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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

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For the transition period from:         to:        

Commission file number: 001-33675

RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 794-2000

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act:

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The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock, no par value, held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2025, was approximately $2.1 billion, based on the closing sale price per share of the registrant’s common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market on such date.

As of February 26, 2026, the registrant had 379,125,849 shares of its common stock, no par value per share, outstanding, which was the only class of its registered securities outstanding as of that date.

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RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.

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RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.

As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (this "Annual Report”), the terms "we,” "us,” "our,” the "Company,” the "Registrant,” "Riot Platforms,” and "Riot” mean Riot Platforms, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA”). The Company may also make forward-looking statements in other reports and documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”), including those that are incorporated by reference herein. All statements in this Annual Report and other reports and documents incorporated by reference herein, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking statements” within the scope of this cautionary note, including, but not limited to, statements concerning: our plans, strategies and objectives for future operations, including the Company’s strategic evolution from a bitcoin mining-focused enterprise to a diversified data center and digital infrastructure company; the integration of new equipment, systems, technologies, services or developments; the development, construction, and commissioning of the Company’s power capacity for large-scale data center purposes, including artificial intelligence ("AI”) and high-performance computing ("HPC”) uses; the deployment of industrial-scale immersion-cooled bitcoin mining hardware at our Bitcoin Mining facilities in Kentucky and Texas; the anticipated demand for large-scale data centers and specialized compute infrastructure; forecasted delivery timelines for power, cooling, and networking infrastructure; future economic conditions, performance, or outlooks; future political and regulatory conditions; the outcome of contingencies; potential acquisitions or divestitures of digital infrastructure assets; the number and value of bitcoin rewards and transaction fees we earn from our Bitcoin Mining operations; future self-mining hash rate capacity; timing of receipt and deployment of miners; expected cash flows or capital expenditures related to data center build-outs; our beliefs or expectations; activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future; and assumptions underlying or based upon any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may be identified by their use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes,” "expects,” "may,” "should,” "would,” "will,” "intends,” "plans,” "estimates,” "anticipates,” "projects” and similar words or expressions; however, forward-looking statements may be made without such terminology.

Forward-looking statements reflect our management’s current opinions, expectations, beliefs, and assumptions regarding future events based on information available as of the date made. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, both identified and unidentified by management, that may prevent anticipated results from materializing or prove inaccurate. Such risk factors are described in greater detail under the heading "Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report. Management cannot predict all risks, their potential impact on our business, or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause our actual results to differ from any forward-looking statements we may make. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which represent management’s views only as of the date the statements are made and do not guarantee future performance or results. Should any risks or uncertainties develop into actual events, these developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity, cash flows, and the market price of our securities.

Accordingly, you should read this Annual Report and the other filings we make with the SEC, in their entirety, recognizing that our future results may differ materially from our historical results and from the results expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report and other reports and the documents incorporated by reference herein speak only as of the date they are made and, unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act”), and the PSLRA.

Industry and Market Data

Information regarding market and industry statistics referenced in or incorporated into this Annual Report has been obtained from industry and other publications that we believe to be reliable, but that are not produced for the purposes of securities filings. We have not independently verified any market, industry, or similar data presented or referenced in this Annual Report, and we cannot assure you of the accuracy or completeness of such data. Further, we have not reviewed or included data from all sources. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from third-party sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties discussed above in this cautionary note accompanying any of our forward-looking statements regarding estimates of future market size, revenue, and market acceptance of products and services. As a result, investors should not place undue reliance on any such forecasts and other forward-looking information.

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PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

General

We are a vertically integrated digital infrastructure company principally engaged in developing and optimizing our large-scale power assets. Our business centers on enhancing our electrical infrastructure and deploying it across two complementary platforms: (i) Bitcoin Mining and (ii) scalable data center solutions designed to support non-mining workloads. By leveraging our energy portfolio, engineering capabilities, and operational footprint, we aim to capitalize on both the long-term potential of bitcoin and the accelerating demand for power-intensive compute.

We operate in two reportable business segments: Bitcoin Mining and Engineering. Each of our business segments is further discussed herein. We own and manage multiple large-scale data center facilities in Texas and Kentucky that currently provide mission-critical power and infrastructure for our Bitcoin Mining operations and, over time, are expected to support diversified data center tenants. Our large-scale data center located in Rockdale, Texas (the "Rockdale Facility”) with 700 megawatts ("MW”) of developed capacity available for data center workloads, is believed to be one of the largest Bitcoin Mining facilities in North America, as measured by developed capacity. Our other large-scale data center located in Navarro County, Texas (the "Corsicana Facility”), currently has 400 MW of developed capacity and, upon completion, is expected to have a total of approximately one gigawatt ("GW”) of developed capacity available for data center workloads. Additionally, in 2024, we acquired Block Mining, Inc. ("Block Mining”), a Kentucky-based vertically-integrated bitcoin miner (the "Block Mining Acquisition”). Block Mining consists of two operational sites in Kentucky (the "Kentucky Facility” and, together with the Rockdale Facility and Corsicana Facility, the "Facilities”). The Kentucky Facility currently has approximately 137 MW of developed capacity. We are targeting the Kentucky Facility to reach a total capacity of approximately 232 MW through the remainder of 2026, with additional expansion anticipated.

Data Center Development

In 2025, we began leveraging our core competencies in power optimization, strategic land acquisition, engineering design, and construction execution to begin actively pursuing opportunities to develop and monetize portions of our existing facilities and power pipeline through the provision of data center leasing services. We strengthened our execution capacity by recruiting critical talent and launching a scalable data center platform to support the initial phase of our data center development at the Corsicana Facility ("Data Center Phase I”). We have completed our basis of design for our standard data center build and are assessing the procurement of all long-lead equipment, in alignment with our disciplined capital allocation strategy focused on delivering superior risk-adjusted returns.

In January 2026, we announced the fee simple acquisition of the approximately 200-acre parcel of land underlying the Rockdale Facility, which we previously occupied pursuant to a long-term ground lease. This strategic acquisition enhances the Company's operational stability by securing direct ownership of the site’s critical infrastructure, including its 700 MW grid interconnection, dedicated water supply, and redundant fiber connectivity. By securing ownership of the underlying real estate, we have eliminated leasehold contingencies, thereby facilitating the further development and expansion of the Rockdale Facility for large-scale data center operations.

Additionally, in January 2026, we announced the execution of a long-term data center lease agreement (the "AMD Lease”) with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD”), to initially provide 25 MW of critical IT load capacity at the Rockdale Facility. The AMD Lease has an initial term of ten years and provides for expansion options for up to an additional 75 MW of critical IT load capacity, and a right of first refusal of up to an additional 100 MW. Furthermore, the AMD Lease includes provisions for three successive five-year renewal terms at the option of the lessee.

We believe that these foundational investments reflect a proactive, strategic approach to maximizing our energy portfolio and accessing additional revenue opportunities, and position us for durable, long-term leadership and value creation in the data center sector.

As used throughout this Annual Report, the term "Bitcoin” with a capital "B” is used to denote the Bitcoin protocol, which implements a highly available, public, permanent, and decentralized ledger. The term "bitcoin” with a lower case "b” is used to denote the coin, bitcoin.

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Unless otherwise indicated, amounts in this Annual Report are stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars except for: share, per share, per megawatt hour ("MWh”) and miner amounts; bitcoin quantities, prices, and hash rate; cost to mine one bitcoin; and production value of one bitcoin mined.

Business Segments

Bitcoin Mining

As of December 31, 2025, our Bitcoin Mining business segment had a total deployed hash rate of 38.5 exahash per second ("EH/s”), as compared to a total deployed hash rate of 31.5 EH/s as of December 31, 2024. In 2025, we mined 5,686 bitcoin, an increase of 17.8% compared to the 4,828 bitcoin we mined in 2024.

Our Bitcoin Mining operations are focused on maximizing our ability to successfully mine bitcoin by growing our hash rate (the amount of computer power we devote to supporting the Bitcoin blockchain), to increase our chances of successfully creating new blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain (a process known as "solving a block”). Generally, the greater share of the Bitcoin blockchain’s total network hash rate (the aggregate hash rate deployed to solving a block on the Bitcoin blockchain) a miner’s hash rate represents, the greater that miner’s chances of solving a block and, therefore, earning the block reward. The current block reward is 3.125 bitcoin plus transaction fees per block (subject to periodic halving, as discussed below). As the proliferation of bitcoin continues and assuming the market price for bitcoin increases, we expect additional miner operators to enter the market in response to an increased demand for bitcoin. As these new operators enter the market and as increasingly powerful miners are developed and deployed in an attempt to solve a block, the Bitcoin blockchain’s network hash rate grows, meaning an existing miner must increase its hash rate at a pace commensurate with the growth of network hash rate to maintain its relative chance of solving a block and earning a block reward. As we expect this trend to continue, we will need to continue growing our hash rate to compete in our dynamic and highly competitive industry.

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A key component of the Bitcoin Mining business segment is to acquire highly specialized computer servers (known in the industry as "miners”), which operate application-specific integrated circuit ("ASIC”) chips designed specifically to mine bitcoin. We deploy such miners at-scale in our Facilities and utilize a combination of air cooled and immersion-cooled environments to maximize miner efficiency. Our Facilities, supported by our dedicated best-in-class team, enable our large-scale Bitcoin Mining operations and provide the necessary infrastructure and available power capacity for us to scale our vertically-integrated Bitcoin Mining business. Our miners are some of the most effective and energy-efficient miners available today, and our efficiency is constantly improving as we replace aging miners with new state-of-the-art models. Our miners are deployed in both air-cooled environments and in quiet, immersion-cooled environments. By utilizing both methods of cooling we are able to continue growing our hash rate and optimizing our miners’ capabilities. Air-cooling provides us with greater power benefits as we do not have to divert energy to power the tanks and immersion systems required by immersion-cooling. Immersion-cooling provides more efficient heat dissipation and reduced wear-and-tear compared to traditional air-cooled hardware, and a smaller footprint and lower noise levels.

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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we entered into a long-term master purchase and sales agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, as amended (the "Master Agreement”), with MicroBT Electronics Technology Co., LTD, through its manufacturing affiliate, SuperAcme Technology (Hong Kong) Limited (collectively, "MicroBT”) to secure the long-term supply of state-of-the-art immersion miners from MicroBT, all of which are being manufactured in the United States. Pursuant to the Master Agreement, MicroBT agreed to provide us with ready access to its newest and most powerful miners, at their most competitive prices. Through December 31, 2025, we executed purchase orders under the Master Agreement to acquire miners with a total hash rate of 49.2 EH/s, for a total purchase price of approximately $779.5 million. Delivery of the MicroBT miners initially began in the fourth quarter of 2023 and will be completed in monthly batches according to the delivery schedules specified under the applicable purchase order. All miners under current purchase orders are expected to be received by the second quarter of 2026, with deployment following on an ongoing basis. We have additional options to purchase miners, on the same or more favorable terms as the second purchase order executed under the Master Agreement, through December 31, 2027, which may be further extended by the production and delivery schedule of any additional purchase orders executed under the Master Agreement.

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Mining Pools

A "mining pool” is a service operated by a mining pool operator that combines the resources of individual miners to share their processing power across a network. Mining pools were created to address the growing difficulty and network hash rate competing for fixed bitcoin rewards on the Bitcoin blockchain, providing a way to reduce the risk of an individual miner’s mining activities. The mining pool operator provides a service that coordinates the computing power of the independent miners participating in the mining pool. Mining pools are subject to various risks such as disruption and down time. In the event that a pool we utilize experiences down time or is not yielding returns, our results may be impacted.

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We utilize a type of mining pool that pays bitcoin rewards utilizing a "Full-Pay-Per-Share” payout of bitcoin based on a contractual formula. The formula calculates payouts primarily based on the hash rate we contribute to the mining pool, as a percentage of total network hash rate, along with other inputs. Under this system, we are entitled to receive consideration even if the mining pool operator does not successfully solve a block.

Engineering

Our Engineering business designs and manufactures power-distribution equipment and engineered-to-order electrical products. These products support our vertical integration strategy by enabling the internal development of critical electrical equipment and engineering services necessary for site development. This integration helps mitigate execution and counterparty risk in our ongoing and future expansion projects. The specialized talent employed in our Engineering business allows us the opportunity to explore new methods to optimize and develop best-in-class Bitcoin Mining operations, which has been instrumental in the development of our industrial-scale immersion-cooled Bitcoin Mining hardware. The vertical integration of our Engineering business provides us with additional strength and security in developing and deploying our data center buildouts. Our data center business is able to leverage Engineering’s market specific expertise for best-in-class design and accelerate speed to market.

Our Engineering business also provides electricity distribution product design, manufacturing, and installation services primarily focused on large-scale industrial and governmental customers and serves a broad scope of clients across a wide range of markets, including data center, power generation, utility, water, industrial, and alternative energy.

Competition

Our Bitcoin Mining business is highly competitive, both globally and regionally, and operates on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We compete with a broad range of market participants, including other large-scale publicly-listed and private bitcoin mining companies and individual miners who participate in mining pools, all seeking to earn the bitcoin rewards that are central to our operations. Competition in the bitcoin mining industry is driven primarily by the level of demand for bitcoin, access to sufficient capital resources to acquire large quantities of advanced miners, the ability to procure such miners from a limited number of manufacturers on rapid delivery schedules, and the capability to deploy those miners efficiently within best-in-class mining infrastructure. Success in this industry requires the ability to generate the highest possible mining yields while maintaining the lowest cost of production. We believe we possess several competitive advantages, including our substantial and geographically concentrated energy portfolio in the Dallas-Austin corridor of Texas, our strong financial position, our portfolio of low-cost power resources, and our vertical integration in electrical infrastructure and engineering. Competitive dynamics within the bitcoin mining industry fluctuate based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the market value of bitcoin and overall public perception of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

As we expand our operations to include the development and operation of large-scale data centers, we also face significant competition from established data center operators and infrastructure providers. Many of these competitors possess significantly greater financial resources, more extensive operating histories, and long-term power supply commitments. Our primary competitors in this market include established data center operators and infrastructure providers, as well as certain bitcoin mining peers that are diversifying into the data center infrastructure sector. Competition in this segment centers on securing critical resources and capabilities, including access to strategically located land with proximity to transmission infrastructure, reliable and cost-effective power capacity, specialized engineering and technical talent, and customers seeking scalable, energy-efficient data center solutions.

See more details below under "Industry Trends”.

Industry Trends

Bitcoin Mining Industry Consolidation and Emergence of Data Center Alternative

The price of bitcoin reached a new all-time high in 2025, driven in part by institutional demand. This demand has been fueled by the growth of bitcoin spot Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs”), as well as increased adoption by public companies and national governments, each of which has purchased and retained a meaningful portion of the available bitcoin supply. Following their introduction, the bitcoin ETFs experienced significant capital inflows, underscoring the expanding institutional acceptance of bitcoin. In March 2025, the United States established the United States Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, which is reported to hold the largest bitcoin reserve in the world, solidifying bitcoin as a mainstream financial asset and alternative source of value to fiat currency.

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The bitcoin mining industry is undergoing significant structural transformation. A combination of factors, including the 2024 halving event, record high network hash rates in 2025, rising mining difficulties, and constrained access to large-scale power resources, has

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led to increased consolidation across the industry. These dynamics have made efficient, large-scale mining operations increasingly capital intensive and have prompted miners to seek new avenues for maximizing the value of their existing infrastructure. A notable emerging trend is the convergence of bitcoin mining operations with large scale data center services, including those supporting AI/HPC workloads. As demand for data center infrastructure accelerates, driven by advances in machine learning, generative AI, and compute-intensive enterprise applications, access to reliable, low-cost power has become a critical constraint on the development of new data centers. Bitcoin mining companies that own and operate their facilities are increasingly repurposing or reallocating portions of their power and physical infrastructure to support data center applications. This shift is enabled by the similarities between the underlying facility requirements for Bitcoin mining and non-mining data center workloads, including large electrical loads, advanced cooling systems, and high-density rack deployments.

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As a result, the bitcoin mining industry is experiencing an evolution in which mining operators with robust power portfolios are leveraging their existing assets to participate in the rapidly growing market for data center services. This trend reflects both the challenges facing the bitcoin mining sector and the significant economic opportunities presented by the global expansion of compute-intensive digital infrastructure.

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Bitcoin Network Changes and Competition

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The price of bitcoin saw an increase during the first quarter of 2024 due to a new source of demand from 11 bitcoin spot ETFs, which were approved to begin trading by the SEC on January 11, 2024. These ETFs, as investment vehicles, provide investors with a new way to gain exposure to bitcoin through more traditional financial markets.

During 2023 and 2024, the bitcoin mining industry experienced record growth as the price of bitcoin increased from the lows experienced in early 2023. The rising bitcoin price renewed opportunities to access capital markets to fund growth, leading to unprecedented expansion in mining operations, which resulted in a doubling of the size of provisioned hash calculation services on the network, as measured by total hash rate. In advance of the April 2024 bitcoin network halving, many bitcoin mining companies heavily invested in implementing vertically integrated business models, infrastructure, and upgrading and expanding mining fleets. Competition on the bitcoin network has expanded accordingly, and we expect competition within the mining industry to intensify when bitcoin prices increase.

We have observed that when the market price for bitcoin experiences sustained increases, new miners are introduced onto the bitcoin network, contributing to an increase in the global network hash rate. Despite the halving in April 2024 and the increase in the global network hash rate, our hash rate grew by approximately 22.1% from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025. This growth contributed to an increase of approximately 17.8% in the number of bitcoin we mined during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.

Accordingly, as the global network hash rate continues to rise, miners must scale their operations to maintain or improve their share of the bitcoin mining rewards. In response, we have expanded our Bitcoin Mining capacity through the development of new facilities, such as the Corsicana Facility, and strategic acquisitions, including the Block Mining Acquisition. These efforts are supported by investments in electricity supply and distribution infrastructure. We are also focused on other strategic growth opportunities that enhance our long-term competitiveness. Further, we have adopted new and improved technology to increase both our mining power and efficiency, including our industrial-scale adoption of immersion cooling and our strategic acquisitions of large quantities of the latest powerful and efficient miners available.

Volatile Transaction Fees

The bitcoin mining industry recently experienced an increase in transaction fees on the bitcoin network, alongside growing overall demand for bitcoin. While transaction fees remain inherently volatile, they are paid directly to miners and are representative of the public interest in transacting on the bitcoin network. These transaction fees, combined with the block subsidy issued by the bitcoin network, make up the total reward paid to miners upon solving a block.

Vertical Integration

Since 2021, we have focused on a vertically integrated business model. We remain committed to building long-term stockholder value by taking strategic actions to further vertically integrate our business at the Rockdale Facility and the Corsicana Facility, expanding the Kentucky Facility, and integrating our acquisitions, including the Kentucky Facility and E4A Solutions. Management believes that vertical integration will strengthen each of our business segments by providing increased capacity for our Bitcoin Mining operations, expanding opportunities for implementing our proprietary power strategy, and positioning us to capitalize on supply chain efficiencies and electrical engineering services through our Engineering segment. We continue to focus on deploying

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our efficient Bitcoin Mining fleet, at scale, while realizing the benefits of being an owner and operator of our Bitcoin Mining facilities.

Prior to the 2024 halving event, shifts in strategy by prominent bitcoin miners focused on implementing vertically-integrated business models by investing in infrastructure, and upgrading and expanding fleets at their own facilities rather than renting out space from a third-party data center. Vertical integration provides additional control over operational outcomes as well as better management of any input costs such as power and overhead fees. Flexibility, and the ability to manage expenses, becomes increasingly important as the amount of competition on the bitcoin network expands and the subsidy in bitcoin provided by the bitcoin network decreases.

We anticipate the bitcoin network will continue to see increased competition and consolidation in the bitcoin mining industry. Further, given our relative market position and liquidity, we believe we are well positioned to benefit from such consolidation. We are continuously evaluating opportunities which we may decide to undertake as part of our strategic growth initiatives; however, we can offer no assurances that any strategic opportunities which we decide to undertake will be achieved on the schedule or within the budget we anticipate, if at all, and our business and financial results may change significantly as a result of such strategic growth.

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Digital Asset Exchanges

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Digital asset exchanges provide trading venues for the purchases and sales of bitcoin. Bitcoin can be exchanged for fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates of exchange determined by market forces on bitcoin trading platforms, which generally are not subject to the same regulatory oversight as traditional securities or commodities exchanges. In addition to these platforms, over-the-counter markets and derivatives markets for bitcoin also exist. The value of bitcoin within the market is determined, in part, by global supply and demand dynamics, market expectations regarding bitcoin adoption, regulatory developments, and overall trading volumes, among other factors.

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The shutdown or failure of certain digital asset exchanges and trading platforms, often due to fraud or business failure, has negatively impacted confidence in the digital asset industry as a whole and prompted heightened regulatory scrutiny. We did not have any exposure to any digital asset lenders or exchanges who have declared bankruptcy or have suspended operations. We only hold and sell bitcoin that we have mined or purchased and do not sell, hold, or redeem any bitcoin on behalf of third parties.

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Custody of our Bitcoin

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Our bitcoin is held in cold storage wallets by well-known U.S.-based third-party digital asset-focused custodians, NYDIG Trust Company LLC ("NYDIG”) and Coinbase, Inc., on behalf of itself and Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC, and, if applicable, Coinbase Credit, Inc. or Coinbase Custody International Ltd. (collectively, "Coinbase” and, together with NYDIG, our "Custodians”). We may also sell our bitcoin using our Custodians’ U.S. brokerage services. The cold storage wallets in which our bitcoin are held are located in the United States. NYDIG is a standalone trust company organized by an institutional-grade New York City bank, which holds our bitcoin in trust accounts solely for our benefit. Coinbase is a New York Trust Company and fiduciary under New York state law, and is regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS”). Any Company funds that may be held by Coinbase are legally segregated at the account, sub-account, and on-chain wallet address level. While we believe that our custodial agreements provide our business with reasonable protections for our operations and the safe storage of our digital assets, we make no assurances that storing our digital assets with either NYDIG or Coinbase is free from risk. To the best of our knowledge, NYDIG and Coinbase safely store our digital assets in segregated accounts as represented in the NYDIG Custodial Agreement and the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement; however, if either, or both, of our Custodians were to breach its agreement, our digital assets could be compromised. Similarly, if NYDIG or Coinbase were to cease operations, declare insolvency or file for bankruptcy, there is a reasonable risk that recovery of our assets, though kept in segregated accounts, would be delayed or unrecoverable. For further discussion of our custodial agreements, see Part II, Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Annual Report.

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Applicable insolvency law is not fully developed with respect to the holding of digital assets in custodial accounts. If our custodied bitcoin were considered to be the property of our Custodians’ estates in the event that such Custodian were to enter bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings, there is a risk that we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of such Custodian, inhibiting our ability to access our bitcoin. Even if we are able to prevent our bitcoin from being considered the property of a Custodian’s bankruptcy estate as part of an insolvency proceeding, it is possible that we would still be delayed or may otherwise experience difficulty in accessing our bitcoin held by the affected Custodian during the pendency of the insolvency proceedings. To our knowledge, our Custodians have not petitioned for bankruptcy protection, been declared insolvent or bankrupt, made any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or had a receiver appointed for its assets, at any point while we have been a customer. Further, none of our bitcoin was, as of the time of filing this Annual Report, custodied with any entity that has petitioned for bankruptcy protection, been declared bankrupt or insolvent, made any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or had a receiver appointed for its

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assets. The recent bankruptcies in the crypto industry and failures of certain financial institutions have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of any of our bitcoin nor have such events impacted our access to any of our bitcoin.

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We are not aware of any of our Custodians experiencing excessive redemptions or withdrawals, or having suspended redemptions or withdrawals, of any customer assets (bitcoin, crypto, or otherwise). Further, we have not experienced any loss of, or access to, our bitcoin custodied with our Custodians, we have never been unable to account for such bitcoin assets, and we are not aware of our Custodians having ever been unable to account for our bitcoin assets or the crypto assets of its other customers.

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To the extent we sell any of our bitcoin custodied with either NYDIG or Coinbase, these transactions are executed through the Custodian’s U.S. brokerage services, which are registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FINCEN”) and hold NYDFS Bitlicenses. Such brokered sales are made primarily through market-making transactions with institutional grade investors. While we do not know the identity of the purchasers in such brokered sales of our bitcoin, each of our Custodians have made all customary representations to us regarding its compliance with all Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering ("KYC/AML”) regulations applicable to such brokered sales of our bitcoin. Our agreements with such brokerage services require them to comply with all applicable FINCEN and NYDFS rules and regulations, and with respect to the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s rules and regulations, including with respect to KYC/AML.

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Insurance

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We maintain property insurance coverage for our mining hardware, buildings, and infrastructure, including coverage for business interruption, earthquakes, flood and tornadoes. We also maintain cybersecurity coverage, casualty, general and management liability, pollution and builders’ risk insurance policies. We believe each Custodian maintains limited insurance policies covering the pool of digital assets it custodies against certain events of loss, such as theft. We do not carry additional insurance coverage on our bitcoin holdings. We engage our insurance broker annually to solicit underwriters to provide proposals to renew our current coverage or update our policies to meet our needs, prior to the policies’ expiration.

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Research and Development

The Company’s strategic investments in research and development fuels innovation across our power management, power infrastructure, and entry into data center operations. Our proven expertise in designing, constructing, and operating as a bitcoin miner, at scale, distinguishes us within the industry as we expand into data center development.

In 2022, we initiated development of the Corsicana Facility to expand our Bitcoin Mining capabilities. Phase I of the development of the Corsicana Facility involved the construction of 400 MW of immersion-cooled Bitcoin Mining infrastructure, as well as a high-voltage power substation and transmission facilities to supply power and water to the facility. Construction of Phase I was completed during the year ended December 31, 2024. Once complete, we expect the Corsicana Facility to have one GW of developed capacity for Bitcoin Mining and data center operations.

With extensive experience in mining equipment installation, operation, and optimization, we continuously refine our data center designs to maximize hardware performance and extend equipment longevity. Leveraging deep knowledge of data center architecture and systems integration, we are advancing digital asset mining infrastructure to meet the rigorous demands of data center operations and positioning the Company for long-term growth in the industry.

Materials and Suppliers

We maintain several key supplier relationships that are important to our business for securing mining hardware, infrastructure components, and other materials. Because only a limited number of manufacturers can produce ASIC miners at scale, supply chain concentration presents a risk to procurement timing and costs. All of our miner purchases in 2024 and 2025 were from MicroBT. Our purchase orders with MicroBT often include delivery schedules that extend several months prior to delivery to our Facilities, requiring advance planning to align miner purchases with their anticipated deployment.

The development and potential expansion of our Facilities require significant quantities of electrical infrastructure components and construction materials. We work closely with suppliers to secure these materials in sufficient quantities to support large-scale, timely deployments. Additionally, our immersion-cooled Bitcoin Mining operations require substantial volumes of specialized, non-conductive cooling fluid produced by a limited number of manufacturers.

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Global Logistics

Global supply chain logistics have caused delays across all distribution channels. Similarly, we have experienced delays in certain miner delivery and infrastructure development schedules due to constraints in the global supply chains for miners, electricity distribution equipment, and construction materials. Through the date of this Annual Report, we have successfully managed these challenges and avoided any material impact on our miner deployment schedule; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully manage future supply chain disruptions.

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Additionally, the development and potential expansion of our Facilities require large quantities of construction materials, specialized electricity distribution equipment and other component parts that can be difficult to source. To help mitigate global supply chain logistics and pricing concerns, we have procured and hold many key materials. We continue to monitor global supply chain developments and assess their potential impact on our expansion plans.

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Regulatory

We operate within a complex and rapidly evolving regulatory environment and are subject to a wide range of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing Bitcoin mining and digital asset activities, as well as data center development. While we anticipate that bitcoin mining and data center development will continue to be areas of focus for regulators in the near- and long-term due to the rapid growth of digital assets and high-performance computing, we cannot predict with certainty the impact that future regulations, policy developments, or enforcement actions may have on our business or operations. The 2024 election was followed by a more favorable environment for digital assets and data centers, though conditions in various jurisdictions, particularly at regional, state, and local levels, remained volatile as policymakers grapple with energy demand projections growing much faster than in recent decades. As agencies and states initiate reviews of energy-intensive computing operations and their external impacts, there may be potential future reporting, efficiency, reliability, or cost-allocation requirements.

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The market and regulatory signals for data centers and digital assets changed significantly with the 2024 election. At the outset of his term in 2025, the President issued an executive order to "unleash American energy.” In March 2025, the President issued executive orders on "strengthening American leadership in digital financial technology” and established a strategic bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile. Members of the House and Senate also introduced legislation to codify a national strategic bitcoin reserve. In July 2025, in response to the executive order on digital financial technology, the White House released a report on legislative and regulatory actions to strengthen American leadership in the space. In July 2025, the White House released "America’s AI Action Plan” highlighting the steps the Administration will take on AI innovation, infrastructure, diplomacy, and security. In 2025, the Department of Energy launched the Speed to Power initiative, directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC”) to consider rulemaking to expedite large-scale grid infrastructure and interconnection projects, and opened up requests for proposals to utilize federal lands and power resources to advance AI in the U.S. Furthermore, in November 2025, the President launched the "Genesis Mission” executive order for a coordinated, nationwide, whole-of-government effort to use AI to identify and solve grand challenges. Finally, in December 2025, the President issued an executive order to establish a national AI framework and limit a burdensome patchwork of state laws.

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In July 2025, after a broad bipartisan vote, the President signed the GENIUS Act into law, creating a regulatory framework for the use of stablecoins, and demonstrating a positive signal of support for regulatory clarity for digital assets. Furthermore, in July 2025, the House passed market structure legislation which, if enacted, would clarify the jurisdiction of the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over digital assets and related intermediaries. In early 2026, Senate committees with jurisdiction are expected to consider their version of market structure legislation.

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In January 2024, the SEC approved a series of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, marking a major step toward market integration and institutional participation. In 2025, the SEC established a working group that aims to establish regulatory clarity for digital asset industries and issued statements clarifying its view that mining and staking of digital assets do not constitute offers or sales of securities. The SEC also issued a staff accounting bulletin on obligations to safeguard digital assets for platform users. Furthermore, in August 2025, the President issued an executive order on "democratizing access to alternative investments for 401(k) investors,” directing relevant regulators to facilitate greater options for savings, investments, and retirement accounts, including digital assets.

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In January 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (the "EIA”) initiated a provisional survey to collect electricity consumption information from cryptocurrency mining companies operating in the United States. The survey was authorized by the Office of Management and Budget as an emergency data request; however, it was subsequently withdrawn following a successful lawsuit led by us and the Texas Blockchain Council. In December 2025, the new director of the EIA stated a desire to conduct surveys regarding data centers to provide information to policymakers, signaling a renewed interest in data collection initiatives.

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In August 2025, the President issued an executive order entitled "guaranteeing fair banking for all Americans,” and regulators have issued rules to ensure that lawful businesses, including companies in the digital asset industry, receive fair access to banking services. Nevertheless, to mitigate any future potential regulatory risks with respect to financial services, we have diversified our banking relationships.

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We are aware that members of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, along with other leaders, are considering changes to the tax treatment of bitcoin. Potential changes could include taxing bitcoin like similarly situated commodities at the point of sale, rather than at the point of mining, or a potential compromise similar to an 83(b) election to allow miners to choose either of these approaches. Additionally, we are aware of members considering a de minimis exemption for low-dollar bitcoin transactions similar to the exemption that exists for foreign currencies, which could facilitate broader adoption of the asset at the consumer level. In 2025, draft legislation containing both a de minimis exemption for low-value digital asset transactions and clarification of the taxation point for mined digital assets was introduced and remains under consideration, reflecting growing Congressional interest in simplifying digital asset tax treatment. Pursuant to the executive order on digital financial technology, the Treasury Department is also considering administrative changes at the department-level related to the tax treatment of bitcoin.

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The U.S. has imposed economic sanctions affecting transactions with designated foreign countries, foreign nationals, and others. The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC”) is responsible for ensuring that U.S. entities do not engage in transactions with certain prohibited parties and maintains lists such as the Specially Designated Nationals ("SDNs”) and Blocked Persons List. Our policies prohibit transactions with SDNs, and we maintain a risk-based compliance program designed to prevent unlawful business dealings with prohibited countries, regions, individuals or entities. However, due to the pseudonymous nature of blockchain transactions and our reliance on third-party vendors to identify and prevent transactions with SDNs, there remains a risk that we may unknowingly engage in a prohibited transaction despite our controls.

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State regulation of bitcoin mining and other compute-related energy consumption is an important consideration regarding where we conduct our mining operations. The Rockdale Facility and the Corsicana Facility are both located in the State of Texas. Texas continues to offer a favorable regulatory environment for bitcoin miners and other data center operations. In 2025, Texas enacted SB 21, a bill creating a strategic bitcoin reserve, appropriating $10 million for the state to purchase bitcoin, which the comptroller did in late 2025, making Texas the first state to do so. SB 6 was also enacted in 2025, and subsequent rulemaking initiatives have raised the possibility of new disclosure and reliability requirements for large industrial electricity users, including digital asset mining and HPC data center operations. In 2024, we acquired Block Mining in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which also maintains a favorable regulatory environment for bitcoin mining. In 2025, we announced the process of developing a scalable data center platform to support non-mining data center operations, including potential applications in AI and HPC. Accordingly, we will monitor potential regulatory developments affecting data centers more broadly and their affiliated energy use.

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We are unable to predict the impact that any new standards, legislation, or regulations may have on our business at the time of filing this Annual Report. However, we continue to monitor and proactively engage in dialogue on regulatory and legislative matters related to our industry. As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, particularly with respect to digital assets, AI computing, and energy use, we remain committed to compliance and constructive engagement with policymakers.

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As the regulatory and legal environment evolves, we may become subject to new laws, such as further regulation by financial and energy regulatory bodies, which may affect our Bitcoin Mining and data center activities. For additional discussion regarding our belief about the potential risks that existing and future regulation pose to our business, see Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of this Annual Report.

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Environmental

Our direct operations do not result in significant pollution or the discharge of hazardous emissions, and we do not anticipate that our operations will be materially affected by existing federal, state or local provisions concerning environmental controls. However, certain local, state, and federal policymakers have expressed concerns regarding the aggregate energy consumption associated with bitcoin mining and large-scale data centers, with particular focus on the environmental impact of energy derived from non-renewable sources. These concerns typically center on electrical grid reliability, carbon emissions, and water usage for cooling.

We carefully monitor existing and pending climate change legislation, regulation and international treaties or accords for any material effect on our business or markets that we serve, our operational results, our capital expenditures or our financial position. While we believe our current operations are in compliance with applicable environmental regulations, any future implementation of more stringent environmental or energy-use standards could impact our operational costs or the availability of power for our Facilities.

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Many media reports primarily focus on the energy requirements of bitcoin mining but fail to include discussion of its positive contributions to other customers on the electrical grid. Bitcoin mining operations can be quickly curtailed, uniquely positioning businesses in the industry to respond to increased electricity demand during peak periods or emergency situations. Throughout 2025, we voluntarily curtailed our operations’ energy consumption to allow our energy providers to redirect our power allotment back into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT”) and Midcontinent Independent System Operator ("MISO”) markets during extreme weather events. Such actions helped to stabilize the grid by allowing our power allotment to be delivered to the areas of greatest need, such as heating homes and powering hospitals. In exchange for powering down our systems during times of high electricity demand, we receive benefits associated with the difference between our contractual cost of power and the price at which such power is sold on the ERCOT and MISO markets. Additionally, we voluntarily participate in load response programs operated by ERCOT and MISO, whereby we temporarily give ERCOT and MISO the right to curtail a set portion of our power load at their discretion in exchange for a fee. Overall, our operations incentivize the development of new power generation capacity and our actions help reduce the frequency and impact of power failures and electricity price surges, the benefits are shared by the Company and all participants in the ERCOT and MISO markets.

Human Capital Resources

During the past year, we have made substantial investments in our workforce to attract and retain best-in-class employees, while internally promoting individuals to key positions across the Company. As of December 31, 2025, our total workforce consisted of approximately 816 employees across our entire organization, including professionals in engineering, information and technology, construction, manufacturing, finance, legal, communications, Bitcoin Mining operations, and data center operations. Of our total workforce, approximately 641 employees were in engineering, construction, manufacturing, and Bitcoin Mining operations and approximately 175 employees were in general or administrative support functions, such as information and technology, finance, legal or communications. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 63% of our workforce was in Texas, 31% was in Colorado, and 3% was in Kentucky.

Our human capital resources strategy aims to align the interests of our employees with our key long-term success drivers. To support the execution of this strategy, we have implemented a long-term performance incentive program, under which all eligible employees are granted a combination of service-based restricted stock awards that generally vest over a three-year period and performance-based restricted stock awards that are eligible to vest based on achievement of specific performance or total stockholder return milestones. We believe our performance program is a key incentive for our employees aligning their long-term interests with our long-term objectives as an organization.

In addition to our long-term incentive program and competitive cash compensation practices, our employees are provided with comprehensive health benefits, paid maternal and parental leave, paid time off, and additional benefits.

We recognize that effective leadership drives organizational success and strive to develop leaders at all levels within the Company. In addition to recruiting top external talent, we offer management and executive training programs and encourage continuous professional development across the Company.

We seek to attract diverse, high-potential candidates and foster their long-term career growth by emphasizing ability and experience, rather than relying solely on educational background. We actively recruit candidates from both local communities and major metropolitan areas, to build a workforce with varied backgrounds and skills while providing sustainable, growth-oriented careers in a safe, respectful and inclusive environment.

Compensation and Benefits

Our compensation programs are designed to attract, retain, and motivate employees while aligning their performance with our long-term goals. We regularly benchmark salaries and wages against quantitative market data and adjust compensation to remain competitive and equitable across roles, experience levels, and geographic locations. We maintain a robust pay-equity review process that supports fair and merit-based increases in compensation and incentives.

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits programs, including medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and family members, paid and unpaid leaves, and life and disability/accident insurance coverage. For employees outside of the United States, benefits are structured in accordance with country-specific practices and are designed to support overall health, well-being, and financial security.

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Bitcoin Mining Results

Bitcoin Mining Production, Purchases, and Sales

One way we measure the success of our operations is by the number and U.S. Dollar value of the bitcoin rewards we earn from our Bitcoin Mining activities. The following table presents information regarding our Bitcoin Mining operations, including production, purchases, and sales of bitcoin.

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The bitcoin rewards earned from our Bitcoin Mining operations were 4,828 bitcoin in 2024 and 5,686 bitcoin in 2025, representing an increase of approximately 17.8%. Revenue recognized from our Bitcoin Mining activities increased from approximately $321.0 million during 2024 to $576.3 million during 2025, representing an increase of approximately 79.5%. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase in bitcoin prices and our increase in deployed hash rate as a result of the development of the Corsicana Facility, the acquisition of Block Mining and our significantly improved operational efficiency, partially offset by the increase in the global network hash rate and the halving that occurred in April 2024.

Factors Affecting Profitability

Market Price of Bitcoin

Our business is heavily dependent on the spot price and overall market performance of bitcoin. The price of bitcoin has historically exhibited significant volatility, driven by speculation, shifting investor sentiment, regulatory developments, technological changes, fraudulent actors, manipulation, media reporting and macroeconomics, among other factors. Bitcoin’s value may be based on various factors, including its acceptance as a means of exchange by consumers and producers, scarcity, and market demand, all of which are beyond our control.

Halving

Another key factor impacting industry profitability is the periodic reduction of the Bitcoin block reward, known as halving. This reward, originally set at 50 bitcoin currency rewards per block, has been cut in half approximately every four years. The Bitcoin blockchain has undergone four halving events since its inception on the following dates: (1) on November 28, 2012, at block height 210,000; (2) on July 9, 2016, at block height 420,000; (3) on May 11, 2020, at block height 630,000; and (4) on April 19, 2024 at block height 840,000, when the reward was reduced to its current level of 3.125 bitcoin per block. The next halving is anticipated to

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occur in mid-2028 at block height 1,050,000. Many factors influence the price of bitcoin, and potential increases or decreases in prices in advance of or following a future halving are unknown.

Network Hash Rate and Difficulty

A bitcoin miner’s probability of solving a block on the Bitcoin blockchain and earning a bitcoin reward generally depends on its hash rate relative to the global network hash rate. As more powerful miners are deployed, the bitcoin network difficulty continues to increase. Network difficulty is adjusted every 2,016 blocks (approximately every 2 weeks) to maintain an average of approximately ten minutes between each block validation. A higher network difficulty means more computational power is required to solve a block and earn a bitcoin reward. This, in turn, makes the bitcoin network more secure by limiting the possibility of one miner or mining pool gaining control of the network. Accordingly, as new and existing miners increase their hash rate, the global network hash rate will continue to grow, requiring miners to continually expand or upgrade capacity to maintain their share of total network rewards.

For further discussion of the factors affecting our profitability, see the discussion under Part II, Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading "Summary of Bitcoin Activity” of this Annual Report, as well as the discussion of various risks, factors, and uncertainties we believe may affect our revenue and results of operations under Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of this Annual Report.

Performance Metrics

We aim to mine bitcoin by utilizing our miners to solve blocks. In exchange for solving a block, we receive a bitcoin reward, which we may either hold or sell on the market to generate cash to fund operations. For further discussion of our Bitcoin Treasury Strategy, see the discussion under Part II, Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading "Bitcoin Treasury Strategy” of this Annual Report.

Hash Rate

Bitcoin miners typically measure their performance in terms of "hash rate,” which is the number of cryptographic hashing algorithms solved (or "hashes”) per second. Generally, miners or mining pools with a higher hash rate relative to the global Bitcoin network hash rate have a greater probability of earning bitcoin rewards over time, as compared to miners with relatively lower total hash rates.

As the relative market price of bitcoin rises, more miners are incentivized to enter the network, increasing total global hash rate and overall network difficulty. To remain competitive, miners must continually expand or upgrade equipment to maintain their share of block rewards, creating a feedback loop: as bitcoin value increases, additional mining capacity is deployed, leading to higher network difficulty, which in turn requires further investment to sustain equivalent reward output. This dynamic has resulted in accelerated technological competition among miners, as miners deploy larger fleets of increasingly advanced miners to improve performance. Only a limited number of manufacturers are capable of producing high-quality miners at scale, creating supply constraints and upward pressure on pricing. Furthermore, manufacturers may raise prices for new equipment in response to rising bitcoin market prices.

Intellectual Property

We actively utilize specialized hardware and software in our Bitcoin Mining operations. The Bitcoin blockchain is primarily built on open-source code and, in certain cases, the source code and other software assets we use in our Bitcoin Mining operations may be subject to an open-source license. For these works, we adhere to the terms of any license agreements that may be in place.

We rely on a combination of trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights to safeguard our technology and brand. Additionally, we may obtain licenses to use intellectual property rights owned and controlled by third parties. Furthermore, we have developed and may continue to develop certain proprietary software and hardware applications to enhance our Bitcoin Mining operations, including technologies used in our immersion-cooled mining systems.

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Information About Our Executive Officers

The following sets forth the name, age, and position of each of the persons serving as executive officers as of the filing of this Annual Report.

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Jason Les (age 40) has served as our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO”) since February 2021 and as a member of our Board of Directors ("Board”) since November 2017. He has been deeply involved with bitcoin since 2013, with significant experience in bitcoin mining, as an engineer studying protocol development, and contributing to open-source projects. Mr. Les was previously a founding partner of Binary Digital from May 2017 to November 2020, a software-development company where he led the engineering team and coordinated project development for artificial intelligence, reverse engineering, and inter-software compatibility projects. Additionally, his background includes over a decade of unique experience as a former professional heads-up poker player. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine.

Benjamin Yi (age 43) has served as our Executive Chairman since May 2021, as a member of the Board since October 2018, and as Chairman of the Board from November 2020 through May 2021. In this role, he is directly involved in our day-to-day operations, playing a key role in setting and fulfilling the Board’s strategic aims for the Company. Mr. Yi brings significant corporate governance experience to Riot’s Board and executive management team, having served as an independent director and committee chair of several private and public companies. Prior to joining Riot, Mr. Yi led capital markets and corporate development at IOU Financial, a fintech enabled lender to small businesses across North America and investee company of Neuberger Berman from January 2017 through May 2021. Mr. Yi brings almost two decades of unique capital markets experience to the Company, and a particular expertise in fintech, specialty finance, and investing throughout a company’s capital structure. Mr. Yi holds a Bachelor of Commerce, specialist in Finance, major in Economics from University of Toronto - Trinity College and a Master of Finance from University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management.

Jason Chung (age 44) has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2026, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development & Strategy since July 2023, and Head of Corporate Development & Strategy from June 2022 to July 2023. Mr. Chung spearheads the coordination of the Company’s corporate development, capital markets, and investor relations efforts. Mr. Chung brings two decades of experience in investment banking and a wealth of knowledge in corporate finance to Riot. Prior to joining Riot, Mr. Chung served as Managing Director, M&A, at Nomura Holdings, Inc., from March 2017 through June 2022 and Executive Director, Mergers & Acquisitions from March 2014 through December 2016, where he advised global clients on cross-border transactions primarily in the technology sector across multiple countries. Mr. Chung’s investment banking career spanned nearly $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions transactions and included building and growing advisory teams. Mr. Chung is a CFA charter holder and earned a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance degree, minoring in History, from the University of Toronto.

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William Jackman (age 42) has served as our Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since January 2026, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, from September 2022 to January 2026, and as General Counsel and Secretary from July 2021 to September 2022. As a member of the executive team, Mr. Jackman manages the Company’s legal affairs, drawing upon his unique business and legal acumen to navigate strategic decisions and develop innovative solutions to complex challenges. Previously, Mr. Jackman represented S&P 500 companies as well as other public companies in the areas of securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, and power generation. Prior to joining Riot, Mr. Jackman was a Leader of Public Companies and Securities at Rogers Towers, P.A., one of Florida’s oldest and most established law firms, from March 2018 to January 2022. Additionally, he was a Senior Corporate Attorney at Holland & Knight LLP, a multinational law firm, from May 2014 through August 2017. Mr. Jackman holds dual Juris Doctorate law degrees from the Universities of Windsor and Detroit, as well as an MBA from Nova Southeastern, and is a member of the New York, Florida, and Ontario Bar Associations.

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Stephen Howell (age 50) has served as our Chief Operating Officer since June 2024. Mr. Howell has also served as Chief Executive Officer at ESS Metron, LLC ("ESS Metron”), a subsidiary of the Company and a leading manufacturer of power distribution centers,

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portable substations, low and medium voltage switchgear, custom controls and relays from December 2021 to June 2025. Previously, Mr. Howell served as Director of Business Development – South at ESS Metron from October 2019 through December 2021. Prior to his role at ESS Metron, Mr. Howell served as Vice President, Senior Sales Representative at Castleman Power Systems International, LLC, a power developer and technology solutions provider, from October 2011 through October 2019. From January 2006 through October 2011, Mr. Howell served as Outside Sales Executive for Consolidated Electrical Distributors, an electrical solutions distributor and product supplier. Mr. Howell served as Estimator and Project Manager for Integrated Electrical Services Holdings, Inc., an integrated electrical design and installation company from January 2004 through January 2006, and as Outside Sales Engineer at Eaton Corporation plc, a power management and electrical systems company from January 2000 through January 2004. Mr. Howell holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in industrial distribution and marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Ryan Werner (age 46) has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2022. Previously, Mr. Werner served as our Vice President of Finance from March 2021 to September 2022. Mr. Werner is responsible for the leadership and oversight of our public accounting function, leading the Company’s team of accounting and finance professionals. Prior to joining Riot, Mr. Werner was a Senior Director, Real Estate and Transactions Accounting at UDR, an S&P 500 constituent and multifamily real estate investment trust, from March 2013 through March 2021. Mr. Werner began his career in Ernst & Young’s audit practice, where he was a Senior Manager and specialized in publicly traded companies. Mr. Werner is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master of Accounting and Information Systems degree, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Business Administration degree, both from the University of Kansas.

Jonathan Gibbs (age 38) has served as our Chief Data Center Officer since June 2025. Previously, Mr. Gibbs served as Executive Vice President, Product Delivery Americas, from August 2023 to June 2025, and Senior Vice President, Design and Construction from July 2021 to November 2023 at Prime Data Centers, an international developer and owner of hyperscale data centers. From November 2018 to January 2023, Mr. Gibbs served as Vice President, Mission Critical, at ARCO/Murray, a national design and construction firm that specializes in commercial construction and data center design, and real estate needs. Mr. Gibbs has over 15 years of leadership experience in the global data center sector, with a focus on infrastructure design, procurement, construction, and sustainability. Throughout his distinguished career, he has overseen the execution of data center platforms totaling over one GW of capacity and managed a design and construction portfolio representing more than $17 billion in capital investments across North America, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Gibbs holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University, specializing in Dynamic and Mission Critical Power Systems.

There are no familial relationships among our executive officers and any directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of our executive officers and any other person pursuant to which any such executive officers were selected.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive office is located at 3855 Ambrosia Street, Suite 301, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, and our telephone number is (303) 794-2000. Our records are kept at our principal executive office.

We were incorporated in the State of Colorado on July 24, 2000, under the name AspenBio, Inc., and have undergone a number of subsequent name changes. Effective October 19, 2017, we adopted the corporate name Riot Blockchain, Inc., and changed our state of incorporation to Nevada. Effective December 30, 2022, we adopted our current corporate name, Riot Platforms, Inc., and remain incorporated in Nevada.

Our website address is www.riotplatforms.com.

Additional Information

We file or furnish periodic reports and amendments thereto, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These reports, and any amendments thereto, as filed with the SEC, can be accessed, free of charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be accessed, free of charge, on our website: www.riotplatforms.com through a link in the "Investors” section. These documents are placed on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with the SEC. The information posted on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and stock price can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including those described below. When any one or more of these risks materialize from time to time, our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and stock price can be materially and adversely affected. These risk factors do not identify all risks that we face; our operations could also be affected by factors, events, or uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently do not consider to present significant risks to our operations. This section should be read in conjunction with Part II, Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Annual Report.

Risk Factor Summary

Below is a summary of the principal factors that make an investment in our securities speculative or risky.

Risks Related to Our Business

Risks Related to the Price of Bitcoin

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Risks Related to our Operations

Risks Related to Governmental Regulation and Enforcement  

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

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Risks Related to Our Business

We operate in a rapidly evolving industry and have an evolving business model and strategy, including our increasing focus on constructing and operating data centers, in addition to bitcoin mining.

The digital assets industry is rapidly evolving, and we expect the services, technologies and market dynamics associated with it to continue to change. As a result, aspects of our business model and strategy may need to evolve in order for us to remain competitive and responsive to industry developments. From time to time, we may modify elements of our business model or pursue strategic initiatives that complement our power portfolio and current operations. We are exploring opportunities to expand our revenue sources, including a business transition to constructing and operating data centers which may be used for AI/HPC applications. We cannot assure you that these or any other modifications to our strategy will be successful, that they will achieve their intended objectives, or that they will not adversely affect our business. Strategic changes may also increase the complexity of our operations and place significant demands on our management team, personnel, systems, infrastructure, financial resources, and internal controls.

Additionally, our ability to manage growth effectively is uncertain. Failure to do so could harm our reputation, limit our ability to grow, and negatively affect our operating results. We also may not successfully identify or capitalize on emerging trends or new market opportunities within the digital assets industry, the data center market, or other markets we may pursue, which could result in missed opportunities and competitive disadvantages. Changes to our business model or entry into new markets may further subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny and new or expanded compliance obligations, including licensing, permitting, and other regulatory requirements. Any of the foregoing risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our data center business strategy may not perform as planned.

We believe that transitioning to a data center business has the potential to complement our existing business model by providing more stable, long-term, and higher-margin revenue than our Bitcoin Mining operations. We also believe that leveraging our existing infrastructure to serve data center customers may offer more consistent revenue and lower risk than our traditional Bitcoin Mining business. However, this initiative is in its early stages, and the success of our data center strategy is uncertain and may not develop as anticipated. The performance of our data center business may be affected by various factors, including the availability, reliability, and timing of power supply; increased community scrutiny of data center resource use, including land, water, and power, resulting in stricter requirements from permitting authorities; supply chain disruptions, including constraints in local labor availability; changes in tariff policies or the adoption of more restrictive trade regulations; and our ability to retain or develop the specialized expertise required to operate and scale a data center business. If any of these challenges arise, or if we are otherwise unable to successfully implement or execute our data center strategy, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We may not be able to compete effectively against our current and future competitors, and if we are unable to effectively innovate or compete, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

The industries in which we operate are highly competitive and continuously evolving. We expect competition to further intensify as existing and new competitors introduce new offerings or enhance existing offerings and as the industries that we operate in continue to grow. As we continue to expand in our existing markets and enter new markets, we compete against an increasing number of companies operating both within North America and abroad, that may be more established or have greater financial and other resources and/or expertise. Driven by the proliferation of energy-intensive applications such as bitcoin mining and HPC, demand for energy capacity continues to outpace supply. Our competitors may have greater financial, technical, and operational resources, longer operating histories, and stronger brand recognition than we do. To compete effectively, we must accurately anticipate technological developments, supply chain disruptions and regulatory constraints, our need for additional power and continue to innovate in the design, management, and operation of data centers, including those used to support AI/HPC applications. We may face difficulties expanding and improving our data centers at the pace necessary to remain competitive. Competitors with greater resources, experience, or industry relationships may be better positioned to secure strategic acquisitions, partnerships, or customer relationships that are critical to scaling data center operations. If we are unable to innovate effectively, maintain or grow our data center operations, or compete successfully against current and future competitors, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Any such developments could also negatively impact the trading price of our securities.

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Our success depends on external factors affecting the bitcoin industry.

The bitcoin industry has historically been subject to various asset-related risks that have negatively affected bitcoin’s market price. Ownership of bitcoin has traditionally been concentrated among a limited number of holders, whose large positions give them the ability to influence market prices (referred to as "whales”). Although ownership has diversified in recent years, whales remain active in the market, and their trading behavior, such as selling substantial quantities of bitcoin, could adversely affect demand for, and the market price of, bitcoin. Any material decline in the price of bitcoin could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Although larger and increasingly regulated digital asset trading platforms have emerged, the bitcoin market remains nascent and relatively opaque compared to traditional financial markets. Trading venues for bitcoin may experience heightened operational issues and may be more susceptible to unethical, fraudulent, or illicit activities, including "wash trading,” than regulated securities exchanges. Digital asset trading platforms may also be vulnerable to "front-running,” in which market participants exploit technological or informational advantages to trade ahead of known or anticipated transactions for economic gain. Such practices are reported to be relatively common on both centralized and decentralized digital asset platforms. In addition, many bitcoin trading venues do not publicly disclose comprehensive information regarding their ownership structure, governance, corporate practices, or compliance with regulatory requirements. This lack of transparency limits the ability of market participants to assess the integrity or impartiality of these venues. The presence of whales, combined with the bitcoin market’s limited transparency, susceptibility to manipulative trading practices, and comparatively low levels of regulatory oversight, may undermine public confidence in the integrity of bitcoin transactions and the reliability of bitcoin pricing. A resulting loss of confidence or decline in the market price of bitcoin, potentially significant, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

There is a finite supply of bitcoin, and the declining block reward over time presents a risk to our business.

We generate revenue from Bitcoin Mining operations primarily through the receipt of block rewards for successfully validating transactions and adding new blocks to the Bitcoin blockchain. The total supply of bitcoin is finite, permanently capped at 21.0 million coins, and the number of new bitcoin issued per block decreases approximately every four years pursuant to the bitcoin protocol, in an event commonly referred to as a "halving.” The final bitcoin is expected to be mined around the year 2140. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 20.0 million bitcoin had been mined and were in circulation. As the bitcoin supply approaches its maximum limit, the block reward will continue to decline. Once the final new bitcoin has been issued, miners will no longer receive block rewards and will instead rely solely on transaction fees associated with the blocks they validate. Historically, transaction fees have represented a relatively small portion of total mining revenue. Although transaction fees have increased at various times due to network usage and reduced new-bitcoin issuance, we cannot predict whether such fees will increase, or remain at levels, sufficient to offset the decline in block rewards over time. If transaction fees do not rise to levels that support profitable mining operations, or if the economic incentives to mine otherwise diminish, our ability to generate revenue from Bitcoin Mining could be materially and adversely affected. In such circumstances, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could suffer, and the market price of our securities could be adversely affected.

Bitcoin mining is a highly competitive market, and if we fail to grow our hash rate in a cost-effective manner we may be unable to compete.

A bitcoin miner’s likelihood of successfully validating a block and earning the associated block reward is directly correlated to the miner’s hash rate relative to the global network hash rate. As adoption of bitcoin has increased, demand for bitcoin has drawn additional mining participants into the industry, resulting in sustained growth of the global network hash rate. As more miners enter the market and more efficient mining equipment is deployed, the global network hash rate is expected to continue increasing. Consequently, unless we are able to grow our hash rate at a pace consistent with industry growth, our probability of earning block rewards will decline. To remain competitive, we believe we must continue to obtain and deploy more efficient and energy-effective miners, both to replace units that are lost to ordinary wear-and-tear and to expand our hash rate to keep pace with increases in the global network hash rate. These miners are highly specialized servers that are difficult to manufacture at scale. As a result, only a limited number of suppliers are capable of providing miners in the quantities and performance specifications required by large-scale operators. Demand for new miners typically increases in periods of elevated bitcoin prices, and we have observed corresponding increases in miner pricing during such periods. If we are unable to procure an adequate number of new miners on acceptable terms, or if we are unable to access sufficient capital to fund the acquisition and deployment of such miners, we may be unable to grow our hash rate or maintain our competitive position. Any inability to expand or maintain our hash rate could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and could negatively impact the market price of our securities.

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We may be unable to access sufficient additional capital needed to grow our business.

We expect to require substantial additional capital to support the expansion of our operations, pursue our growth strategies, and respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated working-capital needs. The construction and development of our facilities, and continuation of our miner fleet, are capital-intensive undertakings and we anticipate that our current and future strategic growth initiatives will likewise require significant investment. Although we expect to raise additional capital to fund these initiatives, we may be unable to do so in a timely manner, in the amounts required, or on favorable terms, if at all. If we raise capital through equity financing, our stockholders may experience dilution of their ownership interests, and the market price of our common stock may decline. If we incur additional indebtedness, lenders may have priority over holders of our common stock with respect to repayment and liquidation preferences, and debt financing may be accompanied by restrictive covenants that limit our operational flexibility, including restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness or engaging in certain other corporate activities. We may also be required to comply with financial maintenance covenants, such as minimum liquidity or leverage ratios, which may not align with the interests of our stockholders. If we are unable to raise the additional capital needed to fund our strategic growth initiatives, we may be less competitive in our industry, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Our expansion into data centers may divert resources from our core Bitcoin Mining operations, limit our power capacity for mining, and introduce operational complexity.

Although we intend to continue certain of our Bitcoin Mining operations, our strategic expansion into data center development may divert capital, personnel, infrastructure and other resources away from our mining business. In particular, allocating power capacity to data center workloads may reduce the power available for bitcoin mining, which is a highly competitive and capital-intensive industry. Reduced power availability for mining could limit our ability to deploy additional hash rate at the pace of our competitors, potentially diminishing our market position and profitability. Operating multiple distinct business lines may also increase operational complexity and place additional demands on our management, technical teams, and support personnel. Managing these competing priorities may strain our resources, increase the risk of operational inefficiencies, and negatively affect our overall performance, strategic execution, and financial results. Any such developments could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our success in the data center sector depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified third-party partners and customers.

We are relying on third-party consultants, vendors, and potential customers to support the development and commercialization of the data center infrastructure. Our ability to generate revenue from this initiative depends on securing long-term, creditworthy customers and partners. If we are unable to do so, or if these parties fail to perform as expected, our investment may not yield the anticipated returns.

If we incorrectly estimate our data center lease capacity requirements and related capital expenditures, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

We are continuously evaluating our data center lease capacity requirements in order to effectively manage our capital expenditures and operating results. However, we may be unable to accurately project our future capacity needs or sufficiently allocate resources to address such needs. If we underestimate these requirements, we may not be able to provide sufficient service to tenants or may be required to limit new tenants, both of which may materially and adversely impair our results of operations.

We face potential reputational, operational, and financial risks arising from our development of a scalable data center platform for data center operations.

The demand for power to support data centers, including AI/HPC workloads, has increased significantly, and we believe that by allocating a portion of our available power capacity to AI/HPC customers, while continuing to operate our bitcoin mining business, may create long-term value for our stockholders. We are in the process of developing scalable data center platforms at our Corsicana Facility and Rockdale Facility. As we pursue this expansion, we may face reputational harm, liability exposure, and adverse financial impacts arising from perceptions that we are shifting away from our core bitcoin-mining business, challenges associated with execution or integration, or increased scrutiny from investors and participants in the broader digital asset industry. Any perception that we are deprioritizing bitcoin mining could adversely affect our relationships with certain stakeholders, including investors, employees, and members of the crypto community. Data center customers also generally have heightened expectations regarding uptime, data integrity, cybersecurity, sustainability, and operational reliability. Any failure to meet these expectations, or any adverse incident involving our data center operations, could damage our reputation and credibility and negatively affect customer relationships. If we are unable to maintain or enhance our reputation, successfully execute our data-center strategy, or adapt to

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changes in the competitive or regulatory landscape, our business, financial condition, and the market price of our securities could be materially and adversely affected.

Banks and financial institutions may not provide, or may discontinue, banking services to businesses engaged in crypto-related activities.

A number of companies that engage in bitcoin or other cryptocurrency-related activities have experienced difficulty obtaining or maintaining banking and other financial services. Financial institutions have, in some cases, closed existing accounts or discontinued services for companies, individuals, and businesses associated with digital assets. Regulatory scrutiny of the digital asset industry, evolving compliance expectations, and de-risking initiatives by banks may further restrict access to banking and payment services for companies operating in this sector. If banks or other financial institutions decline to provide services to us, limit the services available to us, or discontinue services that we rely on, we may experience operational disruptions, increased costs, or delays in accessing funds. If we are unable to secure alternative banking or financial services on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Such developments could also negatively impact the value of any bitcoin or other digital assets that we mine, acquire, or hold for our own account.

We may not be able to timely complete our future strategic growth initiatives or within our anticipated costs estimates, if at all.

Our strategic growth initiatives may require the construction, expansion or conversion of associated power facilities. These activities expose us to risks that include, among others: construction delays; shortages of parts or labor; increased equipment and materials costs, including those driven by inflation; delays in receiving data center components; labor disputes or work stoppages, including those arising from pandemics or other public health emergencies; unanticipated environmental conditions or geological issues; delays in obtaining necessary permits, licenses, and approvals from governmental agencies or utility providers; delays in site readiness that could prevent us from meeting contractual commitments; and delays or suspensions related to evaluations of prospective growth projects. Construction projects also depend heavily on the skill, reliability, and financial stability of designers, general contractors, subcontractors, and key suppliers. If any such party encounters financial difficulties, operational issues, or performance problems during the design or construction process, we could experience significant delays, cost overruns, and other adverse impacts on expected project returns. If we are unable to mitigate these risks and complete our growth initiatives on schedule and within our anticipated budget, if at all, such delays or failures could prevent us from realizing expected benefits from these initiatives and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Global economic and geopolitical events, policies and conflicts may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be exposed to price volatility and uncertainty in our supply chain due to geopolitical crises and economic downturns such as recessions, rising inflation, tariffs, social, political and economic risks, conflicts and acts of war, sanctions and other restrictive actions by the United States and/or other countries. Changes in policy positions and priorities from the U.S. government administration could increase this price volatility and uncertainty. Such crises will likely continue to have an effect on our ability to do business in a cost-effective manner. Inflationary pressures, as well as disruptions in our supply chain, have increased the costs of goods, services and personnel, which have in turn caused our capital expenditures and operating costs to rise. Additionally, these crises may discourage investment in bitcoin and investors may shift their investments to less volatile assets. The effects of such global economic shifts, worsening inflationary issues, changes in policy, and geopolitical events could adversely affect our ability to access the capital and other financial markets, as such, we may be required to consider alternative sources of funding for our growth and operations which may increase our cost of capital. Such events and conditions could have a materially adverse effect on our business, operations, or financial results and the value of the bitcoin we mine.

Failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses could negatively impact our balance sheet and results of operations.

Strategic acquisitions, such as the Block Mining Acquisition and the E4A Solutions Acquisition, both in 2024, and the acquisition of Whinstone US, Inc. ("Whinstone”) and ESS Metron in 2021, are important components of our growth strategy. The success of any acquisition depends, in part, on our ability to effectively integrate the acquired business and realize anticipated synergies. Integration efforts may involve unforeseen difficulties, require significant attention from management, and necessitate reallocating financial and operational resources. We may encounter challenges in the integration process, including difficulties associated with managing a larger and more complex organization ; aligning administrative, operational, and corporate structures; integrating internal controls, processes, and policies; reconciling differing business cultures; hiring and retaining key employees; harmonizing compensation and benefits programs; coordinating geographically dispersed operations; and executing our business strategy across the combined organization.

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Acquisitions may also expose us to additional liabilities and risks, some of which may be unknown at the time of acquisition. Although we conduct extensive due diligence, we cannot guarantee that we will identify all material issues, liabilities, or risks associated with an acquired business. Any such unknown or unanticipated liabilities, whether financial, legal, regulatory, operational, or otherwise, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We can give no assurance that we will be able to successfully integrate and manage acquired businesses, achieve expected synergies, or realize the benefits we anticipate. Failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and ability to execute our growth strategy.

We may experience increased compliance costs as a result of our strategic acquisitions.

Future strategic acquisitions may impose substantial compliance obligations, including additional reporting, regulatory, operational, and internal-control requirements. These obligations may increase our costs and require significant attention from management and other personnel, diverting resources from existing operations and other strategic priorities. Increased compliance burdens may also limit our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions. If we are unable to effectively manage these compliance requirements, our ability to realize expected advantages from acquired businesses may be reduced, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We have financed our strategic growth through issuances of common stock and debt and expect to continue raising additional capital in the future, and our inability to do so on favorable terms could adversely affect our operations and the market price of our securities.

We have historically financed the strategic growth of our business through public offerings of our common stock and the issuance of debt, and expect to raise additional capital through similar financing activities to support our current and future expansion initiatives. We may not be able to obtain additional equity or debt financing on favorable terms, or at all. Any inability to secure necessary financing could hinder our growth and adversely impact our operations. Market disruptions in the digital asset industry may also affect our access to capital. In 2022 and 2023, several digital asset platforms and exchanges filed for bankruptcy or became subject to government investigations relating to, among other things, alleged fraud. These events contributed to volatility and reduced confidence in the digital asset ecosystem and may negatively impact our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms. If we raise additional equity capital, our stockholders may experience dilution of their ownership interests, and the market price of our common stock may decline. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows to support our strategic initiatives, we may be required to implement alternative measures, including reducing or delaying capital expenditures, selling assets, or pursuing additional equity financing on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. If we incur additional indebtedness, lenders may have priority over holders of our common stock with respect to repayment and liquidation preferences in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation. Debt financing may also include restrictive covenants that limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness or take other actions, and may require us to maintain certain liquidity or financial ratios that may not align with the interests of our stockholders. Any of these events could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our securities.

We have a history of operating losses, and we may report additional operating losses in the future.

We have recorded historical operating losses and negative cash flows from operations, particularly during periods in which the value of the bitcoin we mined did not exceed the associated operating, energy, personnel, and capital costs of our Bitcoin Mining activities. As part of our strategic growth plans, we have made, and expect to continue making, significant capital investments into data center operations, increase our workforce, and support the ownership and operation of our Facilities. These investments increase our cost base and may contribute to future losses if we are unable to generate sufficient revenue to offset these expenses. We cannot assure you that our revenue will exceed our associated costs or that we will achieve or maintain profitability. Continued operating losses could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The limited regulation of digital asset exchanges on which bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are traded may expose us to the effects of negative publicity associated with fraudulent or unstable market participants, which could adversely affect an investment in us.

The digital asset exchanges on which bitcoin is traded are relatively new and, in many jurisdictions, remain unregulated. Many such exchanges do not provide the public with comprehensive information regarding their ownership, management, corporate governance, business practices, or regulatory compliance. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in these exchanges or experience disruptions associated with their operations, including with respect to exchanges that handle a significant volume of digital asset trading. In 2022 and 2023, several digital asset exchanges filed for bankruptcy protection and/or became subject to investigations by governmental authorities regarding alleged fraud and other misconduct. These events generated significant negative publicity for the

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broader digital asset ecosystem and contributed to increased price volatility across many digital asset markets, including the market for bitcoin. A continued loss of public confidence in digital asset exchanges may negatively impact the bitcoin ecosystem as a whole and may result in sustained or increased volatility.

These developments remain ongoing, and it is not possible to predict all of the risks that may arise for us, our counterparties, our service providers, or the digital asset industry generally. A perceived lack of stability in the digital asset exchange market as well as the failure, temporary shutdown, or restriction of exchanges due to operational issues, cybersecurity breaches, fraud, insolvency, or government-mandated regulation—may erode confidence in digital asset networks and contribute to further volatility in cryptocurrency prices. Any such consequences could materially and adversely affect the market price of our securities.

We depend on attracting and retaining officers, managers, and skilled professionals.

Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified officers, managers, and skilled professionals. Competition for experienced personnel, particularly those with technical, operational, or industry-specific expertise, is intense, and we may be unable to retain existing employees or hire additional personnel on acceptable terms. The loss of key employees or our inability to effectively recruit and develop talent could impair our management capabilities, strategic execution, and other critical functions. Human capital constraints may also limit our ability to support ongoing operations or achieve our growth objectives. As our business grows and evolves, we must continue expanding and developing our leadership team and skilled workforce. If we fail to attract or retain the personnel necessary to meet these demands, our business, growth prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health events, and the resulting supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our business may be adversely affected by global economic conditions, geopolitical developments and conflicts, shifts in governmental policy, trade restrictions, and public health events, including pandemics, epidemics, or other disease outbreaks. These events can contribute to port congestion, supplier shutdowns, logistics delays, and increased freight and transportation costs, all of which may result in higher expenses to procure and deploy new miners and acquire other critical materials needed for our expansion initiatives. We may also experience volatility and uncertainty in our supply chain resulting from recessions, inflation, tariffs, sanctions, and other restrictive actions by the United States or foreign governments, as well as broader social, political, and economic risks, including acts of war or regional instability. Changes in domestic or foreign policy priorities may further heighten such volatility.

Miner manufacturers have been affected by constrained semiconductor supply—particularly shortages involving the highly specialized ASIC chips used in bitcoin miners—as well as increased labor costs and broader disruptions to global supply chains. These factors have contributed to higher prices for new miners and may continue to do so. Inflationary pressures, combined with supply chain challenges, have increased the cost of goods, services, and personnel, raising both our capital expenditures and operating costs. Until these global pressures ease, we expect to continue incurring elevated costs to obtain and deploy miners, and we may face difficulties securing the materials or pricing necessary to support our growth plans. Adverse macroeconomic, public health, or geopolitical developments may also reduce market confidence in Bitcoin, shift investor preferences toward less volatile assets, and impair our access to capital or other financial markets, potentially increasing our cost of capital. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, financial results, and the value of the bitcoin we mine.

Changes in U.S. trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs and the resulting consequences, may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

To maintain and further develop our Bitcoin Mining operations, we must procure mining hardware and other specialized technology. Additionally, the development and potential expansion of our Facilities requires large quantities of construction materials, specialized electricity distribution equipment and other critical components, all of which are in high demand and may be difficult to source. While we proactively procure products and materials from our suppliers in sufficient quantities to facilitate deployment at scale, we cannot predict the effect of the existing or future U.S. tariffs on imports, or the extent to which other countries will impose quotas, duties, tariffs, taxes or other similar restrictions upon the import or export of products and materials we require for our operations, nor can we predict future trade policy or the terms of any renegotiated trade agreements and their impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Risks Related to the Price of Bitcoin

Our ability to achieve profitability is largely dependent on the price of bitcoin, which has historically been volatile.

Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability depends significantly on the market price of bitcoin. The price of bitcoin has experienced substantial historical volatility, including its recent decline beginning in October 2025, and may continue to fluctuate widely due to a variety of factors, including the actions of malicious or manipulative actors, perceived or actual scarcity, political or economic developments, regulatory changes, and market speculation that may contribute to "bubble”-type price dynamics. Unlike traditional securities exchanges, which impose rigorous listing standards and maintain extensive oversight of trading activity, many cryptocurrency trading platforms are lightly regulated or unregulated. Markets with less stringent oversight may pose increased risks of fraud, manipulation, and other abusive practices. Any such real or perceived lack of transparency, stability, or oversight could undermine confidence in the integrity of bitcoin markets and adversely affect the price of bitcoin.

As disclosed in Part I, Item 1. "Business” - "Regulatory” of this Annual Report, bitcoin and other crypto asset markets may be subject to increased scrutiny and regulation by the U.S. Congress and governmental agencies. Changes to laws, regulations, or enforcement priorities—whether directed at digital assets, mining operations, trading platforms, or participants—may adversely impact our Bitcoin Mining and related activities.

These regulatory factors and changes to laws, regulations, or enforcement priorities make it difficult to accurately predict the future price of bitcoin and may reduce consumer trust or market acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a means of exchange or store of value. If our assumptions regarding bitcoin’s future price prove incorrect and bitcoin prices are not sufficiently high, revenue from our Bitcoin Mining operations may not exceed our costs, and we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability. Any such developments could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Bitcoin market exposure to financially troubled cryptocurrency-related companies may impact our reputation, the price of bitcoin and the profitability of our Bitcoin Mining operations.

The failures of several cryptocurrency platforms and related businesses have had, and may continue to have, adverse effects on the broader digital asset ecosystem. The full extent of these impacts may not yet be known. Bitcoin prices have historically been affected by financial instability, poor business practices, and fraudulent activities involving participants in the wider cryptocurrency market. When investors in cryptocurrency or cryptocurrency-related companies experience financial distress due to price volatility, operational failures, or fraud, such events have resulted in loss of confidence in the digital asset sector, reputational harm to cryptocurrency assets, heightened regulatory and legislative scrutiny, and significant declines in the market value of bitcoin. These adverse effects have previously impacted, and may in the future impact, the profitability of our Bitcoin Mining operations. If bitcoin prices decline materially or if reputational or regulatory pressures intensify within the cryptocurrency market, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Bitcoin and the broader digital asset ecosystem have also been negatively impacted by bankruptcies, restructurings, and forced liquidations of certain cryptocurrency exchanges, lenders, funds, and other market participants, and additional failures or distress events could further depress bitcoin prices or reduce liquidity. Any sustained reduction in the price of bitcoin or market liquidity, or any associated deterioration in sentiment toward the digital asset sector, could adversely affect our reputation, increase our cost of capital, and negatively impact the profitability of our Bitcoin Mining operations.

Bitcoin is subject to "halving” and our Bitcoin Mining operations may generate less revenue as a result.

As disclosed in Part I, Item 1. "Business” of this Annual Report, under the subheading "Halving,” the number of new bitcoin awarded to miners for solving a block is reduced by 50%—a process known as "halving”—at mathematically predetermined intervals. The next halving event is currently expected to occur in mid-2028. Although bitcoin prices have, at times, increased around prior halving events, there is no assurance that future halving events will result in favorable price movements or that any such price increases would be sufficient to offset the reduction in block rewards. If a corresponding and proportionate increase in the market price of bitcoin does not occur following future halving events, the revenue we earn from our Bitcoin Mining operations will decrease. Any such decline in mining revenue could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

High bitcoin transaction fees may reduce demand for bitcoin and adversely affect our Bitcoin Mining operations and growth prospects.

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payment by making bitcoin transactions less practical or cost-effective for users. Reduced adoption could decrease demand for bitcoin, negatively impact future bitcoin prices, and increase price volatility. If bitcoin prices do not remain sufficiently high, the revenue we generate from our Bitcoin Mining operations may not exceed our associated costs, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, because the market price of our common stock may be linked to the price of bitcoin, any decline in bitcoin demand or market value could materially and adversely affect the trading price of our securities and could impair our ability to raise additional capital to fund our strategic growth initiatives.

Bitcoin faces significant scaling obstacles that can lead to high fees or slow transaction settlement times, which may adversely affect demand for bitcoin and our Bitcoin Mining operations.

Bitcoin, like many other cryptocurrencies, faces significant scaling challenges that may lead to high transaction fees or slow transaction settlement times. The bitcoin network is limited in the number of transactions it can process per second, and efforts to increase throughput—such as increasing block size, implementing alternative scaling mechanisms, or researching techniques like sharding—may not prove effective or may introduce new risks or technical trade-offs. There is no assurance that any proposed or existing scaling solutions will successfully increase transaction capacity or be adopted by network participants. Widespread adoption of bitcoin as a means of payment depends, in part, on the ability of the network to efficiently handle growth in transaction volume. If scaling limitations persist or if technological improvements do not occur on the schedule or scale we anticipate, Bitcoin’s adoption as a payment method may stagnate or decline. Reduced adoption could decrease demand for bitcoin and negatively impact its market price. A decline in bitcoin prices could adversely affect the revenue we generate from our Bitcoin Mining operations and could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our securities.

Risks Related to our Operations

To remain competitive in the bitcoin sector, we must grow our hash rate at a pace consistent with increases in the global network hash rate and network difficulty, and if we fail to do so, our ability to earn bitcoin rewards will decline.

As adoption of bitcoin has increased, the price of bitcoin has generally appreciated, encouraging additional miners to participate in bitcoin mining, thereby increasing the global network hash rate.

Because a miner’s relative chance of successfully solving a block and earning a new bitcoin reward is generally a function of the ratio the miner’s individual hash rate bears to the global network hash rate, as the global network hash rate increases, a miner must increase its individual hash rate to maintain its chances of earning new bitcoin rewards. In addition, the bitcoin protocol periodically adjusts network difficulty to ensure that blocks continue to be added approximately every ten minutes. As more hash rate is deployed to the network, difficulty increases, requiring miners to deploy even greater computational power to solve blocks. These dynamics create a competitive cycle in which miners must continually add new, increasingly powerful and energy-efficient miners to maintain their competitiveness—often referred to as an "arms race” within the bitcoin mining industry. The supply of high-quality mining machines is limited, as only a small number of manufacturers produce miners capable of meeting industry requirements. As demand for new miners increases, scarcity may drive up prices. In addition, some manufacturers have historically raised miner prices during periods of increased bitcoin market prices, further increasing acquisition costs.

To remain competitive and preserve our ability to earn bitcoin rewards, we must continue to grow our deployed hash rate by acquiring and deploying new miners at a pace consistent with growth in the global network hash rate. If bitcoin prices are not sufficiently high to support ongoing capital investment in miners, or if we are unable to obtain miners in the quantities, quality, or pricing necessary to increase our hash rate, our hash rate may stagnate. Falling behind competitors in hash rate would reduce our chances of earning future bitcoin rewards, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Because our miners are designed specifically to mine bitcoin and may not be readily adaptable to other uses, a sustained decline in bitcoin’s value could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We have invested substantial capital in acquiring miners that use ASICs designed exclusively to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that utilize the 256-bit secure hashing algorithm ("SHA-256”). Our Bitcoin Mining operations therefore depend primarily on our ability to use these miners to mine bitcoin and generate revenue based on the market value of the bitcoin we earn. If the value of bitcoin declines and does not recover, the revenue generated from our Bitcoin Mining operations would decline accordingly. Because our miners are highly specialized, we may be unable to successfully repurpose them for alternative uses in a timely or cost-effective manner, if at all. Similarly, if the bitcoin protocol were to discontinue use of the SHA-256 algorithm, our existing miners could become obsolete. Any sustained decline in the value of bitcoin, or any inability to repurpose or redeploy our miners, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and could raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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Our reliance on third-party miners may expose us to operations to increased risk of design flaws.

The performance and reliability of the miners and related technology we use are critical to our operations and reputation. We currently deploy Bitmain Technologies Limited ("Bitmain”) Antminer, and MicroBT WhatsMiner type miners. Any defect, design flaw, or performance issue in these miners—such as flaws in the ASIC chips they employ—could materially disrupt our mining activities. Because a substantial portion of our fleet relies on machines produced by a limited number of manufacturers, any exploitable weakness, firmware vulnerability, or systemic flaw affecting a particular model or manufacturer could impair a significant percentage, or potentially all, of our deployed miners. We have experienced, and may continue to experience, software and firmware complications associated with adapting these miners for use in our immersion-cooled infrastructure. Such issues may delay or limit the anticipated efficiency benefits of immersion-cooled mining and may result in operational disruptions or reduced mining output. Any significant system error, operational failure, or interruption in our mining activities could result in lower bitcoin yields, increased downtime, financial losses, and reputational harm. If defects, vulnerabilities, or failures in miners supplied by Bitmain, MicroBT, or other third-party manufacturers adversely affect our mining fleet, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our securities could be materially and adversely impacted.

Our reliance primarily on immersion-cooling exposes us to additional operational and performance risks.

We are increasingly dependent on immersion-cooling technology for our Bitcoin Mining operations, to a large extent at the Rockdale Facility, and exclusively at the Corsicana Facility. Immersion-cooling is an emerging technology within the bitcoin mining industry and has not yet been widely deployed at the scale at which we are implementing it. As a result, there is uncertainty regarding the long-term performance, reliability, and efficiency of immersion-cooling systems at large scale. If immersion-cooling does not perform as expected, we may be unable to achieve anticipated improvements in miner performance or overall hash rate efficiency. Cooling infrastructure for bitcoin mining—whether immersion-cooled or air-cooled—continues to evolve. Effective cooling is essential to achieving optimal hash rate performance, particularly in high-temperature environments such as the State of Texas. Any underperformance or failure in our cooling systems could reduce miner efficiency, limit hash rate output, and adversely affect our Bitcoin Mining operations.

Both our immersion-cooling and air-cooling systems require substantial volumes of water to support the thermal management of our miners. If we are unable to secure adequate water supplies or lose access to required water due to regulatory, environmental, operational, or third-party constraints, our ability to operate our facilities efficiently could be significantly impaired. Any inability to maintain effective cooling performance or ensure reliable water access could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our securities.

Our revenue generation is subject to risks applicable to our mining pool, including risks outside of our control.

We participate in a "Full-Pay-Per-Share” mining pool, which calculates bitcoin payouts primarily based on the proportion of hash rate we contribute to the mining pool as a percentage of total network hash rate, along with other inputs. A significant portion of our revenue is derived from participation in this mining pool, representing approximately 89.0% and 85.2% of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We own all of our miners and accompanying infrastructure, and the only connection between our assets and our mining pool is that the total hash rate capacity of our miners is currently allocated to our mining pool, which we are free to change at any time, in our discretion. Further, the mining pool in which we participate, like most mining pools, is decentralized and has protections in place to prevent malicious actors or technical errors from affecting the pool’s ability to operate; however, these protections are not foolproof, and we may lose access to the mining pool, perhaps permanently. Because of the monitoring systems we have in place, we would become aware within minutes if our mining pool were to suffer downtime or cease to exist altogether, and we would expect to be able to resume mining without a mining pool within minutes, or redirect our hash rate to another mining pool, within an hour of the downtime event. Historically, self-mining without a pool has resulted in greater revenue volatility and may produce lower overall bitcoin rewards than pooled mining. If we are required to self-mine or transition to another mining pool under unfavorable conditions, our Bitcoin Mining revenue may decline—possibly materially—and become less predictable. Any unanticipated disruption or loss of access to our mining pool, or any inability to promptly and effectively diversify our mining methods, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our use of third-party mining pools exposes us to certain risks.

We receive bitcoin rewards from our mining activities through participation in third-party mining pools. Mining pools allow participants to combine their processing power, and provide payouts to participants based on their contributed hash rate under the mining pool’s payout methodology. After deducting any applicable pool fees, the pool operator distributes bitcoin proportionally based on our contribution to the pool’s overall mining power, which may occur regardless of whether the mining pool successfully

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solves a block during a given period. Our ability to generate Bitcoin Mining revenue therefore depends in part on the continued stability and accuracy of the mining pools we utilize. If the pool operator’s system suffer downtime due to a cyber-attack, software malfunction, operational failure, or other disruption, our ability to mine and receive rewards may be negatively affected, particularly if we are unable to transition promptly to another pool or to self-mining without a pool. Additionally, there is a risk that the mining pool operator could fail to accurately record the total processing power provided to the pool for a given bitcoin mining application, which would inhibit our ability to verify our proportion of the pool’s total processing power. While we monitor our hash rate and the pool’s total hash rate internally, mining pool operators maintain their own systems to track contributions and calculate payouts. If a pool operator inaccurately records our hash rate contribution or otherwise fails to allocate rewards proportionately, our receipt of accurate and complete rewards may be impaired. Our ability to dispute or recover losses from inaccurate payouts may be limited. If we are unable to consistently obtain accurate and timely rewards from third-party mining pool operators, we may reconsider participation in a particular pool or mining pools generally. Any such change could increase the volatility of our mining returns and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We may not be able to realize the benefits of forks.

The Bitcoin blockchain is subject to modification based on a consensus of the users on its network. When a significant minority of users on the network agree to a modification that is not compatible with the prior network protocol, a "fork” of the network results, with one prong running the pre-modified protocol and the other running the modified protocol. The effect of such a fork would be the existence of two "versions” of the blockchain running in parallel that are not interchangeable, which requires exchange-type transactions to convert between the two forks. Additionally, it may be unclear following a fork which of the two protocols represents the original and which is the new protocol. Different metrics adopted by industry participants to determine which is the original asset following a fork in the Bitcoin blockchain may include: referring to the blockchain with the greatest network hash rate, or to the "length” of blockchain (i.e., the time between the first transaction recorded in the blockchain’s distributed ledger and the date of the most recent transaction). Accordingly, it is possible that a fork may occur on the Bitcoin blockchain that results in an asset different from our current bitcoin holdings, or a protocol different from SHA-256 (which our miners are specifically designed to operate), gaining predominance, and the value of our bitcoin assets may suffer, or we may not be able to adapt our miners to the new protocol. As a result, we may not realize any economic benefit from a fork in the Bitcoin blockchain, either immediately or at all, and any such fork could adversely affect the value of our bitcoin holdings, the effectiveness of our mining fleet, and investment in our securities.

We may be exposed to potential liability from claims relating to intellectual property rights.

We may become the subject of third-party intellectual property right infringement claims relating to our own systems and/or the use of third-party equipment and systems. For example, as further described in Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies to our Consolidated Financial Statements, Green Revolution Cooling, Inc. ("GRC”) has alleged that the immersion cooling systems we use, which were purchased from Midas Immersion Cooling, LLC and Hash House Tech, Inc., infringe on certain of GRC’s patents. While we rely on the representations and warranties of third-party vendors, such as Midas Immersion Cooling, LLC, it is not possible to avoid all potential claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights. If such claims are successful, we may be required to pay royalties or be ordered to cease using technologies found to be infringing on such third-party rights altogether. Additionally, such legal action could cause the diversion of time, energy, and resources away from our operations and toward defending against such actions. Adverse outcomes in these matters could require us to redesign or replace affected systems, obtain licenses on unfavorable terms, or write off certain assets, and could result in significant damage, settlements, or injunctive relief, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

We are subject to counterparty risks, including risks and uncertainties relating to our Custodians.

We rely on our Custodians, NYDIG and Coinbase, to safeguard our bitcoin using cold storage. Each Custodian receives and holds our custodied assets, which include both our digital assets and any cash we may choose to custody with the applicable Custodian. Pursuant to the NYDIG Custodial Agreement and the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, each Custodian has covenanted that they hold our digital assets in segregated accounts for the Company’s benefit; that the Custodian has no rights, interest or title in our digital assets; and that our digital assets do not constitute an asset on the balance sheet of such Custodian. To the extent a Custodian holds any cash on our behalf, it may hold our cash in one or more omnibus "for benefit of customers" accounts at one or more U.S. insured depository institutions. However, currently, the Company has no cash custodied and has no immediate or future plans to custody any cash with either Custodian. Under the terms of the NYDIG Custodial Agreement and the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, each Custodian has covenanted that our digital assets will not be commingled with other digital assets held by the Custodian, except that in the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, assets may be temporarily commingled (typically for no longer than 12 hours, but in no case longer than 72 hours) as an operational matter, if required, to effect a transfer into or out of our digital asset account. In the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, NYDIG further represents and warrants that beneficial and legal ownership of all our

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digital assets is, and will remain, freely transferable without the payment of money or value and that NYDIG has no ownership interest in our account.

While we believe that each of the NYDIG Custodial Agreement and Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement provide our business with reasonable protections for our operations and the safe storage of our digital assets, we make no assurances that storing our digital assets with either Custodian is free from risk. To the best of our knowledge, each Custodian safely stores our digital assets in segregated accounts as represented in the NYDIG Custodial Agreement and Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement; however, if a Custodian were to be in breach of its agreement, our digital assets could be compromised. Similarly, if a Custodian were to cease operations, declare insolvency or file for bankruptcy, there is a reasonable risk that recovery of our assets, though kept in segregated accounts, would be delayed or unrecoverable. Applicable insolvency law is not fully developed with respect to the holding of digital assets in custodial accounts. If our custodied bitcoin were considered to be the property of a Custodian’s estate in the event that such Custodian were to enter bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings, there is a risk that we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of such custodian, inhibiting our ability to access our bitcoin. Even if we are able to prevent our bitcoin from being considered the property of a Custodian’s bankruptcy estate as part of an insolvency proceeding, it is possible that we would still be delayed or may otherwise experience difficulty in accessing our bitcoin held by the Custodian during the pendency of the insolvency proceedings. A delay in our ability to access our bitcoin could result in the loss of the value related to some or all of our bitcoin and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the market price of our common stock. We also do not have a readily available additional backup custodian at this time, so if NYDIG or Coinbase were to cease operations, declare insolvency or file for bankruptcy, we would need to self-custody the applicable digital assets using cold storage until we could contract with another adequate custodian for the safe storage of our assets which may have a disruptive effect on our business. In the meantime, our mined bitcoin would continue to aggregate in our proprietary wallet until we found another suitable cold storage custodian.

Our limited rights of legal recourse and our lack of insurance protection over our bitcoin expose us and our stockholders to the risk of loss of our bitcoin for which there may be no adequate remedy.

While we rely on well-known U.S.-based third-party digital asset-focused custodians to safeguard our bitcoin, our bitcoin is not insured by us, including not being subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Securities Investor Protection Corporation protection. Accordingly, if our bitcoin is lost, stolen or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party liable to us, our loss could be significant and the party responsible may not have the financial resources sufficient to satisfy our claim. For example, as to a particular event of loss, the only source of recovery for us might be limited, to the extent identifiable, to responsible third parties, such as a Custodian, or in other instances, a thief, terrorist or others, any of which may not have the financial resources (including liability insurance coverage) to satisfy a valid claim. We believe each Custodian maintains limited insurance policies covering the pool of digital assets it custodies against certain events of loss, such as theft. NYDIG and Coinbase custody the digital assets of hundreds of parties, worth billions of U.S. dollars, and any insurance coverage held by any of these Custodians is likely significantly less than the total value of the custodied digital assets of their customers. Any insurance proceeds received by a Custodian in response to a loss would likely be shared by the Custodian with us and other affected parties, rendering any amount we would receive significantly less than the value of our lost custodied assets. Furthermore, any insurance held by the Custodians may be terminated without notice to us. Any loss of insurance coverage would impede our ability to be compensated for our losses. Therefore, a loss may be suffered with respect to our bitcoin for which there may be no recourse or adequate remedy, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition and, consequently, an investment in our securities.

Cyber-attacks, data breaches, or malware may disrupt our operations and expose us to significant liability, which could harm our operating results, financial condition, and reputation.

As a publicly traded company, we are regularly subject to cyber-attacks, including phishing attempts and other efforts to gain unauthorized access to our systems. We expect these attempts to continue, and their volume and sophistication may increase as malicious actors deploy enhanced capabilities, including AI-driven tools. Cybersecurity incidents could result in loss or theft of our bitcoin or other sensitive data, disrupt our operations, or otherwise adversely affect our business. As we grow in size and visibility, we may become a more attractive target for hackers, malware, cyber-attacks, or other security threats. Although we implement strict security measures, conduct frequent security audits, and provide cybersecurity training to our employees, no system or process can eliminate all vulnerabilities. For instance, we may not be able to ensure the adequacy of the security measures employed by third parties, such as our service providers. We also rely on the security measures of third-party service providers, including our digital-asset custodians, and we may have limited ability to ensure their effectiveness. If a third-party custodian experiences a security breach or cyber-attack that results in unauthorized access to or loss of our bitcoin, we could lose some or all of our digital assets, which would materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

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Cyber-attacks or other security incidents, whether arising from vulnerabilities in our systems or those of third parties, could result in operational disruption, loss of assets, theft or misuse of sensitive information, significant remediation costs, and diversion of management attention. They could also subject us to liability to customers, suppliers, business partners, or other stakeholders; lead to regulatory inquiries or legal proceedings; and damage our reputation. To date, we have not experienced a material cyber-incident. However, we continue to encounter ongoing cyber-attacks and cannot guarantee that future incidents will not occur. Any such event could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition, and the market price of our securities.

Incorrect or fraudulent bitcoin transactions may be irreversible, and we could lose access to our bitcoin.

Bitcoin transactions generally cannot be reversed without the consent and active participation of the recipient. Because the Bitcoin blockchain is decentralized, once a transaction has been verified and included in a block, any erroneous transfer or theft is typically permanent, and we may have limited or no recourse to recover the transferred bitcoin. It is possible that, through error, theft, or criminal activity, our bitcoin rewards could be transferred in incorrect amounts or sent to unauthorized or inaccessible accounts. Although law-enforcement agencies have, in some cases, successfully pursued individuals involved in laundering stolen bitcoin, the stolen assets themselves are often not recoverable. Furthermore, we utilize a third-party custodian for our bitcoin and therefore do not maintain our own private keys. If our custodian experiences a security breach, operational failure, or loss of access to our digital wallet, or if a malicious actor prevents our custodian from accessing the wallet, we may be permanently denied access to the bitcoin held in that wallet. Though we have taken and continue to take reasonable steps to secure our data and to store our bitcoin, any data loss, corruption, or system failure affecting our custodian, or affecting us directly, could similarly result in irreversible loss of our bitcoin. In addition, we have historically been unable to obtain insurance coverage for our bitcoin assets. As a result, any loss arising from error, theft, fraud, or loss of access to private keys may not be recoverable. Any such event could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our business could be harmed by prolonged power and internet outages, shortages, or capacity constraints.

Our Bitcoin Mining and data center operations require significant and continuous access to reliable electrical power and high-speed internet connectivity. Any prolonged interruption, shortage, curtailment, or capacity constraint affecting our power supply or internet access, whether due to equipment failure, weather events, grid instability, utility curtailments, regulatory actions, or other causes, could require us to reduce or suspend our operations. Any such disruption could materially and adversely affect our ability to mine bitcoin, provide data center services, generate revenue, and achieve expected returns on our infrastructure investments. If this occurs, our business and results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

We are subject to risks associated with our need for significant electrical power.

Our operations require significant amounts of electrical power, and we expect our power needs to continue to grow as we develop our Facilities. Fluctuations in the price of electricity, or increases in the cost of securing additional capacity to support our expansion, may reduce our profitability. If we are unable to obtain sufficient electrical power on a cost-effective basis, we may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits of our capital investments or achieve our operational objectives.

Our operations are also vulnerable to prolonged power outages or other disruptions in the supply of electricity. Although certain critical functions of the Rockdale Facility can be supported temporarily by backup generators, it is neither feasible nor cost-effective to operate our miners on backup power for extended periods. As a result, we may have to reduce or cease our operations in the event of an extended power outage, or as a result of the unavailability or increased cost of electrical power. Any such interruption in power availability or increase in power costs could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our access to power is dependent on our electrical distribution provider, grid operator and regulator, which collectively manage whether our operations are performing in accordance with market rules, requirements and regulations, and any adverse determination or action by any such entity may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUCT”), ERCOT, and Oncor Electric Delivery Company ("Oncor”) collectively oversee the regulatory, administrative, and delivery aspects of our power supply in Texas; MISO oversees our power supply in Kentucky. In recent years, regulatory scrutiny on bitcoin mining facilities and their energy consumption has intensified as the industry has grown. In April 2022, ERCOT established a task force to review the participation of large flexible loads, including bitcoin mining facilities and data centers, in the ERCOT market. This task force is tasked with developing policy recommendations for ERCOT concerning network planning, market operations, and the interconnection processes for large flexible loads.

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As the grid operator, ERCOT is responsible for monitoring and testing market participants, including the Rockdale Facility and the Corsicana Facility, to assess their impact on grid reliability. We are periodically tested and monitored and have experienced curtailment of power through this testing process based on instructions we receive from Oncor and ERCOT. During this process, ERCOT may determine that our data centers’ substantial power usage negatively affects grid reliability. If so, ERCOT could issue a curtailment order, requiring us to reduce or cease our power use immediately. Consequently, our power supply in Texas could be partially or fully curtailed. If we cannot secure adequate electrical power, we may be forced to reduce or shut down our operations, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results and, consequently, an investment in our securities. 

Certain natural disasters, external events, mechanical failures, cyber incidents, and evolving climate, energy and Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG”) requirements could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and prospects.

We may be impacted by natural disasters, wars, terrorism, pandemics/epidemics, health epidemics, weather conditions, the long-term effects of climate change, mechanical failure, human error, physical or electronic security breaches, power outages and telecommunications failures, cyber incidents (including computer viruses, ransomware, denial-of-service attacks, and phishing schemes), sabotage, vandalism, or other events outside of our control. For example, we voluntarily halted operations at the Rockdale Facility during the severe winter storms in the first quarter of 2022 and 2021 that had a widespread impact on utilities and transportation. Additionally, as previously disclosed, we sustained damage to the Rockdale Facility’s infrastructure during the severe winter storms affecting Texas in December 2022, which caused miners to be offline and impacted approximately 2.5 EH/s of our hash rate capacity. In the future, regulators or power providers may, under new or revised rules, require us to power down our Facilities during such events. Our systems and facilities may also be susceptible to damage, interference, or interruption from modifications or upgrades, power loss, and other operational issues. If major disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or other climate-related events occur, the Rockdale Facility, the Corsicana Facility, the Kentucky Facility, or our other offices and data or network infrastructure are severely damaged, or our information system or communications break down or operate improperly, our operations may be interrupted. We may incur expenses or delays relating to such events outside of our control, which may not be covered by insurance, and such events could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.

In addition, evolving climate-related legislation and regulation, energy disclosure and use mandates, and increasing stakeholder expectations regarding ESG practices may impose significant costs or constraints on us and our suppliers. These may include increased energy and capital expenditures, environmental monitoring and reporting, assurance and internal controls over climate data, and other compliance costs. Investor advocacy groups, certain institutional investors, investment funds, and other influential stakeholders are increasingly focused on ESG practices and may place greater emphasis on non-financial impacts of their investments. Heightened public awareness and scrutiny of environmental risks, including global climate change, may also divert management time and resources toward responding to such scrutiny and engaging with stakeholders.

Additionally, the physical risks of climate change may affect the availability and cost of materials and natural resources, sources and supply of energy, and demand for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and could increase our insurance and other operating costs, including costs to repair extreme-weather damage or to retrofit facilities. Changes in environmental laws, regulations, or industry standards, or disruption from the physical impacts of climate change, could negatively impact our business, capital expenditures, results of operations, financial condition, and competitive position. Even absent new regulations, adverse publicity or increased scrutiny regarding climate or energy impacts of our industry could harm our reputation. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and prospects.

Risks Related to Governmental Regulation and Enforcement

Changing environmental regulation and public energy policy may expose our business to new risks.

Our Bitcoin Mining operations require substantial electrical power and can only be successful if the costs of that power, together with our operations costs, remain lower than the revenue generated by our operations. Our expansion plans for the Rockdale Facility and the Corsicana Facility depend, in part, on our understanding of current federal, state, and local environmental and energy policies, including those applicable in the States of Texas and Kentucky. If new regulations are enacted, or if existing regulations are modified, the assumptions underlying our strategic initiatives may prove inaccurate, and we may incur additional costs to adapt our operations, if we are able to adapt at all.

There is ongoing regulatory uncertainty in the United States regarding climate and energy policy. Because Bitcoin Mining and data centers require substantial energy, the industries may become the target of future climate-related or energy-use regulations. New or

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revised legislation or regulation could impose significant costs on us or our suppliers, including increased energy-efficiency requirements, capital investment in alternative technologies, enhanced environmental monitoring and reporting obligations, or changes in the availability or cost of electrical power. Any such regulations could also impair our ability to compete with companies operating in jurisdictions with less restrictive environmental or energy policies.

In Texas, we participate in energy demand-response programs that allow us to curtail operations and return capacity to the electrical grid during certain conditions, including extreme weather events. By curtailing, we then receive funds to offset foregone operational revenue when necessary. These programs can reduce our operational output and may increase our exposure to regulatory oversight of our energy usage. Additionally, bitcoin miners operating in Texas, including us, received a mandatory survey from the EIA requesting detailed information regarding electricity consumption and operations for January 2024. It is possible that information collected through such surveys could be used to produce reports critical of the industry’s energy usage, potentially prompting negative public sentiment or additional legislative or regulatory action directed at our operations. Any such actions could increase our operating costs or make it more difficult to operate at our current locations.

Given the political significance of climate-change policy and the uncertainty surrounding environmental and energy-use regulation, we cannot predict how future legislation or regulatory developments at the federal level or in the States of Texas or Kentucky may affect our operations, financial condition, or results of operations. Moreover, even in the absence of new regulations, increased public scrutiny or negative publicity regarding the environmental impact of Bitcoin Mining could harm our reputation. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

The compliance costs of responding to new and changing regulations could adversely affect our operations at the Facilities.

We, as well as the providers from whom we purchase electricity, are subject to extensive federal, state, local, and international environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the generation, storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous substances and waste. Certain of those laws impose joint and several liability, without regard to fault, for investigation and cleanup costs on current and former owners and operators of real property and persons who have disposed of or released hazardous substances into the environment. Our operations involve the use of materials such as petroleum fuel for emergency generators, batteries, cleaning solutions, and other substances that may be classified as hazardous, which could increase our exposure to regulatory risk.

Electricity costs may also be affected by existing or new regulations relating to greenhouse gas emissions, whether such regulations apply broadly to all electricity consumers or specifically target energy-intensive industries such as bitcoin mining and data centers. These regulatory developments could arise at the federal level or in the states where we operate, including Texas and Kentucky. There has been interest in the U.S. federal government and in the state governments of Texas and Kentucky in addressing climate change, including through regulation of bitcoin mining. Recent policy discussions at both the federal and state levels have included proposals such as carbon taxes, energy-consumption disclosure requirements, greenhouse-gas emissions limits, and energy-use restrictions specific to bitcoin mining. While Texas has historically maintained some degree of energy policy independence from the federal government, the direction and impact of future legislation and regulation on our Rockdale and Corsicana Facilities remain uncertain. Changes in environmental or energy regulations could impose significant compliance costs on us or our electricity providers, alter the availability or price of power, or otherwise adversely affect our operations. Any increase in compliance obligations or operational restrictions resulting from new or amended regulations could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Regulatory changes or actions may alter the nature of an investment in us or restrict the use of cryptocurrencies in a manner that adversely affects our business, prospects, or operations.

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity and market capitalization, governments around the world have taken widely differing approaches to their regulation. Some jurisdictions have prohibited the use or exchange of cryptocurrencies entirely, while others permit their use or trading with minimal or no restrictions. In the United States, the mining, ownership, and exchange of cryptocurrencies are subject to extensive, and in some cases overlapping, unclear, and evolving, regulatory requirements at the federal and state levels.

In January 2025, the U.S. President issued an executive order forming a presidential working group to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, and leaders in both houses of the U.S. Congress have announced a bicameral working group with the objective of passing legislation to provide regulatory clarity for the industry. Committees in both houses of the U.S. Congress have conducted hearings to ensure fair access to financial services, including for companies operating in the digital asset space. Additionally, in March 2025, the U.S. established the U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, which is reported to hold the largest bitcoin reserve in the world, and at least twelve states have introduced legislation to create strategic bitcoin reserves. Notably, in June 2025, the Governor of the State of Texas signed into law the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act, making Texas the first

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state to formally establish such a reserve. In January 2026, new legislation was filed in Texas to expand the reserve’s scope to include other major digital assets.

Although these developments may appear favorable and may suggest a trend toward regulatory clarity, the ultimate direction, scope, and impact of digital-asset-related legislation and regulation remain uncertain. Future regulatory actions could materially affect the use, transfer, custody, mining, or classification of bitcoin and other digital assets. Such changes could, among other things, impose new licensing, reporting, or compliance obligations; restrict or prohibit certain activities; or otherwise adversely affect our business model.

Our expanding data center operations, including those supporting AI and HPC applications, may also be subject to new or evolving regulatory frameworks.

Data centers are increasingly scrutinized by federal, state, and local authorities due to concerns regarding energy consumption, land use, carbon emissions, water usage, environmental impacts, data-sovereignty considerations, and national-security-related issues. Regulators may impose new permitting requirements, energy-efficiency standards, carbon-reduction mandates, sustainability reporting rules, or operational restrictions specific to data centers, AI infrastructure, or high-density compute environments. Such regulations, particularly at the federal level or in the States of Texas and Kentucky, where our facilities operate, could increase our capital expenditures, delay development timelines, limit expansion opportunities, or require costly modifications to existing infrastructure. Any restrictions or new policy initiatives targeting large-scale compute operations, including those supporting AI/HPC workloads, could adversely affect our data center business or limit the economic viability of our strategic diversification initiatives. Given the evolving nature of digital asset and data-center regulation, and the difficulty of predicting the outcomes of ongoing or future governmental actions, we cannot assure you that future regulatory or legislative developments will not have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, or operations.

Our interactions with a blockchain may expose us to SDN or blocked persons and new legislation or regulation could adversely impact our business or the market for cryptocurrencies.

OFAC requires us to comply with its sanction program and not conduct business with persons named on its SDN list. However, because of the pseudonymous nature of blockchain transactions we may inadvertently and without our knowledge engage in transactions with persons named on OFAC’s SDN list. Our Company’s policy prohibits any transactions with such SDN individuals, and we take all commercially reasonable steps to avoid such transactions, but we may not be adequately capable of determining the ultimate identity of the individual with whom we transact with respect to selling bitcoin assets. Moreover, there is a risk that some bad actors will continue to attempt to use cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, as a potential means of avoiding federally imposed sanctions, such as those imposed in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

We are unable to predict the nature or extent of new and proposed legislation and regulation affecting the bitcoin industry, or the potential impact of the use of bitcoin by SDN or other blocked or sanctioned persons, which could have material adverse effects on our business and our industry more broadly. Further, we may be subject to investigation, administrative or court proceedings, and civil or criminal monetary fines and penalties as a result of any regulatory enforcement actions, all of which could harm our reputation and affect the value of our common stock.

Bitcoin and bitcoin mining, as well as cryptocurrencies generally, may be made illegal in certain jurisdictions, including the ones we operate in, which could adversely affect our business prospects and operations.

Bitcoin, bitcoin mining, and cryptocurrencies generally are permitted or tolerated in some jurisdictions, restricted in others, and outright banned in several countries. It is possible that federal, state, or local regulators in the United States could adopt laws, regulations, or policy actions that impose significant restrictions on, or fully prohibit, bitcoin mining or related activities. Any such action could make it impossible or impractical for us to continue operating our mining facilities without relocating our operations, which would be costly, time-consuming, and uncertain. Although bitcoin activities in the United States are currently subject to a patchwork of evolving and sometimes overlapping regulatory requirements, regulators could take new or intensified actions that severely limit or prohibit the ability to mine, acquire, own, hold, sell, transfer, or use bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, or to exchange them for fiat currencies such as the U.S. dollar. Restrictions of this nature could materially reduce the utility, acceptance, and market value of bitcoin. Because the widespread use of bitcoin as a means of exchange remains limited globally, restrictive regulatory actions in key jurisdictions could have an outsized impact on its price and adoption. Any prohibition or material restriction on bitcoin mining, ownership, or use could result in a significant decline in the value of the bitcoin we mine or hold and could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. Such developments could also negatively impact the market price of our securities and harm investors.

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Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

The trading price of shares of our common stock has been subject to volatility.

The trading price of our common stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, volatile, and may be influenced by various factors including the risks, uncertainties and factors described in this Annual Report and our other filings with the SEC, as well as factors beyond our control or of which we may be unaware. If these risks come to pass and our business and results of operation suffer as a result, the market price of our securities may decline, which could have a material adverse effect on an investment in our securities.

Bitcoin is subject to price volatility resulting from financial instability, poor business practices, fraudulent activities of players in the market, and other factors outside of our control. Such factors may cause a decline in the price of bitcoin, which may also affect the trading price of our shares of common stock.

We have issued, and may continue to issue, new shares of our common stock, which has a dilutive effect on existing stockholders.

We have primarily financed our strategic growth through at-the-market ("ATM”) offerings and other issuances of our common stock. Our ATM programs allow us to raise capital as needed by selling newly issued shares into the existing trading market at prevailing market prices. We expect to continue using ATM offerings and other equity issuances to fund development plans, support capital-intensive expansion initiatives, and pursue strategic growth opportunities. However, the issuance of additional shares of our common stock dilutes the ownership interests of existing stockholders, and future equity sales could further dilute existing holdings and reduce the market price of our common stock. Any such dilution may adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities.

We have a classified Board, which could limit stockholders’ ability to influence our directors’ decision-making.

Our Bylaws provide for a classified Board of Directors divided into three classes, with each class serving staggered three-year terms. As a result, approximately one-third of the Board stands for election at each annual meeting of stockholders. We believe this structure promoted continuity and stability in leadership and corporate strategy by ensuring that, at any given time, a majority of our directors had prior experience with our Company and familiarity with our operations, thereby supporting long-term planning and stockholder value creation. However, the classified board structure may also reduce stockholders’ ability to influence the composition of our Board. For example, a stockholder or group seeking to obtain control of our Board would generally be unable to replace a majority of directors until at least the second annual meeting following the acquisition of a majority of our outstanding voting stock. This structure may also discourage proxy contests, tender offers, or other attempts to effect a change in control, as it makes it more difficult and time-consuming for stockholders to replace a majority of our directors. Accordingly, the classified board structure may have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change in control that some stockholders may view as beneficial, and could limit the ability of stockholders to influence our strategic direction.

At our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders approved a proposal to declassify our Board. In response to this vote, the Board expects to implement a declassification of the Board prior to the 2026 annual meeting of the stockholders.

Article X of our Bylaws designates the courts of the State of Nevada as the exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings initiated by our stockholders, which may limit our stockholders’ ability to choose a forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees, or agents.

Article X of our Bylaws, as amended, provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless we consent to the selection of an alternative forum, the state and federal courts in and for the State of Nevada shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of certain actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, and that, by purchasing our securities, our stockholders are deemed to have notice of and consented to this forum selection clause. Under Article X of our Bylaws, the following claims are subject to this forum selection clause: (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company; (b) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders; (c) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the Nevada Revised Statutes or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (as either might be amended from time to time); or (d) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

By its terms, the forum selection clause in our Bylaws applies to the fullest extent permitted by law, and, as such, should not be interpreted as precluding our stockholders from bringing claims under the Exchange Act in the appropriate federal court with jurisdiction over such claims, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

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We believe this provision promotes the orderly, efficient, and cost-effective resolution of disputes by concentrating certain types of litigation in courts familiar with Nevada corporate law. However, this provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it believes to be favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees, or agents, and may discourage such actions altogether.

Although the Nevada Revised Statutes permit us to include this clause in our Bylaws, a court could determine that the provision is inapplicable or unenforceable with respect to one or more types of claims. If this occurs, we could incur additional costs associated with litigating claims in multiple jurisdictions or in forums we did not select, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Nevada law contains provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our Company, prevent attempts to replace or remove current management and reduce the market price of our stock.

Certain provisions of Nevada law may have the effect of discouraging, delaying, or preventing a change in control of our Company that stockholders may consider favorable. These provisions could also prevent or impede attempts by stockholders to replace or remove members of our management or Board of Directors. We have not opted out of these statutory provisions in our Bylaws, as permitted under the Nevada Revised Statutes, and therefore remain fully subject to them.

Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.411 through 78.444 (the "Nevada Combinations Statute”) generally prohibit "combinations” including mergers, consolidations, sales and leases of assets, issuances of securities and similar transactions by a Nevada corporation having a requisite number of stockholders of record (of which we are one) with any person who beneficially owns (or any affiliate or associate of the corporation who within the previous two years owned), directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation (an "interested stockholder”), within two years after such person first became an interested stockholder unless (i) the board of directors of the corporation approved the combination or transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder before the person first became an interested stockholder or (ii) the board of directors of the corporation has approved the combination in question and, at or after that time, such combination is approved at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the target corporation, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of holders of stock representing at least 60% of the outstanding voting power of the target corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the affiliates or associates of the interested stockholder.

Two years after the date the person first became an interested stockholder, the Nevada Combinations Statute prohibits any combination with that interested stockholder unless (i) the board of directors of the corporation approved the combination or transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder before the person first became an interested stockholder or (ii) such combination is approved by a majority of the outstanding voting power of the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder. The Nevada Combinations Statute does not apply to combinations with an interested stockholder after the expiration of four years from when the person first became an interested stockholder.

Because we do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. There is no assurance that stockholders will be able to sell shares when desired or at a price equal to or greater than the price at which they purchased their shares.

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If we are unable to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls, we may fail to produce timely and accurate financial statements.

The design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not prevent all errors, misstatements or misrepresentations. While we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the past, as of December 31, 2025, we concluded that our internal control over financial reporting contained no material weaknesses, and our management continues to implement measures designed to ensure controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively.

While our management frequently reviews the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, there can be no guarantee that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives at all times. Ineffective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls could cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

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Our cybersecurity team evaluates third-party vendors for compliance with our internal Info-Sec Policy in order to help us assess potential risks associated with their security controls. We also generally require third parties to, among other things, maintain security controls to protect our confidential information or data, and to notify us promptly, but in any case, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the occurrence of any data breach or cybersecurity incident that may impact our data. After coordinating a response to any third-party cybersecurity incident, the incident response team reviews the service provider’s compliance with the privacy and data security requirements of our Info-Sec Policy, obtains written assurance of corrective actions, as appropriate, and considers whether additional measures need to be taken to protect the Company.

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Our cybersecurity team engages and utilizes third-party services as it monitors and actively responds to cybersecurity threats. We utilize an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform, an anti-virus application, through which incoming electronic communications are filtered, and an email security platform which seeks out identifiers in communications that disguise, impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent the source of the communication. Any such communications are then subject to quarantine or removal depending on the severity of the issue. Additionally, we use a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, which allows us to store logs off the system of record to prevent log tampering and provides the cybersecurity team functionality to build alerts on specific use cases that are important and unique to our business. We also implement robust network security protections and enterprise hardware for firewalls to safeguard our infrastructure against unauthorized access and cyber threats. Our strategy for 2026 includes leveraging AI and machine learning for enhanced threat detection and response, adopting a

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Zero Trust architecture, and using quantum-resistant encryption methods for data protection. We also focus on ransomware defense, regular backup and recovery processes, and continuous employee training and awareness programs. Additionally, we ensure compliance with the latest regulations, participate in threat intelligence sharing, and explore emerging technologies like post-quantum cryptography and blockchain security. If our applications fail or our software does not successfully block malicious electronic communications, employees are required to notify an immediate supervisor or the cybersecurity team promptly, but in no circumstances later than twenty-four (24) hours after such occurrence.

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Our Chief Operating Officer is responsible for our cybersecurity program. The Company has engaged a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (the "vCISO”) provider to serve as a member of our cybersecurity team and lead our incident response team. Our Senior Vice President of Operations oversees our cybersecurity team, which includes the vCISO who guides our incident response team. The incident response team is comprised of members from across our organization, including cybersecurity, IT support, mining operations, software engineering, compliance and legal, as well as contractors and other partners, as they support our cybersecurity functions. Our vCISO is a best-in-class managed security service provider with cumulative 150+ years of expertise in cybersecurity and IT solutions.

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The Response Plan, developed by management, the vCISO, our cybersecurity team, and our IT support team, serves as a Company-wide guide to facilitate coordinated, prompt, and systematic responses to any cybersecurity incidents and utilizes four interconnecting phases: (1) Preparation; (2) Detection and Analysis; (3) Containment, Eradication, and Recovery; and (4) Post-Incident Activity.

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During 2025, we did not identify any cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. However, despite our efforts, we may not be successful in eliminating all risks from cybersecurity threats and can provide no assurance that undetected cybersecurity incidents have not occurred. See Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of this Annual Report for more information regarding the cybersecurity risks we face.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

Property Owned

As of December 31, 2025, we owned the Rockdale Facility, the land upon which the Rockdale Facility is built, the Corsicana Facility, the land upon which the Corsicana Facility is built, and land and a data center in Kentucky. All owned facilities are utilized by our Bitcoin Mining segment.

Leased Property

As of December 31, 2025, we leased: various corporate offices utilized by our Bitcoin Mining and Engineering segments; manufacturing facilities in Denver, Colorado and Houston, Texas utilized by our Engineering segment; and a data center and certain equipment in Kentucky utilized by our Bitcoin Mining segment.

In our opinion our Facilities are suitable and adequate for their intended purposes, are well-maintained and generally in regular use and have capacities adequate for current and projected needs. There are no material encumbrances on any of our owned Facilities.

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ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For a discussion of our legal proceedings, see Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "RIOT”.

Holders of our Common Stock

As of February 26, 2026, there were approximately 1,945 registered holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees.

Dividend Policy

We have historically not declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock, and do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination regarding the declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and other factors our Board may deem relevant.

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Stock Performance Graph

This performance graph shall not be deemed "filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference into any filing of Riot Platforms, Inc. under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The following graph shows a comparison over a five-year period from December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025, of the cumulative total return on (a) our common stock (RIOT), (b) the RUSSELL 3000 Index ("RUSSELL 3000”), and (c) our self-constructed Peer Group Index, assuming an aggregate initial investment of $100 in each as of market close on December 31, 2020 (and weighted based on the market capitalization of each peer in the Peer Group Index as of the market close on December 31, 2020), including reinvestments of any dividends. Such returns are based on historical results and are not intended to suggest future performance. Historically, we have not declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock.

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Our self-constructed Peer Group Index consists of the following publicly traded bitcoin miners, data center companies, and AI/HPC software companies with available publicly traded market data as of, and subsequent to, December 31, 2020: Bitfarms Ltd. (BITF), CleanSpark, Inc. (CLSK), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (HIVE), Hut 8 Corp. (HUT), MARA Holdings, Inc. (MARA), Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc. (MIGI), and TeraWulf Inc. (WULF).

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table presents the repurchases by us of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2025:

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities

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During the year ended December 31, 2025, we did not issue or sell any unregistered securities.

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A”) provides information intended to assist in the understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes (the "Notes”) included in Part II, Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report.

This MD&A generally discusses 2025 and 2024 items and a year-to-year comparison between 2025 and 2024. Discussion of 2023 items and a year-to-year comparison between 2023 and 2024 can be found in "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Our MD&A is organized as follows:

For a discussion of our business, see Part I, Item 1. "Business” of this Annual Report.

Forward Looking Statements

This MD&A includes forward-looking statements based on our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of this Annual Report for a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially – and potentially adversely – from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A and elsewhere in this Annual Report.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND TRENDS

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We are a vertically integrated digital infrastructure company principally engaged in developing and optimizing our large-scale power assets. Our business strategy centers on enhancing our electrical infrastructure and deploying it across two complementary platforms: (i) Bitcoin Mining and (ii) scalable data center solutions designed to support non-mining workloads. By leveraging our energy portfolio, engineering capabilities, and operational footprint, we aim to capitalize on both the long-term potential of bitcoin and the accelerating demand for power-intensive compute.

We operate in two reportable business segments: Bitcoin Mining and Engineering.

We own and manage multiple large-scale data center facilities in Texas and Kentucky that currently provide mission-critical power and infrastructure for our Bitcoin Mining operations and, over time, are expected to support diversified data center tenants. Our Rockdale Facility in Texas, with 700 MW of developed capacity, is among the largest digital infrastructure campuses in North America, as measured by developed capacity. In 2024, we completed construction of 400 MW of developed capacity at our second large-scale Texas development, the Corsicana Facility. We expect the Corsicana Facility to reach approximately 1 GW of developed capacity upon full buildout and it is being designed to support high-density compute workloads.

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Our industry remains highly competitive and continues to evolve alongside broader growth in digital assets and high-performance compute. With our scale, integrated power strategy, and engineering foundation, we believe we are well positioned to participate in the rapidly converging markets for Bitcoin Mining, AI, HPC, and modern data center infrastructure.

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Data Center Development

In 2025, we began leveraging our core competencies in power optimization, strategic land acquisition, engineering design, and construction execution to pursue opportunities to develop and monetize portions of our existing facilities and power pipeline through data center leasing services. We strengthened our execution capacity by recruiting critical talent and launching a scalable data center platform to support Data Center Phase I of development at the Corsicana Facility. We have completed our basis of design for our standard data center build and are assessing the procurement of long-lead equipment, in alignment with our disciplined capital allocation strategy focused on delivering superior risk-adjusted returns.

In January 2026, we announced the acquisition in fee simple of the approximately 200-acre parcel of land underlying the Rockdale Facility, which was previously occupied pursuant to a long-term ground lease. This strategic acquisition enhances our operational stability by securing direct ownership of the site’s critical infrastructure, including its 700 MW grid interconnection, dedicated water supply, and redundant fiber connectivity. By consolidating ownership of the underlying real estate, we have eliminated leasehold contingencies, facilitating the further development and expansion of the Rockdale Facility for large-scale data center operations.

Additionally, in January 2026, we announced the execution of the AMD Lease to provide 25 MW of critical IT load capacity at the Rockdale Facility. The AMD Lease has an initial term of ten years and provides for expansion options for up to an additional 75 MW of critical IT load capacity, and a right of first refusal for up to an additional 100 MW. Furthermore, the AMD Lease includes provisions for three successive five-year renewal terms at the option of the lessee.

Bitcoin Mining

During the year ended December 31, 2025, we continued development activities at the Corsicana Facility and deployed miners at all our Facilities, with the objective of increasing our operational efficiency and performance in the future. As of December 31, 2025, we had a total deployed hash rate capacity of 38.5 EH/s, as compared to 31.5 EH/s as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 22.1%.

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During the year ended December 31, 2025, we mined 5,686 bitcoin, as compared to 4,828 bitcoin mined during the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase of 858 bitcoin was primarily due to our increase in deployed hash rate as a result of the development of the Corsicana Facility, the acquisition of Block Mining and our significantly improved operational efficiency, partially offset by the increase in the global network hash rate and the halving that occurred in April 2024.

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As bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency, it is not required that bitcoin be held by a custodian, and we may elect to self-custody. However, we believe our private keys relating to our bitcoin are better safeguarded by the secure environment provided by custodians. Self-custody poses an increased risk to our private keys and we may not have the same level of protection as custody providers who are well versed in industry best practices to protect digital assets from potential theft, loss, or destruction.

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Pursuant to the Digital Asset Custodial Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2023, between us and NYDIG (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "NYDIG Custodial Agreement”), NYDIG, a well-known U.S.-based third-party digital asset-focused custodian, holds our bitcoin in cold storage wallets in a digital asset account in our name. In exchange for its custodial services, NYDIG charges an annual fee equal to a percentage of our custodied bitcoin based on the daily average value in U.S. dollars of the bitcoin we custody with NYDIG. Our bitcoin held in such digital asset accounts does not constitute "deposits” within the meaning of U.S. federal or state banking law and the digital asset accounts are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Securities Investor Protection Corporation protections. The cold storage wallets in which our bitcoin is held with NYDIG are all located in the United States. The NYDIG Custodial Agreement is for a term of one-year, and automatically renews for successive one-year periods, unless either the Company or NYDIG provides thirty days’ notice of termination, in writing, except that either the Company or NYDIG may terminate the NYDIG Custodial Agreement in writing, effective immediately, in the event that either NYDIG or the Company are adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or files an application for an arrangement with its creditors, or there is a material misstatement or failure of a party to perform its obligations under the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, a change in applicable law that has a material adverse effect on the services provided for in the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, or a substantial change in ownership or control or material adverse change in the financial condition of NYDIG or the Company.

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The NYDIG Custodial Agreement contains certain mutual indemnification provisions, including that NYDIG will indemnify us against direct claims for loss of custodied assets that arise directly from NYDIG’s or NYDIG’s nominees’ grossly negligent action, grossly negligent failure to act, bad faith or willful misconduct. Additionally, the Company shall indemnify NYDIG against all claims and liabilities incurred or assessed against NYDIG in connection with the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, except as may arise from certain of NYDIG or its nominees’ own actions or conduct.

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For more information on the NYDIG Custodial Agreement, see the full text of the NYDIG Custodial Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 10.29, which qualifies the forgoing descriptions of the NYDIG Custodial Agreement in its entirety.

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We are also a party to a Digital Asset Execution Agreement with NYDIG Execution LLC ("NYDIG Execution”), pursuant to which NYDIG Execution executes or arranges transactions of our bitcoin ("Orders”) as our agent. NYDIG Execution earns a commission on each trade determined by the net trade proceeds in U.S. dollars. NYDIG Execution does not charge us additional fees for principal trades. We deliver our Orders to NYDIG Execution via a designated security procedure, and each Order is affirmatively accepted by NYDIG Execution. While our bitcoin may temporarily be processed through a NYDIG Execution customer account, NYDIG has covenanted that our assets will not be commingled with the assets of NYDIG Execution. NYDIG Execution is required to deposit any cash from the sale of our bitcoin into our bank account at a U.S. depositary institution, less any applicable commissions. NYDIG Execution does not guarantee the value of our bitcoin and is not responsible for any delay or failure to complete any Order caused by a digital asset network. If NYDIG Execution fails to (1) execute a properly executable Order and (2) give us notice of such failure, NYDIG Execution will only be liable for our actual damages.

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The Company also engaged Coinbase, a well-known U.S.-based third-party digital asset-focused custodian through the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, which includes the Coinbase Custody Services Agreement, and the Coinbase Master Trading Agreement (together, the "Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement”) for custodial and prime broker services, including, but not limited to, the storing of digital assets, trade execution, lending, post-trade credit, and other services. In exchange for its custodial services, Coinbase charges an initial storage fee and an annualized custodial service fee based on the total value of the digital assets the Company custodies with Coinbase. Our bitcoin held in such digital asset accounts does not constitute "deposits” within the meaning of U.S. federal or state banking law and the digital asset accounts are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Securities Investor Protection Corporation protections. The cold storage wallets in which our bitcoin is held with Coinbase are located in the United States.

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The Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by Coinbase or the Company for any reason upon providing thirty days written notice to the other party. However, Coinbase may, in its sole discretion, suspend, restrict or terminate the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, including by suspending, restricting or closing the Company’s accounts or any provision of credit (as applicable), immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement), without prior notice to the Company.

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The Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement contains certain mutual indemnification provisions, including that Coinbase will indemnify the Company from and against direct claims and losses arising out of or relating to any (i) violation, misappropriation, or infringement upon any United States patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right of a third-party or (ii) violation of applicable law, unless such claims or losses arise out of or relate to the Company’s gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct, or breach of the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement. The Company will indemnify Coinbase from and against any and all third-party claims and losses arising out of or relating to the Company’s breach of the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, the Company’s violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or rights of any third-party, or the Company’s gross negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct, except to the extent such third-party claims and losses resulted from the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of Coinbase.

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Additionally, under the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, Coinbase may execute or arrange transactions of our bitcoin as our agent. The Company will pay a fixed rate as commission and transaction fees associated with the Order executed. The Company delivers Orders to Coinbase, and Coinbase executes Orders by using automated trade routing services or by filling Orders on Coinbase’s over-the-counter trading service. Coinbase may accept or reject any Order, at its sole discretion. Coinbase does not guarantee the value of our bitcoin and is not responsible for any delay or failure to complete any Order caused by a digital asset network.

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For more information on the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, see the full text of the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement included herein as Exhibit 10.30, which qualifies the forgoing descriptions of the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement in its entirety.

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Our custodian and brokerage services relationships are non-exclusive, and we may change our bitcoin custodian and brokerage relationships at any time. We continually monitor our bitcoin assets held by our Custodians, and in the case of NYDIG we have unlimited audit rights with respect to such custodial accounts. The Company performs monthly reconciliations of our bitcoin assets held by our custodian(s) and the records of our mining pool, and our independent auditors verify the location and quantity of our bitcoin assets annually, as part of the year-end audit process of our financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting. The Company’s insurance providers do not have inspection rights associated with our bitcoin assets held in cold storage.

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Bitcoin Mining Metrics

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The following table presents our cost to mine one bitcoin (amounts in thousands, except value of one bitcoin amounts):

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During 2023, 2024, and 2025, we entered into purchase orders under the Master Agreement to acquire new miners from MicroBT. These purchase orders represented a total hash rate of 49.2 EH/s, with a total purchase price of approximately $779.5 million, subject

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to downward price adjustments as provided by the Master Agreement. Delivery of these miners began in 2023, and all miners under these purchase orders are expected to be received by the second quarter of 2026, with deployment following on an ongoing basis. The Master Agreement provides us with four additional annual options to purchase miners, on the same or more favorable terms as the second purchase order executed under the Master Agreement.

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For the year ended December 31, 2025, Bitcoin Mining revenue was approximately $576.3 million.

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Summary of Bitcoin Activity

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Engineering

Our Engineering business designs and manufactures power-distribution equipment and engineered-to-order electrical products. These products support our vertical integration strategy by enabling the internal development of critical electrical equipment and engineering services necessary for developments at our Facilities. This integration helps mitigate execution and counterparty risk in ongoing and future expansion projects. The specialized talent employed in our Engineering business allows us to explore new methods to optimize and develop best-in-class Bitcoin Mining operations and has been instrumental in the development of our industrial-scale immersion-cooled Bitcoin Mining hardware. The vertical integration of our Engineering division gives us additional strength and security in developing and deploying our Data Center buildouts. Our Data Center business is able to leverage Engineering’s market specific expertise for best-in-class design as well as speed to market.

Our Engineering business also provides electrical distribution product design, manufacturing, and installation services primarily focused on large-scale industrial and governmental customers and serves a broad scope of clients across a wide range of markets including data center, power generation, utility, water, industrial, and alternative energy.

Engineering revenue is derived from the sale of custom products built to customers’ specifications under fixed-price contracts with one identified performance obligation. Engineering revenue is recognized over time as performance creates or enhances an asset with no alternative use, and for which we have an enforceable right to receive compensation as defined under the contract.

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For the year ended December 31, 2025, Engineering revenue was approximately $64.7 million.

Former Data Center Hosting Segment

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In 2023, we made the decision to stop pursuing new bitcoin mining hosting contracts and end our legacy contracts, to focus on our self-mining efforts. During the year ended December 31, 2024, all agreements with legacy Data Center Hosting bitcoin mining customers were terminated, and we have no plans to offer bitcoin mining data center hosting services to new customers. Beginning for the year ended December 31, 2024, we no longer report Data Center Hosting as a separate reportable segment.

Strategic Goals and Initiatives

Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

Our investment strategy with respect to our bitcoin ("Bitcoin Treasury Strategy”) is designed to balance long-term value appreciation with operational flexibility and liquidity management. We selectively sell or leverage portions of our bitcoin holdings, and may continue to do so in the future, to fund operational needs, capital expenditures, and strategic initiatives, particularly when market conditions present opportunistic pricing above predetermined thresholds that we believe maximize shareholder value.

This approach enables us to realize value from our bitcoin holdings at favorable market conditions to support our liquidity profile and fund business growth, while maintaining meaningful exposure to the potential long-term appreciation of bitcoin as a strategic asset. We believe this strategy enhances our operational stability, supports our liquidity profile, and provides the financial flexibility necessary to execute on our business plan and meet our capital allocation objectives, while positioning us to benefit from Bitcoin’s role as an emerging store of value.

Power Strategy

Long-term power contracts form the basis of our power strategy. We utilize our Power Purchase Agreements (together, the "PPAs”) in place at the Rockdale Facility (the "Rockdale PPA”), Corsicana Facility (the "Corsicana PPA”) and Kentucky Facility (the "Kentucky PPA”) in the following ways:

Manual Curtailment

We power down operations and return power to the utility when prevailing market electricity prices offer the potential for us to realize power curtailment credits in excess of the Bitcoin Mining revenues we would have otherwise generated. We receive power credits for the difference in the market power price and our fixed power price. By capturing the spread between market power prices and our fixed-rate power contracts, we are able to maximize our overall profitability while supporting grid stability by reducing demand for power during periods of peak scarcity.

Ancillary Services

We competitively bid to sell ERCOT and MISO the option to control our electrical load during certain hours. ERCOT and MISO compensate us in the form of Demand Response Service Programs’ Credits, which are received whether or not we are called on to power down.

ERCOT’s 4CP Program

At the Rockdale Facility and the Corsicana Facility, we voluntarily power down operations during times of peak demand in summer months. Participation provides us with substantial savings on transmission costs in the subsequent year’s power bills, reducing our overall power costs.

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The following table presents our power curtailment credits: