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EPISODE · May 9, 2026 · 1H 12M

Blockspace: IREN’s Nvidia Partnership and 5 GW Plan, Hut 8’s $9.7B Hyperscaler Deal, Strategy May Sell BTC to Own the Short Sellers

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Everyone and their grandmother waited to disclose AI deals during quarterly earnings, with IREN, Hut 8, and Cipher Digital announcing new tenants and massive expansion plans. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Charlie and Colin cover a flurry of deals and quarterly earnings in the bitcoin miner-AI space. We break down IREN’s roadmap to 5 GW and their new Nvidia partnership, Hut 8’s $9.8B contract with an undisclosed hyperscaler, and Cipher Digital coming out with its 3rd AI data center deal but with undisclosed details. We also sit down with Lygos’ co-founder Francis Corvino to address the news that Strategy may sell bitcoin in the future and review Luxor’s April hashrate lookback series with Kaan Farahani. Plus, quarterly results from $IREN, $HUT, $WULF, $CORZ, and $CIFR. 👉CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool. Start hashing today with Luxor! 👉Lygos Finance, Borrow against your Bitcoin, without compromising on custody.

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