Riot Platforms, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tess Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Tess Related Party Transactions) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Powercases Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Services to Tess provided by	$ 160,826	$ 163,582
Payable to	145,047		$ 37,250
JLM Strategic Marketing [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Services to Tess provided by		36,198
Payable to	101,405		9,483
1038088 Ontario Limited [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Services to Tess provided by	45,062	$ 47,817
Payable to	$ 9,292		$ 52,053