• Despite consuming 27% of the world’s uranium requirements, the U.S. produces virtually no uranium
• Texas-based Uranium Energy Corp. has more than 100 million pounds of uranium in the ground in its portfolio, in addition to 2.1 million pounds of warehoused physical uranium inventory
• UEC recently completed 40 development holes at its flagship Burke Hollow project, adding data to what potentially is the largest Goliad Formation deposit ever discovered in the South Texas Uranium Trend

Currently, U.S. uranium production is practically nonexistent: Most of the country’s requirements are from foreign sources with almost half coming from Former Soviet Union countries, including Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan state owned enterprises. This is a supply/demand imbalance of epic proportion, considering the U.S. operates the largest fleet of nuclear reactors in the world and consumes about 27% of the world’s uranium requirements. For the first time in 48 years, politicians on Capitol Hill are lending bipartisan support to nuclear energy. Coupling national security exposures with federal mandates to implement additional clean energy, Uranium Energy (NYSE American: UEC) is further advancing its portfolio of uranium projects in the U.S. In December, an omnibus spending bill passed by Congress provided what UEC Chairman and former U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham called a “shot in the arm to the uranium mining sector” (https://ibn.fm/3C1QR). The bill put in motion an unprecedented 10-year, $1.5 billion program to establish a Strategic Uranium Reserve derived from domestic production. UEC, the owner of the largest resource base of fully permitted In-Situ Recovery (“ISR”) uranium projects of any U.S.-based producer in Texas and Wyoming, has more than 100 million pounds of uranium in the ground at its properties, as well as 2.1 million pounds of physical uranium inventory. As detailed recently by UEC President and CEO Amir Adnani at the H.C. Wainwright Spring Mining Conference, the strategic purchase of drummed uranium at approximately $30 per pound is expected to reap several benefits: bolstering the balance sheet as uranium prices appreciate; providing strategic inventory to support future marketing efforts with utilities that could compliment production and accelerate cashflows; and increasing the availability of our Texas and Wyoming production capacity for emerging U.S. origin-specific opportunities which may command premium pricing due to scarcity of domestic uranium. This month, the Corpus Christi, Texas-based company completed 40 development holes in the first production area – dubbed “PAA-1” – at its Burke Hollow ISR project in the South Texas Uranium Trend (https://ibn.fm/s1Emn). PAA-1 is the newest and largest ISR wellfield being developed in the U.S. The U.S. Geological Survey has recognized southern Texas as one of the least explored uranium belts in the country with the greatest potential, especially for low-cost ISR mining. Burke Hollow is part of the hub-and-spoke strategy utilized by UEC, including other permitted projects called Palangana and Goliad as well as two other projects (Salvo and Longhorn), all anchored by its fully licensed 2-million-pound per annum Hobson Processing Plant. All of UEC’s South Texas projects are located within relatively short trucking distances from the Hobson plant. The latest drilling at the 19,335-acre property provided insight as to the continuity of the uranium roll fronts and exceptional uranium grades within PAA-1. Several drill intercepts returned 2.45 – 4.48 grade thickness (“GT”), a level significantly above the 0.3 GT cut-off mark used in ISR resource estimation and wellfield development. Furthermore, the drilling program helped bracket the mineralization, which is critical in ISR, as monitor wells are drilled along perimeters outside injection and production wells. Of the 40 holes, 35% resulted in intercepts exhibiting GT values equal to or greater than 0.3, utilizing a cutoff parameter of 0.02% grade (pU308), highlighted by a cut of 27.5 feet grading 0.163 pU3O8 (4.483 GT). “The development of Burke Hollow, the only recent uranium discovery in the United States, continues to exhibit the potential to be the largest Goliad Formation deposit ever discovered in the South Texas Uranium Trend,” said UEC VP of Resource Development Andy Kurrus at UEC, in a press release on the results. The company’s drilling will continue with additional resource delineation test holes, followed by installation of approximately 45 additional exterior monitoring wells to accommodate the trend extensions, complementing the 76 monitor wells previously installed. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.UraniumEnergy.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to UEC are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/UEC

• Rising metal prices have led to an increased incidence of catalytic converter thefts from automobiles because of the minerals they contain
• While business security forces work to stem parking area vulnerabilities, California-based Knightscope is demonstrating the importance of its parking area-patrolling autonomous security robots (“ASRs”)
• One of Knightscope’s ASR robot models was featured in a report on a 9-acre Las Vegas apartment complex’s crime-ridden property, which has seen a drop in calls to police since the ASR was deployed
• The Las Vegas apartment complex managers said they were so pleased with the ASR’s performance they intended to order more Knightscope robots for other properties

The rising incidence of catalytic converter thefts from vehicles, particularly in Northeastern states, highlights one of the challenges of maintaining security vigilance against criminal activity on business properties. From Vermont (https://ibn.fm/R7bki) to Minnesota (https://ibn.fm/QVTCh) and down to North Carolina (https://ibn.fm/86bDZ), news agencies have picked up on reports the emissions control devices are being purloined for rare minerals such as platinum, palladium and rhodium. “This spring, there’s been quite the resurgence,” a Vermont police officer told news reporters. “Right now, our biggest problem is it happens to such an extent that a lot of the businesses don’t report it anymore. … It has gotten so out of control that we’ve had several reports of people trying to cut them off during the day. Usually it would be an overnight shift.” The North Carolina report noted questions had arisen about thefts from the hospital’s five parking decks despite the hospital’s claims its security force patrols the area and monitors for criminal activity. And Security magazine recently discussed parking deck concerns that go beyond thefts — the efforts to reduce the number of auto vs. pedestrian injuries and deaths when drivers are allegedly reckless, distracted or impaired in an environment where autos and pedestrians are in close proximity with sometimes low visibility (https://ibn.fm/cFjHm). While businesses can deploy security forces and station cameras strategically to help intercept crime, autonomous security robot (“ASR”) developer Knightscope has developed a solution that provides an unsleeping, ever-vigilant presence on business properties that may be subject to criminal activity or other types of emergency response incidents. Knightscope’s K series ASRs are capable of using machine learning and artificial intelligence developments to monitor for potential threats, record them, issue warnings, and transmit pertinent information to personnel operating data centers. One ASR model is stationary; two others also deployed to serve clients are mobile and can operate in indoor or outdoor environments, recharging themselves periodically and functioning without human intervention. In terms of intercepting parking area crime, their effectiveness was demonstrated by a Las Vegas Review-Journal report in March that noted a metropolitan apartment complex with a history of significant criminal activity had deployed one of Knightscope’s robots — the first such client in the Las Vegas area — and that the complex has now become “a quieter, more peaceful place to live” as calls to the police have fallen off (https://ibn.fm/UPrBM). “It’s been very useful in several ways,” apartment complex manager Carmen Batiz told reporters. “It can advise people when they are out past the 10 p.m. curfew and the four video cameras tend to make people avoid it. When we have vandalism reports we can go through the video and get a time frame of when it happened. It has a button so people can get human help quick in an emergency. … We have eight other properties and we’re definitely going to bring on more robots and even the Wynn (hotel resort-casino empire) had people come check it out.” For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Knightscope.com and if you have a need for subscription service you may request a private demonstration of the technology at www.Knightscope.com/demo. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to Knightscope are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/Knight

• Innovative music fintech company BAND Royalty launched the first in a unique series of music fan non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”)
• Launch is May 5 at 5pm PST on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace worldwide
• BAND’s NFTs allow fans to collect limited series digital artworks that colorfully represent the diversity of music, with the unique ability to then to turn these BAND NFTs through staking into potential revenue-generators that can access a pool platinum selling artists song revenues
• The BAND Royalty music catalog includes tracks from top artists including high-profile names such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Cher and Rihanna
• The company is building up to the launch of a new music label, BAND Music Chain Records, as part of its planned NFT blockchain ecosystem that will bring much needed innovation to the music business and align the interests of artists with their fans

Music fans who are passionate about their favorite artists can hardly wait to get online and rave about new releases when they come out, or pine for classics that never grow old when new inspiration is lacking. News about upcoming concert dates and random celebrity interview opportunities get consumed with relish, just like a delicious dinner with friends. It’s a form of emotional investment that has now found manifestation in a new type of collectable, a new market opportunity that grants fans access for the first time ever to a piece of their favorite artists songs as a royalty stream, thanks to entertainment tech company BAND Royalty’s breakthrough NFT music ecosystem that is set to bring needed innovation to the music industry. BAND Royalty is the company (operated by Singapore-based LIBERTY IS PTE LTD) that has just now rolled out the first in a series of only 3,000 music art non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) on May 5 on OpenSea.io, giving the fans of artists such as Beyonce, will.i.am, Timbaland, Rihanna and others the first ever access to a unique type of NFT collectible that not only satiates that fan fervor for a connection with an artist, but for the first time can potentially provide the fan a way to earn money when that song is played, plus if the collectible NFT’s value rises or the music gets significant play rotation, as noted in a recent ONE37pm report (https://ibn.fm/k7Trt). “The [BAND Royalty] venture marks a new direction for NFTs,” the article states. “While much of the focus of the new technology has been on collecting and admiring beautiful artworks, BAND Royalty now allows fans to monetize their commitment. Not only are they able to build their collections, they’re also able to earn from them without having to sell them—and to get paid for their investment in their favorite musicians.” In other words these BAND NFTs are, in a sense, like the digital economy evolution of autographed movie posters or baseball cards with the added bonus of being royalty generating. Buyers will get to own (on a non-copyright basis) an original colorful, animated image that celebrates the diversity of music genres, which can then be directly owned, staked or traded. BAND NFTs come in a variety of rarities, from Vinyl Album NFTs to one-of-a-kind Diamond Albums NFTs. The lower the number of the BAND NFT artwork, the more rare it is (https://ibn.fm/8FEuP). Once the BAND NFT has been purchased, the holder can decide whether to “stake” it in one of the three BAND Royalty music pool options, across a range of time periods to access added revenue potential. The options for pooled royalties are from published of the music, from public and mechanical performances of the music, or from synchronization within different kinds of visual media such as film, advertisements or video games, across a range from 90 days to five years. The May 5 BAND NFT release contains the first 3,000 unique, trade-able representations of commissioning artists’ work in what will be a series of four such offerings during the coming months, totaling a maximum of 12,000 BAND Royalty NFTs. This first BAND NFT Series 1 will be available on May 5, the launch day, on a first-come, first-serve basis through the listing on OpenSea.io. Potential buyers seeking to secure a BAND Royalty NFT need at least 1 Ethereum available in a private ETH wallet (Metamask or Trust Wallet) in order to complete the transaction at OpenSea. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.BANDRoyalty.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to BAND Royalty are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/BAND

• On April 20, Infobird Co. Ltd debuted on the Nasdaq Capital Markets under the trade symbol ‘IFBD’, with WestPark Capital, the offering’s book-running manager, later announcing the closing of the IPO
• 6,250,000 ordinary shares were sold for a total of $25 million prior to fees and expenses
• Per the offering’s prospectus, the company is eying significant expansion, with the proceeds of the offering likely to be channeled into the expansion plans

As Nasdaq opened on Tuesday, April 20, a new era beckoned for Infobird (NASDAQ: IFBD) since it was the day Infobird officially listed on the Nasdaq Capital Markets. In a later communique, WestPark Capital Inc., the book-running manager for the offering, announced the closing of the IPO wherein 6,250,000 ordinary shares were sold, grossing $25 million in proceeds before fees and expenses (https://ibn.fm/qigjT). A leading software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) company based in Beijing and offering AI-enabled end-to-end customer engagement products in China, Infobird has a long history of delivering value-driven software solutions that save on costs, increase revenue, and improve service quality, as well as customer satisfaction. These solutions are tailored for all stages of its clients’ sales processes, including pre-sales, in-sales, and post-sales customer support. Moreover, the company offers AI-powered cloud-based sales management software packages that perform intelligent quality inspections and training to help clients monitor, access, and improve the performance of agents. The successes of Infobird’s multiple software solutions are anchored on its patented Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) application technologies, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning functionalities, proprietary cloud computing architecture, a no-code development platform and its many years’ experience. This, coupled with its commitment to its clientele captured in its mission statement, “to make your customer engagement smart and personalized,” has guided the company through the past years, helping it build a reputation as a premier provider of the various AI-powered software solutions. But for Infobird, it does not stop at that. The company is targeting market dominance (https://ibn.fm/QVywo), and the IPO can be seen as a step towards fulfilling this goal. In its final prospectus (https://ibn.fm/Vsi8t), IFBD emphasized continual innovation as a way of attracting new clients and retaining existing clientele. This underpins research and development as a crucial focus for the company. The prospectus also detailed that Infobird intends to increase its client base and market share by expanding its sales team, launching offline and online advertising campaigns, improving its website and social media accounts, enhancing its client lifecycle management, and continuing to organize and participate in forums and seminars. Further, IFBD is keen on expanding the AI and machine learning capabilities of its applications to facilitate a comprehensive customer engagement experience that is proactive and predictive. To achieve this, the software solutions will consolidate omnichannel and intelligent interactions with customers from telephone, email, social media platforms, websites and text messages throughout the whole customer journey, and predictions of their intentions and behaviors. The fulfillment of such strategies costs money, meaning the proceeds from the closing of the IPO provide the necessary impetus for the company to advance to the next phase of its operations, as outlined by its plans. With the stage already set for this advancement to occur, more revenue and profits are in view. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Infobird.com/en/index.html NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to IFBD are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/IFBD

• Company changes name to reflect mission, business objectives
• TAAT common shares continue to trade under ticker TAAT on CSE
• Numerous benefits anticipated from potential uplisting to NASDAQ

TAAT(TM) Global Alternatives (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQX: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP2) has officially changed its name from TAAT Lifestyle & Wellness Ltd. (https://ibn.fm/bOTjX). The company also submitted an application for its common shares to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, one of the three tiers of the Nasdaq Stock Market (https://ibn.fm/ce9pR). “Now that we have gained momentum in the USD $814 billion global tobacco industry, we have determined it to be important to ensure the most prominent identifying attributes of the company reflect our mission and business objectives,” said TAAT CEO Setti Coscarella. “Last week, we announced our Beyond Nicotine(TM) initiative based on reports that the Biden administration plans to take action to reduce nicotine content in tobacco cigarettes sold in the United States. “Our value proposition is built around offering a better alternative for smokers aged 21+, giving them the choice to keep the experiences they enjoy while leaving nicotine behind,” he continued. “With over 1.3 billion users of tobacco worldwide, we believe TAAT and its Beyond Tobacco base material are relevant globally, which led to our board of directors agreeing on the updated name.” For now, the company’s common shares will continue to trade under the ticker TAAT on the Canadian Securities Exchange, and no change was made to the company’s ticker symbol as a result of the name change. The request to uplist to the NASDAQ comes only a month after the company was upgraded from the OTCQB Venture Market to the OTCQX Best Market, the highest tier of markets operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. The company anticipates several benefits from its potential uplisting to NASDAQ, including additional opportunities to attract institutional and retail investors, and expanding its investor base to the United States and beyond; greater visibility for TAAT and its business activities and accomplishments, as well as its future growth strategy; possible increased liquidity; and enhanced overall market presence. TAAT Lifestyle and Wellness has developed TAAT, a tobacco-free and nicotine-free alternative to traditional cigarettes available in Original, Smooth and Menthol varieties. TAAT’s base material is Beyond Tobacco(TM), a proprietary blend that undergoes a patent-pending refinement technique causing its scent and taste to resemble tobacco. Under executive leadership with Big Tobacco pedigree, TAAT was launched first in the United States in Q4 2020 as the company seeks to position itself in the $814 billion global tobacco industry. For more information, visit the company’s websites at www.TryTAAT.com and www.TAATGlobal.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to TOBAF are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/TOBAF

• Commercial application of NeuroEEG and NeuroCap growing across ICUs, acute inpatient care and other emergency care in U.S.
• BRSF plans to launch devices in Canada
• Company expands footprint, plans patent applications in Latin America, Europe

Brain Scientific (OTCQB: BRSF), a neurology-focused medical device and software company, has unveiled the outlook for 2021. Brain Scientific continues to make strides within neurology by revolutionizing the brain diagnostic market with its groundbreaking technology. The company recently announced that its R&D efforts surged in 2020 with an investment of $275,926, which marks a 266% increase over 2019’s total of $103,616 (https://ibn.fm/Uiqs7). Despite a challenging year due to the pandemic, Brain Scientific reached significant milestones in 2020. A limited-scope commercial application of the NeuroEEG(TM) and NeuroCap(TM) is in progress in the United States, expected to be followed by the Canadian market. The initial entry market is identified as ICUs, acute inpatient care and other emergency facilities in the United States. As 2020 drew to a close, Brain Scientific announced that its NeuroCap would become available to the pediatric market in the United States. The child-size NeuroCap headset helps overcome the common challenges medical professionals face when conducting electroencephalograms (“EEG”) in pediatrics by bringing comfort, speed and reliability to the brain testing of children (https://ibn.fm/fWNps). At the end of last year, the company also filed a patent application for its new long-term monitoring EEG cap. It is a new flexible, full-head EEG cap developed as a response to the market demand for disposable EEG solution for prolonged EEG recordings (12 hours and longer). (https://ibn.fm/Z4Nqv). Brain Scientific is determined to bring its cutting-edge technology to the world and expand its footprint in the international landscape. Last year, the company established a wholly owned subsidiary in Russia and Europe (Poland) for product distribution and certification, and BRSF appears to have even bigger plans for the future. Within the next 24 months, the company expects to scale production in the United States, expand into the EU market and file international patent applications in Latin America, Europe and more. Future plans also include the introduction of a BRSF long-term monitoring cap and the addition of long-term monitoring, 24-channel EEG to its proprietary lineup of diagnostic devices. The third phase of development scheduled for 2021–2022 is also expected to be centered around the use of AI-powered data analysis to bring efficiency, consistency and accuracy to modern neurology diagnostics. This segment is intended to include the launch of data-storage capabilities for normalized data brain scans and the further development of the company’s planned AI neuro net while advancing application for minimally invasive graphene electrodes connected to the micro-EEG. At the forefront of neurology device technology, Brain Scientific appears poised to transform the neurology landscape and establish a new innovative norm for clinicians. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.BrainScientific.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to BRSF are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/BRSF

• GLDFF names Scott Secord as director, Richard Caral as board observer
• Golden Leaf looks to benefit from cannabis space, capital markets experience
• Board appointments announced as company gears up to change name to Chalice Brands

Golden Leaf Holdings (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF), a premier, consumer-driven cannabis company specializing in retail, production, processing, wholesale, and distribution, has announced two changes to its impressive board of directors (https://ibn.fm/3AAxe). The company has appointed Scott Secord as a director and has named Richard Carl as board observer; both appointments will be effective immediately. “We are pleased to have Scott join the board immediately and for Richard to join as an observer to the board,” said Rick Miller, lead director of the company’s Board of Directors. “We look forward to benefitting from Scott’s experience in the cannabis space as well as Richard’s capital markets acumen and risk management expertise. Both bring many years of public company board and audit committee experience, as well strong capital markets experience.” Currently a managing partner of Shore Capital Sports & Entertainment, Secord also brings experience as an executive chairman and board member for RISE Life Science Corp. and president and CEO of Gaming Nation. Prior to his time at Gaming Nation, he also served as president and CEO of Pointstreak Sports Technologies, where he led the company to Fast 50 and Fast 500 award recognition from Deloitte Technology. Carl currently serves on the boards of several companies, including ARHT Media Inc., Clearview Resources Limited, and InvestPlus REIT; he is also a past director of Dealnet Capital Corp. With more than two decades of experience as director and advisor for both public and private companies, he has particular expertise in oil and gas, real estate, financial services, mining, and technology. He has also assisted companies in capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, debt restructurings, and risk management. These new board appointments are made as the company gears up to change its name to Chalice Brands (https://ibn.fm/QZfPO). “Throughout this turnaround over the last 18 months, we continue to gather momentum and galvanize management behind the Chalice brand,” said Golden Leaf CEO Jeff Yapp. “Our Chalice Farms stores and our Chalice chews are the pride of our business. As we put the Golden Leaf era behind us, this name change serves to symbolize our resurgence as a relevant contender in the US cannabis industry, driven by leadership in our home market of Oregon.” Golden Leaf Holdings is a premier consumer-driven cannabis company specializing in production, processing, wholesale, distribution, and retail, with seven dispensaries in Portland, Oregon. The company is committed to developing a dynamic portfolio built around the recognized brands of Chalice Farms, with a focus on health and wellness. Markets served include Oregon, California, Nevada, and Washington. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.GoldenLeafHoldings.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to GLDFF are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/GLDFF

• SBEV entered partnership with Johnson Brothers to increase Copa Di Vino and Pulpoloco Sangria distribution in North Carolina
• SBEV leverages superior production, supply chain efficiencies, global distribution capabilities to rapidly develop, accelerate pre-existing brands for profitable exits
• Johnson Brothers recently expanded distribution footprint through Mutual Distributing Co. acquisition

Splash Beverage Group (OTCQB: SBEV), a holding company with a leading portfolio of beverage brands, recently announced entry into the North Carolina market through a new partnership with Johnson Brothers – a leading wine, spirits and beer distributor (https://ibn.fm/X2J7C). The agreement includes the distribution of Copa di Vino and Pulpoloco Sangria, two of the company’s leading beverage innovations that combine product quality, technological innovation and proven branding power. Residents of South Carolina will soon have wide access to SBEV’s Copa di Vino – a premium “wine by the glass” product that can be easily consumed anywhere without requiring a bottle opener or corkscrew. The brand made headlines decades ago on Shark Tank after its founder turned down multiple offers, choosing instead to branch out independently and make tens of millions of dollars on his own before selling the business to SBEV (https://ibn.fm/3Is5j). Its unique packaging is rivaled by SBEV’s premium Pulpoloco Sangria – a fine Sangria imported from Spain using a premium blend of Spanish ingredients. Eco-friendly and biodegradable, Pupoloco Sangria is aseptically filled and packaged in an eco-friendly CARTOCAN(R) container for flavor enhancement and sustainable disposal. Johnson Brothers (“JB”) has represented industry-leading suppliers as well as notable local brands for nearly 70 years. Along with extensive coverage across North Carolina, the company’s distribution footprint surged once again with the recent acquisition of Mutual Distributing Co. – one of the most extensive wine and beer distributors in the state. “The partnership with Johnson has our wine/sangria brands joining the most elite domestic and international wines covered by JB in North Carolina,” said SBEV President and Chief of Marketing Bill Meisner. “With 40 years’ experience distributing wine, specialty beers and spirits, we’ve found an ideal partner for this region, complementing our existing distribution in this region. “Shareholders and consumers alike will recognize a rapid entry to market via established partners that give us a leg up in entering markets throughout the country toward expedited growth and overall exposure for our unique portfolio of beverage brands,” Meisner concluded. SBEV seeks out trendy brands with special characteristics that include superior ingredients, top quality and health benefits. Along with Copa Di Vino and Pulpoloco Sangria, SBEV’s portfolio also includes TapouT Performance – a natural isotonic hydration & recovery sports drink, and Salt Naturally Flavored Tequila – a fine tequila crafted from handpicked, 100% pure blue agave plants from the mountains of Jalisco, one of the country’s most fertile agave-growing regions. SBEV strives to maintain high performance standards with a focus on execution, ensuring that distributors and retail partners achieve and exceed all goals. The company’s growth strategy is characterized by superior production, supply chain efficiencies and global distribution capabilities that are leveraged to rapidly develop and accelerate pre-existing brands that can be profitably exited for cash events. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SplashBeverageGroup.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SBEV are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/SBEV

• Strategic licensing agreement with Phenome One key to Pac Roots success
• Pac Roots has unlimited access to one of Canada’s largest live genetic libraries for growing, breeding, cloning use
• Company’s passion is preserving excellence of elite strains while introducing highest quality of new strains

From the beginning, Pac Roots Cannabis (CSE: PACR) (OTCQB: PACRF) (FSE: 4XM) has been committed to quality. In fact, the company’s motto — the Future of Genetics: Quality over Quantity — captures the company’s unique expertise and focus on elite genetic development (https://ibn.fm/4MnYf). One of the key components of Pac Roots Cannabis’s business model is its strategic licensing agreement with Phenome One, a full-service cannabis farming company focused on elite strain selective breeding (https://ibn.fm/K2W7H). Through this invaluable agreement, Pac Roots gains unlimited access to one of Canada’s largest live genetic libraries for growing, breeding and cloning use. Phenome One’s library features more than 350 cultivars — an estimated 50 of which are in the super elite category — and each one has been laboratory analyzed and field tested for more than three decades. This vast resource of both information and cultivars provides unprecedented potential for Pac Roots Cannabis to deliver on its mission to provide the finest genetics to its consumers. “Preserving the excellence of our elite strains while introducing the highest quality of new strains to the public is our passion,” Pac Roots Cannabis states on its website. “Genetic variation and stability are the foundation that drives the decision making for our business.” At least part of Phenome’s expertise lies in its state-of-the-art growing systems that are carefully designed to incorporate proprietary nutrient regimes with experience in all growing mediums. Phenome One’s elite line of rigorously tested production cultivars consists of hundreds of cultivars that have a minimum of nine commercial production cycles. For example, the company’s signature cultivar, Phenome OG, took six years of selective breeding to produce. A powerful indica dominant strain, the plant features THC levels in the 27–32% range and high levels of the terpene Myrcene; its CGB levels also consistently reach more than 1%. Relying on Phenome’s years of choosing only the most elite genotype and phenotype expressions, Pac Roots is able to offers its customers the highest-quality cultivar possible. Whether it’s a CBD-dominant plant with a rare terpene profile or a soaring 30%+ THC giant, Phenome One has a cultivar suited for every customer. Pac Roots Cannabis is dedicated to delivering the finest genetics to Canadians. In doing so, the company preserves the excellence of its elite strains while introducing the highest quality of new strains to the public. Genetic variation and stability form the foundation that drives the decision making for the Pac Roots business. While some companies may strive to be the largest cannabis grower, Pac Roots Cannabis believes that the quality of the cannabis is paramount. The demand for premium products has never been higher, and Pac Roots Cannabis is ideally positioned to be a leader in the premium cannabis space. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.PacRoots.ca. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to PACR are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/PACR

• Projections by various research firms indicate that the electric vehicle (“EV”) and fintech markets will grow through the coming years
• The EV industry will witness a steady increase in the penetration of EVs in three key markets in which IDEX, through its Ideanomics Mobility division, operates
• The global fintech industry is projected to grow at a 23.58% CAGR from 2021 to 2025, while the US fintech market is estimated to witness a CAGR of 8.6% from 2019 through to 2024, and the Ideanomics Capital division focuses on fintech solutions

A recent electric vehicle (“EV”) market publication by J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Global Research showed that EV penetration was gradually growing in North America, Europe, and China. The report projected that the penetration in the North American market would increase to 4% in 2020, up from 3% in 2019. In comparison, the European and Chinese markets were forecasted to witness a more rapid growth, fueled by an enabling regulatory environment, higher spending power and the prospects of a future that merges autonomous driving with green vehicles.

The Chinese EV industry is currently in the acceleration stage, which started in 2020 and is expected to last until 2025, when the EV penetration is likely to cap at 20%, up from 5% in 2019. In Europe, five countries, namely the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and France, dominate the EV space, taking up 63% of the EV volumes across Europe. Per the J.P. Morgan report, EV penetration in 2020 in these countries was about 6%, up from 1.6% in 2019. Further, EV sales had reached 27% of the total, compared to 8% in 2019 (https://ibn.fm/Am4lS).

While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the demand for both passenger and commercial EVs, a separate report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (“BNEF”) indicates that the demand will resurge and maintain an upward trajectory through the coming years, at both regional and global levels (https://ibn.fm/WEXb3).

For Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX), a global company with a foothold in each of these three markets, these positive trends and statistics effectively mean that it is uniquely positioned to thrive well into the future. IDEX has been rapidly expanding its Mobility division through new acquisitions and investments. As a result, it has amassed a broad portfolio of EV products, including buses, EV tractors, trucks, two-wheelers and three-wheelers, on the vehicular end of the spectrum, as well as wireless charging solutions and battery and charging technology design and development, on the other. Currently, the Mobility unit consists of over five companies based in various jurisdictions.

“We have a unique view across what we believe is the EV value chain because we have operations in China, South Asia, in Malaysia, in Europe and in North America,” CEO Alf Poor said during a recent webinar (https://ibn.fm/KGNeW).

IDEX’s second division, aptly named Ideanomics Capital, currently comprises companies offering disruptive fintech solutions covering a broad range of financial services. As with the Mobility unit, Ideanomics Capital is equally poised to benefit from the projected growth in the fintech sector.

Before the pandemic, the adoption of fintech solutions was increasing twofold every two years, reaching 64% in 2019, up from 16% in 2015 (https://ibn.fm/4MfP8). Nonetheless, the World Bank observed that the fintech industry remained largely unaffected by the vagaries of the pandemic and, in fact, reported double-digit growths in some areas (https://ibn.fm/Gnl7O).

This momentum is likely to continue through the mid-2020s as indicated by a Research and Markets forecast, which expects the global fintech market to grow at a CAGR of 23.58% from 2021 to 2025 (https://ibn.fm/SsiJJ). Locally, the US fintech market is projected to grow at an 8.6% CAGR from 2019 to 2024 (https://ibn.fm/T0m2w).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Ideanomics.com.

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