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Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms Sells 10,599 BTC, Secures $28 Billion AI Data Center Deal

Open the sourceReported by CoinGape, coingape.com, 4 November 2026, by Coingapestaff
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Riot Platforms sold 10,599 BTC in the third quarter, cutting its Bitcoin holdings by 79% from 11,380 tokens as it redirected capital toward data center development. The Bitcoin miner simultaneously secured a 15-year AI infrastructure lease valued at roughly $28 billion, marking a major pivot beyond its core mining business. The dual move signals miners are increasingly reallocating balance-sheet Bitcoin and infrastructure capacity toward higher-margin AI compute demand. Watch for further disclosure on lease counterparties and buildout timelines, plus whether Riot rebuilds its BTC treasury or keeps selling into strength.

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