Riot Platforms 將 Bitfarms Ltd. 的股份增至 18.9%，並繼續推動董事會變更

華爾街第三大比特幣(BTC) 礦商Riot Platforms Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：RIOT）已將其在競爭對手Bitfarms Ltd.（納斯達克股票代碼：BITF）的持股比例增加至18.9%

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT), the third-largest Bitcoin (BTC) miner on Wall Street, has increased its ownership stake in rival Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) to 18.9%, continuing its efforts to reshape the Canadian miner's board of directors.

華爾街第三大比特幣(BTC) 礦商Riot Platforms（納斯達克股票代碼：RIOT）已將其在競爭對手Bitfarms（納斯達克股票代碼：BITF）的持股比例增加至18.9%，繼續努力重塑這家加拿大礦商的董事會。

According to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, Riot disclosed the acquisition of an additional 1 million Bitfarms common shares through open market purchases. The transaction, valued at approximately $2.28 million, brings Riot's total holdings to 85.3 million shares, up from 84.3 million previously.

根據週二的監管文件，Riot 披露透過公開市場購買額外收購 100 萬股 Bitfarms 普通股。這筆交易價值約 228 萬美元，使 Riot 的總持股量從先前的 8,430 萬股增加到 8,530 萬股。

The move comes amid ongoing tensions between the two cryptocurrency mining firms. In April, Riot made an unsolicited $950 million offer to acquire Bitfarms, which was promptly rejected as undervaluing the company. Bitfarms subsequently adopted a "poison pill" defense to ward off potential hostile takeover attempts.

此舉是在兩家加密貨幣挖礦公司之間持續緊張的情況下進行的。 4 月份，Riot 主動提出了 9.5 億美元收購 Bitfarms 的要約，但很快就被拒絕，理由是低估了該公司的價值。 Bitfarms 隨後採取了「毒丸」防禦措施來抵禦潛在的敵意收購企圖。

While Riot withdrew its initial acquisition proposal, the company has maintained pressure on Bitfarms' leadership. In June, Riot requisitioned a special shareholder meeting, seeking to remove certain Bitfarms directors and replace them with independent candidates.

儘管 Riot 撤回了最初的收購提議，但該公司仍對 Bitfarms 的領導層施加壓力。 6 月，Riot 要求召開特別股東大會，尋求罷免 Bitfarms 的部分董事，並以獨立候選人取代。

The boardroom battle appears to be yielding results. Earlier on Tuesday, Bitfarm announced the immediate departure of co-founder and chair Nicolas Bonta, one of the three board members Riot had targeted for replacement.

董事會之爭似乎正在取得成果。週二早些時候，Bitfarm 宣布聯合創始人兼董事長 Nicolas Bonta 立即離職，他是 Riot 計劃替換的三名董事會成員之一。

In the meantime, the company appointed Liam Wilson as Chief Operating Officer, and early last month promoted Ben Gagnon to the position of President. Previously, he held various roles including Chief Mining Officer and Director of Business Development.

同時，該公司任命利亞姆·威爾遜 (Liam Wilson) 為首席營運官，並於上月初晉升本·加格農 (Ben Gagnon) 為總裁。此前，他曾擔任過多種職務，包括首席採礦官和業務開發總監。

“Founding Bitfarms and overseeing the Company’s growth has been the highlight of my professional career. Now is the right time for me to step down and for Ben to join the Board,” Bonta remarked.

「創立 Bitfarms 並監督公司的發展是我職業生涯的亮點。現在是我辭職、本加入董事會的最佳時機。

Riot certainly has a market advantage here, being one of the three largest cryptocurrency miners on Wall Street. Its market capitalization exceeds 2 billion dollars, more than double that of Bitfarms.

身為華爾街三大加密貨幣礦商之一，Riot 在這方面無疑具有市場優勢。其市值超過20億美元，是Bitfarms的兩倍多。

Riot indicated it would continue to review its investment in Bitfarms and may consider further actions, including adjusting its position or proposing additional changes to the board composition.

Riot表示將繼續審查其對Bitfarms的投資，並可能考慮採取進一步行動，包括調整其立場或提議對董事會組成進行額外變更。