🔥 OTCM Protocol Selected to Present at Buffalo Fireside Chats 3rd Virtual Conference

Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol A Wyoming Corporation · OTC: GROO · SEC EDGAR CIK: 1499275 📧 invest@otcm.io · 🌐 otcm.io · 📞 1-404-734-3277

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 📅 February 10, 2026

🎯 Company to Showcase ST22 Tokenized Securities Platform and Issuers Gateway Onboarding System at Upcoming Investor Event

FAIRFIELD, NJ, February 10, 2026 — Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol ("Over The Counter Microcap Protocol") (OTC: GROO), a Wyoming corporation developing Solana-native blockchain infrastructure for tokenized OTC microcap equity securities, has been selected to present at the Buffalo Fireside Chats 3rd Virtual Conference (BFCVC3) — a multi-company investor event hosted by BFC Collective LLC. The conference features presentations from public companies across multiple sectors. The final presentation lineup and times were announced by the Buffalo Fireside Chats organization on February 11, 2026.

🖥️ What OTCM Protocol Will Present

The Company's presentation provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the OTCM Issuers Gateway — the onboarding platform where public companies begin the process of tokenizing their equity securities on OTCM Protocol.

The live video demonstration shows how issuers navigate the Gateway to:

🏢 Initiate the tokenization process for their OTC equity securities
📋 Complete KYC and compliance onboarding through the integrated Issuers Portal
🏦 Establish custody of Series M Preferred Shares at Empire Stock Transfer, Inc. — an SEC-registered transfer agent under Exchange Act Section 17A
🪙 Mint ST22 Security Tokens backed 1:1 by custodied Series M shares on the Solana blockchain using the SPL Token-2022 standard
⚡ Activate CEDEX trading with all 42 Transfer Hook compliance controls enforced at the token transfer primitive from day one

The presentation was made available as a replay following the live event.

💬 From Our Leadership

"This presentation shows exactly how a public company goes from interested to tokenized. We are creating permanent markets for securities that traditional finance has abandoned — over 11,000 OTC companies with an estimated $50 billion in trapped shareholder value. The Issuers Gateway is where that process begins, and we wanted to give the BFC community a clear look at how it works."
— Frank Yglesias, Chief Technology Officer, Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol

🔐 The ST22 Security Token: What Issuers Are Onboarding Into

Every issuer onboarded through the OTCM Issuers Gateway creates ST22 Security Tokens — tokenized Digital Securities structured under SEC Category 1 Model B and Regulation D Rule 506(c). The ST22 architecture includes:

🔧 Component	📋 Specification
Token Standard	SPL Token-2022 with Transfer Hook extensions (Solana blockchain)
Underlying Security	Series M Preferred Shares — registered equity securities
Backing Ratio	1:1 — one ST22 Token per one custodied Series M share
Custodian	Empire Stock Transfer, Inc. — SEC-registered transfer agent
Ownership Record	EST master securityholder file (authoritative) + Solana blockchain (notification layer)
Attestation	Ed25519 cryptographic signature published on-chain every ~400ms
Compliance Controls	42 SPL Token-2022 Transfer Hook controls — enforced atomically on every transfer
Trading Venue	CEDEX — Centralized-Decentralized Exchange, purpose-built for ST22 tokens
Liquidity	Permanently locked liquidity pools — withdrawal mathematically impossible
Offering Exemption	Regulation D Rule 506(c) — verified accredited investors only

🌐 About Buffalo Fireside Chats

Buffalo Fireside Chats hosts virtual conferences that provide public company management teams with a platform to present their business directly to retail and institutional investors. Participating companies are also featured in a quarterly BFC article and blog providing additional coverage of their presentations and business developments. Follow Buffalo Fireside Chats on X: @buffalofireside.

🏢 About Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol

Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol (OTC: GROO; SEC EDGAR CIK: 1499275) is a Wyoming corporation developing Solana-native blockchain infrastructure for the tokenization of OTC microcap equity securities as Digital Securities under federal securities law.

The Company was founded on a single conviction: that the estimated $50 billion in shareholder value trapped across 11,000+ OTC companies represents not a niche problem but a systemic failure of market infrastructure — one that blockchain technology, properly engineered, can permanently fix. Its nine-layer protocol stack on Solana includes:

⚡ CEDEX — Centralized-Decentralized Exchange with centralized order coordination and decentralized on-chain settlement
🔐 42 SPL Token-2022 Transfer Hook compliance controls — OFAC screening, AML risk scoring, KYC/accreditation verification, and 1:1 custody attestation enforced atomically on every transaction
🌐 OTCM Issuers Gateway (otcm.me) — the onboarding platform where public companies initiate and complete the tokenization process
💧 Federated Liquidity Protocol — permanently locked capital pools; LP tokens burned to the zero address
🤖 Predictive AI Module (Layer 9) — XGBoost scoring engine across 15,000+ OTC companies using 140+ EDGAR-derived features
🏦 Empire Stock Transfer custody integration — SEC Category 1 Model B, with cryptographic attestations published on-chain every ~400 milliseconds

Three beta issuers have processed more than $7 million in liquidity through the platform prior to broader launch. All ST22 Security Token offerings are conducted under Regulation D Rule 506(c), limited to verified accredited investors. The Company does not operate as a broker-dealer.

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⚖️ Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements regarding the Company's platform capabilities, issuer onboarding, conference presentations, anticipated benefits of the OTCM Protocol platform, market opportunity, and business strategy are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These include, without limitation, risks related to platform development, regulatory compliance, issuer acquisition, market conditions, and the evolving legal and regulatory environment for digital assets and tokenized securities. OTCM Protocol undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. ST22 Security Tokens have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are offered only to verified accredited investors under Regulation D Rule 506(c).

📬 Media and Investor Contact

Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol 📧 invest@otcm.io 📞 1-404-734-3277 🌐 otcm.io · invest.otcm.io · otcm.me 📊 OTC: GROO · SEC EDGAR CIK: 1499275 📍 Fairfield, NJ 07004

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