk remains before that partnership produces, and the chart is losing its uptrend line, suggesting more short-term chop. Long term, it should do well if the buildout goes well and the AI revolution is real. x.comÂ
Cipher Mining's proposed convertible notes make shareholder dilution a more concrete risk. It intends to offer $850 million of notes to fund Barber Lake and its HPC pipeline; conversion can be settled in cash, shares or both, with final terms pending. Stock-based compensation was $57 million last quarter against $24 million in revenue, raising the question of whether management rather than shareholders captures the upside. x.com x.comÂ
Cipher Mining's zero-cash-interest convertible financing helps fund Barber Lake and its HPC pipeline, addressing a major funding question while Barber Lake supports over $9B in contracted revenue. The roughly 12% pre-market selloff may partly reflect convert buyers shorting shares to hedge; this looks like a re-accumulation opportunity, but continued selling after pricing would weaken the case. x.comÂ