Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration
No. 333-252509
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
(To
the Prospectus Dated February 16, 2021)
9,500,000 shares of Common Stock and
Warrants to Purchase Up to 7,125,000 shares of Common Stock
BTCS Inc. is offering
up to 9,500,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and warrants to purchase up to 7,125,000 shares
of our common stock, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, and accompanying Warrant, to institutional investors
pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and Securities Purchase Agreements with such investors.
The accompanying
warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance until March 4, 2026, and have an exercise price of $1.15 per share. The shares
of common stock and the accompanying warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately, but will be purchased together
in this offering.
Our common stock is quoted
on OTCQB under the symbol “BTCS.” On March 1, 2021, the last reported sales price of our common stock on the
OTCQB was $1.155 per share. There is no established public trading market for the warrants and we do not expect a market
to develop. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be limited. In addition, we do not intend to
have the warrants admitted to trading on the OTCQB, or listed on any national securities exchange or any other trading system.
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus
supplement, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which are incorporated by reference into
this prospectus supplement.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.
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Per Share and Accompanying
Warrants
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Total
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Public offering price
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$
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1.00
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$
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9,500,000
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Placement agent fee (1)
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$
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0.06
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$
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595,000
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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$
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0.94
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$
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8,905,000
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(1)
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We
have engaged A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners to act as placement agent for this offering. We have agreed to reimburse the
placement agent for certain of its expenses as described under the “Plan of Distribution” on page S-8 of this
prospectus supplement.
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Delivery
of the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is expected to be made on or
about March 4, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions.
Sole
Placement Agent
A.G.P.
The
date of this prospectus supplement is March 2, 2021
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
You
should rely only on information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that
is different from that contained in this prospectus. We are not offering to sell or seeking offers to buy shares of common stock
or other securities in jurisdictions where offers and sales are not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common
stock or other securities. We are responsible for updating this prospectus to ensure that all material information is included
and will update this prospectus to the extent required by law.
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This
document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the offering and also adds
to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The second part consists of a prospectus dated February 16, 2021 included in
the registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-252509) that was initially filed on January 28, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”), and was declared effective by the SEC on February 16, 2021. Since the accompanying prospectus
provides general information about us, some of the information may not apply to this offering. This prospectus supplement describes
the specific details regarding this offering. Generally, when we refer to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both
parts of this document. Additional information is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. If information in this
prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. You should
read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any information incorporated by reference before you make any
investment decision.
Neither
we nor the placement agent are making an offer to sell the securities in jurisdictions where the offer or sale is not permitted.
The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offer and sale of our securities in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to the offering of the securities
and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase, any securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer or invitation would be unlawful.
You
should rely only on information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we incorporate
by reference in this prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from
that contained in this prospectus supplement. We are not offering to sell or seeking offers to buy securities in jurisdictions
where offers and sales are not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
supplement is accurate only as of their respective dates, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale
of our common stock.
Unless
otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus supplement to the “Company,”
“we,” “us,” “our” and “BTCS” refer to BTCS Inc., a Nevada corporation.
To
the extent this prospectus supplement contains summaries of the documents referred to herein, you are directed to the actual documents
for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the
documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration
statement of which this prospectus supplement is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under
the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus including the documents incorporated by reference contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements
of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, liquidity, business strategy and plans and
objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,”
“estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,”
“could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect”
and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect
our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs.
The
results anticipated by any or all of these forward-looking statements might not occur. Important factors, uncertainties and risks
that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are contained in the risk factors that
follow and elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. We undertake no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise. For more information
regarding some of the ongoing risks and uncertainties of our business, see the risk factors that follow and or that are disclosed
in our incorporated documents.
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This
summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in the securities
offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should read this summary together with the entire prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including our financial statements, the notes to those financial statements and the
other documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before making
an investment decision. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement for a discussion
of the risks involved in investing in our securities.
Our
Company
BTCS
is an early entrant in the digital asset market and one of the first U.S. publicly traded companies to focus on digital assets
and blockchain technologies. The Company, through its transaction verification services business, actively verifies and validates
blockchain transactions and is rewarded with digital assets. BTCS is also developing a digital asset data analytics platform which
allows users to consolidate crypto trades from multiple exchanges on a single platform. Digital assets are core to the Company’s
corporate treasury strategy with a primary focus on disruptive non-security protocol layer assets.
Recent
Developments
In
the first quarter of 2021 the Company resumed its transaction verification services operations which it anticipates will be a
core focus going forward. Transaction verification services can broadly be defined as earning a reward for securing a blockchain
by verifying and validating transactions on that blockchain. There are currently two main consensus mechanisms used to secure
blockchains: i), proof-of-work (“PoW”), in which nodes dedicate computational resources, and ii) proof-of-stake (“PoS”),
in which nodes dedicate financial resources. The intention behind both PoW and PoS is to make it practically infeasible for any
single malicious actor to have enough computational power or ownership stake to successfully attack the blockchain.
With
PoW, a miner does “work” using energy consuming computers and is rewarded for this “work” with digital
assets. The miner, through nodes, is validating transactions on the blockchain, essentially converting electricity and computing
power into a digital currency reward comprised of transaction fees and newly minted digital assets. Bitcoin is an example of this
and is by far the largest and most secure PoW blockchain.
With
PoS, a miner actively runs nodes to participate in the consensus algorithm and validates transactions on the blockchain. Instead
of large amounts of electricity and computing power, PoS miners secure blockchains by staking (risking) their holdings of the
underlying digital asset to nodes and running those nodes. Miners who break the rules or fail to do the required “work”
are penalized by “slashing,” their rewards or staked digital assets thus bad behavior among miners is discouraged
and the blockchain is maintained and secured. Cardano, Polkadot, and Ethereum 2.0 are examples of PoS blockchains.
The
Company actively operates 100 ethereum nodes on the beacon chain and has staked 3,200 ETH and plans to expand its PoS operations
to include other disruptive blockchain protocols. The Company is not currently securing PoW blockchains, such as bitcoin’s
blockchain, but may in the future.
Corporate
Information
Our
address is 9466 Georgia Avenue, No. 124, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, and our telephone number is (202) 430-6576. Our website
address is http: www.btcs.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
The
Offering
Issuer
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BTCS
Inc.
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Common
stock offered
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9,500,000
shares of common stock
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Common
stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering
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55,695,551
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Warrants
offered
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7,125,000
warrants.
The accompanying warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance
for a five-year period, and have an exercise price of $1.15 per share. The shares of common stock and the accompanying warrants
are immediately separable and will be issued separately, but will be purchased together in this offering. There is no public market
for the warrants.
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Offering
price per share and accompanying warrant
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$1.00
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Best
efforts
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We have agreed to issue and sell the
shares of common stock and warrants offered hereby to the public through the placement agent, and the placement
agent has agreed to offer and sell such shares on a “best efforts” basis. The placement agent is not required
to sell any specific number or dollar amount of the shares of common stock and warrants offered hereby, but will
use its best efforts to sell such securities. See “Plan of Distribution” on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement.
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Use
of proceeds
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We
estimate the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $8.8
million, after deducting the placement agent fee and estimated offering expenses payable
by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other
general corporate purposes.
See
“Use of Proceeds” on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement.
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Stock
symbol
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“BTCS”
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Risk
factors
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This
investment involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement,
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement, and the other reports incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of factors you
should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.
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No
listing of warrants
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There
is no established public trading market for the warrants, and we do not intend to apply
for listing of the warrants on any securities exchange or trading system. Without an
active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be limited.
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The
number of shares of common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 46,195,551 shares of common
stock outstanding as of March 2, 2021 and excludes, as of that date:
The
number of shares of common stock to be outstanding prior to and after this offering excludes:
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a
total of 2,502,915 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants with a weighted average exercise price of
$2.44 per share;
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a
total of 196,094 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C-1 Convertible
Preferred Stock;
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a
total of 6,470,588 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, which
excludes any shares issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions, the Company is seeking ratification of the issuance
of the Series C-2;
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12
million stock options with an exercise price of $0.19, and 2.75 million restricted stock units; and
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shares
issuable upon the conversion of $2,000,000 of convertible notes.
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Except as otherwise indicated herein,
all information in this prospectus supplement assumes no exercise of outstanding options or warrants or the conversion of the
Series C-2 described above, and no exercise of the warrants being offered hereunder.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our securities involves risks. Before purchasing the securities offered by this prospectus you should consider carefully the
risk factor below as well as the risk factors discussed under the caption entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on January 26, 2021, which are incorporated by reference
in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the risks, uncertainties and additional information
set forth in the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus that we file with the SEC after the date of this
prospectus and which are deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the information contained in any applicable
prospectus supplement. For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Incorporation
of Certain Information by Reference.” The risks and uncertainties we discuss in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein are those that we currently believe may materially
affect our company. Additional risks not presently known, or currently deemed immaterial, also could materially and adversely
affect our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects.
We may suffer
losses due to staking, delegating, and other related services.
Digital assets which
utilize PoS consensus mechanisms enable holders to earn rewards by operating nodes and participating in decentralized governance,
bookkeeping and transaction confirmation activities on their underlying blockchain networks. We stake certain of our digital assets
and operate nodes on blockchain networks through our transaction verification services business segment. Most PoS networks require
digital assets to be transferred into smart contracts on the underlying blockchain networks not under our or anyone’s control.
If our validators, any third-party service providers, or smart contracts fail to behave as expected, suffer cybersecurity attacks,
experience security issues, or encounter other problems, our digital assets may be irretrievably lost. In addition, most PoS blockchain
networks dictate requirements for participation in the relevant decentralized governance activity, and may impose penalties, or
“slashing,” if the relevant activities are not performed correctly, such as if the node operator acts maliciously
on the network, “double signs” any transactions, or experience extended downtimes. If we are slashed by the underlying
blockchain network, our digital assets may be confiscated, withdrawn, or burnt by the network, resulting in permanent losses.
Any penalties or slashing events could damage our brand and reputation, cause us to suffer financial losses, and adversely impact
our business.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $8.8 million, after deducting the placement agent
fee and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to further expand our
transaction verification services business, and for general corporate purposes and working capital.
As
of the date of this prospectus supplement, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses of the proceeds from this
offering. Accordingly, we will retain broad discretion over the use of such proceeds.
DILUTION
If you invest in our common
stock in this offering, your interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the price per share
you pay in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock after this offering. Our net tangible book
value as of December 31, 2020 was $47,635, or $0.001 per share. Net tangible book value per share represents the
amount of our total net tangible assets, less total liabilities divided by the total number of shares of our common stock
outstanding.
After giving effect to
the sale of 9,500,000 shares of our common stock and 7,125,000 warrants at the offering price of $1.00 per
share and accompanying warrant (assuming no exercise of any warrants), and after deducting the placement agent fee and
estimated offering expenses, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of December 31, 2020 would have been approximately $8.8
million or approximately $0.93 per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of approximately
$0.93 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in as adjusted net tangible book value of
approximately $0.07 per share to purchasers of our common stock in this offering.
Dilution
per share of common stock to new investors is determined by subtracting as adjusted net tangible book value per share of common
stock after this offering from the offering price per share of common stock paid by new investors.
The
following table illustrates this per share dilution:
Offering price per share
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$
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1.00
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Net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2020
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$
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0.001
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Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors this offering
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$
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0.93
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As adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering
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$
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0.93
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Dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors in this offering
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$
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0.07
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The
foregoing table and discussion are based on 42,011,617 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and
excludes as of that date:
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a
total of 2,502,915 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants with a weighted average exercise price of
$0.87 per share;
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a
total of 196,094 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C-1 Convertible
Preferred Stock; and
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shares
issuable upon the conversion of $1,000,000 of convertible notes.
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To
the extent that any outstanding options or warrants are exercised, or any of the shares of Series C-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
or convertible notes are converted, or we otherwise issue additional shares of common stock in the future, at a price less than
the offering price in this offering, there will be further dilution to the investors.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
We are offering 9,500,000
shares of our common stock, and warrants to purchase up to 7,125,000 shares of our common stock. The shares of common stock and
accompanying warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately, but will be purchased together in this offering.
We are also registering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. These securities are being issued pursuant
to a securities purchase agreement between us and investors. You should review the securities purchase agreement and the form
of warrant, in each case to be filed as exhibits to a Current Report on Form 8-K on or about the date of this prospectus supplement
and incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, for a complete description of the
terms and conditions of warrants. The following brief summary of the material terms and provisions of the warrants is subject
to, and qualified in its entirety by, the applicable form of warrant.
Common Stock
The material terms
and provisions of our common stock and other outstanding securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock
are described under the headings “Description of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus.
Warrants
The following summary of certain terms
and provisions of the warrants that are being offered hereby is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety
by, the provisions of the warrant agreement. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form
of warrant agreement for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the warrants.
Form. The warrants will be
issued as individual warrant agreements to the investors.
The warrants will be issued separately
from the common stock, and may be transferred separately immediately thereafter. A warrant to purchase a share of our common stock
will be issued for every one share of common stock purchased in this offering.
Exercisability. The warrants
are exercisable at any time after their original issuance and will expire on the five anniversary of the original issuance date,
subject to our call option described below. The warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part
by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice and by payment in full in immediately available funds for the number of shares
of common stock purchased upon such exercise. If at the time of exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering,
or no current prospectus available for, the issuance of the shares of common stock to the holder, then the warrant may only be
exercised through a cashless exercise, in which case the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of shares of common
stock determined according to the formula set forth in the warrant. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection
with the exercise of a warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, at our election, we will pay the holder an amount in cash equal
to the fractional amount multiplied by the fair market value of any such fractional shares or round up to the next whole share.
Exercise Limitations. Under the
warrants, we may not effect the exercise of any warrant, and a holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any
warrant, which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause (i) the aggregate number of shares of our common stock
beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates) to exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of our common stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, or (ii) the combined voting power of our securities
beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates) to exceed 4.99% of the combined voting power of all of our
securities then outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in
accordance with the terms of the warrants. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other
percentage not in excess of 9.99% upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to us.
Exercise Price. The exercise
price per whole share of our common stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants is $1.15. The exercise price of the warrants
is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations,
reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock
or other property to our stockholders.
Call Option. We have the option
to “call” the exercise of any or all of the warrants, from time to time by giving a call notice to the holder only
after (i) any 20-consecutive trading day period (“Measurement Period”) during which the daily VWAP of the common stock
is not less than 200% of the exercise price for the warrants in effect, (ii) the average daily dollar volume for such period exceeds
$500,000 per trading day during the Measurement Period and (iii) the holder is not in possession of any material non-public information.
During the call period, the holder may exercise the warrant and purchase the called common stock underlying the warrant. If the
holder fails to timely exercise the warrant or a number of shares of common stock equal to number of called shares of common stock
during the call period, our sole remedy will be to cancel an amount of called shares of common stock underlying the warrant equal
to such shortfall, with the warrant no longer being exercisable with respect to such shares of common stock in consideration of
$0.001 per share. The call period is a period of 10 trading days following the date on which the call notice is deemed given and
effective.
Transferability. Subject to applicable
laws, the warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.
Exchange Listing. We do not
plan on applying to list the warrants on national securities exchange or any other nationally recognized trading system.
Right as a Stockholder. Except
by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holder of a warrant does not have the rights or
privileges of a holder of our common stock, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the warrant.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
A.G.P./Alliance
Global Partners, which we refer to herein as the placement agent, has agreed to act as our exclusive placement agent in connection
with this offering subject to the terms and conditions of the placement agency agreement dated February 24, 2021. The placement
agent is not purchasing or selling any of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement, nor is it required
to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of shares of our common stock, but has agreed to use its
reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of all of the shares of our common stock offered hereby. Therefore, we will enter
into a securities purchase agreement directly with investors in connection with this offering and we may not sell the entire amount
of shares of our common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement. We will make offers only to a limited number of
qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors.
We
have agreed to indemnify the placement agent against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and
to contribute to payments the placement agent may be required to make in respect thereof.
Fees
and Expenses
We
have agreed to pay the placement agent a placement agent’s fee equal to approximately $595,000, or 7%, of the aggregate
purchase price of the shares of our common stock sold in this offering, provided, however, for certain investors agreed to by
the Company and the Placement agent such cash fee shall be 3.5%. The following table shows the per share and total cash placement
agent’s fees we will pay to the placement agent in connection with the sale of the shares of our common stock offered pursuant
to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, assuming the purchase of all of the shares offered hereby on a
best efforts basis:
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Per Share
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Total
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Public offering price
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$
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1.00
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9,500,000
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Placement agent fees
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$
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0.06
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595,000
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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$
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0.94
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8,905,000
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We
have agreed to reimburse the placement agent at closing for legal and other expenses incurred by them in connection with the offering
in an amount not to exceed $40,000. We estimate the total expenses payable by us for this offering, excluding the placement agent
fees and expenses, will be approximately $95,000.
The
placement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions
received by it and any profit realized on the resale of the shares sold by it while acting as principal might be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As an underwriter, the placement agent would be required to comply
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities
Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and
sales of shares by the placement agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the placement agent:
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may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and
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may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than
as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.
Listing
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets, Inc. OTCQB under the symbol “BTCS.”
Restrictions
We,
all of our directors, officers and 10% stockholders have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell or otherwise dispose
of their respective shares of common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock, for a period of
at least 60 days from the completion of this offering.
Discretionary
Accounts
The
placement agent does not intend to confirm sales of the securities offered hereby to any accounts over which it has discretionary
authority.
Other
Activities and Relationships
The
placement agent and certain of its affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may
include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research,
principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The placement agent and certain of its affiliates have, from
time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial and investment banking and financial advisory services
for us and our affiliates, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
In
the ordinary course of their various business activities, the placement agent and certain of its affiliates may make or hold a
broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments
(including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities
may involve securities and/or instruments issued by us and our affiliates. If the placement agent or its affiliates have a lending
relationship with us, they routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies.
The placement agent and its affiliates may hedge such exposure by entering into transactions that consist of either the purchase
of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities or the securities of our affiliates, including potentially
the common stock offered hereby. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the common stock offered
hereby. The placement agent and certain of its affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market
color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may
at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to support our operations
and finance the growth and development of our business. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at
the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition,
capital requirements, contractual restrictions, business prospects, the requirements of current or then-existing debt instruments
and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida. Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP is acting as counsel to the placement agent in connection with certain legal
matters relating to this offering.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 incorporated
by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated in reliance on the report
of RBSM LLP.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet
website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically
with the SEC, including the Company at www.sec.gov. You may also access our SEC reports and proxy statements free of charge at
our website, www. www.btcs.com/index.php#ir.com. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is
not part of this prospectus supplement.
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC under
the Securities Act for the common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement does not contain all
of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which have been omitted in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the SEC. For further information, reference is made to the registration statement and its exhibits. Whenever
we make references in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents,
the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for the
copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The
SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information
to you by referring you to another document that we have filed separately with the SEC. Any information that we incorporate by
reference is considered part of this prospectus supplement. We hereby incorporate by reference the following information or documents
into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus:
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documents subsequently filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”) prior to the termination of the offering, other than information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of
Form 8-K and any related exhibits, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the prospectus.
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information in any of the foregoing documents will automatically be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that information
in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or in a later filed document that is incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference modifies or replaces such information.
We
also incorporate by reference any future filings (excluding information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and
exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, until we sell all of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement. Information in such future filings
updates and supplements the information provided in this prospectus supplement. Any statements in any such future filings will
automatically be deemed to modify and supersede any information in any document we previously filed with the SEC that is incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference to the extent that statements in the later filed document modify or replace such
earlier statements.
Upon
written or oral request, we will provide to you, without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents that are incorporated by
reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus, including exhibits
which are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Requests should be directed to:
BTCS
Inc.
9466
Georgia Avenue No. 124
Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910
(202)
430-6576
PROSPECTUS
$100,000,000
Common
Stock
Preferred
Stock
Warrants
Units
BTCS
Inc. intends to offer and sell from time to time the securities described in this prospectus. The total offering price of the
securities described in this prospectus will not exceed a total of $100,000,000.
This
prospectus describes some of the general terms that apply to the securities. We will provide specific terms of any securities
we may offer in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully
before you invest. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained or incorporated in this prospectus.
We
may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, brokers or agents, or directly to purchasers on a
continuous or delayed basis. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe the plan of distribution
for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, see “Plan of Distribution”
in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement also will set forth the price to the public of the securities and the net proceeds
that we expect to receive from the sale of such securities.
Our
common stock is quoted on OTCQB under the symbol “BTCS.” On January 22, 2021 the last reported sales price of our
common stock on the OTCQB was $1.61 per share.
Investing
in our securities involves risks. You should read carefully and consider “Risk Factors” included in our most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K and on page 2 of this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement before investing in
our securities.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
determined whether this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this prospectus is February 16, 2021
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
You
should rely only on information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that
is different from that contained in this prospectus. We are not offering to sell or seeking offers to buy shares of common stock
or other securities in jurisdictions where offers and sales are not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common
stock or other securities. We are responsible for updating this prospectus to ensure that all material information is included
and will update this prospectus to the extent required by law.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
This
summary only highlights the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. It may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read the entire prospectus
and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus before deciding whether to invest in our securities. Unless otherwise
indicated or the context requires otherwise, in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement hereto references to “BTCS,”
the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to BTCS Inc.
About
This Prospectus
This
prospectus is part of a “shelf” registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”). By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell, at any time and from time to time, in one
or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus. The exhibits to our registration statement
contain the full text of certain contracts and other important documents we have summarized in this prospectus. Since these summaries
may not contain all the information that you may find important in deciding whether to purchase the securities we offer, you should
review the full text of these documents. The registration statement and the exhibits can be obtained from the Commission as indicated
under the section entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
This
prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will
provide a prospectus supplement that contains specific information about the terms of those securities. The prospectus supplement
also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is an inconsistency between the information
in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. You should
read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described below under
the section entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
We
are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the
information in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.
Our
Company
BTCS
Inc. is an early entrant in the Digital Asset market and one of the first U.S. publicly traded companies to be involved with Digital
Assets and blockchain technologies. To our knowledge, we are one of a few public companies intending to acquire both Digital Assets
and a controlling interest in one or more businesses in the Digital Asset and blockchain industries. We are also internally developing
a digital asset data analytics platform aimed at aggregating users’ information, such as tracking of multiple exchanges
and wallets to aggregate portfolio holdings into a single platform to view and analyze performance, risk metrics, and potential
tax implications.
We
acquire additional Digital Assets to provide investors with indirect ownership of Digital Assets that are not securities, such
as bitcoin and ether. The Company acquires Digital Assets through open market purchases. We are not limiting our assets to a single
type of Digital Asset and may purchase a variety of Digital Assets that appear to benefit our investors.
Corporate
Information
Our
address is 9466 Georgia Avenue, No. 124, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, and our telephone number is (202) 430-6576. Our website
address is http: www.btcs.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus including the documents incorporated by reference contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements
of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, liquidity, business strategy and plans and
objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,”
“estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,”
“could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect”
and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect
our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs.
The
results anticipated by any or all of these forward-looking statements might not occur. Important factors, uncertainties and risks
that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are contained in the risk factors that
follow and elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. We undertake no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise. For more information
regarding some of the ongoing risks and uncertainties of our business, see the risk factors that follow and or that are disclosed
in our incorporated documents.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our securities involves risks. Before purchasing the securities offered by this prospectus you should consider carefully the
risk factors incorporated by reference in this prospectus from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2020 filed with the SEC on January 26, 2021, as well as the risks, uncertainties and additional information set forth in the other
documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus that we file with the Commission after the date of this prospectus and
which are deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement.
For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Incorporation of Certain
Information by Reference.” The risks and uncertainties we discuss in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by
reference in this prospectus are those that we currently believe may materially affect our company. Additional risks not presently
known, or currently deemed immaterial, also could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations,
business and prospects.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
Unless
we specify otherwise in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities
by us to provide additional funds for purchasing digital assets, working capital, and other general corporate purposes. Any specific
allocation of the net proceeds of an offering of securities will be determined at the time of such offering and will be described
in the accompanying supplement to this prospectus.
DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
We
are authorized to issue 975,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
par value $0.001 per share.
Common
Stock
We
are authorized to issue 975,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The holders of common stock are entitled
to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. There is no cumulative
voting in the election of directors. In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, holders of common stock are entitled to share
ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of preferred
stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights and have no right to convert their common stock into any other securities
and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.
The
holders of common stock are entitled to any dividends that may be declared by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”)
out of funds legally available for payment of dividends subject to the prior rights of holders of preferred stock and any contractual
restrictions we have against the payment of dividends on common stock. We have not paid dividends on our common stock since inception
and do not plan to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
As
of January 22, 2021, we had 44,411,617 shares of common stock outstanding. In addition, as of that date, there were 17,252,915
shares underlying our outstanding warrants, restricted stock units and stock options.
Preferred
Stock
We
are authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences
as may be determined from time to time by our Board. As the date of this prospectus, we had 29,414 shares of Series C-1 preferred
stock outstanding and 1,100,000 shares of Series C-2 preferred stock outstanding.
Preferred
stock is available for possible future financings or acquisitions and for general corporate purposes without further authorization
of our stockholders unless such authorization is required by applicable law, or the rules of any securities exchange or market
on which our stock is then listed or admitted or trading.
Our
Board may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power
or other rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with
possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes could, under some circumstances, have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of the Company. For a description of how future issuances of our preferred stock could affect the
rights of our stockholders, see “Certain Provisions of Nevada Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws – Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws,” below.
A
prospectus supplement relating to any series of preferred stock being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering.
Such prospectus supplement will include:
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dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends on the preferred stock shall
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terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, including the
conversion price or the manner of calculating the conversion price and conversion period;
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DESCRIPTION
OF WARRANTS
We
may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with other securities and
may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement.
Set forth below is a brief summary of the general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may issue from time to time. Additional
terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreement will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The
following descriptions, and any description of the warrants included in a prospectus supplement, may not be complete and is subject
to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and provisions of the applicable warrant agreement, which we will file
with the Commission in connection with any offering of warrants.
General
The
prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants will describe the terms of the warrants, including the following:
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with each security;
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of warrants
Each
warrant will entitle the holder of the warrant to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement
at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Holders may exercise warrants at any time up to
the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on
the expiration date, unexercised warrants will be void. Holders may exercise warrants as set forth in the prospectus supplement
relating to the warrants being offered. Until a holder exercises the warrants to purchase any securities underlying the warrants,
the holder will not have any rights as a holder of the underlying securities by virtue of ownership of warrants.
DESCRIPTION
OF UNITS
We
may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement in
any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and obligations of
a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities
included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any times before a specified date or upon the
occurrence of a specified event or occurrence.
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applicable prospectus supplement will describe:
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designation and the terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances
those securities may be held or transferred separately;
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Transfer
Agent
We
have appointed Equity Stock Transfer as our stock transfer agent. Its address is 237 W 37th Street, Suite 602, New York, NY 10018
and its telephone number is (212) 575-5757 and email address is: info@equitystock.com
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF NEVADA LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS
Anti-Takeover
Effects of Nevada Law
We
may currently be, or in the future become, subject to the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes regarding the acquisition
of controlling interest (the “Controlling Interest Law”). A corporation is subject to the Controlling Interest Law
if it has more than 200 stockholders of record, at least 100 of whom are residents of Nevada, and if the corporation does business
in Nevada, directly or through an affiliated corporation. The Controlling Interest Law may have the effect of discouraging corporate
takeovers. As of January 22, 2021, we had no stockholders of record who are residents of Nevada.
The
Controlling Interest Law focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest,” which means the ownership of outstanding
voting shares that would be sufficient, but for the operation of law, to enable the acquiring person to exercise the following
proportions of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors: (1) one-fifth or more but less than one-third;
(2) one-third or more but less than a majority; or (3) a majority or more. The ability to exercise this voting power may be direct
or indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.
The
effect of the Controlling Interest Law is that an acquiring person, and those acting in association with such person, will obtain
only such voting rights in the controlling interest as are conferred by a resolution of (1) a majority of the stockholders of
the corporation and, if applicable (2) a majority of each class or series of outstanding shares of which the acquisition would
adversely affect or alter a preference or relative or other right, approved at a special or annual stockholders’ meeting.
The Controlling Interest Law contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other stockholders. Thus, there
is no authority to take away voting rights from the control shares of an acquiring person once those rights have been approved
in accordance with the Controlling Interest Law. However, if the stockholders do not grant voting rights to the shares acquired
by an acquiring person, those shares do not become permanent non-voting shares. The acquiring person is free to sell the shares
to others, and so long as the subsequent buyer or buyers of those shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, those
shares would not be governed by the Controlling Interest Law.
If
control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired control shares with a majority or more of
the voting power, a stockholder of record, other than the acquiring person, who did not vote in favor of approval of voting rights,
is entitled to dissent to the acquisition and demand fair value for such stockholder’s shares pursuant to applicable provisions
of Chapter 92 of the Nevada Revised Statutes governing rights and procedures for dissenting stockholders.
In
addition to the Controlling Interest Law, Nevada has a business combination law, which prohibits certain business combinations
between Nevada publicly traded corporations and any “interested stockholder” for two years after the interested stockholder
first becomes an interested stockholder, unless the board of directors of the corporation approved the combination before the
person became an interested stockholder or the corporation’s board of directors approves the transaction and at least 60%
of the corporation’s disinterested stockholders approve the combination at an annual or special meeting thereof. For purposes
of Nevada law, an interested stockholder is any person who is: (a) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more
of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (b) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and
at any time within the previous two years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power
of the then-outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of “combination” contained in the statute is sufficiently
broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquirer to use the corporation’s assets to
finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.
The
effect of Nevada’s business combination law is to potentially discourage parties interested in taking control of the Company
from doing so if they cannot obtain the approval of our Board or stockholders.
In
addition, under Nevada law directors may be removed only by the vote of stockholders representing not less than two-thirds of
the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote, which could also have an anti-takeover effect.
Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws
Provisions
of our articles of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws may delay or discourage transactions involving an
actual or potential change in our control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise
receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Among other things, our articles of incorporation
and bylaws:
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preferences and privileges as our Board may designate, including the right to approve an acquisition or other change in
control;
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that, for interim periods before the next meeting of the stockholders held for the election of directors, all vacancies,
including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a
majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;
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not provide for cumulative voting rights (therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled
to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so
choose);
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OF DISTRIBUTION
We
may sell the securities offered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions, including without limitation:
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addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution to our existing stockholders or other security holders.
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delayed delivery arrangements;
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underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;
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discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to brokers;
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securities exchange on which the securities may be listed.
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Sale
through Underwriters or Brokers
If
underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including
negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may
offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly
by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations
of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to
purchase all of the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any initial
public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to brokers.
We
will describe the name or names of any underwriters, brokers or agents and the purchase price of the securities in a prospectus
supplement relating to the securities.
In
connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of the securities,
for whom they may act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to
or through brokers, and these brokers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters
and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents, which is not expected to exceed that customary in the
types of transactions involved. Underwriters, brokers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities may be
deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions they receive from us, and any profit on the resale of the securities
they realize may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the Securities Act. The prospectus supplement will
identify any underwriter or agent and will describe any compensation they receive from us.
Underwriters
could make sales in privately negotiated transactions and/or any other method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be an
“at-the-market” offering, sales made directly on OTCQB, the existing trading market for our common stock, or sales
made to or through a market maker other than on OTCQB. The name of any such underwriter or agent involved in the offer and sale
of our securities, the amounts underwritten, and the nature of its obligations to take our securities will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Unless
otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, each series of the securities will be a new issue with no established trading
market, other than our shares of common stock, which are currently traded on OTCQB. It is possible that one or more underwriters
may make a market in a series of the securities, but underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market
making at any time without notice. Therefore, we can give no assurance about the liquidity of the trading market for any of the
securities.
Under
agreements we may enter into, we may indemnify underwriters, brokers, and agents who participate in the distribution of the securities
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribute with respect to payments that the underwriters,
brokers or agents may be required to make.
Any
compensation we pay underwriters or brokers will be subject to the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. We will disclose the compensation in any applicable prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, as the case may be.
To
facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize,
maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities,
which involve the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than we sold to them. In these circumstances,
these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their
over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for
or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to brokers participating
in the offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The
effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might
otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.
From
time to time, we may engage in transactions with these underwriters, brokers, and agents in the ordinary course of business.
Direct
Sales and Sales through Agents
We
may sell the securities directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. We also may sell the securities through
agents designated by us from time to time. In the applicable prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer
or sale of the offered securities, and we will describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless we inform you otherwise in
the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period
of its appointment.
We
may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning
of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. We will describe the terms of any sales of these securities
in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Remarketing
Arrangements
Securities
also may be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their
purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms,
acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its
agreements, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Delayed
Delivery Contracts
If
we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or brokers to solicit offers from
certain types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These
contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those
conditions described in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the commission
payable for solicitation of those contracts.
General
Information
We
may have agreements with the underwriters, brokers, agents and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that the underwriters, brokers, agents
or remarketing firms may be required to make. Underwriters, brokers, agents and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage
in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 incorporated
by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated in reliance on the report
of RBSM LLP.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The
documents listed below are incorporated by reference into this registration statement:
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annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed on January 26, 2021;
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current reports on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2021, January 6, 2021, January 11, 2021, and January 22, 2021;
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description of our common stock in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 7, 2014, as updated
by any amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
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documents subsequently filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”) prior to the termination of the offering, other than information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of
Form 8-K and any related exhibits, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the prospectus.
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reports and other documents that we file with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before
the completion or termination of the offering of the securities hereunder, including all such reports and documents we may file
with the Commission after the date of the initial filing of and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, will
also be considered to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus from the date of the filing of these reports and documents,
and will supersede the information herein; provided, however, that all reports or portions thereof that we “furnish”
to the Commission will not be considered incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
We
undertake to provide without charge to each person (including any beneficial owner) who receives a copy of this prospectus, upon
written or oral request, a copy of all of the preceding documents that are incorporated by reference (other than exhibits, unless
the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into these documents). You may request a copy of these materials by contacting
us at:
BTCS
Inc.
9466
Georgia Avenue No. 124
Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910
(202)
430-6576
We
are an Exchange Act reporting company and are required to file periodic reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q and current reports on Form
8-K. The Commission maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission, including the Company at www.sec.gov. You may also access our
Exchange Act reports and proxy statements free of charge at our website, www. http://www.btcs.com/index.php#ir.
9,500,000 Shares of Common Stock,
Warrants to Purchase up to 7,125,000
Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
A.G.P.
March 2, 2021