[Former OpenAI Researcher Aschenbrenner Bets on Bitcoin Mining Companies While Shorting NVIDIA and AMD] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on May 19, former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner increased his disclosed investment scale from $5.5 billion to $13.67 billion as of March 31, 2026, and made significant purchases of stocks in Bitcoin mining companies and AI infrastructure firms. His key holdings include mining companies such as IREN, Core Scientific, Riot Platforms, CleanSpark, Bitfarms, Bitdeer, and Hive Digital, betting that their power resources and data center capabilities will benefit from the growing demand for AI computing power. At the same time, he has established approximately $7.46 billion in semiconductor short positions, including large put option positions on VanEck Semiconductor ETF, NVIDIA, Oracle, and Broadcom.