UNITED STATES  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): July 9, 2018
 
Riot Blockchain, Inc.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
 
001-33675
 
84-1553387
 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)  
 
 (Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
 
202 6th Street, Suite 401
Castle Rock, CO 80104
 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
 
(303) 794-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 9, 2018, Riot Blockchain, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its unaudited cryptocurrency mining production yield for the month of June 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On July 12, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company will be participating in Oppenheimer's 21st Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference Blockchain Panel in Boston on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information in this report, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the information in this report, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
99.2 Press Release dated July 12, 2018


SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC. 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:  July 12, 2018
By:
/s/ John O'Rourke
 
 
 
Name: John O'Rourke
 
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer