Coinsquare exclusive licensing agreement for U.S. cryptocurrency exchange
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
On August 31, 2018, Riot secured exclusive rights and technology to launch a branded cryptocurrency exchange in the United States through a Software Licensing and Services Agreement with goNumerical Ltd. (Coinsquare)
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2018-09-07 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “On August 31, 2018, Riot Blockchain, Inc. (the "Company"), RiotX, Holdings, Inc. ("RiotX") and goNumerical Ltd. ("Coinsquare"), entered into a Software Licensing and Services Agreement (the "Agreement") in order to secure certain exclusive rights and technology to support the launch of a branded cryptocurrency exchange in the United States (the "Territory")”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states that Riot, RiotX and Coinsquare entered into this agreement on August 31, 2018, to secure certain exclusive rights and technology for a branded U.S. cryptocurrency exchange.
Confirmed in the source:
- On August 31, 2018, Riot Blockchain, RiotX Holdings and goNumerical Ltd. (Coinsquare) entered into a Software Licensing and Services Agreement
- The agreement's stated purpose was to secure certain exclusive rights and technology
- The rights and technology were to support the launch of a branded cryptocurrency exchange in the United States
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155335018001021/riot_8k.htm) in full (17,523 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 8-K filed 2018-09-07
Quote: “On August 31, 2018, Riot Blockchain, Inc. (the "Company"), RiotX, Holdings, Inc. ("RiotX") and goNumerical Ltd. ("Coinsquare"), entered into a Software Licensing and Services Agreement (the "Agreement") in order to secure certain exclusive rights and technology to support the launch of a branded cryptocurrency exchange in the United States (the "Territory")”