FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Hayes John William 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BlackRidge Technology International, Inc. [ BRTI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

10615 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE, SUITE 201 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/9/2017
(Street)

RENO, NV 89521
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   11/9/2017     C    10757254   A $0   (1) 17751611   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Covertible   (1) $0.5   11/9/2017     C         10757254      (1) 11/9/2017   Common Stock   10757254     (1) 0   D    
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   (1) $0.5   11/9/2017     P      1344656       11/9/2017   11/9/2019   Common Stock   1344656     (1) 1344656   D    
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   (1) $0.5   11/9/2017     P      1344657       11/9/2017   11/9/2020   Common Stock   1344657     (1) 1344656   D    
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   (1) $0.5   11/9/2017     P      1344657       11/9/2017   11/9/2021   Common Stock   1344657     (1) 1344656   D    
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   (1) $0.5   11/9/2017     P      1344657       11/9/2017   11/9/2022   Common Stock   1344657     (1) 1344656   D    
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   $0.25   7/6/2018     P      800000       7/6/2018   7/6/2023   Common Stock   800000     (2) 7367285   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Hayes loaned a total of $2,673,200 to the issuer. On October 1, 2014, all prior notes including accrued interest were combined into a single $3,712,637 convertible note bearing interest at 12% annually and convertible into 4,125,154 shares of preferred stock at the rate of $0.90 per share. On November 9, 2017, the issuer converted the note and accrued interest of $1,665,991 into 10,757,254 shares of the issuer's common stock at a conversion rate of $0.50 per share. The issuer also issued a 5 year warrant to purchase an additional 5,378,627 shares of the issuer's common stock at a purchase price of $0.50 per share as further consideration for this conversion.
(2)  On July 10, 2018, Mr. Hayes purchased a convertible note in the principal amount of $200,000 and warrants to purchase 800,000 shares of the issuer's common stock for an aggregate amount of $200,000. The note is convertible into the issuer's Series B Preferred Stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hayes John William
10615 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE, SUITE 201
RENO, NV 89521 		X



Signatures
/s/John Hayes 9/12/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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