Riot Platforms, Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• On January 16, 2026, Riot Platforms, Inc. filed an 8-K announcing that it purchased the 200-acre Rockdale, Texas site underlying its facility and entered into a 10-year lease agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) for 25 megawatts of critical IT load capacity at the Rockdale Site. The company issued a press release and a business update about these transactions.

Key Details

• Filed date: January 16, 2026 (8-K signed by CFO Colin Yee).
• Land purchase: 200 acres at the Rockdale, Texas site.
• Lease: 10-year agreement with AMD covering 25 megawatts of critical IT load capacity.
• Communications: Press Release (Exhibit 99.1) and Business Update (Exhibit 99.2) were included with the filing.

Why It Matters

• These transactions change Riot’s asset and contractual profile by adding owned land at Rockdale and a multi-year capacity commitment with a major customer (AMD). Investors should review the company’s press release and business update for any disclosed financial terms or expected operational impacts and monitor future filings for how the purchase and lease affect Riot’s capital deployment, revenue profile, or capacity utilization.