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Luxor Technology Raises $16 Million to Scale AI Compute Trading

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Luxor Technology raised a $16 million strategic round led by CMT Digital to expand its AI compute trading and hardware business, with participation from Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead and angel investors. The funding will support expansion of its agentic cloud platform, AI hardware operating capital, compute derivative trading and market-making, and team recruitment. The round combines primary and secondary capital. COO Ethan Vera stated the company plans to hire about 12 people by year-end. This follows the September launch of Luxor AI, a business segment extending Luxor's bitcoin mining stack into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

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Luxor raises $16 million to expand AI business, plans 12 hires by year-end
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    Luxor Technology raises $16 million to scale AI compute trad

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    Luxor raises $16 million to expand AI business, plans 12 hires by year-end

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    Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Luxor has raised $16 million to expand its artificial intelligence business. The company plans to hire about 12 people by the end of the year, according to COO Ethan Vera.

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    Luxor Raises $16 Million to Scale AI Compute Trading and Hardware

    Report first recorded Oct 27, 22:42

    Seattle-based Luxor Technology Corporation raised $16 million in a strategic round led by CMT Digital to expand its AI compute trading and hardware business. The funding will scale its agentic cloud platform, provide working capital for AI hardware, expand compute derivative trading, and hire engineering staff. Luxor, which previously built infrastructure for bitcoin mining, is applying its energy, hardware, and trading expertise to the AI sector, noting its OTC desk has already traded $1 billion in ASIC hardware and offers cash-settled options on compute-rental indexes.

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