Why Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI hedge fund is betting big on power companies and bitcoin miners to fuel the ‘superintelligence’ race

Why Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI hedge fund is betting big on power companies and bitcoin miners to fuel the ‘superintelligence’ race

New filings show how the former OpenAI researcher is translating his AGI thesis into billions of dollars of bets on electricity, AI infrastructure, and bitcoin mining companies.

When Fortuneprofiled Leopold Aschenbrenner in October 2025, the former OpenAI researcherfamously fired after roughly a year at the companyand onetime member of FTXs Future Fund philanthropy team was … [+5260 chars]
Why Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI hedge fund is betting big on power companies and bitcoin miners to fuel the ‘superintelligence’ race - FHMnews