**[Bank of America: AI-related financing scale reaches $344 billion in 2026, far surpassing the full year of 2025]** BlockBeats News, August 7 — According to data from Bank of America Global Research (BofA Global Research), AI-related financing since 2026 has reached $344 billion, far exceeding the $136 billion total for 2025. Financing for AI infrastructure is accelerating significantly. From the financing structure perspective, U.S. hyperscale cloud service providers contributed $157 billion, non-U.S. hyperscale cloud service providers contributed $62 billion, data center project financing accounted for $51 billion, Nvidia and SpaceX-related financing totaled $50 billion, and chip sector financing reached $23 billion, including $35 billion from the senior debt portion of the APCHIP transaction. AI financing activities have gradually grown over the past few years, with a noticeable acceleration in 2025 and further growth in 2026. Hyperscale cloud service providers, chip manufacturers, and data center developers are locking in computing power and infrastructure capacity at an unprecedented scale. Overall, the continuously expanding financing scale indicates that demand for AI infrastructure still has strong mid-to-long-term visibility, with funds steadily flowing into key areas of the AI industry chain such as computing power, chips, and data centers. However, the ultimate capital return rate and project execution will determine whether this round of large-scale capital expenditures can be sustained. [Original Link]