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WRITER’S DIRECT DIAL NO.

(424) 652-7814

WRITER’S INTERNET ADDRESS

bklein@bakermarquart.com

November 26, 2014

VIA E-mail

Mike Johnson, Executive Editor of Coinfire

mike@coinfire.cf

Re: Cease and Desist

Mr. Johnson:

My law firm represents GAW Miners, LLC (“GAW”). On November 22, 2104, Coin Fire published an

article entitled “GAW Miners lying about partnerships?”, which contains grossly false and misleading

information relating to GAW and exposes Coin Fire potentially to significant civil liability. In sum,

GAW has not lied about partnerships. Coin Fire’s defamatory article has irreparably harmed GAW and

will continue to cause GAW to incur damages until it is withdrawn and/or corrected.

In the article, the author claims Coin Fire reached out repeatedly to GAW for comments. This is

blatantly untrue, as you surely know. No one at GAW was contacted to discuss the story before it was

published. If GAW had been contacted and given a chance to set the record straight, the article would

be dramatically different: it would be accurate. A representative of GAW is available to discuss with

you and the reporter the article’s numerous material inaccuracies. You have until Friday, November 28,

2014, at 5 p.m. EDT to notify us that you will speak with a GAW representative and that conversation

must take place no later than Monday, December 1, 2014. The reason this conversation is so important

to GAW is so that GAW can provide the necessary credible facts to rebut the story’s numerous false

and misleading claims.

In the meantime, GAW demands that Coin Fire immediately cease and desist from disseminating such

grossly false and misleading information by removing the article from its website. Although GAW is a

firm believer in free speech and a free press, Coin Fire has crossed the line with this article, and anyone

in GAW’s position would understandably make similar demands.

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GAW reserves all rights at this time (including the right to commence civil litigation against you and

Coin Fire if you do not met the terms above), and this letter is in no way intended to contain a complete

recitation of the facts and GAW’s rights.

Best regards,

/s/ Brian Klein

Brian Klein