Anthropic is leasing $9.1 billion worth of data center capacity from Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms in Texas, according to Bloomberg. The deal covers 191 megawatts at Riot's Rockdale site, with extension options that could push the total value to $16.1 billion. It's the latest in an aggressive infrastructure push that spans partners from Amazon to SpaceX to Google.

Anthropic secures a $9.1 billion deal with Riot for AI computing power. Valuation hitting $1.25 trillion by December 31 at 83.5% YES.

The deal includes two five-year extension options that could raise the potential contract value to $16.1 billion.