A New Chapter Beyond Esports
NIP Group Co-CEO Hicham Chahine kicked off the announcement on LinkedIn, declaring, “🚨We are entering a whole new chapter at NIP Group! 🥷🏻” He framed the move as a natural evolution following the company’s NASDAQ: NIPG listing last summer, and posed the central strategic question: “How can we pursue [$1+ billion USD] in revenues in the future, and expand outside of esports and gaming entertainment in an adjacent and relevant vertical?” By launching a dedicated Digital Computing Division—Chahine playfully referring to it as “Mining Ninjas” in his post—NIPG signals its intent to grow beyond team ownership and content creation into foundational digital infrastructure.
Strategic Acquisition of Bitcoin Mining Assets
According to the July 1 press release, NIPG has signed a definitive asset-purchase agreement to acquire on-rack crypto mining machines from Fortune Peak Limited and Apex Cyber Capital Limited. The acquired equipment delivers a combined hash rate of 3.11 EH/s—capable of mining approximately 60 BTC per month—immediately upon closing. Under the deal, NIPG will issue roughly 119.6 million Class A ordinary shares to the sellers and anticipates completing the transaction by September 30, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
“Low-Risk Pathway into Bitcoin Mining”
Chahine elaborated in the press release: “Bringing meaningful compute power under our umbrella, together with the operational expertise of our new partners, gives us a relatively low-risk pathway into Bitcoin mining and lays the groundwork for us to capture future digital infrastructure opportunities.” While maintaining its gaming and entertainment roots, NIPG now stakes a claim in the rapidly growing digital infrastructure sector—one that underpins high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), real-time gaming, and yet-to-be-imagined immersive formats.
By establishing a North American foothold in the US mining market and rebranding as a “next-gen digital infrastructure company built for the entertainment era,” NIPG is aiming to become more than an esports conglomerate. The transaction not only drives immediate revenue—it also sets the strategic foundation for future high-performance computing and AI-driven entertainment services. As Chahine put it on LinkedIn, “We’re not just a gaming company anymore. We are becoming a next-gen digital infrastructure company built for the entertainment era.”
