Svmuu reported that Bitcoin mining company IREN announced the completion of a $3.65 billion investment-grade GPU financing to support its AI cloud contract signed with Microsoft. The financing includes $2.1 billion in US private placement bonds and $1.55 billion in delayed-draw term loans, with a blended debt cost of 6.00%. It is reported that this financing has been assigned ratings of A and A (low) by Fitch and DBRS, respectively, making it the highest-rated investment-grade GPU financing project publicly disclosed to date, as well as the first GPU financing case in the US private market. IREN stated that the financing is secured by GPU assets and related contract cash flows, which helps optimize its capital structure and supports the company's plan to expand its AI Cloud capacity to 480MW by the end of 2026.