VOLUM - The Holding Company That is Revolutionizing the Blockchain Industry

N.B: Only companies which have proven themselves to have great potential are qualified
to use the VOLUM Platform.

BRIEF HISTORY

VOLUM is a holding company formed by Bengala Technologies, LLC and International Spirit and Beverage Group(ISBG). Bengala is a blockchain software development company and ISBG(OTCQB:ISBG) is a top-tier incubator for early stage brands in the wines and spirits market.The VOLUM platform deliversa disruptive logistics and supply chain solution toa variety of industries, including but not limited to the $391 billion alcoholic beverages industryand the $1.4 trillion global advanced energy market.Built upon the Ethereum blockchain, the VOLUM platform utilizes its own native currency, VLM, a mined coin that employs smart contracts for the settlement of a wide variety of transaction types between ecosystem participants.

VOLUM is a technology-based blockchain-era holding company. Holding companies have been apart of the business and investing landscape for many decades. Some of the most well-known companies in the world, including Alphabet (Google), Berkshire Hathaway, General Electric and Bank of Americaareoperated as holding companies.VOLUM leverages the benefits of a holding company structure which, by design,minimizesrisks through diversification, and allows shared infrastructure to quicklyattain economies of scale.

THE SOLUTION

Government Authorities

They will have a fixed and permanent presence on the platform, from where they will be able to streamline their processes that they are required to carry out such as licensing, process tracking, Colas, Certificate of Origins, Registration of Brands, Permits tracking and verification of licenses and vetted status.

Customs and Border

The patrol will have a presence so as to have regulatory access to importation and exportation documents, certificate of origin and their respective processes.

Internal Service Revenue

will have a platform presence in order to verify companies income production, and be able to receive instant payments for their respected tax schedules depending on the rate per transaction.

The platform

This also works with various regulatory agencies to provide legal advice and process information.

The Public and consortium chains communication architecture

TOKEN SPECIFICATIONS

ERC20 tokens on public Ethereum Mainnet are used for the following purposes:

a. Public TGEs for fundraising,

b. Listings on public exchanges,

c. Direct transactions between users outside the VOLUM platform,

d. Access to the VOLUM platform,

e. Access to the VOLUM rewards and bonuses systems,

f. Key features of token economics,

g. Initial distribution of token with TGE,

h. Implemented inflation in according to target market growth,

i. Token price reduction with fees payable in an ETH.

VOLUM Consortium chain will be able to deploy as many ERC721 tokens as needed for each supply chain order. This operation will be free as well. Whenan ERC721 token goes from the A to Z supply chain process, there will be an opportunity to burn the token as it will not be needed(burning can be done by erasing metadata in the ERC721 token and then assigning its account number to the last minted ERC721token).

ERC721 tokens on private Ethereum Chain are used for the following purposes:

a. Storing event data collected via APIs during supply chain process,

b. Storing geo-data collected by SDK devices,

c. Storing client and customer order data,

d. Key features of token economics,

e. No fees (except Gas) for running ERC721 tokens on internal platform environment,

f. Unlimited supply of ERC721 tokens on Ethereum Consortium chain used for platform’s internal purposes.

TOKEN SALE

SOFT CAP: 1 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF VLM TOKENS

HARD CAP: 74.6 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF VLM TOKENS

Supply Chain Requirements of the Wines and Spirits Industry

The four (4)main tiers of the wine & spirits supply chain include:

Tier 1 –Farmers/growers, other raw inputs;

Tier 2 –Wineries, breweries, distilleries (actors performing transformative functions);

Tier 3–Storage, wholesale distributors, transportation and other 3rdparty logistics providers;

Tier 4–Retailers (liquor stores, grocers, bars and restaurants).

THE AMAZING TEAM

ALONZO PIERCE - Co-Founder

Alonzo Pierce has been President and Chairman of ISBG since 2014. With his expertise in brand management, strategic marketing, distribution, and sales, he spearheaded campaigns to launch Besado in several states.

Alonzo served as CEO of Top Shelf Brands from 2013 to 2015, where he became intimately affiliated with multiple tier-one distributors, such as Glazers, National Distributing, Republic Distribution, and Southern Wine and Spirits. Alonzo attributes his time as Regional Director for Cielo Tequila, EOS wines from Paso Robles, and Tequila Distinguido, to the well-crafted mission, framework, and vision of ISBG.

Alonzo is a graduate of Baylor University (and recipient of the prestigious David Principle Award). He is a passionate supporter of his community and faith-based initiatives involving youth development. In addition to serving as the Executive Director of the Big Cat Foundation, where he worked to raise over $500k for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis research (JRA), he has been a fervent supporter of Boys and Girls Club locations in Texas and New York.

Arnaldo Detres - Co-Founder

Mr. Detres has been involved in cryptocurrencies since 2011, well before most people were aware of the concept. He has earned the status of a certified Bitcoin professional with the C4 Cryptocurrency Consortium and a certified MIT alumnus with the blockchain technology program. Mr. Detres a serial entrepreneur, founded Bengala Technologies in 2018, which continues to be leading software development company with a focus on blockchain and fintech, Detres & Co., Inc., a licensed global importer/exporter of wines and spirits, and Detres Entertainment Group which produces events in Latin America.

Ihor Bauman - Chief Business Analyst

While working at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Business Analyst of Advisory Services, Ihor gained deep experience in a wide range of industries (IT, agriculture, development and constructions, logistics, retail, public sector, etc.) across the CEE region.

From the beginning of his career at Applicature Ihor is responsible for strategic and operational advisory services, digital transformation of business, Smart contracts business logic set-up

Nazar Khrupalo - Business Development Executive

Throughout previous experience of 10 years in Sales & Management Nazar was able to gain experience in B2B,B2C, P2P and Enterprise Sales & Business Management. Currently leading the team of 10 experienced Business Development Managers and Sales Specialists for multiple businesses. Participated in development of Market Launch Strategy & Advisory Support for over 30 projects. Sales Executive with over Decade of experience in Sales and Business Development.

Roman Tsivka - Lead Blockchain Developer

Roman is a blockchain developer and an architect who has rich experience with blockchain (both public and private), Ethereum, Bitcoin, smart contracts, ICO, tokens. He has successfully completed many projects for customers in corporate, charity and public sectors all over the world as well for those from Fortune 500. Therefore, he has all appropriate tech stack and expertise to bring ideas to life.

Mykola Vdovychenko - Legal Counsel / Compliance Officer

Mykola is an experienced top-performing legal professional with 5+ years of proven track record of successful career progress in various legal assignments. He is specialized in intellectual property, information technology, cyber and digital privacy (blockchain and cryptocurrencies) and personal data protection law (GDPR and local data protection acts in some of the most important jurisdictions). including several big and successful ICO and blockchain based projects worldwide (providing legal advice for more than 20 blockchain-based startups during their token generation events).

Client-focused, self-motivated and driven individual who has a proven record of providing successful solutions and dealing with complicated legal matters effectively by employing his analytical out-of-the- box thinking, motivation, self-confidence and negotiation skills. Strong knowledge of the law and practical experience together with interpersonal skills and solid ethical behaviour aimed at effectively managing legal risks, assets, and employees at the same time.

THE ADVISORS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND FROM THE FOLLOWING:

website: https://volum.io/

whitepaper: https://volum.io/assets/images/volum-whitepaper.pdf

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