Block One Announces Sale of Bitcoin Mining Operations to HashChain Technology Inc. for $3,115,000 (8,900,000 HashChain Shares...
May 01 2018 - 5:21PM
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Block One Capital Inc. (TSXV:BLOK) (OTCQB:BKPPF) (Frankfurt:ES3)
(the “
Company” or “
Block One”),
an investment company focused on high growth opportunities in the
blockchain sector, is pleased to announce that it has signed a
definitive agreement (the “
Agreement”) with
HashChain Technology Inc. (TSX-V:KASH) (OTCQB:HSSHF)
(“
HashChain”) for the sale to HashChain of its 90%
interest in TG12 Ventures Inc. (“
TG12”).
TG12 owns one-thousand S9 Antminer Rigs
(“Rigs”) of which one-hundred are currently
operational at a mining facility in Montana, USA, with the
remaining nine-hundred expected to be operational by or about the
end of the quarter. Pursuant to the Agreement, HashChain will
acquire 100% of TG12 in exchange for 8.9 million shares of
HashChain (“HashChain Shares”) at a deemed price
of $0.35. Block One will receive all of the HashChain Shares
issued pursuant to the Agreement.
Block One has agreed to voluntarily escrow its
HashChain Shares, whereby 30% of its shares will be released 60
days following the closing date, and 30% will be released 90 days
following the closing date. A total of 40% of Block One’s
HashChain Shares will not be subject to any voluntary escrow.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions,
including the completion of satisfactory due diligence by HashChain
and the receipt of TSX Venture Exchange approval. Closing is
expected to occur as soon as possible after the closing conditions
are satisfied.
“Based on the data points available to Block
One, we drew the conclusion that the future will be dominated by
large-scale mining operators who are able to achieve meaningful
economies of scale. It became clear that it was unlikely that TG12
would be able to compete effectively in that rapidly approaching
future. Therefore, this deal with HashChain allows Block
One to receive 8.9 million HashChain Shares and gain exposure to
HashChain’s greater anticipated operating scale which,
following this transaction, will be a reported total of 4,870 Rigs,
which is equivalent of approximately 7 megawatts,” said Sothi
Thillairajah, CEO of Block One.
As consideration for the minority shareholder’s
interest in TG12, the shareholder will acquire 120 Canaan Avalon
B21 Bitcoin Miners and certain related assets owned by TG12, which
assignment is planned to take place immediately prior to closing of
the Agreement, and Block One will settle an inter-company loan
initially advanced to TG12 in connection with the acquisition of
the miners.
About HashChain Technology
Inc.
HashChain is a blockchain company, and the first
publicly traded (TSXV:KASH) (OTCQB:HSSHF) Canadian cryptocurrency
mining company to file a final prospectus supporting highly
scalable and flexible mining operations across all major
cryptocurrencies. HashChain taps low-cost North American power,
cool climate and high-speed Internet: the trifecta most critical to
mining success, to create a competitive position for maximizing the
number of mining 'wins.' Diversifying its business strategy beyond
crypto mining, the Company acquired NODE40, a blockchain technology
company that developed NODE40 Balance, a new SaaS product making
cryptocurrency accounting and tax reporting simpler and more
accurate. The solution allows cryptocurrency users and traders to
accurately report their capital gains and losses. NODE40 is also
one of the leading masternode server-hosting providers for the Dash
network.
For more information on Block One please visit
the Company’s website at www.blockonecap.com.
“Sothi Thillairajah”Chief Executive Officer
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements that are based on the Company’s expectations, estimates
and projections regarding its business and the economic environment
in which it operates, including with respect to the completion of
the sale of the Company's interest of TG12 and the timing thereof
and the Company's expectations regarding HashChain's operating
scale. Although Block One believes the expectations expressed in
such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult
to control or predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may
differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements and readers should not place undue reliance on such
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements include general
economic, market or business conditions, including the general
acceptability of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain, risks
associated with regulatory changes, availability of personnel,
materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment
breakdowns, uninsured risks and receipt of necessary TSX Venture
Exchange approvals. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update them publicly to reflect new information or
the occurrence of future events or circumstances, unless otherwise
required to do so by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Block One Capital
Inc.Office: 604-398-4485;
email: info@blockonecap.com
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