Btl Group Ranked as a 2017 TSX Venture 50 Tm Company Making the Top 10 Technology Firms
BTL GROUP RANKED AS A 2017 TSX VENTURE 50 TM
COMPANY MAKING THE TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY FIRMS
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, British Columbia February 23, 2017
BTL GROUP LTD. (TSX Venture: BTL) (“BTL”) is pleased to disclose that it has been recognized
as a TSX Venture 50TM company in 2017 (TSX Venture 50 is a trademark of TSX Inc. and is used
under license). The TSX Venture 50 TM are the top 10 companies listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange, in each of five major industry sectors – mining, oil & gas, clean technology & life
sciences, diversified industries and technology – based on a ranking formula with equal weighting
given to return on investment, market cap growth, trading volume and analyst coverage. All data
was as of December 31, 2016.
Since being founded in 2015, BTL has reached significant milestones in blockchain and
distributed ledger technology with the development of its proprietary platform Interbit. Interbit is
an enterprise grade platform that encompasses privacy, scalability and portability and is running
some of the world’s most advanced blockchain pilot projects in the finance and energy sectors.
Becoming a 2017 TSX Venture 50 Company recognizes BTL’s success over the last 12 months
and lists BTL among the top 10 performing technology companies on the TSX Venture Exchange.
“I am delighted that our hard work over the last year has resulted in us being listed among the top
ten performing technology companies on the TSX Venture Exchange, thanks mainly to the
exceptional team we have built here at BTL,” said Guy Halford-Thompson, BTL Co-Founder and
Chief Executive Officer. “I would like to thank and congratulate the entire BTL team and we look
forward to another successful year during which we aim to further improve and deploy our Interbit
platform.”
“TSX Venture Exchange is Canada’s leading capital formation platform for growth stage
companies and an important part of our country’s vibrant and unique capital markets continuum,”
said Brady Fletcher, Managing Director, TSX Venture Exchange. “We are proud to once again
recognize the success of TSX Venture 50 companies, and remain dedicated to fueling
entrepreneurialism by providing a market where small and early-stage companies can take their
ideas and innovations to the next level.”
ABOUT BTL GROUP LTD.
Operating from both Canada and the UK, BTL offers blockchain solutions to businesses across
multiple industries, in particular the finance, energy and gaming sectors. BTL has built prototypes
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that showcase the capabilities of its Interbit platform, a proprietary blockchain based interbank
payment network and settlement and asset trading solution.
Interbit is an open, multi-chain, asset settlement platform with a suite of APIs and smart contracts
that allow businesses from across the world to provide global access to fast, secure, and auditable
financial and asset trading services.
With offices in Vancouver and Canary Wharf in London, BTL is positioning itself as a front-runner
in the blockchain ecosystem, providing advice and knowledge to industry leaders.
Website: www.btl.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockchainltd
For further information please contact:
Guy Halford-Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, BTL Group Ltd.
Phone: +1 855 256 5246
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT THE TMX GROUP
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and clearinghouses for
multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX
Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montréal
Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, NGX, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers,
AgriClear and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing
facilities, depository services, data products and other services to the global financial community.
TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montréal, Calgary
and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston) as well as in London, Beijing and
Singapore.
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which include the
commercialization of BTL’s Interbit platform, further development of BTL’s business relationships
and the development and success of BTL’s technologies and products, and other matters.
Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any
statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such
information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking wording such as “may”,
“expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe” and “continue” or the negative thereof or
similar variations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which
they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous
assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that
contribute to the possibility that the predictions, estimates, forecasts, projections and other
forward-looking statements will not occur. These assumptions, risks and uncertainties include,
among other things, the state of the economy in general and capital markets in particular, the
development of competitive technologies, the marketplace acceptance of BTL’s technologies and
products, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of BTL. Forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this
press release. Except as required by law, BTL disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation
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to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. Additionally, BTL undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations
of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters discussed above.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.