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Bitcoin mining costs have surged above $70,000, prompting Wall Street to invest billions in public mining companies not for crypto exposure but as power infrastructure plays for AI data centers. Financial institutions view these miners as valuable assets with critical power and permitting infrastructure needed for AI expansion.
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund Situational Awareness LP has grown to $5.52 billion in equity exposure in under a year by investing heavily in Bitcoin miners, power, and data centers. The ex-OpenAI researcher's fund represents a significant institutional bet on the infrastructure supporting both AI and cryptocurrency mining operations.
Activist investor Starboard Value, holding a 3.5% stake in Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms, has sent a letter urging the company to pivot faster to AI operations. Starboard argues that Riot's power infrastructure could generate billions in revenue if transitioned from Bitcoin mining to AI data center operations.
