Bitfarms names new CEO to guide it through strategic review

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Bitfarms names new CEO to guide it through strategic review
Ben GagnonChief Executive Officer
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Gagnon's promotion comes months after Bitfarms' plans for a smooth leadership transition ran into difficulties. Former CEO Geoff Morphy, whose departure was...

- Bitcoin miner Bitfarms has appointed insider Ben Gagnon as its new chief executive officer to oversee a strategic review and navigate a dispute with its biggest shareholder, Riot Platforms.

The company has been reviewing its strategic alternatives and is at loggerheads with its biggest shareholder Riot. How a New York short-seller took on one of the world's richest people, wiped out $150 billion in market value, and barely made any money The stock market will drop 32% in 2025 as the Fed fails to save the economy from a recession, research firm says

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