Riot Platforms, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' equity (Narrative) (Details)

Stockholders' equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)									1 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2018	Apr. 20, 2018	Feb. 14, 2018	Jan. 25, 2018	Jan. 04, 2018	Nov. 03, 2017	Oct. 10, 2017	Sep. 12, 2016	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 21, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Feb. 21, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 20, 2017	Oct. 18, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 02, 2017	Aug. 21, 2017	Aug. 20, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted common shares issued for services, value																		$ 4,660,406	$ 2,589,812
Proceeds from issuance of common stock																			38,451,052
Discount on Convertible Debt arising from values of beneficial conversion feature																			2,424,849
Discount on Convertible Debt arising from values of warrants																			$ 2,325,151
Common stock, shares authorized													170,000,000					170,000,000	170,000,000			170,000,000	60,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized													15,000,000					15,000,000	15,000,000
Interest rate percentage																		4.50%
Interest expense																		$ 122,973	$ 4,806,637
Cash dividend															$ 9,562,000				9,562,331
Dividends paid, price per share																					$ 1.00
Proceeds from warrant exercise																		350,000	1,860,000
Private placement of Common Stock																			$ 36,537,543
Common stock issued for acquisition, shares								627,010
Loss contingency accrual																		$ 1,358,000
2002 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Rights forfeited																			515,578
Nonqualified [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common shares hold by warrant holders																			2,244,147
Shares issued of common stock in exchange for termination of warrants																			1,335,408
Proceeds from warrant exercise																			$ 1,860,000
Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares vested																		0
Dividend yield																		0.00%	0.00%
Expected term																		5 years	5 years
Expected price volatility, minimum																		152.00%	15.00%
Expected price volatility, maximum																		159.00%	95.00%
Risk free interest rates, minimum																		2.49%	1.92%
Risk free interest rates, maximum																		2.96%	1.99%
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted common shares issued for services																			174,082
Restricted common shares issued for services, value																		$ 4,660,406	$ 2,589,812
Discount on Convertible Debt arising from values of beneficial conversion feature																			2,424,849
Discount on Convertible Debt arising from values of warrants																			$ 2,325,151
Preferred Stock issued upon Notes payable conversion, shares
Private placement of Common Stock																			$ 36,537,543
Common stock issued for acquisition, shares																			75,000
Private Placement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Total amount of financing from common stock units													$ 2,250,000						$ 2,250,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock																			$ 1,000,000
Issuance of common stock																			400,000
Offering expenses incurred from private placement stock issuance																			$ 336,491
Common stock shares held in escrow													500,000						500,000
Proceeds from common stock and warrants released																			$ 1,250,000
Purchase price													$ 2.50						$ 2.50
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest to preferred stock																			$ 4,798,671
Maturity date																				Mar. 30, 2020
Private Placement [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants issued																			900,000
Exercise price													$ 3.56					$ 3.56	$ 3.56
Warrants to purchase common stock													1,900,000					1,900,000	1,900,000
Warrant to purchase term																			3 years
Rights forfeited																			553,911
Total consideration under the agreements forfeited during period																			$ 399,513
Total consideration under the agreements forfeited during period charged to equity																			392,007
Total consideration under the agreements forfeited during period recorded as compensation																			$ 7,506
Fair value of warrants																$ 2,114,000
Dividend yield																0.00%		0.00%	0.00%
Expected term																3 years		3 years	3 years
Expected price volatility																114.00%		108.00%	108.00%
Risk free interest rate																1.66%		1.47%	1.47%
Expected price volatility, minimum																49.00%
Expected price volatility, maximum																99.00%
Risk free interest rates, minimum																0.80%
Risk free interest rates, maximum																2.30%
Maturity date																		Mar. 15, 2020
Private Placement [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock																			900,000
Purchase price													$ 3.50						$ 3.50
May 2013 private offering [Member] \| Nonqualified [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock																			106,719
Exercise price													10.88						$ 10.88
Shares surrendered for issuance of common stock																			184,147
March 2017 private offering [Member] \| Nonqualified [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock																			214,851
Exercise price													3.50						$ 3.50
Shares surrendered for issuance of common stock																			360,000
March 2017 private offering of convertible notes [Member] \| Nonqualified [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock																			1,013,838
Shares surrendered for issuance of common stock																			1,700,000
March 2017 private offering of convertible notes [Member] \| Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Exercise price													$ 3.56						$ 3.56
Warrant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock																		13,009
Number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion			100,000
Proceeds from warrant exercise																		$ 350,000
Stock Options [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant to purchase term																			10 years
Restricted common stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares vested																		530,065	326,848
Rights forfeited																			833
Restricted common stock [Member] \| Consultant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted common shares issued for services													3,215						138,067
Restricted common shares issued for services, value																			$ 1,178,200
Restricted common stock [Member] \| Directors and Officers [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Award of restricted shares																			863,000
Shares terminated																			40,000
Common shares vested																			326,848
Issuance of common stock																		327,416	174,082
Non-qualified stock option awards [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Rights forfeited																			37,500
Temporary Reduction in Warrant Exercise Price [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Fair value of warrants							$ 173,867
Amended exercise price of warrants							$ 3.00
Total warrants covered by amended exercise price							2,800,000
Total warrants exercised for cash during amendment period							620,000
Proceeds from warrant exercise							$ 1,860,000
Private Placement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock													1,646,113
Purchase price													$ 40.00						$ 40.00
Exercise price													$ 40.00						$ 40.00
Warrants to purchase common stock													1,646,113						1,646,113
Private placement of Common Stock													$ 36,537,543
Offering expense													$ 500,000
Additional Equity [Member] \| Private Placement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock																			$ 1,913,509
Kairos Global Technology, Inc [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion price						$ 6.80
Preferred stock stated value per share						$ 6.80
Number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion						1,750,001
Kairos Global Technology, Inc [Member] \| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding						1,458,001
Stock issued for purchase of assets						1,750,001
Number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion						292,000
Preferred stock outstanding						1,458,001
BDI [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common shares previously held in escrow, cancelled during period																			32,801
Estimated value of common shares recoded resulting in a reduction in impairment loss																			$ 134,812
Share price													$ 4.11						$ 4.11
Tess, Inc [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock														75,000
Resale of shares														25,000
Common stock issued for acquisition, shares																		41,600,000
Prive Technologies, Inc. [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock shares held in escrow												200,000
Common stock issued for acquisition, shares												1,000,000
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock			100,000								100,000							3,215
Conversion price																$ 250.00
Warrants to purchase common stock																1,919,472
Proceeds from warrant exercise			$ 350,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Consulting Services [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock	22,523	18,000		2,754
Share price	$ 5.55	$ 14.33		$ 7.26
Common Stock [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock					19,533
Common Stock [Member] \| BMSS [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock									50,000	50,000
Share price									$ 5.31
Common Stock [Member] \| Prive Technologies, Inc. [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock												1,000,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock shares held in escrow												200,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares terminated																		91,496
Issuance of common stock																		486,050
Share price																		$ 5.31
Preferred stock, shares outstanding																		13,000
Preferred stock outstanding																		13,000
Conversion of stock shares converted into common stock																		1,353,505
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interest expense																	$ 4,750,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] \| Private Placement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock issued upon Notes payable conversion, shares																			19,195
Preferred stock stated value per share													$ 250						$ 250
Number of common share preferred holders have rights to													1,919,472						1,919,472
Designated as 2% Series A Convertible Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized													2,000,000						2,000,000