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USD.AI Secures 00M Stablecoin Debt Facility from Bullish to Fund GPU-Backed Infrastructure Loans
Digital asset exchange operator Bullish has committed a $100 million stablecoin-denominated debt facility to USD.AI, an on-chain lending protocol that issues non-recourse debt collateralized by data center GPU hardware. The financing establishes an institutional credit channel connecting liquid stablecoin capital with the expanding compute infrastructure requirements of modern AI training and inference providers. Developed by Permian Labs, USD.AI structures asset-backed credit facilities specif
August 28, 20261 min
Anthropic Outlines $30 Trillion Total Addressable Market in Pre-IPO Pitch
Anthropic is preparing to pitch prospective initial public offering investors on a total addressable market exceeding $30 trillion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The projection relies on estimating the total monetary value of human labor and enterprise workflows that advanced AI models and autonomous agents could potentially automate or augment across the global economy. If presented in formal registration filings, the $30 trillion figure would surpass the previous record
August 25, 20261 min
SEC Probes Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI Investment Fund Situational Awareness
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry into Situational Awareness, the AI-focused investment fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, according to a report by The New York Times. The investigation follows a sharp July 2026 market downturn across artificial intelligence equities that triggered severe portfolio drawdowns for the high-profile fund. Scope of Subpoenas and Banking Relationships Federal regulators have issued subpoenas to multiple
August 25, 20261 min
SoftBank Plans Record .3B Retail Bond Sale to Fund OpenAI Commitments
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. has announced plans for a record 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) retail bond sale in Japan. The offering represents the largest domestic retail bond issuance in Japanese history and marks SoftBank's third debt sale targeted at retail investors this year, as the firm mobilizes liquidity to fulfill its capital commitments to OpenAI. According to regulatory filings, the seven-year subordinated bonds carry an indicative coupon range between 4.3% and 4.9%. Th
August 24, 20261 min
Anthropic Bankers Pitch 00B+ Capital Raise at T Valuation Ahead of Historic IPO
Investment banks underwriting Anthropic's planned initial public offering have initiated preliminary discussions with institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, outlining a potential capital raise exceeding $100 billion at a valuation of up to $2 trillion, according to reporting from The New York Times. If executed at those terms, the flotation would represent the largest public market debut in history, surpassing both Saudi Aramco's $29.4 billion raise in 2019 and SpaceX's $75 billion
August 22, 20261 min
US Corporate AI Debt Surge Tests Investor Limits as Hyperscalers Issue 20B in 2026 Bonds
The unprecedented capital requirements of frontier artificial intelligence infrastructure have triggered a record borrowing spree among US technology hyperscalers, testing the absorptive capacity of institutional credit markets. Total corporate debt issuance tied to AI hyperscalers has surpassed $220 billion in 2026 according to data from BNP Paribas, representing an eighteen-fold increase compared to the $12.5 billion issued during the same period in 2025. As mega-cap technology firms repeated
August 21, 20261 min
Anthropic Prepares Historic IPO Targeting SpaceX Record Offer Size
Anthropic is preparing an initial public offering designed to match or exceed the scale of SpaceX's record-setting market debut, according to report details from Bloomberg News. The artificial intelligence firm is evaluating preliminary filing schedules that could see public registration documents submitted as early as late August, with underwriting led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group, and JPMorgan Chase. Target Offer Size and Market Context SpaceX raised $75 billion at the launch of
August 21, 20261 min
Anthropic Eyes 0B+ Credit Line Ahead of Planned Public Listing
Anthropic is working to expand its revolving credit facility beyond an initial $10 billion target as it prepares for a planned initial public offering, according to reporting from Bloomberg. Wall Street investment banks are actively competing for lending allocations in the facility to improve their positioning for underwriting mandates on the eventual share sale. Under the framework currently under discussion, Anthropic has asked lead banks to commit approximately $1.25 billion each. Secondary
August 20, 20261 min
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Signals 2027 Target for Initial Public Offering
OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar informed employees during an all-hands meeting on Wednesday that the company targets 2027 for its initial public offering, while noting that a debut could occur earlier if business performance continues to inflect upward. The remarks, first reported by CNBC, provide internal clarity regarding OpenAI's listing roadmap following its confidential IPO filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2026. The guidance reflects a measured adjus
August 19, 20261 min
SK Hynix Announces 9 Billion Share Buyback to Calm AI Spending Worries
SK Hynix announced Wednesday it will buy back and cancel 40 trillion won ($28.61 billion) worth of treasury shares, allocating more than 50 percent of free cash flow generated between 2025 and 2027 to shareholder returns. The buyback, to be executed between August 20 and November 19, represents roughly 24 million shares. The company also said it would pursue an expansion of its total shareholder return target from the previous "within 50 percent of cumulative FCF" to "over 50 percent of cumulat
August 19, 20261 min