Sources: SoftBank is nearing a deal for a $5B margin loan secured by Arm shares in order to fund additional investment in OpenAI later this year Bloomberg : Bloomberg 2025-10-10 SoftBank, Bloomberg Related Coverage SoftBank in talks for $5 billion margin loan backed by Arm stock, Bloomberg News reports Reuters SoftBank Seeks $5B Loan Backed by Arm Shares to Deepen OpenAI Investment WinBuzzer AI BUBBLE WATCH: SoftBank reportedly seeking $5bn loan backed by Arm shares for investment in ChatGPT owner Proactive SoftBank eyes $5b margin loan backed by Arm shares Tech in Asia SoftBank in talks for $5 billion margin loan Finextra SoftBank Group is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks, refilling its coffers at a time Masayoshi Son is accelerating the Japanese investment firm's bets on artificial intelligence. … Min-Jeong Lee Discussion @finalgirlboss VaJenell Hugh-Briss on bluesky This is throwing good money after bad, and they know it. [embedded post] @tuckerslaw Malcolm V Tucker on bluesky In 'but it's not a bubble' news. [embedded post] @edzitron.com Ed Zitron on bluesky they're running out of money. also they need $20bn for this unless their expectation is that the round is cut in half because OpenAI won't convert to a for profit [embedded post]