BITCOIN MINERS ARE SELLING. 3,778 BTC DUMPED IN 90 DAYS
Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC in Q1 2026 for net proceeds of $289.5 million at an average price of $76,626 per coin. By the end of the quarter, Riot held 15,680 BTC — down 18% from the 19,223 BTC it held a year earlier.
At the same time, Charles Schwab confirmed it is launching spot Bitcoin trading for its $11.9 trillion client base this quarter. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 44,377 BTC in March alone — 94% of all public company Bitcoin acquisitions that month. The miners are selling. The institutions are buying. Same week.