# Hyperscale Sells 686 Bitcoin to Clear Its Loans and Still Warns It Cannot Fund the Next Year

The sale raised about $43 million and repaid all of the company's bitcoin-backed borrowing on Morpho, leaving roughly 276 bitcoin and a data-center build that needs more than $100 million.

- Published: 2026-08-20T05:47:26.932Z
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- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-treasury-hyperscale-sells-686-btc-to-clear-loans-but-says-cash-wont-cover-next-12-months/), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/down-50-on-crypto-and-burning-8-million-in-cash-one-nasdaq-firm-pivots-to-event-robots-to-survive/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-volatility-dampens-vaneck)

Hyperscale Data sold about 686 bitcoin for roughly $43 million and used the proceeds to repay all of its bitcoin-backed loans on the lending protocol Morpho, cutting debt by about $30 million. The sale ended the immediate risk that a price…

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