Riot Platforms, Inc._ January 16, 2026

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2026

Riot Platforms, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada		001-33675		84-1553387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3855 Ambrosia Street, Suite 301

Castle Rock, CO 80109

(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 794-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value per share		RIOT		Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 – Other Events.

On January 16, 2026, Riot Platforms, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) and an update announcing that the Company purchased the 200 acres of land underlying it’s facility in Rockdale, Texas (the “Rockdale Site”) 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 on its website, www.riotplatforms.com, under the “Investor Relations” tab (the “Transactions”). The full text of the Press Release is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On January 16, 2026, the Company also released a business update regarding the Transactions (the “Business Update”). A copy of the Business Update is included herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated January 16, 2026.
99.2		Business Update, dated January 16, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

S I G N A T U R E

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Colin Yee
	Name:	Colin Yee
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 16, 2026