UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19, 2023

BTCS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		000-55141		90-1096644
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9466 Georgia Avenue #124, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(202) 430-6576

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

BTCS

The Nasdaq Stock Market

(The Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective January 19, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BTCS Inc. (the “Company”) approved the issuance of $50,000 of common stock to each independent director. The shares will be issued in four equal installments ($12,500) at the end of each calendar quarter beginning March 31st, subject to continued service on each applicable issuance date. The number of shares issuable will be based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day prior to the end of the applicable calendar quarter.

The Board also approved the following annual committee chair fees: $5,000 for the Audit Committee Chair, $5,000 for the Compensation Committee Chair, and $5,000 for the Governance and Nominating Committee (collectively, the “Committee Chair Fees”). The Committee Chair Fees are payable quarterly in four equal installments at the end of each calendar quarter. The annual Board fees remain unchanged at $25,000 per indepndent director payable quarterly in four equal installments at the end of each calendar quarter.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BTCS INC.

Date: January 25, 2023	By:	/s/ Charles W. Allen
	Name:	Charles W. Allen
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

BTCS Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update