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We hope that BDTP will be operational, subject to obtaining funding, by 1st Quarter of 2021.
In July 2020, the Company presented the concept to SEC FinHub staff members for regulatory guidance and received the recommendation to apply for Alternative Trading System ("ATS") status. Given that guidance, we are evaluating our options for finalizing the BDTP, including exploring partnerships with existing ATS's. BlackStar will continue to seek further input from various regulatory agencies and OTC Markets on the potential functionality and regulatory aspects of the BDTP over the next several months.
We intend to continue having discussions with various ATS's until we have secured an arrangement that will allow the BDTP™ platform to operate.
We currently intend to seek a contractual arrangement such as a license with an existing ATS for a quoting service, similar to the current listing of our common stock with OTC Markets Group. At this time, no ATS has committed to an arrangement.
The completion of our software platform depends on our ability to license it to an existing Alternative Trading System (“ATS”) or for us to possibly register as an ATS, which we do not intend to do at this time as we would prefer to license our platform to an existing ATS. The platform is not currently operational or in use by anyone. More details regarding the BDTP TM can be found in the most recent registration statement on Form S-1, as amended.
RISK FACTORS OF THE COMPANY THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY AS TO MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED BDTP TM.
The Company has no certainty as to whether the market will accept our proposed business concept and use the idea of the BDTP TM, should it become operational, nor is there any certainty as to how the BDTP TM translates to profits for the Company. There is no assurance of market acceptance or profitability of the concept or Company. The BDTP TM is not yet functional and may never be functional.