IREN Secures $3.4B NVIDIA AI Cloud Contract, $2.1B Investment, Global Expansion, and Mirantis Acquisition

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IREN announced a major strategic pivot to AI Cloud services, highlighted by a $3.4 billion NVIDIA contract, a $2.1 billion NVIDIA investment, global expansion, and the acquisition of Mirantis, despite reporting a significant net loss from its Bitcoin mining transition.

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• Major NVIDIA AI Cloud Partnership

  IREN signed a $3.4 billion five-year AI Cloud contract with NVIDIA for Blackwell GPUs and secured a $2.1 billion NVIDIA investment tied to GPU deployment, supporting up to 5 gigawatts of NVIDIA DSX-aligned AI infrastructure.

• Global AI Cloud Expansion

  The company increased its secured power to 5 gigawatts, expanded into Europe with the acquisition of Nostrum Group (adding 490 MW in Spain), and is developing an APAC pipeline anchored by Australia.

• Acquisition of Mirantis

  IREN welcomed 650 engineers and cloud professionals from Mirantis, integrating their k0rdent AI platform to strengthen AI Cloud delivery, management, and customer support capabilities.

• Q3 FY26 Financial Results

  IREN reported $144.8 million in revenue (down from $184.7M prior quarter), with AI Cloud services revenue growing to $33.6 million (from $17.3M). A net loss of $247.8 million was primarily due to $140.4 million in non-cash impairments from decommissioning Bitcoin mining hardware.

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This 8-K provides a comprehensive update on IREN's aggressive strategic pivot to AI Cloud services, detailing major partnerships, acquisitions, and financial performance during this transition. The multi-billion dollar NVIDIA contract and investment validate IREN's AI infrastructure strategy and provide significant capital and customer certainty. Global expansion into Europe and APAC, coupled with the Mirantis acquisition, strengthens IREN's operational capabilities and market reach in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure sector. While the company reported a substantial net loss due to non-cash impairments from decommissioning its Bitcoin mining operations, this is an expected cost of the strategic shift. The focus is clearly on long-term AI Cloud growth, with ambitious ARR targets and capacity build-out plans.