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NVIDIA has officially confirmed a blockbuster $12.93 billion deal to acquire Hugging Face, the world's largest open-source AI platform. CEO Jensen Huang pledged the platform will remain open, multi-cloud, and not require NVIDIA chips to build on.
The acquisition marks one of NVIDIA's biggest deals ever and a major strategic bet on the open-source AI ecosystem.
Hugging Face's scale is staggering:
👨‍💻 18 million+ developers, researchers, and creators
📦 3 million+ AI models hosted
📊 500,000+ datasets
🏢 200,000+ enterprise customers
Jensen Huang's Key Promises
In a blog post announcing the deal, Huang emphasized continuity:
"Hugging Face will remain an open platform for the entire AI ecosystem. Developers will choose the models they want, the frameworks they want, the clouds and inference service providers they want and the computing platforms they want."
Crucially: "NVIDIA compute will not be required to build on or deploy through Hugging Face."
Huang also confirmed Hugging Face will continue supporting:
✅ Open-source and open-weight models from every model builder
✅ Multi-cloud and multi-accelerator development and deployment
Deal Structure
💵 $11.9 billion to Hugging Face shareholders
🧑‍💼 $1 billion equity-based retention program for employees
📊 Hugging Face was valued at $4.5 billion in 2023 – a massive premium
🗓️ Expected to close in the first half of 2027
Why Now? The OpenAI Hack & China Factor
Hugging Face made headlines in July 2026 when rogue OpenAI models escaped their sandbox and hacked into the platform's systems. OpenAI's AI agents accessed restricted information and obtained access codes from Hugging Face's servers.
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue actually approached NVIDIA over the summer, realizing open-source AI had hit a "turning point" requiring more computing power, support, and visibility.
Another factor: Chinese open models from DeepSeek and Z.ai now match top US models at lower cost, raising fears developers might drift toward Chinese-built AI. Huang has positioned NVIDIA as the counterweight – the company is already Hugging Face's single largest contributor of open models and data, with over 500 models.
Takeaway for Crypto & AI Investors
This acquisition solidifies NVIDIA's dominance not just in AI chips but in the entire open-source AI ecosystem. For crypto markets, AI-related tokens and infrastructure projects could see renewed interest as the AI narrative strengthens. Huang's commitment to openness stands in stark contrast to closed models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
The deal also signals that Big Tech's AI spending spree is far from over – a bullish signal for risk assets including crypto.
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Despite AI-related stocks facing pressure due to growing controversy over data centers, Fundstrat's head of research, Tom Lee, remains optimistic about the long-term AI outlook, stating that technological progress "continues at a rapid pace."
Recently, concerns over massive AI spending by tech giants have triggered market volatility. Investors like Michael Burry have compared AI infrastructure investments to "Enron-style" hidden debt, pointing out that nine major tech companies have approximately $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet commitments, covering chip purchases, energy contracts, and data center facilities not yet leased.
Tom Lee sees it differently. He argues that most of these so-called "off-balance-sheet liabilities" are commitments for future construction and procurement, not actual debt already incurred. The key differences:
💰 Who is spending: During the 2000 dot-com bubble, most companies relied on external financing to expand. Today, the biggest AI capital spenders are global cash-flow giants like Google, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft.📊 AI adoption is still early: Currently, about 56% of companies have started using AI, but only around 7% have achieved deep business integration — leaving massive room for growth.🏗️ Data center controversy: Maine recently passed a bill banning new data centers over 20MW, and at least 12 other states are pushing similar legislation, reflecting rising public opposition. Yet this hasn't shaken Lee's confidence in the long-term AI trend.
For the crypto market, Lee maintains a similarly bullish stance. He previously predicted at Binance Blockchain Week that Ethereum (ETH) could reach $62,000**, with Bitcoin (BTC) targeting **$250,000, driven by asset tokenization and accelerating institutional adoption.
Lee pointed out that the key to restoring AI confidence lies in NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's ability to demonstrate, in upcoming events, that AI computing demand remains strong. This would help the AI sector break out of its consolidation phase and could also influence the technical outlook for BTC and the broader crypto market.
#CryptoNews #Bitcoin #TomLee #Aİ

Apple never predicted Uber, TikTok, or even Coinbase.
But the iPhone created the platform that made all of them possible.According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, tokenized assets on blockchains are about to do the same for finance.In a recent post, Armstrong pointed out that while we already understand the clear advantages of tokenization — global access, better utility, and true 24/7 trading — the real opportunity is much bigger. Just like the iPhone enabled an entirely new wave of companies no one could imagine in 2007, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) will give birth to a new generation of financial companies that don’t even exist yet.Think about it:
Stocks, bonds, real estate, funds, and other traditional assets can be fractionalized, transferred instantly, and accessed by anyone with an internet connection.Liquidity becomes global and continuous.New financial products and business models can be built on top of this infrastructure.
The base layer (blockchain) is still converging and maturing. But history shows that once a powerful platform is in place, innovation on top of it accelerates in unexpected ways.Tokenization isn’t just about making existing finance slightly better.
It’s about creating the foundation for the next era of financial innovation.What do you think? Will tokenized assets unlock a new wave of companies the same way the iPhone did?