Former OpenAI researcher Aschenbrenner makes a big bet on bitcoin mining companies while shorting Nvidia and AMD
ChainCatcher news, according to a CoinDesk report, former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner had increased his disclosed investment size from $5.5 billion to $13.67 billion as of March 31, 2026, and made significant purchases in Bitcoin mining companies and AI infrastructure firms. His main holdings include mining companies such as IREN, Core Scientific, Riot Platforms, CleanSpark, Bitfarms, Bitdeer, and Hive Digital, betting that their power resources and data center capabilities will benefit from the growing demand for AI computing power.
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