# IREN’s Nvidia Partnership and 5 GW Plan, Hut 8’s $9.7B Hyperscaler Deal, Strategy May Sell BTC to Own the Short Sellers

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Podcast: [Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blockspace-ai-bitcoin-6791695)
Published: 2026-05-08T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/podcast/s/blockspace_ai_bitcoin/iren_s_nvidia_partnership_and_5_gw_plan_hut_8_s_9_7b_hyperscaler_deal_strategy_may_sell_btc_to_own_the_short_sellers
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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Charlie and Colin cover a flurry of deals and quarterly earnings in the bitcoin miner-AI space. We break down IREN’s roadmap to 5 GW and their new Nvidia partnership, Hut 8’s $9.8B contract with an undisclosed hy...

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