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Convertible notes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Convertible notes  
Convertible Notes

Note 9. Convertible notes

 

Conversion of convertible notes in connection with the Business Combination

 

Convertible notes payable is comprised of the following as of December 31, 2024:

 

Borrower No.

 

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

Conversion Cap

 

 

Closing Date

 

Maturity Date

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

1

 

 

$250,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

$3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

$250,000

 

 

2

 

 

 

62,500

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

62,500

 

 

3

 

 

 

62,500

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

62,500

 

 

4

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

35,000

 

 

5

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

90,000

 

 

6

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

50,000

 

 

7

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

50,000

 

 

8

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

10,000

 

 

9

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

50,000

 

 

10

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

30,000

 

 

11

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

100,000

 

 

12

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

50,000

 

 

13

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

20,000

 

 

14

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

20,000

 

 

15

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

3/3/2022

 

3/3/2027

 

 

20,000

 

 

16

 

 

 

18,176

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

18,176

 

 

17

 

 

 

53,015

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

53,015

 

 

18

 

 

 

53,015

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

53,015

 

 

19

 

 

 

27,265

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

27,265

 

 

20

 

 

 

98,529

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

98,529

 

 

21

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

4/7/2022

 

4/7/2027

 

 

50,000

 

 

22

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

12/6/2023

 

12/6/2028

 

 

200,000

 

 

23

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

3/15/2024

 

3/15/2029

 

 

50,000

 

 

24

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

3/15/2024

 

3/15/2029

 

 

50,000

 

 

25

 

 

 

87,500

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

87,500

 

 

26

 

 

 

62,500

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

62,500

 

 

27

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

0.44%

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2/7/2022

 

2/7/2027

 

 

100,000

 

Totals

 

 

$1,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,750,000

 

 

Upon the closing of the business combination, the above notes $1,750,000 and accrued interest payable $19,072 were converted to 88,663 Class B Common Shares (reflecting the March 2026 reverse stock split; 4,433,122 shares on a pre-split basis).

 

2025 Convertible Notes

 

On May 30, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for up to an aggregate of $500 million in newly issued senior secured convertible notes (the “2025 Convertible Notes”). The Purchase Agreement provides for an initial closing of $11 million of convertible notes, subject to customary closing conditions.  The Company has agreed, subject to certain exceptions contained in the Purchase Agreement, to use 80% of the net proceeds from the  notes to purchase certain cryptocurrency as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

The Notes will be convertible into Class B common stock of the Company at the option of the holder at an initial conversion price equal to 200% of the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the closing date, subject to adjustment as provided for in the Notes.  Interest is payable under the notes at a rate of 7% per annum and is payable, quarterly, at the option of the Company in cash, through the issuance of additional notes or, under certain situations, through the issuance of shares of Common Stock.  The Notes will rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions contained in the notes) and will be secured by a first priority perfected security interest in all of the existing and future assets of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including all of the capital stock of each of the subsidiaries and the cryptocurrency purchased with the proceeds of the Notes. The Notes are due on the two-year anniversary of the date of issuance unless earlier converted or repaid.

 

Description of 2025 Convertible Note upon issuance:

  

Issue Date

June 6, 2025

Face Value

$11,000,000

Maturity

June 6, 2027

Coupon

7.0% per annum, quarterly, PIK-eligible

Conversion Price

Initially $7.36 subject to adjustments

Floor Price

$0.74 per share

Redemption

120% upon Issuer’s Call, 0% on Maturity

Use of Proceeds

80% for SOL investment; 20% for operations

   

During the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company converted an aggregate principal amount of $3,225,000 of convertible notes into equity securities in accordance with the terms of the note agreements. Upon conversion, $2,000,000 of the notes were converted into 2,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and $1,225,000 of the notes were converted into 53,526 shares of Class B Common Stock (reflecting the March 2026 reverse stock split; 2,675,975 shares on a pre-split basis). The Company had elected the fair value option for the convertible notes in accordance with ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments. Accordingly, the convertible notes were measured at fair value at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. At the conversion date, the equity instruments issued were measured based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the conversion date. The fair value of the Series C Preferred Stock and Class B Common Stock issued upon conversion was $2,109,774 and $1,496,183, respectively. Immediately prior to conversion, the carrying value of the convertible notes approximated their fair value. As a result, the derecognition of the convertible notes and issuance of equity securities did not result in a material gain or loss upon conversion. The carrying value of the notes was reclassified to equity upon issuance of the shares.

 

The Company elected the fair value option (“FVO”) under ASC 825 for its senior secured convertible notes issued on June 6, 2025. Accordingly, the convertible notes are measured at fair value at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings within other income (expense), net.

 

The fair value of the convertible notes was estimated using a lattice (binomial tree) model, which captures the hybrid nature of the instrument, including the embedded conversion feature, issuer redemption option, payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest accretion, floor-price reset provisions, and contractual call premiums. The valuation incorporates market participant assumptions consistent with ASC 820 and is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the use of significant unobservable inputs. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate contractual principal amount of the convertible notes was $7,775,000.

 

Level 3 Quantitative Inputs

 

The significant inputs used in the valuation as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

Input

 

Amount

 

Face value

 

$7,775,000

 

Fair value

 

$8,201,746

 

Volatility

 

 

100.0%

Risk-free rate

 

 

3.48%

Remaining contractual term

 

1.43 years

 

PIK interest rate

 

 

7.00%

Stock price

 

$0.178

 

Conversion price (floor)

 

$0.74

 

Redemption premium

 

 

120%

 

The Company applied a contractual floor conversion price of $0.74 per share, as the market-price reset formula would otherwise have resulted in a lower conversion price based on 95% of the lowest six-day VWAP. The Company did not separately isolate the portion of the fair value change attributable to instrument-specific credit risk. The fair value measurement primarily reflects changes in the Company’s stock price, expected volatility, time to maturity, collateral coverage triggers, conversion reset provisions, and other market-based factors. No separate credit spread or own-credit adjustment was applied in the valuation model. The fair value of the convertible notes is sensitive to changes in expected volatility, which represents a significant unobservable input.

 

A hypothetical 10% increase in expected volatility would have decreased the fair value by approximately $220,805, while a 10% decrease would have decreased the fair value adjustment to approximately $44,519, with all other assumptions held constant.

 

The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of the Company’s convertible notes classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fair value at December 31, 2024

 

 

-

 

Initial recognition at principal amount

 

 

11,000,000

 

Changes in fair value recognized in earnings

 

 

807,703

 

Conversion into common and preferred stock

 

 

(3,605,957)

Fair value at December 31, 2025

 

 

8,201,746