Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia’s IREN for AI cloud capacity TechCrunch By:Ram Iyer 3 November 2025 at 18:04 The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia's GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026.
IREN Soars 30% After Inking $9.7B AI Cloud Deal With Tech Giant Microsoft CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data By:Shaurya Malwa 3 November 2025 at 15:31 The deal is indicative of how miners’ once-volatile hardware fleets are increasingly viewed as strategic compute assets, bridging the gap between blockchain and AI.