Riot Platforms sold 9,665 bitcoin in the first half of 2026, including 4,300 BTC in the second quarter, as it redirected capital from mining toward AI infrastructure. The move reduced its bitcoin treasury to 11,380 BTC and marked a sharper strategic pivot than earlier treasury-management activity that had focused on balancing liquidity, operations and expansion. The company is expanding its data center operations as it shifts away from a model centered primarily on bitcoin mining. The sales underscore how some listed miners are using digital-asset holdings to finance broader infrastructure bets as post-halving mining economics remain more challenging and high-performance computing and AI-related capacity attract growing interest. Earlier reporting had described Riot's bitcoin sales and collateral-related transactions as part of a treasury strategy tied to operations, financing and mining expansion. The latest update indicates the first-half 2026 disposals were used specifically to support the company's transition toward AI infrastructure, while leaving it with a sizable remaining bitcoin reserve.