** * Shares of Riot Platforms RIOT.O down 7% to $12.05 premarket as it seeks capital to acquire additional bitcoin BTC=
** Colorado-based bitcoin miner says offering privately $500 mln 6-yr convertible bonds
** Co has current market cap of ~$4.3 bln, per LSEG
** Through Fri, RIOT shares had gained 33% since the Nov 5 presidential election, as bitcoin has stormed past $100,000 on hopes of friendlier regulatory environment for digital assets under Donald Trump
** On Mon, bitcoin down 1.7% trading around $98,400. The world's largest cryptocurrency has jumped >40% since the election and is up ~130% in 2024
** Other bitcoin miners have issued convertible securities recently , capitalizing on their rising stock prices, including Mara Holdings MARA.O , Bitdeer Technologies BTDR.O and high-performance computing and data center operator Core Scientific CORZ.O
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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