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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 분 소요

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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).

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A reported $9 billion move by a public bitcoin miner toward AI would signal a potentially material reallocation of power infrastructure and capital away from crypto mining. If confirmed, it could increase pressure on miners to diversify as AI data-center demand competes for energy capacity.

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