Nvidia’s AI Deal Fuels Crypto AI Surge: Who Wins Big?

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) made headlines this week after announcing a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia’s AI-focused investment initiative, HUMAIN.

Nvidia’s Deal Accelerates Saudi AI Growth

The deal includes the delivery of hundreds of thousands of GPUs over the next five years, notably featuring 18,000 of Nvidia’s next-gen GB300 Grace Blackwell AI supercomputers, among the most advanced in the world.

http://the company said in a statement. “NVIDIA will strengthen the nation’s computing ecosystem and train thousands of developers with the skills to solve complex challenges with accelerated computing and AI,” the company said in a statement.

The $10 billion project also involves building a massive 500-megawatt AI data center in Saudi Arabia, representing one of the largest U.S.-Saudi tech deals to date. 

It coincides with broader AI collaborations in the region, as U.S. President Donald Trump secured $600 billion in commitments for U.S. companies during a tour of Gulf states.

Nvidia Stock Soars

Following the announcement, Nvidia shares surged 6.93% on Tuesday, closing at $132.69 and pushing the company’s market capitalization to nearly $3.2 trillion.

The stock opened higher on Wednesday at $132.73, signaling further investor enthusiasm.

Nvidia stock price chart. Source: Yahoo Finance

Crypto AI Sector Reacts Positively

The crypto market’s AI and Big Data segment rallied in response, with the sector growing 5.35%, according to CoinMarketCap. The total market cap of AI-linked crypto projects reached $39.85 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data .

The biggest gainer was TRUMP GROK, a meme coin blending Donald Trump’s brand with AI themes, which skyrocketed more than 425% in 24 hours, riding the wave of both Trump-related headlines and AI hype.

TRUMP GROK memecoin price soared on Nvidia AI deal news. Source: CoinMarketCap

Meanwhile, more technically grounded crypto AI projects also saw moderate gains. Render Network (RNDR), which directly utilizes Nvidia GPUs for decentralized AI rendering, rose 1.6%.

Theta Network (THETA), focused on decentralized video and AI infrastructure, climbed 2.4%.

One notable outlier was Bittensor (TAO), a decentralized AI network. Despite being a name in the AI crypto space, it slipped 2.45% to $454.4, showing that not all crypto AI coins benefited equally.

Why This Matters

As Nvidia strengthens its position as a leader in global AI infrastructure, crypto AI projects using its GPUs are becoming popular investments for retail investors looking to profit from AI growth.

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