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      "text": "The signatory, Dmitriy Sheludko, appears to be the founder of Biconomy.com, so perhaps there was a convenient clerical error made in the name of the company. Even giving these guys the benefit of the doubt (which is not a good idea with this crew), if this deal closes following stockholder approval, the issuance of DVLT shares via a warrant to SCLX will be in excess of 19.99% of DVLT's shares outstanding. If shareholders approve this deal, SCLX will be entitled to an additional 263,914,094 shares of DVLT stock. SCLX's effective purchase price per share of DVLT is $0.5378- an ~80% discount to where DVLT's stock currently trades. We estimate this deal, if approved, would subject DVLT shareholders to nearly 50% dilution of their shares. With this deal: heads you lose, tails you lose.",
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