Bitcoin Mining Company Riot Platforms Increases BTC Holdings to 16,728 Coins

Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has increased its BTC holdings with the addition of over 5,000 coins in the past few days.

Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has added over 5,000 BTC to its holdings in the past few days, bringing its total stash to 16,728 BTC.

According to an announcement by Riot Platforms on Friday, December 13, the company purchased approximately $510 million in BTC between December 10 and December 12. The cost of this latest purchase was pegged at around $99,669 per BTC, including fees and other charges.

The latest acquisition was made using the net proceeds from the offering of Riots’ 0.75% convertible bond issue due 2030 and its cash reserves.

This latest BTC purchase follows an underwhelming third-quarter performance for Riot Platforms. The mining company recorded a net loss of $154.4 million in Q3, largely due to the growing costs and unrealized investment losses.

With the net proceeds from Riot’s recent $525 million, 0.75% coupon convertible bond issue, the Company has acquired 5,117 BTC at an average price of $99,669 per BTC, inclusive of fees and expenses. As a result, Riot has increased its holdings to 16,728 BTC, currently valued at… pic.twitter.com/Fi6x5hnNDR

— Riot Platforms, Inc. (@RiotPlatforms) December 13, 2024

The purchase of such a significant amount of Bitcoin in a short period also highlights the level of institutional adoption that the crypto market has seen in 2024. Other corporations, such as MicroStrategy, have also been increasing their BTC holdings, bringing a lot of attention to the market from large-scale investors this year.

As one would expect, the price of Riot’s stock (ticker: RIOT) rose by more than 7% to around $13.28. As we have observed with MicroStrategy’s stock (MSTR), institutions that continually expand their Bitcoin holdings tend to see the reflection in their stock prices, especially as the BTC price continues to rise.

At the time of writing, the price of Bitcoin is around $101,257, reflecting a 1% increase in the past 24 hours. According to CoinGecko data, the premier cryptocurrency is down by about 2% in the last week.

The latest acquisition of BTC by Riot Platforms also comes on the back of news that activist investor Starboard Value has bought a stake in the firm, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Starboard has reportedly been encouraging the Bitcoin miner to reinvent some of its Bitcoin mining capacity to service artificial intelligence models. It appears that purchasing the world’s largest cryptocurrency is one of the best ways for Bitcoin miners to satisfy their investors.