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Galaxy Digital Inc.

GLXY  ·  Data Center Landlord  ·  New York, NY, USA
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Grid powerPower-rich data center landlord (owns land/grid/infrastructure, leases finished capacity to a hyperscaler anchor)Ex-bitcoin miner (Argo site, acquired 2022) inside a crypto financial-services parent▼ BEARISH · Q2 2026
$23.21
-8.2% today
1.6
TOTAL GW
0.13
OPERATIONAL
1.50
SECURED
0.00
ANNOUNCED
$9.1B
MKT CAP
$5.6B
VAL / GW
Demand CoreWeave
01

Overview

Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a New York-based financial-services and infrastructure firm built around digital assets and, increasingly, AI compute. Led by founder Mike Novogratz, Galaxy redomiciled to Delaware and uplisted to Nasdaq in 2025. Its core operations span three pillars: Global Markets (trading, lending, derivatives and investment banking in crypto), Asset Management (funds and tokenization), and Digital Infrastructure Solutions — the segment that houses what is now the company's most-watched asset, the Helios data center campus.

Helios sits on more than 1,500 acres in Dickens County, West Texas, on land and power infrastructure Galaxy acquired from bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain in late 2022. Rather than mine, Galaxy pivoted the site into AI/HPC capacity and signed CoreWeave as anchor tenant. Critically, Galaxy is the landlord here: it owns the land, the grid interconnection and the power, and leases finished capacity to CoreWeave. That ownership is why the company's controlled-power position is counted as owned, not leased.

As of mid-2026 the company carries roughly 1.63 GW of LLIS-complete, ERCOT-approved and utility-contracted (AEP Texas) power at Helios — 0.13 GW energizing in Phase I and ~1.5 GW contracted behind it. Galaxy markets a stated ultimate potential of over 3.5 GW, but the ~1.9 GW increment above the approved 1.63 GW has no completed interconnection study or grid commitment and is treated here as under-evaluation, not committed.

02

Market Thesis

The power story is the whole story. Galaxy's edge is not GPUs — it is a single, enormous, grid-secured site in a region where interconnection queues are the binding constraint on the entire AI build. Over 1.6 GW of ERCOT-approved, utility-contracted capacity at one campus is a genuinely scarce asset; Galaxy doubled its approved capacity with an additional 830 MW in January 2026, and the land footprint gives optionality toward 3.5 GW. For a company whose market cap is ~$11B, owning the dirt and the megawatts under a hyperscaler-grade tenant is a structurally better position than renting racks.

The CoreWeave lease converts that power into a long, contracted annuity. The 15-year agreement (plus two five-year extensions) covers 526 MW of critical IT load across Phases I-III, with Galaxy guiding to $1B+ of average annual revenue and ~90% lease-level EBITDA margins. That is hyperscaler-style cash flow with hyperscaler-style duration — and Galaxy keeps the residual value of the infrastructure. First hall delivered to CoreWeave in April 2026, with substantially all of Phase I's 133 MW targeted for end of Q2 2026.

The bear case is concentration and counterparty. This is one site, one anchor tenant, and one customer (CoreWeave) whose own balance sheet and demand durability remain debated. Galaxy carries ~$3.06B of notes payable and is funding the build with an 80%-LTC, $1.4B project facility — heavy leverage against a single-asset cash flow. And the headline company is still a crypto firm: Q1 2026 swung to a $216M net loss on a ~20% drop in crypto market cap, so the data center annuity is being built on top of a volatile, mark-to-market trading book. The 3.5 GW dream is real estate; the 1.63 GW is the business.

03

Approach

Galaxy owns the power and the shell and leases to CoreWeave under a 15-yr triple-net-style lease; it operates no GPUs itself. Sits near the pure-landlord end, nudged off zero only because it delivers powered, built-out data halls rather than raw land.

04

Key Sites

SITE
LOCATION
CAPACITY
STATUS
Helios Campus — Phase I
Dickens County, West Texas, USA
133 MW
SECURED
Helios Campus — Phase II (under construction)
Dickens County, West Texas, USA
260 MW
SECURED
Helios Campus — total ERCOT-approved/utility-contracted capacity
Dickens County, West Texas, USA
1.6 GW
SECURED
Helios Campus — stated ultimate potential
Dickens County, West Texas, USA
3.5 GW
ANNOUNCED
05

Risk

Power and interconnection risks at Helios data center campus, including potential delays in energization and grid connectivity.
High customer concentration with CoreWeave, posing significant counterparty credit risk.
Substantial financing needs for data center development, including potential dilution or increased leverage.
Execution and construction timelines for Helios phases may be delayed, impacting revenue and operational plans.
Regulatory risks in ERCOT and other grid jurisdictions, including changes in power allocation and compliance requirements.
Dependence on complex and evolving digital asset regulations, which could impact business operations and legal compliance.

Developments

Aug 10, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q)SEC 10-Q
Long-term lease with CoreWeave locks in 133 MW operational IT load, proving contracted MW near fiber are scarce and valuable.
Aug 5, 2026Current report (8-K)SEC 8-K
Galaxy's 133 MW IT delivery to CoreWeave under a 15-year lease proves contracted, energized capacity near fiber is converting pipeline into high-margin (~90%) recurring revenue, a signal GAAP capex obscures.
Jul 28, 2026Galaxy Expands Data Center Footprint with Acquisition of 500 Acre Campus in McGregor, Texasgalaxy.com
Land acquisition signals future buildout that will compete for scarce power capacity and fiber-connected sites.
Jul 28, 2026Current report (8-K)SEC 8-K
The covenant ensures GLXY maintains a significant operational footprint, aligning with the thesis that energized, contracted MW near fiber are the scarce asset.
Jul 22, 2026Current report (8-K)SEC 8-K
Secured debt funding for 260 MW IT capacity in Texas signals capital markets are underwriting contracted, fiber-adjacent power as collateral, not just a corporate promise.
also covered by SEC 8-K · PR Newswire
Jul 22, 2026Galaxy Digital Seeks $3.5 Billion Debt for Texas Data CenterBloomberg.com
A $3.5B debt raise signals capital markets are underwriting future contracted cash flows, validating the thesis that financed, fiber-connected MW are the binding constraint.
May 8, 2026Prospectus (424B)SEC 424B3
CoreWeave's long-term lease of 133 MW IT load (200 MW gross) and future phases underscores the value of secured, fiber-connected power capacity in ERCOT.
also covered by SEC 424B3 · SEC 10-Q
May 8, 2026▼ BEARISHCurrent report (8-K)SEC 8-K
Routine 8-K with no disclosed power capacity, counterparty, or contract; a non-event for the scarce-asset thesis.
also covered by SEC S-3 · SEC S-3ASR
Jan 15, 2026Galaxy secures ERCOT approval for added 830 MW at HeliosSEC 8-K
ERCOT approval for 830 MW at Helios underscores the growing scarcity and strategic value of large-scale, grid-connected power capacity.
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