SatoshiPay Update

19 March 2025

Blue Star Capital plc

("Blue Star" or the "Company")

SatoshiPay Update

Blue Star Capital plc (AIM: BLU), the investing company with a focus on blockchain, esports and payments, is pleased to note the announcement by SatoshiPay Ltd ("SatoshiPay"), its investee company, that on 18 March 2025, Vortex, a project incubated by SatoshiPay, launched in Brazil.

Vortex is a decentralised exchange platform incubated by SatoshiPay, designed to enhance global payments by bridging stablecoins with local fiat currencies. This launch will help facilitate immediate conversions of USD Coin (USDC) and USDT (Tether), US stablecoins, into Brazilian real (BRL), via PIX, Brazil's instant payment system created and managed by the Central Bank of Brazil.

This will allow Vortex to integrate directly with Brazil's financing infrastructure, and facilitate the real time transfer of crypto based stable coins into BRL

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About Blue Star

Blue Star is an investing company with a focus on new technologies. Blue Star's investments include SatoshiPay Limited, an experienced blockchain company with a strong track record in innovative payment solutions; Lets Play Live, whose B2B white label platform is a full-stack gaming ecosystem; Paidia, a female focussed gaming platform; and Sthaler Limited, an identity and payments technology business which enables a consumer to identify themselves and pay using just their finger.

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