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Nscale loses Microsoft AI data centre deal over power delays
Original: Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s
Nscale, a company that spun out of the Bitcoin mining sector, has lost a planned AI computing deal with Microsoft after power supply delays pushed its data centre capacity timeline into the 2030s. The collapse highlights how grid constraints are disrupting deals in the AI infrastructure boom, and raises questions about whether crypto-adjacent firms can pivot fast enough to serve hyperscale cloud customers.
Why now: The failed deal illustrates the growing shortage of electricity capacity holding back AI data centre expansion.
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- Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s · CoinDesk
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