Company Profile:

Global Arena Holding, Inc. is a holding and technology development company. The Company operates through its three subsidiaries, which include Global Election Services, Inc. (GES), GAHI Acquisition Corp. (GAHI) and Tidewater Energy Group Inc (Tidewater Energy). Its primary subsidiary, GES, provides technology-enabled paper absentee/mail ballot and internet election services to organizations, such as craft and trade organizations, labor unions, political parties, co-operatives and housing organizations, associations and professional societies, universities, and political organizations. GES has developed election software for a data storage and retrieval registration system to determine voter eligibility and prevent duplicate votes with in-person digital signature capture, as well as election software for scanning/tabulation utilizing advanced optical mark reader (OMR)/ optical character recognition (OCR)/ barcode imaging software featuring de-skewing, de-speckling and image correction. 

CONTACT:

Global Arena Holding, Inc. 

208 East 51st Street Suite 112 

New York, NY 10022

kathryn@globalarenaholding.com

Tel: 646-801-5524 

www.globalarenaholding.com 

Invested 12/24/2018

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*This is an OTC (over the counter) pink sheet stock,

it moves in relation to BTC with a 

long delay.

Movement (daily change in price) 

will be like watching paint dry.

UNTIL it catches up to a quick gain in BTC. 

(Delayed reaction).

*All time high was $8,986 per share

on 6/1/2002. (1/12 split adjusted)

*Current management since 2009

per John Matthews chairman & C.E.O.

*10/05/2022 1 FOR 12 REVERSE SPLIT INITIATED WITH

SYMBOL CHANGE FROM GAHC TO GAHCD 

***SHARES DEPOSITED IN CORPORATE ACCOUNT

ON 10/07/2022. 

Thank you, Morgan Stanley/ E*TRADE.

***Global Arena Holding Updates Shareholders on Subsidiary Company Global Election Services

9:53 AM ET 1/23/23 | Dow Jones

 New York, NY, Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Global Arena Holding, Inc. ("the Company" or "GAHC") (OTC PINK: GAHC) announced today an update on the Company's subsidiary, Global Election Services, Inc. ("GES").

As we begin 2023, GES is pleased to announce a corporate rebranding as well as the expansion of the Company's already existing resources to provide current and prospective clients additional services. GES will diversify into four divisions in the areas of: Government Elections, Corporate Governance, Interactive Communication, and our current business of organized labor and private organization elections.

The first division will focus on our application to the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission in order to qualify for certain election certifications that would allow GES to enter into the U.S. Government Election market. GES Management has identified a six-step strategy:

Step 1 - Voting System Testing. Testing current developed systems to U.S. Federal 2.0 Standards

Step 2 - Technical Data Package Review. Reviews submitted documents against documentation requirements of outside agencies, published standards, or U.S. specifications

Step 3 - Physical Configuration Audit. Examines the documentation of the system against the actual submitted system

Step 4 - System Integration Testing. Executes tests on all components of a system configured as if the system was deployed

Step 5 - Functional Configuration Audit. Examines submitted test data and conducts additional testing to verify submitted system hardware and software described in the documents submitted to the Elections Assistance Commission and the Department of Homeland Security

Step 6 -- Security Testing. Performs vulnerability assessments and penetration analysis to assess system vulnerabilities

The second GES division will focus on Corporate Governance election administration for publicly traded companies. Reporting companies must comply with the SEC's proxy rules whenever its management submits proposals to shareholders that will be subject to a shareholder vote. GES will provide election administration services to public companies that hold shareholder votes, drawing on our experience with organized labor elections and our already developed proprietary registration, tabulation and online voting software.

The third GES division will focus on Interactive Communication between organizational leadership of labor unions, public companies, political parties, athletic teams, professional associations and their members, constituents and fans. GES will work to provide our current and future clients with the ability to understand their voters, using a variety of social media platforms available today.

GES is currently working with third party vendors and utilizing GES' current proprietary technology to create a product that will be able to help clients to:

  -- Communicate a Message -- An organization can get their message out 

      clearly in the form required, without any unwanted media spin, bias, 

      filtering, or comment. 

 

   -- Fine Tune Policies -- Test-drive policies and projects with immediate 

      response, allowing for responsive adjustments to be made to make a 

      message more acceptable to the community. 

 

   -- Build a Positive Image -- Enhancing the concept of 'open communication' 

      and 'democratic politics', which leads to an increasingly positive 

      perception of leaders by their constituents. 

 

   -- Learn More About a Group -- Learning more about a group's preferences and 

      opinions on an infinite number of topics can help the Organization, 

      Institution or League and leaders better serve its community and meet 

      their needs in a variety of ways. 

Management believes this type of interactive software capabilities will give GES an opportunity to offer clients a new way to communicate in real time with their members by raising issues of concern, polling the attitude of their constituencies and interacting in question-and-answer sessions in addition to conducting elections that GES certifies.

GES' fourth division is Organized Labor, our current operating business. In 2023, GES plans to expand its client list based on our solid reputation of over four decades of successful and reliable election services. GES provides comprehensive technology-enabled election services to organizations such as craft and trade organizations, labor unions, political parties, co-operatives and housing organizations, associations and professional societies, universities, pension funds and credit unions, and entertainment organizations. GES senior management has been supervising elections since 1981, having managed thousands of election projects involving over forty million (40,000,000) voters, certifying each labor election with the U.S. Department of Labor. The primary method of voting for GES elections is Paper Mail Ballots, however, in-person, secure online voting or hybrid options are also available.

GES has developed, deployed, and owns proprietary election software in the areas of: Registration software, which was designed specifically to authenticate and register voters; Scanning and Tabulation election software. The software utilizes advanced OMR/OCR/Barcode scanning and tabulation system featuring de-skewing, de-speckling and image correction and Online election voting software. GES built an online voting platform on one of the most secure global infrastructures, Amazon Web Services (AWS) which is a comprehensive, evolving platform provided by Amazon that includes a mixture of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform as a service and packaged software (PaaS), and software as a service offerings (SaaS).

The Company's Chairman, John S. Matthews, stated, "We look forward to 2023. The Company's management team is busy preparing the 2022 financials and audited report. The Company will have further updates shortly on future growth strategies concerning all of its operating subsidiaries, including GES' growth into government elections, corporate governance and interactive communication sectors. Please visit our website at www.voteges.com to see our new look." Management urges anyone interested in our company to review the GAHC filings at sec.gov. 

*Global Arena Holding Initiates 1 for 12 Reverse in Support of Potential Capital and Growth Endeavors 

11:13 PM ET 6/20/22 | GlobeNewswire

NEW YORK, NY, June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Global Arena Holding, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Markets: GAHCD), a growth oriented, acquisition minded company focused on specific niche markets offering exponential growth, is announcing that at a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors was held on June 10, 2022, and the Directors addressed the shareholder approval for the 1 for 12 reverse, while discussing the 2021 annual Shareholders meeting. In discussing the need to move forward with the 1 for 12 reverse split, the Directors considered the potential lack of an ability to attract new employees, retain and motivate current employees, and raise potential capital for current acquisitions, mergers, or investments. 

Prior to its annual 2021 Shareholder Meeting, the Company had filed the required Schedule 14A which included the proxy statement and proxy with the Securities Exchange Commission, and hearing no comments, created a record date of July 8th, 2021.

 The Company then mailed, and electronically posted its proxy statement and proxy through third party companies Broadridge, Mediant and Clear Trust, notifying all shareholders of the proposals, and the location of the annual meeting of the Company, which was held at the Kimberly Hotel, 145 E. 50th Street, New York, New York 10022 at 9:00 a.m. local time, on September 7, 2021. In the proxy statement, the Directors clearly discussed the proposal for shareholders to authorize the Company to effectuate a 1 for 12 reverse split of all outstanding common shares. Clear Trust LLC, which acted as the Company's independent 3rd party transfer agent and election administrator reported after the Company reached quorum the following result;  

PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT: 

         YES: 76.577% 752,850,022 Common shares  

           NO: 23.322% 229,283,640 Common Shares

  ABSTAIN: 0.101% 992,370.0 Common Shares 

 At that Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held on June 10, 2022, in order to facilitate potential capital for current acquisitions, mergers, or investments, and with Shareholder Approval, the Directors hereby authorized GAHC to effectuate the 1 for 12 reverse split of all outstanding common shares. This action will also reset conversion prices of existing convertible debt, raising them in accordance with the 1 for 12 reverse.  GAHC filed the required FINRA Issuer Corporate Action Notification on June 17, 2022, and is awaiting its review and comments. 

***Global Arena Holding Files 10-K Highlighting Revenue Growth, Debt Reduction and Expanding Business Opportunities 

6:22 PM ET 4/4/22 | GlobeNewswire

Global Arena Holding Files 10-K Highlighting Revenue Growth, Debt Reduction and Expanding Business Opportunities  NEW YORK, NY, April 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Global Arena Holding, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Markets: GAHCD), a growth oriented, acquisition minded company, focused on specific niche markets offering exponential growth, is pleased to announce that the Company has filed its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is excited to share a few highlights.  2021 Year End Financial 

Summary:

     -- Gross revenue for the year was $1,223,116; an increase of roughly 91%        from the same period in 2020. 

      -- Net Losses for the year reflected ($877,612), which is an approximate 50%        improvement over the same period in 2020, which reflected a Net Loss of        ($1,746,125). 

      -- Costs and expenses increased 9% to $1.89M for the year, as compared to        $1.75M during the corresponding reporting period in 2020.

       -- Cash on the balance sheet had decreased from roughly $0.06M as of 

       December 31, 2020, to approximately $0.01M at the close of 2021.   Additionally, it is important to highlight the Company's capitalization table as management greatly endeavored to stave off dilution by improving its convertible debt balance sheet. As a result, the total number of common shares outstanding in 2021 was 2,044,502,156, a 19.36% increase over the 1,712,958,504 common shares outstanding ending the year of 2020 -- a difference of 331,543,652 common shares. Yet, this increase was more than 50% less than the increase that occurred between the end-of-year 2019 (985,539,957 common shares) and the end-of-year 2020 (1,712,958,504 common shares); an increase of 727,418,547 common shares (395,874,895 shares more than the end-of-year 2021).  Management attributed this to the Company entering note settlement agreements [as reported] with investors to settle certain convertible notes and accrued interest for a payment of $25,000 and 75,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. At that time, the Company also recognized a gain of $509,080 on the settlement of its debt.  Management continues to be enthusiastic about the growth opportunities at the Company's subsidiary, Global Election Services, Inc. (GES), which operates on a three-year business cycle as most clients have officer elections every three years. In further support of GES' growth, on February 10, 2021, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced the adoption of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0. These guidelines were formulated to improve cyber security, accessibility, and usability requirements in the U.S. voting process. During 2021, GES engaged software and hardware developers to assist with working toward the qualification process of applying for U.S. certification.  Further, as it regards GES, the Company aligned with TrueVote, Inc. (a comprehensive end-to-end, de-centralized, digital voting system) to develop a proprietary election software for the Company. Management believes that an online system, based on proven database methodologies, and layered with a "checksum" posted on the Blockchain, will potentially break new ground for the future of voting for elections in both the U.S. and abroad.  Lastly, with the recent additions of E.M. "Kiki VanDeWeghe, III, and Magdiel Rodriguez to the GES Advisory Board, the Company is positioning itself to potentially expand its operational capabilities, at both the parent and subsidiary levels.  John S. Matthews, the Chairman of the Company, stated, "We are pleased with the continued progress and growth of the Company, and our operating subsidiary, GES. Management is now preparing additional software and hardware updates following recent new guidelines issued at both the Federal and State levels. We will soon be providing shareholders with additional information as the Company prepares for our 2022 shareholders meeting."  Mr. Matthews continued, "Although 2020 created enormous challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I can confidently say that based on our 2021 accomplishments, both financially and operationally, I believe that Global Arena Holdings, Inc., has the ability to weather many socioeconomic storms. This is because at our core, we assist with the management of open and fair elections at every level; private or public. And this is something that has always been fundamental to a free and law-abiding society, making this a necessary service and somewhat recession proof."  "I would like to thank our shareholders for all their continued support in 2021. I'd also really like to thank the management, staff, and outside vendors, who believed in what we are doing, so much so, that they continued administering elections under the most difficult of environments in the past couple years; ultimately giving us the ability to have such a visibly positive performance in 2021. We continued to develop and improve our proprietary registration and tabulation software, expanded our management team, and negotiated what we believe will be valuable business opportunities. We are all looking forward to what we will accomplish in 2022 and beyond."  As always, management recommends reading the Form 10-K in its entirety and contacting the Company with any questions.  For more information on these and other developments, please visit the Company's website at: http://GlobalArenaHolding.com, where you can also access all SEC filings, as the Company continues to pursue a more effective investor relations initiative. 

12/07/2021

As described in the TrueVote White Paper, a fundamental property of secure elections is a provably tamper-proof immutable ballot. TrueVote accomplishes this through a data integrity pattern known as a “checksum”.

A checksum takes data and “hashes” it through a known industry algorithm, such as MD5. The algorithm creates a string of characters that the ONLY way to create the same string of characters is if the input data is the same.

Take this simplified payload of ballot data as an example:

{

 "BallotId": "1217",

 "President": "Jane Smith",

 "Proposition62": "No"

}

Running this data through the MD5 algorithm results in the checksum:

3f378d775cf6eda6f3aeee94c7342b69

Now, let’s imagine a ballot that is altered to record a different option to what the voter submitted for ‘Proposition62’:

{

 "BallotId": "1217",

 "President": "Jane Smith",

 "Proposition62": "Yes"

}

Running this data through the MD5 algorithm results in a checksum that is, of course, different than the original:

abba8fbcd5b52ddc6361d5f66f961e39

Now imagine, instead of just one ballot, there are hundreds of millions of ballots and hashing those into a single checksum. Once the MD5 hash is run, again you are presented with a checksum such as those above. This checksum assures that given the point in time the hash was generated, the ballot data was exactly in a certain state, and if any one piece of that data is changed, it will generate a different checksum.

All TrueVote ballots are hashed, that checksum is stored, and all the data used to generate the hash is available for anyone to generate the hash and compare it to the stored hash. This process provides for a repeatable way of determining that data (e.g. ballots) have not been altered.

At this point in considering modern software design in the cryptographic and cryptocurrency era we live in today, most entrepreneurs seem to come to the conclusion that they must now launch a new coin and/or blockchain and manage the data there, call it a “decentralized” system and start marketing their new “innovation”. It’s intellectually dishonest.

There are many reasons to not do this. Decentralism is not a buzzword. It’s a really, really hard goal to achieve and only Bitcoin has done it. Jimmy Song lays it out quite well in his seminal piece, Why Blockchain is Not the Answer. It’s a worthy read.

At TrueVote, we’ve taken a much more sensible, pragmatic, and truly decentralized approach. We use Bitcoin.

As mentioned in the second page of the white paper, Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd created OpenTimestamps to facilitate data is in a certain state based on something known — time. OpenTimestamps verifies data based on the time the data is hashed to the state of the Bitcoin blockchain at that time and provides a ‘Verified’ status if the data has been unchanged based on the ‘stamp’ it issued at the time it was hashed.

This is exactly what TrueVote is using to validate ballot data. Periodically, depending on the volume of data, TrueVote takes all the ballot hashes, hashes those to generate a single hash (aka Merkle Root), and then uses OpenTimestamps SDK to generate an attestation stamp based on the current time and state of the Bitcoin blockchain. The only way the stamp could have been generated is if the data was a certain way at that time.

As Bitcoin is the only truly decentralized blockchain, we never need to be concerned that the state of the blockchain at the time of stamp will ever be altered or removed. It will be provable as long as Bitcoin exists.

“I think timestamps is the most interesting and the most important non-monetary use of Bitcoin” Aaron van Wirdrum — Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine

TrueVote is building tools to enable anyone to download the ballot data, run the same algorithm that TrueVote uses to generate the checksum, and then validate the checksum stamp on any node running Bitcoin blockchain.

THIS is how we have an immutable, provable, trustless, election system, secured by the most powerful monetary network in the world, Bitcoin.

“Blockchain” is not the magic solution looking to solve all the worlds’ problems, but the Bitcoin blockchain can solve at least two of them. Bitcoin has started to fix money. Voting is up next, and TrueVote is bringing it to the world.

If you liked this blog post and would like to learn more, please visit us at TrueVote.org and follow us on Twitter @TrueVoteOrg.

*Global Arena Holding Launches Social Media Campaign Ahead of the Emerging Growth Conference on October 27, 2021

4:15 PM ET 10/20/21 | GlobeNewswire

Global Arena Holding Launches Social Media Campaign Ahead of the Emerging Growth Conference on October 27, 2021

New York, NY, Oct. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Global Arena Holding, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Markets: GAHCD), a growth oriented, acquisition minded company focused on specific niche markets offering exponential growth, is pleased to announce that the Company is launching its social media campaign, beginning with Twitter (@GAHCinc); broadening communications with shareholders and the general marketplace ahead of the upcoming Emerging Growth Conference.

John Matthews, CEO of Global Arena Holding, Inc., stated, "We believe it's important to develop other mediums of communication that will allow us to connect with our shareholders. This begins with social media -- starting with Twitter -- and includes our hosting additional webinars, giving interviews and participating in conferences, such as the upcoming Emerging Growth Conference." 

***Global Arena Holding to Present at The Emerging Growth Conference on October 27, 2021

1:15 PM ET 10/8/21 | GlobeNewswire

Global Arena Holding to Present at The Emerging Growth Conference on October 27, 2021

New York, NY, Oct. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Global Arena Holding, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Markets: GAHCD), a growth oriented, acquisition minded company focused on specific niche markets offering exponential growth, is pleased to announce that on the heels of a well-received presentation this past September, the Company has been invited to once again present at the Emerging Growth Conference on October 27, 2021.

The Company has engaged software and hardware developers, with whom GES is working to begin the qualification process for U.S. and various U.S. State certifications. This will require the hiring of additional technical software employees, and additional outside vendors who in initial discussions are interested in stock-based compensation.

Management understands the complexity of stockholders voting for the Authorization of an increase in the Company's authorized capital stock as well as the Authorization of a reverse stock split of the outstanding common shares. However, opportunities such as these act as the key driver of management's proposals; only to be used if needed. Furthermore, considering that the Company has entered into debt reduction arrangements (mentioned here and here), management believes that the 'so-called' toxic convertible debt obligations have been dramatically reduced and close to being eliminated -- meaning, excessive dilutive conversions are not a driving factor in management's contemplation of adjusting the capitalization table.

The fact is, there is just an unbelievable amount of distrust in voting companies by U.S. citizens due to the 2020 Presidential election. Management firmly believes this unfortunate reality may create a unique opportunity for the Company, whereby these proposals will be very helpful in ensuring the future growth of the Company.

Management would also like to take this opportunity to remind its stockholders that they previously voted for, and authorized the use of a reverse stock split, which management decided against using as the deals presented at the time were not believed to benefit the Company's stockholders. To that end, management would like to reaffirm that the proposals sought for authorization would only be used if management and its outside legal and financial advisors agreed that any action, such as a reverse stock split, would be accretive and/or hold some other benefit to its stockholders.

Management is confident that the August 12th webinar (Thursday at 4:30 pm EDT) will provide stockholders with the insight they need to grasp the importance of the upcoming Annual Stockholders' Meeting and the support that is needed from both voting and non-voting stockholders to help keep the Company on track for an exceptional 2022.

John Matthews concluded, "I'm looking forward to this webinar. Not only do I believe it is the right thing to do for our stockholders, but it will set the tone for the type of professionalism, commitment to stockholder inclusion and continued growth that can be expected from this management. I ask that all stockholders, along with anyone interested in our Company's future, please attend our webinar on Thursday, August 12th at 4:30pm EDT."

As always, management recommends reading the Company's financials in their entirety and contacting the Company at any time with any questions.

For more information on these and other developments, please visit the Company's website at: http://GlobalArenaHolding.com, where you can also access all SEC filings, as the Company continues to pursue a more effective investor relations initiative.
 

ABOUT GAHCD

Global Arena Holding, Inc. trades on the OTC Markets, under the ticker symbol GAHCD. The Company has been publicly traded since 2011 and holds a number of interests, including Global Elections Services, Inc., Tidewater Energy Group Inc., and GAHI Acquisition Corp. Please find the Company's filings at SEC.gov

ABOUT Global Election Services, Inc. (GES)

Owned by Global Arena Holding Inc., GES provides comprehensive technology-enabled election services to organizations such as craft and trade organizations, labor unions, political parties, co-operatives and housing organizations, associations and professional societies, universities, pension funds and credit unions, and entertainment organizations. GES senior management has been supervising elections since 1981, having managed more than Eight Thousand Six Hundred (8,600) election projects involving over Forty Million (40,000,000) voters, certifying each labor election with the U.S. Department of Labor. The primary method of voting for GES elections is Paper Mail Ballots. No election supervised by GES or its senior management has ever been overturned by the U.S. Department of Labor. Management has an extremely strong reputation in the market and a very extensive, longtime customer list. Our mission is to help our clients conduct efficient, accurate, secure and less costly elections with greater participation. As a viable independent third party managing each election, we work to increase methods and rates of participation while maintaining the One Voter = One Vote Integrity that our management team has been committed to for nearly 4 decades. 

As per Euromoney Learning definition:

Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain. Each block in the chain contains a number of transactions, and every time a new transaction occurs on the blockchain, a record of that transaction is added to every participant’s ledger. The decentralised database managed by multiple participants is known as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Blockchain is a type of DLT in which transactions are recorded with an immutable cryptographic signature called a hash .

 Reading the definition of blockchain itself you are probably already understanding my point in question here, if the US (and other countries around the world) have adopted or do adopt in the future the blockchain as the platform for their voting system, no politician (or anyone else) will be able to challenge the reliability of the casted votes or of the counting: the records in a blockchain are immutable. 

 Some countries like Estonia and Brazil already have adopted electronic voting systems and moving these systems to the blockchain would be an additional step on increasing the security and reliability of these systems. Japan already introducing blockchain voting initiatives.

The excuses of some politicians and groups that a digital system would avoid the access to elections to the "disenfranchised" is completely bollocks, today almost every citizen in the Western economies do have access to internet, mobile phones with internet and so on. If Facebook, Twitter, Instagram at al can have billions of using accessing their platforms, it is more than logical that any kind of electronic / online voting system would be easy to access from these countries.

For those without the access "from the comfort of their sofas", the Governments can setup the traditional structures for the citizens to cast their votes, but I argue that any online / digital system will be hundreds of times more secure and reliable than the current "mail voting" that we saw in the USA and are also very common in the UK elections.

The events of the last days in the US has shown us that we do need citizens to trust on their electoral system, this is a fundamental pillar of the democracies and, therefore, the adoption of new technologies which enable citizens to be sure about the transparency and reliability of their elections is paramount.

Lastly, management believes the approximately 3,080 local municipal Boards of Elections located throughout the United States, who are responsible for managing the election process under State laws, will re-enter the marketplace for absentee/Mail ballot registration and tabulation software systems. As more states increase the adoption of absentee and/or mail-in ballots as an effective option, the likelihood that GES may be retained by municipal jurisdictions grows larger. Management believes that this could afford GES the ability to increase its absentee, mail-in ballot and in-person election services with a broader expansion into government elections.