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Global Blockchain Technologies Corp
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Shares Issued 18,323,919
Close 2017-10-10 C$ 3.00
Market Cap C$ 54,971,757
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Global Blockchain appoints Nerayoff as chairman

2017-10-10 07:37 ET - News Release

Mr. Steve Nerayoff reports

GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADING BLOCKCHAIN TEAM

Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. has appointed its new management team consisting of Steven Nerayoff as chairman, Rik Willard as chief executive officer, Shidan Gouran as president and Kyle Kemper as chief strategy officer.

Mr. Nerayoff, Esq, LLM (chairman), is a prolific serial entrepreneur and attorney having founded six companies in both Silicon Valley and New York. He is an early pioneer and leader in the blockchain industry and a senior adviser to Ethereum and Lisk and personally coined the terms "gas" or "fuel" to describe the functionality within Ethereum's protocol. Mr. Nerayoff advised and contributed to Ethereum from its earliest days, created the initial legal framework and co-drafted the crowd-sale model which set the standard for all other crowd sales to follow. Through his venture capital firm, Maple Ventures, Mr. Nerayoff has been the lead investor in some of the most successful blockchain and cryptocurrency ventures. He has also been a senior adviser to some of the most promising cryptocurrency projects including Factom, Lisk, ZCash and Bancor.

Mr. Nerayoff is also currently the founder and chief executive officer of CloudParc, a patented next-generation optics-based solution for on- and off-street parking systems, whose groundbreaking technology automates the transaction management, vehicle identification and parking violation/enforcement process. Prior to Maple Ventures and CloudParc, Mr. Nerayoff founded Freedom Eldercare, one of the country's largest and fastest-growing private pay home health care providers, which was purchased by Webster Capital in 2008, the first acquisition by a private equity firm in the sector. Other companies he has founded and co-founded include: Fleetwood Owen (now Cooper Owen, the world's largest celebrity memorabilia company), eWanted, the Internet's leading marketplace for person-to-person want ads and Inside/Out City Guides. Mr. Nerayoff began his career as an attorney with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, where his practice involved technology, M&A (mergers and acquisitions), structured finance transactions, tax and corporate work.

Mr. Willard is a pioneer in the blockchain sector; he founded the Agentic Group LLC, a 51-company federation on five continents supporting and developing the blockchain and Internet of value ecosystems through consulting, business development, industry events and more. Clients include: the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Port of Rotterdam, the Hague, MOOG, BNY Mellon, Citco, MIT Media Lab, MIT Sloane and others.

Prior to the Agentic Group, Mr. Willard was the chief executive officer of MintCombine, a global incubator and product lab for blockchain ventures, headquartered in New York. MintCombine was also one of the founding sponsors of the Beyond Bitcoin Expert Calling Network.

Mr. Willard is also a pioneer of branded digital engagement concepts, including DOOH and large public screen projects, branded content, CMS, mobile and social media with clients and productions, including MGM Resorts, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Lucent Technologies, Dictaphone, the world-famous Apollo Theater, Couture designers (including Chado Ralph Rucci, Oscar de LaRenta and Kevan Hall), the French Ready-to-Wear Association (Pret-a-Porter) and others. He founded America's first digital out-of-home company in early the 1990s and one of Silicon Alley's first digital boutiques in 1994.

Mr. Willard is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Association, a tech mentor at Siedenberg computer science lab at Pace University, on the advisory board at the field centre for entrepreneurship at Baruch College, a mentor at Plug and Play's bitcoin accelerator, an adviser to Toronto's Decentral bitcoin incubator and a corporate round table member at the World Conference of Mayors.

He is also a featured speaker at many institutions and media outlets, including Harvard Business School Club, Kaufmann Institute, Dow Jones Speakers Series, CNN and CNBC.

Mr. Gouran is a serial entrepreneur who founded Nuovotel, one of the first and largest wholesale VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) service providers of its time, Jazinga, developers of an award-winning unified communications system and Home Jinni, developers of the first Android-based smart TV platform. Mr. Gouran is an investor in and adviser to a number of financial technology and blockchain start-ups. He mined his first bitcoin in early 2010 and has been involved with cryptocurrencies ever since. Mr. Gouran studied pure mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Kemper is the executive director of the Blockchain Association of Canada. Mr. Kemper is a passionate visionary, connector, speaker and problem solver with over 10 years of professional experience across many different industries. In recognition of in the bitcoin and blockchain space, Mr. Kemper has been featured on major Canadian and international radio, broadcast and print media as well as the majority of blockchain-related media outlets. Mr. Kemper has a BComm degree from Dalhousie University and has received designation as a certified bitcoin professional.

In addition, the company is pleased to announce the creation of an advisory board consisting of the following members: Jim Rogers, Jeff Pulver, Gary Rubinoff, Mike Terpin, David Drake and Manie Eagar.

Mr. Rogers is an American businessman, investor, traveller financial commentator and author based in Singapore. Mr. Rogers has authored several bestselling books, including his latest, "Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets," and is currently the chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. Mr. Rogers also co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros which went on to capture a 4,200-per-cent return in 10 years, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 during the same time frame. Mr. Rogers then went to create the Rogers International Commodities Index in the 1990s based on commodities futures. In 2011, Mr. Rogers started a new index fund called the Rogers Global Resources Equity Index which focuses on the top companies in agriculture, mining, metals and energy sectors as well as those in the alternative energy space including solar, wind and hydro. Mr. Rogers is also a frequent contributor to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Forbes, Fortune and the Wall Street Journal and has served as a guest professor of finance at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Pulver acts as a strategic adviser to a number of blockchain projects and is known as a globally renowned Internet thought leader. Throughout his highly successful international career, Mr. Pulver has been insistently promoting Internet communications and telephony and has helped change the way the world communicates. An order named after Mr. Pulver was issued by the Federal Communications Commission, supported by the White House. Mr. Pulver is an Internet pioneer, VoIP; entrepreneur, investor, strategist, astro photographer, speaker, futurist and has helped shape the worldwide market acceptance of VoIP. He is the founder/co-founder of numerous startups including Free World Dialup, VON, Vivox, MoNage and Vonage.

Mr. Rubinoff brings almost 30 years of venture investing experience. He focuses on a broad range of opportunities including blockchain, AI, chatbot and mobile computing and digital media. Mr. Rubinoff founded the WIN Fund in 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Rubinoff founded Summerhill Venture Partners when he spun it out of Bell Mobility in 2008. Prior to Summerhill Mr. Rubinoff was a partner at J.L. Albright Venture Partners LP and Jefferson Partners LP, both wireless- and information-technology-focused venture capital funds based in Toronto. Mr. Rubinoff's wide range of experience in finance, law and entrepreneurial management, enables him to play a significant role in financing and growing emerging technology companies. Mr. Rubinoff holds an LLB from the school of law, University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. Mr. Rubinoff sits on the boards of Scribblelive, Umajin and Sonian Inc.

Mr. Terpin is founder/chief executive officer of Transform Group, whose divisions include Transform PR, a global public relations firm that has served over 100 clients in the blockchain field; Coinovate, a cryptocurrency consulting and development company; CoinAgenda, an event series for cryptocurrency investors; and SocialRadius, one of the nation's first social media marketing firms twice named to the Inc. 5000. Mr. Terpin also co-founded BitAngels, the world's first angel network for digital currency start-ups, in May, 2013, and he is managing partner of bCommerce Labs, the first blockchain incubator fund. Previously, Mr. Terpin founded Marketwired, one of the world's largest company newswires, which was acquired in 2006 and later sold to Nasdaq for $200-million. He also co-founded Direct IPO, one of the earliest equity crowd financing companies, and founded and sold his first PR firm, the Terpin Group. Mr. Terpin holds an MFA from SUNY at Buffalo and dual BAs in journalism and English from Syracuse University, where he serves on the board of advisers at the top-ranked Newhouse School. Mr. Terpin is also an investor and adviser to many media and technology companies, including Purse.io and ShapeShift.

Mr. Drake is the chairman of LDJ Capital, a family office; Victoria Partners, LDJ Real Estate Group; Drake Hospitality Group; and the Soho Loft Media Group. LDJ Capital's extended network of funds of funds and hedge funds manages $1.5-trillion (U.S.) in assets. Mr. Drake previously represented the U.S. Commerce Department at the European Union and he spoke at the United Kingdom Parliament. Mr. Drake's access to 100,000 investors is maintained through his media holding investment the Soho Loft Media Group which has produced and sponsored over 1,100 global finance conferences since 2002. Mr. Drake is actively involved in the crypto community as a speaker and has helped ICO firms he advised raise $61-million in financing. Mr. Drake also sits on the board of the Tesla Foundation.

Mr. Eagar is an internationally recognized thought leader in digital currencies and blockchain technologies. He has a legal background with an international career in investment management, financial services, telecommunications, information technologies and digital media. He is involved in several public/private sector collaborations to build awareness and advance business understanding of converging technologies such as digital identity management, cryptocurrencies, token-generated events/initial coin offerings, mobile communications, fintech (financial technology), artificial intelligence, roboadvisers, cybersecurity, IoT (Internet of things), machine-to-machine learning, big data and predictive analytics. He co-authored the first-ever blockchain -- fintech study in Canada: "Blockchain and emerging financial technologies: positioning British Columbia as a global fintech hub." He was a contributing author to the first-ever crowdsourced fintech book, an Amazon bestseller. He is an adviser to a number of blockchain start-ups and ICOs.

"I am thrilled to join Global Blockchain and to welcome this leading team and advisory board," stated Mr. Nerayoff, incoming chairman. "The breadth of experience and versatility the new team brings to the company will be invaluable as GBT aims to become the first public company investing in vertically integrated originators and managers of top-tier blockchains and digital currencies, with a view to providing investors access to a basket of holdings within the blockchain space."

The appointment of Mr. Willard follows the resignation of Chester Shynkaryk in the role of chief executive officer. The company would like to thank Mr. Shynkaryk for his contributions and wish him well going forward. The company also announces the departure of Brandon Boddy from the board of directors and thanks him for his service. Joining the board of directors is Peter McCague.

About Global Blockchain Technologies Corp.

Global Blockchain Technologies is an investment company providing investors access to a basket of holdings within the blockchain space, managed by a team of industry early adopters and pioneers who have had a significant impact on the rise of the blockchain. Global Blockchain is focused on streamlining the complicated process that interested investors currently must undergo in order to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency space. Global Blockchain aims to become the world's first publicly traded company that invests in vertically integrated originators and managers of top-tier blockchains and digital currencies.

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