Four new Bitcoin mining sites with 1.5GW capacity expansion
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
Hut 8 plans to develop four new Bitcoin mining sites across Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois, adding 1.5 gigawatts of capacity
Source (primary)
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Expands 1.5GW U.S. Capacity - CoinMarketCap (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Hut 8 has announced plans to develop four new Bitcoin mining sites across Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois, adding 1.5 gigawatts of capacity.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 27, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states that Hut 8 announced plans for four new Bitcoin mining sites in Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois, adding 1.5 gigawatts of capacity.
Confirmed in the source:
- Hut 8 announced plans to develop four new Bitcoin mining sites
- The sites are located across Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois
- The new sites will add 1.5 gigawatts of capacity
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/bitcoin-miner-hut-8-expands-15gw-us-capacity) in full (3,963 characters, retrieved September 23, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Expands 1.5GW U.S. Capacity - CoinMarketCap
Quote: “Hut 8 has announced plans to develop four new Bitcoin mining sites across Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois, adding 1.5 gigawatts of capacity.”