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$9.7 billion five-year Microsoft contract

Company: IREN

Subject kind
partnership
Statement date
2026-08-21
Promised amount
9700000000.0 USD
Current status
stated

The claim, verbatim

IREN has a five-year, $9.7 billion contract with Microsoft

Source (primary)

IREN Jumps 6% but Then Gives Up Gains as Microsoft Accepts Horizon 1; TeraWulf Ticks Up, Cipher Digital Drops 5% - Yahoo Finance (-, news_article)
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Quote: “five-year, $9.7 billion contract”

How we checked this

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Additional evidence

confirms IREN Jumps 6% but Then Gives Up Gains as Microsoft Accepts Horizon 1; TeraWulf Ticks Up, Cipher Digital Drops 5% - Yahoo Finance

Quote: “five-year, $9.7 billion contract”

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