CEO succession - Asher Genoot replaces Jaime Leverton
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
Asher Genoot replaced Jaime Leverton as CEO in February 2024, with Hut 8's board stating the merged business needed a new strategic direction.
Source (primary)
Fortitude Names Former Hut 8 CEO Leverton to Lead Zcash Miner Ahead of Listing - TheEnergyMag (-, news_article)
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Quote: “She was replaced by Asher Genoot in February 2024, when Hut 8's board said the merged business needed a new strategic direction.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 24, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article calls Leverton the former Hut 8 CEO and says she was replaced by Asher Genoot in February 2024, when Hut 8's board said the merged business needed a new strategic direction.
Confirmed in the source:
- Jaime Leverton was CEO of Hut 8
- Asher Genoot replaced Jaime Leverton as Hut 8's CEO
- The replacement occurred in February 2024
- Hut 8's board said the merged business needed a new strategic direction
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-09-17/fortitude-former-hut-8-leverton-lead-zcash) in full (3,334 characters, retrieved September 20, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Fortitude Names Former Hut 8 CEO Leverton to Lead Zcash Miner Ahead of Listing - TheEnergyMag
Quote: “She was replaced by Asher Genoot in February 2024, when Hut 8's board said the merged business needed a new strategic direction.”