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YCONOMUS Bitcoin Securities Platform

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We are the first Bitcoin Securities Platform for people to: - Raise funding in Bitcoin for their startups - Invest in promising startups via Bitcoin - Lend their Bitcoin inventory and earn interest - Borrow and short Bitcoin to profit from a price drop - Hedge with and trade Bitcoin Futures - Trade Bitcoin on multiple exchanges within one platform

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YCONOMUSBitcoin Securities Platform

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What is Yconomus?A a broker and a metaexchange for Bitcoin and Bitcoin securities

▪ Issue, invest, and trade in Bitcoin stocks▪ Lend, Borrow, Short, or Exchange Bitcoin▪ Futures and margin trading▪ Trade Bitcoin on multiple exchanges from

one account (e.g. Bitstamp)

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Why should you use it?If you are an Entrepreneur

▪ Directly access to investors▪ Standard contracts = Seamless process▪ We do the marketing, you focus on business

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Why should you use it?If you are an Investor

▪ Invest in Bitcoin businesses directly▪ Enter or exit any time -- no vesting▪ Available market any time ▪ Hedge your positions via Futures

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Why should you use it?If you are a Long-term Bitcoin investor

▪ Lend your Bitcoins and Earn interest▪ Continuously -- via Loans▪ Fixed return -- via Fixed deposits

▪ Buy Futures at discount instead of Bitcoin itself

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Why should you use it?If you are a Professional Trader

▪ Access other exchanges within our platform▪ Make markets via low-latency API▪ Trade directionally on a low spread▪ Hedge your risk via Futures ▪ Enjoy reduced (or even waived) fees on

conversion of BTC vs Fiat

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HOW TO USE IT

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InstrumentsFixed deposits -- borrowing and lending of Bitcoins

▪ E.g. Lend 0.9 BTC and receive 1 BTC in one month

Loans -- forward settlement of cash and Bitcoin

▪ E.g. Loan out 4 BTC and start earning interest

Cross Currency -- trade Bitcoin for Fiat

▪ E.g. Buy 1 BTC for $500

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Instruments -- continuedStocks -- IPO and secondary trading

▪ E.g. Issue stock and sell 10% of Dinopal Pte Ltd

▪ E.g. Buy 200 shares of Dinopal Pte Ltd for 5 BTC

Futures -- forward settlement of cash and Bitcoin

▪ E.g. Buy 1 BTC for $470, settlement in 1 month

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BalancePositions across underlyings

▪ BTC, USD, SGD, and Company stocks

Positions across time

▪ Current and Forward balances

Positions across funding type

▪ Equity and Loaned/Borrowed balances

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CASE STUDIES

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▪ Garry is building innovative solutions in the Bitcoin space, and most of his revenues and expenses are in BTC.

▪ Garry’s company issues BTC-denominated shares and floats them on Yconomus

▪ Early investors buy his shares and secondary trading begins immediately

▪ One year later, Garry does another issue at a higher valuation

Case 1 -- Entrepreneur

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▪ Nick is a successful Bitcoin miner and uses specialized hardware and an offshore cluster to mine Bitcoins

▪ He expects to mine 15 BTC over the next month and wants to lock in the USD price now

▪ Nick sells 15 BTC-USD Futures contracts with expiry 1 month from now

▪ No matter what happens to the price of Bitcoin, Nick is perfectly hedged and immune to price volatility

Case 2 -- Miner

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▪ Mark is a big believer in Bitcoin. He has collected over 1,000 BTC and is waiting for Bitcoin price to explode

▪ He does not care about day-to-day price fluctuations

▪ Mark believes his Bitcoin inventory should work for him instead of sit idle and collect dust

▪ Mark buys 500 BTC worth of 2-month Fixed Deposits and locks in a 50% annualized return . He rolls over his position every 2 months for consistent returns

Case 3 -- Long-term investor

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▪ Jim hates Bitcoin. He doesn’t understand why people are so crazy about it.

▪ He believes the price is bound to drop over the next 2 months. So he borrows 25 BTC and sells them at $500

▪ Four weeks later, he manages to buy back the 25 BTC at $400 and returns his loan plus accrued interest. Net profit: $1500

Case 4 -- Speculator