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TeraWulf CEO: 'Not All Megawatts Are Rolled out Equally' in AI Race
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Latest developments: CEO Paul Prager said the 20-year lease reflects surging demand for AI computing and validates TeraWulf's strategy of owning power, land and operations.
Key facts
- CEX trading volumes rose for the first time in five months in June, with spot climbing 15.3% to $1.11T and RWA perpetual volumes surging to a record $311B
- Latest developments: CEO Paul Prager said the 20-year lease reflects surging demand for AI computing and validates TeraWulf's strategy of owning power, land and operations
- The Building AI data centers remains a multi-year effort with labor emerging as a key execution challenge
- What this means: TeraWulf is shedding non-core assets to focus capital on AI data centers it fully controls
Summary
Prager said the Kentucky project won Anthropic through a competitive bidding process centered on access to grid power and long-term infrastructure. The contract is valued at roughly $19 billion over its life, exceeding TeraWulf's current market capitalization, according to the interview. Prager said TeraWulf already works with Anthropic and Google at its Lake Mariner campus in New York, giving the companies an established relationship. Prager was interviewed by Jennifer Sanasie on CoinDesk's Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange.