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AMD-Core Scientific data center deal

Analysis based on 13 articles · First reported Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026

Sentiment
30
Attention
4
Articles
13
Market Impact
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Market Impact

The partnership signals growing demand for AI infrastructure, benefiting Core Scientific's pivot to AI hosting and providing AMD with critical capacity. Core Scientific's stock rose 6% while AMD's fell 4%, reflecting market sentiment on the deal's near-term costs versus long-term gains.

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Event Summary

AMD and Core Scientific announced a partnership on July 28, 2026, under which AMD will secure up to 2.5 gigawatts of data center capacity to support customer deployments of AMD AI products. The initial phase provides over 500 megawatts of U.S. infrastructure starting in 2027, with 15-year leases and projected base contracted revenue exceeding $14 billion. AMD also received warrants to purchase up to 30 million Core Scientific shares at $23.47 per share. The deal accelerates Core Scientific's shift from bitcoin mining to AI hosting, as colocation revenue reached $136.7 million in Q2 2026, representing 83% of total revenue. Core Scientific also unwound its contract with Block for bitcoin-mining chips, incurring a $41.9 million charge. AMD's stock fell 4% while Core Scientific rose 6% in premarket trading.

Key Actions
70 AMD signed deal Core Scientific
50 Core Scientific unwound contract Block, Inc.
Entities Involved
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AMD
AMD secures up to 2.5 GW of data center capacity for AI deployments, strengthening its infrastructure position. The deal involves warrants and collaboration on design, but AMD's stock fell 4% on the announcement.
Importance 100.0 Sentiment 30.0
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Core Scientific
Core Scientific gains a major customer in AMD, accelerating its shift from bitcoin mining to AI hosting. The deal includes 15-year leases with over $14 billion in projected revenue, and its stock rose 6%.
Importance 100.0 Sentiment 60.0
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Mathew Hein
Mathew Hein, AMD's chief strategy officer, announced the partnership, highlighting the importance of infrastructure access for AI deployment.
Importance 30.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Adam J. Sullivan
Adam J. Sullivan, Core Scientific's CEO, emphasized the company's execution capabilities in supporting AMD's technology roadmap.
Importance 30.0 Sentiment 0.0
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CoreWeave
CoreWeave is mentioned as an existing customer of Core Scientific, with Bernstein analysts noting its high returns, but is not directly involved in this deal.
Importance 20.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Microsoft
Microsoft is mentioned as a partner of AMD for deploying Helios rack-scale AI systems on Azure, but is not directly involved in this deal.
Importance 10.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Block, Inc.
Core Scientific unwound its contract with Block for bitcoin-mining chips, resulting in a $41.9 million charge, reflecting Core Scientific's pivot away from mining.
Importance 10.0 Sentiment -10.0
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Anthropic
Anthropic is mentioned as a partner of AMD for deploying Instinct MI450 GPUs, but is not directly involved in this deal.
Importance 10.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Bernstein Analysis
Bernstein analysts are cited for their analysis of CoreWeave's returns, providing context but not directly affected.
Importance 5.0 Sentiment 0.0
Relationships
AMD related ↔ CoreWeave
AMD related ↔ Microsoft
AMD related ↔ Anthropic
Core Scientific related ↔ CoreWeave
CoreWeave related ↔ Microsoft
CoreWeave related ↔ Anthropic
Microsoft related ↔ Block, Inc.
Microsoft cloud supplier ↔ Anthropic Microsoft is a major supplier of cloud computing infrastructure through Azure to Anthropic, a minor investor in the comp
Block, Inc. related ↔ Anthropic
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