Temporization in accumulation? The time is no longer for the euphoria of blind accumulation of cryptos for most Bitcoin Treasury Companies, which even conduct strategic BTC sales for some. During the first quarter of 2026, the crypto mining giant Riot Platforms was part of BTC sellerseven if he still keeps a large part of it in his reserves.
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Riot Platforms sold part of its Bitcoin reserves in the first quarter of 2026: almost $290 million for 3,778 BTC. This sale reflects a general trend among Bitcoin Treasury Companies, which are slowing the accumulation of cryptocurrencies in the face of a sluggish market.
Riot Platforms sold nearly $290 million worth of Bitcoin in Q1
This April 2, 2026, the crypto-mining company Riot Platforms published its report for the 1st quarter of 2026. We discover that the company listed on Nasdaq (RIOT stock) has sold a small portion of its Bitcoin reserves (see table below). While the crypto-miner still had 19 223 BTC at the end of 2025, it now only has 15 680 BTC as of March 31, 2026, a drop of more than -18% valuable cryptocurrency in its treasury. In more detail, we see that 3,778 bitcoins were soldand that they brought back a total of $289.5 million to the company. Or an average selling price of 76 626 dollars per BTC. At least part has therefore been sold before the crash of February 5 since, since this date, the price of the king of cryptos has not returned above $76,000.
Riot Platforms sold 18% of its Bitcoin reserve in Q1 2026. – Source: riotplatforms.com
Why do crypto miners sell their BTC?
Unfortunately, regarding Riot Platforms, no explanation No detailed information is given regarding the choice of this sale of Bitcoin during the last three months, leaving free rein to more or less serious speculation. Some observers believe that this sale could be used in particular to finance the pivot announced from Riot towards artificial intelligence (IA) and high performance computing (HPC). But these nearly 290 million dollars obtained could also allow debt repayments. Indeed, just a few days ago, we learned that another crypto-mining giant, MARA Holdings, sold 15,000 BTC to repay $1 billion in bond debt in advance (the convertible bonds would otherwise have had to be repaid in 2030 and 2031). Riot Platforms’ sale of 3,778 BTC reflects a tendency among the Bitcoin Treasury Companies at large, which seem mark time in their accumulation strategy in recent months, with the sluggishness of the crypto market. Alone Strategy and Michael Saylor still seem ready to pile on more Bitcoin in their gigantic crypto-treasure.