Share this article
Riot Blockchain Adds Blockware CEO to Advisory Board
Mason Jappa is the latest addition to Riot's changing boards of directors and advisers.
By Zack Voell
Updated Dec 10, 2022, 9:27 p.m. Published Jan 13, 2021, 10:32 p.m.
Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain (RIOT)https://hashrateindex.com/stocks/riot has added Mason Jappa, CEO of mining hardware and hosting company Blockware, to its advisory board.
- The two companies have had a close working relationship, Jappa told CoinDesk, including sharing industry insights and Blockware helping Riot sell machines.
- Per a statement, Jappa will assist the billion-dollar company with "optimizing operations" and its "evaluation of growth opportunities," among other responsibilities.
- Jappa is the latest in a series of changes to the Castle Rock, Colo.-based firm’s board of directors and board of advisers over the past two years.
- In July 2019, the company named Yan Pritzker and Cory Klippsten of bitcoin exchange service Swan Bitcoin and Pierre Rochard of Kraken to its advisory board.
- In November 2020, former Ontario legislator Remo Mancini resigned from the board of directors; he'd been appointed in 2018.
- Jappa brings strong knowledge of the mining industry to Riot's board, with his company having placed over 45MW for hosted clients and sold over 200,000 ASIC miners since its founding in 2017.
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
BlackRock Files for Staked Ethereum ETF
The iShares Ethereum Staking Trust marks a bold push into on-chain yield exposure, as the SEC's tone has shifted under new leadership.
What to know:
- BlackRock has officially filed for a staked Ethereum ETF, marking its first formal move toward SEC approval.
- The filing reflects a shift in SEC policy under new Chair Paul Atkins after earlier pushback on staking features.
- BlackRock’s existing Ethereum fund holds $11B in ETH, but the new ETF would offer separate staking exposure.
Top Stories
