Riot increases Bitcoin production by 27%
Bitcoin miner Riot has unveiled its financial results for Q2 2023, reporting a total revenue of $76.7 million. The results highlight the company’s resilience in a fluctuating market, with a 27% increase in Bitcoin production contributing significantly to its success. Riot has reduced the average cost of mining Bitcoin to $8,389, down from $11,316 in the same quarter last year. This reduction comes despite a lower average Bitcoin price of $28,024 in Q2 2023, compared to $33,083 in Q2 2022. You might also like: Riot stock falls by more than 60% over past year, company makes changes Riot’s partnership with Midas Immersion aims to make Riot’s Corsicana Facility the largest and most advanced immersion cooling deployment for Bitcoin mining worldwide. Additionally, Riot announced a long-term purchase agreement with MicroBT, securing 33,280 next-generation miners with an option to purchase another 66,560. These acquisitions are expected to add 7.6 EH/s by mid-2...