BLBX BlackBoxStocks Inc

Blackboxstocks Inc. (NASDAQ: BLBX) (“Blackbox” or the “Company”), a financial technology and social media hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics for stock and options traders, announced today that on January 21, 2025 the Company appointed Grant Evans as a Director to replace Ray Balestri who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month.

Mr. Evans has been a partner with Pacific Coast Partners, an advisory firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions, strategy and capital raising since 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Evans has held several CEO positions in public and private companies including ActivIdentity, Inc where he was Chairman and CEO, a (NASDAQ listed company) and global supplier and leader of secured identification and encryption solutions for end point management, secured access, data protection and monitoring.

Mr. Evans is as an independent director under the requirements set by Nasdaq and the SEC and will chair the Company’s audit committee.

Gust Kepler, Chief Executive Officer of Blackbox, commented: “We are fortunate to have Grant join our board. He brings a wealth of knowledge as a former CEO of several companies in the technology space as well substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions.”

Grant Evans commented: “I am excited to join the board of directors of Blackbox and look forward to working with the Blackbox team as they embark on a new merger opportunity.”

About Blackboxstocks, Inc.

Blackboxstocks, Inc. is a financial technology and social media hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics and news for stock and options traders of all levels. Our web-based software employs "predictive technology" enhanced by artificial intelligence to find volatility and unusual market activity that may result in the rapid change in the price of a stock or option. Blackbox continuously scans the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, CBOE, and all other options markets, analyzing over 10,000 stocks and up to 1,500,000 options contracts multiple times per second. We provide our users with a fully interactive social media platform that is integrated into our dashboard, enabling our users to exchange information and ideas quickly and efficiently through a common network. We recently introduced a live audio/screenshare feature that allows our members to broadcast on their own channels to share trade strategies and market insight within the Blackbox community. Blackbox is a SaaS company with a growing base of users that spans over 40 countries; current subscription fees are $99.97 per month or $959.00 annually.

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