Riot 平台将其竞争对手比特币矿商 Bitfarms 的股份增加至 18.9%

Riot Platforms 额外购买了竞争对手比特币矿商 Bitfarms 的 100 万股股票，将其所有权增加至已发行股票的 18.9%。

Riot Platforms has acquired an additional 1 million shares of rival bitcoin miner Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF), bringing its total ownership to 18.9% of outstanding shares.

Riot Platforms 又收购了竞争对手比特币矿商 Bitfarms（纳斯达克股票代码：BITF）的 100 万股股票，使其总所有权达到已发行股票的 18.9%。

The move advances Riot's bid to take over Bitfarms, which has faced leadership changes and upcoming shareholder votes on the matter.

此举推进了 Riot 收购 Bitfarms 的计划，后者已面临领导层变动和即将就此事进行的股东投票。

Riot now owns over 85.29 million shares of Bitfarms, with the latest acquisition—reported by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday—amounting to about $2.28 million at the current market price.

Riot 目前拥有超过 8529 万股 Bitfarms 股票，美国证券交易委员会周五报告的最新收购金额按当前市场价格计算约为 228 万美元。

The latest development comes a day after Bitfarms co-founder and former chairman Nicolas Bonta stepped down from the board of directors.

最新进展是在 Bitfarms 联合创始人兼前董事长尼古拉斯·邦塔 (Nicolas Bonta) 辞去董事会职务的第二天发生的。

Riot had nominated three independent directors to the Bitfarms board in July to replace Bonta and others.

Riot 于 7 月向 Bitfarms 董事会提名了三名独立董事，以取代 Bonta 等人。

Bitfarms has scheduled a special shareholder meeting for Oct. 29 to vote on reconstituting its board of directors, following Riot Platforms' requisition for the meeting on June 24.

应 Riot Platforms 要求于 6 月 24 日召开会议后，Bitfarms 计划于 10 月 29 日召开特别股东大会，就重组董事会进行投票。

Both Riot and Bitfarms have faced financial challenges in recent quarters. Bitfarms reported a net loss of $27 million in its latest financial results, while Riot booked a net loss of $84.4 million in the second quarter, compared to a $27.4 million loss in the same period last year.

最近几个季度，Riot 和 Bitfarms 都面临着财务挑战。 Bitfarms 在最新财务业绩中报告净亏损 2700 万美元，而 Riot 第二季度净亏损 8440 万美元，而去年同期亏损 2740 万美元。

Despite these setbacks, both miners saw increases in bitcoin production during July, with Riot and Bitfarms reporting 45% and 34% rises, respectively.

尽管遇到这些挫折，两家矿商的比特币产量在 7 月份都出现了增长，Riot 和 Bitfarms 分别报告增长了 45% 和 34%。

The takeover bid highlights the consolidation trend in the competitive crypto mining sector. As larger players like Riot seek to expand their influence, smaller operations may face pressure to merge or be acquired.

此次收购凸显了竞争激烈的加密货币挖矿行业的整合趋势。随着 Riot 等规模较大的公司寻求扩大影响力，规模较小的公司可能面临合并或被收购的压力。

This shift could lead to a more concentrated and efficient mining landscape, though it may raise concerns about centralization within the industry. Recently, examples of such merger and acquisition activities in the crypto industry were examined by Crypto Briefing, covering Bakkt's restructuring strategies.

这种转变可能会导致采矿业更加集中和高效，尽管它可能会引起人们对行业内集中化的担忧。最近，Crypto Briefing 研究了加密行业此类并购活动的例子，涵盖了 Bakkt 的重组策略。