Catenaa, Thursday, January 15, 2026- Riot Platforms sold 1,818 BTC in December for $161.6 million, reducing its treasury to 18,005 BTC from 19,368 BTC at the end of November, according to the company’s latest monthly production update.
The Colorado-based miner realized an average sale price of $88,870 per bitcoin, down 8% from November’s $96,560. Despite the lower price, proceeds from the sale were up 337% month-over-month.
The December liquidation marked Riot’s largest single-month bitcoin sale in 2025 and only its third net reduction in treasury holdings during the year.
Riot produced 460 BTC in December, up 8% from November’s 428 BTC but down 11% from 516 BTC in December 2024.
The company’s deployed hashrate averaged 38.5 exahashes per second, a 5% increase month-over-month and 22% higher than a year earlier, while average operating hashrate rose 1% to 34.9 EH/s.
Mining profitability pressures, reflected in hashprice near cycle lows, drove the capital strategy shift. Riot replaced a prior $150 million at-the-market equity offering with a new $500 million facility, providing greater flexibility.
The company also earned $6.2 million in power credits in December from demand response and curtailment programs, partially offsetting energy costs.
Riot will transition from monthly to quarterly operational and financial updates starting this year.
