{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"71043","rtpr_id":"nACS1PVz5a","ticker":"ID","exchange":"","all_tickers":["ID"],"title":"Secure Blockchain Appoints Former Polygon Executive Steven Bryson-Haynes as CEO to Drive Enterprise AI Commercialization","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-06-23T14:00:00.772Z","article_body":"Appointment positions a proven blockchain-sector dealmaker to lead the Company\nfrom platform development to revenue; Todd Sexton to continue leading the\nDelivery Trust® encryption business\n\nPOWAY, CA / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 23, 2026\n/ Secure Blockchain Development Corp. (the \"Company\" or \"Secure Blockchain\")\n(TSXV:ID) today announced the appointment of Steven Bryson-Haynes as Chief\nExecutive Officer and Director, effective June 23, 2026, placing a technology\ninvestment banker and former Polygon growth executive at the helm as the\nCompany continues the execution of its strategy to commercialize its\nintellectual property suite. Mr. Bryson-Haynes, currently President of the\nCompany's wholly owned AI subsidiary, Agentic Solutions Limited (\"Agentic\"),\nsucceeds Todd Sexton, who will continue to lead the Company's Delivery Trust®\nblockchain-embedded email encryption business. Mr. Sexton also stepped down\nfrom the Board of Secure Blockchain, remaining as the Chief Executive Officer\nand a board member of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Identillect\nTechnologies, Inc.\n\nThe appointment marks a deliberate step in the Company's evolution into an\nenterprise AI business. With Agentic's core platform advancing toward\ncommercial readiness, the Board has aligned leadership of the listed company\nwith the executive who has been building its AI products and commercial\npipeline - and whose career has centred on financing and scaling high-growth\ntechnology companies.\n\nMr. Bryson-Haynes brings more than a decade of international experience across\ntechnology investment banking, venture capital and operating leadership in the\nblockchain and emerging-technology sectors. He began his career advising and\nfinancing high-growth technology companies - leading capital raises,\ncross-border M&A and corporate development - before taking senior growth roles\nat the forefront of the blockchain industry. As Head of Consumer Investments\nat Polygon Ventures and Global Head of Business Development at Polygon Labs,\nhe led global teams with budgets in the tens of millions of dollars and closed\nover 1,000 deals across consumer and entertainment verticals, helping scale\none of the world's leading blockchain ecosystems. He most recently served as\nHead of Investment & Partnerships at Merit Circle/Beam. The Board believes his\ntrack record of driving growth and executing large-scale transactions\npositions the Company to accelerate its commercial expansion.\n\nFrom Platform Development to Commercialization\n\nDevelopment of the Company's Agentic SME platform - a white-label product that\nlets small and mid-sized businesses deploy AI agents to automate workflows\nacross sales, finance, customer support and reporting - is progressing on\nschedule under the Company's development agreement with the Eliza Foundation,\nwhich contemplates an initial deliverable within 30 days and a\ncommercial-ready product within three months.\n\nCommercial interest is building ahead of launch. The Company is in active\ndiscussions with operators across the mining, legal services, IT services and\nwholesale distribution sectors evaluating the platform for uses ranging from\noperational optimisation and predictive maintenance to document review,\ncompliance workflows and supply-chain intelligence. These discussions reflect\ngrowing demand for practical, enterprise-grade agentic AI as the Company moves\ntoward broader commercial rollout.\n\nAs part of the Eliza Foundation agreement, Agentic has also received ELIZAOS\ntokens, which support the Company's longer-term treasury strategy alongside\nits core enterprise AI focus.\n\n\"This is an inflection point for the Company,\" said Steven Bryson-Haynes,\nincoming CEO. \"We've built real enterprise AI capability through Agentic, and\nmy mandate is clear: turn that capability into commercial revenue. I believe\nagentic AI is one of the defining enterprise opportunities of this decade, and\nwe intend to lead it.\"\n\n\"Steven and the Agentic team are the right leadership for this next phase of\ncommercial expansion,\" said Todd Sexton, outgoing CEO. \"I'm proud of how far\nthe Company has come, and I'll continue to drive our Delivery Trust® business\nwithin the group.\"\n\nFurther details regarding the Company's strategic priorities will be provided\nin due course.\n\nAbout Agentic Solutions Limited\n\nAgentic Solutions develops and commercializes AI agent products and services\nfor businesses, with a focus on practical agents that automate workflows,\ncomplete tasks and streamline operations across sales, operations, finance,\nadministration, customer support and reporting. Learn more at agenticsol.io.\n\nAbout Secure Blockchain Development Corp.\n\nSecure Blockchain Development Corp. (TSXV:ID) is a technology issuer focused\non enterprise agentic AI through its wholly owned subsidiary, Agentic\nSolutions Limited, with complementary blockchain infrastructure and digital\nasset capabilities. The Company's Delivery Trust® platform provides\nblockchain-embedded email encryption for secure, high-integrity operations\nacross industries.\n\nContacts\nFor investor and corporate enquiries: Steven Bryson-Haynes, Chief Executive\nOfficer | steven@agenticsol.io\nFor Delivery Trust® / Identillect enquiries: Todd Sexton | (949) 468-7878 |\ntodd.sexton@identillect.com\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Directors of:\n\nSECURE BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPMENT CORP.\n\nSteven Bryson-Haynes\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nFor more information, visit www.identillect.com or agenticsol.io\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release includes certain \"forward-looking statements\" under\napplicable Canadian securities legislation. Any statements that involve\ndiscussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans,\nprojections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often, but\nnot always, using phrases such as \"expects\", \"is expected\", \"anticipates\",\n\"plans\", \"scheduled\", or variations of such words and phrases) are not\nstatements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information.\nForward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited\nto, statements regarding the leadership transition and its expected benefits;\nthe Company's strategic focus on, and acceleration of, enterprise agentic AI;\nthe development, timing, commercial readiness and commercialization of the\nAgentic SME platform, including the 30-day and three-month delivery milestones\ncontemplated by the Eliza Foundation agreement; the status and outcome of\ndiscussions with prospective customers; the receipt and treasury treatment of\nELIZAOS tokens; and the receipt of any required regulatory or stock exchange\napprovals.\n\nForward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and\nassumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and\nunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results\nto differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such factors include,\nbut are not limited to: reliance on key personnel and management transition\nrisk; lack of operating history and early-stage, pre-revenue operations; the\nrisk that products under development are not completed, commercialized or\nadopted on the timelines anticipated or at all; the risk that discussions with\nprospective customers do not result in binding agreements or revenue;\ncompetitive conditions; the need for additional capital and financing risks;\ndigital asset volatility, custody and regulatory risk; conflicts of interest;\nregulatory and stock exchange approval risk; and share price fluctuations.\n\nAlthough management believes the expectations reflected in such\nforward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there may be\nother factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or\nintended. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking\nstatements except as required by applicable securities laws.\n\nSOURCE: Secure Blockchain Development Corp.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/blockchain-and-cryptocurrency/secure-blockchain-appoints-former-polygon-executive-steven-bryson-hay-1180592)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACS1PVz5a","title":"Secure Blockchain Appoints Former Polygon Executive Steven Bryson-Haynes as CEO to Drive Enterprise AI Commercialization","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"ID","created":"2026-06-23T14:00:00.772Z","tickers":["ID"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Appointment positions a proven blockchain-sector dealmaker to lead the Company\nfrom platform development to revenue; Todd Sexton to continue leading the\nDelivery Trust® encryption business\n\nPOWAY, CA / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 23, 2026\n/ Secure Blockchain Development Corp. (the \"Company\" or \"Secure Blockchain\")\n(TSXV:ID) today announced the appointment of Steven Bryson-Haynes as Chief\nExecutive Officer and Director, effective June 23, 2026, placing a technology\ninvestment banker and former Polygon growth executive at the helm as the\nCompany continues the execution of its strategy to commercialize its\nintellectual property suite. Mr. Bryson-Haynes, currently President of the\nCompany's wholly owned AI subsidiary, Agentic Solutions Limited (\"Agentic\"),\nsucceeds Todd Sexton, who will continue to lead the Company's Delivery Trust®\nblockchain-embedded email encryption business. Mr. Sexton also stepped down\nfrom the Board of Secure Blockchain, remaining as the Chief Executive Officer\nand a board member of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Identillect\nTechnologies, Inc.\n\nThe appointment marks a deliberate step in the Company's evolution into an\nenterprise AI business. With Agentic's core platform advancing toward\ncommercial readiness, the Board has aligned leadership of the listed company\nwith the executive who has been building its AI products and commercial\npipeline - and whose career has centred on financing and scaling high-growth\ntechnology companies.\n\nMr. Bryson-Haynes brings more than a decade of international experience across\ntechnology investment banking, venture capital and operating leadership in the\nblockchain and emerging-technology sectors. He began his career advising and\nfinancing high-growth technology companies - leading capital raises,\ncross-border M&A and corporate development - before taking senior growth roles\nat the forefront of the blockchain industry. As Head of Consumer Investments\nat Polygon Ventures and Global Head of Business Development at Polygon Labs,\nhe led global teams with budgets in the tens of millions of dollars and closed\nover 1,000 deals across consumer and entertainment verticals, helping scale\none of the world's leading blockchain ecosystems. He most recently served as\nHead of Investment & Partnerships at Merit Circle/Beam. The Board believes his\ntrack record of driving growth and executing large-scale transactions\npositions the Company to accelerate its commercial expansion.\n\nFrom Platform Development to Commercialization\n\nDevelopment of the Company's Agentic SME platform - a white-label product that\nlets small and mid-sized businesses deploy AI agents to automate workflows\nacross sales, finance, customer support and reporting - is progressing on\nschedule under the Company's development agreement with the Eliza Foundation,\nwhich contemplates an initial deliverable within 30 days and a\ncommercial-ready product within three months.\n\nCommercial interest is building ahead of launch. The Company is in active\ndiscussions with operators across the mining, legal services, IT services and\nwholesale distribution sectors evaluating the platform for uses ranging from\noperational optimisation and predictive maintenance to document review,\ncompliance workflows and supply-chain intelligence. These discussions reflect\ngrowing demand for practical, enterprise-grade agentic AI as the Company moves\ntoward broader commercial rollout.\n\nAs part of the Eliza Foundation agreement, Agentic has also received ELIZAOS\ntokens, which support the Company's longer-term treasury strategy alongside\nits core enterprise AI focus.\n\n\"This is an inflection point for the Company,\" said Steven Bryson-Haynes,\nincoming CEO. \"We've built real enterprise AI capability through Agentic, and\nmy mandate is clear: turn that capability into commercial revenue. I believe\nagentic AI is one of the defining enterprise opportunities of this decade, and\nwe intend to lead it.\"\n\n\"Steven and the Agentic team are the right leadership for this next phase of\ncommercial expansion,\" said Todd Sexton, outgoing CEO. \"I'm proud of how far\nthe Company has come, and I'll continue to drive our Delivery Trust® business\nwithin the group.\"\n\nFurther details regarding the Company's strategic priorities will be provided\nin due course.\n\nAbout Agentic Solutions Limited\n\nAgentic Solutions develops and commercializes AI agent products and services\nfor businesses, with a focus on practical agents that automate workflows,\ncomplete tasks and streamline operations across sales, operations, finance,\nadministration, customer support and reporting. Learn more at agenticsol.io.\n\nAbout Secure Blockchain Development Corp.\n\nSecure Blockchain Development Corp. (TSXV:ID) is a technology issuer focused\non enterprise agentic AI through its wholly owned subsidiary, Agentic\nSolutions Limited, with complementary blockchain infrastructure and digital\nasset capabilities. The Company's Delivery Trust® platform provides\nblockchain-embedded email encryption for secure, high-integrity operations\nacross industries.\n\nContacts\nFor investor and corporate enquiries: Steven Bryson-Haynes, Chief Executive\nOfficer | steven@agenticsol.io\nFor Delivery Trust® / Identillect enquiries: Todd Sexton | (949) 468-7878 |\ntodd.sexton@identillect.com\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Directors of:\n\nSECURE BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPMENT CORP.\n\nSteven Bryson-Haynes\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nFor more information, visit www.identillect.com or agenticsol.io\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release includes certain \"forward-looking statements\" under\napplicable Canadian securities legislation. Any statements that involve\ndiscussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans,\nprojections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often, but\nnot always, using phrases such as \"expects\", \"is expected\", \"anticipates\",\n\"plans\", \"scheduled\", or variations of such words and phrases) are not\nstatements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information.\nForward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited\nto, statements regarding the leadership transition and its expected benefits;\nthe Company's strategic focus on, and acceleration of, enterprise agentic AI;\nthe development, timing, commercial readiness and commercialization of the\nAgentic SME platform, including the 30-day and three-month delivery milestones\ncontemplated by the Eliza Foundation agreement; the status and outcome of\ndiscussions with prospective customers; the receipt and treasury treatment of\nELIZAOS tokens; and the receipt of any required regulatory or stock exchange\napprovals.\n\nForward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and\nassumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and\nunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results\nto differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such factors include,\nbut are not limited to: reliance on key personnel and management transition\nrisk; lack of operating history and early-stage, pre-revenue operations; the\nrisk that products under development are not completed, commercialized or\nadopted on the timelines anticipated or at all; the risk that discussions with\nprospective customers do not result in binding agreements or revenue;\ncompetitive conditions; the need for additional capital and financing risks;\ndigital asset volatility, custody and regulatory risk; conflicts of interest;\nregulatory and stock exchange approval risk; and share price fluctuations.\n\nAlthough management believes the expectations reflected in such\nforward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there may be\nother factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or\nintended. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking\nstatements except as required by applicable securities laws.\n\nSOURCE: Secure Blockchain Development Corp.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/blockchain-and-cryptocurrency/secure-blockchain-appoints-former-polygon-executive-steven-bryson-hay-1180592)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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