Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2020 (June 10, 2020)

Riot Blockchain, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-33675		84-1553387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	202 6th Street, Suite 401,
	Castle Rock, CO 80104
	(Address of principal executive offices)

	(303) 794-2000
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		RIOT		NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§229.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 10, 2020, Riot Blockchain, Inc. (“Riot” or the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing the progress of the relocation of its cryptocurrency miners (the “Miners”) from the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma facility to the Coinmint, LLC (“Coinmint”), facility in Massena, New York, as well as its May 2020 cryptocurrency mining production update and related matters. Riot previously reported the relocation of its Miners from the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma facility to Coinmint’s Massena, New York facility via its current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2020. A copy of the Corporation’s press release announcing the progress of its relocation of its Miners to Coinmint and its May 2020 production statistics is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information provided under this Item 2.02, including the exhibit, is being furnished by the Corporation and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in any such filing.

Item 8.01 – Other Events.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) is incorporated by reference and is being furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01.

About Riot Blockchain

Information reported in this Current Report on Form 8-K is limited to the scope of the information reportable under a Current Report on Form 8-K under the rules and regulations of the Commission. Please refer to the additional information concerning the Corporation referenced in the following notices and safe harbor provision for material risks and other uncertainties.

Investor Notice

An investment in the Corporation’s common stock involves a high degree of risk, and an investor should only purchase the Corporation’s securities if he or she can afford to suffer the loss of his or her entire investment. In determining whether to purchase the Corporation’s common stock, an investor should carefully consider all of the material risks described in this Current Report on Form 8-K below, together with the factors described under Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2020, as supplemented and updated by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, together with the financial or other information contained or incorporated by reference in such reports. In addition to the risks discussed below, other risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, perhaps materially. The risks discussed below also include forward-looking statements, and actual results and events may differ substantially from those discussed or highlighted in those forward-looking statements. See also the Section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” herein.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description

99.1*	Press Release, issued by Riot Blockchain, Inc. on June 10, 2020 (furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K).

* The information contained in this Press Release is furnished but not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

S I G N A T U R E

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.