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Riot calls for special meeting of Bitfarms shareholders and nominates three independent directors

Bitcoin miner Riot has requested a special meeting of Bitfarms shareholders and the nomination of three highly qualified independent directors to make much-needed changes to the Bitfarms board of directors. As previously reported, Riot Platform said it acquired an additional 1,432,063 shares of Bitfarms at about $2.70 per share, or about $3.87 million. Riot currently holds 57.62 million shares of Bitfarms, or about 14%.