Infrastructure
A cooling system failure at an Aurora, Illinois data center forced the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to halt futures and options trading for hours, underscoring how a single technical fault can ripple across global markets.
Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment to expand U.S. AI infrastructure, saying the plan will create thousands of jobs and accelerate AI capabilities. The move could reshape compute supply chains and affect cloud and web3 services that rely on large-scale models.
A major Cloudflare outage on Nov. 19, 2025 disrupted numerous crypto apps and services, highlighting the ecosystem’s dependence on centralized internet infrastructure. The failure — Cloudflare's worst since 2019 — underlined a gap between Web3’s decentralization claims and real-world resilience.
Bitfarms said it will wind down Bitcoin mining over the next several years after posting a $46 million loss and will redeploy assets toward AI infrastructure. The shift highlights cost pressure on miners and growing demand for compute capacity in AI workloads.
Tether has leased a network of more than 20,000 GPUs through partnerships with Rumble and Northern Data to run its Freedom-First AI platform and related crypto tools. The deal marks a notable expansion of Tether's infrastructure footprint beyond stablecoin issuance.
A welding-related blaze amid strong winds destroyed two buildings at Bitdeer's under-construction Massillon, Ohio, mining site; no injuries were reported and mining equipment had not yet been installed, limiting immediate operational impact.
Q2 2025 saw a significant 59% drop in crypto venture capital investments to $1.97 billion, with mining firms and later-stage companies receiving the lion's share. The U.S. remains a dominant investor, while sectors like privacy and infrastructure also attracted substantial funds.