7. Investments

The following table sets forth the Company’s investments:

	March 31, 2026				December 31, 2025
	Carrying Value		Cost		Carrying Value		Cost
Fnality International Limited—Series B-1 Preference Shares	$	7,953	$	8,091	$	8,116	$	8,091
Fnality International Limited—Series C-1 Preference Shares		14,170		14,227		14,459		14,227
Quorus Inc.—Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock		4,000		4,000		4,000		4,000
Other investments		2,500		2,500		2,500		2,500
Total	$	28,623	$	28,818	$	29,075	$	28,818

The Company owns approximately 7.3% (or 6.2% on a fully-diluted basis) of capital stock of Fnality International Limited (“Fnality”), a company incorporated in England and Wales and focused on creating a peer-to-peer digital wholesale settlement ecosystem comprised of a consortium of financial institutions, offering real time cross-border payments from a single pool of liquidity. The Company’s ownership interest is represented by 2,340,378 Series B-1 Preference Shares (“Fnality B-1 Shares”) and 3,029,294 Series C-1 Preference Shares (“Fnality C-1 Shares”). The Fnality B-1 Shares resulted from the conversion of the Company’s investment of £6,000 ($8,091) in convertible notes upon Fnality’s qualified equity financing which occurred in October 2023. The Fnality C-1 Shares resulted from (i) a new investment made by the Company in the amount of £10,000 ($13,553) as part of a qualified equity financing that occurred in September 2025, and (ii) the conversion of a previously outstanding convertible note issued by Fnality. The Fnality B-1 Shares and the Fnality C-1 Shares are convertible into ordinary shares at the option of the Company and contain various rights and protections. The Fnality B-1 Shares carry a 1.0x liquidation preference, while the Fnality C-1 Shares carry a 1.5x liquidation preference, which may be reduced to 1.0x upon the occurrence of certain conditions, such as receipt of specified regulatory approvals or a subsequent qualified equity financing.

This investment is accounted for under the measurement alternative prescribed in ASC 321, as it does not have a readily determinable fair value and is otherwise not subject to the equity method of accounting. The investment is assessed for impairment and similar observable transactions on a quarterly basis. Net unrealized (losses)/gains recognized on this investment were ($452) and $247 during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, due to changes in the British pound to U.S. dollar exchange rate. These results are recorded in other (losses), net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company’s investment in Fnality Series B-1 Shares was re-measured to fair value upon the occurrence of the Fnality C-1 Shares qualified equity financing in September 2025. Fair value was determined using the backsolve method, a valuation approach that determines the value of shares for companies with complex capital structures based upon the price paid for shares recently issued. Fair value was allocated across the capital structure using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The table below presents the inputs used in the backsolve valuation approach (classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy):

	Inputs
	September 10, 2025
Expected volatility		55%
Time to exit (in years)		5.00
Probability of regulatory approval or qualified financing before time to exit		100%

There was no impairment recognized on this investment during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 based upon a qualitative assessment.

Quorus Inc.

In June 2025, the Company made a $4,000 strategic minority investment in Quorus Inc. (“Quorus”), a technology-driven asset manager and registered investment adviser with platform capabilities for delivering customizable tax-efficient portfolio solutions. In consideration of its investment, the Company received 3,798,562 shares of Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock representing approximately 23.8% ownership of Quorus (or 20.4% on a fully diluted basis). The shares of Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock are convertible into common stock at the option of the Company and contain various rights and protections, including non-cumulative dividend rights that participate on an as-converted, pari passu basis with the common stock, only payable if and when declared by the board of directors of Quorus, and a 1.0x non-participating liquidation preference that is senior to all other holders of capital stock of Quorus.

This investment is accounted for under the measurement alternative prescribed in ASC 321, as it does not have a readily determinable fair value and is otherwise not subject to the equity method of accounting. The investment is assessed for impairment and similar observable transactions on a quarterly basis. There was no impairment recognized on this investment during the three months ended March 31, 2026 based upon a qualitative assessment.

Other Investments

On October 30, 2025, the Company made a $2,500 preferred stock investment in a fintech company specializing in quantitative and AI-first investment strategies. This investment is accounted for under the measurement alternative prescribed in ASC 321, as it does not have a readily determinable fair value and is otherwise not subject to the equity method of accounting. The investment is assessed for impairment and similar observable transactions on a quarterly basis.