Frequently Asked Questions
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IF I DID QUALIFY TO RECEIVE AN OFFER
IF I DID QUALIFY TO RECEIVE AN OFFER (cont'd)
No. GAIACOIN does not invest in or own any tokens or coins.
No. There is no direct exposure or risk to crypto tokens or coins.
Yes. You would own shares which you can sell and transfer.
It is possible that you can make 19.5 times your investment at the end of year 2. The Investment is high risk as it is a new venture but therefore the returns are high. You could, however, lose all of your investment.
GAIACOIN proposes to have a dividend policy and all shareholders are equally entitled to declared dividends.
No. There are no guarantees. It is high risk but because of that it has potential high returns. However, as previously stated, you could lose all of your investment.
If GAIACOIN is successful in issuing the original tokens and raising the first $35 million, then the INVESTORS equity is backed by a minimum asset backing of $23 million. If GAIACOIN is not successful in raising the token funding, then it is possible that investors can lose their money.
Yes. Like any new investment undertaking there is a chance you can lose your money.
You contact a representative of GAIACOIN to discuss your eligibility to participate in GAIACOIN. ASIC has strict guidelines around this process and GAIACOIN complies with those provisions at all times. If you do not qualify then you would not be eligible to receive an offer to invest and you will not be able to invest.
CARBON CREDITS & CARBON OFFSETS
Carbon Credits are normally associated with mandatory Carbon Schemes run by governments of countries or states. Carbon Credits are certificates with permission to emit a certain amount of Greenhouse Gases (measured in CO2e equivalents). Each certificate is an entitlement to emit one
(1) tonne of CO2e into the Carbon Credits are valuable and are tradable.
Carbon Offsets are associated with the Voluntary Carbon Market where Projects are undertaken to remove CO2e from the atmosphere. Independent reputable organizations register Carbon Offset Projects, issue, and audit Carbon Offset Certificates. The Carbon Offsets are tradable. (As noted earlier, for simplicity we refer to Carbon Credits & Carbon Offsets as “Carbon Credits” except where we need to address them separately).
Yes. The Carbon Credit and Carbon Offset Markets are largely unregulated, and transactions (buying & selling) are done on an over-the-counter market. Brokers and trading houses are developing platforms to trade these securities.
The largest Carbon Credit market is the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). This is a mandatory cap and trade scheme involving 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. It has been in operation for 17 years and accounts for 78% of the tradable market and 28% of the total annual potential tradable market. Total value of this market is US$769 billion.
Mandatory market participants (Carbon Credits) will generally be the largest emitters in the jurisdiction, covering power generators, miners, steel makers, cement manufacturers, transport companies and airlines. These participants are issued Carbon Credits by the governing body (emissions entitlements) and if they emit more than that allowance, they need to buy additional Carbon Credits from other participants and/or the issuing authority. Participants who don’t emit up to their Carbon Credit allowances may sell their excess certificates (Carbon Credits) to participants who have exceeded their allowances.
Voluntary Market Participants are corporations or institutions who choose to reduce their Carbon footprint (total emissions) by buying Carbon Offsets created by Carbon Offset Projects that remove CO2e from the air. There are Carbon emitters and Carbon reducers, and they buy and sell from each other to net off emissions. Examples of these participants are Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Ikea, and Tesla. Tesla sold US$1.8 billion of Carbon Credits in the 2022 year.
Carbon Credits are generally issued by authorities who administer a mandatory scheme. In Australia that is the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), who administers the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).
Carbon Offsets are generally issued by independent Not-for-Profit (NFP) Carbon Offset organizations. These include VERRA (Verified Emission Reduction Certificates [VER]), Gold Standard and American Carbon Registry.
Mandatory schemes are run by the governing authority.
Voluntary schemes are traded in Over-The-Counter transactions party to party, or with the assistance of a broker.
Mandatory schemes are regulated; voluntary schemes are unregulated.
CARBON CREDITS & CARBON OFFSETS (cont'd)
Globally there are 68 emission trading schemes, and they are National (Country), State and / or City-based. Prices vary from China at A$10 to EUETS at A$156. Australia currently trades Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU’s) at A$35.75. Australia has announced a Mandatory Cap and Trade Carbon Scheme effective from 1 July 2023.
215 of the largest emitters will be given a limit to which they can emit CO2e. This limit will decrease by 4.9% each year. If a participant does not emit up to the limit, they may sell that unused allowance (Carbon Credits). If an emitter exceeds their limit, they will have to buy allowances (Carbon Credits) to meet that excess. The market is free trade but there is a cap on the price of Carbon of A$75. This cap is increased by inflation plus 2% every year, which could see the cap at approximately A$100 by 2030.
More and more mandatory schemes are being implemented and existing schemes are being tightened to ensure countries can meet their commitments of 55% emission reductions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
Recently the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) saw Carbon Credits trade at their highest price: €100 (A$156). ACCU’s currently trade in Australia at A$35.75 and New Zealand Carbon Credits trade at A$67. Clearly Carbon Credits in these markets are undervalued.
CARBON CREDIT & CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS
Carbon Credit & Carbon Offset Projects are Projects undertaken that remove CO2e from the atmosphere. The Offset unit or Credit is measured as 1 tonne of CO2e. These Projects can be tree / mangrove Projects, energy substitution Projects (wind & solar replacing fossil fuel energy, substituting electric transport vehicles for fossil fuel powered vehicles or Direct Carbon Capture Projects.
The world has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and on average 55% reduction of emissions by 2030. Industry is not always capable of directly reducing their own emissions, so there needs to be Offset opportunities to meet global targets. Some companies (like Shell, Chevron, Woodside, BHP) are not capable of reaching net-zero emissions by the very nature of their activities.
Carbon Offsets exists because new business opportunities are constantly emerging. If a business opportunity removes CO2e from the atmosphere or replaces a CO2e process or product, they are rewarded financially for this behavior by being granted Credits or Offsets. which they can sell. These Credits or Offsets are sold to emitters who, due to the nature of their industry, cannot reduce their emissions or choose not to reduce them.
The Carbon Credit Market has proved to be a profitable marketplace with the price of Carbon Credits rising over the last decade. Mandatory Carbon Schemes have limits for emissions, and these limits reduce every year, putting pressure on demand. New national compulsory schemes are being introduced globally, and corporations are voluntarily reducing their Carbon footprint due to pressure from their stakeholders (shareholders, funders, bankers & customers).
Mandatory schemes are checked by the city, state or national authority administering the scheme. In Australia that is the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), who conducts that process through the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). With Voluntary Carbon Offsets there are independent NFP organizations that register certify audit and issue Offset Certificates (Gold Standard, VERRA, American Carbon Registry).
CARBON CREDIT & CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS (cont'd)
In compulsory schemes the Credits are issued under the regulations of that country or state. With the voluntary market the Offsets are issues by recognised independent bodies as listed above in point 4.
THE CRYPTO MARKET
The crypto market is a market of digital tokens and coins. These digital assets are transferable between parties and those transfers are conducted, verified, and registered on blockchain technology. The blockchains are decentralized so that no one-party has authority over the transactions. The crypto market was originally developed to authenticate transactions. It has developed, like many other markets, into a speculation market where players have differing opinions as to the future value of the token or coin. Trading markets developed that saw Bitcoin go from US$0.40 to US$65,000.
There are 21,910 different tokens and coins in the marketplace all with a different story to tell and sell.
Tokens and coins are issued on a blockchain to people who purchase them. Those tokens and coins can then be sold to other purchasers, and other coins or tokens can be purchased.
The market is largely unregulated.
The crypto market is free trade market. The markets are run through exchanges that facilitate trades on behalf of purchasers and sellers.
There are 300 million crypto users / traders in the world, and the market was (in 2021) valued at $3 trillion. Its current (2023) value is $1 trillion.
55% of crypto traders are under 35. 94% of 2021 traded market was aged between 18-40 and they spent on average US$8,596 (A$12,766).
If this average spend remains constant in 2023, GAIACOIN needs to attract 2,756 (or 0.000001% of) traders / token users out of the 300,000,000 currently actively participating.
2756 traders x AUD 12,700 = AUD 35 million
People do and have made significant money in the market. Participants also have lost funds, depending on the trend of the market. Participants make money in a rising market and lose money in a declining market.
Yes.
THE CRYPTO MARKET (cont'd)
There is trade in all tokens depending on buyer and seller sentiments. We believe that a unique token like GAIACOIN which invests its resources in reducing CO2 emissions will have significant market appeal, especially with young people who trade in crypto and care about the planet and climate change.
A token is issued off the back of a Whitepaper. A Whitepaper is the mission statement of a token or coin. It spells out what the purpose of the token or coin raising is. Tokens and coins are issued to fund the mission statement.
The crypto market is like any financial market. There are buyers and there are sellers. Sellers think the price will go down; buyers think the price will go up.
There are crypto exchanges where buyers and sellers can complete their trades.
Token and coin prices are all set by supply and demand. There are also commentators who evaluate the market and put forward predictions that may influence buyers and sellers.
THE GAIACOIN TOKEN
GAIACOIN launches an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). An ICO is a form of blockchain-enabled crowdfunding in which an organization sells crypto coins or tokens as a means of raising funds. These crypto assets are sometimes promoted as having future utility on the platform or blockchain to which they are tied.
GAIACOIN is hosted on Ethereum, the second largest blockchain in the market. Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform that establishes a peer-to-peer network which securely executes and verifies application code, called smart contracts. Smart contracts allow participants to transact with each other without a trusted central authority.
GAIACOIN is managed on the Ethereum Blockchain using what is called an ERC20 smart contract. GAIACOIN launches its ICO on the Ethereum Blockchain. Parties then transact with each other (buyers & sellers) to complete token transactions.
GAIACOIN will be issued at $25 a token. Each GAIACOIN Token is divisible up to 18 decimal places so you don’t have to buy 1 whole Token. Buyers can buy fractions at a time – as little as 0.000000000000000001 of a Token if they want.
Specialized ICO Marketing & Strategy organisations promote the issue of an ICO through social media platforms and dedicated coin and token platforms.
GAIACOIN has budgeted $2 million in cash and $5 million in token to promote and market the ICO.
GAIACOIN will be traded on Ethereum initially and other Exchanges will be added as the business model develops.
THE GAIACOIN TOKEN (cont'd)
GAIACOIN believes that there will be sufficient interest in its token to create the opportunity for increased value.
In discussion with its ICO Strategy & Marketing organisations we have confidence that we will raise the required funds. The result will, however, be subject to market conditions.
If GAIACOIN does not raise the $35 million and only raises $10 million the ICO and the investment program will still proceed but off a lower base.
THE GAIACOIN STRATEGY
GAIACOIN raises $3.5 million to complete the structure of the business model and to fund the issue of $35 million of tokens. GAIACOIN then launches the token raises the $35 million and invests in Carbon Credits & Offsets and Carbon Credit Projects. GAIACOIN will hold and trade Carbon Credits & Offsets.
GAIACOIN will purchase and sell Credits & Offsets through the various exchanges and over the counter parties. These include CBL Xpansiv, Jarden, Viridios, Gold Standard and VERRA.
GAIACOIN will search the available global market for developing Carbon Credit Projects. These Projects will be scored by Viridios and then evaluated by the GAIACOIN inhouse team. Projects proposed to be invested in will be recommended, then evaluated and approved or declined by the Carbon Credit Investment Approval Committee.
The current strategy is to have 60% of funds invested in Carbon Credits and 40% invested in Projects. Initially all funds will be in Carbon Credits until we have identified appropriate Carbon Credit Projects. Carbon Credits will be sold, and those funds invested in these Projects.
As soon as a Carbon Credit Project looks like not performing up to expectations then those Credits are sold and funds reinvested in a better yielding Projects.
The investment team evaluates Credits and Project opportunities and prepares a recommendation for the GAIACOIN Investment Committee to consider. This process will be balanced against professional advice also provided by Carbon brokers and advisors.
GAIACOIN has budgeted to have $68 million in Carbon credits or equivalent at the end of year 2 and $245 million at the end of year 3.
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
CRAIG DUNN
Director / CEO
Claudio Parisienne
Tel : + 61 414 548 669
Email craig@gaia.net.au
Website www.GAIACOIN.net.au
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