Asher Genoot appointed Chief Executive Officer
Company: Hut 8
What the later record shows
Not a promise: a reported event · happened February 6, 2024
The claim reports an appointment that was effective immediately on February 6, 2024. The 2024 proxy confirms Genoot was appointed CEO effective that date.
“Mr. Genoot ceased serving as President of Hut 8 and was appointed as Hut 8’s Chief Executive Officer, effective February 6, 2024.”
2024-04-25 · Hut 8 DEF 14A filed 2024-04-26 View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Checked October 10, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Asher Genoot was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective immediately on February 6, 2024
Source (primary)
Hut 8 8-K filed 2024-02-12 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Quote: “Asher Genoot, President of the Company, will succeed Jaime Leverton as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states that on February 6, 2024 the Company determined Asher Genoot would succeed Jaime Leverton as CEO, effective immediately.
Confirmed in the source:
- On February 6, 2024, Hut 8 Corp. determined that Asher Genoot, its President, would succeed Jaime Leverton as Chief Executive Officer
- The appointment was effective immediately
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000110465924014634/tm245886d2_8k.htm) in full (7,987 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Hut 8 8-K filed 2024-02-12
Quote: “Asher Genoot, President of the Company, will succeed Jaime Leverton as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately”