From $255M to $13.7B in 6 Quarters: Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Massive Bet on AI Infrastructure

Capital rotation into artificial intelligence may have played a bigger role in Bitcoin’s latest selloff than most market watchers initially assumed. Michael Saylor, whose company Strategy recently sold a portion of its Bitcoin holdings, pushed back on criticism and pointed instead to an unprecedented flow of money into AI infrastructure as a key factor behind the drop. Related Reading: Bitmine Seeks $300M Raise To Accelerate Ethereum Accumulation Strategy Saylor Pushes Back On Blame Strategy’s Bitcoin sale briefly made Saylor a target. TV personality Jim Cramer went as far as to say Saylor had “murdered Bitcoin,” a claim Saylor denied outright. He argued that capital markets have been funding the AI buildout at historic scale — roughly $400 billion over six months — and that the pressure on Bitcoin was a rotation of capital, not a sign of structural damage to the asset. SBI Holdings Chair Yoshitaka Kitao echoed that view, pointing to the upcoming IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI a

The investment underscores the strategic importance of AI infrastructure in enhancing U.S. competitiveness and shaping future technological landscapes. The post Apollo, Blackstone finalize $35B funding for Anthropic’s AI infrastructure growth appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SpaceX has secured a major compute agreement withGoogle ahead of its planned Nasdaq listing, adding another large customer to its expanding AI infrastructure business. A regulatory filing by SpaceX said Google will pay the company $920 million per month from…

Facebook parent could sell tens of billions of dollars in new stock as it seeks to finance AI infrastructure

Meta's tent-based data centers highlight a shift towards rapid, cost-effective AI infrastructure, but raise concerns about reliability and resilience. The post Meta is building data centers in tents to slash costs and accelerate AI infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The partnership could accelerate AI infrastructure innovation, influencing tech supply chains and potentially reshaping competitive dynamics in AI hardware. The post Foxconn partners with Intel to develop next-gen AI infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Hut 8's strategic pivot towards AI infrastructure, led by seasoned finance executive Mark Eidelman, could significantly lower capital costs and enhance competitive positioning, impacting long-term investor returns. The post Hut 8 hires NextEra veteran Mark Eidelman to lead investor relations amid AI infrastructure pivot appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The partnership could accelerate AI infrastructure innovation, positioning both companies as key players in the evolving AI ecosystem. The post Foxconn partners with Intel to co-develop AI infrastructure at Computex 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.