Riot Financial News

27.06 / 06:51

business Blockchain Adoption Mining Bitcoin Riot 2024 Riot Platforms Riot Platforms to add 33,000 Bitcoin miners ahead of 2024 halving

Riot Platforms — one of the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies — has bought 33,280 “next-generation” Bitcoin miners for its Texas facility, costing $162.9 million.

15.02 / 01:51

Blockchain BTC Platform RIG ICE Bitcoin Riot Riot Blockchain's Texas Mining Operations Disrupted by Winter Storms

The cryptocurrency mining company Riot Platforms, previously known as Riot Blockchain, has announced that 17,040 rigs that were installed at its facilities in Texas have been rendered inoperable as a result of the «extreme winter weather» that has been experienced in Texas.

07.02 / 01:11

business Mining Environment reports Riot Riot reports 17K miners offline due to Texas weather

Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms — formerly Riot Blockchain — reported that 17,040 rigs deployed at its operations in Texas were offline due to “severe winter weather” in the state.

30.11 / 13:31

Riot COVID protesters and riot police clash in China's fifth biggest city

Riot police clad in white hazmat suits clashed with protestors in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou on Tuesday night.

14.10 / 09:15

business Climate change lawmakers Trump Riot US lawmakers US lawmakers subpoena Donald Trump demanding 6 January riot testimony

The American politicians investigating and armed attack on the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021 have said they want to hear from former President Donald Trump.

03.08 / 20:53

business Mining Texas Riot Riot Blockchain's Bitcoin mining productivity dropped 28% YOY amid record Texas heat

Crypto mining firm Riot Blockchain reported it produced fewer Bitcoin (BTC) in July 2022 than that in July 2021 after scaling down operations at its Texas facility.

22.07 / 12:29

Climate change Football Trump Riot Trump ignored pleas to stop riot, as VP's security 'prepared to die'

Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, Republican congressional leaders and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the mob attack on the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021.

13.07 / 10:47

European Union Heatwave Trump Riot Trump rallied supporters to riot at Capitol following 'unhinged' meeting, inquiry hears

During the seventh hearing of the congressional inquiry into the 2021 Capitol riots, the panel on Tuesday presented further evidence that Trump was told, repeatedly, that his claims of fraud were false, but that he continued to push them anyway.

07.07 / 00:11

business Mining Texas Riot Coming to Texas: Riot Blockchain announces plans to move NY miners to Lone Star State

Crypto mining firm Riot Blockchain said it has begun relocating rigs from its New York data facility, with the majority intended to end up in central Texas.

11.05 / 14:31

European Union Floods Riot Maria Alyokhina: Pussy Riot member disguises herself as food courier to flee Russia

A member of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has fled Russia, claiming in an interview with the New York Times in Lithuania that she was able to shake her police monitor by disguising herself as a meal courier.

21.04 / 03:25

Blockchain Digital coinbase Bitcoin Riot What the crypto selloff means for Coinbase, Silvergate and Riot Blockchain

The picks and shovels of the cryptocurrency world have been a worse bet lately than cryptocurrencies themselves.

19.04 / 14:11

Blockchain Digital coinbase Bitcoin Riot What the crypto selloff means for Coinbase, Silvergate and Riot Blockchain

The picks and shovels of the cryptocurrency world have been a worse bet lately than cryptocurrencies themselves.

01.04 / 21:45

business Adoption Bitcoin Riot Bitcoin Miner Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain files prospectus for $500M stock sale

In a document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Riot Blockchain announced that it would be selling up to $500 million worth of common stock to finance general corporate expenses, such as working capital, repayment of corporate obligations, capital expenditures and acquisitions, and investing in existing and future projects.

28.02 / 12:23