Bitfarms (BITF) has rejected a billion acquisition proposal from rival 暴动平台 but that hasn't stopped the Bitcoin miner from buying a stake.
Riot Platforms had 计划的 to buy all of Bitfarms' outstanding shares at .30 each, marking a 24% premium on the one-month weighted average per share. In total, the deal was valued at 0 million.
The move comes after Bitcoin 开火 CEO Geoffrey Morphy earlier this month following his lawsuit against the firm in which he claimed million in damages for breach of contract.
公司的执行董事长Benjamin Yi表示, 这将使该公司成为最大的比特币矿工.
比特农和暴动的结合将创造全球首屈一指的最大的公开上市比特币矿工,具有地理多样化的业务,有利于长期增长",Yi说.
然而,Bitfarm董事会拒绝了交易. "我们很失望地听到Bitfarms董事会拒绝了我们的引人注目的提案,而没有与我们进行实质性对话",Yi表示.
"虽然我们长期以来一直尊重Bitfarms的业务和管理团队,但我们相信Bitfarms的股东会同意,这一提案代表了比Bitfarms的独立轨迹更具吸引力.
尽管如此,Riot已经购买了Bitfarms的9.25%股份,成为最大的股东.Riot还打算要求Bitfarms股东的特别会议任命独立董事为Bitfarms董事会.
利股价在过去五天中下跌了5%,而比特农业股价上了近19%.
暴动报告了2024年第一季度净收入的公司记录,但未能满足分析师的收入预期.
In its most recent收入announcement, Riot's net income came in at a record 1.8 million, marking a 1,000% increase from the same time last year.
Mining revenue also jumped 55.4% year on year due to Bitcoin's 131% increase in price. However, Riot's total revenue of .3 million fell 14% short of估计.
