--- title: "Sphere 3D announces strategic financing and asset divestitures" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298770794.md" description: "Sphere 3D (ANY) announced a $5.0 million private placement and the divestiture of non-core assets, including its Iowa site and legacy mining fleet, to fund AI infrastructure expansion in Kentucky. The company is transitioning from bitcoin mining to high-performance computing while restructuring operations." datetime: "2026-09-11T20:52:29.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298770794.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298770794.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298770794.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Sphere 3D announces strategic financing and asset divestitures Sphere 3D ( (ANY) ) has provided an update. Sphere 3D Corp., doing business as DarkHorse Technologies, is a digital infrastructure company focused on high-performance computing, AI workloads and digital asset infrastructure. Following its combination with Cathedra Bitcoin and the planned sale of its Iowa site, it owns or operates about 50 MW of power capacity across four data center locations in Tennessee and Kentucky and is pursuing a proposed 50 MW data center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The company targets smaller, distribution-connected sites in the Tennessee Valley Authority region, leveraging utility and government relationships to rapidly deploy next-generation compute infrastructure. Its strategy emphasizes energy optimization, local community partnerships and capital markets access to support long-term value creation while it transitions away from legacy bitcoin mining assets. Sphere 3D Corp. on September 8, 2026, announced the pricing of a $5.0 million private placement and the initial conclusions of a 90-day strategic review following its June 2026 business combination. The financing, which closed on September 11, 2026, involves 1,666,661 units of common shares and five-year warrants sold at a premium to the recent share price, with a six-month lock-up and significant participation from three directors, including the chairman and chief executive officer. The company is divesting non-core assets, including its Iowa site for about $2 million in total proceeds and a legacy fleet of about 5,500 mining machines for roughly $3 million, and redirecting capital into AI and high-performance computing infrastructure in the Tennessee Valley Authority region. It has secured a land option in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, proposed a new 50 MW data center supported by a 65 MW substation, and is restructuring its bitcoin mining exposure toward revenue-share hosting arrangements that preserve flexibility to redeploy capacity to AI workloads. The most recent analyst rating on (ANY) stock is a Buy with a $3.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Sphere 3D stock, see the ANY Stock Forecast page. **Spark’s Take on ANY Stock** According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ANY is a Neutral. The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance—persistent large losses, sharply compressed margins, and ongoing negative operating/free cash flow—despite low leverage. Technicals are mixed (better vs. short-term averages but weak momentum and below the 200-day), while valuation is constrained by loss-making results and no dividend support. Corporate events provide some strategic upside from the acquisition and transition, but with added dilution/control complexity. To see Spark’s full report on ANY stock, click here. **More about Sphere 3D** Sphere 3D Corp., doing business as DarkHorse Technologies, is a digital infrastructure company focused on high-performance computing, AI workloads and digital asset infrastructure. Following its combination with Cathedra Bitcoin and the planned sale of its Iowa site, it owns or operates about 50 MW of power capacity across four data center locations in Tennessee and Kentucky and is pursuing a proposed 50 MW data center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The company targets smaller, distribution-connected sites in the Tennessee Valley Authority region, leveraging utility and government relationships to rapidly deploy next-generation compute infrastructure. Its strategy emphasizes energy optimization, local community partnerships and capital markets access to support long-term value creation while it transitions away from legacy bitcoin mining assets. Sphere 3D Corp. on September 8, 2026, announced the pricing of a $5.0 million private placement and the initial conclusions of a 90-day strategic review following its June 2026 business combination. The financing, which closed on September 11, 2026, involves 1,666,661 units of common shares and five-year warrants sold at a premium to the recent share price, with a six-month lock-up and significant participation from three directors, including the chairman and chief executive officer. The company is divesting non-core assets, including its Iowa site for about $2 million in total proceeds and a legacy fleet of about 5,500 mining machines for roughly $3 million, and redirecting capital into AI and high-performance computing infrastructure in the Tennessee Valley Authority region. It has secured a land option in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, proposed a new 50 MW data center supported by a 65 MW substation, and is restructuring its bitcoin mining exposure toward revenue-share hosting arrangements that preserve flexibility to redeploy capacity to AI workloads. **Average Trading Volume:** 660,691 **Technical Sentiment Signal:** Sell **Current Market Cap:** $21.07M Learn more about ANY stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page. ### Related Stocks - [ANY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ANY.US.md) - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [HODL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HODL.US.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [BTCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCO.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [03008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03008.HK.md) - [03042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03042.HK.md) - [03430.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03430.HK.md) - [BTCE.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCE.DE.md) - [DRK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DRK.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Bitcoin's 'Last Resort' Quantum-Safe Solution Just Got 79% Cheaper: StarkWare](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300159443.md) - [Better Buy Right Now: Bitcoin vs. Dogecoin](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299617894.md) - [Hyperscale Data plans Patriot BTC unit to house bitcoin mining assets in reorganization](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299745910.md) - [Twenty One Capital CEO Raphael Zagury to speak at Bitcoin Treasuries Conference 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299662919.md) - [White hats outrun Coldcard hackers in 52-Bitcoin evacuation](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299739930.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**