SEC Section 8(e) Examination Terminated
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
The SEC terminated the Section 8(e) examination on October 22, 2018 with respect to three registration statements.
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2018-10-23 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “On October 22, 2018, the Company was notified by the SEC staff that the SEC had terminated the Section 8(e) examination with respect to the Registration Statements.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports part of this claim, but not all of it.
The filing confirms that the Section 8(e) examination of three registration statements was terminated. However, October 22, 2018 is given as the date the company was notified, not the date the SEC actually terminated the examination.
Confirmed in the source:
- The SEC terminated its Section 8(e) examination of Riot Blockchain's registration statements
- The examination covered three registration statements (a Form S-8 and two Forms S-3)
- Riot Blockchain was notified of the termination on October 22, 2018
We could not confirm this from the cited source:
- That the SEC terminated the examination on October 22, 2018 (the filing gives October 22, 2018 only as the date the company was notified, not the date of termination)
That does not mean it is false — only that this source does not establish it, as of the date above. If we find a source that settles it, we will re-check and update this page.
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997318000585/riot_8k.htm) in full (7,386 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 8-K filed 2018-10-23
Quote: “On October 22, 2018, the Company was notified by the SEC staff that the SEC had terminated the Section 8(e) examination with respect to the Registration Statements.”