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Bitfarms Appoints Ben Gagnon As Chief Executive Officer Amid Leadership Transition and Shareholder Dispute

PRIVATEJul 08, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Bitfarms

Ben Gagnon
TorontoInformation TechnologyEnergyAnalyticsRenewables & Environment

Description

Bitfarms has appointed insider Ben Gagnon as its new chief executive officer amidst a leadership transition and a dispute with its biggest shareholder, Riot Platforms, following the departure of former CEO Geoff Morphy.

Company Information

Company

Bitfarms

Location

110 Yonge Street Suite 1601

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Such factors include, among others, risks relating to: discretion of Galaxy Digital LLC in respect of future borrowings under the new credit facility (including as to the terms of such borrowings); the global economic climate; dilution; the Company’s limited operating history; future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing including the Company’s ability to utilize the Company’s at-the-market offering (the “ATM Program”) and the prices at which the Company may sell Common Shares in the ATM Program as well as capital market conditions in general; the competitive nature of the industry; currency exchange risks; the need for the Company to manage its planned growth and expansion; the effects of product development and need for continued technology change; protection of proprietary rights; the effect of government regulation and compliance on the Company and the industry; network security risks; the ability of the Company to maintain properly working systems; reliance on key personnel; global economic and financial market deterioration impeding access to capital or increasing the cost of capital; dilution in relation to the ATM Program and from other equity issuances; and volatile securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to operating performance. On June 21, 2021, Bitfarms started trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Bitfarms has a diversified production platform with five industrial scale facilities located in Québec and one in Washington state. Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a global Bitcoin self-mining company, running vertically integrated mining operations with onsite technical repair, proprietary data analytics and Company-owned electrical engineering and installation services to deliver high operational performance and uptime. Bitfarms is currently the only publicly traded pure-play mining company audited by a Big Four accounting firm.

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