What's Going On With Bitcoin Mining Stock Bitfarms?
What's Going On With Bitcoin Mining Stock Bitfarms?
Shares of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining company Bitfarms Ltd (NASDAQ:BITF) are trading lower. The company on Monday announced the termination of its CEO.
比特幣（加密貨幣：BTC）礦業公司Bitfarms Ltd（納斯達克股票代碼：BITF）的股價走低。該公司週一宣佈解僱其首席執行官。
What Happened: Bitfarms announced in late March that Geoffrey Morphy would continue serving as president and CEO pending an executive search for a replacement. The company on Monday announced Morphy's termination, effective immediately.
發生了什麼：Bitfarms在3月下旬宣佈，傑弗裏·莫菲將繼續擔任總裁兼首席執行官，等待高管尋找替代者。該公司週一宣佈解僱Morphy，立即生效。
Bitfarms said Morphy filed a Statement of Claim in the Superior Court of Ontario against the company on May 10, claiming damages for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal, as well as aggravated and punitive damages of $27 million.
Bitfarms說，Morphy於5月10日向安大略省高等法院對該公司提交了索賠聲明，要求賠償違反合同和不當解僱的損失，以及2700萬加元的加重和懲罰性賠償。
"The Company believes the claims are without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously," Bitfarms said in the release.
Bitfarms在新聞稿中說：“該公司認爲這些說法毫無根據，並打算大力爲自己辯護。”
Nicolas Bonta, chairman and co-founder of Bitfarms, has been appointed interim president and CEO. Bonta will lead the company until the executive search is completed and a successor is appointed. Bitfarms noted that its executive search is nearing completion. The company expects to appoint a new CEO in the "next several weeks."
Bitfarms董事長兼聯合創始人尼古拉斯·邦塔被任命爲臨時總裁兼首席執行官。邦塔將領導公司，直到高管搜尋完成並任命繼任者。Bitfarms指出，其獵頭已接近完成。該公司預計將在 “未來幾周” 任命新的首席執行官。
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Bitfarms also announced on Monday that it will report its first-quarter financial results before the market open on May 15.
Bitfarms週一還宣佈，它將在5月15日開市前公佈其第一季度財務業績。
BITF Price Action: Bitfarms shares were down 6.65% at $1.61 at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.
BITF價格走勢：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，截至發佈時，Bitfarms股價下跌6.65％，至1.61美元。
Photo: Eivind Pedersen from Pixabay.
照片：來自 Pixabay 的 Eivind Pedersen。