SQL Technologies (SKYX) Corporate Presentation from NobleCon18 News and Market Data on SQL Technologies NobleCon 18 Complete Rebroadcast

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Metaverse: Is The Future Real? The Metaverse has the potential to disrupt a large number of industries. What’s in store for the next gen of the Internet? How should businesses prepare? Moderator: Eric Bolling, TV Personality and Host of Eric Bolling The Balance Rob Goldman, Head of Growth & Monetization, Facebook (former) Mike Federle, CEO, Forbes Media Group Christopher Ruddy, CEO, Newsmax Dimitry Kozko, CEO, Motorsport Games NobleCon 18 Complete Rebroadcast

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

One Stop Systems (OSS)
Two Autonomous Truck Program Wins

One Stop Systems Inc is US-based company which is principally engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing high-end systems for high performance computing (HPC) applications. The company offers custom servers, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays and system expansion systems. The product line of the company includes GPU Appliances, GPU Expansion, GPUs and co-processors, Flash storage arrays, Flash storage expansion, Servers, Disk Arrays, Desktop computing appliances, accessories and parts. The company delivers high-end technology to customers through the sale of equipment and software for use on their premises or through remote cloud access to secure data centres housing technology.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

Program Wins. OSS announced two new autonomous truck program wins with a pioneer in self-driving technology and a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers using Level 4 driving automation. Although details about award size, length, and customer were not provided, we believe the awards are a testament to the Company’s leadership position in the fast growing autonomous truck market.

Centauri.  Along with the awards announcement, One Stop unveiled its new Centauri Rugged Storage and Server Platforms system. Centauri is a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe rugged storage product offering high capacity in a compact hot-swappable canister that slides into the Centauri chassis. Product shipments are expected to begin in June 2022 against confirmed purchase orders …

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*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

 

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Voyager Digital (VYGVF)(VOYG:CA)
NobleCon 18 Presentation

Voyager Digital Ltd through its subsidiary, operates as a crypto asset broker that provides retail and institutional investors with a turnkey solution to trade crypto assets. The company offers investors execution, data, wallet and custody services through its institutional-grade open architecture platform.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

NobleCon 18. Voyager CEO Stephen Ehrlich presented at NobleCon 18. The Company highlighted the potential for continued user growth through higher industry adoption, their app, and expansion of products and markets. A rebroadcast is available here.

Growing Consumer Market.  The crypto asset market is expected to reach 1 billion users in 2024, with younger investors being at the forefront of this growth, as most of the Americans Voyager surveyed wanted to learn more about crypto (55%) including millennials (67%). Millennials are a part of Voyager’s largest demographic, alongside Gen Z users, and we believe that continued interest from these …

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Motorsport Games (MSGM)
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Motorsport Games, a Motorsport Network company, combines innovative and engaging video games with exciting esports competitions and content for racing fans and gamers around the globe. The Company is the officially licensed video game developer and publisher for iconic motorsport racing series, including NASCAR, INDYCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the British Touring Car Championship (“BTCC”), across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and mobile. Motorsport Games is an award-winning esports partner of choice for 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula E, BTCC, the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, among others. The company’s IPO was in January 2021, and it is headquartered in Miami, FL. For more information about Motorsport Games, visit www.motorsportgames.com.

Michael Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Patrick McCann, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

NobleCon18 highlights. Dmitry Kozko, CEO, provided an optimistic tone as the company navigates the disappointing performance of NASCAR Ignition launch and prepares for the launch of several game franchises over the next year. He appeared to be sanguine about the firm’s capability to rebound given a favorable long-term, 10-year runway for its licenses. A replay of his presentation may be found here.

Roadmap still on track.  The company plans to release new franchises in 2023 such as NASCAR (new mobile title), 24 Hours of Le Mans ’23, and INDYCAR ’23. Given disruptions to the company’s Moscow development team due to Russian sanctions, the timeline is favorable and appears to be on track …

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Voyager Digital Kicks Off Its New “Crypto For All” Campaign And Announces Key Business Milestones

Research, News, and Market Data on Voyager Digital

 

Company has completed over 36 million consumer crypto transactions and taken in over $5.5 billion in total net new retail deposits since inception as of March 31, 2022

NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Voyager Digital Ltd. (“Voyager” or the “Company”) (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) (FRA: UCD2), one of the fastest-growing consumer cryptocurrency platforms in the United States, today announced it launched its new “Crypto for All” campaign across media channels in the U.S.

The Company also announced reaching several key business milestones. It has completed over 36 million consumer crypto transactions since it first released its mobile app, over 80% of which have been completed in the past 12 months. In addition, the Company shared that it has exceeded over $5.5 billion in net new retail deposits since inception, with 73% of those new deposits completed in the 12 months ended March 31, 2022.

“Voyager is, first and foremost, focused on advocating for the crypto consumer. And even amid this inevitable period of regulatory uncertainty, we have not seen any material impacts on our business. We continue to see healthy growth in net new dollar and crypto deposits as well as increased customer engagement on the platform. It is an exciting time for crypto, and I couldn’t be more optimistic about our company and our future,” said Steve Ehrlich, Voyager’s CEO and co-founder.

Voyager’s “Crypto for All” campaign brings more humanity and accessibility to the world of crypto. The new campaign features Voyager customers from a variety of backgrounds sharing their thoughts and experiences with crypto and Voyager–highlighting transparency, inclusivity, freedom, and opportunity. The campaign is currently running across a wide range of digital channels in the United States. A video sample of the campaign can be viewed here.

Voyager will also participate in several upcoming investor and crypto-industry conferences throughout fiscal Q4 2022, these include:

• SALT Crypto Bahamas, Thursday, April 28, 2022 
• Blooomberg: Investing in Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 
• OTC Crypto Conference, Thursday, May 19, 2022 
• H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 
• B. Riley Institutional Investor Conference, Wednesday, May 25, 2022

For more information about investor events Voyager will be participating in, please visit www.investvoyager.com/investorrelations/events.

Voyager is scheduled to announce the results of its fiscal 2022 third quarter ending March 31st on Monday, May 16th. To register for the call, go to the earnings event webcast link on the Voyager events page.

Voyager Digital Ltd.’s (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) (FRA: UCD2) US subsidiary, Voyager Digital, LLC, is a fast-growing cryptocurrency platform in the United States founded in 2018 to bring choice, transparency, and cost-efficiency to the marketplace. Voyager offers a secure way to trade over 100 different crypto assets using its easy-to-use mobile application. Through its subsidiary Coinify ApS, Voyager provides crypto payment solutions for both consumers and merchants around the globe. To learn more about the company, please visit https://www.investvoyager.comwww.investvoyager.com.

The TSX has not approved or disapproved of the information contained herein.

Voyager Digital, Ltd. 
Voyager Public Relations Team
pr@investvoyager.com

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Monday, April 25, 2022

Comtech (CMTL)
NobleCon 18 Presentation Notes

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. engages in the design, development, production, and marketing of products, systems, and services for advanced communications solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Telecommunications Transmission, Mobile Data Communications, and RF Microwave Amplifiers. The Telecommunications Transmission segment provides satellite earth station equipment and systems, over-the-horizon microwave systems, and forward error correction technology, which are used in various commercial and government applications, including backhaul of wireless and cellular traffic, broadcasting (including HDTV), IP-based communications traffic, long distance telephony, and secure defense applications. The Mobile Data Communications segment provides mobile satellite transceivers, and computers and satellite earth station network gateways and associated installation, training, and maintenance services; supplies and operates satellite packet data networks, including arranging and providing satellite capacity; and offers microsatellites and related components. The RF Microwave Amplifiers segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets satellite earth station traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) and broadband amplifiers. Its amplifiers are used in broadcast and broadband satellite communication; defense applications, such as telecommunications systems and electronic warfare systems; and commercial applications comprising oncology treatment systems, as well as to amplify signals carrying voice, video, or data for air-to-satellite-to-ground communications. The company serves satellite systems integrators, wireless and other communication service providers, broadcasters, defense contractors, military, governments, and oil companies. Comtech markets its products through independent representatives and value-added resellers. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

NobleCon18. Comtech Telecommunications VP of Investor Relations Robert Samuel and CFO Michael Bondi presented at NobleCon18. The company’s management highlighted two of its growing markets, the next generation 911 solutions and its satellite ground station equipment. A rebroadcast is available here.

NG911 Highlights.  In the presentation, the Company showed an emphasis in the growth of its next-gen 911 business, highlighting that it is only one of two companies in the United States that has a 911 routing service. The acquisition pipeline in this segment remains robust according to management, and we would not count out additional acquisitions in the 911 business …

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Monday, April 25, 2022

One Stop Systems (OSS)
Notes from the NobleCon 18 Presentation

One Stop Systems Inc is US-based company which is principally engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing high-end systems for high performance computing (HPC) applications. The company offers custom servers, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays and system expansion systems. The product line of the company includes GPU Appliances, GPU Expansion, GPUs and co-processors, Flash storage arrays, Flash storage expansion, Servers, Disk Arrays, Desktop computing appliances, accessories and parts. The company delivers high-end technology to customers through the sale of equipment and software for use on their premises or through remote cloud access to secure data centres housing technology.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

NobleCon 18. One Stop Systems CEO David Raun and CFO John Morrison were hosted by us at NobleCon18. The major highlight from the presentation was their strategy in edge computing, particularly in AI Transportables. A rebroadcast is available here.

A Growing Market.  Global Edge Computing is estimated to grow at a 38.4% CAGR to $61.1 billion in 2028 from the reported $6.3 billion in 2021. Alongside this, an estimated 75% of data processed will be through edge computing vs. 10% in 2018. This increase in data will help the Company, in our view, as the ever-growing amount of data in various industries will need to be processed in real-time …

This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

 

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Can You Truly Own Anything in the Metaverse? A Law Professor Explains How Blockchains and NFTs Don’t Protect Virtual Property

 

In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about US$4 million. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The Sandbox. By buying 792 non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, the firm then owned the equivalent of 1,200 city blocks.

But did it? It turns out that legal ownership in the metaverse is not that simple.

The prevailing but legally problematic narrative among crypto enthusiasts is that NFTs allow true ownership of digital items in the metaverse for two reasons: decentralization and interoperability. These two technological features have led some to claim that tokens provide indisputable proof of ownership, which can be used across various metaverse apps, environments and games. Because of this decentralization, some also claim that buying and selling virtual items can be done on the blockchain itself for whatever price you want, without any person or any company’s permission.

 

This article was republished with permission from The Conversation, a news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts. It was written by and represents the research-based opinions of João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University.

 

Despite these claims, the legal status of virtual “owners” is significantly more complicated. In fact, the current ownership of metaverse assets is not governed by property law at all, but rather by contract law. As a legal scholar who studies property law, tech policy and legal ownership, I believe that what many companies are calling “ownership” in the metaverse is not the same as ownership in the physical world, and consumers are at risk of being swindled.

Purchasing in the Metaverse

When you buy an item in the metaverse, your purchase is recorded in a transaction on a blockchain, which is a digital ledger under nobody’s control and in which transaction records cannot be deleted or altered. Your purchase assigns you ownership of an NFT, which is simply a unique string of bits. You store the NFT in a crypto wallet that only you can open, and which you “carry” with you wherever you go in the metaverse. Each NFT is linked to a particular virtual item.

It is easy to think that because your NFT is in your crypto wallet, no one can take your NFT-backed virtual apartment, outfit or magic wand away from you without access to your wallet’s private key. Because of this, many people think that the NFT and the digital item are one and the same. Even experts conflate NFTs with their respective digital goods, noting that because NFTs are personal property, they allow you to own digital goods in a virtual world.

However, when you join a metaverse platform you must first agree to the platform’s terms of service, terms of use or end user license agreement. These are legally binding documents that define the rights and duties of the users and the metaverse platform. Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, almost no one actually reads the terms of service. In one study, only 1.7% of users found and questioned a “child assignment clause” embedded in a terms of service document. Everyone else unwittingly gave away their first-born child to the fictional online service provider.

It is in these lengthy and sometimes incomprehensible documents where metaverse platforms spell out the legal nuances of virtual ownership. Unlike the blockchain itself, the terms of service for each metaverse platform are centralized and are under the complete control of a single company. This is extremely problematic for legal ownership.

Interoperability and portability are defining features of the metaverse, meaning you should be able to carry your non-real-estate virtual property – your avatar, your digital art, your magic wand – from one virtual world to another. But today’s virtual worlds are not connected to one another, and there is nothing in an NFT itself that labels it as, say, a magic wand. As it stands, each platform needs to link NFTs to their own proprietary digital assets.

 

Virtual Fine Print

Under the terms of service, the NFTs purchased and the digital goods received are almost never one and the same. NFTs exist on the blockchain. The land, goods and characters in the metaverse, on the other hand, exist on private servers running proprietary code with secured, inaccessible databases.

This means that all visual and functional aspects of digital assets – the very features that give them any value – are not on the blockchain at all. These features are completely controlled by the private metaverse platforms and are subject to their unilateral control.

Because of their terms of service, platforms can even legally delete or give your items away by delinking the digital assets from their original NFT identification codes. Ultimately, even though you may own the NFT that came with your digital purchase, you do not legally own or possess the digital assets themselves. Instead, the platforms merely grant you access to the digital assets and only for the length of time they want.

For example, on one day you might own a $200,000 digital painting for your apartment in the metaverse, and the next day you may find yourself banned from the metaverse platform, and your painting, which was originally stored in its proprietary databases, deleted. Strictly speaking, you would still own the NFT on the blockchain with its original identification code, but it is now functionally useless and financially worthless.

Virtual
items like this avatar are sold in NFT marketplaces. Nescolet/Flickr

While admittedly jarring, this is not a far-fetched scenario. It might not be a wise business move for the platform company, but there’s nothing in the law to prevent it. Under the terms of use and premium NFT terms of use governing the $4 million’s worth of virtual real estate purchased on The Sandbox, the metaverse company – like many other NFT and metaverse platforms – reserves the right at its sole discretion to terminate your ability to use or even access your purchased digital assets.

If The Sandbox “reasonably believes” you engaged in any of the platform’s prohibited activities, which require subjective judgments about whether you interfered with others’ “enjoyment” of the platform, it may immediately suspend or terminate your user account and delete your NFT’s images and descriptions from its platform. It can do this without any notice or liability to you.

In fact, The Sandbox even claims the right in these cases to immediately confiscate any NFTs it deems you acquired as a result of the prohibited activities. How it would successfully confiscate blockchain-based NFTs is a technological mystery, but this raises further questions about the validity of what it calls virtual ownership.

 

Legally Binding

As if these clauses weren’t alarming enough, many metaverse platforms reserve the right to amend their terms of service at any time with little to no actual notice. This means that users would need to constantly refresh and reread the terms to ensure they do not engage in any recently banned behavior that could result in the deletion of their “purchased” assets or even their entire accounts.

 

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NobleCon18 Brought Media Experts Together to Discuss the Metaverse, Here’s What Happened

 

Media all-star Steve Forbes kicked off this year’s NobleCon18 and the conference’s first panel presentation. Forbes, who is no stranger to changes in media, showed up in the room virtually. This was fitting as the discussion centered around the metaverse. The live panel included all-stars that are on the edge of shaping what is often called Web3. The expert panelists are well-known names in data, gaming, news and information.

No doubt the investors that attended the panel discussion at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel (Guitar Hotel) left the large room with a better understanding of what the metaverse is, what it can be, and more importantly, where the opportunities are.

Following Steve Forbes’ introduction, the metaverse panel was moderated by Eric Bolling, TV Host of Eric Bolling The Balance. Rob Goldman, a data-driven world-changer who created the model for growth and monetization at Facebook brought his unique insights to the panel. Mike Federle, brought his own experience related to media changing and adapting, as CEO of Forbes Media Group. Christopher Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax which owns several different news mediums brought well thought out scenarios as to how Web3 will become integrated into our daily lives. And, Dimitry Kozko, CEO, Motorsport Games who understands the important role that gaming has and will continue to play in the growth and normalizing of the metaverse, explained gamings’ critical role in invention and public acceptance.

What was Said

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Rob Goldman, with his big tech background, reminded the room full of investors that the metaverse is just the next phase of augmented reality. He says this should be comfortable as “we already have a place we go to immerse ourselves in an augmented world.” He sees tech as allowing us to go where we want to go when we want to go. The audience was reminded that smartphones now fit seamlessly into our lives, yet the concept may have been incomprehensible a few short years ago.

Goldman sees the future of the metaverse as split in three ways and perhaps unfolding with heavy input from a few current tech powerhouses. He sees the three segments as hardware & design, technology & partnerships, and network. As for the hardware, Goldman recognizes that the public may not immediately be comfortable with metaverse glasses banding our eyes. He has confidence that Apple (AAPL) which has been tasked before with making abnormal tech changes socially acceptable, can find the successful path to this big challenge. Goldman named Microsoft (MSFT) as having the connections to develop the needed tech partnerships to provide a metaverse that is one day largely connected. The former Facebook head believes Meta (FB) will provide the network piece.

Dmitry Kozko, CEO of Motorsport Games (MSGM) said the digital environment of gaming is helping to bring about the change and acceptance of augmented reality including the metaverse. Kozko described the digital environment as creating understanding and advancing the adoption of augmented reality.

Newsmax’s founder and CEO Chris Ruddy explained that traditional media outlets should be excited to be part of it. He explained the lifecycle of growing tech trends in a way most investors in the room should have taken note of. Ruddy says that the path of previous tech trends was first awareness, followed by a “goldrush,” he said this ushers in capital and resources from which the infrastructure is built. He explained there is then expansion that is followed by a crash as the new industry gets ahead of itself. The new field that will be worth trillions will then regain its footing, building off the infrastructure that was created earlier. Ruddy thinks the metaverse will have its own need for news and his company is excited to be part of this journey.

Mike Federle, CEO of Forbes (OPA) could have added to the discussion from many different angles. As he pointed out, Forbes gets to dip their toe into everyone’s business around the world. This gives him broad insight into most any business discussion. He chose to address the crypto angle of the metaverse. The Forbes CEO suspects the metaverse will bridge the gap for the digital currencies. Federle explains we currently have the crypto-committed (true believers), the crypto curious, and as he explained the crypto-uninitiated. The uninitiated he says is the largest group. Drawing a corollary to the internet’s beginnings (web1), experimentation will lead to adoption. With this, web3 reduces every human interaction into a transaction.

Take-Away

The metaverse presents massive opportunity. One risk is over-speculation, another is government involvement including regulation and probable taxation. Understanding the companies that are getting involved and the contribution they provide is key to investing in what these panelists all believe can grow to become its own world.

NobleCon18 is the 18^th annual investor conference held by Noble Capital Markets. The conference which is free to investors will wrap-up all presentations on Thursday April 22. Limited seats are still available.

 

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