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net -0.1 1.0 / 10Morgan Stanley funds Core Scientific's $500M pivot to AI
Watch: Watch for actual AI customer signings and utilization metrics — the financing is the credibility play, but revenue from long-term AI contracts will prove the business pivot works. Any early wins here would justify the debt load and de-risk the 364-day refinance window.
Core Scientific locked in a $500 million loan facility from Morgan Stanley, with an accordion feature to expand total commitments to $1 billion. The 364-day facility carries a rate of SOFR plus 250 basis points and funds the company's infrastructure pivot from bitcoin mining to high-density AI colocation. The timing aligns with Core Scientific's aggressive bitcoin liquidation — the company sold over 1,900 BTC in January 2026 for roughly $175 million, trimming its holdings to 2,537 BTC (valued at $222 million as of year-end 2025).
This is institutional validation that Core Scientific's infrastructure — not just its trading activity — has real asset value to a tier-one bank. Morgan Stanley's commitment and the $1 billion expansion option signal confidence in the company's ability to service debt and lease AI compute at scale, a far more durable revenue model than bitcoin mining. The rapid BTC liquidation shows management is serious about redeploying capital into the higher-margin AI opportunity.
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