SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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| SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consists of cash that is not restricted as to withdrawal or use, stablecoins, and from time to time interest-bearing highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. As of December 31, 2024, the Company did not maintain any cash equivalents.
The Company acquires and holds stablecoins primarily to facilitate crypto asset transactions and are typically held in secure digital wallets or on crypto asset exchanges. As of December 31, 2025, stablecoins consisted primarily of USDC which is readily convertible to known amounts of cash, allowing for near-instant, one-to-one redemption of USDC for U.S. dollars. Additionally, the underlying reserves backing USDC, comprising cash in segregated accounts titled for benefit of USDC holders and a government money market fund that holds cash, short-duration U.S. Treasuries, and overnight U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements, exhibit the risk and liquidity characteristics of cash equivalents as defined in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, Statement of Cash Flows.
The Company may have corporate deposit balances with financial institutions which exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to these accounts.
Receivables
Receivables as of December 31, 2025, represents funds held in escrow, in anticipation of being held in a deposit account control agreement (“DACA”), related to the sale of debentures in October 2025. The release of funds to the Company is in the sole discretion of the investor. See Note 10, “Debentures” for further information. As of March 24, 2026, the funds were appropriately deposited into the DACA.
Digital Assets
The Company’s digital assets consist primarily of the native cryptocurrency of the Avalanche Network, referred to as AVAX tokens and other crypto assets, such as Bitcoin. These assets are held in either custodial or non-custodial wallets under the Company’s control through secure private keys. The Company seeks to generate returns on its digital assets and actively pursues risk-adjusted return opportunities to generate cash flows that supports its operating expenses. The majority of the Company’s AVAX tokens are deployed in staking arrangements with lock-up period of less than 30 days.
Digital assets are reflected as non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets due to the Company’s intent to retain and hold its digital assets for long-term investment purposes. Digital assets, if any, held with the intent to fund operating expenses are included in current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, digital assets that are loaned, actively managed or pledged as collateral are reported as “Digital assets - receivable, net” and classified as long-term assets on the consolidated balance sheets, consistent with the Company’s intent to primarily retain digital assets under its digital asset strategy.
The Company accounts for its digital assets under ASC 350-60, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets, and measures such assets at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. Fair value represents the price that would be received for an asset in a current sale, assuming an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Market participants are considered to be independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. Fair value is measured using quoted crypto asset prices within the Company’s principal market at the time of measurement. It requires the Company to assume that its digital assets are sold in their principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market to which it has access.
Proceeds from the sales of digital assets are included within investing activities in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023,08, Accounting for and Disclosures of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”), the Company measures digital assets at fair value with changes recognized on the consolidated statements of operations, in accordance with ASC 350-60. The Company tracks its cost basis of digital assets in accordance with the first-in-first-out (“FIFO”) method of accounting.
Asset Management Agreement
In September 2025, the Company entered into an asset management agreement (the “Asset Management Agreement”) with Hivemind Capital Partners, LLC (the “Asset Manager”) pursuant to which the Asset Manager provided discretionary asset management services with respect to, among other assets, the Company’s proceeds from the Offering in connection with any of the Company’s digital asset strategies, in accordance with the terms of the Asset Management Agreement. The custodians under the Asset Management Agreement will consist of cryptocurrency wallet providers agreed to by the Company and the Asset Manager. The Asset Manager is entitled to receive an annual management fee (the “Management Fee”) equal to 1.25% of the account size (as defined in the Asset Management Agreement). The Management Fee is calculated and payable quarterly in advance, as of the first business day of each calendar quarter. In addition to the Management Fee, the Company will reimburse the Asset Manager for all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Asset Manager in connection with the performance of the Asset Manager’s duties under the Asset Management Agreement.
The Asset Management Agreement will, unless early terminated, continue in effect until the tenth anniversary of the effective date (as defined in the Asset Management Agreement) and, unless a party to the agreement elects not to continue the effectiveness of the Asset Management Agreement, will continue for successive five-year renewal periods upon the mutual agreement of the Asset Manager and the Company. The Asset Management Agreement may be terminated at any time for cause (i) by the Company upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Asset Manager and (ii) by the Asset Manager upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Company. The Asset Manager may immediately terminate the Asset Management Agreement upon written notice to the Company if the Asset Manager reasonably determines that the continuation of its services or the Asset Management Agreement would result in a violation of any applicable law, regulation, or regulatory guidance.
Subscription Receivable - Digital Assets
In connection with Offering, certain AVAX tokens received remain in investor wallets to which the Company did not have the private keys as of December 31, 2025, because the tokens were subject to restrictions, such as lock-up agreements or pledges as collateral pursuant to UCC-1 financing statements. As a result, management believes the Company does not have control of these digital assets and has presented these AVAX tokens as subscription receivable within the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity, as contra-equity. After each individual restriction lapses and the Company obtains control, the AVAX tokens will be reclassed to digital assets.
While the restrictions remain, the Company has the right and the ability to use the AVAX tokens in staking arrangements in accordance with its revenue recognition policy.
Fair Value Measurement
Coinbase serves as the principal market for the Company’s digital assets. This determination results from a comprehensive evaluation considering various factors, including compliance, trading activity, and price stability. While Coinbase is designated as the primary exchange, the Company retains flexibility to conduct cryptocurrency transactions on other exchanges where it maintains accounts. This flexibility allows the Company to adapt to changing market conditions and explore alternative platforms when necessary to ensure cost-effective execution and fair value measurement using the most advantageous market.
The selection of Coinbase as the principal market reflects the Company’s commitment to informed decision-making and achieving the most accurate representation of fair value for its digital assets. Regular reviews ensure alignment with the Company’s objectives and cryptocurrency market dynamics.
The Company measures its digital assets at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, using the last closing price of the day in the UTC time zone at each reporting period end with changes recognized in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment as applicable. Property and equipment acquired through business combinations are measured at fair value at the date of acquisition. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company’s property and equipment is primarily comprised of digital asset mining equipment, which are largely homogenous and have approximately the same useful lives. Accordingly, the Company utilized the group method of depreciation for its digital asset mining equipment. The Company will update the estimated useful lives of its digital assets mining equipment periodically if information on the operations of the mining equipment indicates a change is required. The Company will assess and adjust the estimated useful lives of its mining equipment when there are indicators that the productivity of the mining assets is longer or shorter than the assigned estimated useful life.
Gains or losses arising on the disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined as the difference between the disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the assets and are recognized in profit or loss within other income or other expenses.
Definite Lived Intangible Asset
Definite lived intangible assets consist of a granted patent and intangible assets acquired from an acquisition. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. In order to determine if assets have been impaired, assets are grouped and tested at the lowest level for which identifiable independent cash flows are available (“asset group”). An impairment loss is recognized when the sum of projected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset group. The measurement of the impairment loss to be recognized is based on the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the asset group. Fair value can be determined using a market approach, income approach or cost approach. The reversal of impairment losses is prohibited.
Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized; however, the Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value. To determine if goodwill has been impaired, the Company performs a qualitative assessment to determine if more likely than not the fair value of goodwill is below its carrying value. If it is determined that more likely than not there is impairment, a quantitative impairment assessment is performed to identify potential goodwill impairment. An impairment loss is recognized when the fair value as at the measurement date is less than the carrying value. The measurement of the impairment loss to be recognized is based on the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the goodwill.
Convertible Instruments
The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in its convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), which provides that if three criteria are met, the Company is required to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which:
ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional convertible debt. Accordingly, the Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common shares at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their earliest date of redemption. The Company also records when necessary deemed dividends for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in preferred shares based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common shares at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. ASC 815 provides that, among other things, generally, if an event is not within the entity’s control or could require net cash settlement, then the contract shall be classified as an asset or a liability.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, an entity must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met:
If a good or service is not distinct, the good or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a bundle of goods or services is identified that is distinct.
The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer. The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable amounts, or both. When determining the transaction price, an entity must consider the effects of all of the following:
Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized under the accounting contract will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative stand-alone selling price basis.
The transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point in time or over time, as appropriate.
The Company’s revenues are generated from blockchain-based operations and comprises two primary sources: (i) staking rewards earned from delegating and validator node operations, primarily Avalanche blockchain (“Avalanche Protocol”) and (ii) the production of digital assets through mining activities, primarily Bitcoin (“Bitcoin Mining”).
Avalanche Protocol
The Company engages in network-based smart contracts by staking (or “delegating”) crypto assets on nodes run by third-party operators. Through these contracts, the Company provides crypto assets to stake to a node for the purpose of validating transactions and adds blocks to a respective blockchain network. The terms of a smart contract vary based on the rules of the respective blockchain and typically lasts from a few days to several weeks after it is cancelled (or “un-staked”) by the delegator and requires that the crypto assets staked remain locked up during the duration of the smart contract.
In exchange for the foregoing services, the Company is entitled to receive non-cash consideration in the form of native crypto assets (primarily AVAX). For purposes of revenue recognition under ASC 606, the Company measures this non-cash consideration based on its fair value at contract inception. Subsequent changes in its fair value are recognized in unrealized or realized gains and losses.
In exchange for staking the crypto assets and validating transactions on blockchain networks, the Company is entitled to all of the fixed crypto asset award earned from the network when delegating to the Company’s own node and is entitled to a fractional share of the network-determined crypto asset awarded a third-party node operator receives (less crypto asset transaction fees payable to the node operator, which are immaterial and are recorded as a deduction from revenue), for successfully validating or adding a block to the blockchain. The Company’s fractional share of awards received from delegating to a third-party validator node is proportionate to the crypto assets staked by the Company compared to the total crypto assets staked by all delegators to the node at that time. If the validators do not achieve an uptime requirement of 90% (previously 80%), they will not receive any staking awards, and accordingly neither will their delegators. As a result, the Company accounts for these awards as variable consideration under ASC 606. When measuring the transaction price used to determine the amount of revenue recognized, the Company estimates the value of this variable consideration using either the most likely method or the expected value method, depending on which method it expects to better predict the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled. The Company only includes this variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
On certain blockchain networks on which the Company operates a validator node, the Company earns a validator node fee (“Validator Fee”), determined as a node operator’s published percentage of the crypto asset rewards earned on crypto assets delegated to its node. Token rewards earned from staking, as well as tokens earned as Validator Fees, are calculated and distributed directly to the Company’s digital wallets by the blockchain networks as part of their consensus mechanism.
The provision of validating blockchain transactions is an output of the Company’s ordinary activities. Each separate block creation or validation under a smart contract with a network represents a performance obligation. The satisfaction of the performance obligation for processing and validating blockchain transactions occurs over time, since the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit provided by our performance as we perform. Accordingly, we recognize the transaction price for revenue related to our AVAX tokens ratably over the staking period.
Bitcoin Mining
The Company earns revenue from the production of certain digital assets through mining activities. The Company provides transaction verification services to a mining pool. Transaction verification services are an output of the Company’s ordinary activities. The Company views the mining pool as a customer and recognizes the share of block rewards and transaction fees it is entitled to receive from the pool as revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606. The Company assessed the following factors in the determination of the inception and duration of each individual contract as follows:
In accordance with ASC 606-10-32-21, the Company measures the estimated fair value of the non-cash consideration (the Company’s share of the block reward and transaction fees) at contract inception, which is the beginning of each day. The Company measures the non-cash consideration using the quoted spot rate for bitcoin determined using the Company’s primary trading platform for bitcoin. The customer receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue over the term of the contract (over the day).
Expenses associated with providing Bitcoin transaction verification services, such as hosting fees, electricity costs, and related fees are recorded as cost of revenues. Digital assets received are recorded as digital assets. Cash flows from selling digital assets are included within the investing activities on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
The Company evaluates and accounts for its digital assets in accordance with ASU 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, the Company measures digital assets at fair value with changes recognized in operating expenses. The Company applies the first-in-first-out method of accounting to its digital assets and tracks the cost basis of the crypto asset by wallet.
Concentrations and Current Vulnerability
The Company’s principal activities consist primarily from investing, staking and evaluating digital tokens technologies that run on the Avalanche public blockchain network. Due to the current nature of the Company’s operations and the scale of business transacted on the Avalanche Network, a concentration could potentially result in a vulnerability as of the reporting date. The concentration and potential associated vulnerabilities include, but are not limited to:
The AVAX token performs various functions within the Avalanche ecosystem, including incentivizing network security and functionality and acting as the payment currency on the primary network. Therefore, this concentration may result in vulnerability to a near-term severe impact, and at least possible that there could be events outside of our control that may result in a severe impact in the near term.
As a result, of the foregoing, the Company believes a concentration exists as of the date of these financial statements, and a dissolution of the Avalanche Foundation or an inability of the Avalanche public blockchain network and/or AVAX tokens to function as expected, could result in near-term severe impacts to our business.
Contract Balances
We recognize a receivable when the Company has a right to consideration for which the Company has completed the performance obligations and only the passage of time is required before payment of that consideration is due, and we recognize a contract asset when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing.
We recognize a contract liability when a customer provides payment to the Company for a performance obligation not yet satisfied. Payment terms generally require payments within 30 days.
The Company presents basic and diluted loss per share data for its common shares. Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The number of common shares used in the loss per shares calculation includes all outstanding common shares plus all common shares issuable for which there are no conditions to issue other than time. Diluted loss per common share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of common shares outstanding to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive share equivalents, such as options and warrants and assumes the receipt of proceeds upon exercise of the dilutive securities to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased at the average market price during the year.
Loss per common share calculations for all periods have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock splits effected on December 5, 2024 and July 28, 2025.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures fair value in accordance with FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the assumptions (inputs) to valuation techniques used to price assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value. The hierarchy, as defined below, gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The guidance for fair value measurements requires that assets and liabilities measured at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
The Company measures and records it’s digital assets at fair value using quoted crypto asset prices within the Company’s principal market at the time of measurement which is deemed a level 1 input. See Note 4, “Digital Assets” for further details.
As part of the issuance of debentures on June 30, 2022, January 17, 2023, October 18, 2023, November 30, 2023, February 21, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 22, 2024, January 16, 2025 and March 21, 2025, as well as the private placements on June 20, 2023 and October 15, 2024, the Company issued warrants having strike prices denominated in USD. This created an obligation to issue shares for a price that is not denominated in the Company’s functional currency and renders the warrants not indexed to the Company’s shares, and therefore, must be classified as a derivative liability and measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. On the same basis, the Series A Warrants and the representative warrants issued as part of the IPO are also classified as a derivative liability and measured at fair value. As of April 1, 2025, the Company changed its functional currency to USD. The strike prices of the warrants and the Company’s functional currency are both denominated in USD. The Company reassessed that the warrants met the classification criteria to be recorded as equity and the warrants were reclassified to additional-paid-in capital. See Note 13, “Derivative Liabilities” for further details.
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis
The Company’s non-financial assets, such as property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill are measured at fair value when there is an indicator of impairment and are recorded at fair value when an impairment charge is recognized. See Note 7, “Property and Equipment” and Note 8, “Intangible Assets” for further information regarding impairment charges recorded during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Assets and liabilities not measured and recorded at fair value
Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are not measured and recorded at fair value but their carrying values approximate fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature such as current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, debentures and other current liabilities.
Income Taxes
Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the period, using tax rates enacted at period-end.
Deferred tax assets, including those arising from tax loss carryforwards, require management to assess the likelihood that the Company will generate sufficient taxable earnings in future periods in order to utilize recognized deferred tax assets. Assumptions about the generation of future taxable profits depend on management’s estimates of future cash flows. In addition, future changes in tax laws could limit the ability of the Company to obtain tax deductions in future periods. To the extent that future cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, the ability of the Company to realize the net deferred tax assets recorded at the reporting date could be impacted.
The Company operates in various tax jurisdictions and is subject to audit by various tax authorities.
The Company records uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process whereby (1) a determination is made as to whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Significant judgment is required in the identification of uncertain tax positions and in the estimation of penalties and interest on uncertain tax positions. There were no material uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
The Company generally uses the straight-line method to allocate compensation cost to reporting periods over each optionee’s requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, and estimates the fair value of share-based awards to employees and directors using the Black-Scholes option-valuation model (the “Black-Scholes model”). This model incorporates certain assumptions for inputs including a risk-free market interest rate, expected dividend yield of the underlying common shares, expected option life, and expected volatility in the market value of the underlying common shares. The Company recognizes any forfeitures as they occur.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”). Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” ASU 2023-09 requires companies to provide enhanced rate reconciliation disclosures, including disclosure of specific categories and additional information for reconciling items. The standard also requires companies to disaggregate income taxes paid by federal, state and foreign taxes. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, on a retrospective or prospective basis. The amendments are effective for the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The Company adopted this standard on a prospective basis for the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 16, “Income Taxes” for further information.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The requires additional disclosures of certain expenses in the notes of the financial statements, to provide enhanced transparency into the expense captions presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The new standard is effective for the Company for its annual periods beginning January 1, 2027, and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
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