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Riot Platforms raising $500M to buy Bitcoin amid price surge

If it follows through with its proposal, Riot Platforms will join many of its colleagues in paying top prices for BTC.

Riot Platforms has proposed raising $500 million to buy more Bitcoin (BTC). The company may conduct a private bond issue for qualified institutional investors. Its decision comes as Bitcoin hovers around its all-time high and other industry heavyweights have made large acquisitions at top price.

Riot may offer senior convertible notes through private offering memorandums. Purchasers would have the option of buying $75 million more in notes within three days of their initial purchase. The offering will be subject to market conditions, it said, and no mention was made of interest payments.

The notes will be unsecured senior obligations with a Jan. 15, 2030, maturity date and will be redeemed or converted into Riot common stock at the company’s election. The conversion rate and other terms will be determined at the time of pricing the offering.

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Kraken restructures with new co-CEO, layoffs reported

Kraken hinted that its managerial structure would be reformed, without explaining the details.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has declared “a new day,” with the appointment of new co-CEO Arjun Sethi and a managerial shakeup. There is also an unconfirmed report that 15% of the staff has been laid off.

Sethi is also the co-founder and chairman of Silicon Valley venture capital investor Tribe Capital and has been a member of the Kraken board since 2021. He will share the top position at Kraken with David Ripley.

In addition to disclosing Sethi’s appointment, Kraken announced coming fundamental changes on its blog on Oct. 30. “We need to be leaner and faster,” it said. Apparently, Kraken’s organizational structure is in for an overhaul. According to the blog:

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Cleanspark CEO Predicts Bitcoin $200K Peak Within 18 Months

Cleanspark CEO Predicts Bitcoin 0K Peak Within 18 MonthsCleanspark CEO Zach Bradford predicts a dramatic rise in bitcoin’s value, forecasting a peak near $200,000 within the next 18 months. His outlook suggests rapid growth followed by stability, driven by bitcoin’s current price behavior and broader market dynamics. He also links the U.S. presidential election to potential price surges, while emphasizing the advantages of […]

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Top TON Coins Face Turbulent Week Amid Durov Arrest and Network Disruptions

Top TON Coins Face Turbulent Week Amid Durov Arrest and Network DisruptionsOver the past week, The Open Network (TON) ecosystem has encountered a series of setbacks due to a wave of unfavorable news. The turbulence began with the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, followed by two significant outages on the blockchain network that brought block production to a standstill. Altogether, in just 68 days, the […]

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March Bitcoin Mining Stats Show Climbing Revenue and Hashrate Highs

March Bitcoin Mining Stats Show Climbing Revenue and Hashrate HighsAccording to statistics, 4,498 blocks have been mined in the last 30 days, creating 28,112 new bitcoins over the past month. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has been around 341 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 2,016 blocks or the last two weeks. This month, the mining pools Foundry USA and Antpool dominated the pack, accounting […]

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Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at Premiums

Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at PremiumsOn Monday, the crypto economy experienced significant market activity with $183.85 billion in global trade volume over 24 hours, with a large portion of those trades involving stablecoins. USDC traded near parity with the U.S. dollar, and several stablecoins, including tether and BUSD, sold at premiums. Tether reached a high of $1.04 per unit and […]

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