8-K 1 riot_8k-102717.htm FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2017

| Riot Blockchain, Inc. |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |

Nevada |  | 001-33675 |  | 84-155337
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

834-F South Perry Street, Suite 443 Castle Rock, CO |  | 80104
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(303) 794-2000 Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Riot Blockchain, Inc. (the “Company”) has made available a presentation about its business, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Report”) and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The information contained in the presentation is summary information that should be considered in the context of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public announcements the Company may make by press release or otherwise from time to time. The presentation speaks as of the date of this Report. While the Company may elect to update the presentation in the future to reflect events and circumstances occurring or existing after the date of this Report, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.
The presentation contains forward-looking statements, and as a result, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The information set forth in this Report, including without limitation the presentation, is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Riot Blockchain, Inc. presentation dated October 2017

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

| Riot Blockchain, Inc. (Registrant) |
October 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey G. McGonegal |
|  | Name: | Jeffrey G. McGonegal |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |