Riot Blockchain

Riot Platforms called for the meeting after seeking to acquire Bitfarms via a deal the company ultimately rejected

The promotion of Ben Gagnon comes after Riot called a shareholder meeting to try to remove members of Bitfarms’ board

Colorado-based miner is still “completely committed to pursuing a transaction” with its Canadian competitor after deal rejection

Bitfarms’ latest shareholder rights plan does not preclude Riot from making unsolicited takeover bids, company says

Bitfarms’ new shareholder rights plan to “preserve the integrity” of the strategic review process that Riot seeks to “undermine,” company claims

Also, a look at whether or not the new crypto bills will make it to the President’s desk

The miner appears well positioned to defend itself against Riot’s current proposal, Architect Partners executive says — and Bitfarms says others are interested

The company is making public a previously private offer rejected by Bitfarms’ board of directors last month

Riot Platforms bought 31,500 more mining machines while CleanSpark has begun operating in Mississippi

TBC President Lee Bratcher told Blockworks he’s “confident” about the Council’s case against the DOE

Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms claims miners will be “irreparably harmed” by divulging data requested by the government agency

The company gains the option to buy 265,000 more miners to grow hash rate above 100 EH/s over the long term

The top performers with respect to realized hash rate gains in Q3 were Bitdeer, CleanSpark and Marathon Digital

Riot Platforms continues to take advantage of a brutal Texas summer that often features temperatures of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Riot mined 410 bitcoin in July

Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, CleanSpark and Bitfarms have all released their monthly mining reports for July

Crypto stocks including Coinbase and Riot are posting robust gains, propelled by a strong showing for bitcoin over the year to date

When a gargantuan asset manager is holding Bitcoin-related stocks, the temptation in crypto is to get over-excited

As Marathon Digital has aggressively grown, the deployed hash rates of Iris Energy and Cipher Mining have also more than doubled in the last six months

Texas-focused bitcoin miner Riot orders initial wave of more than 33,000 MicroBT machines in bid to on-shore supply chain

Bloomberg found that nearly half of crypto companies recently surveyed receive audit services from Deloitte, EY, PwC or KPMG

Lee Bratcher, the president of the Texas Blockchain Council, told Blockworks that Texas has the opportunity to “become a global leader in digital assets”

As the amount of bitcoin sold from some of the largest public miners is trending downward, some say hardcore HODLing could resume in time

The Biden White House wants to impose a 30% tax on electricity used by Bitcoin miners, but insiders warn that could put some out of business