Riot Platforms (RIOT) reported robust operational efficiency in March 2025, highlighted by continued enlargement into the factitious intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) sector.
The corporate’s bitcoin (BTC) manufacturing final month rose to 533 BTC, probably the most because the reward halving nearly a yr in the past. The determine represents a month-on-month enhance of 13% and 25% greater than a yr earlier than. Bitcoin holdings grew to 19,223 BTC.
Riot mentioned it plans to “aggressively pursue” growth of its Corsicana facility to capitalize on rising demand for compute infrastructure utilized in AI and HPC.
A lately accomplished feasibility research by trade marketing consultant Altman Solon confirmed the numerous potential of the positioning to assist as much as 600 megawatts of extra capability for AI/HPC purposes. Key benefits embody 1.0 gigawatt of secured energy, 400 MW of which is already operational, 265 acres of land with substantial growth potential and shut proximity to Dallas — a serious hub for AI and cloud computing.
The research famous the positioning’s capability to assist each inference and cloud-based workloads, strengthening its enchantment to AI/HPC tenants.
Riot maintained a gentle deployed hash charge of 33.7 EH/s, whereas its common working hash charge grew 3% month-over-month to 30.3 EH/s—representing a 254% enhance year-over-year. Though energy credit declined because of seasonal elements, Riot saved its all-in energy value low at 3.8 cents per kWh, and improved fleet effectivity to 21.0 J/TH, a 22% enchancment from the earlier yr.
Riot’s shares fell 5.5% Friday, whereas the Nasdaq 100 index dropped 2.8%. They’ve misplaced 35% year-to-date.
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