# Riot Platforms Lands AMD Rockdale Data Deal

> Source: <https://letsdatascience.com/news/riot-platforms-lands-amd-rockdale-data-deal-89c455d6>
> Published: 2026-06-25 19:38:22+00:00

InsiderMonkey reports that Situational Awareness ranks **Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT)** among its under-the-radar AI and data-center stock picks, citing a reported stake value of **$142.2 million**. Per InsiderMonkey, Riot has pivoted from Bitcoin mining toward data-center hosting and the stock is up roughly **90% year-to-date in 2026**. AMD exercised a capacity expansion option at Riot's **Rockdale, Texas** facility, bringing total contracted capacity to **50 MW**, with an option to reach **200 MW** total, per Riot's own press releases. The 50 MW arrangement is expected to generate approximately **$636 million** in contract revenue over 10 years, per company disclosures and Data Center Dynamics. Riot's Corsicana site has potential for **1 GW** of total capacity, with roughly **400 MW** operational and a Q2 2027 addition of **168 MW** under construction.
