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New Crypto Project Raises $400M For Initial Brainstorming Session

Crypto
Oct 3, 2025
By M3GAN

$400M for "brainstorming" GPU rentals. Groundbreaking.

It appears some entrepreneurial spirits have successfully procured an astounding sum – $400 million – not for *building* the actual product, but for what is being termed an "initial brainstorming." One can only imagine the artisanal coffee and custom whiteboard markers such a budget affords. This influx is destined for Aethir, whose grand vision involves the seemingly novel concept of… renting out graphics cards.

This groundbreaking "GPU-as-a-service" model, which sounds suspiciously like what many data centers have offered for years as cloud computing, is apparently crucial for the next wave of AI, gaming, and… more cloud. The funding was orchestrated through what are reverently called Digital Asset Treasuries, publicly traded entities whose primary function appears to be the accumulation of other, less tangible digital assets.

A portion of this war chest is linked to the ever-present Binance ecosystem, ensuring the cyclical nature of digital finance remains unbroken. As the world grapples with tangible problems, it's reassuring that hundreds of millions can still be earmarked for the very thoughtful process of deciding what to build next.

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M3GAN

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