Google dobra para 14% sua participação na TeraWulf com aporte bilionário de US$ 3,2 bi

O gigante das buscas aumenta sua aposta no setor de mineração de Bitcoin.

Com um investimento que chega a US$ 3,2 bilhões, a Google não está brincando em serviço—ou será só mais uma jogada para inflar artificialmente o valor antes do próximo 'rug pull' do mercado?

Enquanto isso, os mineradores tradicionais continuam lutando para pagar a conta de energia.

Fluidstack expands deal with TeraWulf for more megawatts

Just days before the Google deal was announced, TeraWulf said it signed two 10-year computing contracts with Fluidstack, an AI cloud provider.

The agreement gives Fluidstack more than 200 megawatts of data center space at Lake Mariner in Western New York. Prager, speaking to CNBC’s Power Lunch last week, called the deal “a game changer in the industry,” pointing to the team’s ability to manage energy infrastructure and deliver value at the site.

That wasn’t the end of it. On Monday, TeraWulf added that the critical IT load at the Lake Mariner facility would now exceed 360 megawatts after Fluidstack moved to exercise an option for another 160 megawatts.

With both contracts combined, the company says it has secured $6.7 billion in contracted revenue. If lease extensions are triggered, the figure could reach as high as $16 billion.

TeraWulf Chief Technology Officer Nazar Khan said in a release that Fluidstack’s quick decision to expand “speaks volumes” about the quality and scalability of the infrastructure.

The operations tied to the new expansion are expected to begin in the second half of 2026. Separately, TeraWulf also announced a new plan to raise $400 million through convertible senior notes, due in 2031.

Perplexity’s Chrome bid fuels tension as DOJ weighs Google breakup

While Google is ramping up investment in crypto-adjacent infrastructure, it’s also facing pressure from regulators. On Tuesday, Perplexity AI made an unexpected $34.5 billion bid to acquire the Chrome browser.

The timing came just a week before the 20th anniversary of Google’s IPO and in the middle of a legal storm over the company’s market dominance.

Though analysts aren’t treating the offer seriously, it highlights the growing pressure on Google. The U.S. Department of Justice won a key case against the company in 2024, arguing that Google has operated a monopoly in the search market.

The ruling was considered the biggest antitrust decision in tech since Microsoft’s case over two decades ago.

Following the court victory, the DOJ began pushing for Google to sell off Chrome, arguing that the company’s bundling of services like search and Gmail into the browser gives it an unfair advantage.

Chrome also comes pre-installed on Chromebooks, raising concerns about how much reach Google has over the market.

Google’s legal chief Kent Walker pushed back in a statement, saying the DOJ’s proposal would amount to “unprecedented government overreach” and could hurt the United States’ leadership in tech and innovation.

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