Bitcoin miner Bitfarms has set Oct. 29, 2024, as the date for a special meeting of its shareholders following Riot Platforms’ requisition for the meeting on June 24.

Bitfarms shareholders as of the record date of Sept. 26, 2024, are entitled to vote at the meeting, the firm said in a statement on Friday, but are not required to take any action at this time. A special committee of independent directors of the board reviewed the requisition with the assistance of financial and legal advisors and unanimously decided on the meeting and record date, Bitfarms said.

As previously reported by The Block last month, Bitfarms shareholders are set to vote on removing Nicolas Bonta, the chairman and interim CEO, and director Andrés Finkielsztain at the special meeting. Bitfarms appointed …