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SoftBank's deepening ties with OpenAI via $5.5B in warrants underscores the accelerating convergence of AI, energy, and data infrastructure. This trend parallels crypto's own energy-intensive mining and AI-driven projects, potentially creating both synergies and competition for resources and investor attention.

SoftBank's SB Energy plans to file for an IPO as soon as this week, aiming to raise $5B to $7B, and has awarded OpenAI warrants worth ~$5.5B.