Bitcoin Mining Giant Riot Platforms Ramps Up Rival Bitfarms Takeover Effort By Increasing Stake To 14%
Bitcoin Mining Giant Riot Platforms Ramps Up Rival Bitfarms Takeover Effort By Increasing Stake To 14%
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining giant Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) has upped its stake in rival Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ:BITF) to 14% by purchasing an additional $3.87 million worth of shares as part of its ongoing hostile takeover bid.
比特幣（加密貨幣：BTC）礦業巨頭Riot Platforms Inc。（納斯達克：RIOT）爲了進行敵意收購，又以持續收購部分而將持有競爭對手Bitfarms Ltd.（納斯達克：BITF）的股份增加至14％，額外購買價值387萬美元的股份。
What Happened: Riot Platforms procured another 1,432,063 shares of Bitfarms at approximately $2.70 per share, The Block reported Thursday. This latest acquisition brings Riot's total ownership to 57.62 million shares, or about 14% of Bitfarms.
報道稱，Riot Platforms以大約2.70美元/股的價格再次收購了1432063股Bitfarms。此次收購使Riot的總持股量達到5762萬股，約佔Bitfarms的14％。
Bitfarms had earlier this week implemented a "poison pill" strategy to prevent the takeover, a move that would dilute the stake of any entity acquiring more than 15% of Bitfarms' stake after June 20 and up to Sept. 10.
Bitfarms本週早些時候實施了“毒丸”策略，以防止接管。該舉措將使在6月20日至9月10日期間收購比特礦業股份超過15％的任何實體所持股份稀釋。
Riot Platforms' CEO, Jason Les, criticized Bitfarms' recent efforts to block the takeover, saying, "Instead of engaging with us privately and in good faith, Bitfarms has responded by implementing an off-market poison pill with a trigger well below the customary 20% threshold."
Riot Platforms的首席執行官Jason Les批評了Bitfarms最近阻止接管的努力，並表示：“Bitfarms沒有與我們進行私下和誠信的溝通，而是採取了一個在慣常的20％門檻之下的場外毒丸觸發器的做法。”
Why It Matters: Last month, Riot attempted to acquire Bitfarms for an estimated $950 million. It increased its stake to 12% last week.
上個月，Riot試圖以約9.5億美元的價格收購比特礦業。上週，它將其持股比例增加至12％。
Due to concerns regarding the latter's corporate governance, Riot has expressed its intention to call for a special shareholder meeting to include independent directors on Bitfarms' board.
由於對後者的公司治理存在擔憂，Riot表達了召開特別股東大會的意圖，以在比特礦業的董事會中包括獨立董事。
In the meanwhile, Bitfarms announced plans to develop its first large-scale mining site in the U.S. at Pennsylvania.
與此同時，比特礦業宣佈計劃在賓夕法尼亞州開發其首個大規模礦業場。
#Bitfarms Enters into Agreement to Develop 120 MW in U.S.; Provides 2025 Guidance of Over 35 EH/s
• First U.S. large scale site supports 8 EH/s in 2025 with deployment of 600 PH/s in 2024
• Strategically located in PJM Interconnection market, providing access to low-cost,... pic.twitter.com/4JAbTVfJzl— Bitfarms (@Bitfarms_io) June 13, 2024
#Bitfarms達成協議在美國開發120 MW；2025年超過35 EH/s；
•在2025年支持8 EH/s 的第一個美國大型場地，2024年部署600 PH/s。
•地理位置優越，位於PJM互聯市場，提供了低成本的... pic.twitter.com/4JAbTVfJzl——Bitfarms（@Bitfarms_io）2024年6月13日
Price Action: Shares of Riot Platforms closed 3.2% higher at $10.98 during Thursday's regular trading hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Bitfarms' shares surged 15% to close at $2.810.
根據Benzinga Pro的數據，Riot Platforms的股票在週四的美股盤中上漲了3.2％，收於10.98美元。比特礦業的股票大漲15％，收於2.810美元。
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