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Gratomic $GRAT.ca Announces Completion of N143-101 for 100% Owned Buckingham Project $NGC.ca $LLG.ca $GPH.ca $NOU.ca $NMI.ca #TODAQ

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:46 AM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

Gratomic Inc. (“GRAT” or the “Company”) (TSXV:GRAT)(FRANKFURT:CB81)(OTCQB:CBULF) (WKN:A143MR) is pleased to announce the completion of a National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI43-101“) technical report dated December 9, 2020 with an effective date of March 16, 2018 and entitled “Technical Report Buckingham Graphite Project Québec Canada” (the “Technical Report“) in respect of its 100% owned Buckingham graphite project in Quebec (the “Buckingham Project“). The Technical Report was co-authored by Roger Moss, Ph.D., P.Geo. and Isabelle Robillard, M.SC., P.Geo. The Technical Report provides a summary of work carried out on the Buckingham project between 2013 and 2018 and recommends a follow up exploration program for the property. A copy of the Technical Report is available on the Company’s SEDAR issuer profile at www.sedar.com.

View full Document here https://gratomic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201209-Buckingham-2018-Technical-Report-Final.pdf28.pdf

The Buckingham Project is primarily underlain by paragneiss and marble of the Central Metasedimentary Belt of the Grenville Province. Two zones of graphite mineralization, the Case Zone and the Uncle Zone were identified during work between 2013 and 2016. The Case Zone is comprised mainly of quartzo-feldspathic paragneiss intercalated with quartzite and marble and contains mostly flake type graphite. The geology underlying the Uncle Zone is comprised primarily of undifferentiated skarns, marble and pegmatite, and contains lump or vein style graphite mineralization.

Work mainly focussed on the Case Zone after preliminary investigations of the Uncle Zone. An airborne TDEM survey carried out during 2016 showed seven anomalies, including a 1.5km long conductor that extended the potential of the Case Zone to the South. Drilling and trenching programs between 2016 and 2018 tested the EM conductor over approximately 700 metres along strike and to vertical depths of up to 111 metres. Significant mineralized intercepts were returned from the entire length of the drill-tested EM conductor. From the NE to the SW, best intersections include 8.87% Cg over 47 m (ddh CK17-04), 4.94% Cg over 66 m (ddh CK18-09), 6.06% Cg over 88 m (ddh CK17-02), 6.88% Cg over 62 m (ddh CK18-07), 3.52% Cg over 53 m (ddh CK17-01) 5.86% Cg over 17 m (ddh CK17-08) and 5.68% Cg over 40 m (ddh CK17-05). These intersections do not represent true widths as more structural data is needed for their calculation (see news releases dated September 28, 2017 and April 3, 2018).

Graphite mineralization is associated with paragneiss and marble, with the highest grades typically hosted by marble. In addition to the surface mineralization seen in outcrop and in trenches, up to three discrete zones of graphite mineralization were intersected in the drilling, although most of the graphite was encountered at vertical depths less than 64 metres.

Recommended follow up work includes a Phase 1 program of mapping and trenching to extend the mineralization along strike to the south of the previous work along the EM conductor and metallurgical testing of a bulk sample from the Case Zone. Dependent on results of Phase 1, a follow up infill drilling program in the northern part of the property with step outs to the south is recommended to outline an initial graphite resource.

Roger Moss, PhD., P.Geo., a Qualified Person in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements as set out in NI 43-101, and a co-author of the Technical Report, has read and approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this release.

“This project fits really well into our Corporate Strategy and the results are astonishing. This project is one of the most promising I have personally experienced out of Canada. We will continue to develop all the Company’s assets as we bring Aukam into the commissioning phase and give shareholders reassurance that the Company has the intention to expand its presence as a going concern in the graphite industry,” stated Arno Brand, President & CEO

“These results show how careful Gratomic has always been in choosing its assets, in which it invests, and this will reflect the long-term value of our Company. The results rival the best Canadian graphite assets I have ever known,” commented Armando Farhate, COO & Head of Graphite Marketing and Sales for Gratomic Inc.

About Gratomic Inc.

Established in 2014, Gratomic is an advanced materials company focused on low-cost mine to market commercialization of carbon-neutral, Eco-friendly, high purity vein graphite and is set to become a key player in EV and Renewable Resource supply chains. Gratomic Inc. is a leader among peers, anticipating full operational capabilities in late 2020 and aiming to transition to an open pit operation as early as the end of 2021.

Gratomic is in the process of solidifying its development plans for micronization and spheronization of its clean Aukam graphite. This significant milestone is a small, additional step in the Company’s existing Eco-friendly processing cycle and will allow its naturally high purity graphite to meet ideal North American battery grade standards for use in Li-ion battery anodes.

The Company promises to deliver mine-to-market traceability and guaranteed quality control. This will be accomplished by providing documented tracking on all graphite generated at its flagship Aukam Graphite Project. The tracking will begin at Aukam and will be verified at every stage during transport.

Two off-take purchase agreements are currently held for lump-vein graphite sourced from Gratomic’s Aukam Graphite Project in Namibia, Africa. Fulfillment of the contracts is slated to begin in 2021. The agreements exist with TODAQ and Phu Sumika.

TODAQ is an innovative tech company and will partner with Gratomic on its mine-to-market commodity tracking.

Phu Sumika is a large global graphite supplier to battery and lubrication companies.

Gratomic Inc. is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol GRAT.

For more information: visit the website at www.gratomic.ca or contact:

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Loncor $LN.ca Reports Significant Gold Intercepts at its Flagship Adumbi Deposit $TECK.ca $RSG $NGT.to $GOLD $NEM

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:42 AM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
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  • Drill results include 33.30 metres grading 3.25 g/t Au 
    and 10.45 metres at 3.88 g/t Au

Loncor Resources Inc. (“Loncor” or the “Company“) (TSX: “LN”; OTCQX: “LONCF”; FSE: “LO51”) is pleased to announce that the second core hole of a 7,000 metre drilling program at its Adumbi deposit has intersected significant gold intersections of 33.30 metres grading 3.25 g/t gold (including 5.70 metres grading 7.00 g/t Au and 9.07 metres grading 5.11 g/t Au) and 10.45 metres grading 3.88 g/t Au, at its 84.68% owned Imbo Project in the eastern part of the Ngayu greenstone belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see Figure 1 below).

Mineralized sections are summarised in the table below:

Borehole NumberFrom (m)To (m)Intersected Width (m)Grade (g/t) Au
LADD003224.55235.0010.453.88
LADD003253.50286.8033.303.25
LADD003Incl. 253.50259.205.707.00
LADD003Incl. 277.73286.809.075.11

Borehole LADD003 had an inclination of minus 57 degrees and azimuth of 220 degrees at the start of hole and regular measurements of inclination and azimuth were taken at 30 metre intervals down the hole. All core was orientated and it is estimated that the true widths of the mineralised sections are 80% of the intersected width. All intercepted grades are uncut. Borehole LADD003 was drilled in place of LADD002 which was stopped after deviating from its intended target depth.

Commenting on these latest drilling results, Loncor President Peter Cowley said: “We are very encouraged by the results of the first two core holes of our 7,000 metre drilling program at Adumbi where we are targeting a significant increase of resources, both within and below the open pit shell. These two infill holes were drilled within the open pit shell where there is already an inferred resource of 2.19 million ounces (28.97 million tonnes grading 2.35 g/t gold). These results will further increase the inferred resource. Deeper drilling is now being focussed on the plunging/downdip mineralization below the pit shell.”

In addition to core holes LADD001 and LADD003, the deeper hole LADD004, which was targeting mineralization 140 metres below previous borehole SDD53 drilled in 2017 (borehole SDD53 intersected 23.5 metres grading 6.08 g/t Au), was completed and cores have been submitted for assay. Deeper hole LADD007 and shallower hole LADD006 are currently being drilled to intercept the downdip/down plunge mineralized zone below the open pit shell and at shallower depth towards the northwest at the base of the pit shell respectively (see Figure 2 below).

The gold mineralization at Adumbi is associated with a thick package (up to 130 metres) of interbedded banded ironstone and quartz carbonate and chlorite schist with higher grade sections being found in a strongly altered siliceous unit termed “Replaced Rock” (RP) where structural deformation and alteration has completely destroyed the primary host lithological fabric. Disseminated sulphide assemblages include pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite which can attain up to 20% of the total rock in places.

The objective of the current drilling program at Adumbi is to outline additional mineral resources to the current inferred mineral resource of 2.5 million ounces of gold on Loncor’s 84.68%-owned Imbo Project which contains the Adumbi, Kitenge and Manzako deposits (inferred mineral resources of 30.65 million tonnes grading 2.54 g/t Au).

Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Drill cores for assaying were taken at a maximum of one-metre intervals and were cut with a diamond saw, with one-half of the core placed in sealed bags by Company geologists and sent to the Company’s on-site sample preparation facility. The core samples were then crushed down to 80% passing minus 2 mm and split with one half of the sample up to 1.5 kg pulverized down to 90% passing 75 microns. Approximately 150 grams of the pulverized sample was then sent to the SGS Laboratory in Mwanza, Tanzania (independent of the Company). Gold analyses were carried out on 50g aliquots by fire assay. In addition, check assays were also carried out by the screen fire assay method to verify high-grade sample assays obtained initially by fire assay. As part of the Company’s QA/QC procedures, internationally recognized standards, blanks and duplicates were inserted into the sample batches prior to submitting to SGS Laboratory.

Qualified Person
Peter N. Cowley, who is President of Loncor and a “qualified person” as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this press release. 

Photos accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/35d0f855-a11c-4ff5-b34e-893fd39bd5d9

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Technical Reports
Additional information with respect to the Company’s Imbo Project (which includes the Adumbi deposit) is contained in the technical report of Minecon Resources and Services Limited dated April 17, 2020 and entitled “Independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Imbo Project, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo”. A copy of the said report can be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

Additional information with respect to the Company’s Makapela Project, and certain other properties of the Company in the Ngayu gold belt, is contained in the technical report of Venmyn Rand (Pty) Ltd dated May 29, 2012 and entitled “Updated National Instrument 43-101 Independent Technical Report on the Ngayu Gold Project, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo”. A copy of the said report can be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

About Loncor Resources Inc.
Loncor is a Canadian gold exploration company focussed on the Ngayu Greenstone Belt in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”). The Loncor team has over two decades of experience of operating in the DRC. Ngayu has numerous positive indicators based on the geology, artisanal activity, encouraging drill results and an existing gold resource base. The area is 220 kilometres southwest of the Kibali gold mine, which is operated by Barrick Gold (TSX: “ABX”; NYSE: “GOLD”). In 2019, Kibali produced record gold production of 814,000 ounces at “all-in sustaining costs” of US$693/oz. Barrick has highlighted the Ngayu Greenstone Belt as an area of particular exploration interest and is moving towards earning 65% of any discovery in approximately 2,000 km2 of Loncor ground in the Ngayu Greenstone Belt that they are exploring. As per the joint venture agreements entered between Loncor and Barrick, Barrick manages and funds exploration on the said ground until the completion of a pre-feasibility study on any gold discovery meeting the investment criteria of Barrick. In a recent announcement Barrick highlighted six prospective drill targets and have commenced confirmation drilling in 2020. Subject to the DRC’s free carried interest requirements, Barrick would earn 65% of any discovery with Loncor holding the balance of 35%. Loncor will be required, from that point forward, to fund its pro-rata share in respect of the discovery in order to maintain its 35% interest or be diluted.

In addition to the Barrick joint ventures, certain parcels of land within the Ngayu Belt surrounding and including the Adumbi and Makapela deposits have been retained by Loncor and do not form part of any of the joint ventures with Barrick. Barrick has certain pre-emptive rights over the Makapela deposit. Adumbi and two neighbouring deposits hold an inferred mineral resource of 2.5 million ounces of gold (30.65 million tonnes grading 2.54 g/t Au), with 84.68% of this resource being attributable to Loncor via its 84.68% interest in the project. Loncor’s Makapela deposit (which is 100%-owned by Loncor) has an indicated mineral resource of 614,200 ounces of gold (2.20 million tonnes grading 8.66 g/t Au) and an inferred mineral resource of 549,600 ounces of gold (3.22 million tonnes grading 5.30 g/t Au).   

Resolute Mining Limited (ASX/LSE: “RSG”) owns 26% of the outstanding shares of Loncor and holds a pre-emptive right to maintain its pro rata equity ownership interest in Loncor following the completion by Loncor of any proposed equity offering.

Additional information with respect to Loncor and its projects can be found on Loncor’s website at www.loncor.com.

Hollister Biosciences Inc.’s $HOLL.ca $HSTRF Direct to Consumer #Cannabis Delivery Platform, Dreamy Delivery Launches 2nd Depot in Sacramento, California $CRON $GTBIF $INDS $META.ca $FAF.ca $WEED.ca $ALID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:41 AM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
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  • Announced the launch of its 2nd fulfillment depot for its direct-to-consumer cannabis delivery platform, Dreamy Delivery
  • Company soft launched Dreamy Delivery to friends and family in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California , to ensure a seamless customer experience in early Q4 of 2020.
  • The Company has expanded the Platform, with Dreamy now successfully delivering to legal cannabis consumers in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California and now Sacramento , California.

VANCOUVER, BC , Dec. 22, 2020 – Hollister Biosciences Inc. (CSE: HOLL) (OTC: HSTRF) (FRANKFURT: HOB) (the ” Company “, ” Hollister Cannabis Co. ” or ” Hollister “) a diversified cannabis branding company with products in over 280 dispensaries throughout California , and over 80 dispensaries throughout Arizona , is pleased to announce the launch of its 2nd fulfillment depot for its direct-to-consumer cannabis delivery platform, Dreamy Delivery (” Dreamy ” or the ” Platform “).

The Company soft launched Dreamy Delivery to friends and family in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California , to ensure a seamless customer experience in early Q4 of 2020. The Company has expanded the Platform, with Dreamy now successfully delivering to legal cannabis consumers in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California and now Sacramento , California. The Company hopes to launch Dreamy in the Central Coast of California by early Q1 of 2021 with the ultimate goal of delivering Cannabis statewide.

Carl Saling , CEO of Hollister , shared, “Very excited to have opened our 2nd direct to consumer delivery depot in record time, allowing us to serve legal adults in the Sacramento Area . This furthers our quest to be a dominate direct to consumer delivery platform in California .”

Website: www.dreamydelivery.com

About Hollister Biosciences Inc.

Hollister Biosciences Inc. is a multi-state cannabis company with a vision to be the sought-after premium brand portfolio of innovative, high-quality cannabis & hemp products. Hollister uses a high margin model, controlling the whole process from manufacture to sales to distribution or seed to shelf. Products from Hollister Biosciences Inc. include HashBone, the brand’s premier artisanal hash-infused pre-roll, along with concentrates (shatter, budder, crumble), distillates, solvent-free bubble hash, pre-packaged flower, pre-rolls, tinctures, vape products, and full-spectrum high CBD pet tinctures. Hollister Cannabis Co. additionally offers white-labeling manufacturing of cannabis products.  Our wholly-owned California subsidiary Hollister Cannabis Co is the 1st state and locally licensed cannabis company in the city of Hollister, CA birthplace of the “American Biker”.

Website: www.hollistercannabisco.com

The CSE, nor its regulation services provider, does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Information: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “project”, “should”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements speak only as of the date of this News Release. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks including various risk factors discussed in the Company’s disclosure documents which can be found under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com .

VIDEO – POET Technologies $PTK.ca $POETF Hits 52 Week High As “Flip-Chip” Enables The World’s Lowest-Cost and Smallest Optical Engine Of Its Kind

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:32 AM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

Understanding the world of Photonics isn’t the easiest thing small cap investors have had to understand.  In fact, it may be the very hardest thing they’ve ever had to understand.  However, given the fact we are the very reason current photonics devices aren’t living up to snuff trying to keep up with our surfing, streaming, binging and zooming – you start to see why understanding photonics and POET Technologies could open up investors to a whole new world.

We went beyond the press release with POET management to discuss the “Industry’s First Flip-Chip DML Lasers”  No, we didn’t understand the title at first either ….. but the management trio on the Zoom did a great job explaining it in terms that are both compelling yet understandable.

Before watching this video, here is some important background information. 

Photonics are critical to the next phase of semiconductor development.  Semiconductors are an essential component of every electronic device on the planet.

Photonic devices create, detect and manipulate light.  Laser generated light is fundamental to sensing, computing, data and telecommunications, which require the fastest transfer of data possible.

In short, all the surfing, streaming, binging and zooming we do requires 2 things to happen:

1. Massive data centres filled with tens of thousands of servers.

2. Speed … and we mean lighting speed that requires lasers to transfer all that data fast enough for you not to complain about 2 second latency when searching for last minute Christmas gift ideas (We see you)  

Examples of the the biggest trends sucking up all that power and speed in computing today:

  • Cloud Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 5G and Edge 

HERE IS THE PROBLEM

Making photonics devices that are reliable is expensive in terms of both capital and labour.

Cost declines have not kept up with Moore’s Law, with most photonics devices built one at a time – and multiple different components must be able to interconnect seamlessly without constant testing.

The Result? Integration of components at wafer-scale has not been fully implemented even by the largest companies working for the past 20 years  ….. UNTIL NOW

POET has developed a unique, disruptive and differentiating new entry into photonics markets.

The POET Optical Interposer™ Platform – patented photonics integration platform that enables lower cost and higher performance across a wide range of applications.

The press release announcing the industry’s first flip-chip DML lasers might very well take POET to a whole new level.

Watch this great first interview of many with:

Suresh Venkatesan, Chairman and CEO

Vivek Rajgarhia, President & General Manager

Thomas Mika, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

VIDEO – Empower Clinics $CBDT.ca $EPWCF CEO Says 2021 Will Be A Big Year With ~ $6.8M In Cash, New Acquisition, Partnerships and Products $WELL.ca $DOC.ca $DOCRF $VMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:26 PM on Monday, December 21st, 2020

Sometimes, you just have to let the numbers speak for themselves.  With 165,000 patients, Empower Clinics (CBDT:CSE) (EPWCF:OTCQB) has a database that any small cap Health & Wellness company  would kill for … but then you add in that CBDT has now delivered growth in 5 (FIVE) successive financial reports (Q4, FY 2019, Q1, Q2 and Q3), so it is safe to say that superstar CEO Steve McAuley can officially claim victory on the turnaround he inherited in 2019.

But he was far from done.

On November 13th Empower announced it’s newly acquired Kai Medical Laboratory Achieved Record Testing Volume Month in October and Has Already Signed Numerous New Contracts … and that was the day the markets finally discovered what we already knew.  Empower Clinics was a major player in the Health & Wellness space from the lab to the clinic.

But he was far from done.

Since that day Empower has made several announcements that grew the Company by several magnitudes again.  From record testing contracts to new products, partnerships (We see you Loop Insights $MTRX + SimpliFlying) and a $5.5 MILLION injection from warrant proceeds (that is now closer to $6.8M), McAuley was building the foundations of a health & wellness powerhouse.

And let’s not forget about the major acquisition of 7 Canadian clinics with an immediate plan to add another 30 clinics across the country with some potential major partners/

Finally, for all the new investors that have joined Empower in the last several weeks, McAuley is Six Sigma certified under the quality initiative of legendary GE (General Electric) Chairman Jack Welch. We’ve never seen a Six Sigma certified CEO in the Canadian small cap markets. Never …. which explains how McAuley has been able to guide Empower Clinics through the most disruptive environment in recent history and turn it into significant growth through Q4 2020 and the foundations to turn it into a powerhouse over the next 3 years. 

If you MISSED Well Health and CloudMD, you really need to take a close look at Empower as the next great potential small cap health & wellness company.

Watch this amazing interview.

Blockchain Foundry $BCFN.ca Announces Phase 2 Blockchain Development Agreement with GDPR Compliance Solution Provider $HUT.ca $BITF.ca $GLXY.ca $HIVE.ca $VYGR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:24 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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  • Entered into the second phase of a blockchain development agreement with a client in the General Data Protection Regulation compliance space
  • This phase of the Agreement is valued at approximately $60,000 and will last for approximately seven weeks.
  • The prior, initial phase of the Agreement was valued at approximately $50,000 and has now been completed.
  • Client expects to undertake more product development beyond the MVP phase and BCF will have the opportunity to establish itself as the preferred vendor for future development initiatives.

TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2020 – Blockchain Foundry Inc. (“BCF” or the “Company”) (CSE:BCFN), a leading North American blockchain development firm, has entered into the second phase of a blockchain development agreement (the “Agreement”) with a client (the “Client”) in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) compliance space. This phase of the Agreement is valued at approximately $60,000 and will last for approximately seven weeks. The prior, initial phase of the Agreement was valued at approximately $50,000 and has now been completed. For more information on the initial engagement please refer to the Company’s press release dated October 5, 2020.

GDPR is a regulation in EU law concerning data protection and privacy. The market for GDPR compliance services in Europe is estimated to be worth approximately US$1.2 billion by 2023 1 .

Pursuant to the Agreement, BCF will work with the Client to complete the MVP of its GDPR compliance solution. The Client expects to undertake more product development beyond the MVP phase and BCF will have the opportunity to establish itself as the preferred vendor for future development initiatives.

About Blockchain Foundry Inc.

Blockchain Foundry develops and commercializes blockchain-based business solutions and provides consulting services to corporate clients seeking to incorporate blockchain technology into their businesses.

Blockchain Foundry Contact Information:

Chris Marsh
President
[email protected]
(647) 330-4572

Forward-Looking Information

Certain portions of this press release contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, which is also referred to as “forward-looking statements”, which may not be based on historical fact. Wherever possible, words such as “will”, “plans,” “expects,” “targets,” “continues”, “estimates,” “scheduled,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “would” or might, and the negative of such expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “would,” “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, have been used to identify forward-looking information.

Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future events, future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of the times at, or by which, such events, performance or results will be achieved, if achieved at all. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, as they reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by BCF are inherently subject to significant business, economic, regulatory, competitive, political and social uncertainties, and contingencies. Many factors could cause BCF’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

$TGS.ca #Esports Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Leading Competitive Esports Platform, Pepper Esports $DKNG $PENN $GAN $ESPO $AESE $EGLX.ca $BRAG.ca $FDM.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:20 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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  • Announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Pepper Esports Inc., a next generation competitive esports platform.
  • As part of the Acquisition, the Pepper executive team, Guy Halford-Thompson, Jackson Warren and Ben Hoffman, who have a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage companies in the public markets, joined the TGS executive team, and Guy Halford-Thompson will join the TGS board of directors.

VANCOUVER, BC , Dec. 21, 2020 – TGS Esports Inc. (” TGS ” or the ” Company “) (TSXV: TGS ) (FRA: 5RH) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the ” Acquisition “) of Pepper Esports Inc. (” Pepper “), a next generation competitive esports platform. As part of the Acquisition, the Pepper executive team, Guy Halford-Thompson, Jackson Warren and Ben Hoffman, who have a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage companies in the public markets, joined the TGS executive team, and Guy Halford-Thompson will join the TGS board of directors.

With the acquisition complete, TGS adds a next generation online platform to their esports tournament and event expertise. This all-in-one offering allows any individual, brand, or school to create and manage player communities, spectators, sponsors, and brands—all in one place.

“The Pepper platform is a core component of our 2021 growth strategy. Organizers and communities previously had to utilize multiple third-party applications to put on a successful event, including TGS, and we are esports event experts.” said Spiro Khouri , CEO of TGS. “With the addition of Pepper, the entire experience can be brought under one roof. This provides tremendous value for our team and any of our partners.”

Pepper has just launched its live Beta (pepper.gg) with select customers. Additional features are being rolled out on the Pepper platform over the next few months, with Pepper’s full launch expected in Q1 2021.

“Now the acquisition is complete we can accelerate our development of the Pepper platform to address the increased interest we are seeing from clients.” said Guy Halford-Thompson , CEO of Pepper Esports. “As a single, unified team, we are able to offer a full suite of services from integrated streaming to full event management sets us apart from other platforms.”

A short video overview of the Pepper platform can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj_EELelUww&t=1s

About Pepper Esports Inc.

Pepper is a next generation esports platform that makes it possible to create and manage player communities, spectators, sponsors, and brands—all in one place. By working closely with and listening to event organizers, tournament operators, and live venue operators over the last two years, Pepper has developed a unique product that connects leaders in esports to their audience and helps them grow leaner, faster, and smarter businesses.

Pepper’s key technologies include its patent pending AI engine, which automatically captures game data to create a tournament experience that extends beyond live gameplay and includes highly demanded features such as global leaderboards, player profiles, statistics, new tournament discovery and digital wallets, advanced bracketing, public APIs, a global ranking system and more.

The Acquisition

The Company completed the Acquisition pursuant to the terms and conditions of an amalgamation agreement (the ” Amalgamation Agreement “), as amended, among the Company, Pepper and 1271801 B .C. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of Pepper. On closing of the Acquisition (” Closing “), the Company issued an aggregate of 43,385,664 common shares in the capital of TGS (each a ” TGS Share “, and such TGS Shares issued as consideration for the Acquisition, the ” Consideration Shares “) to the former shareholders of Pepper, as well as an aggregate of 3,000,000 options to purchase TGS Shares and 1,923,780 warrants exercisable to purchase TGS Shares to the former holders of options and share purchase warrants of Pepper.

The Consideration Shares are subject to a contractual lock-up, with 20% of the Consideration Shares being released on Closing and a further 20% being released every six months thereafter. In addition, certain shareholders of Pepper became parties to the Value Security Escrow Agreement dated July 30, 2020 (the ” Escrow Agreement “) with the Company, Computershare Investor Services Inc. and certain other shareholders of TGS, as required by the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the ” Exchange “). Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, an aggregate of 17,956,674 TGS Shares  (the ” Escrow Shares “) issued to certain former shareholders of Pepper will be held in escrow. 10% of the Escrow Shares were released on the Closing, and an additional 15% of the Escrow Shares will be released on January 31, 2021 and every six months thereafter until all Escrow Shares have been released on July 31, 2023 .

In connection with the Transaction, the Company issued non-transferable warrants to acquire 3,870,968 TGS Shares at an exercise price of $0.155 per share for a period of two years following Closing to an arm’s length finder. The Company also issued an aggregate of 142,857 TGS Shares to satisfy an outstanding obligation of Pepper pursuant to an advisory agreement.

Directors and Officers

On Closing, Jeremy Wright resigned as a director of the Company and Guy Halford-Thompson was appointed to fill the vacancy. The Company thanks Mr. Wright for his service. The board of directors of the Company is now comprised of Spiro Khouri , Ravinder Mlait , Spencer Smyl , Chi Yan Carolina Li , Bryan Loree and Guy Halford-Thompson .

In addition, on Closing, Guy Halford-Thompson , Dallas Benjamin Hoffman and Jackson Warren were appointed as the President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer of the Company, respectively.

Haywood Securities Inc. has acted as a financial advisor to Pepper in connection with the Acquisition.

About TGS Esports Inc.

TGS Esports Inc. is an esports organization focused on providing an unparalleled esports experience through its expertise in online and in-person event management, broadcast production, and Pepper Esports’ tournament software. TGS is the owner of Canada’s first dedicated esports arena, The Gaming Stadium, located in Richmond, British Columbia , which opened in June 2019 . The Gaming Stadium hosts regular online tournaments as well as provides high quality broadcast production for any event. For more information, visit www.thegamingstadium.com.

Neither 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.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Spiro Khouri
Spiro Khouri , CEO
TGS Esports Inc.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Company. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, including but not limited to the business of the Company following the Acquisition and the release of TGS Shares from escrow. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including risks related to factors beyond the control of the Company. The risks include the following: the unknown magnitude and duration of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks that are customary to transactions of this nature. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them.

This press release is not an offer of the securities for sale in the United States . The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.  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 state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Harborside Inc.$HBOR.ca Completes Acquisition of San Francisco Dispensary $HBOR.ca $VFF.to $HARV.ca $ACB.to

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:48 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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  • Expands Footprint with Social Equity Dispensary in Historic Haight-Ashbury District 

Harborside Inc. (“Harborside”, or the “Company”) (CSE: HBOR), (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, vertically-integrated cannabis enterprise, announces the closing of the transactions contemplated by the previously announced agreement to acquire 50.1% of the equity (the “Shares”) of FGW Haight, Inc. (“FGW”), a California corporation which has the conditional use approval necessary to operate a cannabis dispensary and related businesses in the Haight Ashbury area of San Francisco, California (the “Acquisition”).

With the completion of the Acquisition, Harborside expands its retail dispensary footprint in the state of California to five and solidifies a strong presence in the historic and culturally-significant Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. The Company expects to complete the build-out, receive all necessary regulatory approvals, and open the social equity retail dispensary in the third quarter of 2021.

“I’m excited to continue to expand our footprint in California and look forward to serving consumers in Haight Ashbury,” said Peter Bilodeau, Interim CEO of Harborside. “Together, we will work with the team from FGW to give back to the community and support initiatives to address the negative impact of past cannabis policies which have disproportionally impacted low income and minority community members. This new location will also introduce the best-in-class service and unbeatable product selection that Harborside has become famous for to an iconic area of San Francisco.”

Upon closing of the Acquisition, Harborside paid an aggregate purchase price of USD $2,179,350 based on a post-build-out and proforma working capital enterprise value of USD $4,350,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price is comprised of: (a) USD $1,265,000 as consideration for convertible notes of FGW entitling the Company to such number of underlying Shares equal to 29.1% of the Shares; and (b) the balance of the Purchase Price in multiple voting shares (“MVS”) valued at CAD$125 per MVS as consideration to certain selling shareholders of FGW for 21% of the issued and outstanding Shares.

Subject to regulatory approval, Harborside has also agreed to purchase an additional 29.9% of the issued and outstanding Shares (the “Subsequent Shares”) to get to an 80% ownership of FGW, subject to regulatory approvals. The aggregate purchase price for the Subsequent Shares will be USD $1,300,650, which will be satisfied in MVS valued at the greater of: (i) the 30 day VWAP of the subordinate voting shares of the Company on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) at the time of issuance less a discount multiplied by 100; (ii) CAD$150 per MVS; or (iii) such other price as may be approved by the CSE. Harborside also retains the right of first refusal to purchase, in its discretion, in whole or in part and in one or more closings, the remaining 20% of the Shares, subject to regulatory approvals.

About Harborside:
Harborside Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis retailers in California, operating three of the major dispensaries in the San Francisco Bay Area, a dispensary in the Palm Springs area outfitted with Southern California’s only cannabis drive-thru window, a dispensary in Oregon and a cultivation/production facility in Salinas, California. Harborside has played an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California consumers. In 2006, Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States and today holds cannabis licenses for retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing. Harborside is currently a publicly listed company on the CSE trading under the ticker symbol “HBOR”. Additional information regarding Harborside is available under Harborside’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

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Loop Insights $MTRX.ca $RACMF Launches Digital Connect Health Platform, A Fully-Integrated Digital Healthcare Solution For Governments, After Extended Discussions With Provinces, Federal Government and Private Sector $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:20 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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Loop Digital Connect Health Platform Will Provide Provincial and Federal Healthcare Systems The Ability To Connect Current Siloed Legacy and Antiquated Systems

  • The launch comes after continuous discussions and requests from government leaders, both Provincial and Federal, over the past 7 months.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 21, 2020 — Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV) (RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement and automated venue tracing to the brick and mortar space, is pleased to announce the January 2021 launch of its Digital Connect Health Platform, a fully-integrated digital healthcare solution designed for both government and private sector. The launch comes after continuous discussions and requests from government leaders, both Provincial and Federal, over the past 7 months.

On April 20th, Loop Insights launched the Beta version of its Smart Health contactless check-in platform, which streamlines patient engagement and operations. Loop’s Smart Health device requires a simple tap of the patient’s mobile phone to check in and verify their ID. Patients have frictionless access to everything they need in one simple wallet pass, including real-time notifications, testing and tracing updates, critical health information, and more.

MOVING FROM BETA VERSION TO MARKET READY

Following ongoing conversations with stakeholders at the highest levels of government, as well as private markets, Loop Insights will integrate its real-time AI-driven data applications with its IoT solutions and digital wallet to create its Digital Connect Health Platform, which provides governments and private clients with the following:

  • A secure Digital ID
  • Integrated data functionality
  • Easy access to medical records
  • Integrated eCommerce

Loop’s Digital Connect Health Platform is regarded as a customized platform per government specifications.

BRIDGING THE HEALTHCARE JURISDICTIONAL DIVIDE TO DELIVER CONNECTIVITY NEVER BEFORE THOUGHT POSSIBLE

The attempted implementation of wildly varying COVID-19 medical and security protocols, as well as, restriction policies by health officials and government leaders from around the world, has clearly demonstrated how divided government leaders have become by jurisdictional lines due to the lack of a single platform capable of providing uniformity and consistency in the application of policies. Recognizing this breakdown, in conjunction with input from those same government leaders, Loop Insights developed the Digital Connect Health Platform to be capable of connecting Provincial and Federal systems while allowing Provinces to fully maintain their jurisdictional authority by managing their own internal data repositories.

Specifically, the Loop Digital Connect Health Platform sits on top of each Provincial (or State) system to aggregate and connect information into a Data Warehouse. This continuity across all platforms delivers the ultimate goal health leaders have always wanted, never thought possible but requested from Loop Insights – the ability for Provincial healthcare systems to speak to each other. Of the many benefits of having this platform, the simplest and most powerful is the ability for citizens to be away from their home province while using a singular platform to deliver the best healthcare possible.

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated “This has been nothing short of a massive undertaking over the past 7 months. In conjunction with key stakeholders who have been expressing the need for continued digital transformation within the healthcare sector, we have delivered a complete end-to-end digital solution that solves the challenge of decades of siloed data, a lack of connectivity, and a lack of access. As a result, Loop provides governments and the private sector with the ability to connect their current legacy and antiquated systems. This is so revolutionary that it has attracted the attention of global technology companies and has positioned Loop for success within healthcare.”

CANADIAN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY, PRESENTATIONS ALREADY COMMENCED THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

With provinces such as Ontario experimenting with the potential of digital wallet applications, Loop Insights sees a significant opportunity to provide a solution to the Canadian healthcare industry in particular. With individual Provinces considering a digital healthcare solution, a federal platform will require a fully-integrated solution that allows for secure electronic medical records, third-party billing services, and extended healthcare services.

According to IBISWorld, the Canadian healthcare industry represents a $74-billion market opportunity , with over 1200 businesses working in the space. Loop Insights has developed a smart health platform that will provide a gateway for these siloed platforms to work together, allowing for safe and secure collaboration between multiple large scale healthcare systems.

In addition to its business development progress in the Canadian healthcare industry, Loop Insights has presented to leading healthcare companies in North America and Europe.

LOOP DIGITAL WALLET HEALTHCARE APPLICATION WILL PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE PATIENT CONNECTIVITY TO GO BEYOND COVID-19

In order to improve the lives of patients, Loop Insights’ digital healthcare wallet platform will provide instant medical reminders including appointments, prescription reminders, critical medical transportation services, and more. The platform will allow patients to book appointments with their family doctor or other healthcare professionals within their mobile device. In the era of social distancing, Loop Insights’ automatic queuing and notifications will allow doctors to keep their waiting rooms open while operating at full efficiency. Once at the doctor’s office or medical facility, patients will be able to tap to check-in with their smartphone, registering with their verified healthcare ID.

On December 9th, Loop Insights joined KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp. (CSE:KABN) , Liquid Avatar, Lumedic, The Campus Agency, and TripXpertzwas to form a consortium to manage verifiable identity credentials for COVID-19 vaccinations. Through this consortium and Loop Insights’ previous partnership with iStoc, the Company is now able to provide medical testing beyond the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In partnership with iStoc, Loop Insights is now offering integrated testing for:

  • Infectious diseases
  • Blood alcohol levels (saliva based)
  • Women’s health screening
  • Pregnancy
  • Drug use
  • Sexually-transmitted diseases
  • Blood group testing
  • Veterinary diseases

In order to match growing demand, Loop Insights has also worked with Istoc to launch integrated global testing solutions for:

  • HIV
  • Malaria
  • Dengue
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Tuberculosis, TB
  • Influenza, RSV, Adeno, Strep, Mycoplasma, WIDAL, RPR, Rota, Occult Blood, H Pylori AD

This Press Release Is Available On The Loop Insights Verified Forum On AGORACOM For Shareholder Discussion And Management Engagement https://agoracom.com/ir/LoopInsights/forums/discussion

About Loop Insights

Loop Insights Inc. is a Vancouver-based Internet of Things (“IoT”) technology company that delivers transformative artificial intelligence (“AI”) automated marketing, contact tracing, and contactless solutions to the brick and mortar space. Its unique IoT device, Fobi, enables data connectivity across online and on-premise platforms to provide real-time, detailed insights and automated, personalized engagement. Its ability to integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructure, and customize campaigns according to each vertical, creates a highly scalable solution for its prospective global clients that span industries. Loop Insights operates in the telecom, casino gaming, sports and entertainment, hospitality, and retail industries, in Canada, the US, the UK, Latin America, Australia, Japan, and Indonesia. Loop’s products and services are backed by Amazon’s Partner Network.

For more information, please contact:

Loop Insights Inc. LOOP Website : www.loopinsights.ai
Rob Anson, CEO Facebook: @ LoopInsights
T : +1 877-754-5336 Ext. 4 Twitter: @ LoopInsights
E : [email protected] LinkedIn: @ LoopInsights

Forward-Looking Statements/Information:

This news release contains certain statements which constitute forward-looking statements or information. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Loop’s control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, and competition from other industry participants, stock market volatility and the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Although Loop believes that the expectations in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as no assurance can be provided as to future results, levels of activity or achievements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and, except as required by applicable law, Loop does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of Loop should be considered highly speculative. There can be no assurance that Loop will be able to achieve all or any of its proposed objectives.

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.

VIDEO – Peak Fintech $PKK.ca $PKKFF Group CEO Johnson Joseph Says Q3 Revenue of $15M Is Just the Beginning $MOS.ca $MOGO.ca CTZ.ca $TRAD.ca $IDK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:05 PM on Sunday, December 20th, 2020
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How do you connect over 100M small businesses in China who need access to different kinds of credit …. with over 10K banks and lending institutions that have different lending criteria?

Well, if you try to do it the old fashioned way, you just can’t.  This forces SMB’s (small and medium businesses) and Lenders to deal within local markets, which drastically reduces alternatives, competition and ultimately business …. while leaving both sides with a daunting, slow and inefficient manual workload. 

ENTERS PEAK FINTECH

The Peak Fintech Lending Hub uses Artificial Intelligence and analytics to fully automate the process by which lenders and borrowers connect quickly and match perfectly across several market verticals.

When CEO Johnson Joseph says this AI-Powered platform is revolutionizing the Chinese SMB commercial lending ecosystem, they’re not just paying lip service … Peak Fintech is delivering results

  • Reported revenue growth of 293% to $11.2 million for the first half of 2020
  • Reported revenue growth of 236.% to $15.1 million for JUST Q3 (a record)
  • On pace to exceed Fiscal 2020 Targeting $40 million in revenues and $4 million in EBITDA.
  • Platform now has lending products from 54 different banks and lending institutions
  • Signed Agreement To Bring Lending Hub To 60,000 Online Electronics Stores
  • Stores would use Lending HUB to finance purchase of electronics inventory
  • 100% market capture would translate into $1.35B in annual revenues 
  • Signed Agreement With Italian Retailer Gruppo Coin to provide short-term loans to ~55,000 influencers with their own e-stores and ~ 120M total followers
  • …. and so much more

Everyone agrees that 2020 was Peak Fintech’s coming out party … but CEO JJ believes this is just the beginning as he looks forward to 2021 and beyond. 

Watch this great interview!