BlockBeats News, December 17th: Orion Compute, founded by early Bitcoin investor Nick Rose, announced its foray into large-scale Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data center infrastructure construction, with initial focus on developing markets with abundant low-cost energy.Orion Compute stated that as global AI data center investments accelerate, North America and Western Europe are facing rising electricity costs, grid congestion, and power supply risks. The company plans to deploy computing infrastructure in regions with energy surplus and low utilization to significantly reduce electricity costs and ensure continuous power supply. In the short term, Orion Compute will prioritize projects in West Texas, USA, and expand to emerging economies once regulatory and infrastructure conditions are mature.In terms of specific strategy, the company is adopting a phased deployment model, initially using cost-effective AI hardware (such as Nvidia A100 GPU) to reduce capital expenditure and enhance energy and operational systems; subsequent upgrades will occur to H100-level GPUs when conditions are favorable. Meanwhile, Orion Compute is constructing dual-purpose infrastructure that can support both AI computation and Bitcoin mining, and through its partnership with Terra Solis, introducing a highly cost-effective, location-flexible energy solution.

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