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Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. Announces Appointment of Industry Leading
Blockchain Team

10.10.2017 / 13:30
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 10, 2017) - GLOBAL
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (TSXV: BLOC) (FSE: BWSP) (OTC Pink: BLKCF)
('GBT' or 'Global Blockchain' or the 'Company') announces the appointments
of its new management team consisting of Mr. Steven Nerayoff as Chairman, Mr.
Rik Willard as CEO, , Mr. Shidan Gouran as President and Mr. Kyle Kemper as
Chief Strategy Officer.

Mr. Steven Nerayoff, Esq. LL.M. (Chairman) is a prolific serial entrepreneur
and attorney having founded six companies in both Silicon Valley and New York.
He is an early pioneer and leader in the Blockchain industry and a senior
advisor to Ethereum and Lisk and personally coined the terms 'Gas' or 'Fuel'
to describe the functionality within Ethereum's protocol. Steven advised and
contributed to Ethereum from its earliest days, created the initial legal
framework and co-drafted the crowdsale model which set the standard for all
other crowdsales to follow. Through his venture capital firm, Maple Ventures,
Steve has been the lead investor in some of the most successful Blockchain and
Cryptocurrency ventures. He has also been a senior advisor to some of the most
promising Cryptocurrency projects including Factom, Lisk, ZCash and Bancor.

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

Mr. Rik Willard (CEO) is a pioneer in the Blockchain sector, he founded the
Agentic Group LLC., a 51-company federation on 5 continents supporting and
developing the blockchain and 'Internet of Value' ecosystems through
consulting, business development, industry events, and more. Clients include:
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, The Port of Rotterdam, The Hague, MOOG, BNY
Mellon, Citco, MIT Media Lab, MIT Sloane and others.

Prior to the Agentic Group, Rik was the CEO of MintCombine, a global incubator
and product lab for Blockchain ventures, headquartered in New York City.
MintCombine was also one of the founding sponsors of the Beyond Bitcoin Expert
Calling Network.

Rik is also a pioneer of branded digital engagement concepts, including DOOH
and large-public screen projects, branded content, CMS, mobile and social
media with clients and productions, including MGM Resorts, Calvin Klein
Cosmetics, Lucent Technologies, Dictaphone, The World-Famous Apollo Theater,
Couture designers (including Chado Ralph Rucci, Oscar de LaRenta and Kevan
Hall), The French Ready-to-Wear Association (Pret-a-Porter) and others. He
founded America's first digital out of home company in early the 90s and one
of Silicon Alley's first digital boutiques in 1994.

Rik is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Association, a tech mentor at Siedenberg
Computer Science Lab at Pace University, on the Advisory Board at the Field
Center for Entrepreneurship at Baruch College, a mentor at Plug and Play's
Bitcoin Accelerator, an advisor to Toronto's Decentral Bitcoin Incubator and a
Corporate Round Table member at the World Conference of Mayors.

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

Mr. Shidan Gouran (President) is a serial entrepreneur who founded Nuovotel,
one of the first and largest wholesale VoIP service providers of its time,
Jazinga, developers of an award winning unified communications system and Home
Jinni, developers of the first Android based Smart TV platform. Shidan is an
investor in and advisor to a number of financial technology and blockchain
startups. He mined his first Bitcoin in early 2010 and has been involved with
Cryptocurrencies ever since. Shidan studied Pure Mathematics and Theoretical
Physics at the University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Kyle Kemper (CSO) is the Executive Director of the Blockchain Association
of Canada. Mr. Kemper is a passionate visionary, connector, speaker, and
problem solver with over 10 years of professional experience across many
different industries. In recognition of in the Bitcoin and Blockchain space,
Mr. Kemper has been featured on major Canadian and international radio,
broadcast, and print media as well as the majority of Blockchain related media
outlets. Mr. Kemper has a BCOMM degree from Dalhousie University and has
received designation as a Certified Bitcoin Professional.

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

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

Mr. Jeff Pulver act as a strategic adviser to a number of Blockchain projects
and is known as a globally renowned Internet thought leader. Throughout his
highly successful international career, Jeff has been insistently promoting
internet communications and telephony and has helped change the way the world
communicates. An 'Order' named after Jeff Pulver was issued by the Federal
Communications Commission, supported by the White House. Jeff is an Internet
Pioneer, VoIP; Entrepreneur, Investor, Strategist, Astro photographer,
Speaker, Futurist and has helped shape the worldwide market acceptance of
VoIP. He is the founder / co-founder of numerous startups including Free World
Dialup, VON, Vivox, MoNage and Vonage.

Mr. Gary Rubinoff brings almost 30 years of venture investing experience. He
focuses on a broad range of opportunities including Blockchain, AI, Chatbot
and Mobile Computing, and Digital Media. Gary founded The WIN Fund in 2014.
Prior to that, Gary Founded Summerhill Venture Partners when he spun it out of
Bell Mobility in 2008. Prior to Summerhill Gary was a partner at J.L. Albright
Venture Partners LP and Jefferson Partners LP, both Wireless and IT focused VC
funds based in Toronto. Gary's wide range of experience in finance, law and
entrepreneurial management, enables him to play a significant role in
financing and growing emerging technology companies. Gary holds a LLB from the
School of Law, University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey
School of Business. Gary sits on the Boards of Scribblelive, Umajin and
Sonian, Inc.

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

Mr. David Drake is the Chairman of LDJ Capital, a family office; Victoria
Partners, LDJ Real Estate Group; Drake Hospitality Group; and, The Soho Loft
Media Group. LDJ Capital's extended network of funds of funds and hedge funds
manages 1.5 trillion USD in assets. David previously represented the US
Commerce Department at the EU and he spoke at the UK Parliament. Mr. Drake's
access to 100,000 investors is maintained through his media holding investment
The Soho Loft Media Group which has produced and sponsored over 1100+ global
finance conferences since 2002. David Drake is actively involved in the Crypto
community as a speaker and has helped ICO firms he advised raise $61M in
funding. Mr. Drake also sits on the board of the Tesla Foundation.

Mr. Manie Eagar is an internationally recognized thought leader in digital
currencies and blockchain technologies. He has a legal background with an
international career in investment management, financial services,
telecommunications, information technologies and digital media. He is involved
in several public/private sector collaborations to build awareness and advance
business understanding of converging technologies such as Digital Identity
Management, Crypto Currencies, Token Generated Events/Initial Coin Offerings,
Mobile Communications, FinTech, AI, RoboAdvisers, Cybersecurity, IoT,
Machine-to-Machine Learning, Big Data and Predictive Analytics. He co-authored
the first ever Blockchain & Fintech Study in Canada: Blockchain and Emerging
Financial Technologies: Positioning British Columbia as a Global FinTech Hub.
He was a contributing author to the first ever crowdsourced FinTechBook— an
Amazon bestseller. He is an advisor to a number of blockchain startups and
ICOs.

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

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

About Global Blockchain Technologies Corp.

Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. is an investment company providing
investors access to a basket of holdings within the blockchain space, managed
by a team of industry early adopters and pioneers who have had a significant
impact on the rise of the blockchain. GBT is focused on streamlining the
complicated process that interested investors currently must undergo in order
to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency space. GBT aims to become the world's
first publicly traded company that invests in vertically integrated
originators and managers of top tier blockchains and digital currencies. GBT
is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and its common shares trade under the
ticker symbol 'BLOC'. Other information relating to GBT is available on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com as well as on the Company's website at
http://globalblockchain.io
********THIS IS WHERE I START, DOING DD ON ALL BUT JIM ROGERS IS EASY! ******** Jim also co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros
which went on to capture a 4,200% return in ten years, significantly
outperforming the S&P 500 during the same timeframe.