Colin Yee Senior Advisor base fee
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
Colin Yee will receive $500,000 annual base fee for 12 months following the CFO transition, then $20,000 monthly thereafter
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2026-01-02 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “he will (i) continue to receive his annual base fee of $500,000 through for the twelve months following the CFO Transition Date, (ii) commencing on the thirteenth month following the CFO Transition Date through the remainder of the Special Advisor Agreement, receive a monthly base fee of $20,000”
How we checked this
Checked on September 16, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
Both fee components and their timing are set out in the filing's description of the Senior Advisor Agreement.
Confirmed in the source:
- Colin Yee continues to receive his annual base fee of $500,000 for the twelve months following the CFO Transition Date
- Beginning in the thirteenth month after the CFO Transition Date, Yee receives a monthly base fee of $20,000 for the remainder of the advisor agreement
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000110465926000248/riot-20251231x8k.htm) in full (15,572 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 8-K filed 2026-01-02
Quote: “he will (i) continue to receive his annual base fee of $500,000 through for the twelve months following the CFO Transition Date, (ii) commencing on the thirteenth month following the CFO Transition Date through the remainder of the Special Advisor Agreement, receive a monthly base fee of $20,000”