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title: "Anthropic leases $9.1B in data center capacity from bitcoin miner Riot"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/anthropic-leases-9-1b-in-data-center-capacity-from-bitcoin-miner-riot-4fac8b
source_name: "The Decoder"
source_url: https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-signs-9-1-billion-data-center-deal-with-bitcoin-miner-riot-platforms/
published: 2026-08-11T11:33:00.000Z
topics: ["infrastructure", "chips"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Anthropic leases $9.1B in data center capacity from bitcoin miner Riot

*2026-08-11 · Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-signs-9-1-billion-data-center-deal-with-bitcoin-miner-riot-platforms/)*

Anthropic is leasing data center capacity from Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms, covering 191 megawatts at Riot's Rockdale, Texas site and worth $9.1 billion, according to Bloomberg. Extension options could push the total value to $16.1 billion. The deal is part of a broader infrastructure push that also includes Amazon, SpaceX, and Google as partners.

**Why it matters:** Bitcoin miners already hold large amounts of built-out power infrastructure, so AI labs increasingly see leasing their sites as a faster route to capacity than waiting years for new grid connections. It underscores how power access, not chip supply, is now often the binding constraint on scaling AI compute.

**Topics:** infrastructure, chips

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