Riot Platforms 将 Bitfarms Ltd. 的股份增至 18.9%，并继续推动董事会变更

华尔街第三大比特币 (BTC) 矿商 Riot Platforms Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：RIOT）已将其在竞争对手 Bitfarms Ltd.（纳斯达克股票代码：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.

华尔街第三大比特币 (BTC) 矿商 Riot Platforms（纳斯达克股票代码：RIOT）已将其在竞争对手 Bitfarms（纳斯达克股票代码：BITF）的持股比例增加至 18.9%，继续努力重塑这家加拿大矿商的董事会。

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.

根据周二的监管文件，Riot 披露通过公开市场购买额外收购 100 万股 Bitfarms 普通股。此次交易价值约 228 万美元，使 Riot 的总持股量从之前的 8430 万股增加到 8530 万股。

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.

此举是在两家加密货币挖矿公司之间持续紧张的情况下进行的。 4 月份，Riot 主动提出了 9.5 亿美元收购 Bitfarms 的要约，但很快就被拒绝，理由是低估了该公司的价值。 Bitfarms 随后采取了“毒丸”防御措施来抵御潜在的敌意收购企图。

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.

尽管 Riot 撤回了最初的收购提议，但该公司仍然对 Bitfarms 的领导层施加压力。 6 月，Riot 要求召开特别股东大会，寻求罢免 Bitfarms 的部分董事，并以独立候选人取而代之。

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.

董事会之争似乎正在取得成果。周二早些时候，Bitfarm 宣布联合创始人兼董事长尼古拉斯·邦塔 (Nicolas Bonta) 立即离职，他是 Riot 计划替换的三名董事会成员之一。

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.

与此同时，该公司任命利亚姆·威尔逊 (Liam Wilson) 为首席运营官，并于上月初晋升本·加格农 (Ben Gagnon) 为总裁。此前，他曾担任过多种职务，包括首席采矿官和业务开发总监。

“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.

“创立 Bitfarms 并监督公司的发展是我职业生涯的亮点。现在是我辞职、本加入董事会的最佳时机。”邦塔说道。

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.

作为华尔街三大加密货币矿商之一，Riot 在这方面无疑具有市场优势。其市值超过20亿美元，是Bitfarms的两倍多。

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表示将继续审查其对Bitfarms的投资，并可能考虑采取进一步行动，包括调整其立场或提议对董事会组成进行额外变更。