**January 14: Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Taps Edie Hofmeister as Board Chair** Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms announced Wednesday, January 14, that it has appointed Edie Hofmeister as Chair of its Board of Directors, replacing Brian Howlett. Howlett — who has served as Chair since 2024 — will remain with the company as an independent director. The leadership change supports Bitfarms’ strategy to relocate its domicile to the United States, with goals to: – Enhance access to U.S. capital markets – Expand its U.S. investor base – Boost eligibility for inclusion in select U.S. stock indices Separately, in January, Bitfarms sold its Latin American operations for $30 million, further advancing its transition into the artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) sector.
