Anthropic signs lease for TeraWulf data center in Kentucky
Anthropic has secured a massive 20-year lease for a TeraWulf AI-infrastructure campus in Kentucky, sending TeraWulf's stock surging.
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Anthropic has entered into a $19 billion, 20-year lease agreement with TeraWulf for a data center campus in Kentucky. The facility was previously used for cryptocurrency mining.
In a related move, TeraWulf has sold its Abernathy stake to Fluidstack. Coverage from the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Quartz emphasizes the scale of the lease and the site's history as a former crypto miner.
Barron's reports that TeraWulf's stock rose 17% following the announcement. Future developments include the operational transition of the Kentucky site into an AI-infrastructure campus and the integration of the Abernathy stake under Fluidstack ownership.
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Quick answers
What is the value and duration of the lease?
The lease is valued at $19 billion and spans 20 years.
How did the market react to the news?
According to Barron's, TeraWulf's stock increased by 17%.
What other transaction occurred alongside the lease?
TeraWulf sold its Abernathy stake to Fluidstack.
Coverage (7)
- Anthropic signs 20-year, $19 billion lease at TeraWulf Kentucky data center Yahoo Finance · 2h ago
- TeraWulf Soars On Signing $19 Billion AI Lease With Anthropic Investor's Business Daily · 2h ago
- TeraWulf Leases Justified Data Space to Anthropic and Sells Abernathy Stake to Fluidstack geneonline.com · 2h ago
- Anthropic signed a 20-year lease for a former crypto miner's Kentucky data center qz.com · 2h ago
- TeraWulf Stock Soars 17% on 20-Year Anthropic Lease Agreement Barron's · 2h ago
- TeraWulf Signs $19 Billion Lease With Anthropic for AI-Infrastructure Campus WSJ · 2h ago
- Anthropic signs lease for TeraWulf data center in Kentucky CNBC · 2h ago broke it first
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