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2026
Riot Platforms names Jason Chung as next CFO
Riot Platforms said Jason Chung, currently head of corporate development and strategy, will become chief financial officer effective March 1, succeeding Colin Yee, who has served as CFO since 2022 and will transition to a senior adviser role.
2021
Riot Blockchain completes acquisition of Whinstone US
Riot Blockchain announced that it completed its previously announced acquisition of Whinstone US from Northern Data, paying 11.8 million shares of Riot common stock and $80 million in cash.
2021
JPMorgan announces planned cryptocurrency exposure basket
JPMorgan said it planned to issue a debt instrument tied to a basket of companies considered related to cryptocurrency or other digital assets; the instrument would not directly invest in cryptocurrency.
2021
Riot Blockchain appoints Jason Les as CEO
Riot Blockchain appointed Jason Les as its CEO, replacing Jeff McGonegal, who remained the company's CFO. The article says the appointment was announced in a press release published on February 8.
2020
Riot Blockchain orders 8,000 Bitmain Antminers
Riot Blockchain announced a $17.7 million purchase agreement with Bitmain for 8,000 S19 Pro Antminers, with deliveries and deployment planned from January through April 2021. Riot said the fully deployed order was expected to bring its total hash-rate capacity to approximately 1.45 EH/s.
2020
Riot receives additional Bitmain miners
Riot Blockchain reported receiving 1,040 S19 95TH miners at Coinmint's facility in Massena, New York, and said deployment had commenced.