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Cipher pivots Barber Lake into Google-backed Fluidstack AI hosting

Cipher Mining + Fluidstack + Google

Near-primary sourcePress release only2025-09-25
Deal structureHPC colocation / bitcoin-miner-to-AI hosting conversion
GeographyColorado City, Texas
Infrastructure layersData centers + cloud capacity + power
Disclosed scale168 MW critical IT load; 244 MW gross capacity; about $3B initial 10-year revenue, with upside from extensions

Why it matters

The strategic read

Another public miner converts power and land into contracted AI infrastructure, with Google backstopping Fluidstack obligations and taking equity exposure through warrants.

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What was disclosed

  1. 01

    Cipher announced a 10-year HPC colocation agreement with Fluidstack.

  2. 02

    Cipher will deliver 168 MW of critical IT load, supported by up to 244 MW of gross capacity at Barber Lake.

  3. 03

    The deal represents about $3B of contracted revenue over the initial term.

  4. 04

    Google backstops $1.4B of Fluidstack obligations and receives warrants for roughly 5.4% of Cipher.

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What is known—and what is not

Press release terms public through a near-primary mirror; full hosting, backstop and warrant contracts are not public.