On today's episode, Melker discusses the Riot Platforms (RIOT), a bitcoin mining company that is ditching bitcoin (BTC-USD) mining to pursue the potentially more lucrative artificial intelligence market through a reported $9 billion deal with Anthropic (ANTH.PVT).
Why bitcoin miners are abandoning bitcoin for AI
On today's episode, Melker discusses the Riot Platforms (RIOT), a bitcoin mining company that is ditching bitcoin (BTC-USD) mining to pursue the potentially more lucrative artificial intelligence market through a reported $9 billion…
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Aug 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC · 1 min de lecture
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