**[Early Bitcoin Investor Nick Rose Doubles Down on Bitcoin Mining and AI Data Centers]** BlockBeats News, December 17 – Orion Compute, founded by early Bitcoin investor Nick Rose, announced its entry into large-scale Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data center infrastructure development, with an initial focus on developing markets abundant in low-cost energy. Orion Compute stated that as global investment in AI data centers accelerates, North America and Western Europe are facing rising electricity costs, grid congestion, and power restriction risks. The company plans to deploy computing infrastructure in regions with surplus energy and low utilization rates to significantly reduce electricity costs and ensure a stable power supply. In the short term, Orion Compute will prioritize project deployment in West Texas, USA, and expand into developing economies once regulatory and infrastructure conditions are favorable. In terms of specific strategies, the company will adopt a phased deployment model, initially utilizing cost-effective AI hardware (such as Nvidia A100 GPUs) to reduce capital expenditures and optimize energy and operational systems. Subsequently, it plans to upgrade to H100-level GPUs when conditions are ripe. Meanwhile, Orion Compute is building dual-purpose infrastructure capable of supporting both AI computing and Bitcoin mining. Through its collaboration with Terra Solis, the company is introducing ultra-low-cost, location-flexible energy solutions.