Riot Blockchain stock plunges 20% following parabolic rally
The crypto mining company has been on an absolute tear this month. On Thursday, the stock corrected sharply lower. Shares of crypto mining company Riot Blockchain (RIOT) plunged on Thusday, giving back a portion of a parabolic rally that was largely driven by news of a major boost in hash rate capacity. RIOT fell 20.4% to close at $62.03 on Thursday but was moving slightly higher in after-hours trading. At current values, RIOT has a total market capitalization of $4.2 billion, making it one of the largest companies in the blockchain industry. The sharp pullback follows a more than doubling....
Related News
RIOT stock was down by as much as 14.4% on Thursday. Shares of Riot Blockchain (RIOT) and other cryptocurrency miners sold off sharply on Thursday, as Bitcoin’s (BTC) gravitational pull on the market continued to broaden. RIOT declined by as much as 14.4% during Thursday’s session, extending its losing streak to four days. The stock has declined 29% over that stretch and is down over 44% from its all-time closing high on February 17.At the time of writing, RIOT had pared most of its daily losses to trade above $43.00. Its market cap currently stands at just under $3 billion. RIOT has....
XRP has given up a serious percentage of its recent gains, with the cryptocurrency’s parabolic rally fading and showing few signs of strength as sellers rise with full force. The cryptocurrency’s parabolic rally came about shortly after it plunged to lows of $0.23 before rallying to the top of its multi-year trading range around $0.30. […]
Despite the sizable dilution, the RIOT stock price has not moved much at the time of publication. In a document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Riot Blockchain announced that it would be selling up to $500 million worth of common stock to finance general corporate expenses, such as working capital, repayment of corporate obligations, capital expenditures and acquisitions, and investing in existing and future projects. After the offering, the company would have more than 139 million units of common stock....
The Bitcoin mining giant appoints a new director with a stellar institutional background as stock prices surge. Last week, as share prices ripped upwards of 50% to levels not seen since the 2018 cryptocurrency bullrun, Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) appointed former director of the listing committee for the Toronto Stock Exchange, Hubert Marleau, to the Riot board of directors. The Colorado-based firm was in the market for a new director after the departure of former Canadian Cabinet member Remo Mancini. Marleau brings a wide range of regulatory and governing experience to Riot, having....
The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017.