Riot Blockchain (RIOT) Form 3 Riot Blockchain / Daniel Stefan Robertsen ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:	3235-0104
Estimated average burden
hours per response:	0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Robertsen Daniel Stefan

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC.

202 6TH STREET, SUITE 401

(Street)

CASTLE ROCK CO 80104

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/07/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riot Blockchain, Inc. [ RIOT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President of subsidiary

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	35,000(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a restricted stock award under the Riot Blockchain, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan granted in connection with the Reporting Person's appointment as President of Digital Green Energy Corp., a subsidiary of the Issuer, which shall vest in 24 equal monthly installments over a two year period, beginning on the one month anniversary of the date of issuance.

Remarks:

Mr. Robertsen is the President of the Issuer's subsidiary Digital Green Energy Corp.

	/s/ Daniel Robertsen	01/31/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.