Riot Sells More Than 20,000 Bitcoin as AI Data-Centre Contracts Reach $38B
TL;DR: Riot Platforms says it sold 20,264 BTC in the first nine months of 2026, raising about $1.5 billion primarily for data-centre development. Its latest quarterly release puts long-term contracted data-centre revenue at around $38 billion, underlining how far the miner’s business model is shifting. Riot Platforms has made a striking choice with its Bitcoin…
Hut 8 Expands AI Campus Commitments While Funding Buybacks With Bitcoin Sales
TL;DR: Hut 8 says it fully commercialised its Beacon Point AI campus with a second 352 MW lease, taking expected aggregate base-term contract value across its AI data-centre portfolio to about $26.6 billion. The company also sold Bitcoin to fund share repurchases, showing how mining-era assets are being redeployed. Hut 8’s third-quarter update is less…