[Hut 8 Sells Approximately 3,100 BTC to Buy Back Shares, Expected Contract Value Rises to $26.6 Billion] Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin News, reporting on the X platform, stated that Hut 8 sold approximately 3,100 BTC to buy back its own shares. Of these, 954 BTC were used for a Q3 buyback worth $74.7 million, and another 2,100 BTC were used for a post-Q3 buyback worth $175.3 million, increasing the total buyback authorization to $1 billion. A second 352 MW lease brings the Beacon Point AI campus fully commercialized, raising the expected contract value of Hut 8's AI portfolio to approximately $26.6 billion. The first data center is expected to be delivered in Q2 2027.