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Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton named Fortitude CEO; HSCS merger close seen in Q4 2026
HeartSciences Inc.
- Jaime Leverton, ex-Hut 8 CEO, appointed Fortitude CEO and board member effective Sept 21, 2026; Andrea Childs steps down as CEO, becomes COO.
- Leverton expected to be CEO of combined Fortitude Mining Group post-merger; combined entity to trade on Nasdaq under ticker TUDE.
- Fortitude mined 72,696 ZEC in H1 2026 (~28% of network output); Q2 2026 revenue $20.9M.
- Operating power portfolio exceeds 60 MW across 7 sites in SD, NE, TX and NY; Bitmain order for 9,000 Z15 Pro units (~7.56 GSol/s) ships Q4 2026.
- Merger with HeartSciences, announced June 23, 2026, targets Q4 2026 close, subject to HSCS shareholder approval.