• August 13, 2024

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms raises stake in rival Bitfarms to 18.9%

Riot acquired 1 million common shares of Bitfarms on Tuesday, representing about 0.22% of issued and outstanding Bitfarms common stock. The acquisition takes the total count of Bitfarms shares owned by Riot to about 85.3 million. Bitfarms said earlier in the day its co-founder and chair Nicolas Bonta, one of the three board members top shareholder Riot sought to replace, would leave the company immediately.

  • August 13, 2024

Talen focused on data center demand as it considers axing crypto business

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Talen Energy is focused on capturing surging demand from data center developers as the independent power company looks to pivot away from its crypto mining operation, company executives said on Tuesday. Talen is among a group of U.S. electric companies benefiting from the power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing data centers, with shares of Talen up nearly 100% since the start of the year. "It's not a strategic asset for us and we are looking at... other alternatives," Talen Energy Chief Executive Officer Mark McFarland said of the crypto mining business on a second-quarter earnings call.