Is Musk Planning to Build an AI Factory on the Moon? The Space Computing Power Race Has Already Begun

[Crypto World] On December 8th, Musk made another big move—he plans to launch a bunch of AI satellites into sun-synchronous orbit and even wants to build factories on the Moon, aiming to throw hundreds of gigawatts of computing power into space every year. What’s his goal? He’s heading straight for a “Kardashev Type II civilization.”

He’s not the only one betting on space computing power. Google’s “Sun Catcher” project and Amazon’s LEO plan are also racing for the lead, all with the same purpose—to ease the burden on Earth’s overloaded AI data centers and power grids.

Some analysts believe that if space computing really takes off, the global distribution of computing power and settlement networks will be reshuffled. This could be an opportunity for cross-border payments and digital asset trading. By the way, some multi-asset wallets already let you buy US and Hong Kong stocks directly with USDT, and there are also zero-fee digital currency spot contracts available to play with.