Mon, Jul 7, 2025
CoreWeave agrees to acquire Core Scientific in $9B all-stock deal
Key points
- 0.1235 CoreWeave Class A shares per Core Scientific share
- Core Scientific holds ~1.3GW gross power capacity and is an existing CoreWeave landlord/capacity provider
- Deal rejected by Core Scientific shareholders and terminated October 30, 2025
Acquisition
Core ScientificCompleted
Core Scientific is a former bitcoin miner turned AI/HPC data center host, and an existing CoreWeave landlord across several sites (Denton, Dalton, Muskogee, Marble).
- All-stock deal, 0.1235 CoreWeave shares per Core Scientific share, ~$9.0B implied value
- Opposed by shareholder Two Seas Capital; ISS recommended against
- Terminated Oct 30, 2025 after shareholders voted against the merger (20.75M for vs 203.45M against)
- Both companies remain independent; existing lease/hosting contracts continue