The Chinese AI startup is scaling up its computing infrastructure with a massive data center that could reshape the global AI compute landscape and ripple through crypto mining economics. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that rattled global tech markets earlier this year, is now planning to build a 1 gigawatt AI data center in Inner Mongolia. The company reportedly completed deployments of its models in Hohhot’s New District, also in Inner Mongolia, back in February 2025. Why crypto investors should care about an AI data centerDeepSeek’s project has no direct connection to cryptocurrencies, tokens, or digital assets. Early 2028 is ambitious for a project of this scale, and construction delays in data center buildouts have become almost routine across the industry.