NETWORK. By Theta Labs, Inc. Last Updated: Jan 2, 2018 Version 1.2

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1 NETWORK By Theta Labs, Inc. Last Updated: Jan 2, 2018 Version 1.2 1

2 WHAT IS THE THETA NETWORK? Theta is a decentralized video delivery network, powered by users and an innovative new blockchain. 2

3 EXISTING VIDEO DELIVERY LANDSCAPE Why do we need a decentralized video network? Today s content delivery network (CDN) Lacks global reach, particularly in developing countries leading to low quality streams, pauses and skips. High-cost structure paid for by platforms and publishers, leading to less revenue to content creators. Centralized and controlled by a few entities. Global IP Video Traffic Growth IP video will account for 82% of global IP traffic by 2020 Exabytes per Month File Sharing (9.5%, 3.7% ) Web/Data (20.8%, 14.4% ) IP VoD (22.3%, 14.8% ) Internet Video (47.4%, 67.1% ) % CAGR * Figures (n) refer to 2015, 2020 traffic shares Source: Cisco VNI Global IP Traffic Forecast, Growing problem 67% of all Internet traffic today is video, estimated to jump to 82% by Live and peer-to-peer streaming is exploding. Move towards 4K and emerging VR / Lightfield quality pushes more data. Standard Resolution Bandwidth/Mbps Magnitude 720p HD 1080x720 5 to 7.5 1x 1080p HD 1920x to x 4K UHD 3920x to x 8K 360 VR 7840x to192 25x 16K 360 VR 15680x to x Lightfield x 3

4 THETA MAIN FEATURES VIEWER VIEWER Peer-to-peer video network CONTENT CREATOR VIEWER VIEWER Theta token mining at core VIEWER VIEWER Earning Theta True utility and usage for content creators and viewers 4

5 THETA ADVANTAGES Peer-to-peer video network A decentralized peer-to-peer network supports a purpose-built new blockchain for next-generation video streaming. Token S Brand Advertising Influencer/ Streaming Site Token F Stream (optional) Theta token mining at core Token G Gift to influencer Mining Theta tokens reward users with PCs with Advertiser Token V (Optional) Proof-of-Engagement Viewer Stream Caching Relay Node Token I Stream Ingest Node un-utilized bandwidth, resources to cache, relay and broadcast video streams. Token POW Proof-of-work Mined Token True utility and usage for content creators and viewers Theta tokens provide utility and enable virtual gifting to influencers, funding advertising campaigns, unlocking premium content, virtual goods, and more. 5

6 D E C E NT RA L I ZED D.AP P S B U I LT O N T H E TA Esports (SLIVER.tv) Music TV / Movies Education Enterprise Conferencing Theta Open-Source Protocol (Blockchain, tokens, smart contracts, etc) 6 Peer to Peer Streaming

7 THETA PROJECT ROADMAP PHASE 1 INCEPTION PHASE 2 TOKEN SALE PHASE 3 TOKEN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 4 NATIVE THETA BLOCKCHAIN LAUNCH Q SLIVER.tv founded Q Live streaming platform launched Q $16MM equity financing, Theta project launch Q Theta token pre-sale to strategic partners Dec Theta tokens live on SLIVER.tv platform Jan 8 Token sale completed End Jan End Jan - ERC20 tokens issued Mar Theta tokens full integration into SLIVER.tv platform Spring-Fall 2018 Native Theta blockchain development Q (Planned) Native Theta network launch on new blockchain Q (Planned) Theta ERC-20 tokens exchanged 1:1 for Theta blockchain tokens Q (Planned) Theta Network goes live for caching and mining nodes Q (Planned) Theta Network debut of premium on-demand content 7

8 THETA LABS BACKGROUND Theta Labs, wholly owned subsidiary of SLIVER.tv Next-generation live streaming platform for esports TRAFFIC OVERVIEW On desktop & mobile web, in the last 6 months Raised $17 million from marquee investors 4 video patents including Patent pending #62/522,505, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-CONCENTRIC SPHERICAL PROJECTION FOR MULTI-RESOLUTION VIEW 3M 2M 2,550,000 Total visits in Oct 2017 The largest esports platform built around a virtual economy 1M 1B+ tokens circulated since launch 50% month-over-month growth rate 0 May 17 Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Sep 17 Oct 17 Over 2.5 million unique visits in October

9 THETA LABS TEAM Mitch Liu, Co-founder & CEO Co-founder, Tapjoy Co-founder, Gameview Studios (acq by DeNA Corp) BS, Computer Science & Engineering, MIT Research at MIT Media Lab Interactive Cinema MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business Ryan Nichols, Head of Product & Platform Product visionary for one of the largest esports live streaming platforms built around a virtual economy Director, Tencent WeChat Co-founder, leading live streaming platform for foodies Jieyi Long, Co-founder & CTO BS, Microelectronics, Peking University PhD, Computer Engineering, Northwestern University Mathematical modeling, algorithms for large scale distributed systems Cryptography expert Riz Virk, Interim HEAD OF Corp Development Director, Play MIT BS, Computer Science & Engineering, MIT MS Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business Early investor in blockchain companies, Ripio, CoinMkt and Bex.io. Co-author, Online Automatic Auctions for Bitcoin Over-the-Counter Trading (2015) and Creating a peer-to-peer system for Buying and Selling Bitcoin online (2013) 9

10 INVESTORS 10

11 THETA ADVISORS AND PARTNERS Advisory board: - Justin Kan, Co-founder of Twitch - Steve Chen, Co-founder of YouTube - Fan Zhang, Founding member, Sequoia Capital China - Travis Skweres, Founder CoinMkt, one of the first US bitcoin exchanges - Rajeev Surati, MIT PhD, video compression and streaming expert - Prof Shoucheng Zhang, Founder Danhua Capital - Sebastian Sorrento, Founder Ripio, first global lending network on blockchain - Cliff Morgan, CEO, GFUEL energy drink - Sam Wick, Head of UTA Ventures, United Talent Agency Hollywood - Dennis Fong, CEO, Plays.tv aka Thresh the world champion of Quake/Doom Partners: 11

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13 Thank you.