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Canaan CFO Resigns Citing 'Personal Reasons'

The company's director of finance will serve as acting CFO.

Updated Dec 12, 2022, 12:54 p.m. Published Feb 9, 2021, 4:33 p.m.
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Canaan mining machine

Publicly traded mining machine manufacturer Canaan Inc.https://hashrateindex.com/stocks/can (CAN) announced the resignation of CFO Quanfu Hong and named Tong He as acting CFO.

  • Hong's resignation was due to "personal reasons," the Beijing-based company said.
  • Acting CFO He has served as the company's director of finance since July 2020.
  • A date for the Nasdaq-listed company's earnings has not been set yet.
  • Shares of Canaan have gained 8% so far in 2021, currently trading around $7.25. Bitcoin rose over 50% in the same period.

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The ecosystem now spans phygital products (> $13M retail sales and >1M units sold), games and experiences (Pudgy Party surpassed 500k downloads in two weeks), and a widely distributed token (airdropped to 6M+ wallets). While the market is currently pricing Pudgy at a premium relative to traditional IP peers, sustained success depends on execution across retail expansion, gaming adoption and deeper token utility.

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