(Reuters) -Crypto miner Core Scientific on Thursday ended a deal for its sale to CoreWeave after shareholders voted against the proposal, marking the culmination of months-long investor and proxy campaigns against the agreement.

The move marks the second foiled attempt by CoreWeave to scoop up Core Scientific, with the crypto miner also rejecting a June 2024 all-cash buyout offer.

CoreWeave had struck an all-stock deal worth $9 billion to buy Core Scientific in July, as part of its push to secure the energy and data center capacity needed to power surging demand.

Soon after, Two Seas Capital, which claims to be the largest active shareholder of Core Scientific, said it would vote against the deal, citing concerns with the sale process, deal structure, and valuation.

It said the fixed e

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