Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 27, 2021, Riot Blockchain, Inc. (“Riot,”
“us,” “we,” “our,” or the “Corporation”) entered into a Non-Fixed Price Sales and Purchase
Agreement, dated effective as of December 24, 2021, (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Bitmain Technologies Limited (“Bitmain”)
to acquire 18,000 Antminer model S19 XP Bitcoin mining computers (the “Miners”) for a total purchase price of approximately
$202.86 million (subject to adjustments, offsets and costs as set forth in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Purchase Price”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, approximately 3,000 Miners will be delivered each month between July and December 2022. Riot paid
to Bitmain a refundable down payment of 35% of the total Purchase Price in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, and,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, will pay to Bitmain the remainder of the Purchase Price in tranches in
advance of the monthly shipment dates, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit
10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) and is incorporated by reference herein.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Statements in this Report, including those made in
the documents incorporated by reference herein, that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements that reflect
management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are
made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Words such as
“anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,”
“potential,” “hope” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The assumptions
and expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and, therefore, may never
materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited
to, statements about the benefits of our acquisitions, including our financial and operating results following these acquisitions, and
Riot’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions for the future. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, risks related to: our estimates of
bitcoin mining production are not audited; our future hash rate growth (expressed in terms of hashes per second); our anticipated benefits
of immersion-cooling, our expected schedule of new miner deliveries; our ability to successfully deploy the new bitcoin mining computers
we acquire; the timely completion of our expanded megawatt capacity under development; the integration of acquired businesses may not
be successful, or such integration may take longer or be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than anticipated; failure
to otherwise realize anticipated efficiencies and strategic and financial benefits from our acquisitions; and the impact of COVID-19 on
us, our customers, or on our suppliers in connection with our estimated timelines. Detailed information regarding other factors that may
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by statements in this Report, including the documents incorporated
by reference herein, may be found in Riot’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under
sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” of Riot’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the additional risk factors set forth in Riot’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 26, 2021, as well as our other filings with the SEC, copies of which may be obtained from the
SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements included in this Report, including those made in the documents incorporated
by reference herein, are made only as of the date of this Report and, as applicable the date of the documents incorporated by reference
herein. Riot disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
that subsequently occur, or of which Riot hereafter becomes aware, except as required by law. Persons reading this Report and the documents
incorporated by reference herein are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.