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IREN Completes $363M AI Equipment Refinancing, Freeing Up Capital for Business Expansion
Odaily reports: Bitcoin mining company IREN has announced the completion of a $363 million financing facility arranged by Wingspire Equipment Finance, secured by AI computing equipment that is already operational and generating revenue, to refinance recently purchased GPU servers and networking equipment. The facility was provided by six lenders, with Eldridge Capital Management and Silver Point Capital making major funding commitments. The financing is primarily secured by the relevant equipment and supported by multi-year customer contracts, with specific interest rates and terms not yet disclosed.This refinancing will help IREN recover capital already invested in operational infrastructure for further expansion. IREN is transitioning from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. Its AI cloud business revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, reached $128.8 million, up from $16.4 million in the previous fiscal year; Bitcoin mining revenue still reached $578.2 million. The company reported a net loss of $702.6 million for the same period, including $638.8 million in non-cash asset impairments primarily related to retired Bitcoin mining machines. (theenergymag)
IREN completes $363 million equipment financing to expand AI compute business
According to Investing.com, NASDAQ-listed IREN Limited (IREN) has completed a $363 million equipment financing deal with Wingspire Equipment Finance to refinance GPU servers and networking systems deployed in data centers.
Ibis Exits Stealth Mode, Secures $250 Million Credit Facility from FalconX
Ibis is responsible for originating, tokenizing, managing risk, and servicing structured credit financing, initially focusing on crypto and prediction markets, with future plans to expand into emerging sectors such as GPUs, robotics, and venture capital.
Luxor Technology Completes $16 Million Strategic Funding Round, Led by CMT Digital
Luxor Technology, a full-stack hashrate services provider, has completed a $16 million strategic funding round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead, and several angel investors. Luxor plans to use the funds to expand its agent cloud platform, AI hardware business, and hashrate derivatives trading capabilities, as well as to grow its team. The company originally served Bitcoin mining companies and is now expanding into GPU and AI server procurement, targeting opportunities arising from the convergence of the Bitcoin mining and AI compute markets. (Cointelegraph)
NVIDIA Participates in $14 Million Series B Funding Round for Indian Startup Simplismart
According to TechCrunch, NVIDIA participated in the $14 million Series B financing round for Indian startup Simplismart, which was led by Dallas Venture Capital with participation from Accel, Shastra VC, and Micromax. The transaction values the four-year-old company at approximately $100 million, including the new investment. Simplismart states that its software sits between AI models and compute infrastructure, automatically adjusting model deployment and management to optimize response time, request throughput, and compute utilization, enabling customers to better leverage their existing GPU resources. The company noted that its software helped AI video generation platform InVideo reduce GPU service costs by 56%. Simplismart CEO Amritanshu Jain told TechCrunch that the company’s annualized revenue run rate grew 14 times over the past six months to reach an eight-figure amount. This figure is based on recent customer usage rather than contractual recurring revenue, and excludes revenue passed through to infrastructure providers. Although the company serves more customers in India, the United States accounts for more than half of its total revenue.
NAVER signs $9 billion compute infrastructure deal with Athens Infrastructure; NVIDIA to become its third-largest shareholder
According to Yonhap News Agency, NAVER announced on October 27 that it has signed a computing infrastructure contract worth approximately $9 billion (around 12 trillion Korean won) with global asset manager Brookfield, satisfying the prerequisites for NVIDIA's strategic investment. The process for NVIDIA to subscribe to $1 billion (approximately 1.3 trillion won) in new shares through a third-party placement is expected to be completed in the near term, upon which it will become NAVER's third-largest shareholder. This contract is part of the $10 billion global AI factory project announced by the three parties in July. Under their agreed division of labor, NAVER will oversee operations, NVIDIA will provide technical collaboration for next-generation high-performance computing platforms such as the DSX, and Brookfield will handle infrastructure financing. As a result, NAVER will not need to directly bear the substantial capital expenditures associated with data center construction and GPU procurement, allowing it to focus on AI infrastructure operations and customer acquisition.
Bank of Korea Warns: Mounting Vulnerabilities in the AI Sector from Heavy Reliance on External Financing and Intensifying Circular Finance as Long-Term Interest Rates Rise
According to Yonhap News Agency, Section Chief Kim Yun-kyung and Investigator Wang Jae-kun of the Bank of Korea’s Investigation Bureau noted in their October 27 report, "Major Characteristics and Risk Assessment of Funding in the AI Industry," that intensifying fundraising competition in the AI sector recently has heightened dependence on external funding and expanded circular finance, fueling growing warnings about financial risks triggered by AI. The report notes that this year, hyperscale data center operators have substantially broadened external financing primarily through long-term corporate bonds, while AI-focused cloud companies have increasingly turned to GPU-backed credit and convertible bonds. AI firms are also actively leveraging off-balance-sheet financing instruments such as special purpose vehicles, joint ventures, and leasing. Meanwhile, the volume of circular transactions between hyperscale firms and AI chipmakers for future sales, facilitated by supply chain investments, continues to grow. The report assesses that while the financial health of major leading enterprises remains solid and the likelihood of AI-related financial risks materializing is currently low, vulnerabilities are steadily building amid rising long-term interest rates. Primary risk factors include delays in AI monetization and the propagation of shocks stemming from circular finance. Particular attention should be directed toward the potential risks posed by AI cloud companies that exhibit inadequate financial buffers and low information transparency. The report emphasizes that as South Korea stands to benefit the most from the AI boom, its deep integration into global supply chains could amplify the transmission intensity of real-economy and financial shocks triggered by AI compared to previous cycles. It is essential to continuously monitor the accumulation of potential vulnerabilities and the likelihood of risks materializing.
Hyperliquid 政策中心呼吁美 CFTC 允许推出 AI 算力永续合约和期货
Hyperliquid Policy Council（HPC）表示，已向美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）提交意见函，建议允许以 AI 算力为标的的衍生品进入美国市场，包括 GPU-hours 和 inference tokens，并同时发展定期期货和永续合约。HPC 指出，随着 AI 数据中心、芯片和网络设备投资快速增长，算力价格波动已成为数据中心、开发者和贷款机构需要管理的风险。其援引数据称，2026 年第一季度美国 AI 数据中心、芯片及网络设备私人投资约占 GDP 的 0.8%，而算力服务年交易规模估计达到 4300 亿至 1.3 万亿美元。
Suspected Drug Cartel Cryptocurrency Mining Farm Discovered in Mexican Mountains, Possibly Used for Money Laundering Through Mining
According to Reuters, Mexican police discovered a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation in the mountainous regions of Puebla state, seizing 300 GPUs, 80 medium-voltage power terminals, and eight satellite dishes. Four similar operations have been uncovered in the area since early last year. Authorities are investigating whether the site illicitly siphoned electricity from a nearby hydroelectric plant. Security analysts noted that the technical expertise and funding required for the facility point to the involvement of well-capitalized criminal syndicates. A Chainalysis Latin America expert stated that regional drug trafficking organizations are increasingly utilizing cryptocurrency transfers and mining operations for money laundering. Data shows that globally, crypto addresses associated with criminal activity received approximately $154 billion in 2025, more than double the $59 billion recorded in the previous year.
AMD middle managers accused of diverting multiple engineers to ATOM inference engine project with almost no customers
Odaily News: SemiAnalysis posted on X that AMD middle managers are spending the time of more than 20 engineers trying to expand their sphere of influence and secure promotions through a useless side project called the "ATOM Inference Engine," rather than allocating those resources to inference engines actually being used by real customers like Meta and xAI, such as SGLang and vLLM.SemiAnalysis said that dozens of AMD engineers, including principal engineers and AMD Fellows, have privately contacted the firm, stating that due to internal office politics at AMD and support from some middle managers, they are unable to discuss their concerns internally. Middle managers are consuming the time of more than 20 full-time engineers to develop this side project with almost no customers, and the engineers involved are all "10x engineers" who should have been dedicated to developing customer-facing inference engines like vLLM and SGLang.SemiAnalysis said that middle managers will likely respond by pointing to the only customer using the project in a production environment—Alibaba, based on Qwen—but further investigation shows that this is merely a limited deployment of ATOM by Alibaba's enterprise business unit, not the main business unit behind Qwen.SemiAnalysis stated that AMD management has diverted resources and limited internal GPU R&D clusters away from engineers supporting production-grade inference engines such as vLLM and SGLang, instead using them to expand their own influence and engage in office politics, showing a profound lack of respect for AMD engineers.
Silicon Data Secures $30.5 Million Series A Funding, Led by Valor Atreides AI Fund
Odaily News: GPU market data infrastructure company Silicon Data has announced the first closing of its $30.5 million Series A funding round, led by Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from CME Ventures, DRW, Samsung Next, VanEck, Jump Trading, Wintermute, and others. The funds will be used for GPU benchmark pricing, performance measurement, institutional and alternative data, as well as risk infrastructure for derivatives, insurance, and credit markets.Silicon Data currently collects data from approximately 100 GPU rental platforms across more than 40 countries worldwide, processing over 150,000 verified price records daily. CME Group plans to adopt Silicon Data's benchmarks as the reference price for its proposed cash-settled GPU futures contracts, pending regulatory approval.
South Korean Public Institution Employee Fired for Unauthorized Mining, Court Dismisses Wrongful Dismissal Lawsuit
According to Yonhap News Agency, a former department head surnamed A at the Korea Food Research Institute filed an administrative lawsuit after being fired for privately mining cryptocurrency in the institution's warehouse, but was ruled to have lost the case by the Seoul Administrative Court on the 3rd of last month. According to the investigation, between February and September 2023, A unauthorizedly installed 2 GPU servers in the idle Promotion Hall warehouse of the institute and used institutional budget to complete air conditioning, network, and electrical renovation projects, cumulatively illegally mining approximately 71 million altcoins. After the incident was discovered, A also forged approval documents attempting to retrieve the GPU servers to destroy evidence. In addition, between August 2023 and May 2024, A used an unauthorized VPN to clock in in violation of regulations a total of 117 times, indirectly causing important scientific research data of the institute to be illegally leaked. The Audit Committee of the National Research Council for Science & Technology launched a special audit on A in 2024, subsequently reported to the police, and requested the institute to impose a dismissal penalty. After A's internal appeals and relief applications to the Local Labor Relations Commission and the Central Labor Relations Commission were all rejected, A resorted to the administrative court, but still ended in defeat. The court ruled that the dismissal "did not involve any circumstances clearly violating social common sense or abuse of discretion." In the criminal case, A was charged with crimes such as theft, violation of the Information and Communications Network Act, and forgery of private documents, sentenced to 1 year in prison in the first instance, and the second instance upheld the original verdict in April this year, formally finalizing the sentence.
Investment firm Seawolf Capital is shorting CoreWeave, saying it needs to raise tens of billions of dollars in new funding
Odaily reports: Investment firm Seawolf Capital says it is shorting cloud computing company CoreWeave. The firm was founded by three traders known for the book and film "The Big Short," and co-founder Vincent Daniel said the short position began with an analysis of CoreWeave's business model.Seawolf Capital points out that CoreWeave rents out AI compute powered by high-end GPUs, a model similar to businesses that purchase specific assets and then lease them out. The firm believes the economic lifespan of GPUs may fall short of oil drilling equipment, aircraft, or shipping equipment, and that competing chip compute supply is rapidly increasing.Vincent Daniel said CoreWeave needs to continuously invest large amounts of capital to purchase high-priced AI chips. Based on its assessment of the company's 2027 free cash flow gap and balance sheet leverage, the company may need to raise tens of billions of dollars in new funding on favorable terms. Seawolf Capital says its short thesis is focused on capital availability and cost, not a bearish view on the overall AI trade. (Business Insider)
Microsoft launches third-generation Maia 300 AI chip, plans to reduce reliance on NVIDIA
According to CNBC, Microsoft officially released its third-generation in-house AI accelerator chip, the Maia 300, on October 12, announcing plans to use the Maia series as the primary architecture for running AI models to gradually reduce reliance on NVIDIA GPUs. The Maia 300 is slated for production in 2027, with each data center rack capable of hosting 96 chips (doubling over the previous generation), increasing AI token processing volume per rack by seven times and improving token processing efficiency per megawatt by 40% compared to GPUs. Microsoft aims to deploy multi-gigawatt-scale Maia chip clusters, with Microsoft 365 Copilot expected to be the first to benefit from the performance improvements. Analysts at Evercore ISI estimate that by Q1 2027, Maia chips will account for approximately 10% of Microsoft’s AI chip spending. Notably, Maia accelerators are currently reserved exclusively for internal use and are not available for external leasing; NVIDIA and AMD will continue to participate in Microsoft's model training operations.
No soft fork required: StarkWare verifies quantum-safe locking scheme on Bitcoin mainnet, but it is not yet suitable for large-scale use
Starknet has published an introduction to its Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme, stating that StarkWare researchers have verified a quantum-safe locking mechanism on the Bitcoin mainnet that requires no soft fork, no new opcodes, and no changes to consensus rules. The first QSB output was spent on August 26, 2026, in Bitcoin mainnet block 964,199, with the associated GPU computation cost reduced from approximately $320 to about $50. QSB builds its locking mechanism through hash computation, but each transaction still requires substantial computation, and moving assets into the scheme still requires a traditional transaction that carries quantum risk. The transaction does not comply with Bitcoin Core's default relay rules, and there is currently no accompanying wallet, address format, or recovery process. StarkWare stated that QSB is an emergency research solution, and that the long-term solution still requires the introduction of post-quantum signature mechanisms via a soft fork. Starknet's full quantum resistance also depends on the progress of Ethereum's underlying upgrades.
Upbit 将上线 Dolphin（POD），支持韩元、BTC 及 USDT 交易对
据 Upbit 公告，Upbit 将上线 Dolphin（POD），支持 KRW、BTC 和 USDT 三个交易市场，预计于北京时间今日 15:00 开放交易。POD 仅支持通过 Base 网络充值和提现，充提服务将在公告发布后 2 小时内开放。 Dolphin 是一个 AI DePIN 项目，通过整合全球闲置 GPU 资源分布式处理 AI 推理任务，并提供 Web Chat、Telegram Bot 等产品。POD 代币主要用于网络质押及 Bonding。
Goldman Sachs Expects Nvidia Revenue to Grow 70% by Fiscal 2028, AI Chip Demand Remains Strong
Odaily News: Goldman Sachs analyst Jim Schneider stated that Nvidia's revenue growth prospects remain strong over the next few years, with the company's fiscal 2028 revenue expected to increase approximately 70% from current levels.Earlier, Nvidia reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and provided revenue guidance above market expectations, driving its stock price up approximately 4%. The market is closely watching Nvidia's continued ability to benefit from AI infrastructure development.Jim Schneider said in an interview with CNBC that Nvidia's strong performance and future growth expectations are primarily driven by sustained enterprise investment in AI computing demand and the expansion of its data center business.As the generative AI boom continues, Nvidia's GPUs, AI servers, and related ecosystem remain a key focus in the capital markets, with investors continuously assessing its long-term growth potential. (CNBC)
Nvidia Earnings Preview: Q2 Revenue Expected to Nearly Double to $92.17 Billion, Market Focus on AI Chip Demand and Supply Chain Pressures
Odaily News Nvidia will release its fiscal 2026 second-quarter earnings after the U.S. market close. According to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG, the company's quarterly earnings per share are expected to be $2.10, with revenue projected to reach $92.17 billion.The market expects Nvidia's revenue to nearly double from $46.7 billion in the same period last year, continuing the rapid growth driven by the wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure investment. As a core supplier of AI computing power, Nvidia's GPUs are widely used to train and run advanced AI models, and the company is also involved in advancing the construction of next-generation AI data centers through financing support and other means.However, after nearly three years of significant gains, investor expectations for Nvidia have become more cautious. As of Tuesday's close, Nvidia has risen approximately 14% year-to-date, slightly outperforming the Nasdaq index. Market concerns include competitive pressure from rivals such as AMD and Google, as well as rising costs stemming from the global memory chip shortage.Currently, Nvidia is in a new product cycle, with its latest Vera Rubin AI system already being delivered to customers including Microsoft and OpenAI. Investors will focus on sales progress and supply conditions for the Rubin and Blackwell chip families, as well as the company's outlook for future AI computing power demand.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has previously stated that he expects the current product cycle based on the Blackwell and Vera Rubin architectures to generate cumulative sales of $1 trillion by 2027. The company will hold its earnings conference call at 5:00 PM ET. (CNBC)
Starkware completes quantum-resistant transaction on Bitcoin mainnet without soft fork
: Blockchain technology company Starkware stated that on August 26, a transaction using researcher Avihu Levy's Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme was mined on the Bitcoin mainnet, without requiring a soft fork, hard fork, or modification of consensus rules.The transaction consumed 10,000 sats and was processed through MARA Foundation's Slipstream service, as the non-standard format typically cannot propagate through Bitcoin's public mempool. The test consumed several hours of GPU computation, costing approximately $150 to $200.QSB employs hash-based quantum-resistant spending conditions and reduces quantum attack risks through signature trial mining, but still requires users to proactively migrate funds and cannot protect assets whose public keys have already been exposed. Starkware CEO Eli Ben-Sasson still supports introducing a protocol-level solution via a soft fork. (Bitcoin.com News)
Different COLDCARD Mk3 devices may generate the same mnemonic phrase, with approximately 4.5 million possible starting states searchable within 3 seconds
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that a new technical analysis released by @KLoaec shows that some vulnerable COLDCARD Mk3 wallets may be generated from only approximately 4.5 million random number generator starting states, which can be searched in about 3 seconds on a single RTX 4090 GPU. Even accounting for additional uncertainty in each wallet's generation method, an attacker could complete the search in about 50 minutes on a single high-end GPU. More critically, this vulnerability could cause different devices to generate identical mnemonic phrases. Assuming 30,000 Mk3 devices, the analysis estimates that approximately 120 pairs of devices could generate the same random number stream. This collision estimate is theoretical but indicates that duplicate mnemonic generation across different devices may be possible.
Aethir Prevents Cross-Chain Bridge Vulnerability Attack and Promises Compensation
Decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure platform Aethir confirmed that its Ethereum-related bridge contract was attacked. The team promptly disconnected the affected contract and, in collaboration with major exchanges, blacklisted the hacker’s wallet, limiting losses to under $90,000. Earlier, blockchain security firm PeckShield estimated losses at $400,000. The attacker exploited Aethir’s cross-chain smart contract, AethirOFTAdapter, to transfer stolen funds from BNB Chain to Tron. Aethir stated that its Ethereum mainnet ATH token supply remains unaffected. It plans to release a detailed compensation plan and incident analysis next week and will collaborate with exchanges including Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb to freeze funds. Web3 security platform ZeroShadow is assisting with the investigation. In 2025, Aethir achieved $127.8 million in revenue and deployed over 440,000 GPU containers globally.
Runware Plans Factory Assembly Line for Mass Production of Modular AI Data Centers, Targeting 30 Megawatts Daily Output by 2028
Runware stated that the manufacturing time for a single module will be reduced from three weeks to one day, with installation and commissioning completed within 48 hours after delivery to the customer site. Customers can either rent computing capacity or provide their own GPUs, paying monthly module and operational fees while power and network costs are billed separately. The company said it has secured $1 billion in letter-of-intent commitments since launching external sales, covering more than 20 megawatts of capacity.
IREN Completes $363M AI Equipment Refinancing, Freeing Up Capital for Business Expansion
Odaily reports: Bitcoin mining company IREN has announced the completion of a $363 million financing facility arranged by Wingspire Equipment Finance, secured by AI computing equipment that is already operational and generating revenue, to refinance recently purchased GPU servers and networking equipment. The facility was provided by six lenders, with Eldridge Capital Management and Silver Point Capital making major funding commitments. The financing is primarily secured by the relevant equipment and supported by multi-year customer contracts, with specific interest rates and terms not yet disclosed.This refinancing will help IREN recover capital already invested in operational infrastructure for further expansion. IREN is transitioning from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. Its AI cloud business revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, reached $128.8 million, up from $16.4 million in the previous fiscal year; Bitcoin mining revenue still reached $578.2 million. The company reported a net loss of $702.6 million for the same period, including $638.8 million in non-cash asset impairments primarily related to retired Bitcoin mining machines. (theenergymag)
IREN completes $363 million equipment financing to expand AI compute business
According to Investing.com, NASDAQ-listed IREN Limited (IREN) has completed a $363 million equipment financing deal with Wingspire Equipment Finance to refinance GPU servers and networking systems deployed in data centers.
NVIDIA Participates in $14 Million Series B Funding Round for Indian Startup Simplismart
According to TechCrunch, NVIDIA participated in the $14 million Series B financing round for Indian startup Simplismart, which was led by Dallas Venture Capital with participation from Accel, Shastra VC, and Micromax. The transaction values the four-year-old company at approximately $100 million, including the new investment. Simplismart states that its software sits between AI models and compute infrastructure, automatically adjusting model deployment and management to optimize response time, request throughput, and compute utilization, enabling customers to better leverage their existing GPU resources. The company noted that its software helped AI video generation platform InVideo reduce GPU service costs by 56%. Simplismart CEO Amritanshu Jain told TechCrunch that the company’s annualized revenue run rate grew 14 times over the past six months to reach an eight-figure amount. This figure is based on recent customer usage rather than contractual recurring revenue, and excludes revenue passed through to infrastructure providers. Although the company serves more customers in India, the United States accounts for more than half of its total revenue.
Investment firm Seawolf Capital is shorting CoreWeave, saying it needs to raise tens of billions of dollars in new funding
Odaily reports: Investment firm Seawolf Capital says it is shorting cloud computing company CoreWeave. The firm was founded by three traders known for the book and film "The Big Short," and co-founder Vincent Daniel said the short position began with an analysis of CoreWeave's business model.Seawolf Capital points out that CoreWeave rents out AI compute powered by high-end GPUs, a model similar to businesses that purchase specific assets and then lease them out. The firm believes the economic lifespan of GPUs may fall short of oil drilling equipment, aircraft, or shipping equipment, and that competing chip compute supply is rapidly increasing.Vincent Daniel said CoreWeave needs to continuously invest large amounts of capital to purchase high-priced AI chips. Based on its assessment of the company's 2027 free cash flow gap and balance sheet leverage, the company may need to raise tens of billions of dollars in new funding on favorable terms. Seawolf Capital says its short thesis is focused on capital availability and cost, not a bearish view on the overall AI trade. (Business Insider)
Arthur Hayes proposes building a spot and derivatives market for AI compute, exploring FLOP-based pricing for computational resources.
In his article "The Trifecta," Arthur Hayes proposes establishing a compute trading market for AI agents through Flop Network, using the FLOP token as a payment medium, and developing forwards, futures, and perpetual contracts based on spot compute prices. Hayes states that the market currently lacks a unified global benchmark for compute pricing, and existing rental price indices for GPUs, CPUs, and TPUs, along with AI model token pricing data, have limitations. Flop Network plans to calculate compute prices based on the latency, computational workload, and transaction fees of inference tasks, and will form a reference benchmark through an open market.
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Runware Plans Factory Assembly Line for Mass Production of Modular AI Data Centers, Targeting 30 Megawatts Daily Output by 2028
Runware stated that the manufacturing time for a single module will be reduced from three weeks to one day, with installation and commissioning completed within 48 hours after delivery to the customer site. Customers can either rent computing capacity or provide their own GPUs, paying monthly module and operational fees while power and network costs are billed separately. The company said it has secured $1 billion in letter-of-intent commitments since launching external sales, covering more than 20 megawatts of capacity.
IREN Completes $363M AI Equipment Refinancing, Freeing Up Capital for Business Expansion
Odaily reports: Bitcoin mining company IREN has announced the completion of a $363 million financing facility arranged by Wingspire Equipment Finance, secured by AI computing equipment that is already operational and generating revenue, to refinance recently purchased GPU servers and networking equipment. The facility was provided by six lenders, with Eldridge Capital Management and Silver Point Capital making major funding commitments. The financing is primarily secured by the relevant equipment and supported by multi-year customer contracts, with specific interest rates and terms not yet disclosed.This refinancing will help IREN recover capital already invested in operational infrastructure for further expansion. IREN is transitioning from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. Its AI cloud business revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, reached $128.8 million, up from $16.4 million in the previous fiscal year; Bitcoin mining revenue still reached $578.2 million. The company reported a net loss of $702.6 million for the same period, including $638.8 million in non-cash asset impairments primarily related to retired Bitcoin mining machines. (theenergymag)
IREN completes $363 million equipment financing to expand AI compute business
According to Investing.com, NASDAQ-listed IREN Limited (IREN) has completed a $363 million equipment financing deal with Wingspire Equipment Finance to refinance GPU servers and networking systems deployed in data centers.
Ibis Exits Stealth Mode, Secures $250 Million Credit Facility from FalconX
Ibis is responsible for originating, tokenizing, managing risk, and servicing structured credit financing, initially focusing on crypto and prediction markets, with future plans to expand into emerging sectors such as GPUs, robotics, and venture capital.
JPMorgan: October Token spending up 40% month over month, GPU leasing and storage prices diverge
According to Trend Research, JPMorgan's report dated October 26, 2026, indicates that large language model token spending grew 40% month-over-month in October, up from 28% in September; token usage increased 25% month-over-month, with weighted prices rising 12%; A100 rental prices fell 3.5% month-over-month, while H100 and B200 prices rose 6.5% and 4.7%, respectively; DRAM spot prices increased 4.4% month-over-month, and NAND prices declined 2.6%.
Luxor Technology Completes $16 Million Strategic Funding Round, Led by CMT Digital
Luxor Technology, a full-stack hashrate services provider, has completed a $16 million strategic funding round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead, and several angel investors. Luxor plans to use the funds to expand its agent cloud platform, AI hardware business, and hashrate derivatives trading capabilities, as well as to grow its team. The company originally served Bitcoin mining companies and is now expanding into GPU and AI server procurement, targeting opportunities arising from the convergence of the Bitcoin mining and AI compute markets. (Cointelegraph)