Riot Secures Up to $573M Interim Financing for $9.1B Anthropic Data-Center Lease
Riot Platforms arranged up to $573 million in interim, delayed-draw financing for its $9.1 billion Rockdale, Texas data-center lease supporting Anthropic’s Claude. The $2.1–$2.3 billion buildout’s first 96 MW arrives in Dec 2027, but the borrowing facility matures Dec. 31, 2026, about a year before rent begins; the remainder is expected by June 2028.