CleanSpark Signed a $6.6B AI Data Center Lease Before Securing the $2.1B to Build It
CleanSpark's AI subsidiary signed a 20-year, $6.6B triple-net lease for a 175 MW Georgia data center before securing the $1.75–$2.1B needed to build it.
Nadia Rahman is CoinScoop's Markets Editor. She covers Bitcoin, macro liquidity and the spot-ETF complex, and previously reported on rates and FX for a global newswire.
CleanSpark's AI subsidiary signed a 20-year, $6.6B triple-net lease for a 175 MW Georgia data center before securing the $1.75–$2.1B needed to build it.
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