ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of BTCS Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Jonathan Read to serve as an independent board member. The Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Read but has not entered into any compensatory arrangements with Mr. Read.

Mr. Read, age 60, has held numerous executive positions with United States and internationally based companies over a span in excess of 35 years. Most recently, from 2013 to present, he has served as Managing Partner of Quadratam1 LLC, a Scottsdale, Arizona based firm specializing in providing financial and organizational consulting services for growth-stage companies in the United States and China. From November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017, Mr. Read was Chief Executive Officer or President of Timefire VR, Inc. (OTCBB: TFVR), formerly known as EnergyTek Corp., and during the course of his tenure repositioned, re-financed, and merged the company into an entity focused on the virtual reality sector. Beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2012, he founded and served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECTY), a San Francisco based entity in the field of electric vehicle charging and battery technology. In 2013, ECOtality, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In 2014, Mr. Read filed for bankruptcy personally.