January 28, 2026 — B. Riley Securities, Inc. today announced that Joe Nardini, Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking, has been named one of the Top Bitcoin Mining Investment Bankers of 2025 by Hashrate Index. The recognition highlights the investment bankers behind the most significant capital markets and advisory activity in the sector during 2025.
According to Hashrate Index, advisory and underwriting leadership was concentrated among a small group of banks and individuals who facilitated transactions in a year marked by volatile market conditions and increased focus on compute-adjacent infrastructure.
Mr. Nardini was recognized for his ongoing role advising companies in crypto mining and related HPC infrastructure on raising capital, and merger and acquisition transactions.
"2025 was another year of growth and transformation for bitcoin miners as they continued to raise record amounts of capital for both BTC mining and increasingly HPC data centers," said Mr. Nardini. "This recognition demonstrates our firm's ability to bring capital and advisory services to growth-oriented sectors throughout market cycles."
"Congratulations to Joe for once again earning this well-deserved recognition. Joe remains the epitome of a trusted advisor to companies in BTC mining and HPC data center development," said Jimmy Baker, CEO and Head of Capital Markets.
B. Riley Securities has helped raise approximately $35 billion for clients in the Bitcoin mining and related HPC data center infrastructure sectors since 2021.
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