Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – May 15, 2020) – Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL) (“Cypherpunk” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions presented in its management information circular at the annual meeting (the “Meeting”) held on May 14, 2020. A total of 33,072,129 common shares were voted at […]
“It is with great regret that I have to stand down from Cypherpunk Holdings, so early in our company’s evolution. I see such enormous potential both with the company and privacy technology more generally. However, some extremely difficult circumstances have arisen at home that have forced my hand, and I am unable to carry on. […]
Under the terms of the transaction, Cypherpunk Holdings acquired ordinary shares of zkSnacks from its founding shareholders, representing 4.5% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of zkSnacks, for an aggregate purchase price of $337,500. In addition, Cypherpunk Holdings’ Chief Investment Officer, Moe Adham, has joined zkSnacks’ board of directors. Commenting on the investment, Cypherpunk […]
Mr. Henderson said: “On behalf of the Company’s board of directors, I would like to congratulate Dominic Frisby on his appointment as CEO. The Board unanimously concluded that Mr. Frisby’s leadership and considerable knowledge of the world of privacy businesses and technologies, including cryptocurrencies, made him the right candidate to assume the role as CEO […]
The General By-Law is designed to ensure that the Company’s general by-law is consistent with applicable corporate law and evolved corporate governance practices, and also to facilitate orderly and efficient shareholder meetings. To this end, the General By-Law includes provisions (the “Advance Notice Provisions”) that establish a framework for advance notice of nominations of directors […]
The fact that Cypherpunk has exposure to cryptocurrencies, mostly in bitcoins at this time, in a capital markets environment where few public companies remain, may have resulted in a belated discovery process for Cypherpunk. Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. is a vehicle set up to invest in companies, technologies, and protocols, which enhance or protect privacy. Its […]
Katana Cryptographic is an early-stage, London-based computer software company, focused on developing privacy technologies. Katana has developed numerous algorithms and actively maintains open source software designed to mitigate against common surveillance tactics and enhance transactional privacy. Its main product, Samourai Wallet, is described by coinsutra.com as “the most secure and privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet currently available […]
Commenting on the purchase, Cypherpunk Director Dominic Frisby said: “We put off our first bitcoin purchase for many months last year due to bear market conditions. However, over the past seven weeks, we began slowly accumulating, using a dollar-cost averaging strategy. The initial aim was to make sure operations (purchase, storage, and so on) were […]
Jon Matonis is a monetary economist with a focus on non-political digital currencies and privacy technologies. His career includes influential roles at VISA International, VeriSign, Sumitomo Bank, and Hushmail, and he was a founding director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Commenting on his appointment, Matonis said, “The financing and support of privacy technologies is more important […]
The Company’s common shares are expected to commence trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the new symbol “HODL” on or about February 4, 2019. No action will be required by existing shareholders with respect to the name change. Certificates representing common shares of Khan will not be affected by the name change and will […]
Effective immediately, the Company has appointed Moe Adham as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and will also nominate Mr. Adham for the board of directors at the upcoming Annual and General Meeting (“AGM”) which is now scheduled for July 18, 2018. Mr. Adham is currently the CEO of Ottawa-based Bitaccess (www.Bitaccess.ca), which developed the world’s first […]
With a commitment of $2.5 million, Khan was the largest single investor in a $10 million convertible debenture financing that will facilitate Hydro 66’s growth plans and is also intended to be the final private financing round prior to a Canadian public listing planned for Q2/2018. Complete details of the Arctic / Hydro 66 transaction […]
These appointments follow the failure by the Company’s previous management to obtain the necessary shareholder support for its proposed transaction, whereby Arden Holdings Ltd. sought to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding common shares for cash consideration of $0.05 per common share. The Company also announces that its board of directors has determined that it […]