Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has struck a $9.1 billion deal with Anthropic PBC, the maker of the Claude AI model, according to people familiar with the matter.
The agreement highlights how bitcoin miners are increasingly pivoting toward selling AI data center capacity to meet surging computing demand.
Details of the agreement
Riot disclosed on Monday that it had secured a 20-year deal to supply 191 megawatts of capacity to a “leading frontier AI” company.
That unnamed company is Anthropic, the sources said, requesting anonymity while discussing private information.
The power will come from Riot’s campus in Rockdale, Texas.
To put the scale in perspective, 191 megawatts is enough to energize roughly 143,000 homes at any given moment.
Miners pivot to AI
The deal underscores Anthropic’s broader push to lock in enough computing power to serve its customers.
Riot only recently began selling AI data center capacity, joining a growing list of bitcoin miners repurposing their energy-heavy infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads.
The move reflects a wider trend in which mining companies leverage their existing power access and facilities to capture demand from AI firms racing to expand.
The report was written by Shirin Ghaffary and published on August 10, 2026.
The massive dollar figure and two-decade term signal a long-term commitment between the two companies as the AI sector continues to scale up its infrastructure needs.
