Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT ) stock is taking a tumble after Kerrisdale Capital published a short report on the company while simultaneously launching a “war” against Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) miners. Kerrisdale disclosed a short position in RIOT while using a long position in Bitcoin as a hedge.
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Riot Platforms stock (NASDAQ NASDAQ : RIOT), a Bitcoin Bitcoin mining company, trades at $11 per share, about 86% below its peak level of $78 seen in January 2021. RIOT stock was trading at around $4 in early June 2022, just before the Fed started increasing rates, and is now 160% above that level, compared to a 40% gain for the S&P 500 during this period.