Google takes 5.4% stake in Bitcoin mining company Cipher Mining in $3B deal

Google has acquired a 5.4% stake in Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining by backstopping $1.4 billion of Fluidstack’s obligations in a $3 billion, 10-year AI data center deal.

Google has acquired a 5.4% stake in Bitcoin mining firm Cipher Mining as part of a $3 billion multi-year data center deal with artificial intelligence data center company Fluidstack.

According to a Thursday announcement, Google will receive its stake in Cipher Mining in exchange for guaranteeing $1.4 billion of Fluidstack’s obligations in the contract with Cipher. This plays a part in a larger $3 billion Fluidstack deal with Cipher to lease computing power for 10 years.

The news follows another similar deal between Google and Fluidstack. In late August, the internet search behemoth became the largest shareholder of Bitcoin (BTC) miner TeraWulf by acquiring 14% of the company in exchange for guaranteeing obligations in a separate Fluidstack deal.

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