Hyperscalers are set to invest approximately $700 billion in AI infrastructure this year, with most capital flowing into private companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which are not publicly tradable. In contrast, public companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are implicitly financing this buildout. This massive investment faces risks from rapid GPU depreciation, decreasing inference prices, and fierce competition, while providers of physical infrastructure are securing long-term leases that present a more stable risk profile. Meanwhile, an emerging trend has Bitcoin miners transitioning into AI colocation landlords, signing long-term contracts backed by hyperscaler credit, a move distinct from traditional crypto cycles.
Microsoft faces 24% drop as AI capital expenditure surges
