Case 2:13-cv-00777-MJP Document 116 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 2

Honorable Marsha J. Pechman

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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COINLAB, INC., a Delaware Corporation

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Plaintiff,
v.
Mt. GOX KK, a Japanese corporation, and
TIBANNE KK, a Japanese corporation.

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NO. 2:13-cv-777-MJP
DECLARATION OF PETER
VESSENES IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER

Defendants.
Peter Vessenes declares as follows:
I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein and am competent to
testify to these facts.
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I am the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoinLab, Inc.

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Beginning in November 2014, I received communications from Mike

Robertson, co-owner of Domain Guardians, a domain name brokerage, offering to

broker a sale of Bitcoins.com on behalf of its owner.
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On January 26, 2015, I received a communication from Mike Robertson,

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again offering to sell Bitcoins.com, and stating that The owner of Bitcoins.com is

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extremely motivated to sell and will consider all offers in the 6-figures range.

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DECLARATION OF PETER VESSENES IN SUPPORT
OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER - 1
(NO. 2:13-CV-777-MJP)

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4.

On January 27, 2015, I received a communication from Mike Robertson,

indicating that there is an offer on the table for Bitcoins.com that Mark is seriously

considering. I understood that Mark was a reference to Mark Karpeles, the CEO of

Tibanne KK.

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I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington
that the foregoing is true and correct.
DATED this 29th day of January, 2015.

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s/ Peter Vessenes
Peter Vessenes

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DECLARATION OF PETER VESSENES IN SUPPORT
OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER - 2
(NO. 2:13-CV-777-MJP)