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Nvidia surpasses Microsoft, Apple; AI Crypto Token Rally
Nvidia, the American graphics processing unit (GPU) maker, overtook tech giants Microsoft and Apple as the most valuable company on Tuesday.
This surge in Nvidia’s market capitalization triggered a rally in AI-themed cryptocurrencies.
AI tokens rally as Nvidia overtakes tech giants
According to the latest data, Nvidia (NVDA) stock price is now $135.58, giving it a market capitalization of $3.33 trillion. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Apple have market capitalizations of $3.31 trillion and $3.28 trillion, respectively.
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The main driver of this growth is the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) products, which have increasingly become an integral part of various industries as of 2023. Q1 2024 Earnings Report shows that its data center category saw a 427% increase in revenue to $22.56 billion. This category includes AI chips and AI server components.
Nvidia’s success has also had an impact on the cryptocurrency market. Top AI-themed cryptocurrenciesincluding Fetch.AI (FET) and Render (RNDR), have increased substantially over the past 24 hours.
The price of FET rose 16.3%, now valued at $1.33. In the meantime, RNDR recorded an increase of 10.3%., currently trading at $7.75. Plus, data from the on-chain analytics tool Santiment Shows that RNDR recorded a 33.33% increase in social volume changes during this period.
In the long term, Nvidia’s influence on the artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency sectors it should be deep. A report from asset manager Bitwise highlights how the artificial intelligence boom has had a significant impact on data centers, creating a shortage of AI chips and access to electricity.
Bitcoin miners, equipped with powerful chips and advanced cooling systems, provide the necessary infrastructure for artificial intelligence companies. As a leading manufacturer of AI chips and GPU for cryptocurrency miningNvidia can benefit significantly from growing demand.
Greg Beard, CEO of Stronghold Digital Mining, noted that research analysts are sounding the alarm about growing energy demand driven by the expansion of AI data centers. He cites a Goldman Sachs report from April that said data center energy demand, excluding cryptocurrencies, is expected to grow 160% in 2030 compared to 2023.
However, the infrastructure is not sufficient to meet the demand. Additionally, Beard pointed out that the U.S. electric industry has not developed new core energy infrastructure in nearly two decades.
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“AI developers are well capitalized and in a hurry to build, but they face serious barriers to accessing power. The most obvious access to this power is existing Bitcoin mining sites already connected to increasingly valuable energy sources. The only way for AI developers to attempt to overcome the resource gap and solve their future energy needs is to develop new sites and repurpose existing ones, like Bitcoin miners,” Beard told BeInCrypto.
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