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Riot Jumps 20% on Anthropic AI Deal as Bitcoin Sales Surge 56%

Aug 11, 2026

Riot Jumps 20% on Anthropic AI Deal as Bitcoin Sales Surge 56%

Riot Platforms shares rise 20% after Anthropic was identified as its $9.1 billion AI tenant while its quarterly Bitcoin sales jumped 56% and substantially exceeded production.

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CoreWeave Closes $2.6 Billion AI Loan at Wider Spread

Aug 11, 2026

CoreWeave Closes $2.6 Billion AI Loan at Wider Spread

CoreWeave closed a $2.6 billion delayed-draw loan at SOFR plus 5.5% to fund GPU infrastructure, accepting a wider spread as it expands financing to shorter customer contracts.

MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans

Aug 7, 2026

MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans

MARA has pledged 18,750 Bitcoin worth about $1.2 billion to obtain $600 million of new funding from Coinbase and Two Prime, partly financing its planned Long Ridge acquisition.

Miner Weekly: Is AI Pumpability Running Out of Fuel?

Aug 6, 2026

Miner Weekly: Is AI Pumpability Running Out of Fuel?

AI HPC deals are getting bigger and more frequent, but their power to pump bitcoin mining stocks is fading as investors scrutinize costs, financing and execution.

Citadel Discloses Bigger Core Scientific Position After Situational’s $226 Million Sale

Aug 6, 2026

Citadel Discloses Bigger Core Scientific Position After Situational’s $226 Million Sale

Citadel entities disclosed a larger Core Scientific position after Situational Awareness sold about $226 million of shares amid the AI fund’s turmoil.

Sphere 3D Plans 50 MW Kentucky Data Center as City Weighs Zoning Rules

Jul 31, 2026

Sphere 3D Plans 50 MW Kentucky Data Center as City Weighs Zoning Rules

Sphere 3D’s subsidiary is proposing a 50-megawatt data center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, as city officials consider zoning rules on large computing facilities. The subsidiary, dubbed North Campbell LandCo LLC, also wants to convert its existing 15-megawatt bitcoin mining operation at the Hopkinsville Electric System’s Holland Substation to other computing uses, according to a Hoptown Chronicle […]

Crusoe Plans $1B Texas AI Data Center Expansion, Pursues Nuclear Power

Jul 31, 2026

Crusoe Plans $1B Texas AI Data Center Expansion, Pursues Nuclear Power

Crusoe filed plans for two $500 million data centers at its Goodnight campus in Texas while partnering with Aalo Atomics on a nuclear-powered AI computing demonstration targeted for 2027.

Miner Weekly: The AI Trade Cracked. Is Bitcoin Taking the Money Back?

Jul 30, 2026

Miner Weekly: The AI Trade Cracked. Is Bitcoin Taking the Money Back?

AI-infrastructure stocks have fallen sharply from their June peak while bitcoin gained over the past month, testing miner valuations and raising questions about a potential rotation back to BTC.

Soluna CEO Sees Stranded Wind Power as a Shortcut to AI Capacity

Jul 30, 2026

Soluna CEO Sees Stranded Wind Power as a Shortcut to AI Capacity

Soluna CEO John Belizaire told EIF that colocating data centers with renewable plants can accelerate grid access, as the company develops a 350-megawatt Texas AI campus.

NextEra, Brookfield Plan $100B AI Data Center at Former Kentucky Nuclear Site

Jul 29, 2026

NextEra, Brookfield Plan $100B AI Data Center at Former Kentucky Nuclear Site

NextEra and Brookfield plan a $100 billion Kentucky AI campus with 1.2 GW of compute capacity and dedicated gas and battery infrastructure.