NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2016 / Levi & Korsinsky announces it has commenced an investigation of Apigee Corporation (NASDAQ: APIC) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws by the Company and/or certain of its officers and directors.

On April 24, 2015, Apigee sold 5.1 million shares of stock in its initial public offering (the “IPO”), raising $87 million in new capital. Since the IPO, Apigee’s stock has fallen sharply from a close of $16.70 per share on April 24, 2015, to just $8.94 per share on January 25, 2016. To obtain additional information, go to: http://zlk.9nl.com/apigee-apic or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities and shareholder lawsuits. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street – 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (866) 367-6510
www.zlk.com

SOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2016 / Levi & Korsinsky announces it has commenced an investigation of OvaScience, Inc. (NASDAQGM: OVAS) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws by the Company and/or certain of its officers and directors.

The investigation focuses on whether OvaScience made materially false and misleading statements and/or omitted material information by failing to disclose that OvaScience’s AUGMENT procedure did not achieve a significant success rate of clinical pregnancies compared to previous rates achieved without the Company’s AUGMENT procedure. Investors have suffered damages following the decline of the Company’s common stock from an offering price of $50 per share, to a recent close on January 21, 2016 of $8.74 per share. To obtain additional information, go to: http://zlk.9nl.com/ovas or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities and shareholder lawsuits. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street – 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (866) 367-6510
www.zlk.com

SOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2016 / The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Ooma, Inc. (“Ooma”) (NYSE: OOMA) pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering on July 17, 2015.

You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo. If you purchased or otherwise acquired Ooma securities pursuant to the IPO, your rights may be affected by this action. To get more information go to: http://zlk.9nl.com/ooma.

The complaint alleges that Ooma failed to disclose material information in its Registration Statement, including: (a) that certain exceptionally large prior fiscal year sales to its largest outside reseller were not recurring or being replaced in the fiscal year leading into the IPO; (b) that the company’s customer churn rate, or rate of customer terminations or failures to renew, had increased significantly as of the IPO as a result of customers having endured eight-hour service outages in April and May 2015; and (c) that technological difficulties in the company’s lead generation business were causing leads to get lost in the internet before reaching their intended targets, thus negatively impacting the company’s business.

On July 17, 2015, Ooma successfully raised $65 million in its IPO. Ooma’s stock now trades at approximately half the IPO price of $13 per share, and recently closed at $6.49 per share on January 15, 2016.

If you suffered a loss in Ooma and would like to obtain additional information, contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/ooma.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise and experience representing investors in securities litigation involving financial fraud, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Eduard Korsinsky, Esq.
30 Broad Street – 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com

SOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January, 28, 2016 / First BITCoin Capital Corp. (OTC: BITCF) announced today that it has signed an evaluation agreement with Emercoin International Development Group, a leader in solutions to provide distributed blockchain services for business and personal use. First BITCoin has signed certain evaluation agreements to promote Emercoin technology for wide spectrum of blockchain based technologies:

1. EMC/SSH – Secure shell management system needed by every site admin.

2. EMC/DNS – Uncensored domain name system, peering with OpenNIC.

3. EMC/LNX- – Decentralized pay-per-click advertising network.

4. EMC/SSL – System for password less authentication on the world wide web.

5. Info/Card – Storage for electronic business cards for use with EMCSSL.

6. EMC/TTS – Trusted storage for digital timestamps on the blockchain.

7. MAGNET – Distributed torrent tracker for internet file sharing.

8. EMC/DPO – Digital proof of ownership solution for physical or digital goods and services.

First BITCoin is also evaluating investing in Emercoin to support Emercoin’s market expansion and acceptance worldwide.

Oleg Khovayko, Emercoin Lead Developer, said, “Key difference in Emercoin from other cryptocurrencies is that we are using blockchain not just for transfer credit values. We consider Emercoin as a technological platform for distributed, censorship–proof and scalable services. So we developed a suite of services running on top of the Emercoin blockchain that will be very useful for a lot of companies and even private persons.”

In addition, our goal is provide stable, robust and easy to integrate services. Hence, our solutions are compatible with industry standards, proven their efficient and security.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to evaluate and possibly invest in EMERCOIN , especially due to their recent partnership with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to deliver their blockchain services to the Azure cloud’s Blockchain-as-a-Service marketplace, also known as BaaS Platform,” the Company spokesperson said. “We are always looking for disrupting, new and promising technologies, and are ready to invest in those companies to help them to market their technology worldwide.”

About EMERCOIN Group

EmerCoin (EMC) is a decentralized, open-source cryptocurrency created in late 2013 and based on technologies from Bitcoin, Namecoin and Peercoin. It utilizes both Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake mining. Emercoin, a leading digital currency and blockchain platform has just partnered with Microsoft to become a member of the Azure marketplace. With demand growing for innovative, scalable blockchain services that are ready to implement, Emercoin is a natural fit for the Azure cloud platform. They have developed a robust suite of ready-to-use features that offer real world solutions for business and consumer use.

Emercoin will be delivering their suite of blockchain services into the Azure cloud later this year. This will give Azure cloud users the ability to install and make use of Emercoin’s many services such as digital proof of ownership and identity, passwordless authentication on the internet, network security, the first distributed advertising network and many E-commerce solutions like the Emercoin secure micropayment service.

For more information please visit www.Emercoin.com.

About First BITCoin Capital Corp.

First Bitcoin Capital Corp. is a development-stage Canadian-based mining company currently holding concessions of Gold in Venezuela and is developing technology for the crypto-currency industry. It is the first vertically-integrated consolidation company of the Bitcoin and crypto-currency marketplace.

The Company is developing the following digital assets

www.CoinQX.com - online cryptocurrency Exchange.

www.BITessentials.com – online shopping mall (in Beta testing) allowing multiple vendors to place their products ans sell for cryptocurrency. Company has partnered with GoCoin , A global leader in Blockchain payments and innovation, GoCoin was the first international platform for enabling merchants to Blockchain currency payments including Bitcoin and popular altcoins Litecoin, Dogecoin and Tether at checkout.

www.iCOINews.com - Real time crypto currency news aggregator platform.

www.BITminer.cc - Mining and equipment sales for cryptocurrency miners.

The Company currently develops other innovative projects.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This press release includes various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Statements containing expressions such as “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or “expects,” or similar expressions or statements regarding intent, belief of current expectations used in the Company’s press releases and in Disclosure Statements and Reports filed with the Over the Counter Markets through the OTC Disclosure and News Service are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurances that actual results will not differ materially from expected results. The Company cautions that these and similar statements included in this report are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof.

Contacts:

info@bitcoincapitalcorp.com
bitcoincapitalcorp.com

SOURCE: First Bitcoin Capital Corp.

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ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2016 / GreenParts International, Inc. (OTC: GNPT), a diversified recycling company has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire URM, an Atlanta based, recycling company with over $4 million in annual sales. URM can be acquired for the equivalent of one third sales in a combination cash and stock transaction. The LOI provides the parties ninety days to complete their due diligence obligations prior to closing.

Asif Balagmwala, Greenparts CEO, commented, “The pending URM acquisition is consistent with our strategic plan that calls for both vertical and horizontal integration within our piece of the recycling industry. The URM acquisition will provide a convenient collection point for recyclable materials, in addition to warehouse facilities, which when combined, gives Greenparts a tremendous logistical and operational boost.”

Balagmwala concluded, “This diversification is important to our expanding activity in the utilization of construction waste and reinforces our vision and our mission as a “green” company. Most construction and demolition debris ends up in landfills, increasing the burden on the environment. We can now recycle for re-use in the same product categories or for repurposing.”

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “will,” or “plans” to be uncertain and forward looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the company’s reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information please call

Mike King 702 650 3000

SOURCE: GreenParts International

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SEATTLE, WA / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2016 / The cannabis industry may be booming in terms of revenue, but marijuana companies face a number of hurdles when it comes to raising capital and storing cash. In a two-part series, CFN Media interviewed leading experts in the securities and banking industry to look at how companies are accessing and storing capital today and how things are poised to change over the coming years as regulations loosen around the industry.

Crowdfunding Cannabis with Reg A+: Marijuana Start-ups Get the Capital They Need

The cannabis industry may be booming in terms of revenue, but marijuana start-ups looking to raise capital face a number of hurdles.

The traditional banking sector has shunned the industry, despite the Obama Administration’s attempts to open up access. In 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder created a “reduced prosecution safe harbor” for commercial banks, but that’s a far cry from legalization. Banking executives were quick to point out that prosecutorial discretion only works as long as the administration in power supports non-enforcement – and elections are coming this year.

Many venture capitalists and institutional investors have been equally reluctant to invest in the sector. MassRoots Inc.’s (OTCQB: MSRT) treatment at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and in previous years at Tech Crunch Disrupt is a sign of just how taboo cannabis start-ups remain in the general public. Of course, there are a few notable exceptions including Peter Thiel’s Founder’s Fund, which invested $75 million in Privateer Holdings.

These dynamics forced many companies to pursue one of two options. First, companies can undergo an expensive and time-consuming process to try and raise angel investment rounds from high net worth individuals, but that’s difficult because there’s no good exit strategy without VC involvement. Second, companies can list their stock on over-the-counter exchanges, but that involves regulatory hurdles and high costs associated with auditing and making filings.

Read More on CFN

The $1.2 Billion Question: Where is Cannabis Banking Headed?

The cannabis industry could generate upwards of $11 billion in revenue by 2019, according to ArcView Market Research, and the majority of it is in $20 bills. Since marijuana remains illegal on a federal level, and banks require access to the Federal Reserve to operate, the majority of dispensaries must run payroll, pay taxes, and cover expenses in cash. These dynamics create both security risks for employees and owners, as well as a headache when it comes to tracking.

“Without a business bank account, simply paying our bills is a challenge,” says Dieneka Manzanares, who owns Sweet Leaf Pioneer Dispensary in Eagle, Colorado. “Every month, we have to drive to Denver to pay our sales tax with physical currency, where we must be escorted by a security officer. Businesses like ours need a regulated financial system because being forced to operate as a cash-only business is both a major hassle and makes the most routine parts of our business – like paying taxes and bills – a major safety issue.”

In December of 2014, the company’s Carbondale, Colorado store was robbed by armed, masked men that handcuffed an employee and stole cash and marijuana.

Companies like Blue Line Protection Group (OTCQB: BLPG) and CSA Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CSAX) help marijuana companies securely store and transport cash, but on-site robberies have been a consistent burden facing the young industry. According to many business owners, the only real solution will be full access to the banking sector in order to reduce the amount of cash on hand that needs to be securely stored and transported at least monthly.

Read More on CFN

About CFN Media

CFN Media (CannabisFN), the leading creative agency and media network dedicated to legal cannabis, helps marijuana companies attract investors, customers (B2B, B2C), capital, and media visibility. Private and public marijuana companies and brands in the US and Canada rely on CFN Media to grow and succeed.

CFN launched in June of 2013 to initially serve the growing universe of publicly traded marijuana companies across the US and Canada. Today, CFN Media is also the emerging digital media choice for the top brands in the space.

To learn how your company can be covered by CFN Media, visit http://www.cannabisfn.com/become-featured-company.

Legal Disclaimer

Except for the historical information presented herein, matters discussed in this article contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Important factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to, the demand for the company’s services, governmental regulation of the cannabis industry, and the company’s ability to execute its business plan. Emerging Growth LLC dba TDM Financial, which owns CFN Media, is not registered with any financial or securities regulatory authority, and does not provide nor claim to provide investment advice or recommendations to readers of this release. Emerging Growth LLC dba TDM Financial, which owns CFN Media, may from time to time have a position in the securities mentioned herein and may increase or decrease such positions without notice. For making specific investment decisions, readers should seek their own advice. For full disclosure please visit: http://www.cannabisfn.com/legal-disclaimer/.

SOURCE: CFN Media

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RADNOR, PA / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2016 / The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces an expanded investigation of Theranos, Inc. (“Theranos” or the “Company”) on behalf of the Company’s investors.

Theranos investors who wish to discuss this investigation and/or their legal options are encouraged to contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq. or Adrienne O. Bell, Esq.) at (888) 299 – 7706 or at info@ktmc.com. For additional information about this investigation, or to request information about this investigation online, please visit www.ktmc.com/theranos-inc.

On October 16, 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported that investors have “poured more than $400 million into Theranos,” valuing the Company at $9 billion, but that Theranos “has struggled behind the scenes to turn the excitement over its technology into reality.” Further, The Wall Street Journal reported that due to questions raised by the FDA, the Company had “temporarily halted its trademark practice of collecting tiny blood samples from finger pricks.”

On December 27, 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported that, shortly after passing a critical inspection by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in which the agency looked at the Company’s lab instruments, Theranos raised $633 million from investors. According to Business Insider, that inspection “did not examine the ‘revolutionary’ technology that aims to run its tests on only a finger-prick’s worth of blood. Instead, the inspectors only looked at the tests that were run using traditional lab equipment.”

Most recently, on January 27, 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported that “Federal inspectors found ‘deficient practices’ at a Theranos Inc. laboratory that ‘pose immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety.'” The article further reported that a CMS inspection had “uncovered five major infractions that violate the federal law governing clinical labs,” and that one infraction was defined “as a situation ‘likely to cause, at any time, serious injury or harm, or death, to individuals served by the laboratory or to the health and safety of the general public.'”

Theranos investors who wish to discuss this investigation and/or their legal options are encouraged to contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq. or Adrienne O. Bell, Esq.) at (888) 299 – 7706 or at info@ktmc.com. For additional information about this investigation, or to request information about this investigation online, please visit www.ktmc.com/theranos-inc.

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check is a driving force behind corporate governance reform, and has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of institutional and individual investors from the United States and around the world. The firm represents investors, consumers and whistleblowers (private citizens who report fraudulent practices against the government and share in the recovery of government dollars). For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check please visit www.ktmc.com.

CONTACT:

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq.
Adrienne O. Bell, Esq.
280 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
(888) 299 – 7706
(610) 667 – 7706
info@ktmc.com

SOURCE: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP

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