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TORTOLA, BVI / ACCESSWIRE / May 13, 2019 / Blockchain Holdings Ltd. (the 'Company') (CSE:BCX) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced private placement financing (the 'Financing') of up to CAD$3 million common shares priced at CAD$050 per share. In total, the Company issued 2,010,000 common shares at CAD$0.50 per share for total gross proceeds of CAD$1,005,000.

In connection with the first tranche of the Financing, the Company will pay finder's fees totaling CAD$4,800 in cash. All securities issued pursuant to the Financing are subject to a four-month and one day hold period from the date of closing.

The net proceeds from the Financing will be used for the funding of strategic acquisitions, including the investment in Airbeam 60 GHz Holdings Ltd. (please see news release dated February 27, 2019), general corporate purposes, development of proprietary indexes and ancillary data products for emerging blockchain and digital currency markets

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell 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 U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

AboutBlockchain Holdings Ltd.

Through our proprietary portal BCXdata.com, Blockchain Holdings is developing a suite of services that provide investors and fund managers with unique insights into the growing ecosystem of crypto-assets. BCXdata.com captures and aggregates data from different blockchains which gives users an institutional-grade analysis package that forms the basis for an extended suite of product offerings in the future.

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This press release was prepared by management of Blockchain Holdings Ltd., which takes full responsibility for its contents. The Canadian Securities Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed transaction and has neither approved or disapproved the contents of this press release.

Statements in this news release may be viewed as forward-looking statements. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. There are no assurances the company can fulfill such forward-looking statements and the company undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks facing the Company, some of which are beyond the Company's control.

SOURCE: Blockchain Holdings Ltd