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Sign InIREN shares experienced a significant market reaction on May 8, 2026, as the company reported a 94% sequential surge in AI cloud revenue to $33.6 million. This growth is driven by a multi-year strategic alliance with Nvidia valued at $3.4 billion, aimed at transforming IREN into a vertically integrated data center player with 5 gigawatts of capacity. The company has secured $3.1 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), targeting $3.7 billion by the end of 2026. To solidify this shift, IREN granted Nvidia an option to purchase 30 million shares, valued at approximately $2.1 billion. Despite a decline in Bitcoin mining revenues and a quarterly loss, the strategic pivot toward high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure remains the primary catalyst. Consequently, Bernstein analysts raised their price target to $100, implying a 76% upside potential.