Bitcoin Miner Riot Attempts to Purge Bitfarms Board as Hostile Takeover Bid Fails
Riot has abandoned a proposal to absorb Canadian Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms for $2.30 a share. But Riot is not giving up.
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