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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2025

Riot Platforms, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Nevada |  | 001-33675 |  | 84-1553387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | ​ | (Commission File Number) | ​ | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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3855 Ambrosia Street, Suite 301

Castle Rock, CO 80109

(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 794-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value per share | ​ | RIOT | ​ | Nasdaq Capital Market

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 31, 2025, Riot Platforms, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) and an update on the Company’s business and financial results and results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2025 (the “Q2 2025 Earnings Deck”) on its website, www.riotplatforms.com, under the “Investor Relations” tab. The full text of the Press Release and the Q2 2025 Earnings Deck are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

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The information under this Item 2.02 of this Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 99.2 | ​ | Press Release, dated July 31, 2025. Q2 2025 Earnings Deck, dated as of July 31, 2025.
104 | ​ | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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S I G N A T U R E

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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​ | RIOT PLATFORMS, INC. | ​
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​ | By: | /s/ Colin Yee | ​
​ | Name: | Colin Yee | ​
​ | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ​

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Date: July 31, 2025

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