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Financial Instruments and Risk Management
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]  
Financial instruments and risk management
21.Financial instruments and risk management

 

Risks

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Corporation’s primary exposure to credit risk is on its cash and amounts receivable. The cash is held in multiple accounts which are FDIC insured up to $3 million each. Although the Corporation’s cash balances may at times exceed insured limits, management monitors the financial condition of the institutions where cash is held and believes the Corporation’s exposure to credit risk is not significant. The Corporation believes no impairment is necessary in respect of amounts receivable, deposits and promissory note receivable as balances are monitored on a regular basis with the result that exposure to bad debt is insignificant.

Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Corporation manages liquidity risk by maintaining cash balances to ensure that it is able to meet its short-term and long-term obligations as and when they fall due. The Corporation manages cash projections and regularly updates projections for changes in business and fluctuations caused in digital currency prices and exchange rates.

 

The following table summarizes the expected maturity of the Corporation’s significant financial liabilities and other liabilities based on the remaining period from the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date:

 

   Payments by period 
As at December 31, 2025  Less than
1 year
   1-3 years   4-5 years   More than
5 years
   Total   Carrying
Value
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $6,350,923   $
-
   $
   -
   $
   -
   $6,350,923   $6,350,923 
Deposit payable   
-
    2,203,526    
-
    
-
    2,203,526    2,203,526 
   $6,350,923   $2,203,526   $
-
   $
-
   $8,554,449   $8,554,449 

 

   Payments by period 
As at December 31, 2024  Less than
1 year
   1-3 years   4-5 years   More than
5 years
   Total   Carrying
Value
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $6,579,948   $
-
   $
   -
   $
   -
   $6,579,948   $6,579,948 
Deposit payable   
-
    2,203,526    
-
    
-
    2,203,526    2,203,526 
Lease liabilities   60,000    80,000    
-
    
-
    140,000    126,797 
Loan payable·   77,564    
-
    
-
    
-
    77,564    77,564 
   $6,717,512   $2,283,526   $
-
   $
-
   $9,001,038   $8,987,835 

 

Foreign currency risk

 

Currency risk relates to the risk that the fair values or future cash flows of the Corporation’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Exchange rate fluctuations affect the costs that the Corporation incurs in its operations.

 

As the Corporation operates in an international environment, some of the Corporation’s financial instruments and transactions are denominated in currencies other than an entity’s functional currency. The fluctuation of the Canadian dollar in relation to the US dollar will consequently impact the profitability of the Corporation and may also affect the value of the Corporation’s assets and liabilities and the amount of shareholders’ equity. As at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the foreign currency risk was considered minimal.

Digital currency risk

 

Digital currency prices are affected by various forces including global supply and demand, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation or deflation and the global political and economic conditions. The profitability of the Corporation is directly related to the current and future market price of digital currencies; in addition, the Corporation may not be able liquidate its holdings of digital currencies at its desired price if required. A decline in the market prices for digital currencies could negatively impact the Corporation’s future operations. The Corporation has not hedged the conversion of any of its sales of digital currencies.

 

Digital currencies have a limited history and the fair value historically has been very volatile. Historical performance of digital currencies is not indicative of their future price performance. The Corporation’s digital currencies currently consist of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

 

At December 31, 2025, had the market price of the Corporation’s holdings of Bitcoin increased or decreased by 10% with all other variables held constant, the corresponding asset value increase or decrease respectively would amount to $1,181,232 (December 31, 2024 - $452,542).

 

At December 31, 2025, had the market price of the Corporation’s holdings of Ethereum increased or decreased by 10% with all other variables held constant, the corresponding asset value increase or decrease respectively would amount to $300,186 (December 31, 2024 - $nil).

 

Financial Instrument

 

The Corporation measures certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis. The fair values of investments were measured using the cost, market or income approaches.

 

The fair value of the Corporation’s financial instruments, including cash, current portion of amounts receivable, investment, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature. Deposit payable is due to arm’s length third parties, the fair values of this payable is measured using relevant market input (Level 3). The fair value of deposit payable was calculated using actualized cash flows using market rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Reasonable changes to key assumptions would not have a significant impact. Investment is measured using a market-based valuation approach, utilizing relevant Level 3 market inputs. Digital currencies are measured at fair value using the quoted price on Gemini Exchange (Level 1). Warrant liabilities are measured at fair value using the Black-Scholes method (Level 2).

 

The following tables present information about the Corporation’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the Corporation’s estimated level within the fair value hierarchy for each of those assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:

 

   As at December 31, 2025   As at December 31, 2024 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Assets                              
Cash  $78,478,759   $
-
   $
-
   $1,703,896   $
-
   $
-
 
Digital currencies  $14,814,180   $
-
   $
-
   $4,525,416   $
-
   $
-
 
Investments  $
-
   $
-
   $1,543,331   $
-
   $
-
   $900,844 
Liabilities                              
Warrant liability  $
-
   $2,297,930   $
-
   $
-
   $3,040,494   $
-
 
Obligation to issue warrants  $
-
   $599,603   $
-
   $
-
   $
-
   $
-
 

 

There were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.