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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – Video Game Competitions on a Rise; Companies Spot Lucrative Opportunities in North America, says FMI Study $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:04 PM on Monday, April 1st, 2019

SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 80 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 75 million monthly visitors. The company partial 2018 reported revenue of $7.4 million representing a 625% increase over the same period in 2017.

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Video Game Competitions on a Rise; Companies Spot Lucrative Opportunities in North America, says FMI Study

  • The global Esports market is expected to exhibit a significant growth owing to various factors such as the continued deployment of eSports in leading universities and the increasing number of eSports initiatives driven by the growing consumer preference shift.
  • The younger generation is increasingly attracted to virtual gaming thereby strengthening the future scope of the eSports market.
  • “Media companies are giving greater preference to the coverage of eSports, thereby contributing to its increasing awareness amongst consumers. This is expected to create greater demand for eSports among consumers”, Senior Analyst, Future Market Insights.

Anant Sharma

The global video game competitions market has reflected a significant growth over the recent years. The visible growth exhibited by the video game industry has contributed to an increase in the number of video game competitions and tournaments. This is further fostered by the expanding technology that acts as a catalyst to the expansion of video content, virtual reality, products, special eSports events, and most prominently video game competitions and tournaments. Future Market Insights (FMI) in its recent market intelligence report pertaining to the video game competitions market provides a holistic overview of the key trends shaping the fortune of businesses conducting video game competitions through eSports programs.

According to the FMI study, the popularity of video game competitions is expected to witness a significant rise as the millennials are opting for virtual gaming compared to the conventional sports formats. Various colleges and institutions are looking forward to initiating video game competitions for their students. An addition in this line is the Alma College that stated that it would add team video game competitions to its offerings of intercollegiate athletics. The college would be able to attract top students with the help of such team video game competitions while providing innovative ways for students to excel professionally and academically.

FMI unveils that the video game competitions landscape is expected to register considerable growth with the various eSports programs being launched across the globe. The eSports market has witnessed major profitability owing to the increasing proliferation of video game competitions.

ESports Audience Continue to Grow Steadily as Companies Focus on Prominent Coverage of such Events

The global Esports market is expected to exhibit a significant growth owing to various factors such as the continued deployment of eSports in leading universities and the increasing number of eSports initiatives driven by the growing consumer preference shift. The younger generation is increasingly attracted to virtual gaming thereby strengthening the future scope of the eSports market. The extensive research study on the eSports landscape presented by Future Market Insights (FMI), covers the major developments witnessed in the eSports landscape.

“Media companies are giving greater preference to the coverage of eSports, thereby contributing to its increasing awareness amongst consumers. This is expected to create greater demand for eSports among consumers”, Senior Analyst, Future Market Insights.

For instance, a recognized eSports organizer and producer, ESL entered into a partnership with broadcast companies in China, Huomao and Huya, wherein the companies would gain an equal share of media rights of the ESL events that would be conducted in 2019.

Recognized companies are sighting notable opportunities in the eSports market, such as NASCAR which is preparing for its new eSports league called the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, and several others including NFL, NBA, MLS’ and NHL, have also moved into the eSports business. FMI study, therefore, asserts that eSports would remain a profitable business for companies.

The research study uncovers various opportunistic avenues offered by the eSports market, where emerging players could undertake key strategies to attain greater market presence.

Source: http://www.keepfacts.com/technology/344/video-game-competitions-on-a-rise-companies-spot-lucrative-opportunities-in-north-america-says-fmi-study-2/

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North Bud Farms Inc. $NBUD.ca – CBD oil shortage continues as marijuana producers scramble to meet demand $WEED.ca $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:43 AM on Monday, April 1st, 2019

SPONSOR: North Bud Farms Inc. (NBUD:CSE) Sustainable low cost, high quality cannabinoid production and procurement focusing on both bio-pharmaceutical development and Cannabinoid Infused Products. Click Here For More Information

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CBD oil shortage continues as marijuana producers scramble to meet demand

  • “The popularity of CBD oil and CBD in general has far exceeded our expectations,” said Ray Gracewood, chief commercial officer of OrganiGram, a licensed producer based in Moncton, N.B.
  • “To this point, CBD oil is the biggest surprise from an adult recreational perspective, and has got the potential to be a huge product within that channel.”

Carolyn Ray · CBC News

CBD oil has been touted as a solution to everything from ways to limit human anxiety to pet medicine. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)

Mona Scott was one of the first people to line up at a marijuana store in Nova Scotia on the first day of recreational legalization, eager to get her hands on a type of non-impairing cannabis extract after hearing about its medicinal benefits.

But she quickly discovered there was no CBD oil in stock that day in October, nor have there been any bottles in the 10 times since that she’s visited the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. store in Truro, N.S.

“The last time I went in was about the first week of December when the guy walked over to me and said, ‘We don’t have any and we’re not going to have any for six months,'” said Scott, who sought out the oil to treat her anxiety.

Pure CBD oil doesn’t make the user high because it does not contain THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol. While research on the benefits of CBD oil has been limited, it has surged in popularity as a treatment for medical issues including pain, seizures and nausea.

Demand ‘far exceeded’ expectations

Scott is one of a long list of Nova Scotians who have caused a huge surge in demand for the product, something one licensed producer said has caught them completely off guard.

“The popularity of CBD oil and CBD in general has far exceeded our expectations,” said Ray Gracewood, chief commercial officer of OrganiGram, a licensed producer based in Moncton, N.B.

“To this point, CBD oil is the biggest surprise from an adult recreational perspective, and has got the potential to be a huge product within that channel.”

So far, OrganiGram is the only company that has been able to provide any supply to the NSLC, said a spokesperson from the Crown corporation.

“We currently have products containing up to 20 per cent CBD but not the pure CBD oil,” said Beverley Ware. “Every province is in the same situation.”

At this point, no producers have even given them a timeframe for when it may be available for purchase.

The NSLC said no producers have been able to give them a timeframe for when pure CBD oil will be back in stock. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

Gracewood said OrganiGram has been reserving its supply for its medical patients, who have not experienced a shortage in their medicine. 

The company is now shifting its production to try to fill the gap for retail stores. Gracewood said they have orders from one end of the country to the other.

“It represents almost half of our business now,” he said of their medical business. He said because no producer has been able to make enough oil to fill the demand in the recreational market, the company is still relying on estimates as to how much they need to produce.

“The reality of the production environment is that cannabis takes a certain amount of time to grow within our facility and therefore it takes us some time to adapt to changes within forecasting.”

Oil from hemp

The demand in oil also has OrganiGram pushing to create new partnerships with hemp farms, as CBD can derive from both cannabis and hemp.

“This entire industry is completely new and there’s no way that anybody could have forecasted all the variables, whether it’s the attractiveness of CBD oil, or the demand for pre-rolls or the balance between dried flower and cannabis oil,” Gracewood said.

OrganiGram is facing a class-action lawsuit over cannabis that was tainted with unapproved pesticides in 2016. Gracewood wouldn’t comment on whether the case was affecting their production.

In the meantime, Scott has started advocating to change marijuana laws. She started to order pure CBD oil from the United States. While she received the first few bottles, other orders have since been seized at the border.

She said if Canadian producers can’t fill the void, she should be able to order from other countries.

“For Canada to open up with legalization and to no have it to offer people, I was quite shocked by that.”

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cbd-oil-nova-scotia-shortage-1.5075665

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Webinar: An introduction to #KABN – A NEO Financial Services Platform That Starts With Biometric Enabled #Blockchain Validated Identity $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:36 AM on Thursday, March 28th, 2019

Michael Konikoff and Ben Kessler walk through the benefits and features of KABN, A NEO Financial Services Platform that starts with Biometric enabled Blockchain Validated Identity, empowering digital currency holders and KABN cardholders alike to spend wherever Visa is accepted

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New Age Metals Inc. $NAM.ca – Who Are Tesla’s $TSLA Lithium Suppliers? $LIC.ca $LIX.ca $LI.ca $ELR.ca $ATL.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:19 PM on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

SPONSOR: New Age Metals Inc. The company’s new Lithium Division has already made significant acquisitions in Canada and the USA. The company also owns one of North America’s largest primary platinum group metals deposit in Sudbury, Canada. Updated NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate 2,867,000 PdEq Measured and Indicated Ounces, with an additional 1,059,000 PdEq Ounces in the Inferred. Learn More.

NAM: TSX-V

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Who Are Tesla’s Lithium Suppliers?

Lithium stocks have been volatile in recent years, though the electric vehicle revolution means that demand for the metal should be strong for many years.

  • Appetite for lithium is becoming increasingly ravenous as the electric-vehicle (EV) pioneer ramps up production of the Model 3, its first mass-market vehicle
  • Lithium is a silvery-white metal used to make the lithium-ion batteries that power EVs and other products, including the energy-storage products that Tesla and others produce.

  Beth McKenna (TMFMcKenna) Mar 26, 2019 at 9:30AM

Tesla‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) appetite for lithium is becoming increasingly ravenous as the electric-vehicle (EV) pioneer ramps up production of the Model 3, its first mass-market vehicle. Lithium is a silvery-white metal used to make the lithium-ion batteries that power EVs and other products, including the energy-storage products that Tesla and others produce.

Tesla and other companies that need lithium in their manufacturing processes have been eagerly inking longer-term supply agreements with producers to ensure they’ll have adequate quantities. That’s because lithium supply has been having a hard time keeping up with demand, thanks largely to the rising popularity of EVs. 

This dynamic resulted in lithium prices soaring in 2016 and 2017, along with the stock prices of producers, such as diversified chemical giants Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and SQM (NYSE:SQM). Lithium prices started falling off their peaks last year, which along with concerns about China’s slowing growth and too much new production capacity coming online, contributed to stock prices plummeting. Supply, however, remains relatively tight.

So who are Tesla’s lithium suppliers? And do any of them look like potentially good investments?

Tesla Model 3. Image source: Tesla.

Tesla’s lithium suppliers

According to company press releases and/or published reports, the following companies have or have had some type of agreement in place to supply Tesla with lithium hydroxide. (This list may not be all-inclusive.) 

Company Headquarters Tesla Agreement Date
Ganfeng Lithium China    Sept. 2018
Kidman ResourcesAustralia May 2018
Pure Energy MineralsCanadaSept. 2015
Joint venture partners Cadence Minerals and Bacanora Minerals  U.K. and Canada, respectivelyAug. 2015

Ganfeng is China’s largest producer of lithium and the world’s second- or third-largest producer (depending on source) behind the United States’ Albemarle, and perhaps also behind Chile’s SQM. In September, Ganfeng revealed that it has an agreement with Tesla to supply the EV maker with 20% of its annual lithium hydroxide production through 2020, which could be extended by three years. Shares of Ganfeng are not listed on a major U.S. stock exchange, nor do they trade over the counter (OTC) in the U.S. Thus most U.S. investors looking for exposure to the lithium realm should explore other options.

Kidman Resources has a 50/50 joint venture with SQM to develop its Mt. Holland lithium project in the Earl Grey hard-rock lithium deposit in Western Australia. In May 2018, Kidman entered into an offtake agreement with Tesla “for an initial term of three years on a fixed-price take-or-pay basis from the delivery of first product,” according to Kidman’s press release, adding that the agreement “contains two 3-year term options.” The company said that the agreement “equates to less than 25% of Kidman’s portion of initial nameplate production for the first three years from the refinery.” Kidman’s shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and also trade over the counter in the U.S, but the OTC shares are extremely thinly traded, which means volatility could be considerable. For this reason, along with the fact that Kidman is a developmental stage company that’s not profitable, the stock is not a good fit for most U.S. investors.

Pure Energy Minerals is developing the Clayton Valley South Lithium Brine project in Nevada, which is located adjacent to the only producing lithium mine in the U.S., Albemarle’s Silver Peak lithium brine operation. The project is roughly 200 miles away from Tesla’s giant lithium-ion battery cell factory, the Gigafactory 1. Indeed, when Tesla chose Nevada for the location of its first Gigafactory, industry watchers speculated that the Silver State’s plentiful lithium supply was one main reason. According to Pure Energy’s Sept. 2015 press release, “provided that Pure Energy meets certain terms and conditions … the Agreement establishes a commitment for an annual purchase volume of product over a period of 5 years by Tesla and/or its authorized purchasers.”  

Cadence Minerals (which was named Rare Earth Minerals until March 2017) and Bacanora Minerals are JV partners in the Sonora Lithium Project in Northern Mexico. In Aug. 2015, they signed a conditional long-term lithium hydroxide supply agreement with Tesla, according to published reports. Neither company’s stock is listed on a major U.S. stock exchange, nor is either company profitable on an operating basis. For these reasons, their stocks are not good choices for most U.S. investors. 

  Source: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/03/26/who-are-teslas-lithium-suppliers.aspx

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Tartisan Nickel Corp. $TN.ca Signs Binding Letter of Intent to Purchase Sill Lake Lead-Silver Property, Ontario $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:24 AM on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
  • Company has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Klondike Bay Resources Limited to purchase a 100% interest in certain claims in the Sault Ste. Marie Mining District in Ontario.
  • The claims are located in Vankoughnet Township, Sault Ste. Marie Mining District, Ontario and the purchase terms call for total cash payments of $25,000; the issuance of 500,000 common shares in the capital of Tartisan Nickel Corp.

TORONTO, ON / March 26, 2019 / Tartisan Nickel Corp. (CSE: TN; US-OTC: TTSRF; FSE: A2D) (“Tartisan”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Klondike Bay Resources Limited to purchase a 100% interest in certain claims in the Sault Ste. Marie Mining District in Ontario.

The claims are located in Vankoughnet Township, Sault Ste. Marie Mining District, Ontario and the purchase terms call for total cash payments of $25,000; the issuance of 500,000 common shares in the capital of Tartisan Nickel Corp. and a 2% net smelter return royalty (subject to a 1% buy-back provision for $250,000).

The Sill Lake Lead-Silver Project consists of 13 single cell mining claims and four boundary cell claims which represents 372.8 hectares. Lead-silver mineralization was discovered at Sill Lake in 1892, when a 30m adit was driven to a 17m internal shaft, with approximately 40m of lateral development to exploit a lead-silver vein. This was later defined by other explorers including some 3750m of diamond drilling along a defined steeply dipping mineralized trend some 850m in length, with mineralized widths varying between 1.5m and 4.5m. The Project has seen two distinct periods of underground development and production and it is estimated that 7,000 tonnes of ore containing lead and silver were mined. In 2010, a historical NI 43-101 Technical Report gave a measured and indicated mineral resource of 112,751 tonnes at 134 g/t silver; 0.62% lead, and 0.21% zinc. The historical resource estimate used a silver cutoff grade of 60 g/t; but no cutoff grade for the base metal content was used.

Tartisan CEO Mr. Mark Appleby noted, “The purchase of the Sill Lake Lead-Silver claims is in keeping with our strategy of acquiring advanced properties with long term potential. Sill Lake is an excellent project to generate shareholder value in the short term.”

About Tartisan Nickel Corp.

Tartisan Nickel Corp. is a Canadian based mineral exploration and development company which owns a 100% stake in the Kenbridge Nickel-Copper Project in Ontario; a 100% interest in the Don Pancho Zinc-Lead-Silver Project in Peru just 9 km from Trevali’s Santander mine. Tartisan also owns a 100% stake in the Ichuna Copper-Silver Project, also in Peru, contiguous to Buenaventura’s San Gabriel property. Company financial strength is provided by a significant equity stake in Eloro Resources Ltd, which is exploring the low-sulphidation epithermal La Victoria Gold/Silver Project in Ancash, Peru.

Tartisan Nickel Corp. common shares are listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE: TN; US-OTC: TTSRF; FSE: A2D). Currently, there are 99,703,550 shares outstanding (105,803,550 fully diluted).

For further information, please contact Mr. D. Mark Appleby, President & CEO and a Director of the Company, at 416-804-0280 ([email protected]). Additional information about Tartisan can be found at the Company’s website at www.tartisannickel.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Jim Steel MBA P.Geo. is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and has read and approved the technical content of this News Release.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.

The Canadian Securities Exchange (operated by CNSX Markets Inc.) has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.

SOURCE: Tartisan Nickel Corp.

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Esports Entertainment Group $GMBL – $50M esports arena coming to Philadelphia $TECHF $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:07 AM on Monday, March 25th, 2019
SPONSOR: Esports Entertainment $GMBL Esports audience is 350M, growing to 590M, Esports wagering is projected at $23 BILLION by 2020. The company has launched VIE.gg esports betting platform and has accelerated affiliate marketing agreements with 190 Esports teams. Click here for more information
GMBL: OTCQB

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$50M esports arena coming to Philadelphia

The Fusion Arena, to open in 2021, will be home to the Philadelphia Fusion team that competes in the Overwatch League. Photo: comcast spectacor

  • Comcast Spectacor and The Cordish Cos. are building a $50 million, 3,500-seat esports arena in Philadelphia
  • The Fusion Arena will be next to Wells Fargo Center, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park and the mixed-use Xfinity Live development

By Mike Sunnucks

“We’re thrilled to introduce a venue like no other as we move forward with the next phase of development within the Philadelphia Sports Complex,” said Dave Scott, Comcast Spectacor’s chairman and CEO.

Xfinity Live is also a joint venture between Comcast Spectacor and Cordish, which specializes in real estate developments around stadiums and arenas. 

Architecture firm Populous designed the 60,000-square-foot venue, which will be home to the Philadelphia Fusion, an esports team owned by Comcast Spectacor that competes in the Overwatch League. The league wants its teams to play in their home markets next year. The Fusion are looking at playing at other venues in Philadelphia while the new esports venue is being built.

Construction will start this summer on a site currently used as a parking lot and the venue is scheduled to open in 2021. The Fusion facility will have a 10,000-square-foot esports training facility as well as two balcony bars, a broadcast studio and premium boxes and suites.

The venue will be rigged to also host small concerts, comedy shows and corporate events, said Joe Marsh, chief business officer for Comcast Spectacor’s gaming division and the Fusion.

Populous also designed the $10 million Esports Stadium Arlington, a 100,000-square-foot gaming space built at the Arlington Convention Center hear Dallas.

“We’ve reached a place now where there is a need for purpose-built esports venues,” said Brian Mirakian, a senior principal with Populous. “This project represents the prototype of the future.”

Cordish Principal Blake Cordish expects to see more esports projects like the one in Philadelphia. “This flagship esports venue will perfectly complement the surrounding anchors in the Philadelphia Sports Complex,” Cordish said. “The Cordish Cos. is extremely bullish about the future of esports, especially when integrated into mixed-use, sports-anchored developments.”

Source: https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2019/03/25/Esports/Philadelphia-venue.aspx

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#AmaZix Secures Partnership with #Blockchain-Based ID Management and Neo Financial Services Provider #KABN

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:24 AM on Thursday, March 21st, 2019
  • AmaZix announced its partnership with financial service platform KABN (www.kabn.network)
  • The latest in a series of strategic alliances as alternative finance edges ever closer towards mainstream adoption and legitimacy

Hong Kong – March 21, 2019 – Blockchain advisory firm AmaZix is pleased to announce its partnership with financial service platform KABN (www.kabn.network). This is the latest in a series of strategic alliances as alternative finance edges ever closer towards mainstream adoption and legitimacy.

Writing the rulebook for blockchain-based identity management

Under the grim undertones of a struggling cryptocurrency market over the past 18 months, the spectacular successes – and subsequent painful shortcomings – of blockchain-based, decentralized and tokenized crowdfunding models have brought several critical issues to the forefront.

Perhaps the most important to the typical investor has been the proof of identity and accreditation processes, which have been wildly inconsistent across different implementations, with little to no assurances to the investor that their personal information and identities are properly safeguarded and compliant with the new rules surrounding GDPR.

Now there is a simple solution that enables investors to complete this verification and accreditation process once, to access opportunities and remain compliant for any jurisdiction. KABN’s biometric identity and whitelist registry verifies KYC and AML data, sharing it with relevant counterparties while ensuring data and funds are never at risk.

Introducing KABN ID, the one-time verification process for a host of services including token offerings (US Patent pending).

Neo financial services, backed by blockchain validated biometric ID

KABN ID is only one of several components in the larger suite of KABN offerings, which aims to be the full-stack solution for digital assets, fiat transactions and payment methods, including

KABN’s prepaid crypto-linked Visa card and banking wallet. Users, investors and entrepreneurs will have a secure and easy-to-use platform to access, use and spend their digital assets through a crypto-to-fiat transfer process, while verifying biometric ID on the go, ensuring full compliance across a wide range of jurisdictions.

Ben Kessler, KABN CEO, said, “The overwhelming evidence justifies the need for closer scrutiny of processes and regulatory frameworks in token offerings, with the securitization of digital assets believed by many to be the natural progression for the space. It is a direction that AmaZix believes in and is working diligently towards, as demonstrated by their specialized advisory services and their partnership track record. We share their excitement and optimism for the industry’s future and look forward to collaborating.”

KABN has also partnered with European e-money institution and Visa Principal Member Transact Payments Limited, as well as with global processor GPS and platform tech provider Pannovate to launch the Pegasus Flyte Visa card and Mobile Banking Wallet program in the UK, with plans to expand to the EEA in Q2 2019.

“Programmable regulatory compliance is a built -in feature with digital securities, ensuring the necessary KYC and AML processes are satisfied. But if STOs are to be the way forward, we have to analyze and consider the practical aspects of identity management on the blockchain, particularly with the growing debate surrounding privacy and the protection of personal data in the era of GDPR” said Jonas Karlberg, AmaZix CEO. He added, “And this is where we believe KABN’s solutions for token offering verification are technically appropriate for securing accreditation and will allow for responsible and compliant KYC processes. In addition, its neo financial services like its branded Visa prepaid card and banking wallet will give users an additional aspect that bridges the world of traditional and alternative finance, allowing them to use and spend crypto with more ease.”

Curious about what AmaZix can do for you?

AmaZix seeks to become the leading provider of blockchain-related advisory and consulting across the globe, driving transformative change to the business paradigm through tokenization, blockchain technology and crowdfunding. We deliver a comprehensive suite of high-value professional services, focusing on innovative services, while continuing to build a team of top-tier talent.

Reach out to us on the following channels:

1.  Telegram: https://t.me/amazix

2.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmaZixOfficial

3.  Website: http://www.amazix.com/

4.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmaZixOfficial

5.  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmaZixOfficial/

About KABN

KABN, an integrated financial service platform offering neo banking type solutions, has received approval by Visa to launch its crypto-linked card and banking wallet program. Branded the Pegasus Flyte Visa card, the KABN card program offers an “on/off ramp” conversion process for a variety of cryptocurrencies to fiat together with multi-currency fiat transactions. Cardholders will be able to use their Pegasus Flyte Visa cards to spend in-store, online, and at ATMs wherever Visa is accepted globally.

The Pegasus Flyte program will also offer a robust loyalty and customer engagement platform. The anchor of the program is KABN ID, a Blockchain and biometrically-based, “Always On” validation and verification process. This patent-pending, GDPR compliant process allows for efficient and frictionless customer acquisition and onboarding. To learn more, please visit: www.kabn.network

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AGORAOM Welcomes KABN – Empowering Digital Currency Holders and KABN Cardholders Alike to Spend Wherever Visa is Accepted

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:46 AM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
Kabn full web logo

The KABN Network is an integrated suite of financial services that includes:

1.  The Pegasus Flyte Visa Card, an approved crypto-linked prepaid Visa card and mobile integrated multi-currency banking wallet;

2.  KABN KASH, a robust loyalty and engagement program and

3.  KABN ID (The network anchor), a patent pending, Always On, GDPR complaint, blockchain and biometrically based, identity verification and validation platform.  KABN ID is a free to use service for consumers that provides continuous monitoring and proof of identity online and in conventional marketplaces.

THE PROBLEM KABN SOLVES

As cryptocurrencies and other digital currencies grow globally, there is an ever-increasing need to convert them into traditional currencies (i.e. USD and Euros) for use in traditional spending.

KABN’s integrated suite of products, which has received approval by Visa, solves this major challenge by empowering digital currency holders to spend in-store and online, as well as, access ATMs globally wherever Visa is accepted.

HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM KABN IS SOLVING?

In the US alone, this type of card volume is expected to grow to over $396B by 2022.  Worldwide volume will follow the same trajectory and expected growth is exponential.


KABN’s integrated suite of products consists of:

  • KABN’s Pegasus Flyte Visa card offers an “on/off ramp” for cryptocurrency conversion to traditional currencies (e.g., USD, Euros and British Pounds, etc.)

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  • A mobile banking wallet that manages multiple traditional currencies and digital currencies via links to crypto partners and exchanges as well as offering other financial features and services
  • A robust loyalty and engagement platform, providing Customers with additional value-added services.
  • KABN’s anchor product, KABN ID, is a patent-pending, GDPR compliant, Blockchain and biometrically-based, “Always On” ID validation and verification platform.
  • The KABN ID proprietary process allows for efficient and frictionless onboarding, allowing Customer’s to control the use of their verified identification without having to provide confidential documentation to unknown 3rd parties.

KABN’s technology has been built, their partners are in place, they have been approved by Visa and they are ready to go for their European launch in the 2nd quarter with an expected expansion to North America later this year.

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KABN Senior Team

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INTERVIEW: CardioComm Solutions $EKG.ca Continues Initiatives to Connect Your Heart To The Cloud $ATE.ca $TLT.ca $OGI.ca $ACST.ca $IPA.ca

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  • Announced that it will be launching its own Esports tournament and entertainment series, called “EGLX Rising Stars”.
  • The series will leverage the distribution of its online network of over 75M website visitors, the additional 50M YouTube visitors, and the tens of thousands of attendees at its live video game expo, EGLX

TORONTO, March 07, 2019 — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX) (OTCQB: EGHIF), (“Enthusiast” or the “Company”), a gaming company building the largest community of authentic gamers, is excited to announce that it will be launching its own Esports tournament and entertainment series, called “EGLX Rising Stars”. The series will leverage the distribution of its online network of over 75M website visitors, the additional 50M YouTube visitors, and the tens of thousands of attendees at its live video game expo, EGLX. The tournament will begin this summer and end with grand finals at EGLX 2019, on October 18-20, 2019 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (“MTCC”), downtown Toronto. The event will be broadcast live and will be released by episodic video after the finals.

The unique series aims to discover up and coming talent in the Esports industry and follow their personal and professional journey as they compete to be recognized as the next big Esports superstar and win a large grand prize. Enthusiast currently has over 400 major gaming influencers within its online communities and will invite some of its top talent to lead the teams of aspiring participants as they battle to gain the same notoriety as the celebrities. The series will capture footage of the Esports professionals as they interact with the Rising Stars for the viewing enjoyment of the entire Esports industry. Fans will be able to watch the journey unfold as episodic content on Enthusiast Gaming’s online network, live streams during the event, and in the audience at EGLX in Toronto.

Menashe Kestenbaum, CEO of Enthusiast commented, “Our vision has always been to provide a home and community to dedicated lifestyle gamers. Until now we’ve done that separately through our online communities as well as our live events. We have now made our first major step towards bringing our online and offline communities together in an integrated, strategic relationship. With 2019 now projected to be the first billion-dollar year for Esports and attract brands across all industries, EGLX Rising Stars will provide another platform for Brands targeting the Esports Industry.”

As Esports popularity and viewership continue to grow, Enthusiast continues to invest and focus its efforts on providing a place for Esports enthusiasts to discover content and join like-minded communities. Recent acquisitions of the digital properties Daily Esports and Operation Sports, as well as hosting one of the largest Esports competitor events at EGLX 2018 established Enthusiast Gaming as a leading provider of Esports content. The Rising Stars series is a continuation of its 2019 Esports growth plans to focus its efforts on providing Esports enthusiasts with both the content and the community to follow, discover and experience the growing Esports industry.

The traditional focus of Esports events is limited to only broadcasting the live competitive match with commentators. Through Enthusiast’s content distribution platforms, The Rising Stars series will disrupt the current model, and include entertaining online and live content, such as, player narratives and storylines; behind the scenes footage of influencer personalities; and an overall unique spectator experience. The company intends for the content to be enjoyed and viewed beyond the event itself, throughout the year.

Earlier this week, Enthusiast announced that EGLX will take place in Toronto October 18-20, 2019 with nearly double the square footage of its prior event. The EGLX Rising Stars series will be a major focus of this year’s event.  Plans were also announced to expand EGLX’s footprint into the United States, which will allow US Esports competitors to participate within its Rising Stars tournament series in 2020. The company will provide further updates in the coming months.

About Enthusiast Gaming

Founded in 2014, Enthusiast is the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites and currently reaches over 75 million monthly visitors with its unique and curated content. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (eglx.ca) with over 55,000 people attended in October 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Investor Relations:
Julia Becker
Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
[email protected]
(604) 785.0850

This news release contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. All statements, other than those of historical fact, which address activities, events, outcomes, results, developments, performance or achievements that Enthusiast anticipates or expects may or will occur in the future (in whole or in part) should be considered forward-looking information. Such information may involve, but is not limited to, comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations and future actions of the Company. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” (or other variations of the forgoing) be taken, occur, be achieved, or come to pass. Forward-looking information is based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and operating plans, strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Enthusiast to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors may be based on information currently available to Enthusiast, including information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other third-party sources, and are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs regarding future growth, results of operations, future capital (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof) and expenditures. Any and all forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly speculative.

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.

The securities of the Corporation have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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