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Dash Capital Corp. Enters into Letter of Intent for Qualifying Transaction with Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.

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Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – June 11, 2021) – Dash Capital Corp. (TSXV: DCX.P) (“Dash“) and Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd. (“SSC“) are pleased to announce they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “LOI“) dated June 10, 2021, which outlines the general terms and conditions of a proposed business combination, by way of an amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid or other similar form of transaction, which will result in SSC (or a successor corporation, as the case may be) becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dash or otherwise combining its corporate existence with that of Dash at the applicable time (the “Transaction“). Dash, after completion of the Transaction, is referred to as the “Resulting Issuer“.

Dash is a “capital pool company” which completed its initial public offering on May 14, 2021. The common shares of Dash (“Dash Shares“) are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV“) under the stock symbol “DCX.P”. Dash has not commenced commercial operations and has no assets other than cash. It is intended that the Transaction, when completed, will constitute the “Qualifying Transaction” of Dash pursuant to Policy 2.4 – Capital Pool Companies (the “CPC Policy“) of the TSXV.

Terms of the Transaction

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the LOI, Dash and SSC will negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement (the “Definitive Agreement“) incorporating the principal terms of the Transaction as described in the LOI and this press release. There is no assurance that a Definitive Agreement will be successfully negotiated or entered into.

The LOI was negotiated at arm’s length. The terms and conditions outlined in the LOI are expected to be superseded by the Definitive Agreement. Pursuant to the Transaction, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SSC (“SSC Shares“) will be exchanged for Post Consolidated Dash Shares (as defined below) at an exchange ratio to be set out in the Definitive Agreement. Upon completion of the Transaction, and excluding the SSC Shares issued pursuant to the Private Placement (as defined below), SSC shareholders will own approximately 90% of the issued and outstanding Dash Shares, and Dash shareholders will own approximately 10% of the issued and outstanding Dash Shares. It is intended that any outstanding stock options and warrants of SSC and Dash will be exercisable for comparable securities of the Resulting Issuer on the same economic terms.

Dash currently has issued and outstanding 11,000,000 Dash Shares, stock options to purchase 1,100,000 Dash Shares and agent options to purchase 750,000 Dash Shares. Prior to the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing“), it is expected that Dash will consolidate the Dash Shares (the “Consolidation“) such that each post-Consolidation Dash Share shall equal to three pre-Consolidation Dash Shares (“Post Consolidated Dash Shares“).

SSC currently has issued and outstanding 28,344,775 SSC Shares, stock options to acquire 2,800,000 SSC Shares and 7,889,049 warrants to purchase SSC Shares. SSC may issue additional securities prior to the completion of the Transaction.

Private Placement

Prior to execution of the Definitive Agreement, SSC intends to complete a private placement of units of SSC (a “Unit“) at a price of $0.25 per Unit, with each Unit comprised of one SSC Share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (“SSC Warrant“). Each whole SSC Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one SSC Share at a price of $0.30 for a period of three years from the date of issue (the “Private Placement“). It is intended that SSC would have an additional 4,000,000 SSC Shares and 2,000,000 SSC Warrants to purchase SSC Shares at the closing of the Private Placement.

About SSC

SSC is a private company incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) that manufactures a portfolio of pure, potent, terpene-rich solventless concentrates for discerning cannabis users. SSC is led by a team of highly experienced business professionals and master hashishins, and it is positioned to be a leader in the rapidly growing solventless concentrates product category in Canada.

On December 30, 2020, SSC entered into a licencing agreement (the “Licencing Agreement“) with Sundial Growers Inc. (“Sundial“) pursuant to which SSC’s intellectual property is used by Sundial for the processing and manufacturing of a suite of solventless concentrates from Sundial’s fully licenced Rocky View cannabis cultivation and processing facility.

SSC achieved its first revenue in Q2 2021, and through the Licencing Agreement, is in the process of commercializing several artisanal solventless concentrate products for the recreational Canadian cannabis market.

SSC is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. For more information on SSC, visit https://www.simplysolventless.ca.

Operations of the Resulting Issuer

As a result of the Transaction, the Resulting Issuer will indirectly carry on the business of SSC and will change the Resulting Issuer’s name to “Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.” or such other name as determined by SSC and as may be accepted by the TSXV and any other relevant regulatory authorities.

It is intended that the Resulting Issuer will continue SSC’s business in the cannabis industry and be listed on the TSXV as a Tier 1 Industrial Issuer, subject to TSXV approval.

Management of the Resulting Issuer

If the Transaction is completed, at the Closing, the current directors of Dash will resign and be replaced by the nominees of SSC and Dash in accordance with corporate law and with the approval of the TSXV. It is expected that the board of directors of the Resulting Issuer on Closing will be comprised of up to seven suitable nominees with one director nominated by Dash and the remaining directors nominated by SSC.

Advance to SSC

The parties currently contemplate that, upon execution of the Definitive Agreement and subject to prior acceptance by the TSXV, Dash will advance a secured loan in the amount of $250,000 to SSC (the “Advance“). SSC plans to use the proceeds from the Advance for the acquisition of cannabis inventory for processing.

Conditions Precedent

Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to:

  • satisfactory completion of due diligence;
  • execution of the Definitive Agreement;
  • receipt of all director, shareholder (if necessary) and requisite regulatory approvals, including the acceptance of the TSXV; and
  • preparation and filing of a management information circular or filing statement outlining the definitive terms of the Transaction and describing the business to be conducted by the Resulting Issuer following completion of the Transaction, in accordance with the policies of the TSXV.

About Dash

Dash’s principal business is the identification and evaluation of assets or businesses with a view to completing a Qualifying Transaction. Investors are cautioned that trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.

Meeting of Dash Shareholders

The Transaction will be carried out by parties dealing at arm’s length to one another and therefore will not be considered a “Non-Arm’s Length Qualifying Transaction” as such term is defined in the CPC Policy. As a result, a special meeting of the shareholders of Dash is not required by the TSXV to approve the Transaction. However, in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), it is intended by the parties that Dash will call a meeting of Dash shareholders to seek shareholder approval for certain corporate matters including the Consolidation.

Sponsorship

Dash intends to make an application for exemption from the sponsorship requirements of the TSXV in connection with the Transaction; however, there is no assurance that the TSXV will exempt Dash from all or part of the applicable sponsorship requirements.

Trading Halt

Trading in the Dash Shares has been halted and is not expected to resume trading until completion of the Transaction or until the TSXV receives the requisite documentation to resume trading.

Further Information

Dash will provide further details in respect of the Transaction in due course by way of press release in accordance with the requirements of TSXV Policy 2.4 – Capital Pool Companies. However, Dash will make available to the TSXV all information, including financial information, as required by the TSXV and will provide, in a press release to be disseminated at a later date, required additional disclosure.

All information contained in this press release with respect to Dash and SSC was supplied by the respective party for inclusion herein, without independent review by the other party, and each party and its directors and officers have relied on the other party for any information concerning the other party.

Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, acceptance of the TSXV and if applicable pursuant to the requirements of the TSXV, majority of the minority approval. Where applicable, the Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or filing statement to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.

The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act“) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

For further information:

Dash Capital Corp.
Darrell Denney, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 403-651-9009
Email: [email protected]

Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
Jeff Swainson, President & Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 403-796-3640
Email: [email protected]

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.

Notice on Forward Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements“) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as “may”, “should”, “anticipate”, “will”, “estimates”, “believes”, “intends” “expects” and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. More particularly and without limitation, this press release contains forward looking statements concerning the Transaction, the Consolidation, the Private Placement, the expected composition of the board of directors of the Resulting Issuer, the completion and timing of the application to the TSXV in respect of the Transaction, the proposed structure by which the Transaction is to be completed, the ability of Dash and SSC to meet the conditions of the Transaction in the required timeframes, obtaining the necessary exemptions and approvals from the TSXV or other regulatory bodies, including the business, name and function of the Resulting Issuer and certain financial information and forecasts. Dash cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, assumptions and expectations, many of which are beyond the control of Dash and SSC, including expectations and assumptions concerning Dash, SSC, the Resulting Issuer, the Transaction, the negotiation of the Definitive Agreement on satisfactory terms, the timely receipt of all required shareholder, court and regulatory approvals (as applicable), including the acceptance of the TSXV, the satisfaction of other closing conditions in accordance with the terms of the Definitive Agreement, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those described in Dash’s final prospectus dated April 26, 2021 filed with the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Alberta Securities Commission, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, and the Ontario Securities Commission and available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Dash. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Dash does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by securities law.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or for dissemination in the United States.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/87335

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How to identify authenticity in crypto influencer channels

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Modern brands stake on influencer marketing, with 76% of users making a purchase after seeing a product on social media.The cryptocurrency industry is no exception to this trend. However, promoting crypto products through influencer marketing can be particularly challenging. Crypto influencers pose a significant risk to a brand’s reputation and ROI due to rampant scams. Approximately 80% of channels provide fake statistics, including followers counts and engagement metrics. Additionally, this niche is characterized by high CPMs, which can increase the risk of financial loss for brands.

In this article Nadia Bubennnikova, Head of agency Famesters, will explore the most important things to look for in crypto channels to find the perfect match for influencer marketing collaborations.

 

  1. Comments 

There are several levels related to this point.

 

LEVEL 1

Analyze approximately 10 of the channel’s latest videos, looking through the comments to ensure they are not purchased from dubious sources. For example, such comments as “Yes sir, great video!”; “Thanks!”; “Love you man!”; “Quality content”, and others most certainly are bot-generated and should be avoided.

Just to compare: 

LEVEL 2

Don’t rush to conclude that you’ve discovered the perfect crypto channel just because you’ve come across some logical comments that align with the video’s topic. This may seem controversial, but it’s important to dive deeper. When you encounter a channel with logical comments, ensure that they are unique and not duplicated under the description box. Some creators are smarter than just buying comments from the first link that Google shows you when you search “buy YouTube comments”. They generate topics, provide multiple examples, or upload lists of examples, all produced by AI. You can either manually review the comments or use a script to parse all the YouTube comments into an Excel file. Then, add a formula to highlight any duplicates.

LEVEL 3

It is also a must to check the names of the profiles that leave the comments: most of the bot-generated comments are easy to track: they will all have the usernames made of random symbols and numbers, random first and last name combinations, “Habibi”, etc. No profile pictures on all comments is also a red flag.

 

LEVEL 4

Another important factor to consider when assessing comment authenticity is the posting date. If all the comments were posted on the same day, it’s likely that the traffic was purchased.

 

2. Average views number per video

This is indeed one of the key metrics to consider when selecting an influencer for collaboration, regardless of the product type. What specific factors should we focus on?

First & foremost: the views dynamics on the channel. The most desirable type of YouTube channel in terms of views is one that maintains stable viewership across all of its videos. This stability serves as proof of an active and loyal audience genuinely interested in the creator’s content, unlike channels where views vary significantly from one video to another.

Many unauthentic crypto channels not only buy YouTube comments but also invest in increasing video views to create the impression of stability. So, what exactly should we look at in terms of views? Firstly, calculate the average number of views based on the ten latest videos. Then, compare this figure to the views of the most recent videos posted within the past week. If you notice that these new videos have nearly the same number of views as those posted a month or two ago, it’s a clear red flag. Typically, a YouTube channel experiences lower views on new videos, with the number increasing organically each day as the audience engages with the content. If you see a video posted just three days ago already garnering 30k views, matching the total views of older videos, it’s a sign of fraudulent traffic purchased to create the illusion of view stability.

 

3. Influencer’s channel statistics

The primary statistics of interest are region and demographic split, and sometimes the device types of the viewers.

LEVEL 1

When reviewing the shared statistics, the first step is to request a video screencast instead of a simple screenshot. This is because it takes more time to organically edit a video than a screenshot, making it harder to manipulate the statistics. If the creator refuses, step two (if only screenshots are provided) is to download them and check the file’s properties on your computer. Look for details such as whether it was created with Adobe Photoshop or the color profile, typically Adobe RGB, to determine if the screenshot has been edited.

LEVEL 2

After confirming the authenticity of the stats screenshot, it’s crucial to analyze the data. For instance, if you’re examining a channel conducted in Spanish with all videos filmed in the same language, it would raise concerns to find a significant audience from countries like India or Turkey. This discrepancy, where the audience doesn’t align with regions known for speaking the language, is a red flag.

If we’re considering an English-language crypto channel, it typically suggests an international audience, as English’s global use for quality educational content on niche topics like crypto. However, certain considerations apply. For instance, if an English-speaking channel shows a significant percentage of Polish viewers (15% to 30%) without any mention of the Polish language, it could indicate fake followers and views. However, if the channel’s creator is Polish, occasionally posts videos in Polish alongside English, and receives Polish comments, it’s important not to rush to conclusions.

Example of statistics

 

Wrapping up

These are the main factors to consider when selecting an influencer to promote your crypto product. Once you’ve launched the campaign, there are also some markers to show which creators did bring the authentic traffic and which used some tools to create the illusion of an active and engaged audience. While this may seem obvious, it’s still worth mentioning. After the video is posted, allow 5-7 days for it to accumulate a basic number of views, then check performance metrics such as views, clicks, click-through rate (CTR), signups, and conversion rate (CR) from clicks to signups.

If you overlooked some red flags when selecting crypto channels for your launch, you might find the following outcomes: channels with high views numbers and high CTRs, demonstrating the real interest of the audience, yet with remarkably low conversion rates. In the worst-case scenario, you might witness thousands of clicks resulting in zero to just a few signups. While this might suggest technical issues in other industries, in crypto campaigns it indicates that the creator engaged in the campaign not only bought fake views and comments but also link clicks. And this happens more often than you may realize.

Summing up, choosing the right crypto creator to promote your product is indeed a tricky job that requires a lot of resources to be put into the search process. 

Author Nadia Bubennikova, Head of agency  at Famesters

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Central banks and the FinTech sector unite to change global payments space

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The BIS, along with seven leading central banks and a cohort of private financial firms, has embarked on an ambitious venture known as Project Agorá.

Named after the Greek word for “marketplace,” this initiative stands at the forefront of exploring the potential of tokenisation to significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the monetary system worldwide.

Central to this pioneering project are the Bank of France (on behalf of the Eurosystem), the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, the Bank of Mexico, the Swiss National Bank, the Bank of England, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. These institutions have joined forces under the banner of Project Agorá, in partnership with an extensive assembly of private financial entities convened by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

At the heart of Project Agorá is the pursuit of integrating tokenised commercial bank deposits with tokenised wholesale central bank money within a unified, public-private programmable financial platform. By harnessing the advanced capabilities of smart contracts and programmability, the project aspires to unlock new transactional possibilities that were previously infeasible or impractical, thereby fostering novel opportunities that could benefit businesses and consumers alike.

The collaborative effort seeks to address and surmount a variety of structural inefficiencies that currently plague cross-border payments. These challenges include disparate legal, regulatory, and technical standards; varying operating hours and time zones; and the heightened complexity associated with conducting financial integrity checks (such as anti-money laundering and customer verification procedures), which are often redundantly executed across multiple stages of a single transaction due to the involvement of several intermediaries.

As a beacon of experimental and exploratory projects, the BIS Innovation Hub is committed to delivering public goods to the global central banking community through initiatives like Project Agorá. In line with this mission, the BIS will soon issue a call for expressions of interest from private financial institutions eager to contribute to this ground-breaking project. The IIF will facilitate the involvement of private sector participants, extending an invitation to regulated financial institutions representing each of the seven aforementioned currencies to partake in this transformative endeavour.

Source: fintech.globa

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TD Bank inks multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud

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TD Bank has inked a multi-year deal with Google Cloud as it looks to streamline the development and deployment of new products and services.

The deal will see the Canadian banking group integrate the vendor’s cloud services into a wider portion of its technology solutions portfolio, a move which TD expects will enable it “to respond quickly to changing customer expectations by rolling out new features, updates, or entirely new financial products at an accelerated pace”.

This marks an expansion of the already established relationship between TD Bank and Google Cloud after the group previously adopted the vendor’s Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for TD Securities Automated Trading (TDSAT), the Chicago-based subsidiary of its investment banking unit, TD Securities.

TDSAT uses GKE for process automation and quantitative modelling across fixed income markets, resulting in the development of a “data-driven research platform” capable of processing large research workloads in trading.

Dan Bosman, SVP and CIO of TD Securities, claims the infrastructure has so far supported TDSAT with “compute-intensive quantitative analysis” while expanding the subsidiary’s “trading volumes and portfolio size”.

TD’s new partnership with Google Cloud will see the group attempt to replicate the same level of success across its entire portfolio.

Source: fintechfutures.com

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