Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

9. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Employment Agreements

 

Effective September 13, 2016, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its former President, John Wise. The agreement was for a two year period at the rate of $150,000 per annum. The Company was in default on this agreement, and the payroll for this officer accrued from July 8, 2017 until his resignation in October 2017.

Effective September 13, 2016, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its former Chief Strategy Officer, who was later named Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Rassas. The Company was in default on this agreement, and the payroll for this officer accrued from May 16, 2017 until his resignation in October 2017.

Aggregate accrued payroll for these two former officers was approximately $106,000 as of December 31, 2017. These obligations were cancelled on January 3, 2018 as part of the sale of TLLC.

Effective January 3, 2018, the Company entered into an oral employment agreement (the “Read Agreement”) with the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), Jonathan Read. Under the terms of the Read Agreement, the Company is to pay Mr. Read an annual salary of $240,000 subject to his continued employment with the Company. Additionally, the Company paid Mr. Read compensation for his services as the Company’s CEO from October 20, 2017, to December 31, 2017, calculated as a pro-rata portion of an annual salary of $150,000. Additionally, on January 3, 2018 (the “Grant Date”) the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) granted Mr. Read 15,000,000 stock options of which 5,000,000 vested on the Grant Date, 5,000,000 will vest one-year from the Grant Date, and 5,000,000 will vest two years from the Grant Date subject to continued employment with the Company. As discussed in Note 12, on March 1, 2019, Mr. Read moved to a part-time arrangement with compensation of $5,000 per month.

Effective January 3, 2018, the Company agreed to compensate Gary Smith for his service as a non-employee director by paying him $2,500 per calendar quarter effective as of July 10, 2017, for as long as he is a member of the board.

Lease Agreements

 

On September 23, 2016, the Company entered into an office lease agreement commencing October 1, 2016.  This lease expired December 31, 2018.  As part of the sale of TLLC, the Company was released of this lease obligation as well as the rights to the security deposit.

 

On February 21, 2018, the Company entered into an office lease agreement which commenced immediately and expires February 28, 2019. After the expiration date, the Company moved to a month-to-month arrangement at the same location. The Company incurred rent expense totaling $9,946 for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Other Agreements

 

On January 20, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with a firm to provide their artificial intelligence conversational voice platform for integration into the Company’s product. Per the agreement, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock and was scheduled to make monthly payments towards a $127,500 integration fee. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had expensed $46,000, with $35,000 remaining in accounts payable. On January 3, 2018, the Company sold TLLC, and this payable, and any future obligations under this agreement, were relieved as part of this transaction.

On November 7, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a firm to provide general advisory and business development advisory services for a fee of $75,000. The Company remitted $75,000, but the contract was ultimately cancelled and the services were postponed. The amount was recorded as a deposit on contract. Later, on March 27, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with the same firm to provide these services on an expanded scale for a fee of $150,000. Per the agreement, the firm applied our previously remitted funds and we paid the remaining $75,000 balance. In addition to the cash compensation, the firm was also compensated via a one-time equity retainer of 25,000 shares of common stock.

 

On April 4, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with a firm to provide management and general business consulting services. The term of the agreement was 24 months, and the firm was compensated via the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.21 per share. The shares were to be expensed ratably over the term of the agreement. However in December, 2018, the Company expensed the remaining balance due to no longer utilizing these services.

On January 18, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement for corporate communications services. The agreement is for an initial period of six months with a monthly fee of $5,000. Should the Company raise $2,000,000 or more, the monthly fee increases to $7,500 per month. The Company will also issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock per this agreement. These shares have not yet been issued as of the date of this report.

 

On March 16, 2018, the Company entered into an Advisor Agreement (the “Advisor Agreement) with a third party (the “Advisor”), and David Drake (“Drake”), a consultant to the cryptocurrency industry. Under the terms of the Advisor Agreement, Drake was appointed to the Company’s Advisory Board and Drake and the Advisor agreed to assist the Company in the implementation and execution of its cryptocurrency business model, including initiation of its mining business and recommending to the Company potential acquisitions and joint ventures in this sector. Drake was required to devote at least three business days per month to assisting the Company. The Company agreed to issue the Advisor 6,666,666 shares of common stock valued at $0.03 per share, which shares shall vest quarterly over a 12-month period subject to the Advisor Agreement not having been terminated as of each applicable vesting date. The Company also issued the Advisor 6,666,666 3-year warrants, with the same vesting period, exercisable at $0.05 per share. The Company agreed to pay the Advisor a royalty from net revenues received from its mining of cryptocurrency with the royalties decreasing over a five-year period. Finally, the Company agreed to reimburse the Advisor $5,000 a month for the services of an engineer to operate the Company’s cryptocurrency mining business. On November 15, 2018, we provided the other parties to the Advisory Agreement with notice of termination of the Advisory Agreement effective December 15, 2018. As a result, the Company expensed all remaining amounts relating to the issuance of the shares and warrants.

 

On May 15, 2018, the Company entered into a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) with ColoGuard Enterprise Solutions (“ColoGuard”) which became effective August 1, 2018. ColoGuard provided colocation and other services related to our cryptocurrency mining activities. In December 2018, the Company cancelled the MSA as part of a settlement agreement with ColoGuard. As part of this agreement, ColoGuard re-purchased 200 mining units, and agreed to host our remaining units until March 20, 2019 at no charge.