📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Cipher Digital(CIFR.US) Cipher Digital, Fluidstack and Anthropic Commit $𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 to Texas Water Infrastructure

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗖𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 and 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 jointly commit $𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.

➤ Funding targets 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆's aging water infrastructure in Texas.

➤ Projects include additional 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 and replacement of aging valves.

➤ Companies established the nonprofit 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

➤ Foundation will coordinate projects with 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 officials and engineers.

➤ Investment follows chronic outages and July storm damage to water infrastructure.

➤ Cipher's 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 data center uses its own water supply.

➤ Facility draws 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 from Colorado City's municipal system.

➤ Cipher says operations won't impact local drinking water or residential utility bills.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ The $𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 commitment could improve local water reliability and resilience.

➤ Investment addresses community infrastructure concerns surrounding expanding 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 development.

➤ Independent on-site water reduces potential competition with 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 demand.

➤ Partnership highlights community investment alongside growing 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 deployment.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀, Texas House Speaker:

"As Texas continues to grow, it is important that the companies helping drive that growth are also good neighbors and partners in our communities. This donation for Colorado City's water infrastructure will strengthen the region's water future while demonstrating a commitment to the Texans who call this community home. I want to thank the companies for their generosity and for investing in the long-term future of Colorado City and West Texas."

𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝘁, Colorado City Mayor:

"When we welcomed these companies to our community, they told us they would be good neighbors. This $10 million contribution for critical repairs to our local water system demonstrates they meant every word."

𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲, Cipher's Chief Executive Officer:

"Being a good neighbor means showing up for the issues that matter most to the communities where we operate, even when those issues predate us. In Colorado City, we wanted to invest directly in solutions that will benefit the community for years to come. We're grateful to Speaker Burrows and local leaders for their partnership, and proud that Colorado City is home to one of our data centers."

𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗼, Public Affairs Lead for Fluidstack:

"Everywhere Fluidstack operates, we try to listen first and understand what the community actually needs. This summer, our neighbors here had a problem. We asked if we could help, and we're glad the answer was yes."

𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻, Head of Economic Development for Anthropic:

"Communities that host AI infrastructure should be better off for it. Colorado City's leaders identified what their water system needs, and we're glad to help fund it.”