20. RELATED PARTIES

Related-party transactions

On December 20, 2024, the Board of Directors declared an eight (8%) percent ($800,000) dividend on the preference shares to Geney Development Ltd. (“Geney”). Erke Huang, our Chief Financial Officer, is the President of Geney and the beneficial owner of 30% of the equity of Geney, with the remaining 70% held by Zhaohui Deng, a director and the Company’s former Chairman of the Board. The Company fully paid the declared dividend in January 2025.

On February 19, 2026, the Board of Directors declared an eight (8%) percent ($800,000) dividend on the preference shares to Geney. The Company fully paid the declared dividend in March 2026.

WhiteFiber AI’s subsidiary, WhiteFiber Iceland ehf, appointed Daniel Jonsson as its part-time Chief Executive Officer starting November 7, 2023, for a six-month term with a three-month probation. After the initial period, the employment shall be automatically renewed for successive period(s) of 6 months each, unless agreed otherwise in writing or unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of the employment agreement. His compensation includes a monthly salary of $8,334, a $6,440 signing bonus, and eligibility for performance-based RSU. Prior to February 2026, Daniel Jonsson is part of the management team at GreenBlocks ehf which not only provides bitcoin mining hosting services but also benefits from a facility loan agreement extended by Bit Digital USA Inc., an affiliate of WhiteFiber Iceland ehf. In February 2026, the commercial relationship between Bit Digital USA Inc. and GreenBlocks ehf was terminated. Nonetheless, WhiteFiber Iceland ehf continues to engage GreenBlocks ehf under contract for consulting services pertaining to our high performance computing services in Iceland.

Corporate Restructuring and Capital Contributions

Prior to the consummation of the Offering, the Company entered into a Contribution Agreement with WhiteFiber, pursuant to which the Company contributed its HPC business through the transfer of 100% of the capital shares of its cloud services subsidiary, WhiteFiber AI, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries WhiteFiber HPC, Inc., WhiteFiber Canada, Inc., WhiteFiber Japan G.K. and WhiteFiber Iceland, ehf, to WhiteFiber in exchange for 27,043,749 ordinary shares of WhiteFiber. The Contribution became effective on August 6, 2025, when the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. No. 333-288650) (the “Registration Statement”), of WhiteFiber was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On August 8, 2025, WhiteFiber, a subsidiary of the Company, completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 9,375,000 ordinary shares, at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. All ordinary shares in the Offering were sold by WhiteFiber. The gross proceeds to WhiteFiber from the Offering were $159,375,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by WhiteFiber. On September 2, 2025, the Underwriters fully exercised their option to purchase the additional 1,406,250 Ordinary Shares at the public offering price of $17.00 per share. Prior to the consummation of the Offering, the Company held all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of WhiteFiber. After giving effect to the Offering, and the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full, the Company held approximately 71.5% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of WhiteFiber. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the Company owns approximately 70.1% of WhiteFiber.

Transition Services Agreement

In addition, prior to the consummation of the Offering, the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with WhiteFiber, pursuant to which the Company will provide certain services to WhiteFiber, on a transitional basis which will generally be up to 24 months following the effective date of WhiteFiber’s IPO registration statement. The Transition Services Agreement provides for the performance of certain services by the Company for the benefit of WhiteFiber, or in some cases certain services provided by WhiteFiber for the benefit of the Company, for a limited period of time after the Offering, including certain services provided by Sam Tabar, our Chief Executive Officer, and Erke Huang, our Chief Financial Officer and a Director. During such transition period, Messrs. Tabar and Huang will continue to hold the same position with the Company as well as WhiteFiber. Messrs. Tabar and Huang have committed to provide the requisite time and effort to fulfil their responsibilities as a full-time officer of WhiteFiber, supervising a full staff and are expected to provide certain services, representing not more than approximately 30% of their working time, in respect of the Company’s operations. The services to be provided will include financial reporting, tax, legal, human resources, information technology and other general and administrative functions. All services are to be provided at cost, except if otherwise agreed to. For the three months ended March, 31, 2026, the fees for these services were $1.5 million. As of March 31, 2026, the fees payable by WhiteFiber to Bit Digital are $4.7 million.

Consulting Agreement with Affiliate of Director 

On June 18, 2025, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Serotonin Inc. (“Serotonin”). Amanda Cassatt, a director of the Company, is a principal of Serotonin and has an ownership interest in the entity. Under the consulting agreement, Serotonin provides consulting and advisory services to the Company. The agreement has an initial term of six months, expiring on December 18, 2025, and automatically renews for successive six-month periods unless terminated by either party upon at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. The agreement may also be terminated for cause, as defined in the agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Serotonin assigned to the Company all right, title and interest worldwide in any work product developed in connection with the services. The agreement also contains a non-solicitation provision that remains in effect for one year following termination. The Company pays Serotonin a monthly cash retainer of $30,000 for services provided under the agreement.

Administrative Services Agreement with Affiliate of Management 

On December 1, 2025, Financière Marjos SCA, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into an administrative services agreement with Le Square SARL (“Square”). Square is wholly owned by Philippe Gellman, who also serves as the Manager of Financière Marjos, and therefore the agreement constitutes a related party transaction.

Pursuant to the agreement, Square provides administrative support services to Financière Marjos, including coordinating with external advisors, assisting with the preparation and centralization of information for financial reporting and annual closings, supporting the preparation of forecasts and budgets, monitoring relationships with banking institutions, and assisting with the management of disputes and other administrative matters. Square may perform these services directly or in coordination with the executives, employees and service providers of Financière Marjos.

In consideration for the services provided under the agreement, Square receives a monthly fee of €8,000 (inclusive of VAT), invoiced quarterly and payable within thirty days following receipt of the invoice.

The agreement became effective on December 1, 2025 and continues for an indefinite term. The agreement may be terminated by Financière Marjos at any time without prior notice or by Square upon two months’ prior written notice. The agreement also includes customary confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-disparagement provisions.