Cost to mine one Bitcoin
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
Direct cost to mine one Bitcoin is $49,912
Source (primary)
Riot Platforms to Sell 4,300 Bitcoin to Fund AI Data Center Expansion - tokenpost.com (-, news_article)
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Quote: “The company's direct cost to mine one Bitcoin climbed to $49,912”
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Additional evidence
confirms Riot Platforms to Sell 4,300 Bitcoin to Fund AI Data Center Expansion - tokenpost.com
Quote: “The company's direct cost to mine one Bitcoin climbed to $49,912”
Record of changes
August 31, 2026 — statedlater found incorrect
Automated extraction from the cited source. Recorded automatically from the cited source when it was published, then queued for evidence review.
September 1, 2026 — withdrawnlater found incorrect
Evidence review against the cited source. The source provides a mining cost figure of $76,000–$78,000, which directly contradicts the claim of $49,912, and the specific $49,912 figure does not appear anywhere in the source.
September 2, 2026 — stated
Correction after re-verification. Re-verification found the cited source does support this claim. The earlier withdrawal was made in error and has been reversed. The attributed quote appears verbatim in the cited source (deterministic check).