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CIRCULAR FINANCING: DOES NVIDIA'S $110B BET ECHO THE TELECOM BUBBLE?

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Analysts immediately drew comparisons to the telecom bubble on the news that Nvidia had invested $100 billion in OpenAI in September. During the telecom bubble, demand was speculative, and customers burned cash. Many of Nvidia's customers are profitable and sophisticated hyperscalers. This suggests that the current situation is different from the telecom bubble.