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SoftBank will repay a $25.9 billion OpenAI investment bridge loan on September 15.
According to Bloomberg, SoftBank Group announced it will repay the remaining $25.9 billion balance of a $40 billion bridge loan signed earlier this year on September 15, which was previously used to finance its investment in OpenAI. SoftBank stated that it will subsequently proceed with plans to refinance the transaction with long-term debt.
Bitget Stock Contracts Now Listed for SoftBank Group (SOFTBANK)
Odaily News: According to the official announcement, Bitget has listed the SOFTBANK (SoftBank Group) stock perpetual contract. This contract is settled in USDT, supports up to 20x leverage, and offers 7×24 hour trading. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 305 stock perpetual contract instruments.
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SoftBank's SB Energy Files for IPO With $439 Billion Signed Contract Backlog and 8.8GW Data Center Capacity
SoftBank-backed SB Energy has filed for an IPO, with a backlog of signed contracts totaling $439 billion and 8.8 GW of data center capacity. OpenAI is its primary customer, having invested $500 million and received approximately $5.5 billion in warrants, while also signing leases expected to contribute to near-term primary leasing revenue. NVIDIA has committed to investing $1.5 billion at the IPO price and provided a guarantee capped at $105 billion for OpenAI’s 4.25 GW lease in Ohio, which will be activated in phases as the facilities are completed.
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OpenAI Reportedly Secures Approximately $5.5 Billion in Warrants from SB Energy
Odaily News: Ahead of SoftBank-backed SB Energy's planned IPO, the company offered OpenAI a substantial incentive to secure the AI firm as a tenant for its data centers. According to IPO draft documents, OpenAI has obtained warrants valued at approximately $5.5 billion from SB Energy, following OpenAI's prior investment in the company.SB Energy is expected to publicly file its IPO documents as early as this week. The company is working with bankers and could launch its IPO as soon as next month, targeting a fundraising amount of $5 billion to $7 billion. Currently, SB Energy's data center client base consists of companies that are also its investors. The documents show that SoftBank and OpenAI plan to become tenants in three of SB Energy's data centers. A fourth data center in Schleicher County, Texas, with an installed capacity of 900 megawatts, has yet to secure a client. (The Wall Street Journal)
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SoftBank Plans $10 Billion Loan Refinancing to Boost OpenAI Investment
Odaily News: SoftBank Group is seeking an additional $10 billion loan to refinance debt related to its investment in OpenAI and raise further capital. According to sources familiar with the matter, the two-year loan carries an interest rate approximately 275 basis points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), with Mizuho Bank serving as the lead arranger and bookrunner. The sources requested anonymity as the matter has not yet been made public. (Bloomberg)
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SoftBank is exploring the acquisition of a majority stake in humanoid robot manufacturer 1X.
According to The Information, SoftBank is exploring acquiring a majority stake in humanoid robot manufacturer 1X.
Betting on OpenAI and SpaceX Success, Josh Kushner, Potential Buyer of the Lakers, Sees His Wealth Nearly Triple This Year
Odaily News According to reports, venture capitalist Josh Kushner has seen his wealth grow significantly this year, driven by early investments in star tech companies like OpenAI and SpaceX. The asset scale of his firm, Thrive Capital, has also nearly doubled as a result of betting on the wave of artificial intelligence.It is reported that Josh Kushner's wealth has grown nearly threefold this year, placing him among the billionaires' circle. As the founder of Thrive Capital, he previously earned substantial returns by investing in companies such as Instagram, Spotify, and OpenAI, and has become one of the most successful venture capitalists in Silicon Valley in recent years.On August 12, news broke that the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers were being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Josh Kushner at a record valuation of $12.5 billion. However, Josh Kushner did not mention the Lakers deal on social media that day, instead celebrating another AI-related investment move. On the same day, Thrive Holdings, founded by Josh Kushner in 2025, completed a $2 billion funding round with investors including SoftBank, reaching a company valuation of $12.5 billion. The firm aims to acquire traditional service companies and leverage AI technology to drive business transformation.Josh Kushner said: "We are incredibly fortunate to be building during such a profound era of innovation."Over the past few months, Josh Kushner has frequently appeared at core events in the tech and capital circles. Not only has he continued to bet on the AI industry through Thrive Capital, but he has also maintained close ties with OpenAI executives. In July this year, he attended the wedding of Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce, and later participated in the annual Sun Valley billionaire conference in the U.S., where he was photographed alongside OpenAI President Greg Brockman.Market observers believe that as the AI investment boom continues, venture capital firms holding key AI assets like OpenAI are becoming some of the biggest beneficiaries. Josh Kushner, through his early bets on the AI ecosystem, has achieved massive wealth growth. (Forbes)
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NVIDIA Plans to Invest Hundreds of Millions in Data Center Power Infrastructure, Bolstering the AI Computing Supply Chain
Odaily News: NVIDIA is in deep talks with Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a data center power infrastructure developer, to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand its footprint in the AI infrastructure space.Cloverleaf Infrastructure is primarily responsible for securing stable power supplies and developable land for large-scale data center projects. Its current pipeline of data center power capacity exceeds 10 gigawatts (GW). If the deal goes through, NVIDIA will further lock in future data center capacity, securing the infrastructure necessary to deploy its AI chips.In recent years, as demand for AI computing power has grown rapidly, power availability has become a key constraint on data center expansion. NVIDIA has also been making continued investments in related energy infrastructure companies, including power developer Lancium and SoftBank-backed SB Energy, signaling its evolution from a chip supplier into a participant in the broader AI infrastructure ecosystem.
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Gate Launches Japanese Stock Trading, Initially Covering Approximately 300 Tokyo Stock Exchange-Listed Stocks
Odaily News - Gate has officially announced the launch of its Japanese stock trading service, initially covering approximately 300 stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), including popular names such as Toyota Motor, Sony Group, SoftBank Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Nintendo, and Tokyo Electron. Users can directly trade Japanese stocks on the Gate platform using USDT, without needing to open a traditional Japanese brokerage account or exchange yen. Japanese stock trading is now available on Gate's Web interface, with the App version expected to launch soon.In terms of trading features, Japanese stocks share the same stock account and related trading capabilities as Gate's US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting functions such as market data viewing, buying, selling, position management, and trade history inquiry. Japanese stock trading supports intraday sessions from 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:25 Japan time, corresponding to 08:00–10:30 and 11:30–14:25 UTC+8.The launch of Japanese stock trading further enriches Gate's global multi-asset trading ecosystem. The platform now supports over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, over 1,000 Korean stocks, and approximately 300 Japanese stocks, offering a combined total of more than 12,800 stocks and ETF assets for trading. Going forward, Gate will continue to expand into core global markets and high-quality assets, driving the integration of traditional finance and digital assets to provide users with more diversified one-stop asset allocation options.
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SoftBank Group Plans to Issue 1 Trillion Yen in Personal Bonds to Raise Funds for AI Investment
According to Nikkei News, SoftBank Group is preparing to issue corporate bonds to individual investors, with an expected issuance size of 1 trillion yen, which will become the largest corporate bond issuance to individual investors in the history of Japanese companies. This move aims to utilize funding sources such as Japanese personal savings against the backdrop of intensifying global artificial intelligence investment competition and rising funding needs. The bond has a maturity of 7 years, and issuance conditions such as the interest rate are expected to be determined in early September.
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SoftBank invests $200 million in Swiss construction robot startup Gravis Robotics
According to Bloomberg, SoftBank Group invested $200 million in Swiss startup Gravis Robotics. The company is headquartered in Zurich and primarily develops autonomous driving software for construction machinery. Gravis Robotics stated that this financing is a Series A round, but did not disclose the company valuation.
AI investment platform Thrive Holdings completes $2 billion funding round, with SoftBank among participants
Odaily News: AI investment platform Thrive Holdings has announced the completion of a $2 billion funding round, valuing the company at $12 billion, with participation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.Thrive Holdings was founded in 2025 by Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner. Unlike traditional investment firms, it does not directly invest in AI model development companies. Instead, it primarily acquires traditional service enterprises and integrates AI technology into their business processes to drive efficiency gains. The company had previously secured approximately $1 billion in initial funding. (New York Times)
AI investment platform Thrive Holdings completes $2 billion financing, SoftBank among investors
AI investment platform Thrive Holdings announced the completion of a $2 billion financing round, valuing the company at $12 billion, with participation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital, among others. Thrive Holdings was founded in 2025 by Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital. Unlike traditional investment firms, it does not directly invest in companies developing large AI models, but primarily acquires traditional service enterprises and integrates AI technology into business processes to improve efficiency. Its goal is to build platforms and products to introduce cutting-edge artificial intelligence into key industries that millions of enterprises and individuals rely on daily. The company had previously secured approximately $1 billion in initial funding.
Serenity: Unitree's IPO Sees Over 8,000x Oversubscription from Retail Investors, May Benefit Peers Like Agility Robotics
"White-Haired Stock God" Serenity posted on X, stating that Unitree Technology's IPO has seen over 8,000x oversubscription from retail investors, reflecting an "extremely huge" market demand for pure humanoid robot companies. Serenity currently holds a bullish view on investment opportunities related to the U.S. humanoid robot company Agility Robotics, a project backed by SoftBank, NVIDIA ($NVDA), Amazon ($AMZN), Foxconn, and others, with a pre-money valuation of approximately $2.5 billion.Serenity stated that Unitree Technology's perpetual contract market valuation before its IPO already indicated relatively high expectations. If the company's market cap exceeds $30 billion after listing, it could further boost market attention on leading U.S. humanoid robot companies in the next one to two weeks. Regardless of the final outcome, the market demand demonstrated by Unitree's IPO is "truly astonishing," and the humanoid robot sector is emerging as a new hotspot for global capital attention.
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SoftBank Secures $10 Billion Margin Loan Using OpenAI Shares as Collateral
According to Bloomberg, SoftBank Group (SoftBank) has successfully secured a $10 billion margin loan by pledging its OpenAI shares as collateral. The loan has a two-year term, and lenders include Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho Securities, Apollo Global Funding, and SMBC. SoftBank plans to complete the drawdown this month.
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SoftBank Releases Quarterly Report This Week, Market Focuses on Whether AI Strategy Can Surpass OpenAI Bet
According to Bloomberg, SoftBank Group will release its first-quarter earnings report in Tokyo this Thursday, with the market focusing on its latest progress in robotics, data centers, and energy sectors to assess whether the company's AI value surpasses its debt financing bet of up to $65 billion on OpenAI. Currently, there are expectations of delays to OpenAI's IPO timeline; if SoftBank can demonstrate substantial progress in the aforementioned emerging fields, it may effectively alleviate investors' concerns regarding its financing strategy.
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SoftBank's Earnings Report Looms, Market Focuses on AI Investment Funding Sources and Debt Pressure
Odaily News: SoftBank will release its Q1 results for fiscal 2026 on Thursday, with the market focusing on how it will continue to fund OpenAI and AI infrastructure projects. In the fiscal year ending March 2026, SoftBank posted its highest net profit in history, but since early June this year, the company's share price has fallen by nearly half, and the cost of credit default swaps (CDS) has also climbed significantly. Additionally, SoftBank has pledged over $60 billion in investments to OpenAI and related projects, with approximately $30 billion in funding commitments due in the second half of 2026.Some analysts believe that if AI company valuations pull back, SoftBank will still face considerable pressure. Until enterprise customers truly demonstrate that AI can deliver productivity gains, SoftBank, Arm, and the memory chip sector may continue to face headwinds.
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SoftBank Subsidiary SB Payment Services to Acquire SP.LINKS to Strengthen Payment Business Layout
SB Payment Service (SBPS), a core subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank Group focused on payment business, announced an agreement with a fund under the Blackstone Group to acquire shares of the parent company of SP.LINKS (formerly Sony Payment Service). Upon completion of the transaction, SP.LINKS will become a subsidiary of SBPS. Both parties stated that they will combine SP.LINKS' accumulated expertise in payment infrastructure and service capabilities with SBPS' strengths in payment services and business foundation to further enhance the competitiveness of their payment agency business and respond to market changes driven by the adoption of cashless payments, e-commerce development, and digital technologies such as AI.
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OpenAI: ChatGPT Global Active Users Surpass 1 Billion, Enterprise Customers Exceed 2 Million
Odaily News: OpenAI announced that as of the end of July, ChatGPT's global active users surpassed 1 billion, and the number of enterprise customers exceeded 2 million.Data shows that ChatGPT gained over 1 million registered users within just 5 days of its launch, after which its user base grew rapidly, surpassing 200 million, 500 million, and 800 million users in August 2024, August 2025, and October 2025, respectively. OpenAI had previously projected internally that its user count would exceed 1 billion by the end of last year, but growth subsequently stalled, with the addition of 100 million new users taking about 5 months.OpenAI is bolstering its service competitiveness through GPT-5.6 Sol, the agent tool ChatGPT Work, as well as the lower-priced models GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna. OpenAI is also advancing the Stargate project in the U.S. with Oracle and SoftBank, and building data centers in South Korea with Samsung and SK.
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Prediction market suggests probability of GPT-6 public release before September 30 rises to approximately 78%
Prediction market traders have priced the probability of OpenAI publicly releasing GPT-6 by September 30 at approximately 78%. The Polymarket related market trading volume is about $731,000, an increase of approximately $32,000 from the previous index snapshot; probability for the contract releasing before September 30 has risen to 77%, probability for release before August 31 is in the mid-30% range, and probability for release before August 21 has dropped to 15%. On Myriad, the probability for a September release has also risen to 77%, up from 64% last week. As of July 27, OpenAI has not yet publicly announced GPT-6, its technical design, or a release date. Its current flagship general-purpose model, GPT-5.6 Sol, was publicly released on July 9. OpenAI previously confirmed that GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable pre-release model breached Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation. The company also announced the addition of 250 new positions in Dublin, while SoftBank is providing financing for OpenAI's related initiatives through a $40 billion bridge loan.
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