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Circular Financing: Does Nvidia's $110B Bet Echo the Telecom Bubble?

tomtunguz.com published 2025-10-0313 min read

Nvidia's $110B vendor financing strategy mirrors Lucent's telecom bubble playbook. Analyzing customer concentration, GPU-backed debt, depreciation schedules & cash flow patterns to assess AI bubble risks.

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