In the most recent trading session, Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT) closed at $9.16, indicating a +0.22% shift from the previous trading day.
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Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT) closed at $9.20 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.11% move from the prior day.
Riot has scaled up its Bitcoin mining during the past several years. But its capital-intensive business model, exposure to inflationary headwinds, and constant dilution make it an unappealing alternative to Bitcoin.
Viking Therapeutics and Riot Platforms are two speculative investments analysts are bullish on. Viking doesn't have an approved product yet but VK2735 has been demonstrating encouraging results in clinical trials.
The Bitcoin halving event in April has reduced mining rewards by half, impacting all Bitcoin miners, including Riot Platforms. The 2020 halving forced inefficient miners out of the market, benefiting high-efficiency miners like Riot by increasing their share of total rewards.
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.
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France.
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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.