Anthropic Inks $10B Compute Deal with Nvidia-Backed Volta via Bitcoin Miner
cocktailpeanut · x · 2026-08-05
Anthropic has signed a $10 billion computing capacity deal with Volta, an infrastructure startup backed by Nvidia.
Key details:
- Partnership: The 6-year agreement will be delivered in partnership with Bitdeer Technologies, a Bitcoin miner operating data centers.
- Infrastructure: A data center site in Norway offers 133MW of capacity and will be operated using Nvidia’s newest Vera Rubin chips.
- Funding: Volta also announced it raised $300 million in venture funding, valuing it at $2.4 billion.
The original poster joked that Bitcoin's real 51% attack might come from AI taking its electricity.
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