Additional miners acquisition
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
Acquired 6,800 additional ASIC miners in two separate transactions in February 2018
Source (primary)
Riot 10-K/A filed 2018-06-29 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “During February 2018 in two separate transactions the Company acquired an additional 6,800 miners bringing the total miners owned to 8,000.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states that in February 2018 the company acquired an additional 6,800 miners in two separate transactions. It also describes its miners as Bitmain Antminer ASIC machines.
Confirmed in the source:
- The company acquired an additional 6,800 miners
- The miners were acquired in two separate transactions
- The acquisitions occurred in February 2018
- The miners are ASIC machines (Bitmain Antminer)
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997318000410/riot_10ka2-123117.htm) in full (281,520 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 10-K/A filed 2018-06-29
Quote: “During February 2018 in two separate transactions the Company acquired an additional 6,800 miners bringing the total miners owned to 8,000.”