Nvidia to Guarantee Nscale's West Virginia Data Center Loan

The arrangement, structured as a residual value guarantee, would allow Nvidia to step in if Nscale defaults on construction payments. Nscale has signed a $44.6 billion contract with Anthropic for the first 460-megawatt building, with a second $45 billion deal under discussion. This marks a shift from Nvidia's prior support of cloud providers through chip leases and purchases to direct financial backing of data center construction.

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