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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca Chosen as Marketing Partner to Canada’s First #Esports Index, Evolve “Hero” ETF $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:41 AM on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
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  • Enthusiast will promote Evolve’s “HERO” ETF across its network of gaming websites and YouTube channels 
  • Evolve ETF to be featured as premium sponsor of Gaming Industry Summit at EGLX 2019 
  • Evolve ETF will be exclusive ETF sponsor of GamingStreet.com, Enthusiast’s site dedicated to gaming investment news

TORONTO, Aug. 06, 2019 — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX)(OTCQB: EGHIF), (“Enthusiast” or the “Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated video gaming media companies in North America, is excited to announce that it has entered into a marketing agreement (the “Agreement”) with Evolve ETF (“Evolve”) to provide marketing strategy and consultation, integrated advertising, and content solutions across Enthusiast’s online network and events to promote Evolve’s HERO esports index. 

HERO is Canada’s first esports ETF and is designed to provide investors with access to equity securities of companies in the video game industry. The HERO Index aims to capture the performance of the Solactive gaming and esports Index. The passive fund incorporates global securities with exposure to the video game and esports markets.

Under the Agreement, Enthusiast will launch a year-long advertising campaign for Evolve across its Canadian inventory of digital advertising solutions on its network of websites. In addition, Enthusiast will create advertising editorials and content through its newest website, GamingStreet.com, which was launched to inform and educate investors about the video gaming industry.  Evolve will also be the premium sponsor at the Gaming Industry Summit, which will be held on the opening day of Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo (EGLX) in October 2019.  Further details on the Gaming Industry Summit will be announced shortly. 

“As the provider of Canada’s first eGaming ETF, we are pleased to launch this partnership with the largest publicly traded video game media and esports company in North America,” said Evolve ETFs President and CEO, Raj Lala. “Enthusiast Gaming’s many offerings to this growing sector further legitimizes the global community surrounding eGaming. With eGaming revenue projected to exceed $152 billion in 2019, this partnership signifies an opportunity to serve a rapidly expanding consumer base as well as Canadian investors.”

Menashe Kestenbaum, Founder and CEO of Enthusiast Gaming commented, “We’re proud to be chosen as the marketing partner to Evolve ETF. This demonstrates Enthusiast Gaming’s continued authority and reach in gaming media along with the impact that our network distribution and events can provide to companies and brands that need wide exposure to this demographic.  With the gaming industry’s rapid rise and the emergence of investment opportunities, it is exciting to be at the forefront in providing creative advertising solutions.” He continued, “We look forward to the success of HERO and taking part in the continued growth and success of the gaming industry.” 

About Enthusiast Gaming

Founded in 2014, Enthusiast Gaming is one of the largest vertically integrated video game companies and has the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s organic and acquisition strategy, it has amassed a platform of over 150 million monthly visitors across its network of websites and YouTube channels. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (eglx.ca) with approximately 55,000 people attending in 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.

About Evolve Funds Group Inc.

With assets under management of over $485 million, Evolve is Canada’s fastest growing ETF provider since launching its first suite of ETFs on September 20, 2017.  As a leader in thematic ETFs, Evolve specializes in bringing innovative ETFs to Canadian investors. Evolve’s suite of ETFs provide investors with access to: (i) long term investment themes; (ii) index-based income strategies; and (iii) some of the world’s leading investment managers.  Established by a team of industry veterans with a proven track record of success, we create investment products that make a difference.  For more information, please visit www.evolveetfs.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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Bougainville Ventures Inc. $BOG.ca Signs LOI to enter in to Funding and Asset Purchase Agreement up to 39% with Thrive Nutrition Products Ltd. $CROP.ca $VP.ca NF.ca $MCOA

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:35 AM on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
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  • Announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to provide funding and to acquire up to 39% of the assets and inventory of Thrive Nutrition Products Ltd. (Thrive Wellness)
  • Thrive Wellness is a preeminent distributor of hemp & cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “THRIVE WELLNESS” brand.
  • Thrive has achieved $2,500,000 CND in sales through retail distribution, it’s e-commerce website and their relationship with Nutrition House, Canada’s leading Natural Health Product franchise

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 06, 2019 — BOUGAINVILLE VENTURES INC. (CSE: BOG) (FRA: 8BV) (DEU: 8BV) (MUN: 8BV) (STU: 8BV) (“Bougainville” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to provide funding and to acquire up to 39% of the assets and inventory of Thrive Nutrition Products Ltd. (Thrive Wellness). Thrive Wellness is a preeminent distributor of hemp & cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “THRIVE WELLNESS” brand. The final evaluation will be determined by an independent third party evaluator, which is currently in progress. The Company will acquire up to 39% of Thrive Wellness assets and current inventory. The consideration is to be payable in such number of common shares in its share capital (“Consideration Shares”) at a per share price equal to the volume weighted average price of such shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange over a 15-day period ending on the day such Consideration Shares are required to be issued (“15 day VWAP”).

Thrive Wellness is a distributor of premium hemp and natural health products with operations currently in Canada and the USA. Thrive specializes in the development, marketing and distribution of cannabinoid products refined into their own natural health product brand. The company was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia and is the first of its kind with national retail distribution in Canada. Thrive has achieved $2,500,000 CND in sales through retail distribution, its’ e-commerce website and their relationship with Nutrition House, Canada’s leading Natural Health Product franchise. Founded in 1979 the company began franchising in 1993 and now operates over 45 retail stores, located in high profile shopping centers across Canada, and in the USA. www.nutritionhouse.com

“We are honored to supply our retail partners with premium Hemp products,” says Andy Dhaliwal, President of Thrive Wellness. “Our commitment to quality, transparency, and wellness will ensure customers receive the best products available. We look forward to working with Bougainville to bring high quality, innovative Hemp products to US and International markets.”

Bank of America projects a spend of $1.3 Billion on CBD in Canada by 2022, while $1.9 Billion is being spent in the USA currently, and another $4.4 Billion in Europe this year. Demand for CBD and Hemp is increasing year over year, with Merrill Lynch predicting an $11.5 Billion American market by 2032.

Andy Jagpal, President Comments:

“This LOI is a first step in Bougainville and Thrive’s vision to lead the sector in this global opportunity The Thrive Wellness brand and Mr. Dhaliwal bring the sales & distribution experience and contacts needed to succeed in this fledgling natural health & CBD market.”

About Thrive Nutrition Products Ltd.

Thrive Wellness is a preeminent distributor of premium hemp & natural health products with a global distribution footprint. A trusted brand of wellness products with mind share as well as market share, Thrive has driven value with their pioneering expertise in the emerging CBD market.

About Bougainville Ventures, Inc.
Bougainville Ventures Inc. is dedicated to rapid growth in production, processing, retail and branding of cannabis and cannabis related products. Currently the company provides strategic capital to the thriving cannabis cultivation sector through ownership and development of commercial real estate properties. We offer fully built out turnkey facilities equipped with state-of-the-art growing infrastructure to cannabis growers and processors. Also, the Company is focused on building a strong presence in the hemp industry with the objective of extracting cannabinoids in both Canada and the United States. Along with our flagship Hemp project in Oregon State and the Greenhouse campus in Washington state, the Company has proprietary formulas for cannabis edibles, topical, and tinctures.

On behalf of the Board of Directors
BOUGAINVILLE VENTURES INC.

Andy Jagpal, President and Director

For further information, please contact Andy Jagpal at [email protected]. Please note that our Toll free number has changed to 1-877-517-7816.

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Tartisan #Nickel $TN.ca – BHP confident nickel will surf EV wave better than lithium $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:00 PM on Sunday, August 4th, 2019

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BHP confident nickel will surf EV wave better than lithium

  • BHP is optimistic about the decision to keep its Nickel West division and lean into the commodity to get a slice of the impending battery boom.
  • Speaking at the company’s nickel refinery in Kwinana on Friday Nickel West asset president Eddy Haegel said the company reviewed battery materials such as lithium and cobalt but they weren’t as attractive as nickel.
By Hamish Hastie

BHP Nickel West assett president Eddy Haegel.Credit:Hamish Hastie

“I think it would come as no great surprise that we didn’t think that

was attractive … because 70 per cent of it comes out of Democratic Republic of Congo and we’re not in a hurry to go and invest into DRC,” he said.

“In the case of lithium, there’s a lot of lithium in the world, it’s a very widely available mineral. Advertisement

“There will be periods of time when supply and demand don’t naturally match but we anticipate that there will be no sustainable premium in the lithium sector.

“Whereas we think that’s not the case with nickel.

“We think that in the medium to longer term that there will be a margin that will be sticky for nickel, so we think that’s an attractive commodity.”

The sale or shutdown of Nickel West has been on the cards for nearly a decade but in May its future seemed secure within BHP after chief executive Andrew Mackenzie indicated it was a valuable asset with high growth potential.

In 2015 none of Nickel West’s product went to the battery sector, now those customers gobble up 80 per cent of its output.

Nickel West is hedging its success on nickel sulphate, a crystalised version of nickel favoured by battery makers.

It is currently building a 100,000 tonnes per annum nickel sulphate plant in Kwinana, when it starts production next year it will be one of the biggest in the world.

The new nickel sulphate plant.Credit:Hamish Hastie

The original cost of the plant was $62 million but Mr Haegel confirmed it was tracking above that.

He would not reveal how much the plant will cost now.

Nickel West is a major partner of the $135 million battery materials research centre based in Perth.

Mr Haegal said they would probably provide nickel sulphate to researchers for free so they can test how capable Australia is of making high value battery prescursor materials.

“We’re really excited about the work that will get conducted in that space,” he said.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/bhp-confident-nickel-will-surf-ev-wave-better-than-lithium-20190802-p52dem.html

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Esports Entertainment Group $GMBL – Attitude toward #Esports does 180 at #XGames $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:26 AM on Friday, August 2nd, 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
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Attitude toward esports does 180 at X Games

  • Gaming has become more mainstream and is currently at the forefront of public discussion due to the $30 million prize pool — one of the largest prize pools ever at an esports event — offered at the Fortnite World Cup Finals last weekend.
  • The winner, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, took home $3 million as the solos champion.

Emily Rand

Wade was a competitor and silver medalist in BMX Freestyle Big Air in 2014.

Eight teams competed in Call of Duty: Ghosts in the MLG X Games Invitational in Austin, Texas. OpTic Gaming, then made up of Matt “Nadeshot” Haag, Seth “Scump” Abner, James “Clayster” Eubanks and Jordan “ProoFy” Cannon, became official X Games medalists.

The reaction against esports athletes receiving the same medals that the action sports athletes were getting was instant and vocal. At the crux of the issue was the fact that gamers didn’t put their physical bodies on the line in the same way as action sports competitors.

“I can see both sides,” Wade said. “I wasn’t particularly bothered by it, but from one point of view, the X Games are really physical sports in general, and gaming isn’t really physical. It’s very difficult, I’m not taking away from that, but the physical aspect of it, we do stuff with our bodies, we show our talents physically with what we can actually do. Whereas gaming is on the other end of the spectrum. The other side of that coin is that the gaming industry brought in a lot of sponsor revenue to keep all of us alive, so I’m not hating on it. Gotta keep the games flowing.”

A lot has changed since 2014.

“Honestly, the attitude shift I’ve seen is that no one talks about it,” Wade said. “When it first came out it was like, ‘What is this? It’s not even an action sport.’ Now it’s just kind of old news. It’s cool that there’s a spot for those guys. Everyone deserves to excel in what they love.”

Gaming has become more mainstream and is currently at the forefront of public discussion due to the $30 million prize pool — one of the largest prize pools ever at an esports event — offered at the Fortnite World Cup Finals last weekend. The winner, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, took home $3 million as the solos champion.

The World Cup even made its way into an X Games Minneapolis news conference this week, when the EXP Apex Legends Invitational was introduced, with skateboarder Jagger Eaton asking if the event was a Fortnite tournament.

“Sports has always been the backbone of what we do,” said Tim Reed, vice president of X Games. “But the focus is on trying to remain relevant to youth culture and what kids are into so that people who show up at the X Games get a sense of what’s important to kids and important to young people in the world. So what we’ve just tried to do from the X Games perspective is make sure that we can bring in those elements that are also relevant.

“This year we’re doing more gaming. They’re getting different medals because last time we made that decision it was, uh,” Reed paused and laughed. “One that wasn’t very well-liked, so we made some adjustments, but we’re excited to bring those in.”

BMX rider Ryan Williams joked, “I’ll see how this X Games goes, and if I don’t do too well I think I’m going to start gaming.”

“I’ll carry you, I’ll carry you,” BMX rider Kyle Baldock replied.

“What’s the rule with that because I’m down to win some money if we’re going to do this,” Eaton said. “I’m down to play Apex. Let me know.”

“When we did it in, I think our first one was 2014, just the reaction was totally different,” Reed said. “There’s more athletes that play games than there was back then. You guys should hop in and try it out.”

“I’m gonna,” skateboarder Nicole Hause said. “Let’s go.”

Hause, a Minneapolis native, turned to video games while recovering from an injury that kept her from skating.

“I’ve been pretty shy about it,” Hause said. “I don’t usually talk about it that much, but at the same time, I don’t really care if anyone knows. It’s not something a lot of people would guess I do in my free time, but I do. A lot.”

Hause enjoys Battle Royale games, including Apex Legends, describing it as a mix of Halo and Call of Duty, but with a Battle Royale component.

“I like the Battle Royale gameplay style a lot,” Hause said. “I like Apex, but everyone wants to play Fortnite, and you need three people to play Apex,” Hause said. “I like both of them a lot, but I play Fortnite the most. In the past I played a lot of Call of Duty. A lot of Call of Duty.”

As for whether esports belong at the X Games, Hause thought it fit since so many X Games athletes play video games casually. In a way, video games have become a low-impact sport that traditional athletes can play in their offseason without serious injury risk.

“I think it’s cool because a lot of the action sports people play video games,” Hause said. “Especially nowadays. Most of the dudes in the park that I know play Fortnite — everybody plays video games now, NFL players — it’s like a sport we do in our off time. When we’re resting or it’s just a rainy day or whatever, you’re not practicing, it’s something everyone does whether they want to admit it or not.”

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ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK.ca – #Bitcoin Suddenly Back Above $10,000 As #Crypto Markets Gain Billions $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:45 AM on Friday, August 2nd, 2019

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Bitcoin Suddenly Back Above $10,000 As Crypto Markets Gain Billions

By:Billy Bambrough Contributor

The bitcoin price is up 10% over the last three days, with traders and investors pointing to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in bitcoin’s ten-year history as one of the prime catalysts for the sudden recovery.

Bitcoin had been trading under the psychological $10,000 mark since the end of last week but the bitcoin price has now bounced back. Getty Images

On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade and signaled its readiness to provide more support as growth slows in the world’s largest economy.

The bitcoin price climbed to highs of $10,500 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange last night, while the wider bitcoin and cryptocurrency market has added around $10 billion to its overall value over the last few days.

“Given the connection that crypto influencers have been making between economic stimulus and crypto lately, we will probably see a much swifter reaction in bitcoin’s price than we usually do,” Mati Greenspan, senior market analyst at brokerage eToro, wrote in a note clients.

“We can see that bitcoin did have a nice run-up the entire morning ahead of the [Fed’s decision]. At the exact time of the cut, there was a notable step down, which was quite in line with what happened in the stock market.”

Just after the Fed revealed it was to reduce the cost of borrowing, bitcoin investors learned supplies of the digital token are almost exhausted, despite new coins still due to come into the market for the next 120 years.

Bitcoin now has 85% of its supply in circulation as of August 1, leaving just 3.15 million to be mined, according to data from monitoring resource Blockchain.

The bitcoin price fell sharply at the end of last week, sparking fears the latest bitcoin bull run could be over. CoinDesk

Meanwhile, the markets were further emboldened by news Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square revealed it made $125 million in bitcoin sales through its Cash App, nearly doubling a record first quarter.

“During the quarter, bitcoin revenue benefited from increased volume as a result of the increase in the price of bitcoin, and generated $2 million of gross profit,” the company wrote in its second quarter earnings report.

Elsewhere, the chief executive of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the closely-watched bitcoin futures platform Bakkt, yesterday said the bitcoin and cryptocurrency platform will be launching soon, without fixing a firm date.

“Subject to final regulatory approvals, we plan to launch our physically settled bitcoin futures in the very near future,” ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said during a quarterly earnings call.

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/08/02/bitcoin-suddenly-back-above-10000-as-crypto-markets-gain-billions/#57591573bafa

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betterU Education $BTRU.ca Mobile App launch a success in India $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:14 AM on Friday, August 2nd, 2019
BTRU: TSX-V
  • Announced the launch of their mobile app in parallel to their National Skills Development Corporation partnership announcement held at a Press Conference on July 15th 2019 in Delhi India
  • Company has been waiting to see how the app has been performing before announcing the details of the launch
  • launch of the Company’s mobile app is an important milestone required to support betterU’s revenue strategy and drive more awareness and user access to their library of global educators

OTTAWA, Aug. 02, 2019 – betterU Education Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BTRU) (FRANKFURT:5OGA), (the “Company” or “betterU”) is pleased to announce the launch of their mobile app in parallel to their National Skills Development Corporation (“NSDC”) partnership announcement held at a Press Conference on July 15th 2019 in Delhi India. The Company has been waiting to see how the app has been performing before announcing the details of the launch.

The launch of the Company’s mobile app is an important milestone required to support betterU’s revenue strategy and drive more awareness and user access to their library of global educators. India has the highest average data usage per smartphone in the world according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report released in June 2019. It has also become the world’s fastest-growing market for mobile applications on both the Apple iOS and Google’s Android Play Store and leads in the greatest number of mobile app downloaded across both platforms, according to app market data and insights company App Annie. betterU has been focused over the last year on developing the right tools to ensure that their offering can be accessed through the most common channels in India.

betterU’s app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, has already been downloaded over 1600 times in the last two weeks, is receiving good ratings and has no application crashes. The beta launch was a great test of the development efforts of the Company, having integrated their entire catalogue of global education partners as well as integrating betterU’s Upskill Engine, which is focused on supporting individualized skill development for jobs across industries within India. The development of Upskill Engine is ongoing and will continue to advance as more partnerships are realized through NSDC and India’s 38 Sector Skill Councils (SSC) which NSDC is working to support betterU on. The Upskill Engine is a key priority for betterU as it helps guide a user to through a self-assessment defined by each SSC, then it will provide a learning path of recommended courses the user would require to complete in order to advance their skills specifically for their job of interest.   

All marketing efforts going forward will be to drive users to download the mobile app so that no matter where they are, they can access the best education from around the world.

About betterU

betterU, an online education technology company, aims to provide access to quality education from around the world in order to foster growth and opportunity to those who want to better their lives. The Company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated ecosystem. betterU’s offerings can be categorized into four broad functions: to compliment school programs with flexible KG-12 programs preparing children for their next stage of education, to foster an exceptional educational environment by providing befitting skills that lead to a better career, to bridge the gap between one’s existing education and prospective job requirement by training them and lastly, to connect the end user to various job opportunities.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

By their nature, forward-looking statements include assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. If and when forward-looking statements are set out in this news release, BetterU will also set out the material risk factors or assumptions used to develop the forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. The future outcomes that relate to forward-looking statements may be influenced by many factors, including, but not limited to: industry cyclicality; the ability to secure third party agreements; successful integration of BetterU’s system with third party technology; competition; reduction in demand for products; collection from customers; relationships with suppliers; product liability; intellectual property; reliance on key personnel; environmental; interest rates; uninsured and underinsured losses; operating hazards; risks of future legal proceedings; income tax matters; credit facilities; availability and terms of financing; distribution of securities; restrictions on potential growth; effect of market interest rates on price of securities; and potential dilution. betterU does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law.

CONTACT INFORMATION

On behalf of the Board of Directors,
betterU Education Corp.
Brad Loiselle, CEO

Investor Relations
1-613-695-4100
Email: [email protected]

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CardioComm Solutions $EKG.ca – #Mhealth Apps Market Size Worth $236.0 Billion by 2026 $ATE.ca $TLT.ca $OGI.ca $ACST.ca $IPA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:23 PM on Thursday, August 1st, 2019

SPONSOR: CardioComm Solutions (EKG: TSX-V) – The heartbeat of cardiovascular medicine and telemedicine. Patented systems enable medical professionals, patients, and other healthcare professionals, clinics, hospitals and call centres to access and manage patient information in a secure and reliable environment.

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mHealth Apps Market Size Worth $236.0 Billion by 2026

  • Global mHealth apps market size is expected to reach USD 236.0 billion by 2026
  • According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of44.7% during the forecast period

The global mHealth apps market size is expected to reach USD 236.0 billion by 2026, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of 44.7% during the forecast period. The market is majorly driven by increasing adoption of advanced technologies in healthcare facilities and the need to reduce long waiting periods to access healthcare facilities from specialists. Availability of mobile applications for users is witnessing a rapid growth, especially healthcare apps that assist consumers in self-management of disease, wellness, and chronic conditions. This increased role of patients coupled with the rising importance in staying updated and informed about their own healthcare decisions, contributing to the rise in adoption of mHealth apps globally.

Key suggestions from the report:

  • Rapid growth in chronic diseases along with the rise in the number of app users is accountable for the mHealth apps market growth
  • The types of mHealth apps include fitness, lifestyle management, nutrition and diet, women’s health, medication adherence, healthcare providers, and disease management. Of these, the fitness category accounted for the majority of segment share in 2018
  • mHealth app vendors are focusing their attention on women’s health, diet, and medication reminders. According to Wired, a mobile advertising and analytics platform, women are more inclined toward tracking their health than men
  • Physicians are increasingly recommending the use of mHealth apps to their patients, which is likely to increase the adoption rate of mHealth apps
  • North America led the mhealth applications market in 2018 in terms of revenue share pertaining to the technological advancements and presence of major players in the region

Read More: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mhealth-apps-market-size-worth-100500547.html

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ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK.ca – #NBA is going #crypto, launching #blockchain souvenirs from the maker of #CryptoKitties $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:40 PM on Thursday, August 1st, 2019

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NBA is going crypto, launching blockchain souvenirs from the maker of CryptoKitties

  • To put this product in context: The whole value proposition of blockchain, the decentralized peer-to-peer technology that came about with bitcoin in 2009, is as a place to record transactions on a public, immutable, tamper-proof ledger.
  • Bitcoin runs on its own blockchain; ether, a rival cryptocurrency, runs on the Ethereum blockchain.
  • NBA Top Shot will run on a blockchain.
  • Dapper Labs and the NBA aren’t saying yet exactly which blockchain, but it’s likely to be Ethereum, the home of CryptoKitties.

By: Daniel Roberts, Senior Writer

The NBA is putting its biggest dunks on a blockchain.

The league, along with the NBA Players Association, announced on Wednesday the coming launch of NBA Top Shot, a home for blockchain-based digital collectibles.

The idea is for fans to buy and trade unique digital video clips that commemorate “in-game moments from the NBA season, such as a Kevin Durant 3-point shot or Joel Embiid dunk,” the NBA says in a press release.

To put this product in context: The whole value proposition of blockchain, the decentralized peer-to-peer technology that came about with bitcoin in 2009, is as a place to record transactions on a public, immutable, tamper-proof ledger. Bitcoin runs on its own blockchain; ether, a rival cryptocurrency, runs on the Ethereum blockchain. NBA Top Shot will run on a blockchain. Dapper Labs and the NBA aren’t saying yet exactly which blockchain, but it’s likely to be Ethereum, the home of CryptoKitties.

Each video clip will be labeled with a number to mark it as distinct, much like when you purchase a print or signed piece of art and it is labeled with how many there are in supply.

Top Shot also promises a gamification element, where fans can compete head-to-head by building a roster and pitting their digital collections against each other, fantasy-style.

Much has been made about the uses of blockchain for sports memorabilia, since souvenirs or autographed items must be authenticated. As CoinDesk research director Nolan Bauerle put it at Yahoo Finance’s crypto summit last year, blockchain-based collectibles are “the extension of that anti-counterfeit quality of all of these coins. So this is really the beginning of what we’re going to see—I think, anyway—for sports memorabilia, for the authentication of game-worn jerseys, and cards, and all kinds of other stuff.”

But success here is hardly guaranteed—participation isn’t even guaranteed.

Major League Baseball launched a blockchain collectibles game last year with game developer Lucid Sight called MLB Crypto Baseball. It has not, so far, been an obvious hit. If you search Twitter for mentions of the product, most are complaints. It is also far from easy to use, since participants have to first buy the cryptocurrency ether.

The NBA’s product comes from Dapper Labs, maker of the mega-popular Ethereum game CryptoKitties. At its peak, the digital kittens in CryptoKitties were so popular they were selling for tens of thousands of dollars, and trading activity was clogging the entire Ethereum network.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou acknowledges the possible pitfalls. “We want to give basketball fans something that they’ve never seen before, but also something that is immediately familiar and they want to actually play with… You might want that play because you love LeBron, you might love the team he’s currently on, or you might need that moment to play in the Top Shot game.”

Gharegozlou also points to the NBA’s huge social media following as something that can boost awareness of the game. “They’re going to be very engaged with us in helping make sure that this experience is authentic to the fan, and not just a crypto experience.”

Although this is the NBA’s first league-wide foray into blockchain, the Sacramento Kings last year launched an Ethereum mining operation to donate crypto to a local community charity. “We know blockchain is going to revolutionize the world,” Kings CTO Ryan Montoya told Yahoo Finance last June.

Now, one year later, the league office appears to agree. Adrienne O’Keeffe, NBA’s head of consumer products and gaming, says, “We are always exploring new ways to engage with fans around the world. We saw this partnership with Dapper Labs as an opportunity to expand our gaming presence while also creating a new and innovative platform that will allow fans to collect and own specific in-game moments.”

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nba-is-going-crypto-launching-blockchain-souvenirs-from-the-maker-of-crypto-kitties-185727384.html

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – One Billion People Watch #Esports Games $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:18 AM on Thursday, August 1st, 2019

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One Billion People Watch Esports Games

By Satendra Krishna

The 2019 report published by Q3 Global Digital Statshot shows the number of viewers of esports games have breached the one billion mark. The report comes in line with the number of people using social media which has crossed the 3.5 billion.

‘Almost 1 billion people around the world have watched an esports tournament in the recent months, with interest particularly high in Asian countries,’ the report suggests.

Further, according to the conducted survey, almost 33% of the internet users say they watch someone else play videogames, which makes up the global audience of over 1.2 billion people.

The demographics says the story well, 32% users aged 16 to 24 say they have watched an esports tournament compared to 31% who say they’d like to watch conventional esports like football & cricket more.

Source: https://www.talkesport.com/news/one-billion-people-watch-esports-games/

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BetterU Education Corp. $BTRU.ca – #Sequoia adds USD 200 million to its sixth #India fund in a warming market #edtech $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

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Sequoia adds USD 200 million to its sixth India fund in a warming market

The venture capital firm originally targeted at 1 billion for its sixth Indian fund.

By Priya Pradeep Thu Aug 01 2019

  • Sequoia has been one of the most active investors in India over the past decade, with investments across a wide array of sectors, from high-profiled hotel chain Oyo Rooms, edtech upriser Byju’s, to SaaS service Freshworks, all of which are local unicorns.

Sequoia India, the country’s largest venture capital after raising its USD 695 million sixth fund last August, is looking to add an additional 200 million dollars to the fund, per local financial media Mint. If the financing coming through, it’ll push the fund size closer to the 1 billion Sequoia originally targeted but eventually had to slash due to the then market conditions.

The move is driven by a growing market and reignited interests from limited partners (LPs), anonymous sources told Mint. More than 80% of Sequoia’s LPs are non-profits — universities, endowments, charities, and foundations.

Sequoia manages around USD 4.5 billion assets across several funds in India. It’s bigger than the other tier-1 venture capital funds in the country, including the likes of Nexus Venture Partners (1.39 billion as of now) and Accel.

Sequoia has been one of the most active investors in India over the past decade, with investments across a wide array of sectors, from high-profiled hotel chain Oyo Rooms, edtech upriser Byju’s, to SaaS service Freshworks, all of which are local unicorns. In the first half of this year, it has invested in 32 local startups, making it the most prolific Indian investors during the period.

In total Sequoia has more than 200 companies in its Indian portfolio.

Since its inception in India in 2006, Sequoia followed a two-pronged strategy in the market: invest in early-stage start-ups and those that are into technology or are technology-enabled. In addition to local investments, the firm also sets eye on neighboring and other regions. It intends to disburse 20-30% of its corpus in Southeast Asia.

The Silicon Valley venture capital’s Indian arm also has stakes in Australia’s online healthcare services provider HealthEngine, Bangladesh’s online merchant marketplace ShopUp, and the Stockholm-headquartered caller identity app Truecaller.

Sequoia India is making decent proceeds from selling or exiting some of its investees, one of the reasons for the renewed interests from LPs.

In December 2018, Sequoia India sold a part of its stake in Byju’s for USD 190 million, after investing USD 50 million across rounds since 2015. It still holds a minority stake in the company. Additionally, it stands to make USD 500 million from investing USD 25 million across rounds in Oyo Rooms, where its founder Ritesh Agarwal announced a USD 1.5 billion share buyback.

Sequoia has recently launched Surge, an accelerator programme dedicated to invest exclusively at the seed stage for start-ups in India and Southeast Asia.

The program, headed by Rajan Anandan, former VP, India and Southeast Asia, Google, aims to invest in 30-40 start-ups annually for four months and invest USD 1-2 million in each company. The launch of Surge signifies that Sequoia, which typically invests more in growth and later stage companies, is moving upstream into the early stage in a changing market.

Source: https://kr-asia.com/sequoia-adds-usd-200-million-to-its-sixth-india-fund-in-a-warming-market

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