US-based Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms has secured a 20-year, $9.1 billion deal to lease 191MW of capacity at its data center campus in Rockdale, Texas.
In a statement, Riot said it had struck the deal with “one of the world’s leading frontier AI labs.” Bloomberg has since reported that the customer was Anthropic, citing people familiar with the situation.
Riot Platforms' facility in Rockdale, Texas – Riot Platforms
The customer will be the second tenant Riot has secured for its Rockdale campus, following an agreement it struck with AMD in January 2026. That lease includes an initial deployment of 25MW of critical IT load capacity to be delivered in phases beginning in January 2026 (5MW) and completing in May 2026. The agreement includes the potential to expand to a total of up to 200MW of critical IT load capacity at the campus.
Bloomberg said Riot declined to comment and Anthropic didn't respond to the news outlet’s request for comment.
