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UNLOCKD to acquire 1ENERGY, its third wellness brand, in milestone-based deal

What's the deal? UNLOCKD Inc.Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → — the trading name of BitFrontier Capital Holdings (OTCID: BFCH) — has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire substantially all assets of the 1ENERGYDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → brand from XSBEV LLCDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and entrepreneur Christian Struzan. The deal, announced September 15, 2026, covers 1ENERGY's trademarks, formulations, packaging intellectual property, digital assets, and manufacturing know-how.

What's the endgame? Subject to closing, 1ENERGY becomes UNLOCKD's third brand, joining revenue-generating Ancient ExtractsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and pre-revenue platform EVERMINDDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The company sells the acquisition as a shortcut: buy a developed consumer platform rather than build one from scratch.

What are the terms? UNLOCKD may issue up to 250,000 shares of BFCH preferred stock, each convertible into two common shares. Only 75,000 shares are due at closing; the rest must be earned through milestones, including a CBD-free product launch and reaching $250,000 and $500,000 in cumulative gross margin.

Why now? UNLOCKD plans to reposition 1ENERGY — built around the "Energy Without the Edge" tagline — away from its historical cannabinoid formulation. It intends to evaluate a CBD-free version using functional mushrooms, adaptogens, and nootropics.

"We are building a real portfolio," said chief executive officer John P. Gorst. "Now 1ENERGY gives us another developed consumer platform with significant work already completed."

The signal: The structure — modest upfront equity tied to performance milestones — signals a cautious, capital-light roll-up strategy for a small-cap building a consumer wellness portfolio one distressed asset at a time.

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