# TechCrunch — Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs

- Company: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-13T15:08:00+00:00
- Category: product-launch
- Subject: Reporting
- Models affected: GPUs
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/nvidias-new-500b-plan-is-risky-but-brilliant-especially-for-aging-gpus/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/3935-nvidia-s-new-500b-plan-is-risky-but-brilliant-especially-for-aging-gpus

Nvidia announced a $500B data-center financing plan that includes a guarantee to cover up to 25% of value loss on aging GPUs, aiming to create a secondary market for used AI hardware.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/nvidias-new-500b-plan-is-risky-but-brilliant-especially-for-aging-gpus/:

> Nvidia is promising that if GPUs used as collateral don’t retain their value as expected, the company will cover up to 25% of the difference.

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