Early Bitcoin Investor Nick Rose Doubles Down on Bitcoin Mining with AI Data Center

December 17: Orion Compute—founded by early Bitcoin investor Nick Rose—today announced its entry into large-scale Bitcoin mining and AI data center infrastructure development, with an initial focus on emerging markets boasting abundant low-cost energy. Orion Compute noted that as global AI data center investments accelerate, North America and Western Europe face rising electricity costs, grid congestion, and power supply risks. The firm plans to deploy computing infrastructure in regions with energy surpluses and low utilization rates to slash electricity costs and ensure uninterrupted power supply. In the short term, Orion Compute will prioritize projects in West Texas, U.S., before expanding to emerging economies once regulatory and infrastructure conditions mature. For its strategy, the company is using a phased deployment model: initially leveraging cost-effective AI hardware (like Nvidia A100 GPUs) to cut capital expenditures and optimize energy and operational systems; subsequent upgrades to H100-level GPUs will follow when conditions align. Meanwhile, Orion Compute is building dual-purpose infrastructure that supports both AI computing and Bitcoin mining, and via its partnership with Terra Solis, is rolling out a highly cost-effective, location-flexible energy solution.