Riot Platforms Sells $200M Bitcoin to Fuel 2025 AI Data Center Pivot
Riot Platforms sold $200M worth of Bitcoin in late 2025 to fund its Corsicana AI data center build-out. Discover how miners are pivoting to AI infrastructure.
One winter's worth of Bitcoin sales is building an AI future. Riot Platforms (RIOT), a major player in the crypto mining sector, just cashed out approximately $200 million in BTC during the final two months of 2025. According to CoinDesk, this massive liquidation isn't just a simple profit-taking move—it's a strategic maneuver to fund the company's aggressive pivot toward artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Riot Platforms Bitcoin sale 2025 AI Strategy and Funding
The mining giant offloaded 1,818 BTC in December and 383 BTC in November, leaving its total balance at 18,005 coins by year-end. Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets at VanEck, pointed out that these sales effectively cover the entire capital expenditure for the first 112 MW phase of Riot’s Corsicana AI data center project, which is slated for completion in Q1 2027.
The Strengthening Link Between Miners and AI
The correlation between the AI trade and Bitcoin is becoming harder to ignore. Analysts suggest that miners are increasingly using their BTC holdings as a piggy bank to fund AI-related capex, especially when traditional credit markets are tight. As of today, January 6, 2026, Bitcoin is trading around $92,500, while Riot shares have slipped by 2% in tandem with a broader crypto retreat.
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