Services Agreement, dated March 19, 2021, by and among the Company, GMR Limited, Xsquared Holding Limited, and Valuefinder

Exhibit 10.1

SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of March 19, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among Applied Science Products, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), GMR Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company (“GMR”), Xsquared Holding Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company (“SparkPool”), and Valuefinder, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company (“Valuefinder” and with GMR and SparkPool, each a “Service Provider” and collectively, the “Service Providers”).

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WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint, engage and retain the Service Providers to provide cryptocurrency mining management, equipment and other services with respect to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Service Providers desire to accept such appointment and engagement as Service Providers with respect to the Company and agree to provide certain cryptocurrency mining management, equipment and other services with respect to the Company in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints, engages and retains each of the Service Providers to provide, respectively, cryptocurrency mining management, equipment and other services set forth in Section 2 (the “Services”) for the Company. The Service Providers each hereby accept such engagement as a Service Provider and agree to provide the Services subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to the limitations contained herein, each Service Provider will provide respectively the following services:

SparkPool shall:

GMR and Valuefinder shall:

Each of the Service Providers shall also:

The Service Providers and their respective members, officers, employees, agents, delegates and affiliates (and each of their respective direct and indirect partners, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, delegates, agents and affiliates) (collectively, “Affiliates”) may engage, simultaneously with their Services on behalf of the Company, in other businesses, and may render services similar to those described in this Agreement to Other Clients (as defined below) and shall not by reason of engaging in other businesses or rendering of services for others be deemed to be acting in conflict with the interests of the Company; provided, however, that in the event that a Service Provider renders the same or similar services as the Services to Other Clients (“Other Services”), such Service Provider shall notify the Company and give the Company the option to engage such Service Provider for such Other Services on the same or better terms as such Other Services are being provided to such Other Clients. The Service Providers and their respective Affiliates, in their individual capacities, may engage in cryptocurrency transactions that may be different from, and contrary to, transactions engaged in by the Company. The Service Providers and their respective Affiliates may provide similar services to individuals, entities and other clients (“Other Clients”) and in connection therewith engage in cryptocurrency transactions that may be different from, and contrary to, transactions engaged in by the Company.

To the extent required by law and if applicable, the cryptocurrency assets of the Company shall be held in the custody of one or more custodians (or other independent institutions performing the functions of custodian, with respect to the assets which are held by such institutions) selected by the Company in its discretion. The Service Providers shall not be responsible for the selection and appointment of the custodian, any expenses related hereto and any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of a custodian.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Service Providers shall not be liable to the Company or to any shareholder (or any of their respective affiliates, employees, agents or officers) for any losses, damages, expenses, liabilities, or claims incurred by any of them in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder, other than such losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred primarily as a result of a Service Provider’s fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct, or gross negligence.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no party to this Agreement shall be liable for failures or delays in performing their obligations hereunder arising from any cause beyond their control, including without limitation, acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, fires, strikes, lockouts or labour disputes, epidemics, governmental restrictions, wars, terrorist acts, riots, earthquakes, storms, typhoons, floods and breakdowns in electronic and computer information and communications systems (each a “Force Majeure Event”) and in the event of any such delay, the time for the parties' performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay which shall be remedied with all due despatch in the circumstances.

Each of the Service Providers, jointly and severally, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION OTHERWISE COMPLIES WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.

Except for the express representations and warranties contained in this section 8 or otherwise under this Agreement, no Service Provider is making any representation or warranty, express or implied, of any nature whatsoever with respect to such Service Provider or the Service.

The Company, hereby represents and warrants to each of the Service Providers, as follows:

For all purposes of this Agreement, each of the Service Providers shall be an independent contractor and not an employee or dependent agent of the Company, nor shall anything herein be construed as making the Company a partner or co-venturer with any of the Service Providers or any of their respective Affiliates or Other Clients.

The Service Providers shall have the power and authority to (a) retain the services of others to assist it in the performance of their duties and obligations hereunder, and/or (b) delegate any of their rights, duties or responsibilities hereunder, in whole or in part, to any other persons, firms or entities (including Affiliates of the Service Providers); provided, that payment to any such persons shall be the sole responsibility of the Service Providers, and the Company shall not have any liability for such payment, except to the extent such expenses are allocable to the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Service Providers shall be responsible for managing and supervising any such persons and for causing such persons to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall not be amended, nor shall any provision of this Agreement be considered modified or waived, unless evidenced by a writing signed by the party to be charged with such amendment, waiver or modification. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver thereof or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, but the rights and obligations hereunder shall not, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be assignable, transferable or delegable without the written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment, transfer or delegation hereof without such consent shall be void.

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision or severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement, a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision as is possible to be legal, valid, and enforceable.

Any and all written communications provided herein shall be deemed duly given if personally delivered or delivered by mail, postage prepaid or email to the physical address or email address set forth below, unless notice of a change of physical address or email address is furnished in the manner provided herein.

for General Mining Research

GMR Limited

Trinity Chambers, PO Box 4301,

Road Town, Tortola,

British Virgin Islands

for Valuefinder

Valuefinder Limited

Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II,

Road Town, Tortola, VG1110,

British Virgin Islands.

This Agreement embodies all understandings and agreements of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and the terms and conditions hereof may not be amended except in writing dated even date herewith or subsequent hereto signed by all of the parties hereto. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereto.

This Agreement shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally confirms and agrees that it is and shall continue to be (i) subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Texas and (ii) subject to service of process in the State ofTexas.

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original hereof, but only one of which as executed by all parties shall be required as evidence in any action maintained in connection with this Agreement.

Except with respect to the Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 7, this Agreement is made solely and specifically between and for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, subject to the express provisions hereof relating to successors and assigns, and no other person or entity whatsoever has any rights, interest, or claims hereunder or is or will be entitled to any benefits under or on account of this Agreement as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.

Each party hereto shall execute and deliver such other documents or agreements as may be necessary or desirable to implement this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Agreement on and as of the Effective Date.