{"id":5343,"date":"2026-01-07T05:20:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:20:31","slug":"riot-platforms-cashes-in-on-bitcoin-rally-with-200m-year-end-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5343","title":{"rendered":"Riot Platforms Cashes In on Bitcoin Rally With $200M Year-End Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Riot Platforms sold 2,201 BTC for $200 million in late 2025 to fund a strategic shift toward AI and data center infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The sale reduced its treasury to 18,005 BTC as the company prioritises capital for its 112-megawatt Corsicana facility expansion.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • This move mirrors a broader industry trend of miners diversifying into AI to monetise power capacity ahead of a 2027 completion target.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Riot Platforms is using Bitcoin (BTC) sales to help finance its shift toward data centers and artificial intelligence, after cutting its BTC holdings late in the year.<\/p>\n

    In its December production and operations report, the miner said it sold 2,201 BTC across November and December, generating nearly US$200 million (AU$306 million) in net proceeds. Riot ended 2025 with 18,005 BTC, which it valued at about US$1.65 billion (AU$2.5 billion) at current prices, placing it among the 10 largest public-company Bitcoin holders.<\/p>\n

    The sales meaningfully reduced its treasury versus earlier in the quarter. Riot reported 19,324 BTC at the end of October, implying a decline of 1,319 BTC into year-end. Its ending balance was also only 293 BTC higher than the prior year\u2019s level. That approach contrasts with 2024, when Riot sold no Bitcoin and instead added more than US$500 million (AU$765 million) worth to its holdings.<\/p>\n

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    Financing The Future<\/h2>\n

    VanEck\u2019s head of digital assets, Matthew Sigel, linked the sale size to Riot\u2019s planned capital spend for the first phase of its 112-megawatt buildout at Corsicana, which the company is targeting for completion in Q1 2027, framing the disposals as a way to fund the initial step of an AI data-center pivot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    $RIOT<\/a> sold ~$200M of Bitcoin in Nov\/Dec vs. zero y\/y.<\/p>\n

    That\u2019s roughly the entire capex Riot has guided for the first 112 MW core\/shell build at Corsicana, targeting completion in Q1 2027.<\/p>\n

    In other words: one winter of BTC sales \u2248 funding Phase 1 of the AI data-center pivot. pic.twitter.com\/oUcf5Pksju<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u2014 matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

    Riot has been positioning that pivot as part of a \u201cpower-first strategy,\u201d treating Bitcoin mining as a way to monetise its power capacity ahead of converting more megawatts to data center use.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    The shift mirrors a broader trend among listed miners expanding into AI or cloud infrastructure. For example, Bitcoin miner MARA saw a surge in revenue after expanding its services to AI datacenters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Many other peers are signaling similar moves and some are planning to scale back mining to prioritise data center development, or do both.<\/p>\n

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