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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defends anti-data center movements
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Fusion42 · 8 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin supports slowing AI data center expansion, believing improved algorithms could reduce the need for large new centers, while Bitcoin miners like Riot Platforms and Cipher Digital expand AI hosting infrastructure with multibillion-dollar deals. Texas has imposed a pause on new data center permits due to community concerns about electricity and water usage.
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You face a window where slowing AI data center growth in Texas can ease community resistance while improved algorithms reduce future hardware demand. If you provide AI compute services, reexamine your expansion plans and local regulation risks now.
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