Scottsdale, AZ, Nov. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northsight Capital Inc. (OTCBB: NCAP) announced that it has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 80% of Westcliff Technologies. Westcliff currently operates a digital asset retail brokerage as “National Bitcoin ATM” and provides consumers the ability to purchase Bitcoin instantly through a network of kiosks (ATM’s) located in the United States. The company has 24 kiosks producing an average of $180,000 per year each, or approximately $4 plus million a year and has transacted $9.2 million since inception in June 2015. At the current revenue levels, the company is not profitable. Westcliff has been working exclusively in the blockchain space since inception.
Northsight is also acquiring 49% of Westcliff’s ICO (Initial Coin Offering) and wallet platforms, which are currently under development and pre-revenue. Westcliff will be re-branding and is developing additional revenue generating products and services to offer their customers while expanding their footprint. Their mobile wallet platform is for customers to buy, sell, store, and send their digital assets. Additionally, they are expanding their network to offer physical and online access points for customers to purchase bitcoin and other digital assets using many different forms of payment. Lastly, Westcliff is developing a proprietary rewards/membership token based on the Ethereum protocol that will be available to the public through an initial coin offering. This token will also be available for purchase on their brokerage platform for consumers.
The acquisition transaction is subject to among other conditions, board approval, NCAP’s receipt of $3 million in funding, and the negotiation and execution of a definitive purchase agreement. Consequently, there is no assurance the transaction will be consummated. Other terms and other conditions of the acquisition were not released.
About Bitcoin:
Bitcoin is the new currency that was created in 2009 that is quickly becoming the money of the future. Transactions are made with no middle men, meaning no banks. Merchants using or accepting Bitcoins can do transactions in many ways, including the Internet and mobile wallets. There are no transaction fees and they can be transacted anonymously. You can purchase anything from pizza to a car or webhosting services. Several marketplaces called “bitcoin exchanges” allow people to buy or sell bitcoins using different currencies.
About Northsight Capital, Inc.
Northsight Capital, Inc. ("NCAP") is comprised of a portfolio of online Cannabis-related websites that are being developed and operated by the company. These sites incorporate many aspects of the Cannabis industry. The company provides its audience with a means to stay informed on the industry's most cutting-edge Cannabis-related innovations and legislation. The company's most dynamic concept, WeedDepot.com, provides consumers with a geo-targeted map directory of medical and recreational dispensaries, head shops, doctors, attorneys and more within the Cannabis industry. The Weed Depot app can be downloaded for free at the iTunes Store and Google Play. Weed Depot has an entire platform of content suited for every aspect of advertising and marketing to consumers from all businesses in the cannabis industry.
The company’s 420Careers.com is a leading job site in the Cannabis space with 3000 to 5000 visitors a day and approximately 1 million page views per month.
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