Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) struck a $9.1 billion, 20-year computing deal with Anthropic this week, leasing 191 megawatts of power at its Rockdale, Texas campus. The deal could grow to $16.1 billion if extended twice by five years each. Shares initially jumped more than 20% before giving back most of the gain. Why This Matters […]

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JPMorgan Chase has raised its price target on Riot Platforms (Nasdaq: RIOT), a Bitcoin miner increasingly moving into AI infrastructure, to $22 from $20, while keeping its Overweight rating. The bank said in an Aug. 17 research note that Riot is "building momentum," pointing to a ...

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The AI race may be driving a new pricing benchmark. JPMorgan estimates Anthropic agreed to pay roughly $2.4 per watt per year for capacity at Riot Platforms, Inc‘s (NASDAQ:RIOT) Texas data center — about 33% above the firm’s estimated industry...

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Riot Platforms just demonstrated that a Bitcoin mining company’s most valuable line item isn’t its hash rate; it’s the megawatts sitting behind it. The company’s new 20-year, $9.1Bn compute lease with Anthropic converts a Texas mining campus into contracted AI infrastructure revenue that has nothing to do with block rewards, ...

In August 2026, Riot Platforms reported second-quarter 2026 results showing revenue of US$174.24 million but a net loss of US$237.17 million, driven in part by almost US$27.97 million of impairment charges, while bitcoin production rose to 1,587 coins. On the same day, the company revealed a long-term agreement to lease 191 MW of IT capacity at its Rockdale, Texas campus to a leading AI lab in a US$9.10 billion, 20-year data center deal, signaling a major move toward becoming an AI...

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On today's episode, Melker discusses the Riot Platforms (RIOT), a bitcoin mining company that is ditching bitcoin (BTC-USD) mining to pursue the potentially more lucrative artificial intelligence market through a reported $9 billion deal with Anthropic (ANTH.PVT). "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

The bitcoin mining company, which has pivoted toward selling data center capacity, signed a deal with a major AI developer, widely reported to be Anthropic, in a transaction valued at $9.1 billion.

Riot Platforms has delivered a 69.6% gain over the past year, yet its valuation checks lean expensive and raise questions about how much optimism is already in the share price. Over the last 12 months, Riot Platforms is up 69.6%. This puts recent buyers in profit and sets a high bar for what comes next to justify that move. The new US$9.1b, 20 year AI infrastructure lease at Rockdale can support long term contracted revenue. However, the scale of the required build out and financing may add...

Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT) secures landmark $9.1 billion AI data center lease and expands engineering margins, offsetting a $237 million GAAP net loss in Q2 2026.

Riot Platforms has secured a $9.1 billion, 20-year deal, reportedly with the AI giant.

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Riot Platforms Q2 2026 earnings snapshot Riot Platforms (RIOT) reported second quarter 2026 results that combined higher total revenue with a swing to a substantial net loss, reshaping how investors may look at the stock’s risk and reward profile. See our latest analysis for Riot Platforms. The Q2 2026 report and new 20 year AI infrastructure agreement come after a period where Riot Platforms’ share price has fallen 21% over 3 months but still delivered a 74% 1 year total shareholder return...

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The 20-year agreement brings Riot’s contracted critical IT capacity to 241 MW, with phased delivery through June 2028 and $573 million of interim financing from Morgan Stanley.

The capacity already under contract arrived ahead of schedule, while the far larger pipeline behind it now waits on a Texas approval process with no date attached.

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