In August 2025, Riot Platforms and CleanSpark reported significant increases in Bitcoin production compared to the previous year, despite rising mining difficulties.
Bitcoin Production Data
Riot Platforms mined 477 BTC in August 2025, an increase of 48% from 322 BTC in August 2024. The company sold 450 BTC for net proceeds of $51.8 million and now holds 19,309 BTC, representing a 92.7% increase over the year.
CleanSpark, on the other hand, mined 657 BTC in August, marking a year-over-year increase of 37.5% from 478 BTC in the same month last year. The company sold 533.5 BTC for $60.7 million and now holds 12,827 BTC, a 69.7% increase over the same period.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty
Over the past year, Bitcoin mining difficulty surged by 44.9%, rising from 89.5 trillion in August 2024 to 129.7 trillion in 2025. Mining difficulty refers to how challenging it is for miners to solve the puzzles that confirm transactions and add blocks to the Bitcoin blockchain. These changes impact hashrate and miner activity, prompting miners to upgrade rigs and rethink their strategies.
Miners Diversifying Businesses
Despite the increase in difficulty, both Riot and CleanSpark achieved significantly higher average operational hash rates year-over-year. Riot’s average operational hash rate rose to 31.4 EH/s in August 2025 compared to 14.5 EH/s in August 2024, representing a 116.6% increase. CleanSpark’s rose to 43.3 EH/s from 21.3 EH/s, indicating a 103.3% increase.
Some companies, like Hut 8, are branching out to create new data centers in the U.S. for high-performance computing, including AI workloads.
In conclusion, despite the considerable rise in mining difficulty, both Riot Platforms and CleanSpark have demonstrated significant increases in Bitcoin production, showcasing their ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
