Note 5. Investment in Coinsquare:

In September 2017, the Company acquired a minority interest for $3,000,000, in goNumerical, Ltd., (d/b/a: Coinsquare), which operates a digital crypto-currency exchange platform operating in Canada. The Company acquired approximately 10.9% of the voting common stock of Coinsquare. In connection with the investment, the Company also received warrants, expiring May 30, 2018, to acquire shares of common stock of Coinsquare, which if exercised in full by the Company, would result in the Company owning an approximate total of 14.7% of Coinsquare, including the initial investment. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be de minimis. The Company has evaluated the guidance ASC 325-20 Investments – Other, in determining to account for the investment on the cost method since the equity securities are not marketable and do not give the Company significant influence over Coinsquare.  As of December 31, 2017, the Company considers the cost of the investment to not exceed the fair value of the investment due to the subsequent funding activities of Coinsquare and the proximity of the time of the investment to year end.

During February 2018 the Company invested an additional $6.4 million in Coinsquare. The investment included an additional equity investment of $2.8 million that is part of an approximate $24 million financing by Coinsquare. Additionally, warrants acquired in the original investment were exercised in exchange of a cash payment of $3.6 million. These additional investments resulted in a current ownership in Coinsquare by the Company of approximately 12.9% based upon Coinsquare’s issued and outstanding shares.