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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-004551"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RIOT"
cik: "0001167419"
company_name: "Riot Platforms, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:44:30.069126+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Riot buys Rockdale land for $96M, signs 10-year data center lease with AMD for 25 MW

## Summary
- Fee-simple acquisition of 200 acres at Rockdale site for $96M, funded by selling ~1,080 bitcoin.
- Signed 10-year lease with AMD for 25 MW critical IT load; initial revenue ~$311M, potential $1.0B with extensions.
- Delivery phases Jan-May 2026; $89.8M retrofit capex; expected avg NOI ~$25M/year.
- Expansion options allow AMD to scale to 200 MW total capacity at Rockdale.
- Riot now owns/manages 1.1K acres & 1.7 GW power capacity across two Texas sites.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-004551
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RIOT
- cik: 0001167419
- company_name: Riot Platforms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000110465926004551/0001104659-26-004551-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000110465926004551/riot-20260116x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-004551.txt

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