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A London-listed technology company and the UK’s largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin on its balance sheet.

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"I think the most important thing with a Bitcoin treasury company is future capital." Smarter Web CEO, @asjwebley, speaking recently with @millercole on the importance of future capital for a Bitcoin treasury company and what the current debates are missing. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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$MORE traded 21,182 shares on the LSE last week , 19.4% of the 109,362 shares in issue. Over the same five sessions, $SATA traded 14.9% of its issue and $STRC 12.5%. ₿usy week. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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Explore the new Smarter Web Digital Credit Dashboard. Designed to give investors a dedicated view of MORE, our Preferred Shares. It sits alongside our existing Bitcoin Treasury Analytics dashboard for those focused on SWC, our Ordinary Shares. Visit our website and find the link under the Bitcoin Treasury dropdown (link in comments). We’ll continue to develop and enhance both dashboards over the coming weeks, providing investors with greater transparency and insight. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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Smarter Web Digital Credit Dashboard: smarterwebcompany.co.uk/bitc… Smarter Web Bitcoin Treasury Analytics: smarterwebcompany.co.uk/bitc…
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$MORE closed the week at £84.00, up 3.7% from £81.00 on Monday. Over the same week, Bitcoin $BTC fell 3.1% and the Nasdaq $QQQ fell 4.0%. $MORE is the income-focused equity in Smarter Web's capital structure. The Dividend Rate is 12% per annum (variable), calculated daily on a fixed Preferred Dividend Reference Amount of £100 (365-day basis) and payable weekly. Keep ₿uilding. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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Sunday Shoutout 📣 It seems fitting that Smarter Web chose a “Great British Stories” theme for advertising MORE. Not just because MORE has the potential to help make Smarter Web become a great British story in its own way. But because Smarter Web’s operating business and its Squarebird team have been helping tell a wide array of great British stories through the websites they’ve been building for customers since 2009. If you have or know a business that needs help with their website or digital presence, point them this way, to see the great web design work The Smarter Web Company do 👇 smarterwebcompany.co.uk/web-…
Sunday Shoutout 📣 “If you own a business or are responsible for online marketing, I encourage you to look at the web design services we offer. I think you might be surprised by the pricing, particularly when you consider the quality of the service and the peace of mind that comes from working with an established team. Our operating businesses serve more than 500 client websites, and I am keen to see us continue growing that number.” So do you have or know a business that needs help with their website or digital presence? Point them this way, to see the great web design work The Smarter Web Company do 👇 smarterwebcompany.co.uk/web-…
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$MORE Weekly Summary #4: 21,182 shares traded, worth £1.73m, equal to 19.4% of shares issued. Our highest-volume week since launch, up 169% on the previous week. Daily average: 4,236 shares / £346,000. Closing mid price was £84.00, up £3.00 on the week and £5.00 above Monday's close. The week included the company's buyback of 1,775 shares on 3 November, 8.4% of the week's volume. Excluding it, this remains our highest-volume week since launch. 50,352 shares traded since launch, 46.0% of shares issued. ₿uilding ₿ack. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
Week 3 $MORE: 26 to 30 October MORE traded 7,867 shares from Monday to Friday, worth about £682,000. That is 7.1% of shares issued. The closing mid price moved from £93.50 on Monday to £81.00 on Friday, a fall of 13%. Friday was the busiest session at 3,582 shares, around 46% of total weekly shares traded. Across the 13 sessions since trading began on 14 October, 25.9% of shares issued has traded. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
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I think of Smarter Web as a balance sheet, with different elements that we can use to create value for shareholders. We have our operating businesses, cash, Bitcoin, the Coinbase Strategic Credit Facility, our Ordinary Shares (SWC) and our Preferred Shares (MORE). Each plays a different role, but what I find particularly exciting is how they can all work together. The real opportunity comes from how intelligently we manage these elements to build a stronger and more valuable Smarter Web. At the centre of our balance sheet is Bitcoin. We believe Bitcoin represents an extraordinary long-term store of value, and our ambition remains to continue growing our Bitcoin treasury. However, as I have said many times, simply accumulating the largest possible number of Bitcoin is not our primary objective. What matters most is the net Bitcoin value attributable to each fully diluted Ordinary Share. This is what I mean when I talk about Bitcoin Per Share, or BPS. I believe BPS is one of the most important measures of how successfully we are managing our balance sheet and growing the underlying value attributable to shareholders. Ultimately, I believe growth in BPS should be an important driver of how the market values Smarter Web over the medium to long term. Since becoming a public company, we have delivered impressive total shareholder returns, albeit with considerable volatility along the way. We cannot control the price of Bitcoin or our equities, and the market will not always immediately recognise the progress we make. What we can control is how we manage our balance sheet, allocate capital and seek to grow BPS. My belief is that if we can consistently demonstrate accretive growth in BPS over time, the market should ultimately recognise and reward that progress, although there are no guarantees. For example, if we increase our Bitcoin holdings but issue so many Ordinary Shares, or take on so many additional financial obligations, that the net Bitcoin value attributable to each share falls, we have not necessarily created value for existing shareholders. Equally, if we can use our capital structure intelligently to increase BPS over time, I believe we have the potential to build a considerably more valuable company. This is where the different elements of our balance sheet become so important. Cash provides liquidity, flexibility and resilience. It allows us to meet our obligations, support our operating businesses and respond to opportunities without necessarily having to sell Bitcoin or raise capital at an unattractive price. Bitcoin is our primary treasury reserve asset and the foundation of our long-term treasury strategy. We want to continue accumulating Bitcoin but also ensure it is held securely and that our balance sheet remains strong enough to withstand significant volatility. Our Ordinary Shares provide access to growth capital. When market conditions and valuations are attractive, issuing Ordinary Shares can be a powerful way to increase our Bitcoin treasury and strengthen the business. However, issuing shares at the wrong price can be dilutive, which is why the economics of every capital raise matter. MORE, our Preferred Shares, provides another potential source of capital, designed for investors who are more interested in income than the growth characteristics of SWC. However, I believe the opportunity for MORE extends well beyond simply providing Smarter Web with another way to raise capital. What I find particularly exciting is the investment proposition MORE offers. The current variable annual Preferred Dividend Rate is 12%, based on its £100 reference amount, with dividends payable weekly. At the price at which we purchased MORE this week, that represented an annualised yield of approximately 14.93%. Alongside this, MORE benefits from substantial Bitcoin asset backing, a disciplined approach to leverage, with our leverage ratio currently below 15%, and our policy of maintaining a rolling cash reserve equivalent to at least two years of expected Preferred Share dividend payments. I think that combination is incredibly compelling. A substantial Bitcoin treasury providing asset backing, relatively modest leverage, a significant cash buffer supporting dividend payments and a publicly traded equity that investors can buy and sell on the London Stock Exchange. Of course, liquidity depends on market conditions, and dividends and market prices are not guaranteed. One of our biggest challenges, and potentially one of our greatest opportunities, is helping investors who are not yet familiar or comfortable with Bitcoin-backed Digital Credit to understand what it offers. Many investors are accustomed to allocating capital to areas such as private equity, property and other income-generating investments, sometimes accepting limited liquidity or complex structures in exchange for attractive returns. I believe Digital Credit has the potential to offer an interesting alternative, combining high income yields, access to public market liquidity and substantial asset backing, although the risks and characteristics are different. Bitcoin's volatility is clearly a risk that investors need to understand, but we have deliberately designed our capital structure with considerable financial resilience in mind. As more investors begin to understand Bitcoin-backed Digital Credit and compare its characteristics with traditional investments, I believe the potential market could become considerably larger. We are still at a very early stage in developing MORE. Building understanding, attracting new investors and demonstrating the strength and sustainability of the structure will take time. But I believe MORE has the potential to become a successful, widely held Preferred Share that provides attractive income for investors whilst supporting the continued growth of Smarter Web. None of these elements should be considered in isolation. Our objective is to bring them together in a way that strengthens our balance sheet, supports our operating businesses and allows us to grow BPS accretively over time. That requires discipline and patience. The best decision is not always the one that creates the most immediate activity, and I believe consistently making good capital allocation decisions gives us the best opportunity to deliver attractive long-term shareholder returns. Turning to the week itself, we made several announcements. On Monday, we published an update on our Bitcoin custody arrangements, particularly in light of recent security incidents within the wider digital asset industry. We confirmed that our Bitcoin is currently held across three established institutional custodians: Coinbase, Fidelity and Anchorage Digital. We do not hold any Bitcoin with Binance. Security is something we take extremely seriously. Our approach involves diversification across providers and jurisdictions, contractual and legal asset protections, institutional security controls, insurance-related protections and internal processes requiring multiple people to authorise significant transactions. No custody arrangement can eliminate every risk, but I believe we have built a robust framework designed to protect our Bitcoin treasury whilst maintaining the operational flexibility we need as the Company develops. On Tuesday, we announced the latest weekly dividend for MORE. The dividend for the week ending Friday 6 November is £0.2301 per Preferred Share, reflecting the current annual Preferred Dividend Rate of 12% based on the £100 reference amount. The payment date is scheduled for Monday 23 November. MORE is still a very new equity, and developing a successful market for it will take time. However, I am excited about what we have launched and the opportunity to continue developing it. On Wednesday, we announced that Smarter Web had purchased 1,775 MORE Preferred Shares at a price of £80.354 per share, for total consideration of £142,985. This represented a discount of approximately 10.7% to the original £90 IPO price. We believe MORE represents an attractive investment proposition and that its current market valuation does not fully reflect its characteristics. Our decision to purchase shares reflects that conviction but also demonstrates the importance of allocating capital differently when opportunities arise. The purchased shares are being held in treasury and will not receive dividends whilst held. We will continue considering further purchases where we believe doing so makes sense for the Company and its shareholders. Wednesday's announcement also confirmed that MORE is now quoted in the United States on the OTCID Basic Market under the ticker MORPF. This is another positive step in broadening access to MORE and developing an international investor base. On Thursday, there was no new issuance activity to report across our two at-the-market facilities. I wrote about this separately on Thursday morning, but I think it is worth reinforcing the underlying principle. Having the ability to issue shares does not mean we should issue them at any price. We want to grow Smarter Web, but we must remain disciplined about the cost of capital and the impact of every decision on existing shareholders. Later on Thursday, Miller and I hosted another Smarter Web Livestream. I always enjoy these conversations because they provide an opportunity to discuss the business, Bitcoin and the wider industry in a less formal setting than our regulatory announcements. We also released the first of a series of adverts titled the Great British Stories from Smarter Web. There will be one of these each Thursday and you can find that on my timeline also. Beyond the announcements, it has been another busy week across Smarter Web. There is a great deal happening across both our operating businesses and our Bitcoin treasury strategy. Some of that work is visible through our regulatory announcements and other communications, whilst other projects are progressing behind the scenes and cannot yet be discussed publicly. Building a business is not always easy, and there will inevitably be challenges along the way. We have experienced some of those challenges recently, particularly in the performance of our share prices, and I recognise the frustration this has caused shareholders. But I also think it is important to recognise what we have built. We have established what I believe is an extraordinary platform, combining operating businesses, a substantial Bitcoin treasury, access to public capital markets and two distinct equities designed to appeal to different groups of investors. There are opportunities ahead of us that I find incredibly exciting. Not everything we pursue will necessarily come to fruition, and progress will not always be straightforward. That is the reality of building and growing a company. But we have a talented team, a clear long-term strategy and a capital structure that I believe gives us considerable potential. We have achieved a tremendous amount in a relatively short period, and I genuinely believe we are still at an early stage in what Smarter Web could become. Our responsibility now is to continue executing, making good decisions and demonstrating that the platform we have built can create meaningful value over time. I remain incredibly optimistic about the future. As always, thank you to our shareholders and everyone who continues to support Smarter Web. We keep building. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
Looking back over the last few months, it has been a significant period for Smarter Web. We have continued developing the business, attracted considerable interest and, importantly, launched the first Bitcoin treasury Preferred Share on a main market outside the United States. I am incredibly proud of that achievement and of everyone who helped make it possible. However, I am also very conscious that this has been a difficult period for our shareholders. After a strong rise, SWC, our Ordinary Share, has fallen from around 80p to approximately 40p over the past month. Whilst MORE, our new Preferred Share, closed this week at approximately £80, having been issued at £90 only a few weeks ago. I understand the frustration and disappointment that comes with those movements, particularly for shareholders who have invested more recently. It is not something I overlook or take lightly. Despite these challenges, my confidence in the direction we are taking remains unchanged. I believe we have established the foundations of a capital structure that can support our long-term ambitions, and my focus remains firmly on building Smarter Web into the business I believe it can become. As a significant shareholder myself, my interests are closely aligned with those of our investors. I remain personally very optimistic about the opportunity ahead, although I fully recognise my own bias. But optimism alone is not enough, and neither are ambition or the milestones we have achieved so far. Ultimately, we need to demonstrate through consistent execution, disciplined capital allocation and continued progress that our strategy can deliver long-term value for shareholders. There is still a great deal of work ahead of us, and I do not underestimate the challenges. Markets will not always move in our favour, and we cannot control the price of Bitcoin or our shares. What we can control is how we manage the business, the decisions we make and the discipline with which we pursue our strategy. This week's update is deliberately shorter and different in structure to my usual updates. Given what has been a challenging few weeks for our shareholders and a particularly difficult end to the week for the Bitcoin industry, I felt that was appropriate. My job is to keep advancing Smarter Web. That is what I have worked tirelessly to do since we became a public company, and it is what I will continue to do. We have achieved a great deal in a relatively short period, but there is much more to accomplish. Thank you, as always, to everyone who continues to support Smarter Web and believes in what we are trying to build. Your support is never taken for granted. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
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$MORE Day 18: traded 1,450 shares worth £122,000 today, equal to 1.3% of shares issued. 50,352 shares traded since launch, 46.0% of shares issued. Closing mid price was £84.00. The closing mid eased £1.50 after three days of gains, and finished the week £3.00 above last Friday. Since launch, more than 50,000 shares have now traded. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
$MORE Day 17: traded 3,578 shares worth £300,000 today, equal to 3.3% of shares issued. 10-day average volume: 3,124 shares a day, the highest since launch. 48,902 shares traded since launch, 44.7% of shares issued. Closing mid price was £85.50. Bitcoin fell more than 5% today in a wider risk-off move. Despite this, $MORE remained green on the day. The closing mid price has now risen three days running, since Monday. The bid closed at £84.00, up £2.00 on yesterday, and the quoted spread narrowed from £5.00 to £3.00. ₿id up. Spread down. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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mNAV back below 1.0x. Clear value, from where I am sitting, but more work to do to get the market to recognise what we are building. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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A volatile day yesterday. Bitcoin closed down around 5.5% in a wider risk-off move. $MORE, Smarter Web’s preferred equity, went the other way. It closed up 1.18% at a mid price of £85.50, its third consecutive daily rise, on volume above its 10-day average. ₿uilding through the noise. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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“The beauty of Smarter Web is that we’re big enough to be able to access some of that capital now. But we’re also very very small, we can do relatively small deals on a global scale but very big deals on a UK scale.” Our CEO, @asjwebley, speaking with @millercole on Smarter Web's advantageous size and access to capital. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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Smarter Web has some of the best shareholders in the world, IMO. Right at the start of our journey as a public company, Nick took it upon himself to build some brilliant tools for our shareholders. He’s now gone a step further and built this new tool for MORE. It's a great example of the passion and talent within our shareholder community. Well worth a look if you’re interested in what MORE has to offer. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
MORE is an amazing investment. It wasn't until I dug into the details did I realise how good it was. It is so much more than the headline 12% dividend. I've spent some time building out an educational piece which is aimed at the lay person to explain both the pros and cons of investing in MORE. thesmarterinvestmentguy.com/… This is what I used to educate my parents on MORE and based on this they will be investing their whole pension into MORE. Please share this if you think it might be useful for your friends or family. This isn't financial advice. Your capital is at risk and as we have seen your investment can go down as well as up. As for me, I like the stock.
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$MORE Day 17: traded 3,578 shares worth £300,000 today, equal to 3.3% of shares issued. 10-day average volume: 3,124 shares a day, the highest since launch. 48,902 shares traded since launch, 44.7% of shares issued. Closing mid price was £85.50. Bitcoin fell more than 5% today in a wider risk-off move. Despite this, $MORE remained green on the day. The closing mid price has now risen three days running, since Monday. The bid closed at £84.00, up £2.00 on yesterday, and the quoted spread narrowed from £5.00 to £3.00. ₿id up. Spread down. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
$MORE Day 16: traded 9,123 shares worth £740,000 today, equal to 8.3% of shares issued. This was our highest volume session since launch. 10-day average volume: 3,001 shares a day, the highest since launch. 45,324 shares traded since launch, 41.4% of shares issued. Closing mid price was £84.50. ₿rick by ₿rick. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
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Great British Stories from Smarter Web Episode 1: Look for MORE Want MORE? Like, share and follow for a new story every Thursday. Capital at risk. The value of your investment can go down as well as up. Dividends aren't guaranteed and can be reduced, increased or suspended. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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Every Thursday morning, Smarter Web provides an update on activity across our two at-the-market facilities: - Ordinary Shares ATM Facility (SWC) - Preferred Shares ATM Facility (MORE) Both facilities are important parts of our capital strategy, but our focus remains on raising capital on terms that make sense for existing shareholders. MORE is not currently trading at its £100 reference amount. We recognise that developing a market for a new type of equity takes time, but we believe its combination of an attractive dividend yield, substantial asset backing, disciplined leverage and dividend cash reserves provides a compelling investment proposition. Our recent MORE buyback reflects that conviction. Turning to our Ordinary Shares, we do not control the share price, but we believe a premium above the current mNAV is justified by what we have built and the opportunities ahead. Ultimately, the market determines the price of both equities. But having the ability to issue shares does not mean we should issue them at any price. Our responsibility is to continue executing our strategy, allocating capital intelligently and building long-term shareholder value. We hope that our actions, disciplined capital allocation and consistent execution will translate into stronger total shareholder returns over time. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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$MORE Day 16: traded 9,123 shares worth £740,000 today, equal to 8.3% of shares issued. This was our highest volume session since launch. 10-day average volume: 3,001 shares a day, the highest since launch. 45,324 shares traded since launch, 41.4% of shares issued. Closing mid price was £84.50. ₿rick by ₿rick. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
$MORE Day 15: traded 3,440 shares worth £278,000 today, equal to 3.1% of shares issued. 10-day average volume: 2,206 shares a day. 36,201 shares traded since launch, 32.6% of shares issued. Closing mid price was £82.50. Volume ran at 1.6 times the 10-day average. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
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Final Reminder: Smarter Web Livestream tomorrow, Thursday 5 November, 14:00 GMT / 09:00 ET. @millercole is joined by Smarter Web CEO, @asjwebley. They'll be covering the latest developments at Smarter Web, updates on $MORE preferred shares, and the broader Bitcoin treasury and Digital Credit landscape. Watch live here on X or YouTube. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
Smarter Web Livestream: Thursday, 5 November, 14:00 GMT / 09:00 ET. @millercole is joined by Smarter Web CEO, @asjwebley. The conversation will cover the latest developments at Smarter Web, recent Bitcoin accumulation, updates on MORE preferred shares, capital structure, and the broader Bitcoin treasury and Digital Credit landscape. Watch live here on X or YouTube. LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTCQB: $TSWCF | FRA: $3M8
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RNS Announcement: MORE Preferred Shares Buyback Please read the RNS on our website (link in comments). LSE: #SWC #MORE | OTC: $TSWCF $MORPF | FRA: $3M8
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