Overview
- Michael G. Potter took over as Bitdeer’s chief financial officer effective Tuesday, May 26, 2026, while outgoing CFO Jianchun Liu will remain through June 30 and then serve as a principal advisor.
- Potter previously served as Corsair Gaming’s CFO from 2019–2025 and held senior finance roles at Canadian Solar, Lattice Semiconductor and other hardware-focused firms, experience that matches Bitdeer’s needs for chip procurement, supply chains and large capital projects.
- Bitdeer’s AI business is growing fast with an annualized AI cloud run rate near $69 million, more than 4,100 deployed GPUs at over 90% utilization, and rising self-mined Bitcoin and hash rates that together support the company’s diversification.
- The company controls roughly 3 gigawatts of global power capacity and is developing a planned 180 MW AI data center in Tydal, Norway, targeted to be operational in December 2026 as part of broader efforts to convert mining sites to higher-value AI workloads.
- Markets treated the leadership change as a continuity move rather than a governance dispute, producing a modest uptick in BTDR shares and likely strengthening Bitdeer’s ability to raise capital and manage large-scale AI infrastructure spending.