| LEASES |
LEASES As of March 31, 2026, the Company had operating and finance leases primarily for office space, mining facilities and land in the United States and internationally.
The Company is party to an arrangement for the use of energized cryptocurrency mining facilities under which the Company pays for electricity per megawatt based on usage. The Company has determined that it has embedded operating leases at two of the facilities governed by this arrangement and has elected not to separate lease and non-lease components. Payment for these two operating leases is entirely variable and based on usage of electricity and expensed as incurred.
The following table presents the assets and liabilities related to the Company’s operating and finance leases as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | Assets | Balance Sheet Classification | | | | | | Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets | Operating lease right-of-use assets | | $ | 34,221 | | | $ | 32,324 | | Finance lease ROU assets | Property and equipment, net | | 2,840 | | | 2,847 | | Total ROU assets | | | $ | 37,061 | | | $ | 35,171 | | | | | | | | Liabilities | | | | | | Current portion: | | | | | | Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities, current portion | | $ | 2,617 | | | $ | 1,722 | | Finance lease liability | Finance lease liability, current portion | | 173 | | | 173 | | Long-term portion: | | | | | | | Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | | 41,184 | | | 39,714 | | | Finance lease liability | Finance lease liability, net of current portion | | 3,817 | | | 3,817 | | | Total lease liabilities | | | $ | 47,791 | | | $ | 45,426 | |
Lease costs are recorded on a straight-line basis within operating expenses. The Company’s total lease expenses are comprised of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | (in thousands) | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | Lease costs: | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating lease cost | | | | | | $ | 1,478 | | | $ | 1,012 | | | | | Finance lease cost: | | | | | | | | | | | Amortization of ROU asset (1) | | | | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | | | Interest on lease liabilities | | | | | | — | | | — | | | | | Short-term lease rent expense | | | | | | 64 | | | 145 | | | | | Variable lease cost | | | | | | 22,282 | | | 22,282 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total rent expense | | | | | | $ | 23,831 | | | $ | 23,446 | | | |
(1) Amortization of finance lease ROU asset is included in “Depreciation and amortization” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additional information regarding the Company’s leasing activities is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | Operating cash flows from operating leases | | $ | 468 | | $ | 492 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years): | | | | | | | | Operating leases | | 18.7 | | 17.5 | | | | Finance lease | | 95.0 | | 96.0 | | | | Weighted-average discount rate: | | | | | | | | Operating leases | | 7.2 | % | | 7.2 | % | | | | Finance lease | | 7.2 | % | | 7.2 | % | | |
The following table presents the Company’s future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2026: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | Year | | Operating Leases | | Finance Lease | | 2026 (remaining) | | $ | 3,921 | | | $ | 173 | | | 2027 | | 6,631 | | | 178 | | | 2028 | | 6,356 | | | 183 | | | 2029 | | 6,227 | | | 189 | | | 2030 | | 6,192 | | | 194 | | | Thereafter | | 48,229 | | | 88,714 | | | Total | | 77,556 | | | 89,631 | | | Less: Imputed interest | | (33,755) | | | (85,641) | | Present value of lease liability | | $ | 43,801 | | | $ | 3,990 | |
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