CASTLE ROCK, Colo., July
25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT)
(the "Company" or "Riot") is proud to announce the establishment of
an Advisory Board.
The Riot Advisory Board is comprised of well-recognized creative
leaders with a wealth of operational and strategic experience from
across the blockchain space including: bitcoin software
development, node projects, bitcoin education, start-up advisory,
and venture capital/angel investing. The Advisory Board has been
established to assist the Company in its strategic mission and
enhance shareholder value through the advisors' industry-leading
insights and vast network of innovators and pacesetters. Profiles
of the Advisory Board's members include:
Pierre Rochard
Pierre has been involved with bitcoin as a researcher, investor,
and software developer since February
2013. He co-founded the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute to curate
the best primary source literature on bitcoin and cryptography. In
addition to developing bitcoin software, Pierre is an outspoken
advocate for bitcoin's decentralized governance. In 2017 he began
co-hosting the Noded Bitcoin Podcast. His successful open source
software projects include BitcoinACKs.com and the Node Launcher. In
2019 he founded Lightning Power Users, which operates one of the
largest Lightning Network routing nodes.
Yan Pritzker
Yan is the former co-founding CTO of Reverb.com, a music
instrument marketplace that he helped grow to half a billion
dollars in annual sales volume. He currently focuses on bitcoin
education and software development and has authored the book
"Inventing Bitcoin". Yan is a software entrepreneur with 20 years
of experience and is the founder of OnChain Ventures, specializing
in bitcoin advisory and consulting CTO services.
Cory Klippsten
Cory provides investment and advising to top VC-backed tech
companies. Currently he is an advisor to Blis, Inklocker, SportsMe,
Tesloop, Heartbeat, and Adaptive Capital, and is the founder of
GiveBitcoin.io. As an advisor he has supported more than
$250M of fundraising since 2016, and
as an angel has funded 20+ early stage start-ups. Previously,
Klippsten worked for Google, McKinsey, Microsoft, and Morgan
Stanley, and earned an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the
University of Chicago.
The Board of Directors and Management of Riot are very pleased
that these well recognized individuals have agreed to serve on
Riot's Advisory Board as the Company advances in its strategic and
operational activities. Additional information on the Advisory
Board can be found on Riot's web site on the Advisors page at
https://www.riotblockchain.com/about/advisory-board.
About Riot Blockchain
Riot Blockchain is focused on building, operating, and
supporting blockchain technologies. Its primary operations consist
of cryptocurrency mining, targeted development of a cryptocurrency
exchange, and the identification and support of innovations within
the sector. For more information, visit
http://www.RiotBlockchain.com/.
Investor Notice
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.
Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider
the risks, uncertainties and forward-looking statements described
under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31,
2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") on April 2, 2019, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A on April
23, 2019, as well as those risk factors disclosed in any
periodic reports we file with the SEC. If any of these risks were
to occur, our business, financial condition or results of
operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our
securities could decline, and you could lose part or all of your
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