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Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Loss Contingency [Abstract]  
Contingencies

Note 12 - Contingencies

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, the Company may be involved in various litigation matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business.  There is currently no litigation that management believes will have a material impact on the financial position of the Company.

 

On June 10, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Waterford Group LLC (“Waterford”) pursuant to which the Company engaged Waterford to provide sales and marketing consulting and advisory services to the Company in consideration of 1,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) and a common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) to acquire 7,500 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $225.00 per share for a period of five (5) years. 500 of the Shares were issued to Waterford upon the execution of the Agreement. The Warrant vested on a quarterly basis in eight (8) equal quarterly installments each in the amount of 938 shares each quarter during the term of the Agreement. The first quarterly installment vested upon the execution of the Agreement and each subsequent quarterly installment was to vest each quarter thereafter. The Company believes that Waterford is in default of its agreement, as it failed to perform or provide any services under the agreement. As such, the Company put Waterford on notice in writing that the Company did not issue shares or warrants during the third or fourth fiscal quarters of 2016 due to the default.

 

On or around January 23, 2017, the Company filed a complaint against Waterford and the Company’s Transfer Agent, in Superior Court of the State of California, County of Riverside. On February 1, 2017, the Company obtained a temporary restraining order that prohibits Waterford from (x) lifting the restricted legend from the 500 shares that it received in connection with signing the Agreement; (y) selling the 500 shares to another party; and, (z) from exercising the warrant on 938 shares that was issued and vested upon the execution of the Agreement. As ordered by the court, on February 9, 2017, the Company deposited a Corporate Surety Bond in the amount of $42,875 to secure the temporary restraining order. The Company agreed with Waterford to go to binding arbitration, which is currently being scheduled.

 

On or around February 27, 2017, the Company was issued a stay of the temporary restraining order barring its transfer agent from providing shares in connection with the exercise of the first Waterford warrant on 938 shares that was provided to Waterford in connection with the execution of the engagement letter that was executed by the parties on or around June 10, 2016. On October 12, 2018, the Waterford legal matter was settled in favor of the Company that resulted in the cancelation of Waterford’s 938 warrants and the cancelation of 500 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Waterford.

  

On or around January 30, 2019, RWJ Advanced Marketing, LLC, Greg Bauer, and Warren Jackson sued the Company in Superior Court of the State of California - County of Los Angeles, General District in connection with the acquisition of UGopherServices in September 2017. The case number is 19STCV03320. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract, among other causes of action. The Company answered the complaint and filed a cross-complaint against the plaintiffs in the case and third parties on or around February 15, 2019.

 

On December 3, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Discover Growth Fund, LLC pursuant to which the Company issued a Senior Secured Redeemable Convertible Debenture (the “Debenture”) in the aggregate face value of $8,340,000. In connection with the issuance of the Debenture and pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the Company issued a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire up to 225,000 shares of common stock for a term of three years (the “Warrant”) on a cash-only basis at an exercise price of $100.00 per share with respect to 50,000 Warrant Shares, $75.00 with respect to 75,000 Warrant Shares and $50.00 with respect to 100,000 Warrant Shares. The holder may not exercise any portion of the Warrants to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock immediately after exercise. The outstanding principal amount may be converted at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 95% of the Market Price less $5.00 (The conversion price is lowered by 10% upon the occurrence of each Triggering Event – the current conversion price is 75% of the Market Price less $5.00). The Market Price is the average of the 5 lowest individual daily volume weighted average prices during the period the Debenture is outstanding. On May 28, 2019, the Investor delivered to the Company a “Notice of Default and Notice of Sale of Collateral” (the “Notice”). In the Notice, the Investor declared that the Company was in default of the terms of the SPA. On May 30, 2019, in a letter to the Investor the Company disputed each of the purported “Trigger Events” and demanded the Investor retract the Notice. It is the Company’s position that the Notice is a further attempt by the Investor to mask its issues surrounding its recent conversion notice and resulting affiliate status and the investors ownership position in the Company as set forth above. The Investor responded that the Notice will not be withdrawn. In the Notice, the Investor declared all obligations under the SPA immediately due and payable. In the Notice, the Investor purported to establish 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 24, 2019, as the date on which it intended to sell and dispose of the collateral securing the Debentures and said the sale would take place in St. Thomas, The Virgin Islands. On June 20, 2019, the United States District Court District of Nevada (the “Court”) granted an Order Granting Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (Case Number: 2:19-cv-01039) in favor of the Company temporarily restraining the Investor from selling, foreclosing upon, encumbering, dissipating, or otherwise transferring any of the collateral referenced in the Notice and from conducting the sale currently referenced in the Notice.

 

The Company obtained injunction restraining the Investor from proceeding with the Sale of Collateral, (District Court District of Nevada - Case Number: 2:19-cv-01039) and filed its arbitration demand on Friday, June 7, 2019. On July 2, 2019, Honorable Philip Pro (Ret.) was appointed as Arbitrator in Gopher Protocol, Inc. vs. Discover Growth Fund, LLC (JAMS Ref# 1260005395). 

 

 Spare CS, Inc.

 

On January 14, 2018, the Company entered into an Initial Term Agreement (the “ITA”) with Spare CS Inc. (“Spare”), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 50% of the equity of Spare. Spare is a mobile banking app that allows customers to access cash with no ATM, no debit or credit card, and no purchase required from participating merchants. During the years ended December 31, 2018, the Company terminated the ITA with Spare and wrote off the $265,000 that has been advanced to Spare. The $265,000 in included as part of the impairment of assets in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

GBT Technologies, S.A.

 

 On September 14, 2018, the Company entered into an Exclusive Intellectual Property License and Royalty Agreement (the “GBT License Agreement”) with GBT-CR, a fully compliant and regulated cryptocurrency exchange platform that currently operates in Costa Rica as a decentralized cryptocurrency platform, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company granted to GBT-CR an exclusive, royalty-bearing right and license relating intellectual property relating to systems and methods of converting electronic transmissions into digital currency as reflected in that certain patent filed with the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office on or about June 14, 2018 (EFS ID: 32893586; Application Number: 16008069; Type: Utility under 35 USC 111(a); Confirmation Number: 6787)(collectively, the “Digital Currently Technology”). Pursuant to the GBT License Agreement, the Company granted GBT-CR an exclusive worldwide license to use the Digital Currency Technology to make, use, sell, lease or otherwise commercialize and dispose of products and devices utilizing the Digital Currently Technology.

 

Under the terms of the GBT License Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive a royalty payment of 2% of gross revenue of each licensed product sold by GBT-CR during the period starting in which revenue is first generated using the licensed products and continuing for five years thereafter. Upon signing the GBT-CR License Agreement, GBT-CR paid the Company $300,000 which is nonrefundable. The Company has recognized the $300,000 as revenue during the years ended December 31, 2018. Upon GBT-CR making available for sale (the “Commercial Event”) an ICO (Initial Coin Offering) (the “Coin”), GBT-CR will make a payment to the Company in the amount of $5,000,000. Further, upon the Commercial Event, GBT-CR will grant the Company the ability to acquire 30% of the Coin at a 30% discount of such offering price of the Coin. The GBT License Agreement commenced as of the signing date and, unless terminated in accordance with the termination provisions of the GBT License Agreement, shall remain in force until the expiration of the patent pertaining to the Digital Currency Technology; provided that the right to use trade secrets shall survive the expiration of the GBT License Agreement provided the Company has not terminated. Prior to the signing of the GBT License Agreement, GBT-CR advanced $200,000 to the Company, which the parties have agreed will be applied toward the $5,000,000 fee when it becomes due. The $200,000 is recorded as unearned revenue at December 31, 2018 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.