https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/blackstone-bet-on-chips-drove-a-debt-boom-that-s-upending-creditContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/blackstone-bet-on-chips-drove-a-debt-boom-that-s-upending-credithttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/blackstone-bet-on-chips-drove-a-debt-boom-that-s-upending-credit#u158100Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:16:22 +0000A 2023 financing deal led by Blackstone for CoreWeave has triggered a massive lending boom backed by computer chips, reshaping credit markets. Blackstone executives initially questioned the reality of artificial intelligence and the nature of graphics processing units before orchestrating the multi-billion-dollar transaction. That early $2.3 billion bet has since transformed into a template for GPU-collateralized borrowing across the technology sector. Market participants are now grappling with a new asset class driven by intense demand for infrastructure funding, while executives defend the l