ROCHESTER, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 24, 2014) - NaturalNano, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NNAN) (www.naturalnano.com) announced today that it has closed on a $2,150,000 cash financing from investors through the issuance of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes. The transaction closed on June 20, 2014. The funds were used in part by NaturalNano's wholly owned subsidiary, Bitcoin Bidder Inc, in connection with its application submission to participate in the auction by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) of 30,000 Bitcoins seized by the FBI. The USMS will inform Bitcoin Bidder of its eligibility to participate by June 26, 2014, and, if eligible, bids must be placed by June 27, 2014. If accepted, Bitcoin Bidder will use the balance of the proceeds of the financing to place its bid. The auction information can viewed at: http://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2014/bitcoins/

Jim Wemett, NNAN CEO, commented, "The closing of this financing has placed NaturalNano in a unique position of potentially being able to participate in the U.S. Marshals Service auction of bitcoins. Bitcoins themselves are an exciting virtual currency technology and I believe NaturalNano shareholders will benefit from the company attempting to gain exposure to this technology."

NaturalNano, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NNAN) located in Rochester, New York, is engaged in the development and commercialization of material additives based on proprietary nanomaterial technology utilizing Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs). The Company provides the industry with additives designed to improve the processing characteristics and mechanical properties of engineering thermoplastics, and additives designed to optimize the release of active agents such as vitamins and fragrance in cosmetic products. NaturalNano holds patents relating to the commercial use of HNTs in composite materials as well as specialized techniques used in the refinement and processing of HNTs and intermediaries that it ships to customers worldwide. HNT materials used as a surface treatment have also shown promise in medical research devoted to stem cell collection and in trapping circulating cancer cells. The Company is also exploring surface treatments relating to improved adhesion of protective coatings for polymer components used in numerous commercial applications.

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