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Riot Platforms Deserts Bitcoin For Nuclear AI Power #

Tuesday, 26 May 2026 · words

A memorandum of understanding was signed in Palo Alto this week between Riot Platforms and Terrestrial Energy. 4 gigawatts of clean capacity is the target. Riot Platforms is shifting its massive power footprint from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers. The plan includes developing 390 MW nuclear-powered data centers with natural gas as a bridge fuel. This is the Thermodynamic Realignment in physical form. Tech capital is liquidating its digital tokens to seize control of the electricity grid. The public utility commons is being cannibalized to feed the server racks. Terrestrial Energy confirmed the project would scale to 4 GW of capacity. The intent is clear. The elites are building energy enclosures. They are decoupling their intelligence machines from the unstable municipal power lines. The move signals a future where AI thrives in nuclear bubbles while the public grid flickers. To own Riot Platforms, investors must believe it can turn its footprint into a higher-value data center platform. The execution risk is high. The transition is desperate. The digital gold rush has become a physical land grab for volts. The state is allowing private firms to secede from the shared infrastructure. This is the privatization of the sun and the atom. The working class will pay the carbon tax while the servers run on private nuclear cores.