Riot stock jumps roughly 7% as Starboard pushes $1.6 billion AI data center shift

CoinDesk
by Olivier Acuna
February 18, 2026
Activist investor Starboard sees Riot’s Texas sites as key to meeting rising AI demand and unlocking billions in earnings from data center leasing.
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Originally published on CoinDesk on 2/18/2026