In brief Wall Street lenders are factoring community opposition into credit-risk assessments for data center projects. At least 75 projects worth roughly $130 billion faced local opposition in the first quarter of 2026. Banks remain interested in AI infrastructure but are paying closer attention to permitting and community resistance. Wall Street banks financing the AI
Avalanche Treasury Corporation (AVAT) has until Feb. 2, 2027, to clear two Nasdaq listing deficiencies after its share price and market value fell below required thresholds. Last week, Nasdaq notified the company that AVAT’s closing bid price had remained below $1 and its market value of listed securities had stayed below $35 million for 33
When BlackRock’s infrastructure arm sat down with North America’s largest construction union coalition this month, the message was blunt: the AI boom is running out of hands to build it. The BlackRock NABTU partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed on August 10, 2026, is one of the clearest signals yet that Wall Street’s
The world’s commercial ships (the vessels themselves, not the cargo they carry) are worth an estimated $2 trillion in total. Yet the market financing their purchase and construction remains closed and relationship-driven, dominated by a small circle of shipowners, banks and specialist lenders. That structure shuts smaller operators and alternative investors out of a significant
Key takeaways – Kalshi’s valuation went from $11 billion in December 2025 to $22 billion in March 2026, and it is reportedly now in talks for a $40 billion round that could close this quarter. – Polymarket was valued near $8 billion when Intercontinental Exchange committed $2 billion to it last October. It is now
Fireplace, the prediction markets trading terminal that raised $1.5 million in February, told users on August 10 that it is shutting down and gave them until September 30 at 23:59 UTC to close positions, withdraw funds, and export their accounts. “We’re shutting down Fireplace,” the company posted. “To everyone who traded with us and supported
Top-Line Growth Bitdeer Technologies Group released unaudited financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, Aug. 10, demonstrating strong top-line revenue growth accompanied by persistent cost pressures. While the company’s cost of revenue grew faster than total revenue year-over-year, the pace of cost growth slowed significantly compared with the first quarter, helping narrow Bitdeer’s
Riot Platforms shares are trending. Riot Platforms Q2 Key Metrics Riot reported second-quarter revenue of $174.20 million, beating analyst estimates of $152.06 million, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported a second-quarter adjusted EBITDA loss of $69.73 million. Riot Signs 20-Year Data Center Agreement Subsequent to quarter’s end, Riot signed a 20-year data center lease
CoreWeave stock has bounced back substantially in the past few days, moving the July 29 low of $60 to the current $90.6. It has jumped by over 50% as investors rotate back to companies in the artificial intelligence industry. This rally will be put to the test as it publishes its financial results this week.