Whinstone US acquisition from Northern Data AG
Company: Riot
What the later record shows
Not a promise: a reported event · happened May 26, 2021
The claim reports a completed acquisition. P14 confirms the Whinstone acquisition closed on May 26, 2021.
“On May 26, 2021, we completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Whinstone US, Inc. (“Whinstone”)”
2022-11-22 · Riot 10-K/A filed 2022-11-23 View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Checked October 10, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Completed strategic acquisition of Whinstone US, Inc. from Northern Data AG on May 26, 2021, providing critical Bitcoin mining infrastructure and workforce at Rockdale, Texas facility
Source (primary)
Riot 10-K filed 2022-03-16 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “On May 26, 2021, we completed the strategic acquisition (the "Whinstone Acquisition") of Whinstone US, Inc. ("Whinstone") from Northern Data AG”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 10-K states the May 26, 2021 acquisition from Northern Data AG. It also says the Rockdale, Texas facility provides the critical infrastructure and workforce for institutional-scale miners.
Confirmed in the source:
- Riot completed the strategic acquisition of Whinstone US, Inc.
- The seller was Northern Data AG
- The acquisition closed on May 26, 2021
- The Whinstone Facility is located in Rockdale, Texas
- The Whinstone Facility provides the critical infrastructure and workforce for institutional-scale Bitcoin mining
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997322000280/riot10k1221.htm) in full (467,403 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 10-K filed 2022-03-16
Quote: “On May 26, 2021, we completed the strategic acquisition (the "Whinstone Acquisition") of Whinstone US, Inc. ("Whinstone") from Northern Data AG”