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According to Politico, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long advocated for strict enforcement of gambling laws, but after his political action committee received a $5,000 donation from the prediction market platform Kalshi in May 2025, and he personally received a $7,000 donation from Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour in June of the same year, he did not participate in several legal actions initiated by other state attorneys general aimed at restricting Kalshi's operations.

According to TheEnergyMag, Nasdaq-listed Bitdeer Technologies Group (stock code: BTDR) announced that it has acquired approximately 200 acres of undeveloped land in Milam County, Texas, for about $100 million in an all-cash transaction. This parcel is adjacent to its existing Rockdale operational area and will support the development of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure. This transaction is a complete ownership acquisition, eliminating the risk of lease renewals and providing site control assurance for the company's financing and development of high-density data centers.After the transaction is completed, Bitdeer's total land area in central Milam County will expand to approximately 255 acres. This parcel is located in an area with a well-developed power interconnection network, currently having about 563 megawatts of grid-connected power capacity, which will increase to 742 megawatts after the expansion plan is completed. The company stated that the new parcel will be used to build dedicated AI/HPC data centers, while not affecting the operation of its existing Bitcoin mining business. After this expansion, Bitdeer's global power capacity pipeline in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa will total approximately 3.0 gigawatts.

According to CoinDesk, AI company Anthropic has reached a $35 billion computing power procurement agreement with Lambda, an AI cloud service provider supported by NVIDIA, part of which will be provided through Bitcoin mining company Hut 8's Beacon Point facility located in Nueces County, Texas.Hut 8 previously disclosed that the facility has signed two long-term leases for 15 years, covering 704 MW of IT capacity, with a total contract value of $19.6 billion, but the identity of the tenants had not been disclosed earlier. The facility spans 525 acres and has a maximum power access capacity of 1 GW with ready grid connections.According to the currently disclosed transaction structure, NVIDIA holds the lease for the facility, Lambda will deploy NVIDIA chips, and Anthropic will procure the computing power generated from this. Hut 8 has not confirmed how much of the 704 MW capacity is related to Lambda and Anthropic, nor has it confirmed whether NVIDIA is the previously undisclosed tenant.As the demand for power and computing resources in AI data centers surges, Bitcoin mining companies with ready power and grid access capabilities are accelerating their transformation into AI infrastructure. Mining companies including Hut 8, TeraWulf, IREN, and Bitdeer have all entered the AI data center market by selling or leasing computing power and power infrastructure.Hut 8's revenue for the second quarter of this year was $74.93 million, a year-on-year increase of 81%; its two leases at Beacon Point have a total value of $19.6 billion, and the facility is expected to generate approximately $1.31 billion in operating profit annually once fully operational.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Texas Rangers vs. Milwaukee Brewers" on Polymarket, the option "Milwaukee Brewers" in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Washington Nationals vs. Texas Rangers," the option "Washington Nationals" in the sub-market "Washington Nationals vs. Texas Rangers" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 39.5% an hour ago to the current 14.5% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Texas Rangers vs. Athletics" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Athletics" option in the sub-market "First 5 Innings Spread -1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 35% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market event "Texas Rangers vs. Athletics" on Polymarket, the "Texas Rangers" option in the sub-market "Texas Rangers vs. Athletics" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 19.5% an hour ago to the current 48.5% (a fluctuation of 29%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels," the "Los Angeles Angels" option in the sub-market "1st 5 Innings Spread -1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, rising from 23.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 26.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket prediction market for the event "Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels," the "Texas Rangers" option in the sub-market "Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels" has experienced drastic fluctuations in winning probability, plummeting from 73.5% an hour ago to the current 18.5% (a fluctuation of 55%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket prediction market event "Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels," the sub-market "Overtime" option "Yes" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 51% an hour ago to the current 79.5% (a fluctuation of 28.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket event "Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers," the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 4.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win probability, dropping from 72% an hour ago to the current 15.5% (a fluctuation of 56.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

SpaceX plans to build its own power facilities for the large semiconductor manufacturing plant Terafab being developed in Texas. Riley Trettel, who is responsible for energy and data center development, stated that a gas power plant and a large battery array will be constructed to store energy to meet the surging power demand. Elon Musk's companies have long favored vertical integration, and Tesla is also participating in the energy market in Texas.

According to The Block, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission (PUCT) and the grid operator ERCOT to conduct audits on all data center projects in the queue within the state this week. ERCOT subsequently suspended the "Batch Zero" large electricity approval process, which was scheduled to announce results this month.Currently, data center applications account for about 90% of the 474 GW interconnected queue of ERCOT.Bernstein analysts noted in a client report released on Tuesday that this regulatory review will suppress speculative development and compress the supply of new electricity capacity, thereby enhancing the scarcity value of approved electricity capacity, benefiting existing Bitcoin mining companies and AI operators.The report specifically mentioned that Cipher Digital (CIFR), CleanSpark (CLSK), and Core Scientific (CORZ) are significantly affected by the audit, as their recent expansion plans rely on access to the Texas grid; while Terawulf (WULF) has a stronger risk resistance due to its power assets being distributed across multiple states, including Kentucky, Maryland, and New York; Riot Platforms (RIOT) and IREN benefit from already having large-scale approved operating assets in ERCOT.

According to Thestreet, data center developer Nexus Data Centers is preparing approximately $15 billion in financing to build an AI data center campus located in Hubbard, Texas, which will be leased by Anthropic in the future. Morgan Stanley will lead the related bank financing.The report states that the financing entity is Nexus Data Centers, not Anthropic itself.Google will use its investment-grade credit rating to guarantee Anthropic's leasing obligations and related energy agreements, involving four data center leasing projects and a power purchase agreement for a 1.6 GW natural gas power plant.In exchange, Google is expected to receive about 20% equity in the data center and energy projects. Industry insiders believe that this deal reflects the increasing reliance of AI infrastructure construction on the balance sheets of large tech companies.A similar model was previously seen in the collaboration between NVIDIA and OpenAI, where chip or cloud computing giants provide credit support to help AI companies finance the construction of large-scale computing facilities.

The FBI submitted data disclosure to the legislative committee, revealing that losses related to cryptocurrency kiosks in Texas amounted to $56.8 million in 2025, involving 1,179 complaints, making it the highest loss among all states in the U.S. The total number of related complaints nationwide was 13,460, with reported losses increasing by 58% year-on-year to $389 million. Cryptocurrency kiosks can accept cash and exchange it for cryptocurrency, typically set up at gas stations and convenience stores.Statistics from the Texas Tribune show that there are about 4,000 such devices in Texas, where scammers induce victims to withdraw money from their bank accounts and deposit it into the machines. Jesse Saucillo, Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, stated that once funds are transferred out, recovering them is nearly impossible, as the money typically flows into unhosted wallets and then into mixers. He added that AI-generated police and state agency impersonation content makes phone inducements more deceptive.Data from AARP indicates that since 2023, approximately 30 states in the U.S. have enacted laws related to cryptocurrency kiosks. Indiana fully banned such devices in March, followed by Tennessee and Minnesota. Texas House Committee Chairman Rep. Cole Hefner stated that the state will consider measures beyond regulatory scope.

According to Jinshi reports, Anthropic plans to lease a new park with a capacity of 1.6 gigawatts in Texas, and Google will guarantee the leasing and electricity costs.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays" on Polymarket, the "Texas Rangers" option in the sub-market "1st 5 Innings Spread -1.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, rising from 19.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 30.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to The Block, cryptocurrency financial company Galaxy Digital announced that it has acquired approximately 500 acres of land in McGregor, Texas, for the construction of its second large AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data center campus in the state. The project will be advanced in collaboration with the city of McGregor and local partners, with an initial planned capacity of 74 MW, expected to receive power supply by 2028, and plans to expand to hundreds of megawatts by 2030.Galaxy expects that the project will increase the local tax base in McGregor by at least $130 million. Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz stated that the company has validated the model of long-term cooperation between private data centers and rural communities at the Helios data center in Dickens County, Texas over the past few years, and the new campus will be the next step in Galaxy's strategy to build a multi-campus data center business. Previously, Galaxy acquired the Helios Bitcoin mining campus in West Texas in 2022 and gradually shifted towards AI and high-performance computing business. Currently, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has approved Galaxy to expand Helios to a capacity of 1.63 GW, which has been leased by AI cloud computing company CoreWeave for 15 years.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale sold $61,312.3 on the event "Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers" for "O/U 9.5". Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this item is 55.01%.

According to TheMinerMag, the former largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, Poolin, has applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, planning to sell its Texas Bitcoin mining assets for $52 million and cease operations. Poolin and its two U.S. affiliates submitted a voluntary application to the bankruptcy court in New Jersey on July 22, with liabilities of approximately $173 million, of which about $163.7 million is unsecured IOUs issued to Poolin wallet users after withdrawals were suspended during the downturn of the crypto market in 2022.Approximately 11,700 wallet users hold balances of over $100. Its two Texas mining sites ceased mining and hosting operations on July 10. Poolin has reached an asset purchase agreement with Thor CALAP LLC, with the Pyote site valued at $15 million and the Tarbush site’s power rights and equipment valued at $37 million, making a total bid of $52 million as the starting bid. Poolin stated that demand for AI infrastructure may increase the value of the mining site’s power and equipment. The final recovery amount from the court auction will depend on bids, fees, and court approval.