Elon Musk said on X that debt markets have nearly shut off access to funding for companies without substantial revenue outside AI data centers, predicting 'guppy-level death' and consolidation for the 200+ neocloud companies that rent GPUs to AI developers. CoreWeave, the largest neocloud, closed at $54.24 on Oct. 23, down 37.75% from its Sept. 30 close of $87.12, while its June notes with a 9.625% coupon fell below 80 cents on the dollar and five-year credit default swaps reached 1,115 basis points. Musk argued SpaceX could close $40B of GPU debt because it is investment grade and has Starlink and launch revenue. CEO Michael Intrator says CoreWeave's contracted backlog of about $104 billion more than covers its roughly $35 billion in debt.
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