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# Empery Digital Inc. (EMPD) — 10-K
**Filed:** 2026-03-27
**Period ending:** 2025-12-31
**Accession:** 0001683168-26-002333
**Source:** [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829794/000168316826002333/)
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**Table of Contents
UNITED STATES**
**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**
**Washington, D.C. 20549**
**FORM 10-K**
**(Mark One)**
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025**
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**OR**
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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**For the transition period from ________ to__________**
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**Commission file number: 001-40867**
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**Empery Digital Inc.**
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) | |
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3121 Eagles Nest Street, Suite 120, Round Rock, TX |
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78665 | |
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**(512) 400-4271**
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:**
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Title of each class |
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Common Stock |
EMPD |
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | |
**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act: None**
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YesNo
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YesNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1)
has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has
submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T ( 232.405 of
this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a
large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See
definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging
growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large Accelerated Filer |
Accelerated Filer | |
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Non-Accelerated Filer |
Smaller Reporting Company | |
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Emerging Growth Company | |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark
if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has
filed a report on and attestation to its managements assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting
under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its
audit report.
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of
an error to previously issued financial statements.
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error
corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrants
executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to 240.10D-1(b).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a
shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).YesNo
As of March 25, 2026, there were 30,247,668 outstanding
shares of our common stock. The aggregate market value of shares of common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2025 was $3,709,736
based on the closing sale price as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market.
**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**
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Portions of the registrants proxy statement
related to its 2025 Annual Stockholders Meeting to be filed subsequently are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form
10-K. Except as expressly incorporated by reference, the registrants proxy statement shall not be deemed to be part of this report.
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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
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PART I |
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Item 1. |
Business |
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Item 1A. |
Risk Factors |
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Item 1B. |
Unresolved Staff Comments |
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Item 1C. |
Cybersecurity |
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Item 2. |
Properties |
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Legal Proceedings |
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Mine Safety Disclosures |
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PART II |
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Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
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[Reserved] |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 7A. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item 8. |
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
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Item 9. |
Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
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Item 9A. |
Controls and Procedures |
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Item 9B. |
Other Information |
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Item 9C. |
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections |
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PART III |
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
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Executive Compensation |
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Item 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
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Item 13. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence |
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Item 14. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
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PART IV |
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Item 15. |
Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules |
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Item 16. |
Form 10-K Summary |
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Index to Exhibits |
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Signatures |
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**Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements**
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with
other statements and information publicly disseminated by our Company, contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
generally can be identified by the use of words such as anticipate, expect, plan, could,
may, believe, estimate, forecast, goal, potentially,
project, and other words of similar meaning. All statements, other than statements related to present facts or current conditions
or historical facts, contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our strategy,
future operations, future financial position, including the Companys digital asset-treasury strategy, the effects of the Companys
stockholder rights plan, statements relating to the sale of Bitcoin and use of proceeds for repaying outstanding debt and share repurchases
and whether it will increase NAV per share, whether the Company will be able to continue to generate proceeds from derivative trades and
the Companys ability to continue reducing corporate expenses.
Each forward-looking statement is subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Applicable
risks and uncertainties include the risks and uncertainties regarding, among other things
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| the risk that the Companys stock price may be highly correlated to the price of the digital assets that it holds; | |
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| risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding digital assets generally; | |
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| risks relating to the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purpose; | |
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| the Companys ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; changes in business, market, financial, political
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| the Company may not be able to generate revenues from sales, generate cash from financing of inventory, sale of our products and Bitcoin
derivatives to offset expenses from operations and interest expense from the Companys borrowings; | |
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| a significant decrease in the market value of the Companys Bitcoin holdings could adversely affect the Companys ability
to satisfy its financial obligations due to collateral required to be held by lenders for borrowings; | |
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| the Companys ability to obtain additional financing through equity or debt offerings, obtain borrowings from financing arrangements
or generate cash from the sale of Bitcoin may not be sufficient to satisfy the Companys outstanding borrowings, fund share repurchases,
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| if the Companys third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyberattack and unauthorized parties obtain access
to our Bitcoin, or if our private keys are lost or destroyed, or other similar circumstances or events occur, the Company may lose some
or all of our Bitcoin and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected; | |
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| the Companys ability to successfully find third-parties to design and manufacture the Companys products may impact the
Companys ability to bring new products to market to increase revenue and generate cash flow from operations; | |
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| the Companys ability of third-party manufacturers to produce its vehicles in accordance with the Companys design and
quality specifications, with sufficient scale to satisfy customers and within a reasonable cost; | |
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| the Companys facing product warranty claims or product recalls; | |
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| the Companys facing adverse determinations in significant product liability claims; | |
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| the Companys ability to increase inventory financing revenue with its current customers or obtain new customers to finance
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| tariffs and currency exchange rates may increase the cost of the Companys products or our inventory financing customers products
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| the potential impact that actions byactiviststockholders could have on the pursuit of our business strategies;
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1A. Risk Factors contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any subsequent filings with the SEC. | |
As a result of these and other factors, we may
not achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance
on our forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect our views as of
the date hereof. We do not assume and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties,
including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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**Summary of Risk Factors**
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that make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky. This summary does not address all of the risks that we face. Additional
discussion of the risks summarized in this risk factor summary and other risks that we face can be found below under the heading Part
I, Item 1A. [Risk Factors](#k_006) and should be carefully considered, together with other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
and our other filings with the SEC, before making an investment decision regarding our common stock.
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Our losses from operations could raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern requires that we obtain sufficient funding to finance our operations. | |
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We have not remediated the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified in our 2020 audit. If we or our auditor identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price. | |
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Our operating results, revenues, and expenses may fluctuate significantly, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. | |
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A significant decrease in the market value of our Bitcoin holdings could adversely affect our ability to satisfy our financial obligations or liquidity needs and could have an adverse effect on the market price paid for our common stock. | |
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Our business may not generate sufficient funds, and we may otherwise be unable to maintain sufficient cash reserves to pay amounts due under our indebtedness and our cash needs may increase in the future. | |
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The Companys repurchases of its common stock may not be successful in increasing NAV per share. | |
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Bitcoin and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty, which could materially adversely affect the Companys financial position, operations and prospects. | |
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Changes in regulatory interpretations could require us to register as a money services business or money transmitter, leading to increased compliance costs or operational shutdowns. | |
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We are not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers. | |
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Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of many digital asset trading venues, digital asset trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes, which may result in a loss of confidence in digital asset trading venues and adversely affect the value of digital assets, and the Companys financial position, operations and prospects. | |
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Our indebtedness and liabilities could limit the cash flow available for our operations, expose us to risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and impair our ability to satisfy our obligations under our debt instruments when they come due. | |
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The concentration of our Bitcoin holdings enhances the risks inherent in our Bitcoin strategy. | |
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The Company will face risks relating to the custody of its digital assets. If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyberattack and unauthorized parties obtain access to our digital assets, or if our private keys are lost or destroyed, or other similar circumstances or events occur, we may lose some or all of our digital assets and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. | |
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We are subject to significant competition in the growing digital asset industry and the Companys business, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected if the Company is unable to compete effectively. | |
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We rely on an international third-party manufacturer who assists us with design , development and manufacturing of our E-Bikes which subjects us to risk of product delivery delays, reduced control over product costs and quality control. | |
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We are subject to risks associated with our reliance on foreign manufacturing, suppliers and imports for our products. | |
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Our third-party manufacturer operates outside of the U.S., subjecting us to risks of international operations. | |
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Anti-takeover provisions in our governing documents and a stockholder rights plan adopted in February 2026 may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company. | |
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Our business and operations could be negatively affected if we become subject to stockholder activism, which could cause us to incur significant expense, hinder execution of our business and growth strategy, and impact our stock price. | |
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Your ownership may be diluted if additional capital stock is issued to raise capital, to purchase digital assets, repay outstanding debt, finance our operations, to complete acquisitions or in connection with strategic transactions. | |
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If our stock price fluctuates, you could lose a significant part of your investment. | |
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**PART I**
**ITEM 1. BUSINESS**
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**Overview**
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****Empery Digital Inc. (Empery Digital or the
Company) was formed on February 21, 2020, as a Delaware corporation, under the name Frog ePowersports, Inc. The Company
was renamed Volcon, Inc. on October 1, 2020. The Company was renamed Empery Digital Inc. on July 30, 2025, in connection with which the
Company changed its Nasdaq ticker symbol from VLCN to EMPD.
**Digital Asset Treasury Strategy**
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On July 17, 2025, the Company announced its entry
into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors in private placements for the purchase and sale
of 44,414,189 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 5,728,662 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.00001, at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds
of approximately $501.0 million which includes payment in Bitcoin (BTC or Bitcoin) of $28.0 million, before
deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses (the Private Placements). The Private Placements closed on July
21, 2025. The Company has used the net proceeds of $452.0 million from the Private Placements (excluding the $28.0 million of BTC received)
to purchase or otherwise acquire BTC and for the establishment of the Companys cryptocurrency treasury operations. In connection
with the announcement of the Private Placements, the Company announced the launch of its digital asset treasury strategy, pursuant to
which the Company plans to pursue a number of strategic initiatives to acquire additional BTC and potentially other digital assets.**
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The key component of the digital asset strategy is
to optimize the Companys capital structure to increase BTC per share to drive stockholder value. This includes issuing equity when
market conditions allow us to raise capital at a premium to net asset value (NAV), defined as the value of BTC holdings
plus cash, minus debt divided by adjusted outstanding shares which includes common stock outstanding plus all pre-funded warrants outstanding.
On October 18, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement with Aegis Capital Corp., as placement agent (Aegis),
as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement on July 14, 2025 (the ATM Sales Agreement),
pursuant to which the Company established an At The Market (ATM) program pursuant to which the Company can sell up to $1.1
billion of common stock. Since the inception of the digital asset treasury strategy through March 25, 2026, the Company has sold
136,053 shares of common stock for $1.5 million, including commissions, at an average price of $10.90. The Company may also complete
other equity or convertible debt issuances if it determines market conditions are appropriate.
In addition, our strategy includes repurchasing our
common stock when our common stock is trading below NAV per share. The Company also has a share repurchase program that allows it to repurchase
up to $150.0 million of common stock as of December 31, 2025, which was expanded to $200.0 million on February 2, 2026 and through March
25, 2026 has bought 23,114,391 shares of common stock for $135.6 million, including commissions, at an average price of $5.87. Share repurchases
have been funded with proceeds from two borrowing arrangements, that allow for borrowings of up to $150.0 million, of which $95.0 million
has been drawn as of March 25, 2026, and sales of BTC. Some of our BTC is held by these lenders as collateral for outstanding borrowings,
which we may repay with future equity offerings or by selling BTC. See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion
of these borrowing arrangements.
Additionally, a significant component of the digital
asset treasury strategy is to reduce costs across the Company so that cash generated from operations can be used to pay operating expenses
and any excess cash generated can be used to purchase more BTC or repurchase shares of our common stock. We also generated, and may continue
to generate income through buying and selling derivatives on BTC, including the use of short-term put and call contracts. Since the inception
of our digital asset strategy through March 25, 2026, the Company generated income of $2.0 million from trading these derivatives, which
is recorded in Other income in the consolidated statement of operations.
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The Company also recognizes the risk that digital assets
pose with respect to digital wallets being compromised and the Company uses institutional-grade custodians to hold its BTC in wallets,
some of which are isolated from the internet, referred to as cold storage, to minimize this risk. We view our BTC as long-term holdings,
although there are no restrictions on selling BTC that is not held as collateral by our lenders. As of March 25, 2026 we have 3,359 BTC,
of which 2,891 are restricted by lenders as collateral for outstanding loan balances.
The BTC market has been characterized by significant
volatility in price, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation,
compliance and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks that are, or may be, inherent in its entirely electronic,
virtual form and decentralized network. For example, since the implementation of our digital asset treasury strategy through March 25,
2026, BTC has traded at a high of $126,117 and a low of $60,019 on the Gemini exchange.
Unrealized losses on digital assets significantly contributed to our
results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. The unrealized loss on digital assets of $122.7 million was recorded, representing
79.3%, of our operating expenses for the year.
**Electric Vehicles**
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The Company began its operations as an all-electric,
off-road powersports vehicle business. Beginning in 2021, we began efforts to sell off-road powersports vehicles beginning with an electric
two-wheeled motorcycle that we discontinued in March 2025. In 2022 we introduced an E-Bike, the Brat, and continue to sell this product.
In late 2024 we began selling the HF1 UTV, the MN1 Adventurer and MN1 Tradesman UTV, along with a line of upgrades and accessories. As
discussed below, in October 2025, we sold the HF1 and MN1 product lines.
**Venom Supply Agreement**
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On February 24, 2025, we entered into a supply agreement
with Venom-EV LLC (Venom) to supply Venom with certain golf carts. This agreement was amended and restated on April 25,
2025 (the Venom Supply Agreement). The Venom Supply Agreement allows Venom to purchase up to $2.0 million of golf carts
with payment terms of the earlier of 100 days from the date the golf carts are shipped from the manufacturers facility or upon
sale to Venoms dealers or to consumers. These golf carts will be purchased through a manufacturer specified in the Venom Supply
Agreement and we will receive consideration of the cost of the golf carts plus a five percent margin. We received an initial order from
Venom for $2.0 million golf carts and paid a deposit to the manufacturer of $0.6 million on May 2, 2025 and paid $0.8 million in September
2025 for the golf carts which were shipped in September 2025. The remaining $0.6 million was paid in the fourth quarter of 2025. All units
were shipped by the manufacturer to Venom and Venom paid all amounts due on this purchase as of December 31, 2025.
On October 29, 2025, the Venom Supply Agreement was
amended to increase the available amount to purchase by $0.7 million and Venom agreed to purchase the remaining 138 MN1 units ordered
by the Company under the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement (as defined below) discussed below. Payment terms are the earlier of 60 days
from receipt or upon sale by Venom. All of these units were received by Venom by January 30, 2026 and payment is due by March 31, 2026.
On November 17, 2025, the Venom Supply Agreement was
amended to increase the available amount to purchase by $2.5 million (for an aggregate total of $4.5 million, excluding the October 29,
2025, amendment. Subsequent to December 31, 2025 through March 25, 2026, the Company has paid $0.9 million to the manufacturer for orders
placed by Venom, and additional payments due to be paid for orders placed by Venom as of March 25, 2026, are $1.4 million. Payment terms
are the earlier of 60 days from receipt of inventory by Venom or upon sale by Venom.
We expect that we will complete additional financing
transactions for Venom under the Venom Supply Agreement and we are actively in discussions for the opportunity to fund inventory purchases
with other companies that sell golf carts and UTVs.
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**Venom Asset Purchase Agreement**
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****On October 15, 2025, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Venom (the Venom APA), to divest
the Volcon brand in exchange for a non-dilutable 10% equity position in Venoms reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted
basis. The Company transferred all Volcon intellectual property, brand assets, trademarks, sales and distribution networks and engineering
documentation associated with the Volcon brand (the Volcon IP) other than its E-Bike, the Brat. The Company will have the
right to appoint one director to Venoms board and may continue to finance Venoms inventory purchases. In the event that
Venom does not complete its corporate reorganization within six months, the Company will have the option to repurchase the Volcon IP
for a nominal amount.
The Company expects that this agreement will reduce Empery Digitals future product liability exposure by transferring ownership
of Volcons four-wheel vehicle business to Venom. The Company also plans to expand its vehicle financing operations for golf carts
and UTVs to generate positive cash flow by leveraging the spread between the Companys cost of capital and interest income from
vehicle financing. The Company has been transitioning its powersports dealers to Venom but will continue ongoing warranty support through
the remaining warranty period of vehicles the Company sold within these channels.
The Companys decision
to sell these assets represents a strategic shift in operations as the Company does not currently plan to sell any four-wheel products
after 2025. Therefore, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the results of the four-wheel product lines are presented as
discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income and, as such, have been excluded from both continuing operations and
segment results for all periods presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All amounts and disclosures for all periods presented in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect only the continuing operations unless otherwise noted. See Note 18 to the consolidated financial
statements for further discussion.
**Super Sonic Distribution Agreement**
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****In January 2025, we entered into a distribution agreement with a golf cart manufacturer, Super Sonic Company Ltd. (Super Sonic),
located in Vietnam, a subsidiary of Odes Industry (the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement), to supply golf carts to other
companies in the U.S. who sell golf carts. On September 18, 2025, we received a notice of termination from Super Sonic pursuant to which
Super Sonic terminated this distribution agreement. The termination, which was effective upon receipt of the notice from Super Sonic,
was effected pursuant to the terms of the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement on the grounds that the Company has failed to meet the minimum
purchase requirement under the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement for two consecutive months, which gave Super Sonic the right to immediately
terminate the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement. The termination also eliminates any obligation of the Company to issue equity to Super
Sonic pursuant to the terms of the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement. The Company is not subject to any early termination penalties
related to the termination of the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement.
**Two-Wheeled Products**
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****We began selling the Grunt off-road motorcycle in September 2021 and the Grunt EVO off-road motorcycle replaced the Grunt in
September 2023. Due to the manufacturing cost of the Grunt EVO, we terminated the manufacturing contract for it in December 2024. As
of March 31, 2025, we have sold all of the remaining Grunt EVO units.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, we began evaluating other potential electric motorcycle offerings. We are determining what features
and specifications would be included for new offerings including considering a street legal version that would be dual purpose as an
on-road/off-road motorcycle (not highway legal). We have identified one new model which we are working on developing with a third-party
manufacturer. We received prototypes in February 2025 and we are testing them to evaluate the feasibility to have them manufactured at
a reasonable cost and sell them for an acceptable profit. Provided testing is successful and whether the product cost, including tariffs,
allows us to sell this product, we expect to start selling this product in the second half of 2026.
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In the fourth quarter of 2022, we began selling an
E-Bike, the Brat, which is manufactured by a third-party. The Brat is a class 2 E-Bike and can be used on-road or off-road. We have developed
a line of accessories for the Brat that include color panels, headlight cowl, and seat, among other things. We are also developing a new
model of the Brat that will incorporate some of these accessories in the base model.
Following the divestiture of the four-wheel products
noted above, the Company expects to concentrate on its two-wheel business, including the launch of new products in European markets in
the second half of 2026. We expect to continue to evaluate other potential two-wheel product offerings in 2026.
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**Customers**
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*Dealers*
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**Prior to the divestiture of our four-wheel product lines, we sold our products through powersports dealers, bicycle retailers, and
golf cart dealers. We expect to continue to utilize our bicycle dealers. We are transitioning our powersports and golf cart dealers to
Venom but will continue to support these dealers for service and warranty obligations for products sold to them.
*International Distributors*
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We also sell our two-wheel products internationally
through importers. Each importer buys vehicles and accessories and sells them to local dealers or directly to consumers. Payment for vehicle
orders is required in advance of shipment. Local dealers or the importer will provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased
in their country and we will reimburse them for any parts or labor incurred for warranty repairs. As of March 25, 2026, we have one importer
in Mexico, one for the Caribbean Region, and one in New Zealand to sell our two-wheel vehicles and accessories in their assigned countries/markets.
*Consumers*
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Consumers can purchase the Brat from our website and
have it delivered to a location of their choosing in the continental U.S.
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**Manufacturers**
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We outsource the manufacturing of all our two-wheel
products and accessories to an international third-party manufacturer, Huaian PX Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd (PXID).
The estimated fulfillment of all two-wheeled orders we have received, or will receive, assumes that PXID can successfully meet our order
quantities and deadlines. In the past we have experienced delays due to PXID being unable to timely meet our order deadlines, and there
is no assurance that we will not experience delays in the future until such time as we are able to source products from multiple manufacturers
or from larger, more established manufacturers. If the manufacturer is unable to satisfy orders on a timely basis, our customers may
cancel their orders. Also, due to the Company currently only having PXID manufacture our
two-wheel products, if they experience financial hardship and cannot manufacture our products, our customers may cancel their orders
which will harm our sales. Due to new and increased tariffs and other trade policies introduced or threatened by the U.S. government
since the beginning of 2025, the cost of our products will increase without a decrease in manufacturing costs and may increase further
if additional changes in import laws or tariffs occur. We could also experience delays in receiving shipments of our products if there
are delays in getting carriers to ship our products or delays at the port of entry.
Venom currently sources its golf cart and accessory
purchases from one internationalthird-party manufacturer. Risks related to future purchases of their products from this manufacturer
are similar to those of our two-wheel products noted above and could result in delays in ordering and receiving products that could impact
the amount of inventory purchases that Venom may finance through the Company.
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**Intellectual Property**
As discussed above, prior to the Venom APA, we had
registrations for the trademarks VOLCON, GRUNT, and GRUNT EVO in the U.S. We have also applied to register additional trademarks
including VOLCON, VOLCON BRAT, EMPOWERING ADVENTURE, STAG, VOLCON STAG, VLCN, VLCN BRAT, VLCN HF1, VLCN MN1, VLCN FT1, VLCN HT1, VLCN
SK1, and VLCN RV1 - in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia and certain additional countries in Latin America, and many of these trademarks
are now allowed or registered in these countries. Subsequent to the Venom APA, we only hold trademarks on the Volcon Brat and VLCN Brat
in various countries.
Upon the changing of the Companys name to Empery
Digital Inc., we began registering trademarks for Empery in the U.S. and a number of other countries. Our efforts to secure trademark
registrations for Empery are ongoing and we may encounter resistance from other companies, particularly as we register in additional territories.
If we receive objections from other entities and are unsuccessful in obtaining agreements or otherwise resolving the matters with these
entities, we will need to consider the use of different trademarks for our Company and our products.
**Competition**
According to an article by CNBC dated December 5, 2025,
there are approximately 190 public companies employing digital asset treasury strategies that hold BTC, with another 10 to 20 companies
employing digital asset treasury strategies that hold other digital assets. These companies are estimated to collectively hold approximately
$100.0 billion worth of cryptocurrencies combined, according to data from The Block. Many of these companies with digital asset treasury
strategies hold more BTC than us and some have operations in other industries and generate cash to cover their operating costs. Some of
these companies securities trade at or above their NAV per share, while many also trade below their NAV per share. We believe our
ability to compete successfully with these competitors depends on our ability to increase NAV through the strategic sale or repurchase
of equity as market conditions warrant and to generate cash from derivative trading and operations to pay our expenses.
There are dozens of companies that sell E-Bikes in
the U.S. and even more globally, many of which may have greater financial and marketing resources than us and have a stronger established
brand name and product line, like Super 73. The markets for E-Bikes are highly competitive based on a number of factors, including innovation,
performance, price, technology, product features, styling, fit and finish, brand recognition, quality and distribution. We believe our
ability to compete successfully in these markets depends on our ability to capitalize on our competitive strengths and build brand recognition.
There are also many companies in the U.S. that finance
inventory purchases. These companies may have access to substantially more cash or can borrow cash at interest rates lower than ours.
**Government regulations**
We are not registered as an investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and stockholders do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in a
registered investment company, nor the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936.
The laws and regulations applicable to Bitcoin and
digital assets are evolving and subject to interpretation and change. Governments around the world have reacted differently to digital
assets; certain governments have deemed them illegal, and others have allowed their use and trade without restriction, while in some jurisdictions,
such as the U.S., digital assets are subject to overlapping, uncertain and evolving regulatory requirements.
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As digital assets have grown in both popularity and
market size, the U.S. Executive Branch, Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state financial regulators, have been examining the operations of digital asset networks,
digital asset users and digital asset exchanges, with particular focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to violate state
or federal laws, including to facilitate the laundering of proceeds of illegal activities or the funding of criminal or terrorist enterprises,
and the safety and soundness and consumer-protective safeguards of exchanges or other service-providers that hold, transfer, trade or
exchange digital assets for users. Many of these state and federal agencies have issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed
by digital assets to investors. In addition, federal and state agencies, and other countries have issued rules or guidance regarding the
treatment of digital asset transactions and requirements for businesses engaged in activities related to digital assets.
Depending on the regulatory characterization of Bitcoin,
the markets for Bitcoin in general, and our activities in particular, our business and our Bitcoin strategy may be subject to regulation
by one or more regulators in the U.S. and globally. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, to a materially adverse extent, the
nature of digital assets markets, the participation of industry participants, including service providers and financial institutions in
these markets, and our ability to pursue our Bitcoin strategy. Additionally, U.S. state and federal and foreign regulators and legislatures
have taken action against industry participants, including digital assets businesses, and enacted restrictive regimes in response to adverse
publicity arising from hacks, consumer harm, or criminal activity stemming from digital assets activity. U.S. federal and state energy
regulatory authorities are also monitoring the total electricity consumption of cryptocurrency mining, and the potential impacts of cryptocurrency
mining to the supply and dispatch functionality of the wholesale grid and retail distribution systems. Many state legislative bodies have
passed, or are actively considering, legislation to address the impact of cryptocurrency mining in their respective states.
The CFTC takes the position that Bitcoin, as well as
some other digital assets, fall within the definition of a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act (the CEA).
Under the CEA, the CFTC has broad enforcement authority to police market manipulation and fraud in spot digital assets markets in which
we may transact. Beyond instances of fraud or manipulation, the CFTC generally does not oversee cash or spot market exchanges or transactions
involving digital asset commodities that do not utilize margin, leverage, or financing. In addition, CFTC regulations and CFTC oversight
and enforcement authority apply with respect to futures, swaps, other derivative products and certain retail leveraged commodity transactions
involving digital asset commodities, including the markets on which these products trade.
The SEC and its staff have taken the position that
certain other digital assets, including certain spot crypto assets, fall within the definition of a security under the U.S.
federal securities laws. Public statements made by senior officials and senior members of the staff at the SEC indicate that the SEC does
not consider Bitcoin to be a security under the federal securities laws. However, such statements are not official policy statements by
the SEC and reflect only the speakers views, which are not binding on the SEC or any other agency or court and cannot be generalized
to any other digital assets.
In addition, since transactions in Bitcoin provide
a degree of anonymity, they are susceptible to misuse for criminal activities, such as money laundering. This misuse, or the perception
of such misuse, could lead to greater regulatory oversight of Bitcoin and Bitcoin platforms, and there is the possibility that law enforcement
agencies could close or blacklist Bitcoin platforms or other Bitcoin-related infrastructure with little or no notice and prevent users
from accessing or retrieving Bitcoin held via such platforms or infrastructure. For example, the U.S. Treasury Departments Office
of Foreign Assets Control has issued updated advisories regarding the use of virtual currencies, added a number of digital asset exchanges
and service providers to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list and engaged in several enforcement actions, including
a series of enforcement actions that have either shut down or significantly curtailed the operations of several smaller digital asset
exchanges associated with Russian and/or North Korean nationals.
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Activities involving Bitcoin and other digital assets
may fall within the jurisdiction of more than one financial regulator and various courts and such laws and regulations are rapidly evolving
and increasing in scope. On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled, Strengthening American Leadership in Digital
Financial Technology. While the executive order did not mandate the adoption of any specific regulations, the executive order identifies
certain key objectives to guide agencies involved in crypto regulation, including (i) protecting the sovereignty of the U.S, dollar by
promoting the development of U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins, (ii) providing regulatory clarity and certainty built on technology-neutral
regulations for individuals and firms involved in digital assets, including through well-defined jurisdictional regulatory boundaries,
and (iii) taking measures to protect Americans from the risks of Central Bank Digital Currencies. To achieve these objectives, the executive
order established a working group on digital asset markets within the National Economic Council, comprised of representatives from key
federal agencies, with a tight timeline for examining existing regulations and proposing a new regulatory framework. This working group
released a report on July 30, 2025 that recommended regulatory and legislative proposals to advance the policies established in the executive
order. The SEC also established a Crypto Task Force in furtherance of these objectives. Among other things, the Crypto Task Force is charged
with helping to draw clear regulatory lines and to appropriately distinguish securities from non-securities. The work of the Crypto Task
Force is in its early stages and it is not yet clear whether it will result in material changes to the existing regulatory framework of
digital assets. In addition, Congress has considered legislation to establish additional regulation and oversight of the digital asset
markets. The GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act), which regulates payment stablecoins,
was signed into law in July 2025. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (H.R. 3633), which establishes a framework for digital
assets, passed the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2025. This bill distinguishes between digital commodities and digital securities,
and provides the CFTC with jurisdiction to oversee digital commodities, exchanges and brokers. As of January 2026, the U.S. Senate is
considering its own legislation to establish a framework for digital asset markets.
**Vehicles**
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Federal, state, and local governments have promulgated
and/or are considering promulgating laws and regulations relating to the safety of our products. In the U.S., the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) has federal oversight over product safety issues related to E-Bikes. We believe that our products comply with all applicable
CPSC safety standards as well as all other applicable safety standards in the U.S.
E-Bikes sold internationally are subject to the local
laws of each jurisdiction in which we have or may sell our product. Our international distributors are responsible for ensuring that our
products comply with the jurisdiction in which they are importing the product. Costs associated with compliance are the responsibility
of the distributor. These regulations may result in increased costs and expenses, which may materially and adversely affect the distributors
business where it may not be economically feasible to sell our products locally, which in turn will adversely impact our results of operations
or financial condition.
**Human Capital**
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*Employees*
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As of December 31, 2025,
the Company employed 15 employees, all of whom were full time employees. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or subject
to a collective bargaining agreement. We have not experienced any material work stoppages, and we consider our relations with our employees
to be good.
*Employee Engagement*
Our Co-CEO, Ryan Lane, and COO, Tim Silver, who were
hired when the Company initiated its digital asset strategy, have significant experience investing in various markets and asset classes.
Our Co-CEO, John Kim, has extensive experience with
the development and sales of E-Bikes. He was the founder of Super 73, one of the first and industry leading E-Bike brands prior to selling
Super 73. Our employees and contractors serving the E-Bike and inventory financing operations focus on customer care, developing and sourcing
our products, and building our marketing channels.
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We believe we offer competitive benefits and programs
to develop employees expertise, performance, and engagement, while implementing corporate policies to provide a safe, harassment-free
work environment. This work environment is guided by principles of fair and equal treatment and prioritizes effective communication and
employee engagement.
We are committed to building a strong culture with
high levels of employee engagement. We hold ad hoc meetings where management discusses various topics with employees including operational
updates, vehicle development, financing activities, company policies and safety. Management is also committed to being available to discuss
any employee concerns on a one-on-one basis.
**Available Information**
Our website is at www.emperydigital.com. We make
available, free of charge, live up to date information about our financial position on our corporate website, our annual report on Form
10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as soon as reasonably practicable
after they are electronically filed with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements
and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Information contained on our website does
not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our reference to the URL for our website is intended
to be an inactive textual reference only.
We also use other mediums, including the following
social media channels as a means of disclosing information about the company, our products, our planned financial and other announcements
and attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters and for complying with our disclosure obligations underRegulation
FD:
**Website Homepage**: https://www.emperydigital.com/
**Treasury Dashboard**: https://www.emperydigital.com/treasury-dashboard
**X (f/k/a Twitter) Account**: https://x.com/EMPD_BTC
**Instagram Account**: https://www.instagram.com/empd_btc
**YouTube Account**: https://www.youtube.com/@emperydigital
**Instagram Account**: https://www.instagram.com/Volcon.ev/
These channels may be updated from time to time
on our investor relations website at https://ir.EmperyDigital.com. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material.
Accordingly, investors should monitor them in addition to following our investor relations website, press releases, SEC filings, and public
conference calls and webcasts. This list may be updated from time to time. The information we post through these channels is not a part
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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**ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS**
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*Investing in our common stock involves a high degree
of risk. You should carefully consider each of the following risks, together with all other information set forth in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K, including the financial statements and the related notes, in evaluating an investment in our common stock. If any of the
following risks actually occurs, our business could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and
you may lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also
impair our business operations.*
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**Risks Related to
Our Business in General**
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**Our losses from operations could raise substantial
doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern requires that we obtain sufficient
funding to finance our operations.**
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To date we have funded operations through equity and
debt offerings. As of December 31, 2025, we have an accumulated deficit of $321.8 million.
Management anticipates that our
cash on hand as of December 31, 2025, plus cash expected to be generated from operations and net proceeds from derivative trading, cash
available from borrowings available on our credit facility and the cash received from the sale of Bitcoin will be sufficient to fund planned
operations and repay borrowings.
**We have not remediated the material weaknesses
in our internal control over financial reporting identified in our 2020 audit. If we or our auditor identify additional material weaknesses
in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report
our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price.**
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The material weaknesses identified by our independent
registered public accounting firm in our internal control over financial reporting in our 2020 audit have not been remediated as of December
31, 2025. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that
there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be
prevented or detected on a timely basis. These material weaknesses are as follows:
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In addition to hiring more finance and accounting personnel
in 2021 to improve our segregation of duties, we have made further progress towards remediating these material weaknesses. We have hired
more experienced accounting and finance personnel. We have prepared some formal written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and
financial reporting and record keeping. We have also started the process of documenting our internal controls.
While we believe these efforts have improved the internal
control over financial reporting, they did not fully remediate the material weaknesses as we have not fully documented all of our policies
or procedures and we have not performed any testing of our internal controls.
We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken
to date and may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to our material weaknesses in internal
control over financial reporting or that they will prevent or avoid potential future material weaknesses. The effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, including cost limitations, judgments used in decision making,
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, the possibility of human error and the risk of fraud. If we are unable to remediate
the material weakness, our ability to record, process and report financial information accurately, and to prepare financial statements
within the time periods required of public companies could be adversely affected which, in turn, may adversely affect our reputation and
business and the market price of our common stock. In addition, any such failures could result in litigation or regulatory actions by
the SEC or other regulatory authorities, loss of investor confidence, delisting of our securities and harm to our reputation and financial
condition, or diversion of financial and management resources from the operation of our business.
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**Our
operating results, revenues, and expenses may fluctuate significantly, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common
stock.**
Our
operating results, revenues, and expenses have varied in the past and may vary significantly in the future from period to period. These
fluctuations could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Our
operating results may fluctuate, in part, as a result of:
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**Our
expenses are fixed and we have a limited ability to adjust expenses.**
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Many
of our expenses, such as interest expense on our debt, insurance costs, facility leases and certain personnel costs, are relatively fixed.
We do not expect the cash generated by our E-Bike, inventory financing operations and net proceeds from derivative trading of Bitcoin
to be sufficient to cover such expenses during 2026, and we expect to use proceeds from equity or debt financings, or sale of Bitcoin
to pay our expenses and satisfy our liquidity needs that are in excess of our operating cash flows. If we are unable to secure equity
or debt financing in a timely manner, on favorable terms, or if the price of Bitcoin declines, we may not be able to satisfy our financial
obligations. Such actions could cause significant variation in our operating results in any quarter.
**A
significant decrease in the market value of our Bitcoin holdings could adversely affect our ability to satisfy our financial obligations
or liquidity needs and could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.**
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Bitcoins
market value has fluctuated significantly since the inception of our digital asset treasury strategy. For example, a decline in the price
of Bitcoin at September 30, 2025 from the weighted average price we paid for purchasing Bitcoin when we implemented our digital asset
treasury strategy in July 2025 resulted in our experiencing a $14.1 million unrealized loss on digital assets for the quarter ended September
30, 2025, while decrease in the price of Bitcoin at December 31, 2025 from the price at September 30, 2025 resulted in our experiencing
a $108.6 million unrealized loss on digital assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Additionally, it is possible that additional
declines in Bitcoin may occur and the market price of our common stock may decline further.
As of March 25, 2026, our
outstanding indebtedness was $95.0 million ($50.0 million of which is due in August 2026) with a weighted average interest rate of 7.98%.
Collateral for this outstanding indebtedness is 2,891 Bitcoin. If the value of Bitcoin declines to certain levels, a margin call will
occur and we will be required to provide additional Bitcoin to our lender as collateral. If we do not have sufficient Bitcoin to meet
the margin call or if we miss the deadline to provide the additional Bitcoin (twelve hours), the lender may liquidate some of the Bitcoin
held as collateral to repay the principal and interest due at the time of the margin call.
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As part of our Bitcoin strategy,
we expect to incur or continue to incur additional indebtedness and fixed charges. For the year ended December 31, 2025, our vehicle and
inventory financing business and our Bitcoin derivative trades did not generate positive cash flow from operations, and we do not expect
our E-Bike sales, inventory financing business and Bitcoin derivative trades to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to satisfy
our financial obligations or liquidity needs over the next twelve months. If our E-Bike and inventory financing business and Bitcoin derivative
trades do not generate cash flows in future periods sufficient to satisfy our financial obligations and liquidity needs, including repayment
of principal and payment of interest on our debt, we intend to fund such payments using cash proceeds from equity or debt financings and
sale of our Bitcoin. Our ability to obtain equity or debt financing may, in turn, depend on, among other factors, the value of our Bitcoin
holdings, investor sentiment and the general public perception of Bitcoin, our strategy and our value proposition. Accordingly, a significant
decline in the market value of our Bitcoin holdings or a negative shift in these other factors may create liquidity and credit risks as
such a decline or such shifts may adversely impact our ability to secure sufficient equity or debt financing and sell our Bitcoin to satisfy
our financial obligations and liquidity needs.
As Bitcoin constitutes
the vast majority of assets on our balance sheet, if we are unable to secure equity or debt financing in a timely manner, on favorable
terms, or at all, we may be required to sell Bitcoin to satisfy our financial obligations or liquidity needs, and we may be required to
make such sales at prices below our cost basis or on terms that are otherwise unfavorable. For the period from January 1, 2026 to March
25, 2026, we sold 722 Bitcoin for proceeds of $50.0 million and realized a loss of $3.2 million. Any future sales of Bitcoin may have
a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition and could impair our ability to secure additional equity or
debt financing in the future. Our inability to secure additional equity or debt financing in a timely manner, on favorable terms or at
all, or to sell our Bitcoin in amounts and at prices sufficient to satisfy our financial obligations or liquidity needs, including our
debt service, could cause us to default under such obligations. Any default on our current or future indebtedness could have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition. See Risks Related to Our Outstanding and Potential Future Indebtedness for additional
details about the risks which may impact us if we are unable to satisfy our debt service and cash dividend obligations.
**Our
business may not generate sufficient funds, and we may otherwise be unable to maintain sufficient cash reserves, to continue repurchasing
our common stock under the repurchase programs or to pay amounts due under our indebtedness and our cash needs may increase in the future.**
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We
cannot guarantee that we will be able to implement our share repurchase programs or that they will achieve their objectives.
Our
Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program. We plan to fund repurchases under this program from our future cash flow
generation, as well as from additional potential sources of cash. For example, we have in the past entered into master repurchase agreements
pursuant to which we have incurred indebtedness to fund share repurchases and may in the future incur additional indebtedness to fund
share repurchases. Under this program, share repurchases may be made at our discretion from time to time in open market transactions,
privately negotiated transactions, or other means. This program does not obligate us to repurchase any specific dollar amount or to acquire
any specific number of shares of our common stock. The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased under the program will be
determined by management at its discretion and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the common stock, general
market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and the Companys efforts to increase Bitcoin per share of common
stock. Our Board of Directors will review this program periodically and may authorize adjustments of its terms, as it may deem appropriate.
As a result, there can be no guarantee around the timing or volume of our share repurchases. This program could affect the price of our
common stock, increase volatility and diminish our cash reserves. This program may be suspended or terminated at any time and, even if
fully implemented, may not be effective in enhancing long-term stockholder value or increase the Bitcoin per share of common stock.
**Risks Related to Our Bitcoin Strategy
and Holdings**
**Our historical financial
statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future relating to our holding of digital
assets. Accordingly, it may be difficult to evaluate the Companys business and future prospects, and the Company may not be able
to achieve or maintain profitability in any given period.**
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Our historical financial
statements do not fully reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future from holding or selling digital
assets. The price of digital assets generally has historically been subject to dramatic price fluctuations and is highly volatile. As
a result, volatility in our earnings may be significantly more than what we experienced in prior periods.
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**The
concentration of our Bitcoin holdings enhances the risks inherent in our Bitcoin strategy.**
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As of March 25, 2026, we held
approximately 3,359 Bitcoin that were acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $395.4 million and we intend to purchase additional Bitcoin
and increase our overall holdings of Bitcoin in the future by generating proceeds from the sale of our common stock or additional indebtedness.
The concentration of our Bitcoin holdings limits the risk mitigation that we could achieve if we were to purchase a more diversified portfolio
of assets, and the absence of diversification enhances the risks inherent in our Bitcoin strategy. Any future significant declines in
the price of Bitcoin would have a more pronounced impact on our financial condition than if we used our cash to purchase a more diverse
portfolio of assets.
**The Companys
repurchases of its common stock may not be successful in increasing NAV per share.**
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The Company has adopted
a strategy to increase NAV per share by repurchasing shares of its common stock when its shares of common stock trade at a discount to
NAV per share, and to leverage its balance sheet, including reducing its Bitcoin holdings, to fund such share repurchases and potentially
repay additional portions of outstanding borrowings. Despite such efforts to increase NAV per share, the Companys shares of common
stock currently trade at a discount to NAV per share and the Companys future share repurchases and other efforts to increase NAV
per share may be unsuccessful.
**Our
indebtedness and liabilities could limit the cash flow available for our operations, expose us to risks that could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations and impair our ability to satisfy our obligations under our debt instruments when
they come due.**
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The Company has incurred indebtedness pursuant
to a number of borrowing arrangements and facilities. For example, in October 2025, the Company entered into the MLA, which was amended
on February 10, 2026, pursuant to which the Company may borrow an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million collateralized with
a security interest in the Bitcoin that we post as collateral. On September 26, 2025, the Company entered into a Master Repurchase Agreement
and related transaction confirmation (together, the Repo Facility) with a third-party lender, providing for $50.0 million
in cash advances to the Company in exchange for purchased securities in the form of Bitcoin. As of March 25, 2026, we have $95.0 million
outstanding under these borrowing arrangements.
We
may also incur additional indebtedness to meet future financing needs. Our indebtedness could have significant negative consequences for
our security holders and our business, results of operations and financial condition by, among other things:
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**The Company has in
the past and may in the future use the net proceeds from any sales under its ATM program to purchase or otherwise acquire Bitcoin, the
price of which has been, and will likely continue to be, highly volatile. The Companys operating results and share price may significantly
fluctuate, including due to the highly volatile nature of the price of Bitcoin and erratic market movements.**
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We have in the past and
intend in the future to use the net proceeds from future sales pursuant to our ATM program, if any, when market conditions allow the Company
to issue equity at a premium to NAV per share to purchase or otherwise acquire Bitcoin. Bitcoin generally is a highly volatile asset.
In addition, Bitcoin does not pay interest or other returns and so the ability to generate a return on investment from the net proceeds
of any capital raises will depend on whether there is appreciation in the value of Bitcoin following our purchases of Bitcoin with the
net proceeds from such capital raisings. Future fluctuations in Bitcoin trading prices may result in our converting Bitcoin into cash
with a value substantially below what we paid for such Bitcoin.
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**Bitcoin and other
digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty, which could materially
adversely affect the Companys financial position, operations and prospects.**
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Bitcoin and other digital
assets are relatively novel and are subject to significant uncertainty, which could adversely impact their price. The application of state
and federal securities laws and other laws and regulations to digital assets is unclear in certain respects, and it is possible that regulators
in the United States or foreign countries may interpret or apply existing laws and regulations in a manner that adversely affects the
price of Bitcoin or other digital assets.
The U.S. federal government,
states, regulatory agencies, and foreign countries may also enact new laws and regulations, or pursue regulatory, legislative, enforcement
or judicial actions, that could materially impact the price of Bitcoin or the ability of individuals or institutions such as us to own
or transfer Bitcoin. For example, the U.S. executive branch, SEC, the European Unions Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, among
others, have been active in recent years, and in the U.K., the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, or FSMA 2023 became law. It is
not possible to predict whether, or when, any of these developments will lead to Congress granting additional authorities to the SEC,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or other regulators, or whether, or when, any other federal, state or foreign
legislative bodies will take any similar actions. It is also not possible to predict the nature of any such additional authorities, how
additional legislation or regulatory oversight might impact the ability of digital asset markets to function or the willingness of financial
and other institutions to continue to provide services to the digital assets industry, nor how any new regulations or changes to existing
regulations might impact the value of digital assets generally and Bitcoin specifically. The consequences of increased regulation of digital
assets and digital asset activities could adversely affect the market price of Bitcoin and in turn adversely affect the market price of
our common stock.
Moreover, the risks of engaging
in a digital asset treasury strategy are relatively novel and have created, and could continue to create complications due to the lack
of experience that third parties have with companies engaging in such a strategy, such as increased costs of director and officer liability
insurance or the potential inability to obtain such coverage on acceptable terms in the future.
The growth of the digital
assets industry in general, and the use and acceptance of Bitcoin in particular, may also impact the price of Bitcoin and is subject to
a high degree of uncertainty. The pace of worldwide growth in the adoption and use of Bitcoin may depend, for instance, on public familiarity
with digital assets, ease of buying, accessing or gaining exposure to Bitcoin, institutional demand for Bitcoin as an investment asset,
the participation of traditional financial institutions in the digital assets industry, consumer demand for Bitcoin as a means of payment,
and the availability and popularity of alternatives to Bitcoin. Even if growth in Bitcoin adoption occurs in the near or medium-term,
there is no assurance that Bitcoin usage will continue to grow over the long-term.
Because Bitcoin has no physical
existence beyond the record of transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, a variety of technical factors related to the Bitcoin blockchain
could also impact the price of Bitcoin. For example, malicious attacks by miners, inadequate mining fees to incentivize validating of
Bitcoin transactions, hard forks of the Bitcoin blockchain into multiple blockchains, and advances in digital computing,
algebraic geometry, and quantum computing could undercut the integrity of the Bitcoin blockchain and negatively affect the price of Bitcoin.
The liquidity of Bitcoin may also be reduced and damage to the public perception of Bitcoin may occur, if financial institutions were
to deny or limit banking services to businesses that hold Bitcoin, provide Bitcoin-related services or accept Bitcoin as payment, which
could also decrease the price of Bitcoin. Similarly, the open-source nature of the Bitcoin blockchain means the contributors and developers
of the Bitcoin blockchain are generally not directly compensated for their contributions in maintaining and developing the blockchain,
and any failure to properly monitor and upgrade the Bitcoin blockchain could adversely affect the Bitcoin blockchain and negatively affect
the price of Bitcoin.
The liquidity of Bitcoin
may also be impacted to the extent that changes in applicable laws and regulatory requirements negatively impact the ability of exchanges
and trading venues to provide services for Bitcoin and other digital assets.
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**Due to the unregulated
nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of many digital asset trading venues, digital asset trading venues may experience
greater fraud, security failures or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes, which may
result in a loss of confidence in digital asset trading venues and adversely affect the value of digital assets, and the Companys
financial position, operations and prospects.**
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Digital asset trading venues
are relatively new and, in many cases, unregulated. Furthermore, there are many digital asset trading venues that do not provide the public
with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance. As
a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in digital asset trading venues, including prominent exchanges that handle a significant
volume of such trading and/or are subject to regulatory oversight, in the event one or more digital asset trading venues cease or pause
for a prolonged period the trading of digital assets, or experience fraud, significant volumes of withdrawal, security failures or operational
problems.
Negative perception, a lack
of stability in the broader digital asset markets and the closure, temporary shutdown or operational disruption of digital asset trading
venues, lending institutions, institutional investors, institutional miners, custodians, or other major participants in the digital asset
ecosystem, due to fraud, business failure, cybersecurity events, government-mandated regulation, bankruptcy, or for any other reason,
may result in a decline in confidence in digital assets and the broader digital asset ecosystem and greater volatility in the price of
digital assets. The price of our listed securities may be affected by the value of our future digital asset holdings, and the failure
of a major participant in the ecosystem could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our listed securities.
**Digital asset holdings
are less liquid than cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash
and cash equivalents.**
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Historically, the digital
asset market has been characterized by significant volatility in price, limited liquidity and trading volumes compared to sovereign currencies
markets, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, compliance
and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks inherent in its entirely electronic, virtual form and decentralized
network. During times of market instability, we may not be able to sell our digital assets at favorable prices or at all. As a result,
digital asset holdings may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents. Further,
digital assets we hold with our custodians and transact with our trade execution partners does not enjoy the same protections as are available
to cash or securities deposited with or transacted by institutions subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Additionally, we may be unable to enter into term loans or other capital raising transactions
collateralized by our unencumbered digital assets or otherwise generate funds using our digital asset holdings, including in particular
during times of market instability or when the price of digital assets has declined significantly. If we are unable to sell our digital
assets, enter into additional capital raising transactions, including capital raising transactions using Bitcoin as collateral, or otherwise
generate funds using our Bitcoin holdings, or if we are forced to sell our digital assets at a significant loss, in order to meet our
working capital requirements, our business and financial condition could be negatively impacted.
**The Company faces
risks relating to the custody of its digital assets. If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyberattack
and unauthorized parties obtain access to our digital assets, or if our private keys are lost or destroyed, or other similar circumstances
or events occur, we may lose some or all of our digital assets and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially
adversely affected.**
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We expect our primary counterparty
risk with respect to our Bitcoin will be custodian performance obligations under the custody arrangements we enter into. A series of recent
high-profile bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions and other events relating to companies operating in
the digital asset industry, the closure or liquidation of certain financial institutions that provided lending and other services to the
digital assets industry, SEC enforcement actions against other providers, or placement into receivership or civil fraud lawsuit against
digital asset industry participants have highlighted the perceived and actual counterparty risk applicable to digital asset ownership
and trading. Legal precedent created in these bankruptcy and other proceedings may increase the risk of future rulings adverse to our
interests in the event one or more of our custodians becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy case or is the subject of other liquidation, insolvency
or similar proceedings.
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While our custodians are
subject to regulatory regimes intended to protect customers in the event of a custodial bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency
proceeding, no assurance can be provided that our custodially-held Bitcoin will not become part of the custodians insolvency estate
if one or more of our custodians enters bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings. Additionally, if we pursue any strategies
to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our Bitcoin holdings, we would become subject to additional counterparty risks.
We need to carefully evaluate market conditions, including price volatility as well as service provider terms and market reputations and
performance, among others, prior to implementing any such strategy, all of which could affect our ability to successfully implement and
execute on any such future strategy. These risks, along with any significant non-performance by counterparties, including in particular
the custodian or custodians with which we custody substantially all of our Bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on our business,
prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
**The irreversibility
of digital asset transactions exposes us to risks of theft, loss and human error, which could negatively impact our business.**
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Digital asset transactions
are not, from an administrative perspective, reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction
or, in theory, control or consent of a majority of the processing power on that digital asset network. Once a transaction has been verified
and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer of digital assets or a theft of digital assets generally
will not be reversible, and we may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft.
Although we plan to regularly
transfer digital assets to or from vendors, consultants and services providers, it is possible that, through computer or human error,
or through theft or criminal action, such assets could be transferred in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties.
To the extent we are unable
to seek a corrective transaction to identify the third-party which has received our digital assets through error or theft, we will be
unable to revert or otherwise recover the impacted digital assets, and any such loss could adversely affect our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
**The lack of legal
recourse and insurance for digital assets increases the risk of total loss in the event of theft or destruction.**
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Digital assets that we acquire
will not be insured against theft, loss or destruction. If an event occurs where we lose our digital assets, whether due to cyberattacks,
fraud or other malicious activities, we may not have any viable legal recourse or ability to recover the lost assets. Unlike funds held
in insured banking institutions, our digital assets are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation. If our digital assets are lost under circumstances that render another party liable, there is no guarantee that
the responsible party will have the financial resources to compensate us. As a result, we and our stockholders could face significant
financial losses.
**We are subject to
significant competition in the growing digital asset industry and the Companys business, operating results, and financial condition
may be adversely affected if the Company is unable to compete effectively.**
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The Company operates in
a competitive environment and competes against other companies and other entities with similar strategies, including companies with significant
holdings in Bitcoin and other digital assets, and the Companys business, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely
affected if the Company is unable to compete effectively.
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**The emergence or growth
of other digital assets, including those with significant private or public sector backing, including by governments, consortiums or financial
institutions, could have a negative impact on the price of Bitcoin and adversely affect the Companys securities.**
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As a result of our Bitcoin
strategy, our assets are concentrated in Bitcoin holdings. Accordingly, the emergence or growth of digital assets other than Bitcoin may
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. As of December 31, 2025, Bitcoin was the largest digital asset by market capitalization.
However, there are numerous alternative digital assets and many entities, including consortiums and financial institutions, are researching
and investing resources into private or permissioned blockchain platforms or digital assets that do not use proof-of-work mining like
the Bitcoin network. For example, in late 2022, the Ethereum network transitioned to a proof-of-stake mechanism for validating
transactions that requires significantly less computing power than proof-of-work mining. The Ethereum network has completed another major
update since then and may undertake additional updates in the future. If the mechanisms for validating transactions in Ethereum and other
alternative digital assets are perceived as superior to proof-of-work mining, those digital assets could gain market share relative to
Bitcoin.
Other alternative digital
assets that compete with Bitcoin in certain ways include stablecoins, which are designed to maintain a constant price related
to or based on some other asset or traditional currency because of, for instance, their issuers promise to hold high-quality liquid
assets (such as U.S. dollar deposits and short-term U.S. treasury securities) equal to the total value of stablecoins in circulation.
In July 2025, the GENIUS Act was passed, which established a federal framework for payment stablecoins, treating
them as payment systems, not securities, and mandating fiat-backed reserves, monthly disclosures, anti-money laundering safeguards, and
similar measures. Stablecoins have grown rapidly as an alternative to Bitcoin and other digital assets as a medium of exchange and store
of value, particularly on digital asset trading platforms, and their use as an alternative to Bitcoin could expand further if the GENIUS
Act is enacted as law. As of June 30, 2025, two of the seven largest digital assets by market capitalization were U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins.
Additionally, central banks
in some countries have started to introduce digital forms of legal tender. For example, Chinas central bank digital currency (CBDC)
project was made available to consumers in January 2022, and governments including the United States, the United Kingdom, the European
Union, and Israel have been discussing the potential creation of new CBDCs. Whether or not they incorporate blockchain or similar technology,
CBDCs, as legal tender in the issuing jurisdiction, could also compete with, or replace, Bitcoin and other digital assets as a medium
of exchange or store of value. As a result, the emergence or growth of these or other digital assets could cause the market price of Bitcoin
to decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
**The
availability of spot exchange-traded products for Bitcoin and other digital assets may adversely affect the market price of our common
stock and our ability to execute our Bitcoin strategy.**
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Investors
in the United States now have multiple means to gain direct exposure to Bitcoin through traditional investment channels, including through
spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) that were approved by the SEC for listing and trading on U.S. national securities
exchanges beginning in January 2024. To the extent investors view our common stock as providing exposure to Bitcoin, it is possible that
any premium in the value of our common stock relative to the value of our Bitcoin holdings may have been attributable, in part, to the
prior scarcity of traditional investment vehicles providing investment exposure to Bitcoin, and that such premium may decline due to investors
now having a greater range of options to gain exposure to Bitcoin.
Although
we are an operating company and we believe we offer a different value proposition than a Bitcoin investment vehicle such as a spot Bitcoin
ETP, investors may nevertheless view our common stock as an alternative to an investment in a spot Bitcoin ETP and choose to purchase
shares of a spot Bitcoin ETP instead of our common stock. Investors may do so for a variety of reasons, including if they believe that
spot Bitcoin ETPs offer pure play exposure to Bitcoin that is generally not subject to federal income tax at the entity
level as we are, or the other risk factors applicable to an operating business such as ours. Additionally, unlike spot Bitcoin ETPs, we
(i) do not seek for our shares of common stock to exactly and consistently track the value of the underlying Bitcoin we hold before payment
of expenses and liabilities, (ii) do not benefit from various exemptions and relief under the Exchange Act, including Regulation M, and
other securities laws, which enable ETPs to continuously align the value of their shares to the price of the underlying assets they hold
through share creation and redemption, and (iii) are a Delaware corporation rather than a statutory trust and do not operate pursuant
to a trust agreement that would require us to pursue one or more stated investment objectives.
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Furthermore,
on May 23, 2024, the SEC approved rule changes permitting the listing and trading of spot ETPs that invest in ether, the principal digital
asset supporting the Ethereum blockchain. The listing and trading of spot ETPs for ether offers investors another alternative to gain
exposure to digital assets, which could result in a decline in the trading price of Bitcoin as well as a decline in the value of our common
stock relative to the value of our Bitcoin holdings. Based on how we are viewed in the market relative to spot Bitcoin ETPs, and other
vehicles which offer economic exposure to Bitcoin, such as Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds, leveraged Bitcoin futures exchange-traded
funds, and similar vehicles offered on international exchanges, any premium or discount in our common stock relative to the value of our
Bitcoin holdings may increase or decrease in different market conditions. As a result of the foregoing factors, the availability of spot
ETPs for Bitcoin and other digital assets could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
**Our
Bitcoin strategy exposes us to risk of non-performance by counterparties.**
Our
Bitcoin strategy exposes us to the risk of non-performance by counterparties, whether contractual or otherwise. Risk of non-performance
includes inability or refusal of a counterparty to perform because of a deterioration in the counterpartys financial condition
and liquidity or for any other reason. For example, our execution partners, custodians, or other counterparties might fail to perform
in accordance with the terms of our agreements with them, which could result in a loss of Bitcoin, a loss of the opportunity to generate
funds, or other losses. Additionally, with more companies adopting a Bitcoin strategy similar to ours, our counterparties and service
providers may experience increased demand for their services, which could impact the level or quality of service we receive, or the pricing
of these services in the future.
Our
primary counterparty risk with respect to our Bitcoin is custodian performance obligations under the various custody arrangements we have
entered into. A series of recent high-profile bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions and other events relating
to companies operating in the digital asset industry, including the filings for bankruptcy protection by Three Arrows Capital, Celsius
Network, Voyager Digital, FTX Trading and Genesis Global Capital, the closure or liquidation of certain financial institutions that provided
lending and other services to the digital assets industry, including Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, SEC enforcement actions against
Coinbase, Inc., Binance Holdings Ltd., and Kraken, the placement of Prime Trust, LLC into receivership following a cease-and-desist order
issued by Nevadas Department of Business and Industry, and the filing and subsequent settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit by the
New York Attorney General against Genesis Global Capital, its parent company Digital Currency Group, Inc., and former partner Gemini Trust
Company have highlighted the perceived and actual counterparty risk applicable to digital asset ownership and trading. Although these
bankruptcies, closures and liquidations have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of our Bitcoin, nor have such events adversely
impacted our access to our Bitcoin, legal precedent created in these bankruptcy and other proceedings may increase the risk of future
rulings adverse to our interests in the event one or more of our custodians becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy case or is the subject of
other liquidation, insolvency or similar proceedings.
While
all of our custodians are subject to regulatory regimes intended to protect customers in the event of a custodial bankruptcy, receivership
or similar insolvency proceeding, no assurance can be provided that our custodially-held Bitcoin will not become part of the custodians
insolvency estate if one or more of our custodians enters bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings. Additionally, if
we pursue any strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our Bitcoin holdings, we would become subject to additional
counterparty risks. Any significant non-performance by counterparties, including in particular the custodians with which we custody substantially
all of our Bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
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**Digital asset lending
arrangements may expose us to risks of borrower default, operational failures and cybersecurity threats**.
Although we are not initially
planning to lend Bitcoin, from time to time, we may generate income through lending of digital assets, which carries significant risks.
The volatility of such digital assets increases the likelihood that borrowers may default due to market downturns, liquidity crises, fraud
or other financial distress. These lending transactions may be unsecured, and so may be subordinated to secured debt of the borrower.
If a borrower becomes insolvent, we may be unable to recover the loaned Bitcoin, leading to substantial financial losses.
Additionally, digital asset
lending platforms are vulnerable to operational and cybersecurity risks. Technical failures, software bugs or system outages could disrupt
lending activities, delay transactions or result in inaccurate record-keeping. Cybersecurity threats, including hacking, phishing and
other malicious attacks, pose further risks, potentially leading to the loss, theft or misappropriation of our loaned Bitcoin. A successful
cyberattack or security breach could materially and adversely impact our financial position, reputation and ability to conduct future
lending activities.
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**We
may have exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities.**
If we sold any of our Bitcoin
at prices greater than the cost basis of the Bitcoin sold, we would incur a tax liability with respect to any gain recognized, and such
tax liability could be material. Although the Company has a history of losses the utilization of the Companys net operating losses
to offset tax liabilities from the sale of Bitcoin may be subject to limitation, including due to the change in ownership provisions
under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Companys cumulative net operating loss carry forward of $120.7 million as of
December 31, 2025, may be limited in future years depending on future taxable income in any given fiscal year. The net operating losses
can be carried forward indefinitely.
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**Unrealized
fair value gains on our Bitcoin holdings could cause us to become subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax under the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022.**
The
U.S. enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA) in August 2022. Unless an exemption applies, the IRA imposes a
15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) on a corporation with respect to an initial tax year and subsequent tax years
if the average annual adjusted financial statement income for any consecutive three-tax-year period preceding the initial tax year exceeds
$1 billion. On September 12, 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations with respect
to the application of CAMT.
We
are required to measure our Bitcoin holdings at fair value in our statement of financial position under Accounting Standards Update 2023-08,
with gains and losses from changes in the fair value of our Bitcoin recognized in net income each reporting period. When determining whether
we are subject to CAMT and when calculating any related tax liability for an applicable tax year, the proposed regulations provide that,
among other adjustments, our adjusted financial statement income must include any unrealized gains or losses reported in the applicable
tax year.
On
September 30, 2025, the IRS announced that it intends to revise the proposed regulations and provided interim guidance that, for purposes
of determining whether CAMT applies, companies may exclude unrealized gains or losses with respect to certain assets such as Bitcoin,
assuming certain requirements are met. Taxpayers are generally allowed to rely on such interim guidance until such proposed regulations
are issued. However, there is no assurance that the proposed regulations, when finalized, will provide such relief or that the interim
guidance will continue to be applicable.
As
a result of the enactment of the IRA and our adoption of ASU 2023-08, unless the IRA is amended or the proposed regulations with respect
to CAMT, when finalized, are revised to provide relief (or other interim relief is granted), we could become subject to the CAMT in the
2026 tax year and beyond. If we become subject to CAMT, it could result in a material tax obligation that we would need to satisfy in
cash, which could materially affect our financial results, including our earnings and cash flow, and our financial condition.
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**The Companys
Bitcoin strategy subjects the Company to enhanced regulatory oversight and could have accounting, regulatory and other impacts.**
We have pledged a portion of our Bitcoin holdings as
collateral pursuant to our debt arrangements and may in the future incur additional indebtedness or enter into other financial instruments
that may be collateralized by our digital asset holdings. For example, we have pledged Bitcoin as collateral to delayed draw term loan
borrowings pursuant to the Master Loan Agreement the Company entered into on October 12, 2025, as amended on February 10, 2026 (the MLA).
As of March 25, 2026, the Company held 2,891 Bitcoin with a carrying value of approximately $204.8 million as collateral by lenders for
borrowing arrangements. We may in the future also consider pursuing strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using
our Bitcoin holdings. These types of Bitcoin-related transactions are the subject of enhanced regulatory oversight. These and any other
Bitcoin-related transactions we may enter into, beyond simply acquiring and holding Bitcoin, may subject us to additional regulatory compliance
requirements and scrutiny, including under federal and state money services regulations, money transmitter licensing requirements and
various commodity and securities laws and regulations. In addition, fluctuations in the price of Bitcoin may result in additional holding
of Bitcoin to be pledged as collateral pursuant to such debt agreements, which could impact the accounting treatment and classification
of our Bitcoin on our balance sheet.
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**Changes in regulatory
interpretations could require us to register as a money services business or money transmitter, leading to increased compliance costs
or operational shutdowns.**
The regulatory regime for
digital assets in the U.S. and elsewhere is uncertain. The Company may be unable to effectively react to proposed legislation and regulation
of digital assets, which could adversely affect its business.
If regulatory changes or
interpretations require us to register as a money services business with FinCEN under the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, or as a money transmitter
under state laws, we may be subject to extensive regulatory requirements, resulting in significant compliance costs and operational burdens.
In such a case, we may incur extraordinary expenses to meet these requirements or, alternatively, may determine that continued operations
are not viable. If we decide to cease certain operations in response to new regulatory obligations, such actions could occur at a time
that is unfavorable to investors.
Multiple states have implemented
or proposed regulatory frameworks for digital asset businesses. Compliance with such state-specific regulations may increase costs or
impact our business operations. Further, if we or our service providers are unable to comply with evolving federal or state regulations,
we may be forced to dissolve or liquidate certain operations, which could materially impact our investors.
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**If Bitcoin or any
of the digital assets that we may purchase are classified as a security, we may be subject to extensive regulation, which could result
in significant costs or force us to cease operations.**
Regulatory changes or interpretations
that classify digital assets that we hold as a security under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the Investment Company Act), could require us to register and comply with additional regulations. Compliance
with these requirements could impose extraordinary, non-recurring expenses on our business. If the costs and regulatory burdens become
too great, we may be forced to modify or cease certain operations, which could be detrimental to our investors.
The SEC has previously indicated
that certain digital assets may be considered securities depending on their structure and use. Future developments could change the legal
status of digital assets that we may hold, requiring us to comply with securities laws. If we fail to do so, we may be forced to discontinue
some or all of our business activities, negatively impacting investments in our securities.
If the SEC or other regulators
determine that digital assets that we may hold qualify as securities, we may be required to register as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act. This classification would subject us to additional periodic reporting, disclosure requirements, and regulatory
compliance obligations, significantly increasing our operational costs. In addition, if Bitcoin or another digital asset we hold were
determined to constitute a security for purposes of the federal securities laws, we would likely take steps to reduce the percentage of
Bitcoin or such other digital assets that constitute investment assets under the Investment Company Act. These steps may include, among
others, selling Bitcoin that we might otherwise hold for the long term and deploying our cash in non-investment assets, and we may be
forced to sell our Bitcoin or other digital assets at unattractive prices.
Although we do not currently
engage in investing, reinvesting, or trading securities, and we do not hold ourselves out as an investment company, we could inadvertently
be deemed one under the Investment Company Act. If we are unable to rely on an exclusion, we would be required to register with the SEC,
which could impose additional financial and regulatory burdens.
Further, state regulators
may conclude that the digital assets we hold are securities under state laws, requiring us to comply with state-specific securities regulations.
States like California have stricter definitions of investment contracts than the SEC, increasing the risk of additional
regulatory scrutiny.
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**The classification
of Bitcoin that we hold, or any digital asset we may purchase in the future, as a commodity could subject us to additional CFTC regulation,
resulting in significant compliance costs or the cessation of certain operations.**
Under current interpretations,
Bitcoin is classified as a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act and is subject to regulation by the CFTC. If our activities require
CFTC registration, we may be required to comply with extensive regulatory obligations, which could result in significant costs and operational
disruptions. Additionally, current and future legislative or regulatory developments, including new CFTC interpretations, could further
impact how Bitcoin and Bitcoin derivatives are classified and traded.
If Bitcoin is further regulated
as a commodity, we may be required to register as a commodity pool operator and register the Company as a commodity pool with the CFTC
through the National Futures Association. Compliance with these additional regulatory requirements could result in substantial, non-recurring
expenses, adversely affecting an investment in our securities. If we determine not to comply with such regulations, we may be forced to
cease certain operations, which could negatively impact our investors.
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**We are not subject
to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations
applicable to investment advisers.**
Mutual funds, ETFs and their
directors and management are subject to extensive regulation as investment companies and investment advisers
under U.S. federal and state law; this regulation is intended for the benefit and protection of investors. We are not subject to, and
do not otherwise voluntarily comply with, these laws and regulations. This means, among other things, that the execution of our changes
to our digital asset strategy, our use of leverage, our ability to engage in transactions with affiliated parties and our operating and
investment activities generally are not subject to the extensive legal and regulatory requirements and prohibitions that apply to investment
companies and investment advisers.
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**Intellectual property
disputes related to the open-source structure of digital asset networks exposes us to risks related to software development, security
vulnerabilities and potential disruptions to digital asset technology could threaten our ability to operate.**
Digital asset networks are open-source
projects and, although there may be an influential group of leaders in the network community, generally there is no official developer
or group of developers that formally controls the digital asset network. Without guaranteed financial incentives, there may be insufficient
resources to address emerging issues, upgrade security or implement necessary improvements to the network in a timely manner. If the
digital asset networks software is not properly maintained or developed, it could become vulnerable to security threats, operational
inefficiencies and reduced trust, all of which could negatively impact the digital assets long-term viability and our business.****
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**Risks Related to Our E-Bike and Inventory Financing Business Strategy**
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**We rely on an international third-party manufacturer
who assists us with design, development and manufacturing of our E-Bikes which subjects us to risk of product delivery delays, reduced
control over product costs and quality control.**
Our business success will depend in large part on PXIDs
ability to economically produce our products at sufficient capacity to meet the demands of our customers.
Our reliance on PXID for the manufacture, design and
development of our E-Bikes exposes us to a number of risks which are outside our control, including:
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Our reliance on a third-party reduces our control
over the manufacturing, design and development processes, including reduced control over timing to release products, quality, product
costs and product supply. We have experienced delays in the design and development of previous vehicles we were seeking to develop with
other third-party manufacturers.
We can provide no assurance that we will not realize
future delays in production or our costs will stay at levels that allow us to sell our products profitably. Since we do not have multiple
manufacturers or manufacture our products internally, our ability to release products on the timeline we expect will be dependent on our
current outside manufacturer.
If PXID or its suppliers suffer interruptions, experience
delays in shipments or issues concerning product quality, supply chain or disruptions, including by reason of natural disasters, work
stoppages or capacity constraints, our ability to ship products to customers would be delayed. Additionally, if PXID experiences quality
control problems in its operations, we could be required to cover the repair or replacement of any defective products. These delays or
product quality issues could have an immediate and material adverse effect on our ability to fulfill orders and could have a negative
impact on our operating results. In addition, such delays or issues with product quality could harm our reputation and our relationship
with our customers.
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**We are utilizing a single vendor to assist us
with the manufacturing, development and design of our E-Bike and the inability of this vendor to complete our respective design requirements
may delay our ability to release these vehicles for production, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition
and operating results.**
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We have entered into a manufacturing, design and development
agreement with PXID who has experience in the manufacturing, design and development of two-wheel products to assist us with the development
of certain aspects of and manufacturing of our products. Although PXID has successfully assisted us and other companies with manufacturing,
design and development of two-wheeled products, they may not be able to successfully design, develop and manufacture new products. PXID
may experience delays in fulfilling their obligations under these contracts due to their inability to source parts from other vendors,
lack of employees available to work on our projects due to labor shortages or other competing projects from other customers. Failure of
PXID to complete the contracted design, development and manufacture projects for our products will result in delays in obtaining regulatory
approvals and delay production and release of the products for sale, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation,
results of operations or financial condition.
**Our third-party manufacturer operates outside
of the U.S., subjecting us to risks of international operations.**
Our third-party manufacturer, PXID, operates outside
of the U.S. and as a result we are increasingly exposed to the challenges and risks of doing business outside the U.S., which could reduce
our revenues or profits, increase our costs, result in significant liabilities or sanctions, or otherwise disrupt our business. These
challenges include: (1) compliance with complex and changing laws, regulations and policies of governments that may impact our operations,
such as foreign ownership restrictions, import and export controls, tariffs, and trade restrictions; (2) compliance with U.S. and foreign
laws that affect the activities of companies abroad, such as anti-corruption laws, competition laws, currency regulations, and laws affecting
dealings with certain nations; (3) the difficulties involved in managing an organization doing business in many different countries; (4)
uncertainties as to the enforceability of contract and intellectual property rights under local laws; and (5) rapid changes in government
policy, political or civil unrest, acts of terrorism, or the threat of international boycotts or U.S. anti-boycott legislation.
Our E-Bikes are currently manufactured for us in China
which is subject to any uncertainty of trade relations between China and the U. S., and could cause the cost of our products manufactured
there to rise, or result in our inability to continue to use third-party manufacturers in China, resulting in a need to find alternative
sources of manufacture, which could result in the delay of manufacture and supply of our products, increase our cost of manufacture, and
cause a delay in our shipments to customers and a delay or cancellation of orders. Our future operating results and financial condition
could be materially affected to the extent any of these actions occur.
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In addition, the prosecution of intellectual property
infringement and trade secret theft outside of the U.S. may be more difficult than in the U.S. Although we take precautions to protect
our intellectual property, using our third-party manufacturers in China could subject us to an increased risk that unauthorized parties
will be able to copy or otherwise obtain or use our intellectual property, and we may be unsuccessful in monitoring and enforcing our
intellectual property rights against them, which could harm our business. We may also have limited legal recourse in the event we encounter
patent or trademark infringers, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. While we take
measures to protect our trade secrets, the use of third-party manufacturers may also risk disclosure of our innovative and proprietary
manufacturing methodologies, which could adversely affect our business.
**We are dependent on our third-party manufacturer, who is dependent on their suppliers, some of which could be single-source suppliers.
The inability of these suppliers to deliver necessary components for our vehicles according to our schedule and at prices, quality levels
and volumes acceptable to us, or our inability to efficiently manage this third-party manufacturer and their suppliers has in the past
and could in the future have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.**
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Our E-Bikes contain numerous purchased parts that PXID
either (a) sources globally from direct suppliers, some of whom could be single-source suppliers, or (b) manufacture themselves from components
or materials. Any significant unanticipated demand would require PXID to procure or manufacture additional components in a short amount
of time. While we believe PXID would be able to secure additional or alternate sources of supply for most of our components and raw materials
in a relatively short time frame, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so or develop their own replacements for certain
highly customized components of our products. We have in the past realized production delays due to delays from other third-party manufacturers
in sourcing certain parts from single-source suppliers. We can provide no assurance that we will not in the future realize additional
such delays.
If PXID encounters unexpected difficulties with key
suppliers, and if they are unable to fill these needs from other suppliers, we could experience production delays and potential loss of
access to important technology and parts for producing, servicing and supporting our products. This limited, and in many cases single-source,
supply chain exposes PXID and us to multiple potential sources of delivery failure or component shortages for the production of our products.
The loss of any single or limited source supplier or the disruption in the supply of components from these suppliers could lead to design
changes and delays in product deliveries to our customers, which could hurt our relationships with our customers and result in negative
publicity, damage to our brand and reputation, and a material and adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating
results**.**
**We are subject to risks associated with
our reliance on foreign manufacturing, suppliers and imports for our products.**
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We procure our E-Bikes from PXID located in China.
As a result, our business highly depends on global trade, as well as trade and other factors that impact the specific country where our
suppliers manufacturing facilities are located. Our future success will depend in large part upon our ability to maintain our existing
foreign supplier and vender relationships and to develop new ones based on the requirements of our business and any changes in trade dynamics
that might dictate changes in the locations for sourcing of products.
Events that have in the past and could in the
future cause disruptions to our supply chain include but are not limited to, the imposition of additional trade laws or regulations; public
health crises; political instability, international conflicts, acts of terrorism or natural disasters; the imposition of additional duties,
tariffs and other charges on imports and exports; foreign currency fluctuations; theft; and restrictions on the transfer of funds. The
occurrence of any of the foregoing could materially increase the cost and reduce or delay the supply of our products, which could materially
and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price.
All of our vehicles imported into the U.S. and
are subject to import taxes or costs, including new or increased tariffs, or similar duties, some of which could be applied retroactively,
and modification to or withdrawal from free trade agreements or trade relationships, could increase the cost of the products that we distribute.
For example, Since the beginning of 2025, the U.S. government has announced several different measures regarding tariffs, including the
imposition of new tariffs on products imported into the U.S. from a number of countries, including Vietnam, and China, and could propose
additional tariffs or increases to those already in place. On July 31, 2025, the U.S. administration issued a formal Executive Order modifying
the reciprocal tariff regime under the International Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). For example, after announcing proposed
blanket tariff rates of 46% on imports from Vietnam in April 2025, the U.S. and Vietnam governments announced a trade deal between the
countries that imposes 20% tariffs on all products imported to the U.S. from Vietnam. The 20% rate became effective August 7, 2025, under
the aforementioned Executive Order and is currently in force.
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On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the IEEPA does
not authorize the U.S. administration to impose tariffs. The tariffs paid by importers under the Executive order are subject to refund,
however the process to obtain such refunds is currently being evaluated. Effective February 24, 2026, the U.S. administration has imposed
a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 that could remain in place for up to 150 days.
These tariffs, as well as a governments
adoption of buy national and similar policies or retaliation by another government against such tariffs or policies could
introduce significant uncertainty into the market and may affect the prices of and supply of the products available to us. Tariffs also
can impact our or our suppliers ability to source product efficiently or create other supply chain disruptions. We may not be able
to fully or substantially mitigate the impact of these or future tariffs, pass price increases on to our customers or secure adequate
alternative sources of vehicles, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial performance.
We also face uncertainty in the interpretation
of new tariffs and their applicability, including with respect to customs valuation, product classification and country-of-origin determinations.
Although we and our vendors seek to comply with applicable customs laws and regulations, the application of rules regarding new tariffs
can be subject to varying interpretations or future re-interpretations. It is possible that U.S. Customs and Border Protection or other
relevant authorities could, upon review or audit, disagree with the valuation, rules of origin or classification methods applied to certain
merchandise. Any such disagreement could result in the retroactive assessment of additional duties with interest, the imposition of penalties,
or other enforcement actions without the ability to mitigate such penalties, thereby adversely affecting our operations or financial results.
**Our third-party manufacturer may be unable to
meet our growing sales and delivery plans, which could harm our business and prospects.**
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Our sales growth and delivery plan contemplate achieving
and sustaining increases in E-Bike deliveries. Our ability to achieve this plan depends upon several factors, including the ability of
PXID to meet our forecasted demand and meet our quality levels and optimize design and product changes or our ability to identify other
third-party manufacturers who can meet our forecasted demand while maintaining our desired quality levels and optimize design and product
changes. Although we believe that PXID has the ability to meet our forecasted demand, there is no assurance that they will be successful
in these efforts. In addition, as we do not have a long-term history of sales, our forecasted demand may be materially incorrect, which
could cause us to either fail to meet unforeseen demand or incur higher costs for excess inventory purchased to meet our forecast. If
we are unable to realize our sales and delivery plan, our brand, business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results could
be materially damaged.
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**Increases in costs, disruption of supply, or
shortage of materials could harm our business.**
PXID may experience increases in the cost or a sustained
interruption in the supply or shortage of materials. Any such increase, supply interruption or shortage could materially and negatively
impact our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. The prices for these materials fluctuate, and their available
supply may be unstable, depending on market conditions and global demand for these materials, including as a result of increased production
of E-Bikes and electric vehicle (EV) products by our competitors, and could adversely affect our business and operating results. For instance,
we are exposed to multiple risks relating to batteries.
These risks include:
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Our business is dependent on the continued supply of
battery cells for the batteries used in our E-Bikes. Any disruption in the supply of battery cells could disrupt production of our products.
Substantial increases in the prices charged to us, such as those charged by battery cell suppliers, would increase our operating costs,
and could reduce our margins if we cannot recoup the increased costs through increased selling prices of our vehicles. Any attempts to
increase prices in response to increased material costs could result in the cancellation of vehicle orders and therefore materially and
adversely affect our brand, image, business, prospects and operating results.
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**We have and could continue to experience delays
and other complications in the design, manufacture, launch and production ramp of our vehicles and our future planned vehicles, which
could harm our brand, business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.**
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We have encountered unanticipated challenges, such
as supply chain constraints, that led to initial delays in producing our vehicles. We have experienced longer lead times with certain
suppliers to obtain parts, especially those imported where shipping delays from outbound and inbound ports have caused delays or required
us to use air freight and incur higher shipping costs. We have outsourced the manufacturing of our products and plan to outsource all
manufacturing for the foreseeable future. We also reduced headcount in all our departments, as we have outsourced the design and development
of our vehicles. Any significant delay or other complications in the production of our vehicles or the development, manufacture, and production
ramp of our future products, including complications associated with our third-party manufacturers supply chains or obtaining or
maintaining regulatory approvals, could materially damage our brand, business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
**We are currently taking orders for the Brat E-Bike
and if the Brat fails to perform as expected, our reputation could be harmed and our ability to develop, market and sell our E-Bikes could
be harmed.**
If the Brat or any new E-Bikes we develop were to contain
defects in design and manufacture that cause them not to perform as expected or that require repair or take longer than expected to deliver,
our ability to develop, market and sell our E-Bikes could be harmed. While we intend to perform internal testing on these products, our
frame of reference by which to evaluate detailed long-term quality, reliability, durability and performance characteristics of our vehicles
is based on limited historical data. Although we have procedures to test all of our products for defects, there can be no assurance that
we will be able to detect and fix all defects in our products prior to their sale to consumers. Any product defects, delays, or other
failure of our products to perform as expected could harm our reputation and result in delivery delays, product recalls, product liability
claims, significant warranty and other expenses, and could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, operating
results and prospects.
**Significant product repair and/or replacement
due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial
condition.**
We provided a one-year warranty against defects
for the Grunt EVO and Brat and a two-year warranty on the battery. We provided warranties on the HF1 and MN1 products we sold prior to
the sale of these product lines in the Venom APA which have varying warranty terms depending on the part but are generally from 6 months
up to 2 years. The manufacturers of the HF1 and MN1 products provide the warranty and we are reimbursed for warranty claims provided we
obtain approval of the claim from the manufacturer.
Our warranty will generally require us to repair
or replace defective products during such warranty periods at no cost to the consumer. Some of the parts are warranted by the part manufacturer
where others are not. We record provisions based on an estimate of product warranty claims, but there is the possibility that actual claims
may exceed these provisions and therefore negatively impact our results of operations of financial condition.
In addition, we may in the future be required to
make product recalls or could be held liable in the event that some of our products do not meet safety standards or statutory requirements
on product safety, even if the defects related to any such recall or liability are not covered by our limited warranty. The repair and
replacement costs that we could incur in connection with a recall could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
or financial condition. Product recalls could also harm our reputation and cause us to lose customers, particularly if recalls cause consumers
to question the safety or reliability of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
or financial condition.
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**An adverse determination in any significant product
liability claim against us could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.**
The development, production, marketing, sale and usage
of our products will expose us to significant risks associated with product liability claims. The powersports vehicles industry in particular
is vulnerable to significant product liability claims, and we may face inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event our vehicles do
not perform or are claimed to not have performed as expected. If our products are defective, malfunction or are used incorrectly by our
customers, it may result in bodily injury, property damage or other injury, including death, which could give rise to product liability
claims against us. Any losses that we may suffer from any liability claims and the effect that any product liability litigation may have
upon the brand image, reputation and marketability of our products could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations
or financial condition. No assurance can be given that material product liability claims will not be made in the future against us, or
that claims will not arise in the future in excess or outside of our insurance coverage and contractual indemnities with suppliers and
manufacturers. We believe we have adequate product liability insurance; however, as we release new products, we may not be able to obtain
adequate product liability insurance or the cost of doing so may be prohibitive. Adverse determinations of material product liability
claims made against us could also harm our reputation and cause us to lose customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations or financial condition.
**We sell the Brat and accessories through a network
of third-party dealers and international distributors in addition to our website, and there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully
build out this network.**
In the U.S., we began to sell the Brat on our website
in 2023, in addition to our dealer network and bicycle dealers. We also began selling the Brat through a national retailer in 2025, Dicks
Sporting Goods, in a limited number of its stores where we hope to expand this nationally. We do not intend to compete with our dealers
or retailers who sell these products and we provide price protection to them in the event we are selling these products below the retail
price they are selling them for in order for them to maintain their margin.
We also sell the Brat and accessories internationally
through international distributors. As of March 25, 2026, we have one importer in Mexico, one importer for the Caribbean Region, and one
in New Zealand to sell our two-wheel vehicles and accessories in their assigned countries/markets. We are relying on these distributors
to market, promote, sell and service the Brat and sell accessories in their designated countries/territories. We plan to add new E-Bike
models and we plan to expand this distributor network to other countries in Europe assuming that our products can meet the regulatory
requirements of these countries.
We believe our success will be highly dependent on
our ability to build out this network in the major markets in which we intend to compete for customers, and to maintain this network in
the future. Our business model is dependent not only on our ability to create the foregoing network, but also on the commitment and motivation
of these third parties to promote our brand and products.
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**We may be unable to improve our existing products
and develop and market new products that respond to customer needs and preferences and achieve market acceptance.**
We may not be able to compete as effectively with our
competitors, and ultimately satisfy the needs and preferences of our customers, unless we can successfully enhance current products, develop
new innovative products, maintain or lower product costs and distinguish our products from our competitors products through innovation
and design. Product development requires significant financial, technological, and other resources. There can be no assurance that we
will be able to incur a level of investment in research and development that will be sufficient to successfully make us competitive in
product innovation and design. In addition, even if we are able to successfully enhance existing products and develop new products, there
is no guarantee that the markets for our existing products and new products will progress as anticipated. If any of the markets in which
our existing products compete do not develop as expected, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially
adversely affected.
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**We may not succeed in establishing, maintaining
and strengthening our brand, which could materially and adversely affect customer acceptance of our products, which could in turn materially
affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.**
Our business and prospects heavily depend on our ability
to develop, maintain and strengthen the Companys brand. We sold the Volcon brand name and our four-wheel products in October 2025
after renaming the Company as Empery Digital Inc. If we are unable to establish, maintain and strengthen our new brand, we may lose the
opportunity to build and maintain a critical mass of customers. Our ability to develop, maintain and strengthen our brand will depend
heavily on the success of our marketing efforts. Failure to develop and maintain a strong brand could materially and adversely affect
customer acceptance of our vehicles, could result in suppliers and other third parties being less likely to invest time and resources
in developing business relationships with us, and could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
**We have a limited history of financing inventory
purchases and parties to inventory financing agreements may default on amounts owed to us which could materially adversely affect our
business, results of operations or financial condition.**
We have a limited history of financing inventory purchases.
On April 17, 2025, we entered into the Venom Supply Agreement to finance inventory purchases with Venom to finance Venoms golf
cart and accessory purchases from their international third-party supplier. The Venom Supply Agreement allowed Venom to purchase up to
$2.0 million of golf carts with payment terms of earlier of 100 days from the date the golf carts leave the suppliers facility
or upon sale of the inventory by Venom and the Company would receive a 5% fee for the total cost of inventory ordered by Venom. Inventory
purchased by Venom under the Venom Supply Agreement is collateral for the amount financed by the Company. The Venom Supply Agreement was
amended on October 29, 2025 (Amendment 1) to increase the amount of inventory purchases by $700,000 with payment terms of
the earlier of 60 days from when the inventory was received by Venom or upon sale of the inventory. Amendment 1 was completed to allow
Venom to purchase MN1 Tradesman and MN1 Adventurers that the Company ordered but had not received from Super Sonic prior to the Venom
APA being signed. The Venom Supply Agreement was further amended on November 17, 2025 to increase the amount of inventory purchases by
$2.5 million.
Venom has fully paid for the initial inventory ordered
under the Venom Supply Agreement as of December 31, 2025. As of March 25, 2026, all payments for the inventory under Amendment 1 and Amendment
2 were paid by the Company to the suppliers, payments of $610,808 have been received from Venom for these orders and $2,354,591 remains
outstanding. Although the Company completed a background check of Venom and its owners, there is no guarantee that Venom will be able
to pay for the amounts outstanding under Amendments 1 and 2 to the Venom Supply Agreement. Although the Company has a security interest
in the inventory, the Company does not have a dealer network or access to Venoms dealer network to sell the inventory immediately.
We are evaluating other opportunities to finance inventory
purchases from other vendors, some of which may not be in an industry or for products which we have experience with, however such financing
arrangements may not be available with favorable terms to us, or at all. Default by customers on inventory purchases financed by us could
have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
**Increased tariffs or a global trade war could
increase the costs of products for the customers we finance inventory purchases, and could increase the costs of our products, which could
adversely impact the competitiveness of theirs or our products and our financial results.**
Venoms products are manufactured for them by
an international third-party manufacturer. The Brat is manufactured in China and our future E-Bike products are expected to be manufactured
in China and depend on materials from China, namely batteries, which is the main component of the E-Bikes. We cannot predict what actions
may be taken with respect to tariffs or trade relations between the U.S., China and other countries, what products may be subject to such
actions, or what actions may be taken by China or other countries in retaliation. The adoption and expansion of trade restrictions, the
occurrence of a trade war, or other governmental action related to tariffs, trade agreements or related policies have the potential to
adversely impact Venoms and our supply chain and access to equipment, Venoms and our costs and Venoms and our product
margins. Any such cost increases or decreases in availability could slow our growth and reduce Venoms inventory purchases. Other
potential customers considering inventory financing opportunities with us may defer purchases or not purchase inventory at all if tariffs
make their costs too high to sell profitably which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial
condition.
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**We may need to defend ourselves against intellectual
property infringement claims, which may be time-consuming and could cause us to incur substantial costs.**
Others, including our competitors, may hold or obtain
patents, copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights that could prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to make, use, develop,
sell or market our products and services, which could make it more difficult for us to operate our business. From time to time, the holders
of such intellectual property rights may assert their rights and may bring suits alleging infringement or misappropriation of such rights.
In addition, if we are determined to have infringed upon a third-partys intellectual property rights, we may be required to cease
making, selling or incorporating certain components or intellectual property into the products we offer, to pay substantial damages and/or
license royalties, to redesign our products, and/or to establish and maintain alternative branding for our products.
Prior to the Venom APA, we had registrations for the
trademarks VOLCON, GRUNT, and GRUNT EVO in the U.S. We have also applied to register additional trademarks including VOLCON, VOLCON
BRAT, EMPOWERING ADVENTURE, STAG, VOLCON STAG, VLCN, VLCN BRAT, VLCN HF1, VLCN MN1, VLCN FT1, VLCN HT1, VLCN SK1, and VLCN RV1 - in the
U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia and certain additional countries in Latin America, and many of these trademarks are now allowed or
registered in these countries. Other than the VOLCON BRAT and VLCN BRAT, we sold all these trademarks to Venom.
Upon the changing of the Companys name to Empery
Digital Inc., we began registering trademarks for Empery in the U.S. and other countries. Our efforts to secure trademark registrations
for Empery are ongoing and we may encounter resistance from other companies, particularly as we register in additional territories. If
we receive objections from other entities and are unsuccessful in obtaining agreements or otherwise resolving the matters with these entities,
we will need to consider the use of different trademarks for our Company and our products.
In the event that we were required to take one or more
such actions, our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition,
any litigation or claims, whether or not valid, could result in substantial costs, negative publicity and diversion of resources and management
attention.
**We could be negatively impacted by cybersecurity
attacks and are subject to evolving privacy laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions that could adversely impact our business and require
that we incur substantial costs.**
We use a variety of information technology systems
in the ordinary course of business, which are potentially vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses, ransomware software viruses
and other similar types of malicious activities and cyber-attacks, including cyber-attacks to our information technology infrastructure
and attempts by others to gain access to our proprietary or sensitive information, and ranging from individual attempts to advanced persistent
threats. Additionally, our vendors and potentially our customers, such as federal, state and local governments, require us to maintain
and protect our information technology infrastructure to specified standards in order to protect not only our sensitive information, but
also their sensitive information. Further, ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent and severe. To alleviate the financial,
operational, and reputational impact of a ransomware attack, it may be preferable to make extortion payments, but we may be unwilling
or unable to do so, including, for example, if applicable laws or regulations prohibit such payments. The procedures and controls we use
to monitor these threats and mitigate our exposure may not be sufficient to prevent cybersecurity incidents. The results of these incidents
could include misstated financial data, theft of trade secrets or other intellectual property, liability for disclosure of confidential
customer, supplier or employee information, increased costs arising from the implementation of additional security protective measures,
litigation and reputational damage, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition, business or results of operations.
Any remedial costs or other liabilities related to cybersecurity incidents may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Moreover,
we or our third-party vendors or business partners may be more vulnerable to such attacks in remote work environments, which increased
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, security breaches could result in a violation of applicable U.S. and international
privacy and other laws and subject us to governmental investigations and proceedings, which could result in our exposure to material civil
or criminal liability.
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**Risks Related to our Common Stock**
**Anti-takeover provisions in our governing
documents and a stockholder rights plan adopted in February 2026 may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company.**
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Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain
certain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or change of control, including that they, collectively:
authorize the issuance of blank check preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors to thwart a takeover
attempt; provide that, subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of preferred stock, special meetings of the
stockholders may be called only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer or President, and shall not be called by any other person or persons. prohibit stockholder action by written consent,
thereby requiring all actions to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders; and establish advance notice requirements for nominations
of candidates for election as directors or to bring other business before an annual meeting of our stockholders.
Additionally, in February 2026, we adopted a
stockholder rights plan, pursuant to which we issued a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a Right) for each
share of our common stock then outstanding. In the event of certain takeover events not authorized by our board of directors, the holders
of Rights may purchase additional shares of common stock at a discount, diluting the ownership stake of any potential acquirer and making
a takeover more expensive and difficult.
These provisions in our certificate of incorporation
and bylaws and the Rights could prevent our stockholders from receiving the benefit from any premium to the market price of our common
stock offered by a bidder in a takeover context. Their impact that delays, deters, renders more difficult or prevents a change in our
control in a takeover attempt may not be in the best interests of our stockholders. Even in the absence of a takeover attempt, the existence
of these provisions and the Rights could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock if their impact is perceived
by investors as detrimental. Also, they could make it more difficult for stockholders to replace or remove our management and thus facilitate
management entrenchment.
**Our business and operations could be negatively
affected if we become subject to stockholder activism, which could cause us to incur significant expense, hinder execution of our business
and growth strategy, and impact our stock price.**
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We have been, and may in the future be, subject
to informal private or public inquiries and formal proxy actions or proposals from stockholders or others that may not align with our
business strategies or the interests of our other stockholders. Stockholder activism, which could take many forms or arise in a variety
of situations, has been increasing in recent years. Volatility in the stock price of our common stock or the adoption and execution of
our Bitcoin treasury strategy or other reasons may in the future cause us to become the target of stockholder activism. Responding to
such actions can be costly and time-consuming, disrupt our business and operations, and divert the attention of our Board of Directors,
management, and employees from the pursuit of our business strategies.
We strive to maintain constructive, ongoing communications
with all stockholders, and we welcome constructive input from all stockholders toward the shared goal of enhancing long-term stockholder
value. Nonetheless, we may not be successful in engaging constructively with one or more stockholders, and any resulting activist campaign
that contests, or seeks to change, our Board of Directors, management, strategic direction or business could have an adverse effect on
us because (i) responding to proxy contests and other actions by activist stockholders can be costly and time-consuming, disrupting our
operations and diverting the attention of management and our Board of Directors, (ii) perceived uncertainties as to our future direction
caused by activist stockholders could result in the loss of potential business opportunities, make it more difficult to attract and retain
qualified personnel and business partners, and affect our relationships with suppliers and other service providers, and (iii) if individuals
are elected to our Board of Directors with a specific agenda, it may adversely affect our ability to effectively implement our business
strategy and create additional value for our stockholders. Our stock price could also be subject to significant fluctuations or otherwise
be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any stockholder activism. In addition, we may be required to incur significant
legal fees and other expenses related to any stockholder activism matters and our stock price could be subject to significant fluctuation
or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any stockholder activism. As a result, the actions of stockholder
activists could materially and adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.
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**Your ownership may be diluted if additional capital
stock is issued to raise capital, to purchase digital assets, repay outstanding debt, finance our operations, to complete acquisitions
or in connection with strategic transactions.**
If we need to raise additional funds to purchase digital
assets, repay outstanding debt, finance our operations, to complete acquisitions or to develop strategic relationships by issuing equity
or convertible debt securities, which would reduce the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders. Our board of directors has the
authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common or preferred
stock. Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 250,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock. Future issuances of common or preferred stock would reduce your influence over matters on which stockholders vote and would be
dilutive to earnings per share. In addition, any newly issued preferred stock could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to
those of the common stock. Those rights, preferences and privileges could include, among other things, the establishment of dividends
that must be paid prior to declaring or paying dividends or other distributions to holders of our common stock or providing for preferential
liquidation rights. These rights, preferences and privileges could negatively affect the rights of holders of our common stock, and the
right to convert such preferred stock into shares of our common stock at a rate or price that would have a dilutive effect on the outstanding
shares of our common stock.
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**If our stock price fluctuates, you could lose
a significant part of your investment.**
Our share price has historically been highly volatile
and closed at $4.35 on March 25, 2026. The market price of our common stock is subject to wide fluctuations
in response to, among other things, the risk factors described in this filing and other factors beyond our control, such as the
market value of Bitcoin and fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the
stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities
of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These
broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate
changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. In the past, many companies
that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be
the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our
managements attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.
**We have in the past
failed to maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market, and if we fail to
maintain compliance with all applicable continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the future, we will not be
afforded traditional cure periods under Nasdaq rules and our common stock will be delisted from Nasdaq, which could have an adverse impact
on the liquidity and market price of our common stock.**
On May 13, 2025, the Company
received a notice from Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with Nasdaqs Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as the minimum bid price of its
common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Company submitted a hearing request to Nasdaqs
Hearings Department for this matter, which stayed the suspension of the Companys common stock. The Company participated in a hearing
with Nasdaqs Hearings Department on June 24, 2025. On July 17, 2025, Nasdaq informed the Company that it had regained compliance
with the above listing rules and had to remain in compliance with the minimum bid price rule through November 10, 2025, which the Company
did.
In the event that the Company
does not maintain compliance in the future our common stock could be delisted from Nasdaq and trading of our common stock could be conducted
only in the over-the-counter market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or
the OTC Bulletin Board. In such an event, it could become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our common
stock, and there would likely also be a reduction in our coverage by securities analysts and the news media, which could cause the price
of our common stock to decline further. Also, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a major exchange.
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**We may be subject to material litigation,
including individual and class action lawsuits, as well as investigations and enforcement actions by regulators and governmental authorities.
These matters are often expensive and time consuming, and, if resolved adversely, could harm our business, financial condition, and operating
results.**
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We may from time to time become subject to claims,
arbitrations, individual and class action lawsuits with respect to a variety of matters, including employment, consumer protection, advertising,
and securities. In addition, we may from time to time become subject to government and regulatory investigations, inquiries, actions or
requests, other proceedings and enforcement actions alleging violations of laws, rules, and regulations, both foreign and domestic. The
scope, determination and impact of claims, lawsuits, government and regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, disputes and proceedings
to which we are subject cannot be predicted with certainty, and may result in:
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| substantial outside counsel, advisor and consultant fees and costs; | |
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| additional compliance and licensure requirements; | |
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| loss or non-renewal of existing licenses or authorizations, or prohibition from or delays in obtaining additional licenses or authorizations
required for our business; | |
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| loss of productivity and high demands on employee time; | |
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| criminal sanctions or consent decrees; | |
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| termination of certain employees, including members of our executive team; | |
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| barring of certain employees from participating in our business in whole or in part; | |
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| orders that restrict our business or prevent us from offering certain products or services; | |
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| changes to our business model and practices; | |
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| an inability to deliver on our strategy; | |
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| delays to planned transactions, product launches, or improvements; and | |
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| damage to our brand and reputation. | |
Regardless of the outcome, any such matters
can have an adverse impact, which may be material, on our business, operating results, or financial condition because of legal costs,
diversion of management resources, reputational damage, and other factors. Due to our business activities, including our bitcoin treasury
strategy, it is possible that in the future we may be subject to investigations and inquiries by U.S. federal and state regulators and
foreign regulators, many of which have broad discretion to audit and examine our business. The complexity of U.S. federal and state and
international regulatory and enforcement regimes, coupled with the evolving global regulatory environment, could result in a single event
prompting a large number of overlapping investigations and legal and regulatory proceedings by multiple government authorities in different
jurisdictions. Any of the foregoing could, individually or in the aggregate, harm our reputation, damage our brand and business, and adversely
affect our operating results and financial condition.
**We do not intend to pay
dividends in the foreseeable future.**
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on
our capital stock. We do not expect to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends,
if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements, restrictions contained in any financing instruments, provisions of applicable law and other factors the board deems relevant.
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**As an emerging growth company under
the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements.**
As an emerging growth company under the
JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. We are an emerging growth company
until the earliest of:
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the last day of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; | |
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the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering; | |
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the date on which we have, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt; or | |
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the date on which we are deemed a large accelerated issuer as defined under the federal securities laws. | |
For so long as we remain
an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:
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have an auditor report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; | |
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comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditors report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis); | |
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submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholders advisory votes pursuant to the say on frequency and say on pay provisions (requiring a non-binding stockholder vote to approve compensation of certain executive officers) and the say on golden parachute provisions (requiring a non-binding stockholder vote to approve golden parachute arrangements for certain executive officers in connection with mergers and certain other business combinations) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; and | |
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include detailed compensation discussion and analysis in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and instead may provide a reduced level of disclosure concerning executive compensation. | |
Additionally, for so long as we remain an emerging
growth company, we:
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may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD and | |
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are eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under 107 of the JOBS Act. | |
For fiscal 2026, we will no longer qualify as an emerging
growth company and will be required to comply with of all of these reporting requirements and lose the exemptions under 107 of the
JOBS Act.
Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and
exemptions were already available to us due to the fact that we also qualify as a smaller reporting company under SEC rules.
However, if we no longer qualify as a smaller reporting company, wee will be required to obtain an auditor attestation and report regarding
managements assessment of internal control over financial reporting; provide a compensation discussion and analysis; provide a
pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure; and present three years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure.
**ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS**
None.
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**ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY**
**Risk Management and Strategy**
We have established policies and procedures for assessing,
identifying, and managing material risk from cybersecurity threats. We monitor cybersecurity threats, including any potential unauthorized
occurrence on or conducted through our information systems that we use through third-party providers that may result in adverse effects
on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of our information systems or any information residing therein.
We conducted a NIST risk assessment and performed as
needed updates to our risks to identify cybersecurity threats, as well as assessments in the event of a material change in our business
practices that may affect information systems that are vulnerable to such cybersecurity threats. We engage a managed service provider
(MSP) and other third parties in connection with our cybersecurity and information technology risk assessment processes
and our MSP also assists us with managing and monitoring our network and local computer systems. These service providers assist us in
designing and implementing our cybersecurity policies and procedures, as well as monitoring and testing our safeguards. Personnel at all
levels and departments are made aware of our cybersecurity policies through communications.
As of December 31, 2025, and through the date of the
filing of this report, we are not aware of any cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially
affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. Despite our continuing efforts, we cannot guarantee
that our cybersecurity safeguards will prevent breaches or breakdowns of our or our third-party service providers information technology
systems, particularly in the face of continually evolving cybersecurity threats and increasingly sophisticated threat actors. A cybersecurity
incident may materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, including where such an incident results in
reputational, competitive or business harm or damage to our brand, lost sales, reduced demand, loss of intellectual property rights, significant
costs or government investigations, litigation, fines or damages. For additional information regarding risks from cybersecurity threats,
please refer to Item 1A, Risk Factors, in this Annual report on Form 10-K.
**Governance**
One of the key responsibilities
of our board of directors is informed oversight of our risk management process, including risks from cybersecurity threats. Our board
of directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, and our executive officers are responsible for the day-to-day
management of the material risks we face. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has primary responsibility for oversight of cybersecurity
and is briefed on cybersecurity risks at least once each year and following any material cybersecurity incidents.
At the management level, our Chief FinancialOfficer
(CFO) is primarily responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats. In this regard,
our CFO has assistance from service providers, other consultantsand third parties. Our CFO has served as an executive officer for
four years and prior to this was an audit and advisory partner at a public accounting firm overseeing financial statement audits of public
and private companies. Audit procedures performed for his clients included evaluating internal controls and risk assessment evaluations
over information technology and cybersecurity policies.
Our CFO oversees our cybersecurity policies and procedures,
including those described in Risk Management and Strategy above. Under such policies and procedures, our CFO is responsible
for reporting to our Board of Directors and the Audit Committee regarding any cybersecurity incident including the results of cybersecurity
risk assessments.
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**ITEM 2. PROPERTIES**
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Our corporate headquarters is located in Round Rock,
Texas, where we currently lease approximately17,600square feet of space across two facilities. We also lease approximately
3,000 square feet of office space in New York, New York for four of our employees including our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board of Directors (Ryan Lane), Chief Operating Officer and Vice President - Legal.
We currently plan to leave the facilities in Round
Rock, Texas, when the leases expire in August 2026, if not sooner if the landlord can identify a replacement tenant. We believe that suitable
replacement and additional space, if necessary, will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms.
**ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**
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From time to time in the ordinary course of our business,
we may be involved in legal proceedings, the outcomes of which may not be determinable. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable.
Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of
management time and result in diversion of significant resources. We are not able to estimate an aggregate amount or range of reasonably
possible losses for those legal matters for which losses are not probable and estimable. We have insurance policies covering potential
losses where such coverage is cost-effective.
**ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES**
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Not applicable.
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**PART II**
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**ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**
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**Market Information**
Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC under the symbol EMPD.
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**Stockholder Rights Plan**
On February 3, 2026, our Board of Directors declared
a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a Right), payable on February 13, 2026, for each share of Common Stock,
outstanding on February 13, 2026 to the stockholders of record on that date. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company
entered into a Rights Agreement (the Rights Agreement), dated as of February 3, 2026, between the Company and Computershare
Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share
of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the Preferred Shares), of the Company at a price of $15.00 per
one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right (the Purchase Price), subject to adjustment.
The Rights are in all respects subject to and
governed by the provisions of the Rights Agreement. The following description of the Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Rights Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.29 and incorporated
herein by reference.
Initially, the Rights are attached to all common
stock certificates and no separate certificates evidencing the Rights (Right Certificates) will be issued. Until the Distribution
Date (as defined below), the Rights will be transferred with and only with the common stock. As long as the Rights are attached to the
common stock, the Company will issue one Right with each new Common Stock so that all such Common Stock will have Rights attached.
The Rights will separate and begin trading separately
from shares of Common Stock, and Right Certificates will be caused to evidence the Rights, on the earlier to occur of (i) the Close of
Business (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) on the 10th day following a public announcement, or the public disclosure of
facts indicating (or the Board of Directors becoming aware), that a Person (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) or group
of affiliated or associated Persons****has acquired Beneficial Ownership (as defined below) of 12.5% or more of the outstanding
common stock (an Acquiring Person) (or, in the event the Board of Directors determines to effect an exchange in accordance
with Section 24 of the Rights Agreement and the Board of Directors determines that a later date is advisable, then such later date) or
(ii) the Close of Business on the 10th Business Day (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) (or such later date as may be determined
by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of a tender
offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the Beneficial Ownership by a Person or group of 12.5% or more of the
outstanding common stock (the earlier of such dates, the Distribution Date). As soon as practicable after the Distribution
Date, unless the Rights are recorded in book-entry or other uncertificated form, the Company will prepare and cause the Right Certificates
to be sent to each record holder of common stock as of the Distribution Date.
Additional information regarding the Rights Plan
is available in the Companys Current Reports on Form 8-K filed February 3, 2026.
**Holders**
As of March 25, 2026, we had 25 stockholders of
record and 30,247,668 outstanding shares.
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**Dividends**
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on
our capital stock. The payment of dividends in the future will be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements
and general financial condition. We currently intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business.
We do not expect to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends, if any, will be
at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, restrictions
contained in any financing instruments, provisions of applicable law and other factors the board deems relevant.
As noted under the heading Stockholder
Rights Plan above, on February 3, 2026, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right, payable
on February 13, 2026, for each share of Common Stock outstanding on February 13, 2026 to the stockholders of record on that date.
**Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities**
The
following table provides information relating to the purchases of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2025 in
accordance with Item 703 of Regulation S-K:
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Period |
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(a)
Total Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased |
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(b)
Average Price
Paid per Share
(or Unit) ($) |
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(c)
Total Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs (1) |
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(d)
Maximum
Number
(or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares
that May Yet
Be Purchased
Under the Plan
or Program |
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October 1, 2025 October 31, 2025 |
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4,991,977 |
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7.32 |
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4,991,977 |
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74,573,346 |
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November 1, 2025 November 30, 2025 |
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3,514,987 |
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5.75 |
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3,514,987 |
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54,374,156 |
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December 1, 2025 December 31, 2025 |
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29,964 |
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4.85 |
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29,964 |
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54,228,939 |
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Three Month period ended December 31, 2025 |
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8,536,928 |
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8,536,928 |
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$ |
54,228,939 |
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(1) |
On March 17, 2025, the Companys Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program of up to $2.0 million of shares of its outstanding common stock. This repurchase program was set to expire on March 7, 2026. On July 24, 2025, the Board approved a $100.0 million common stock repurchase program effective through July 24, 2027 and increased by the Board to $150.0 million on October 10, 2025 (increased to $200.0 million on February 2, 2026 which is not included in the amounts above), subject to extension or earlier termination by the Board at any time. The March 2025 repurchase program was terminated upon the approval of the July 2025 repurchase program. | |
**Recent Sales of
Unregistered Securities**
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None.
**ITEM 6. [RESERVED]**
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**ITEM** **7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**
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*The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations is intended as a review of significant factors affecting the Companys financial condition and
results of operations for the periods indicated. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains audited financial statements of the Company as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, Results for the year ended December 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of results for
the year ending December 31, 2026 or any future period. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information
with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our
actual results may differ materially from managements expectations as a result of various factors. Factors that could cause or
contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements section and in the Risk Factors section in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.*
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**Overview**
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**Digital Asset Treasury Strategy**
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On July 17, 2025, the Company announced its entry
into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors in private placements for the purchase and sale
of 44,414,189 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 5,728,662 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.00001, at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds
of approximately $501.0 million which includes payment in BTC of $28.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering
expenses. The Private Placements closed on July 21, 2025. The Company has used the net proceeds of $452.0 million from the Private Placements
(excluding the $28.0 million of BTC received) to purchase or otherwise acquire BTC and for the establishment of the Companys cryptocurrency
treasury operations. In connection with the announcement of the Private Placements, the Company announced the launch of its digital asset
treasury strategy, pursuant to which the Company plans to pursue a number of strategic initiatives to acquire additional BTC and potentially
other digital assets.
The key component of the digital asset strategy is
to optimize the Companys capital structure to increase BTC per share to drive stockholder value. This includes issuing equity when
market conditions allow us to raise capital at a premium to NAV, defined as the value of BTC holdings plus cash, minus debt divided by
adjusted outstanding shares which includes common stock outstanding plus all pre-funded warrants outstanding. Pursuant to the ATM Sales
Agreement with Aegis, the Company can sell up to $1.1 billion of common stock under the ATM program, and since the inception of the digital
asset treasury strategy through March 25, 2026, the Company has sold 136,053 shares of common stock
for $1.5 million, including commissions, at an average price of $10.90. The Company may also complete other equity or convertible
debt issuances if it determines market conditions are appropriate.
In addition, our strategy includes repurchasing
our common stock when market conditions allow, when our common stock is trading below NAV per share. The Company also has a share repurchase
program that allows it to repurchase up to $150.0 million of common stock as of December 31, 2025, which was expanded to $200.0 million
on February 2, 2026 and through March 25, 2026 has bought 23,114,391 shares of common stock for $135.6 million, including commissions,
at an average price of $5.87. Share repurchases have been funded with proceeds from two borrowing arrangements, that allow for borrowings
of up to $150.0 million, of which $95.0 million has been drawn as of March 25, 2026, and sales of BTC. Some of our BTC is held by these
lenders as collateral for outstanding borrowings which we may repay with future equity offerings or by selling BTC. See Note 7 to the
consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these borrowing arrangements.
Additionally, a significant component of the digital
asset treasury strategy is to reduce costs across the Company so that cash generated from operations can be used to pay operating expenses
and any excess cash generated can be used to purchase more BTC or repurchase shares of our common stock. We also generated income through
buying and selling derivatives on BTC, including the use of short-term put and call contracts. Since the inception of our digital asset
strategy through March 25, 2026, the Company generated income of $2.0 million from trading derivative contracts, which is recorded in
Other income in the consolidated statement of operations.
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The Company also recognizes the risk that digital assets
pose with respect to digital wallets being compromised and the Company uses institutional-grade custodians to hold its BTC in wallets,
some of which are isolated from the internet, referred to as cold storage, to minimize this risk. We view our BTC as long-term holdings,
although there are no restrictions on selling BTC that is not held as collateral by our lenders. As of March 25, 2026 we have 3,359 BTC,
of which 2,891 are restricted by lenders as collateral for outstanding loan balances.
The BTC market has been characterized by significant
volatility in price, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation,
compliance and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks that are, or may be, inherent in its entirely electronic,
virtual form and decentralized network. For example, since the implementation of our digital asset treasury strategy through March 25,
2026, BTC has traded at a high of $126,117 and a low of $60,019 on the Gemini exchange.
Unrealized losses on digital assets significantly contributed to our
results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. The unrealized loss on digital assets of $122.7 million was recorded, representing
79.3%, of our operating expenses for the year.
**Electric Vehicles**
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The Company began its operations as an all-electric, off-road powersports
vehicle business. Beginning in 2021, we began efforts to sell off-road powersports vehicles beginning with an electric two-wheeled motorcycle
that we discontinued in March 2025. In 2022 we introduced an E-Bike, the Brat, and continue to sell this product. In late 2024 we began
selling the HF1 UTV, the MN1 Adventurer and MN1 Tradesman UTV, along with a line of upgrades and accessories. As discussed below, in
October 2025, we sold the HF1 and MN1 product lines.
**Venom Supply Agreement**
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On February 24, 2025, we entered into the Venom Supply
Agreement with Venom to supply Venom with certain golf carts. The Venom Supply Agreement was amended and restated on April 25, 2025. The
Venom Supply Agreement allows Venom to purchase up to $2.0 million of golf carts with payment terms of the earlier of 100 days from the
date the golf carts are shipped from the manufacturers facility or upon sale to Venoms dealers or to consumers. These golf
carts will be purchased through a manufacturer specified in the Venom Supply Agreement and we will receive consideration of the cost of
the golf carts plus a five percent margin. We received an initial order from Venom for $2.0 million golf carts and paid a deposit to the
manufacturer of $0.6 million on May 2, 2025 and paid $0.8 million in September 2025 for the golf carts, which were shipped in September
2025. The remaining $0.6 million was paid in the fourth quarter of 2025. All units were shipped by the manufacturer to Venom, and Venom
paid all amounts due on this purchase as of December 31, 2025.
On October 29, 2025, the Venom Supply Agreement was
amended to increase the available amount to purchase by $0.7 million and Venom agreed to purchase the remaining 138 MN1 units ordered
by the Company under the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement discussed below. Payment terms are the earlier of 60 days from receipt or
upon sale by Venom. All of these units were received by Venom by January 30, 2026 and payment is due by March 31, 2026.
On November 17, 2025, the Venom Supply Agreement was
amended to increase the amount by $2.5 million (for a total of $4.5 million excluding the October 29, 2025 amendment). Subsequent to
December 31, 2025 through March 25, 2026, the Company has paid $0.9 million to the manufacturer for orders placed by Venom and additional
payments due to be paid for orders placed by Venom as of March 25, 2026, are $1.4 million. Payment terms are the earlier of 60 days from
receipt of inventory by Venom or upon sale by Venom.
We expect that we will complete additional financing transactions for Venom under
the Venom Supply Agreement and we are actively in discussions for the opportunity to fund inventory purchases with other companies that
sell golf carts and UTVs.
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**Venom Asset Purchase Agreement**
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****On October 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Venom APA with Venom to divest the Volcon brand in exchange for a non-dilutable
10% equity position in Venoms reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted basis. The Company transferred all Volcon IP,
including all Volcon intellectual property, brand assets, trademarks, sales and distribution networks and engineering documentation associated
with the Volcon IP other than its E-Bike, the Brat. The Company will have the right to appoint one director to Venoms board and
may continue to finance Venoms inventory purchases. In the event that Venom does not complete its corporate reorganization within
six months, the Company will have the option to repurchase the Volcon IP for a nominal amount.
The Company expects that this agreement will reduce
Empery Digitals future product liability exposure by transferring ownership of Volcons four-wheel vehicle business to Venom.
The Company also plans to expand its vehicle financing operations for golf carts and UTVs to generate positive cash flow by leveraging
the spread between the Companys cost of capital and interest income from vehicle financing. The Company has been transitioning
its powersports dealers to Venom but will continue ongoing warranty support through the remaining warranty period of vehicles the Company
sold within these channels.
The Companys decision to sell these assets represents a strategic shift in operations as the Company
does not currently plan to sell any four-wheel products after 2025. Therefore, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the
results of the four-wheel product lines are presented as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income and, as such,
have been excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
All amounts, and disclosures for all periods presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect only the continuing operations unless
otherwise noted. See Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
**Super Sonic Distribution
Agreement**
In January 2025, we entered into
the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement with Super Sonic, a golf cart manufacturer, to supply golf carts to other companies in the U.S.
who sell golf carts. On September 18, 2025, we received a notice of termination from Super Sonic pursuant to which Super Sonic terminated
this distribution agreement. The termination, which was effective upon receipt of the notice from Super Sonic, was affected pursuant
to the terms of the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement on the grounds that the Company has failed to meet the minimum purchase requirement
under the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement for two consecutive months, which gave Super Sonic the right to immediately terminate the
Super Sonic Distribution Agreement. The termination also eliminates any obligation of the Company to issue equity to Super Sonic pursuant
to the terms of the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement. The Company is not subject to any early termination penalties related to the
termination of the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement.
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**Two-Wheeled Products**
****
We began selling the Grunt off-road motorcycle in
September 2021 and the Grunt EVO off-road motorcycle replaced the Grunt in September 2023. Due to the manufacturing cost of the Grunt
EVO, we terminated the manufacturing contract for it in December 2024. As of March 31, 2025, we have sold all of the remaining Grunt
EVO units.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, we began evaluating
other potential electric motorcycle offerings. We are determining what features and specifications would be included for new offerings
including considering a street legal version that would be dual purpose as an on-road/off-road motorcycle (not highway legal). We have
identified one new model which we are working on developing with a third-party manufacturer. We received prototypes in February 2025 and
we are testing them to evaluate the feasibility to have them manufactured at a reasonable cost and sell them for an acceptable profit.
Provided testing is successful and whether the product cost, including tariffs, allows us to sell this product, we expect to start selling
this product in the second half of 2026.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we began selling an
E-Bike, the Brat which is manufactured by a third-party. The Brat is a class 2 E-Bike and can be used on-road or off-road. We have developed
a line of accessories for the Brat that include color panels, headlight cowl, and seat, among other things. We are also developing a new
model of the Brat that will incorporate some of these accessories in the base model.
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Following the divestiture of the four-wheel products noted above, the Company expects to concentrate on its two-wheel business, including
the launch of new products in European markets in the second half of 2026. We will continue to evaluate other potential two-wheel product
offerings in 2026.
**Customers**
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*Dealers*
**
**Prior to the divestiture of our four-wheel product lines, we sold our products through powersports dealers, bicycle retailers,
and golf cart dealers. We expect to continue to utilize our bicycle dealers. We are transitioning our powersports and golf cart dealers
to Venom but will continue to support these dealers for service and warranty obligations for products sold to them.
**
*International Distributors*
**
We also sell our two-wheel products internationally
through importers. Each importer buys vehicles and accessories and sells them to local dealers or directly to consumers. Payment for vehicle
orders is required in advance of shipment. Local dealers or the importer will provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased
in their country and we will reimburse them for any parts or labor incurred for warranty repairs. As of March 25, 2026, we have one importer
in Mexico, one for the Caribbean Region and one in New Zealand to sell our two-wheel vehicles and accessories in their assigned countries/markets.
*Consumers*
**
**Consumers can purchase the Brat from our website and have it delivered to a location of their choosing in the continental U.S.
**Manufacturers**
****
****We outsource the manufacturing
of all our two-wheel products and accessories to an international third-party manufacturer, PXID. The estimated fulfillment of all two-wheeled
orders we have received, or will receive, assumes that PXID can successfully meet our order quantities and deadlines. We have experienced
delays in the past due to other third-party manufacturers being unable to timely meet our order deadlines, and there is no assurance
that we will not experience delays in the future until such time as we are able to source products from multiple manufacturers or from
larger, more established manufacturers. If PXID is unable to satisfy orders on a timely basis, our customers may cancel their orders.
Also, due to the Company currently only having PXID for design, development and manufacturing of our two-wheel products, if they experience
financial hardship and cannot manufacture our products, our customers may cancel their orders which will harm our sales. Due to new and
increased tariffs and other trade policies introduced or threatened by the U.S. government since the beginning of 2025, the cost of our
products will increase without a decrease in manufacturing costs and may increase further if additional changes in import laws or tariffs
occur. We could also experience delays in receiving shipments of our products if there are delays in getting carriers to ship our products
or delays at the port of entry.
Venom currently sources
its golf cart and accessory purchases from one internationalthird-party manufacturer. Risks related to future purchases of their
products from this manufacturer are similar to those of our two-wheel products noted above and could result in delays in ordering and
receiving products that could impact the amount of inventory purchases that Venom may finance through the Company.
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**Results of Operations**
The following
financial information is for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
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2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Revenue | |
$ | 974,977 | | |
$ | 3,983,466 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold | |
| 1,337,595 | | |
| 17,987,951 | | |
|
Gross margin | |
| (362,618 | ) | |
| (14,004,485 | ) | |
|
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| | | |
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Operating expenses: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Sales and marketing | |
| 1,458,006 | | |
| 2,228,027 | | |
|
Product development | |
| 398,605 | | |
| 1,857,391 | | |
|
General and administrative | |
| 28,602,049 | | |
| 7,567,874 | | |
|
Unrealized loss on digital asset | |
| 122,659,151 | | |
| | | |
|
Total operating expenses | |
| 153,117,811 | | |
| 11,653,292 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from operations | |
| (153,480,429 | ) | |
| (25,657,777 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Interest and other expense | |
| (474,386 | ) | |
| (18,496,282 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from continuing operations before taxes | |
| (153,954,815 | ) | |
| (44,154,059 | ) | |
|
Tax benefit | |
| 5,383,973 | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from continuing operations | |
| (148,570,842 | ) | |
| (44,154,059 | ) | |
|
Discontinued operations | |
| (1,481,644 | ) | |
| (1,356,250 | ) | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | (150,052,486 | ) | |
$ | (45,510,309 | ) | |
**
**
*Revenue*
**
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $974,977
which represents sales of Grunt EVOs of $302,841, which were discontinued in March 2025, Brats of $437,144 and accessories and parts of
$116,009. The Company also realized $98,448 of finance revenue where the Company provided the financing services for the purchase of inventory.
**
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $3,983,466
which represents sales of Brats of $1,561,555, Grunt EVOs of $1,280,739, Stags of $371,552 (which we stopped selling in the third quarter
of 2024), Volcon Youth of $286,680 (which we stopped selling as of June 30, 2024), and accessories and parts of $264,338. Revenue during
2024 was also higher due to the reversal of unclaimed dealer rebates and price adjustment credits in the amount of $350,093 offset by
discounts due to various promotions in the amount of $125,859.
**
In 2026 we expect our sales to decrease due to
the sale of our four-wheel products to Venom, discontinuing the Grunt EVO motorcycle and our transition to financing inventory purchases
for other golf cart and four-wheel product companies.
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*Cost of goods sold*
Cost of goods sold for the year
ended December 31, 2025 was $1,337,595, including payroll costs of $297,244 for employees performing product fulfillment, logistics management,
and service and warranty and facilities costs of $430,426. Inventory adjustments were $129,289 offset by a benefit from the reversal of
our warranty accrual of $199,957 due to the expiration of product warranties. Product costs were $235,147 for Grunt EVOs and $459,449
for Brats.
Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31,
2024 were $17,987,951 including payroll costs of $268,745 for employees performing product fulfillment, logistics management, and service
and warranty, partially offset by a stock-based compensation benefit of ($11,827) for the reversal of previously recognized stock-based
compensation on stock options that did not vest due to employee terminations. Product costs for Brats and Grunt EVOs sold during the period
were $1,523,053 and $1,427,562, (before the finished goods inventory write down discussed below), respectively. Volcon Youth product costs
were $186,813 before the additional expense of $81,911 for the write down of all Volcon Youth inventory as the Company could no longer
sell Volcon Youth motorcycles or parts after June 30, 2024.
Stag product costs were $950,424, which includes an
expense of $112,168 for the loss the Company realized due to agreeing to provide additional units to a customer at a sales price less
than the manufactured cost of the units. As noted above, the Company also wrote off all Stag parts inventory and prepaid inventory deposits
resulting in an expense of $8,712,644. The Company also recognized an expense of $976,420 for a settlement agreement with a vendor who
supplies certain suspension components for the Stag, an expense of $2,526,410 for a settlement agreement with the manufacturer of the
Stag and $35,000 for a settlement to a vendor of Grunt parts. These expenses were offset by a credit of $700,000 for an amendment to the
original settlement agreement with Torrot whereby the Company agreed to settle the future payment obligation by making a one-time lump
sum payment and returning all unsold units and parts to Torrot. The Company also wrote down the Grunt EVO finished goods inventory by
$674,379 due to the Company lowering the sales price to dealers and distributors.
The Company recorded a loss on disposal of assets of
$817,736 primarily tooling related to Stag, Grunt EVO and Runt. The Company also recorded $175,000 as an offset to expenses for the partial
recovery of a previously written off prepaid inventory deposit. Facilities costs for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $408,217 for
our warehouse facility and third-party warehousing costs.
In 2026 we expect cost of goods sold to decrease due to lower revenue from product sales as noted above.
*Sales and marketing*
**
Sales and marketing expenses relate to costs to increase
exposure and awareness of our digital asset strategy, for our products and developing our network of U.S. dealers and international distributors.
Sales and marketing expenses were
$1,458,006 for the year ended December 31, 2025 and were primarily related to expenses associated with promoting our products and promoting
the Empery Digital brand after the announcement of our digital asset treasury strategy and name change in July 2025 of $753,643, employee
payroll costs of $250,787, and professional fees of $182,376 for fees paid to a third-party distributor, third-party sales consultants
and legal fees. Travel expenses were $81,748, facilities expenses were $73,657, and software fees were $88,216.
Sales and marketing expenses were $2,228,027 for the
year ended December 31, 2024 and were primarily related to expenses associated with promoting our products and brand of $617,098, employee
payroll costs of $778,306, stock-based compensation of $37,062 for share-based awards granted to employees and consultants, and travel
costs of $84,374 primarily related to costs incurred for travel to build our dealer and distributor network and to attend events to promote
our products. Facilities costs were $116,959. Professional fees were $189,984, mainly related to legal fees of $19,506 related to entering
into international distribution agreements and sales consultants in the amount of $125,785. Depreciation expense, primarily for demo vehicles,
was $157,950.
For 2026 we expect sales expenses to decrease as we
transition away from selling four-wheeled products to financing inventory purchases. We expect marketing expenses to remain consistent
as we develop the Empery Digital brand and increase awareness of our digital asset strategy.
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*Product Development Expense*
Product development expenses relate to development
of our products and process to manufacture these products.
Product development expenses were
$398,605 for the year ended December 31, 2025 and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $177,480,
depreciation expense of $49,864 and facilities costs of $96,978.
Product development expenses were $1,857,391 for year
ended December 31, 2024 and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $923,353, stock-based compensation
of $126,337 for share-based awards granted to employees, facilities costs of $220,310, prototype costs of $148,845 and software fees related
to product development in the amount of $77,837, travel expenses of $94,434 and depreciation expense of $100,782.
For 2026 we expect product development costs related
to employee costs to decrease due to lower headcount as fewer products are in development compared to 2025, partially offset by an increase
for product prototype costs for purchases of samples of new E-Bike products being considered for sale.
**
*General and Administrative Expense*
General and administrative expenses relate to costs
for our finance, accounting and administrative functions to support the operations, development, marketing and sales of our products.
General and administrative expenses
were $28,602,049 for the year ended December 31, 2025, and include expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $2,355,795, including
the $225,000 signing bonus paid to the new Co-CEO, and bonuses of $375,000 paid to the Companys existing CEO and CFO, as noted
above. The Company also recognized $17,850,071 of stock-based compensation including $1,125,802 for share-based awards granted to the
Companys CEO and CFO in May 2025, $8,755,514 for inducement stock options granted to three new employees upon completion of the
Private Placements, $249,413 for warrants granted to a consultant for the Private Placements and $7,719,342 for vesting of some of the
warrants granted to Gemini as discussed above. In July 2025, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Highbridge for $2,000,000.
Period expenses also include professional fees of $1,508,040 (including auditor fees of $199,318, consultant fees of $266,085 and legal
fees of $1,042,637), software costs of $491,614, insurance costs of $1,740,383, travel expenses of $125,845, and facilities costs of $240,335.
Additionally, the period includes Board compensation expense of $875,000, which includes $600,000 paid to the Companys Board as
noted above. The remaining Board compensation represents fees paid quarterly. The Company also had other public company costs of $171,326
for transfer agent and other miscellaneous services, and annual meeting costs of $74,450. The Company also had costs of $713,185 for BTC
Custody fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, general and administrative
expenses were $7,567,874 and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $2,120,064, stock-based compensation
of $159,388 for share-based awards granted to employees, professional fees of $1,130,595 (including legal fees of $574,952, tax and accounting
fees of $82,116 and audit fees of $242,200), software costs of $549,238, insurance costs of $2,494,892, travel expenses of $63,305, facilities
expense of $177,435, annual and special stockholder meeting costs of $201,268, Board compensation expense of $125,000 and other public
company expense costs of $327,774.
For 2026, we expect general and
administrative expenses to decrease when compared to 2025 as we have substantially established our digital asset strategy and do not expect
to incur certain one-time costs such as the $2,000,000 settlement with Highbridge, bonuses of $600,000 paid to management, $600,000 fees
paid to existing independent Board members in connection with the July 2025 Private Placements. We also expect our insurance costs related
to product liability, property and general liability to decrease by over $400,000 and although we have several underutilized facilities
the Company currently leases through August 2026, we are actively working with our real estate broker and landlord to sublease these facilities
and we do not plan to renew these leases at expiration. We also expect lower stock-based compensation for inducement stock awards granted
to new employees as 80 percent of the awards are vested as of December 31, 2025 which may be offset by increased stock-based compensation
if our 2025 Stock Plan and stock options granted from the July 2025 Private Placement are approved by stockholders at our 2026 annual
meeting of stockholder (the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders).
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We anticipate an increase in legal
and professional fees in fiscal year 2026 due to certain corporate governance and stockholder engagement matters, including fees associated
with stockholder activist matters.
*Unrealized Loss on Digital Assets*
**
The Companys digital assets are initially recorded
at cost and are measured at fair value as of each reporting period. The Company determines the fair value of its Bitcoin based on quoted
(unadjusted) prices on the Gemini exchange, the active exchange that the Company has determined is its principal market for BTC. The Companys
average BTC purchase price was $117,516 for all BTC purchased by the Company in the year ended December 31, 2025, including the BTC received
as payment in the Private Placements. Based on the price as of December 31, 2025 of $87,464, the Company recognized an unrealized loss
of $122,659,151.
**
*Interest and Other Expenses, net*
Net Interest and other income/expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2025 was net expense of $474,386. This includes interest expense of $2,253,819 primarily from borrowings to repurchase
our common stock and interest expense on vendor settlement liabilities that were recorded on a discounted cash flow basis, interest income
of $292,623 primarily from interest earned on cash held in a money market account, net income of $1,493,789 generated from BTC derivative
contracts as noted above and the loss of $125,377 on repayment of a credit facility.
Interest and
other income/expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $18,496,282. Non-cash interest expense of $314,838 was recognized for the
amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of principal on the May 2023 Notes through the date these notes were exchanged for Preferred
Stock in March 2024. We recorded a loss on the conversion of some of these notes of $333,544 and a loss from the exchange of these notes
for Preferred Stock of $1,314,065. We recognized a loss of $1,470,554 when we repaid the outstanding principal of the May 2024 Notes with
the proceeds received from our July 2024 equity offering. Non-cash interest expense of $238,965 was recognized for the amortization of
debt issuance costs and accretion of principal on the May 2024 Notes until they were repaid. We recorded a loss on the change in the estimated
fair value of the Series A and Series B Warrant liabilities of $14,933,739 which was partially offset by a gain of $165,355 from the exercise
of some of the Series B Warrants.
For fiscal year 2026, we expect interest expense to
increase due to increased borrowings on our term loan and delayed draw credit facility for common stock repurchases. If market conditions
allow, the Company may issue equity or sell Bitcoin to repay outstanding loans or obtain other loan facilities with lower interest rates
that could reduce interest expense in the future.
*Income tax benefit*
**
The income tax benefit for the year ended December
31, 2025 is a result of the Company receiving BTC of $28.0 million for the purchase of common stock and pre-funded warrants in the Private
Placement from two investors. The Companys basis in the BTC is carried over from the investors basis which resulted in
the Company having a tax basis of $3,578,522. The Company recorded a deferred tax liability for the tax effect of the difference in the
tax basis and the $28.0 million as a reduction to additional paid in capital. As a result the Company released the same amount of its
previously recorded valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets as a tax benefit.
Due to recurring losses, there is no tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2024.
**
*Net Loss From Continuing Operations*
Net loss from continuing operations for the year ended
December 31, 2025 was $153,954,815, compared to $44,154,059 for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to explanations noted above.
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**Liquidity and Capital Resources**
On December 31, 2025, we had cash and restricted cash
of $9.1 million, including $105,000 of restricted cash, and we had a working capital deficit of $38.5 million. Since inception we have
funded our operations from proceeds from debt and equity sales.
*Cash used in operating activities*
Net cash used in operating activities
was $17.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and includes all of our operating costs, except non-cash costs of depreciation
and amortization, loss on change in derivative financial liabilities all of which were insignificant for the period and stock-based compensation
of $17.8 million and unrealized loss on Bitcoin of $122.7 million. Significant uses/contributions of cash used in operating activities
includes a decrease of $0.8 million in inventory and inventory deposits, an increase in prepaid assets of $1.4 million due to inventory
financing prepayments, and a decrease of $2.9 million in accrued liabilities primarily due to payments on vendor settlements and payment
of management bonuses that were accrued at the end of 2024.
Net cash used in operating activities was $16.0 million
for year ended December 31, 2024 and includes all of our operating costs except depreciation and amortization of $0.4 million, write down
of Stag, Grunt EVO and Volcon Youth inventory and inventory deposits of $9.3 million, non-cash interest expense for the amortization of
debt issuance costs and accretion of principal on the May 2023 Notes and May 2024 Notes of $0.6 million, loss on change in derivative
financial liabilities of $14.8 million, losses on conversion and extinguishment of Convertible Notes of $1.6 million, $1.5 million loss
on repayment of the May 2024 Notes, $0.8 million from the loss on disposal of fixed assets, and stock-based compensation of $0.3 million.
Cash used in operating activities includes a decrease in accounts receivable of $0.1 million due to collections, a decrease of $0.8 million
in prepaid inventory deposits due to inventory being received, a decrease of $0.9 million in inventory, a decrease of $0.9 million in
prepaid assets primarily due to lower insurance costs, a decrease of $0.5 million in accounts payable, and an increase of $1.6 million
in accrued liabilities primarily due to the vendor settlements noted above and $0.4 million used to pay our lease liabilities. As of December
31, 2024, we had a decrease of $0.2 million in customer deposits, primarily due to orders being fulfilled for two of our Latin American
distributors for shipments of Brats and Grunt EVOs paid for previously.
*Cash used in investing activities*
Net cash used in investing activities
was $453.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily consisting of the purchase of Bitcoin of $451.6 million, the purchase
of a certificate of deposit of $2.0 million as collateral for our dealer floor plan financing and $0.2 million for purchases of equipment
and tooling.
Net cash used
in investing activities was $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily consisting of $0.3 million of purchases of equipment
and tooling offset by $0.1 million received from an insurance settlement for a vehicle that was totaled in the period.
*Cash provided by financing activities*
Cash provided by financing activities
for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $478.4 million and was primarily related to net proceeds of $452.3 million from the sale of
common stock and pre-funded warrants from the Private Placements, proceeds of $10.3 million from the sale of common stock under the Companys
ATM program established in October 2024, proceeds of $10.7 million from the sale of common
stock units and pre-funded warrant units, proceeds of $100.0 million from borrowing arrangements, proceeds of $1.8 million from warrant
exercises, partially offset by share repurchases of $96.3 million.
Cash provided
by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $10.4 million and was primarily related to the net proceeds from the
issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants in July 2024 for net proceeds of $10.8 million and net proceeds from the issuance May
2024 Senior Notes and May 2024 Note Warrants of $2.3 million offset by the repayment of the May 2024 Senior Notes of $2.9 million. We
also received net proceeds of $0.2 million for the issuance of common stock from our ATM and proceeds of $0.1 million for the exercise
of Series B warrants.
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Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon
our ability to attain profitable operations and if necessary, obtain continued financial support from the issuance of debt or equity.
As of December 31, 2025, we had incurred an accumulated deficit of $316.4 million since inception.
Management anticipates that our
cash on hand as of December 31, 2025, plus cash expected to be generated from operations and premium from derivative trading, cash available
from borrowings available on our credit facility and the cash received from the sale of Bitcoin will be sufficient to fund planned operations
and repay borrowings due beyond one year from the date of the issuance of the financial statements as of and for the year ended December
31, 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, we had stockholders
equity of $269.2 million.
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**JOBS Act Accounting Election**
****
The recently enacted JOBS Act provides that an emerging
growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay
the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected
not to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant
dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies.
We have implemented all new accounting pronouncements
that are in effect and may impact our financial statements and we do not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements
that have been issued that might have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
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**Critical Accounting Policies**
None
**ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK**
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
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**ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA**
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Report of MaloneBailey, LLP, Houston, TX (PCAOB ID 206) | |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | |
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | |
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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM**
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To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Empery Digital Inc.
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**Opinion on the Financial Statements**
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We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of Empery Digital Inc. (f/k/a as Volcon, Inc.) and its subsidiary (collectively, the Company) as of December
31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity, and cash flows for the years then
ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
**Basis for Opinion**
****
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys financial statements based on our
audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB")
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we
engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures
to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
*/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP*
www.malonebailey.com
We have served as the Companys auditor since 2021.
Houston, Texas
March 27, 2026
****
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****
**EMPERY DIGITAL
INC.**
**CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS**
**AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024**
****
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Current assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 8,963,856 | | |
$ | 2,193,573 | | |
|
Restricted cash | |
| 105,000 | | |
| 105,000 | | |
|
Certificate of deposit | |
| 2,049,413 | | |
| | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $71,869 and $99,233 at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | |
| 312,106 | | |
| 88,247 | | |
|
Inventory | |
| 330,619 | | |
| 1,455,477 | | |
|
Inventory deposits | |
| 15,556 | | |
| 191,156 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 2,479,310 | | |
| 1,032,699 | | |
|
Total current assets | |
| 14,255,860 | | |
| 5,066,152 | | |
|
Long-term assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Digital assets | |
| 126,926,895 | | |
| | | |
|
Digital assets restricted by lenders as collateral for loans | |
| 230,048,488 | | |
| | | |
|
Property and equipment, net | |
| 234,652 | | |
| 206,138 | | |
|
Intangible asset, net | |
| 36,908 | | |
| 15,698 | | |
|
Other long-term assets | |
| 155,056 | | |
| 199,281 | | |
|
Right-of-use assets - operating leases | |
| 778,235 | | |
| 739,234 | | |
|
Total assets | |
$ | 372,436,094 | | |
$ | 6,226,503 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Accounts payable | |
$ | 745,466 | | |
$ | 385,326 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities | |
| 560,761 | | |
| 1,379,191 | | |
|
Vendor settlements - short-term | |
| 1,189,184 | | |
| 2,092,975 | | |
|
Term loan | |
| 49,890,972 | | |
| | | |
|
Current portion of notes payable | |
| 8,047 | | |
| 7,181 | | |
|
Warrant liabilities | |
| 64,985 | | |
| 111,658 | | |
|
Right-of-use operating lease liabilities - short-term | |
| 322,103 | | |
| 443,950 | | |
|
Customer deposits | |
| 3,145 | | |
| 216,522 | | |
|
Total current liabilities | |
| 52,784,663 | | |
| 4,636,803 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Long-term loan | |
| 49,945,046 | | |
| | | |
|
Notes payable, net of current portion | |
| 20,485 | | |
| 28,533 | | |
|
Vendor settlements - long-term | |
| | | |
| 1,189,184 | | |
|
Right-of-use operating lease liabilities - long-term | |
| 471,683 | | |
| 331,222 | | |
|
Total liabilities | |
| 103,221,877 | | |
| 6,185,742 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Stockholders equity: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Preferred stock: $0.00001
par value, 5,000,000
shares authorized, 25,000
shares designated as Series A, no
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Common stock: $0.00001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized,33,800,951 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 78,859 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | |
| 475 | | |
| | | |
|
Treasury Stock | |
| (96,282,082 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 681,864,757 | | |
| 166,357,208 | | |
|
Accumulated deficit | |
| (316,368,933 | ) | |
| (166,316,447 | ) | |
|
Total stockholders equity | |
| 269,214,217 | | |
| 40,761 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | |
$ | 372,436,094 | | |
$ | 6,226,503 | | |
*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.*
****
****
****
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****
****
**EMPERY DIGITAL INC.**
**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS**
**FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024**
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Revenue: | |
$ | 974,977 | | |
$ | 3,983,466 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold | |
| 1,337,595 | | |
| 17,987,951 | | |
|
Gross margin | |
| (362,618 | ) | |
| (14,004,485 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Operating expenses: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Sales and marketing | |
| 1,458,006 | | |
| 2,228,027 | | |
|
Product development | |
| 398,605 | | |
| 1,857,391 | | |
|
General and administrative expenses | |
| 28,602,049 | | |
| 7,567,874 | | |
|
Unrealized loss on digital assets | |
| 122,659,151 | | |
| | | |
|
Total operating expenses | |
| 153,117,811 | | |
| 11,653,292 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from operations | |
| (153,480,429 | ) | |
| (25,657,777 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Other income, net | |
| 1,565,515 | | |
| 33,981 | | |
|
Loss on repayment of credit facility | |
| (125,377 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Loss on conversion and extinguishment of Convertible Notes | |
| | | |
| (1,647,608 | ) | |
|
Loss on repayment of May 2024 Notes | |
| | | |
| (1,470,554 | ) | |
|
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of financial liabilities | |
| 46,672 | | |
| (14,768,385 | ) | |
|
Interest income | |
| 292,623 | | |
| | | |
|
Interest expense | |
| (2,253,819 | ) | |
| (643,716 | ) | |
|
Total other expense | |
| (474,386 | ) | |
| (18,496,282 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss before provision for income taxes | |
| (153,954,815 | ) | |
| (44,154,059 | ) | |
|
Provision for income taxes | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from continuing operations before income tax | |
| (153,954,815 | ) | |
| (44,154,059 | ) | |
|
Income tax benefit | |
| 5,383,973 | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from continuing operations | |
| (148,570,842 | ) | |
| (44,154,059 | ) | |
|
Loss from discontinued operations | |
| (1,481,644 | ) | |
| (1,356,250 | ) | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | (150,052,486 | ) | |
$ | (45,510,309 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Earnings per common share | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from continuing operations per common share - basic | |
$ | (8.04 | ) | |
$ | (1,140.20 | ) | |
|
Loss from continuing operations per common share - diluted | |
$ | (8.04 | ) | |
$ | (1,140.20 | ) | |
|
Loss from discontinued operations per common share - basic | |
$ | (0.08 | ) | |
$ | (35.02 | ) | |
|
Loss from discontinued operations per common share - diluted | |
$ | (0.08 | ) | |
$ | (35.02 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Net loss per common share basic | |
$ | (8.12 | ) | |
$ | (1,175.22 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Net loss per common share diluted | |
$ | (8.12 | ) | |
$ | (1,175.22 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Weighted average common stock outstanding basic | |
| 18,482,865 | | |
| 38,725 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Weighted average common stock outstanding diluted | |
| 18,482,865 | | |
| 38,725 | | |
**
*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.*
****
****
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**EMPERY DIGITAL INC.**
**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025**
**
|
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Common
stock | | |
Treasury
stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Number
of Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Number
of Shares | | |
Amount | | |
paid-in capital | | |
Accumulated
deficit | | |
Total | | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
Balance at January 1, 2025 | |
| 78,859 | | |
$ | | | |
| | | |
$ | | | |
$ | 166,357,208 | | |
$ | (166,316,447 | ) | |
$ | 40,761 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for exercises of pre-funded warrants | |
| 2,538,064 | | |
| 25 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (25 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock from the At the Money offering, net of issuance
costs of $374,392 | |
| 356,568 | | |
| 4 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 10,288,059 | | |
| | | |
| 10,288,063 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs
of $1,296,118 | |
| 53,750 | | |
| 1 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 10,703,881 | | |
| | | |
| 10,703,882 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for disputed shares from November 2024 reverse
stock split (see Note 2) | |
| 23,617 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Purchase fractional shares | |
| (179 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (941 | ) | |
| | | |
| (941 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Exchange of common stock for pre-funded warrants | |
| (4,323 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock and
pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs of $21,136,401
and deferred taxes of $5,383,973 | |
| 44,414,189 | | |
| 444 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 474,907,637 | | |
| | | |
| 474,908,081 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for exercises of warrants | |
| 111,500 | | |
| 1 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1,783,999 | | |
| | | |
| 1,784,000 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Stock-based compensation | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 17,824,939 | | |
| | | |
| 17,824,939 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Repurchases of common stock | |
| (13,771,094 | ) | |
| | | |
| 13,771,094 | | |
| (96,282,082 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (96,282,082 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Net loss | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (150,052,486 | ) | |
| (150,052,486 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Balance at December 31, 2025 | |
| 33,800,951 | | |
$ | 475 | | |
| 13,771,094 | | |
$ | (96,282,082 | ) | |
$ | 681,864,757 | | |
$ | (316,368,933 | ) | |
$ | 269,214,217 | | |
| | 49 | | |
**EMPERY DIGITAL INC.**
**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024**
|
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Series
A Convertible Preferred
Stock | | |
Common
stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Number
of Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Number
of Shares | | |
Amount | | |
paid-in capital | | |
Accumulated
deficit | | |
Total | | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
Balance at January 1, 2024 | |
| | | |
$ | | | |
| 162 | | |
$ | | | |
$ | 101,175,117 | | |
$ | (120,806,138 | ) | |
$ | (19,631,021 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for exercise of pre-funded warrants | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 28,293 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for exercise of Series A warrants | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 2,166 | | |
| | | |
| 17,352,653 | | |
| | | |
| 17,352,653 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds received for exercise of buydown warrants | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 2 | | |
| | | |
| 3,500 | | |
| | | |
| 3,500 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible notes | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 622 | | |
| | | |
| 7,395,907 | | |
| | | |
| 7,395,907 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Conversion of Convertible Notes for Preferred Stock | |
| 24,698 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 24,716,118 | | |
| | | |
| 24,716,118 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Conversion of Preferred Stock for common stock | |
| (24,698 | ) | |
| | | |
| 34,881 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for exercise of Series B Warrants | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1,838 | | |
| | | |
| (1 | ) | |
| | | |
| (1 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Reclassification of warrant liability to equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 3,405,662 | | |
| | | |
| 3,405,662 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds received for issuance of warrants with May 2024 Notes, net of
issuance costs of $111,194 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1,023,200 | | |
| | | |
| 1,023,200 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs
of $1,210,753 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 12,826 | | |
| | | |
| 10,789,261 | | |
| | | |
| 10,789,261 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Stock-based compensation | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 310,961 | | |
| | | |
| 310,961 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Exchange of Common Stock for Pre-funded Warrants | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (12,103 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from sale of common stock from ATM, net if issuance costs of $112,814 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 8,616 | | |
| | | |
| 184,830 | | |
| | | |
| 184,830 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Common stock issued for reverse stock split due to rounding | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1,556 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Net loss | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (45,510,309 | ) | |
| (45,510,309 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Balance at December 31, 2024 | |
| | | |
$ | | | |
| 78,859 | | |
$ | | | |
$ | 166,357,208 | | |
$ | (166,316,447 | ) | |
$ | 40,761 | | |
**
*The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.*
**
****
| | 50 | | |
****
**EMPERY DIGITAL INC.**
**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS**
**FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024**
****
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Cash flow from operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | (150,052,486 | ) | |
$ | (45,510,309 | ) | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Unrealized loss on digital asset | |
| 122,659,151 | | |
| | | |
|
Deferred tax benefit | |
| (5,383,973 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Loss on repayment of credit facility | |
| 125,377 | | |
| | | |
|
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of financial liabilities | |
| (46,673 | ) | |
| 14,933,739 | | |
|
Noncash interest income on certificate of deposit | |
| (49,413 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Stock-based compensation | |
| 17,824,939 | | |
| 310,961 | | |
|
Loss on write down of inventory and inventory deposits | |
| 145,124 | | |
| 9,286,071 | | |
|
Loss on lease termination | |
| 72,544 | | |
| | | |
|
Loss on sale/write off of property & equipment | |
| 76,349 | | |
| 844,945 | | |
|
Bad debt expense | |
| 40,730 | | |
| 29,560 | | |
|
Non-cash interest expense | |
| 117,909 | | |
| 553,803 | | |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets | |
| 417,330 | | |
| 396,979 | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 301,537 | | |
| 362,138 | | |
|
Loss on repayment of May 2024 Notes | |
| | | |
| 1,470,554 | | |
|
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes | |
| | | |
| 1,314,065 | | |
|
Loss on conversion of convertible notes to common stock | |
| | | |
| 333,544 | | |
|
Gain on exercise of Series B Warrants | |
| | | |
| (165,355 | ) | |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Accounts receivable | |
| (264,589 | ) | |
| 85,496 | | |
|
Inventory | |
| 668,921 | | |
| (933,844 | ) | |
|
Inventory deposits | |
| 175,600 | | |
| (767,410 | ) | |
|
Prepaid assets and other current assets | |
| (1,446,611 | ) | |
| 871,498 | | |
|
Accounts payable | |
| 360,141 | | |
| (445,859 | ) | |
|
Accrued liabilities and vendor settlements | |
| (2,911,405 | ) | |
| 1,592,444 | | |
|
Right-of-use liabilities - operating leases | |
| (466,036 | ) | |
| (399,609 | ) | |
|
Customer deposits | |
| (213,377 | ) | |
| (200,963 | ) | |
|
Net cash used in operating activities | |
| (17,848,911 | ) | |
| (16,037,552 | ) | |
|
Cash flow from investing activities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Purchase of digital assets | |
| (451,634,534 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds paid for website development | |
| (46,620 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Purchase of property and equipment | |
| (204,927 | ) | |
| (312,090 | ) | |
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | |
| 134,749 | | |
| 23,717 | | |
|
Proceeds from insurance settlement | |
| | | |
| 58,060 | | |
|
Purchase of certificate of deposit | |
| (2,000,000 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| (453,751,332 | ) | |
| (230,313 | ) | |
|
Cash flow from financing activities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Repayment of notes payable | |
| (7,182 | ) | |
| (48,702 | ) | |
|
Proceeds from credit facility, net of issuance costs of $194,551 | |
| 34,805,449 | | |
| | | |
|
Repayment of credit facility | |
| (35,000,000 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from term loan, net of issuance costs of $149,913 | |
| 49,850,087 | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from Credit facility, net of issuance costs of $62,804 | |
| 49,937,196 | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock units and pre-funded warrant units from February 2025 public offering, net of issuance costs of $1,296,118 | |
| 10,703,882 | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants
from July 2025 private placement, net of issuance costs of $21,136,401 | |
| 452,292,054 | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | |
| 1,784,000 | | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock issued from the At the Market Offering, net of issuance costs of $374,392 in 2025 and $112,814 in 2024 | |
| 10,288,063 | | |
| 184,830 | | |
|
Repurchase of common stock | |
| (96,282,082 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Repurchase of fractional shares | |
| (941 | ) | |
| | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock units and pre-funded warrant units from July 2024 public offering, net of issuance costs of $1,210,753 | |
| | | |
| 10,789,261 | | |
|
Repayment of May 2024 Notes | |
| | | |
| (2,942,170 | ) | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of May 2024 Notes and warrants, net of issuance costs of $245,150 | |
| | | |
| 2,255,851 | | |
|
Proceeds from exercise of Series B Warrants | |
| | | |
| 130,522 | | |
|
Proceeds from exercise of buy down warrants | |
| | | |
| 3,500 | | |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 478,370,526 | | |
| 10,373,092 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | |
| 6,770,283 | | |
| (5,894,773 | ) | |
|
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | |
| 2,298,573 | | |
| 8,193,346 | | |
|
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | |
$ | 9,068,856 | | |
$ | 2,298,573 | | |
****
*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.*
****
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****
****
****
**EMPERY DIGITAL INC.**
**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS**
**FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024**
****
**SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION**
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Cash paid for interest | |
$ | 2,135,910 | | |
$ | 88,710 | | |
|
Cash paid for income taxes | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Non-cash transactions: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for digital assets | |
$ | 28,000,000 | | |
$ | | | |
|
Transfer of inventory to property & equipment | |
$ | 310,813 | | |
$ | | | |
|
Transfer of digital assets to lender for collateral | |
$ | 230,048,488 | | |
$ | | | |
|
Recognition of right of use asset and liability - operating lease | |
$ | 563,660 | | |
$ | | | |
|
Conversion of Convertible Notes for common stock | |
$ | | | |
$ | 7,414,025 | | |
|
Exchange of Convertible Notes for Preferred Stock | |
$ | | | |
$ | 24,716,118 | | |
|
Reclassification of warrant liability to equity for cashless exercise of Series A Warrants | |
$ | | | |
$ | 17,352,653 | | |
|
Reclassification of warrant liability to equity for modification of Series B Warrants | |
$ | | | |
$ | 3,405,662 | | |
|
Exchange of property & equipment in lieu of payments due for inventory purchases | |
$ | | | |
$ | 60,000 | | |
|
Exchange of finished goods inventory with vendor for raw materials inventory | |
$ | | | |
$ | 417,285 | | |
|
Conversion of preferred stock for common stock | |
$ | | | |
$ | 3 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock for exercise of pre-funded warrants | |
$ | 25 | | |
$ | 2 | | |
****
*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.*
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**EMPERY DIGITAL INC.**
**NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN**
*Organization and Nature of Operations*
Empery Digital Inc. (Empery Digital
or the Company) was formed on February 21, 2020, as a Delaware corporation, under the name Frog ePowersports, Inc. The Company
was renamed Volcon, Inc. on October 1, 2020. The Company was renamed Empery Digital Inc. on July 30, 2025, and changed its Nasdaq ticker
symbol from VLCN to EMPD.
On January 5, 2021, the Company created Volcon ePowersports,
LLC (Volcon LLC), a Colorado wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, to sell the Companys vehicles and accessories
in the United States (U.S.). Since 2023 Volcon LLC has not been used.
Effective as of July 17, 2025, the Company adopted
a digital asset treasury strategy with the goal of becoming a leading, low cost, capital efficient, globally trusted aggregator of Bitcoin.
Empery Digital Inc. was founded as the first all-electric powersports company sourcing high-quality and sustainable electric vehicles
for the outdoor community. Going forward the Company intends to operate the powersports brand under the brand name Empery Mobility.
As discussed in Note 18, on October 15, 2025, the
Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Venom EV, LLC (Venom) (the Venom APA), to divest the
Volcon brand in exchange for a non-dilutable 10% equity position in Venoms reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted
basis.
*Going Concern*
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has recurring losses and has generated negative cash flows from operations
since inception.
In February and March 2024, certain holders of the
convertible notes issued by the Company in May 2023 (the May 2023 Convertible Notes) converted approximately $7.4 million
of principal to shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the common stock). In March 2024,
the holders exchanged the remaining $24.7 million outstanding principal amount of May 2023 Convertible Notes for Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) with a $1,000 per share value and an initial conversation price of $8,512 per share for
common stock (see Note 9). All covenants from the May 2023 Convertible Notes were terminated upon this exchange
As discussed further in Note 10 below, on May 22,
2024, the Company issued Senior Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,942,170 due May 22, 2025 (the May 2024 Notes)
for net proceeds of $2,255,851. The holders of the May 2024 Notes also received fully vested warrants (the May 2024 Note Warrants)
to purchase 1,589 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price of $1,856 per share. The May 2024 Note Warrants were
exercisable beginning November 23, 2024 and expire November 23, 2029.
On July 12, 2024, the Company sold 12,826 shares of the Companys
common stock at a purchase price of $233.60 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase 38,544 shares of common stock at $233.60 per
pre-funded warrant. The Company received net proceeds of $10,789,261. Proceeds from this offering were used to repay the May 2024 Notes.
In October 2024, the Company established an At the Market program (ATM),
as amended, whereby the Company can sell up to $1.1 billion of its common stock. Through December 31, 2025, the Company has raised net
proceeds of $10,288,063 pursuant to the ATM.
On February 6, 2025, the Company sold 53,750 common
stock units (each composing of one share of common stock and one common warrant to purchase one share of common stock) and 696,250 pre-funded
warrant units (each comprising of one pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of common stock and one common warrant to purchase one
share of common stock) at $16.00 per unit in an underwritten public offering (each as adjusted for the Companys 1-for-8 reverse
stock split). The common warrants issued as part of the units had an exercise price of $16.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds
of $10,703,882 from this offering.
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On July 21, 2025, the Company completed private placements
with certain institutional and accredited investors (Private Placements) for the sale of 44,414,189
shares of its common stock at a price of $10.00
per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,728,662
shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $0.00001, for $9.99999
per share of common stock underlying such warrants. The Company received gross proceeds of over $501.0
million which included payment by certain purchasers using Bitcoin valued at approximately $28.0
million and net cash proceeds of approximately $452.0
million after fees and expenses associated with the Private Placements. The Company has used the net proceeds to purchase Bitcoin under
its digital asset treasury strategy.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has borrowed
$100.0 million from two lenders and primarily used the proceeds to repurchase its common stock. The borrowings are collateralized by the
Companys Bitcoin. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company has sold Bitcoin to complete additional share repurchases (see Note
5 & 7).
Management anticipates that our cash on hand as of
December 31, 2025, plus cash expected to be generated from operations and premium from derivative trading, cash available from borrowings
available on our credit facility and the cash received from the sale of Bitcoin will be sufficient to fund planned operations and repay
borrowings due beyond one year from the date of the issuance of the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025.
**
*Nasdaq Compliance*
On July 5, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq that it was
not in compliance with Nasdaqs Listing Rule 5550(b)(2), which requires that it maintain a market value of listed securities (MVLS)
of $35.0 million. MVLS is calculated by multiplying the Companys shares outstanding by the closing price of its common stock. On
December 19, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with Nasdaqs Listing Rule 5550(a)(2),
as the minimum bid price of its common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days.
On December 26, 2023, the Company was notified by Nasdaq that it was not
in compliance with Nasdaqs Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii) as the closing bid price of our common stock had been below $0.10 for
ten consecutive trading days from December 11, 2023 through December 22, 2023 and was subject to delisting on January 2, 2024. On January
4, 2024, the Company received notice from Nasdaq that it did not meet the MVLS requirement and it was subject to delisting. The Company
submitted a hearing request to Nasdaqs Hearings Department for both of these matters, which stayed the suspension of the Companys
common stock. The Company participated in a hearing with Nasdaqs Hearings Department on March 26, 2024 and on April 2, 2024, they
informed the Company that the Company has until June 24, 2024 to regain compliance with the above listing rules.
On June 11, 2024, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq that the Company
no longer met the minimum 500,000 publicly held shares requirement for Nasdaq and, as such, it no longer complied with Listing Rule 5550(a)(4).
Furthermore, the notice indicated that this matter would serve as an additional basis for delisting the Companys securities from
Nasdaq, that the Panel would consider this matter in their decision regarding the Companys continued listing on Nasdaq, and that
the Company should present its views with respect to this additional deficiency to the Panel in writing no later than June 18, 2024. On
June 18, 2024, the Company submitted a letter to Nasdaq notifying them that the Company was in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(4)
due to the issuance of additional shares of common stock from the conversion of preferred stock to common stock by certain Preferred Stockholders.
On July 17, 2024, Nasdaq informed the Company that it had regained compliance
with the above listing rules but will continue to be monitored for ongoing compliance.
On May 13, 2025, the Company received a notice from
Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with Nasdaqs Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as the minimum bid price of its common stock had been
below $1 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Company submitted a hearing request to Nasdaqs Hearings Department for
this matter, which stayed the suspension of the Companys common stock. On June 11, 2025, the Company completed a 1-for-8 reverse
stock split. The Company participated in a hearing with Nasdaqs Hearings Department on June 24, 2025.
On July 17, 2025, Nasdaq informed the Company
that it had regained compliance with the above listing rules but will need to continue to remain in compliance with the minimum bid price
rule through November 10, 2025 in order to avoid delisting. On November 14, 2025, Nasdaq informed the Company that it remained compliant
with all Nasdaq listing rules.
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*Impact of Tariffs on Imported Goods from China and
Vietnam*
On April2,2025, the U.S. imposed reciprocal tariffs on imports from various countries including China and Vietnam starting
with a 10% baseline tariff. On April9, 2025, China-specific tariffs increased significantly, while Vietnams tariffs were
deferred for an initial 90-day period. That pause was later extended to August1,2025, and then to August 7, 2025, maintaining
Vietnams tariff at the baseline 10% during such extension.
Following ongoing negotiations, a tentative trade
deal with Vietnam was reached on July2, 2025. U.S. tariffs on Vietnamese goods would be set at 20%, while goods deemed to be Chinese
in origin but routed through Vietnam (transshipments) would be subject to a 40% tariff. This replaces the originally stated 46% rate.
The 20% rate became effective August 7, 2025.
On July 31, 2025, the U.S. administration issued a formal Executive Order
modifying the reciprocal tariff regime under the International Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). For example, after announcing
proposed blanket tariff rates of 46% on imports from Vietnam in April 2025, the U.S. and Vietnam governments announced a trade deal between
the countries that imposes 20% tariffs on all products imported to the U.S. from Vietnam. The 20% rate became effective August 7, 2025,
under the aforementioned Executive Order and is currently in force.
China remains subject to an additional 30% tariff
(down from the temporary increase, effective mid-May) under the continued reciprocal framework. That rate is in effect through August12,2025,
pending further amendment. On August 11, 2025, the U.S. extended the existing tariff truce with China by 90 days to November 10, 2025,
maintaining the 30% tariff rate during such extension.
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
the IEEPA does not authorize the U.S. administration to impose tariffs. The tariffs paid by importers under the Executive order are subject
to refund, however the process to obtain such refunds is currently being evaluated. Effective February 24, 2026, the U.S. administration
has imposed a 10%
global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 that could remain in place for up to 150 days.
Tariffs imposed by the current U.S. administration
continue to impact the Companys cost for vehicles and parts manufactured in China, The Company remains actively evaluating strategic
alternatives, including U.S. assembly or shifting production as well as potentially adjusting selling prices to offset elevated import
costs.
**NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
****
**Basis of Presentation**
The basis of accounting applied is the United States Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company completed a 1-for-8 reverse stock split on June 11, 2025. All
share and per share amounts previously disclosed have been updated to reflect the impact of this reverse split. See Note 13 for further
discussion.
Per the terms of the 1-for-8 reverse stock split completed on November
8, 2024, the Company agreed that no fractional shares would be issued in connection with the reverse stock split and that it would issue
one full share of the post-reverse stock split common stock to any stockholder who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share
as a result of the process. On November 19, 2024, the Company received notice from DTCC on behalf of the brokerage firms that hold the
shares of Company common stock held in street name that in connection with the foregoing rounding of shares the Company
would need to issue 23,617 shares of common stock. The Company did not believe the number of shares being requested was correct based
on the historical number of stockholders of its common stock and is aware of similar occurrences in recent months for other companies
completing a reverse stock split. As such, the Company made inquiries into the calculations set forth in the request. The Company concluded
that the information requested was not going to be provided and therefore on May 5, 2025, these shares were issued (see Note 15 for further
discussion of impact to basic and diluted net loss per share).
As discussed in further detail in Note 18, on October
15, 2025, the Company entered into the Venom APA with Venom to divest the Volcon brand other than the Brat in exchange for a non-dilutable
10% equity position in Venoms reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted basis. The Company has reclassified all revenue
and costs associated with the HF1 and MN1 products to loss from discontinued operations.
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**Revisions to previously issued financial statements**
In connection with the preparation of the Companys consolidated
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company identified an error in relation to the accounting for
the tax effects of the difference in the basis of Bitcoin received in the July 2025 Private Placement as discussed in Note 13.
The Company has a history of losses and has recognized significant
non-cash expenses for share-based compensation and unrealized loss on Bitcoin, and as such believes most investors rely on cash used by
operations on the statement of cashflows, net asset value (NAV) per share, (defined as net asset value of Bitcoin plus Cash
minus Debt) divided by adjusted shares outstanding (defined as common stock outstanding plus pre-funded warrants), and mNAV (defined as
market capitalization plus debt less cash divided by net asset value of Bitcoin) as metrics for evaluating the performance of the Company.
The Company assessed the materiality of the error on the interim financial
statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, on a qualitative and quantitative basis in accordance with
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 99, Materiality and SAB No. 108 on Quantifying Financial Statement Errors, codified
in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. The Company concluded that the error and the
related impacts did not result in a material misstatement of these previously issued unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
A summary of the corrections to the impacted financial statement line
items from our previously issued financial statements are presented below:
|
Schedule of corrections to impacted financial
statements | |
| | |
| | |
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2025 Consolidated
Statement of Operations | |
As reported | | |
As revised | | |
|
Income tax benefit | |
$ | | | |
$ | 5,383,973 | | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | 34,555,301 | | |
$ | 29,171,328 | | |
|
Net loss per share - basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.96 | ) | |
$ | (0.81 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2025 Consolidated
Statement of Operations | |
As reported | | |
As revised | | |
|
Income tax benefit | |
$ | | | |
$ | 5,383,973 | | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | 40,915,628 | | |
$ | 35,531,655 | | |
|
Net loss per share - basic and diluted | |
$ | (3.28 | ) | |
$ | (2.85 | ) | |
|
Consolidated Statement of Cashflows | |
| | |
| | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | (40,915,628 | ) | |
$ | (35,531,655 | ) | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
|
Deferred tax benefit | |
$ | | | |
$ | (5,383,973 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders
Equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs | |
$ | 480,291,610 | | |
$ | 474,907,637 | | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | (40,915,628 | ) | |
$ | (35,531,655 | ) | |
|
Additional paid-in capital | |
$ | 684,278,820 | | |
$ | 678,894,847 | | |
|
Accumulated deficit | |
$ | (207,232,075 | ) | |
$ | (201,848,102 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
As
of September 30, 2025 Consolidated
Balance Sheet | |
As reported | | |
As revised | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital | |
$ | 684,278,820 | | |
$ | 678,894,847 | | |
|
Accumulated deficit | |
$ | (207,232,075 | ) | |
$ | (201,848,102 | ) | |
There was no impact to NAV per share or mNav as a result of this error.
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**Use of Estimates**
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of any
contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting
periods.
Making estimates requires management to exercise judgment. It is at least
reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the
financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future
confirming events. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
**Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash**
Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments with original
maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. There were no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 or 2024. The recorded value
of our cash approximates its fair value. Cash is primarily placed with a large sophisticated creditworthy financial institution thereby
limiting the Companys credit exposure. Restricted cash includes cash restricted as collateral for the Companys corporate
credit cards.
**Revenue Recognition**
For sales to dealers or distributors, revenue is recognized when transfer
of control of the product is made as there is no acceptance period or right of return. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration
the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring control of vehicles, parts, and accessories. Beginning in February 2023 the
Company began selling the Brat E-Bike and Volcon Youth motorcycles directly to consumers in addition to dealers. Beginning in the third
quarter of 2024, the Company began selling the Grunt EVO motorcycles directly to consumers in addition to dealers. Revenue for direct
to consumer sales is recognized when transfer of control of the product is made to the consumer.
Consideration that is received in advance of the transfer of goods is recorded
as customer deposits until delivery has occurred or the customer cancels their order, and the consideration is returned to the customer.
Sales and other taxes the Company collects concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Other than the financing
of inventory, the Companys sales do not presently have a financing component.
*Finance revenue.*The Company finances golf cart and accessory inventory
purchases for Venom who sells this inventory to their dealers. The international manufacturer of this inventory requires an up front deposit
when the inventory order is placed and full payment either before shipment or before the inventory reaches the designated U.S. port. The
Company receives a fee of 5% of the inventory cost. Depending on the order, Venoms payment terms to the Company vary from 100 days
from shipment from the manufacturer to 60 days upon receipt at Venoms warehouse. In the event that Venom sells the inventory before
the end of the payment term has ended, then Venom must repay the Company upon sale. The Company recognizes revenue when it has the right
to invoice Venom, which is based on the start of the payment terms noted above.
*Sales promotions and incentives.* The Company provides for estimated
sales promotions and incentives, which are recognized as a component of sales in measuring the amount of consideration the Company expects
to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. Examples of sales promotion and incentive programs include rebates,
distributor fees, dealer co-op advertising and volume incentives. Sales promotions and incentives are estimated based on contractual requirements.
The Company records these amounts as a liability in the balance sheet until they are ultimately paid. Adjustments to sales promotions
and incentives accruals are made as actual usage becomes known to properly estimate the amounts necessary to generate consumer demand
based on market conditions as of the balance sheet date.
**
*Shipping and handling charges and costs.*The Company records shipping
and handling amounts charged to the customer and related shipping costs as a component of cost of goods sold when control has transferred
to the customer.
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**Product Warranties**
****
The Company vehicles come with warranties that vary depending on the vehicle
and vehicle components. The Company accrues warranty reserves at the time revenue is recognized. Warranty reserves include the Companys
best estimate of the projected cost to repair or to replace any items under warranty, based on actual warranty experience as it becomes
available and other known factors that may impact the evaluation of historical data. The Company reviews its reserves quarterly to ensure
that the accruals are adequate to meet expected future warranty obligations and will adjust estimates as needed. Factors that could have
an impact on the warranty reserve include the following: changes in manufacturing quality, shifts in product mix, changes in warranty
coverage periods, product recalls and changes in sales volume. Warranty expense is recorded as a component of cost of goods sold in the
statement of operations and is recognized as a current liability.
****
**Inventory and Inventory Deposits**
Inventories and prepaid inventory deposits are stated at the lower of cost
(first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value.
Certain vendors require the Company to pay an upfront deposit before they
manufacture and ship the Companys vehicles, parts or accessories. These payments are classified as prepaid inventory deposits on
the balance sheet until title and risk of loss transfers to the Company, at which time they are classified as inventory.
Inventory costs include the cost of manufacturing and assembly of vehicles,
duties, tariffs and shipping related to manufacturing and assembly of vehicles.
**Digital Assets**
****
The Company accounts for its digital assets, which are
composed solely of Bitcoin (BTC or Bitcoin), including BTC restricted by lenders as collateral for borrowings,
as non-current indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, *IntangiblesGoodwill and Other*(ASC
350) and ASU 2023-08. The Companys digital assets are initially recorded at cost, using a last in first out method, and
are measured at fair value as of each reporting period. The Company determines the fair value of its BTC in accordance with ASC 820,
*Fair Value Measurement,*based on quoted (unadjusted) prices on the Gemini exchange, the active exchange that the Company has determined
is its principal market for BTC (Level 1 inputs). Changes in fair value are recognized as incurred within Unrealized loss on digital
assets, within operating expenses in the Companys Consolidated Statement of Operations. BTC restricted by lenders as collateral
for borrowing are separately classified from digital assets due to the restrictions imposed on this Bitcoin until the underlying borrowings
are repaid.
The Company also generated income through buying
and selling derivatives on BTC, including the use of short-term put and call contracts. Through December 31, 2025, the Company generated
income of $1.5 million from trading these derivative contracts, which is recorded in Other income in the consolidated statement of operations.
There were no outstanding derivative contracts at December 31, 2025.
**Property and Equipment**
****
Property and equipment are valued at cost. Additions are capitalized and
maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Gains and losses on dispositions of equipment are reflected in operations.
Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
|
Schedule of estimated useful lives |
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| |
|
Category |
|
Estimated
Useful Lives | |
|
Machinery, tooling and equipment |
|
3-7 years | |
|
Vehicles |
|
5 years | |
|
Internal use manufactured vehicles |
|
1 year | |
|
Furniture & Fixtures |
|
5 years | |
|
Computers |
|
3 years | |
Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter period of their
estimated useful life or term of the lease.
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**Intangible Assets**
****
In 2025, the Company paid $46,620 to develop its Empery Digital website
to provide live updates to financial metrics related to its digital asset treasury strategy and is amortizing these costs over two years.
Amortization expense was $9,712 for the year ended December 31, 2025.
****
In 2024, the Company purchased the domain name VLCN.com and was amortizing
this asset over three years. Amortization expense was $3,330 and $1,427 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
In October 2025 the Company sold this domain name when it entered into the asset purchase agreement as discussed on Note 18.
**Long-Lived Assets**
The Companys long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the historical carrying cost value of an asset may no longer be appropriate. The Company
assesses recoverability of the asset by comparing the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the asset to the carrying
value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flows of the asset, an impairment loss is measured and recognized.
An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the fair value of the long-lived asset.
**Leases**
****
Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the
Companys right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Companys obligation to
make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the
estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the
balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expenses for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company does
not separate non-lease components from the lease components to which they relate, and instead accounts for each separate lease and non-lease
component associated with that lease component as a single lease component.
ASC 842 defines initial direct costs as only the incremental costs of signing
a lease. Initial direct costs related to leasing that are not incremental are expensed as general and administrative expenses in our statements
of operations.
The Companys operating lease agreements primarily consist of leased
real estate and are included within ROU assets operating leases and ROU lease liabilities operating leases on the balance
sheets. The Companys lease agreements may include options to extend the lease, which are not included in minimum lease payments
unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised at lease commencement. The Companys leases do not provide implicit interest
rates, therefore the Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in
determining the present value of lease payments.
****
**Research and Development Expenses**
The Company records research and development expenses in the period in
which they are incurred as a component of product development expenses.
**Income Taxes**
Deferred taxes are determined utilizing the asset and liability
method, whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on the differences between financial reporting
and the tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences
are expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance, when its more likely than not that deferred tax assets will
not be realized in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are classified as current or non-current based on the underlying
asset or liability or if not directly related to an asset or liability based on the expected reversal dates of the specific temporary
differences.
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**Fair Value of Financial Instruments**
ASC Topic 820 *Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures*(ASC Topic 820) provides a framework for measuring fair value
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
ASC Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received
to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic
820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained
from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entitys own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed
based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels,
which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest
priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC Topic 820 are described as follows:
|
|
|
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date. | |
|
|
|
Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. | |
|
|
|
Level 3 Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability. | |
The following section describes the valuation methodologies
that the Company used to measure different financial instruments at fair value.
*Debt*
The fair value of the Companys debt, which approximated
the carrying value of the Companys debt as of December 31, 2025. Factors that the Company considered when estimating the fair value
of its debt included market conditions, and term of the debt. The level of the debt would be considered as Level 2
The Company relies on the guidance provided by ASC Topic
480, *Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity*, to classify certain convertible instruments. The Company first determines whether
a financial instrument should be classified as a liability. The Company will determine the liability classification if the financial instrument
is mandatorily redeemable, or if the financial instrument, other than outstanding shares, embodies a conditional obligation that the Company
must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares.
The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance
with ASC Topic 815, *Derivatives and Hedging* (ASC Topic 815), and all derivative instruments are reflected as either
assets or liabilities at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company uses estimates of fair value to value its derivative
instruments. Fair value is defined as the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between able and willing
market participants. In general, the Companys policy in estimating fair values is to first look at observable market prices for
identical assets and liabilities in active markets, where available. When these are not available, other inputs are used to model fair
value such as prices of similar instruments, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, default rates and credit spreads, relying
first on observable data from active markets. Depending on the availability of observable inputs and prices, different valuation models
could produce materially different fair value estimates. The values presented may not represent future fair values and may not be realizable.
The Company categorizes its fair value estimates in accordance with ASC Topic 820, based on the hierarchical framework associated with
the three levels or price transparency utilized in measuring financial instruments at fair value as discussed above.
Once the Company determines that a financial instrument should not be classified
as a liability, the Company determines whether the financial instrument should be presented between the liability section and the equity
section of the balance sheet (temporary equity). The Company will determine temporary equity classification if the redemption
of the financial instrument is outside the control of the Company (i.e. at the option of the holder). Otherwise, the Company accounts
for the financial instrument as permanent equity.
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*Initial Measurement*
**
The Company records its financial instruments classified
as a liability, temporary equity or permanent equity at issuance at the fair value, or cash received.
*Additional Disclosures Regarding Fair Value Measurements*
**
The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, inventory,
other assets, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of those items.
*Warrant Liabilities
*
The fair value of the derivative liabilities and warrant liabilities is
classified as Level 3 within the Companys fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 11, Derivative Instruments, for further discussion
of the measurement of fair value of the derivatives and their underlying assumptions.
**Stock-Based Compensation**
The Company has a stock-based incentive award plan for
employees, consultants and directors. The Company measures stock-based compensation at the estimated fair value on the grant date and
recognizes the amortization of stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, or when it
is probable criteria will be achieved for performance-based awards. Fair value is determined based on assumptions related to the fair
value of the Company common stock, stock volatility and risk-free rate of return. The Company has elected to recognize forfeitures when
realized.
**Concentration Risk**
****
As of December 31, 2025, the Company holds $356.9 million of Bitcoin. See
Note 5 for further discussion.
The Company outsources certain portions of product design and development
for its vehicles to third parties. In addition, the Company has outsourced the manufacturing of all of its vehicles to third-party manufacturers.
On January 8, 2024, the Company notified the manufacturer of the Volcon
Youth motorcycles that it was terminating the co-branding and distribution agreement with them due to lower than anticipated sales of
these units. In March 2024, the Company agreed to allow the manufacturer to keep all fully paid for units manufactured and held by the
manufacturer, cease selling the Volcon Youth motorcycles as of June 30, 2024, and pay cash of $2,070,000 which included a payment of $370,000
in March 2024 and $100,000 monthly for seventeen months starting April 2024. All Volcon Youth inventory was written off as of June 30,
2024.
The settlement was recorded in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. On October 2, 2024, the Company and the
manufacturer amended the settlement agreement and the Company agreed to pay the manufacturer $300,000 by October 31, 2024 to fully settle
the remaining payments under the March 2024 agreement and to return any remaining spare parts and finished goods held by the Company in
its Texas warehouse. The Company recognized a reduction of expense of $700,000 in cost of goods sold in the year ended December 31, 2024
related to this amendment.
In June 2024, the Company was notified by the manufacturer of a suspension
component for the Stag that due to the Companys initial production forecast provided by the third-party manufacturer of the Stag,
the vendor had acquired raw materials to fulfill several months worth of this component needed for the forecast. Although the Company
had provided updated forecasts to the third-party manufacturer of the Stag, the revised forecasts were not provided timely to this vendor.
The Company entered into an agreement to pay for the excess raw materials by making weekly payments of $13,791 and to purchase remaining
finished goods of $110,000. The Company recorded an expense of $1,091,308 in cost of goods sold
for the year ended December 31, 2024. The remaining payments for this agreement of $109,163 are
classified as a short-term liability as they are due to be paid by February 2026.
****
****
****
****
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****
On December
6, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (Agreement) with GLV, the manufacturer of
the Stag and Grunt EVO, pursuant to which the Company and the manufacturer agreed to terminate the Supplier Agreement dated March
11, 2022 for the development and engineering of the Volcon Stag vehicle prototypes; the Supplier Agreement dated May 29, 2022 for
the manufacturing of the Volcon Grunt EVO motorcycle; and the Supplier Agreement dated August 11, 2022 for the manufacturing of the
Volcon Stag vehicle (collectively, the Supplier Agreements). Pursuant to the Agreement, among other items, the Company
and the manufacturer agreed to indemnify each other with respect to certain outstanding vendor payables and the Company agreed to
pay GLV a termination fee of $125,000 per month for a period of twenty-two months. The remaining payments for this agreement of
$1,080,021 are
classified as a short-term liability as they are due to be paid by September 2026.
**New Accounting Pronouncements**
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income StatementReporting Comprehensive
IncomeExpense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires
companies to disclose disaggregated amounts relating to (a) inventory purchases; (b) employee compensation; (c) depreciation; (d) intangible
asset amortization; and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Further, this guidance will require companies to include certain
amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current U.S. GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements,
disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively
and disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entitys definition of selling expenses.
The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed expense disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation
decisions. This guidance is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and
interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 but early adoption is permitted. ASU 2024-03 should be applied on a prospective
basis, but retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance
on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures**.**
**NOTE 3 SEGMENT REPORTING**
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-7), requiring
public companies to disclose information about their reportable segments significant expenses and other segment items on an interim
and annual basis. Public companies with a single report segment were required to apply the disclosure requirements in ASU 2023-07, as
well as all existing segment disclosures and reconciliation requirements of ASU 2023-07 during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Subsequent to the implementation of the Companys
digital asset treasury strategy, the Company continues to operate as one operating segment and the Companys Co-CEOs are the Companys
chief operating decision makers (CODMs). The Corporate & Other category presented in the following tables
is not considered an operating segment. It consists primarily of costs and expenses related to executing the Companys Bitcoin strategy
and includes the unrealized gain or loss on digital assets, other third-party costs associated with the Companys Bitcoin holdings,
and net interest expense primarily related to debt obligations, the net proceeds of which were primarily used to repurchase the Companys
common stock. Beginning in July 2025, the Company has dedicated certain corporate resources to its Bitcoin strategy. These costs, including
related share-based compensation expense, are included within the Corporate resources and the Share-based compensation
expense segment expense line items to better align with their activities and utilization.
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The following tables present (for the operating segment
and the Corporate & Other category, and on a consolidated basis) the Companys revenues and significant expenses regularly provided
to the CODMs, excluding discontinued operations as discussed in Note 18 below, reconciled to loss from continuing operations for the year
ended December 31, 2025.
|
Schedule of segment information | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
Operating Segment | | |
Corporate & Other | | |
Total | | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
Revenue | |
$ | 974,977 | | |
$ | | | |
$ | 974,977 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold | |
| (1,337,595 | ) | |
| | | |
| (1,337,595 | ) | |
|
Gross margin | |
| (362,618 | ) | |
| | | |
| (362,618 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Operating expenses: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Sales and marketing | |
| 1,483,138 | | |
| | | |
| 1,483,138 | | |
|
Product development | |
| 398,605 | | |
| | | |
| 398,605 | | |
|
General and administrative | |
| 9,286,470 | | |
| | | |
| 9,286,470 | | |
|
Corporate | |
| | | |
| 752,323 | | |
| 752,323 | | |
|
Digital asset custody fee | |
| | | |
| 713,185 | | |
| 713,185 | | |
|
Share-based compensation expense | |
| 1,100,670 | | |
| 16,724,269 | | |
| 17,824,939 | | |
|
Unrealized loss on digital assets | |
| | | |
| 122,659,151 | | |
| 122,659,151 | | |
|
Total operating expenses | |
| 12,268,883 | | |
| 140,848,928 | | |
| 153,117,811 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Other income | |
| | | |
| 1,565,515 | | |
| 1,565,515 | | |
|
Loss on repayment of credit facility | |
| | | |
| (125,377 | ) | |
| (125,377 | ) | |
|
Gain on change in fair value of financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| 46,672 | | |
| 46,672 | | |
|
Interest income | |
| | | |
| 292,623 | | |
| 292,623 | | |
|
Interest expense | |
| | | |
| (2,253,819 | ) | |
| (2,253,819 | ) | |
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | |
| (12,631,501 | ) | |
| (141,323,314 | ) | |
| (153,954,815 | ) | |
|
Income tax benefit | |
| | | |
| 5,383,973 | | |
| 5,383,973 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Loss from continuing operations | |
$ | (12,631,501 | ) | |
$ | (135,939,341 | ) | |
$ | (148,570,842 | ) | |
Prior to the implementation of the Companys
digital asset treasury strategy in July 2025, the Company operated as one operating segment, and the Companys chief operating decision
maker was the CEO, who used the consolidated statement of operations to assess financial performance. For the year ended December 31,
2024, see the consolidated statement of operations above.
**NOTE 4 INVENTORY**
****
Inventory consists of finished goods as follows:
|
Schedule of inventory | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
December 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
Total inventory | |
$ | 330,619 | | |
$ | 1,455,477 | | |
During 2024, the Company lowered the sales price of the Grunt EVO which
was sold to dealers and distributors. Since the unit sales price was below the unit cost the Company paid to the manufacturer, the Company
wrote down the Grunt EVO finished goods inventory and recorded an expense of $674,379. In
2025, the Grunt EVO was written down to $1,000 per unit and all Grunt EVOs were sold out as of March
2025.
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In October 2024, the Company notified the manufacturer of the Stag UTV
that the Company intended to terminate the manufacturing agreement between the parties due to, among other things, significant cost increases
for finished units over the original contracted cost. The Company wrote down all of the Stag raw materials inventory as of September 30,
2024. The Company concluded it would not be able to recover the inventory since it was in the manufacturers possession at the time,
and even if it could the Company does not believe that it could find another manufacturer who could build the Stag without the Company
incurring significant additional costs to have the manufacturer set up a production facility. In addition, the Company wrote off all prepaid
deposits and advances paid to vendors and the manufacturer of the Stag. The total write-off related to Stag inventory, prepaid inventory
and advances was $8,712,644. As noted above, the Company and the manufacturer entered into a settlement agreement and terminated the manufacturing
agreement which included giving all raw materials inventory to the manufacturer.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company
has purchase commitments for future payments due for inventory of $41,251.
****
**NOTE 5 DIGITAL ASSETS**
****
As of December 31, 2025, the Companys investment
in digital assets is solely comprised of 4,081 BTC, including 1,451 BTC with a carrying value of $126,926,895 and 2,630 BTC with a carrying
value of $230,048,488 restricted by lenders as collateral for borrowing arrangements. BTC restricted by lenders as collateral for borrowing
arrangements will remain restricted until the underlying borrowings are repaid (see Note 7 for further discussion of the borrowing arrangements,
collateral requirements, and repayment provisions).
The following table summarizes the Companys
digital assets held as of December 31, 2025, and related activities:
|
Schedule of digital asset purchases | |
| | |
|
Bitcoin at December 31, 2025 | |
| 4,081 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
|
Beginning Balance | |
$ | | | |
|
Cost of BTC purchased | |
| 451,634,534 | | |
|
BTC received from sales of common stock or pre-funded warrants | |
| 28,000,000 | | |
|
Unrealized loss on BTC | |
| (122,659,151 | ) | |
|
Total BTC carrying value at December 31, 2025 | |
| 356,975,383 | | |
|
Less fair value of BTC restricted by lenders as collateral for loans | |
| (230,048,488 | ) | |
|
Digital Assets | |
$ | 126,926,895 | | |
BTC is a digital asset, which is a novel asset class
that is subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. Holding BTC does not generate any cash flows and
involves custodial fees and other costs. Additionally, the price of BTC has historically experienced significant price volatility, and
a significant decrease in the price of BTC would adversely affect the Companys financial condition and results of operations. The
Companys strategy of acquiring and holding BTC also exposes it to counterparty risks with respect to the custody of its BTC, cybersecurity
risks, and other risks inherent to holding a digital asset. In particular, the Company is subject to the risk that, if its private keys
with respect to its digital assets are lost or destroyed or other similar circumstances or events occur, the Company may lose some or
all of its digital assets, which could materially adversely affect the Companys financial condition and results of operations.
To mitigate this risk, the Company utilizes multiple custodians in order to limit the concentration of holding its digital assets within
one custodian.
In the period from January 1, 2026 to March 25, 2026, the Company sold
722 BTC and received proceeds of $50.0 million. As discussed in Note 7, during this period the Company also borrowed proceeds of
$5.0 million and transferred 149 BTC as collateral for the additional borrowing and the Company also repaid $10.0 million and received
335 BTC from the lender. Additionally, the Company transferred 937 BTC to lenders due to required collateral increases due to the decrease
in BTC below collateral thresholds as discussed further in Note 7. The Company also amended its delayed draw term loan agreement and reduced
the required BTC collateral and received 490 BTC from the lender (see Note 7).
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**NOTE 6 LONG LIVED ASSETS**
**Property and Equipment**
****
Property and equipment consist of the following:
|
Schedule of property and equipment | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
December 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | | |
|
Machinery, tooling and equipment | |
$ | 183,281 | | |
$ | 145,192 | | |
|
Vehicles | |
| 135,077 | | |
| 185,482 | | |
|
Internal use manufactured vehicles | |
| | | |
| 109,268 | | |
|
Fixtures & furniture | |
| 9,521 | | |
| 50,768 | | |
|
Leasehold improvements | |
| 2,230 | | |
| 44,663 | | |
|
Computers | |
| | | |
| 217,341 | | |
|
| |
| 330,109 | | |
| 752,714 | | |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation | |
| (95,457 | ) | |
| (546,576 | ) | |
|
Total property and equipment | |
$ | 234,652 | | |
$ | 206,138 | | |
Depreciation expense for the years
ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $288,495 and $360,711, respectively
**NOTE 7 BORROWINGS FOR SHARE REPURCHASES**
****
**Credit Facility and Term Loan**
On August 15, 2025, the Company entered into a Master
Repurchase Agreement and related commitment letter (together the MRA) with a third-party pursuant to which the Company could
borrow up to $25.0 million Upon entry into the MRA the Company paid a commitment fee of $150,000 in connection with the MRA, which the
Company has recorded as loan issuances costs and will amortize this amount, plus legal fees associated with the MRA, over the 90 day term
of the borrowings. Upon the initial borrowing date, the Company was required to place a minimum of $15,625,000 of BTC in a custody account
with an affiliate of the third-party, which was required to be retained through the term of the agreement. The interest on all borrowings
under the MRA was 11.0% per annum, which was payable monthly. The repayment date could have been extended at the option of the Company
by three 30-day periods for a fee of 0.20%, 0.50% and 0.60% for the first, second and third 30-day periods, respectively.
The minimum initial borrowing under the MRA was $3.0
million and additional minimum borrowings were no less than $1.0 million. Under the MRA, the Company was required to provide the lender
additional Bitcoin as collateral for each borrowing of 250% of the amount borrowed. If the value of BTC held by the lender as collateral
decreased below 200% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding, the Company was required to provide additional Bitcoin to increase the value
back to 250% of the loans outstanding. If the value of Bitcoin increased to over 300% of the total aggregate outstanding borrowings, the
lender was required to return Bitcoin or cash to the Company until the collateral equaled 250% of the aggregate outstanding borrowings.
If the value of BTC decreases below 125% and additional collateral is not provided within a specified time period, the lender may liquidate
BTC and use the proceeds to repay the outstanding borrowings and return the remaining BTC to the Company. Upon repayment of the outstanding
borrowings under the MRA, the third-party lender was required to return all Bitcoin held as collateral.
On September 18, 2025, the Company and the third-party
lender amended the MRA and increased the available borrowings by an additional $10.0 million which also required the Company to increase
the amount of Bitcoin in the custody account to a total of $21,875,000. All other provisions of the MRA remained the same. The Company
borrowed the full $35.0 million available under the MRA, as amended, as of September 22, 2025, and used the proceeds to repurchase its
common stock, including any brokerage commissions under the Companys share repurchase program.
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On September 26, 2025, the Company and the third-party
lender under the MRA entered into a new Master Repurchase Agreement and related transaction confirmation (together the Repo Facility)
with a maturity date of August 31, 2026 and providing for $50.0 million in cash advances to the Company in exchange for purchased securities
in the form of Bitcoin. Upon entry into the Repo Facility, the Company paid a commitment fee of $125,000, which was recorded as loan issuance
costs which, with legal fees incurred for the Repo Facility, will be amortized through August 31, 2026, the due date for any outstanding
borrowings. The interest rate for borrowings under the Repo Facility is 8.5% per annum. The first $35.0 million borrowed under the Repo
Facility was required to be, and was, used to repay all outstanding borrowings under the MRA and there was no early prepayment penalty.
In addition, borrowings under the Repo Facility were used to pay accrued interest for borrowings outstanding under the MRA of $165,917,
and the $125,000 commitment fee. The remaining proceeds of $14.7 million were deposited into one of the Companys bank accounts
and the Company has used the proceeds to repurchase its common stock, including commissions due to the placement agent, under the Companys
share repurchase program, as discussed further in Note 13 below. The Repo Facility has an early prepayment fee of 2% if repaid within
six months of the agreement date and 1% if paid after six months but before August 31, 2026.
The Company recognized a loss on the repayment of
the MRA totaling $125,377 for the unamortized issuance costs, which includes the commitment fee and legal fees, as of the repayment date.
As of December 31, 2025, 1,434 BTC with a fair value of $125.4 million was held as collateral for the outstanding balance borrowed of
$50 million. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $1,435,170 of interest expense for the above borrowing arrangements,
including accrued interest of $365,972 as of December 31, 2025.
On
February 4, 2026, the value of BTC held as collateral decreased below 200% of the aggregate borrowings and the Company provided 361 BTC
to increase the collateral value back to 250% of the aggregate borrowings.
**Delayed
Draw Term Loans**
On October 12,
2025, the Company entered into a Master Loan Agreement (the MLA) with a lender to obtain additional capital in the
form of delayed draw term loans. Under the MLA, the Company may borrow, an aggregate principal
amount of up to $100.0 million, through October 9, 2026 (subject to the extension referenced
below), at which date, all such loans, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and related obligations, shall become due and payable
in their entirety. The Company has the option, in its sole discretion, to
extend the due date of all such loans for one additional year, to October 9, 2027 and the Company exercised this option on October
29, 2025. Further, the MLA was not subject to any commitment fees and borrowings can be repaid early
without any prepayment penalty or premium. Prior to the amendment discussed below, the interest rate applicable to all outstanding loans
was 6.50% per annum payable monthly.
The MLA initially
required the Company to provide the Lender collateral of BTC equal to 250% of any amount borrowed (the Initial Collateral Rate).
If the value of BTC held by the lender as collateral decreased below 175% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding (Collateral
Call Level), the Company is required to provide additional BTC to increase the value back to 250% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding.
If the value of BTC increased to over 345% of the total aggregate outstanding borrowings (the Collateral Refund Level),
the lender is required to return BTC to the Company until the collateral equals 250% of the aggregate outstanding borrowings. If the value
of BTC decreased below 150% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding (the Liquidation Level) the Company was required to
provide additional BTC to increase the value back to 250% within 24 hours or the lender may liquidate collateral equal to the amount to
repay the aggregate outstanding borrowings and return any remaining collateral to the Company.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has utilized draw
term loans totaling $50.0
million and provided 1,196 BTC with a fair value
of $104.6
million to the lender as collateral. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $560,351
of interest expense. As discussed in Note 5 above, in the period from January 1, 2026, to March 25, 2026, the Company borrowed an additional
$5.0 million and repaid $10.0 million under the MLA.
On February 4, 2026, the value of BTC decreased below
the Collateral Call Level and the Company provided the lender 576 BTC to bring the value of the collateral back to the Initial Collateral
Level.
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On February 10, 2026, the MLA was amended and the
Initial Collateral Rate was reduced to 174%, the Collateral Call Level was reduced to 153%, the Collateral Refund Level was reduced to
217% and the Liquidation Level was reduced to 143%. The lender returned 490 BTC to the Company as a result of this amendment. The amendment
also increased the interest rate applicable to all outstanding loans to 7.5% and reduced the time period for the Company to provide collateral
for the Liquidation Level to 12 hours.
**NOTE 8 NOTES PAYABLE**
****
In March 2023, the Company entered into two financing arrangements to purchase
two vehicles. The total principal of these arrangements is $96,024 with interest rates of 11.44% and 8.63% and monthly payments totaling
$1,923 are due through February 2028 and $908 per month until February 2029. The vehicles are collateral for these arrangements. In February
2024, one of the vehicles was involved in an accident and was totaled. The note payable associated with this vehicle was paid off with
the proceeds received from the insurance carrier.
The following table provides the maturities of notes payable as of December
31, 2025:
|
Schedule of maturities of notes payable | |
| | |
|
2026 | |
| 10,898 | | |
|
2027 | |
| 10,898 | | |
|
2028 | |
| 10,898 | | |
|
2029 | |
| 1,816 | | |
|
Total future payments | |
| 34,510 | | |
|
Less: Interest | |
| (5,978 | ) | |
|
Total notes payable | |
| 28,532 | | |
|
Less current portion | |
| (8,047 | ) | |
|
Long-term notes payable | |
$ | 20,485 | | |
****
**NOTE 9 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES**
On May 24, 2023, the Company issued Senior Convertible
Notes (the New Notes) with an aggregate principal amount of $4,934,783 (debt issuance costs of $586,968) due February 24,
2024 to the same investors who were issued convertible notes in August 2022 (the Convertible Notes). The New Notes had an
initial conversion price of $3,657,600 per share of common stock, which was adjusted to $1,080,000 upon stockholder approval received
on August 3, 2023. The conversion price was also subject to further adjustment if the Company completed an equity or convertible note
offering with a price below $1,080,000, or completed a stock split, reverse stock split or recapitalization where the lowest days
volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Companys stock price is below $1,080,000 in the five days following the
stock split, with a floor price of $0.22 (subject to stockholder approval, which was obtained on August 3, 2023). The conversion price
was also subject to further adjustment if the Company completed an equity or convertible note offering with a price below $1,080,000.
The New Notes were issued with an original issue discount of 8.8% and did not bear interest unless an event of default had occurred, upon
which interest accrued at 10% per annum.
The holders of the New Notes also received fully vested
warrants (the New Warrants) to purchase four shares of the Companys common stock at an initial exercise price of
$1,569,600 per share. The New Warrants expire on August 24, 2027.
Concurrent with the issuance of the New Notes, the
Company exchanged the Convertible Notes into two new notes, Series A Notes and Series B Notes both due February 24, 2024 (collectively
the Exchange Notes and collectively with the New Notes the May 2023 Notes). The aggregate principal amount
of Series A Notes was $3,690,422 and these were convertible into the Companys common stock at an initial conversion price of $1,080,000
per share. The aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes was $23,483,491 and were convertible into the Companys common stock
at an initial conversion price of $1,569,600 which was adjusted to $1,080,000 upon stockholder approval received on August 3, 2023.
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Events of default for the May 2023 Notes were defined
in the note agreements and the Company was in compliance with all covenants until the May 2023 Notes were exchanged for Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) on March 4, 2024 as discussed below.
The Company recognized interest expense of $314,838
in the three months ended March 31, 2024 for the accretion of the discount and amortization offering costs on the May 2023 Notes.
The Company also exchanged the seven Note Warrants
with an exercise price of $4,104,000 per share issued with the Convertible Notes in August 2022 for 12 warrants which had an initial exercise
price of $1,569,600 per share (the Exchange Warrants) and was adjusted to $1,080,000 per share upon stockholder approval
received on August 3, 2023. The Exchange Warrants expire on August 24, 2027.
The conversion prices of the Exchange Notes, and the
exercise prices of the New Warrants and Exchange Warrants (collectively the May 2023 Warrants) were subject to further adjustment
in the event that the Company issues additional common stock, stock options, warrants or convertible notes with prices below the exercise
price in effect at the time of issuance, or completes a stock split, reverse stock split or recapitalization where the lowest days
VWAP of the Companys stock price is below the then exercise price in the five days following the stock split with a floor of $0.22
per share.
In September 2023, the Company and the holders of
the Exchange Warrants entered into a warrant inducement agreement whereby the Exchange Warrant holders agreed to exercise two Exchange
Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $504,000 per share. The Company issued the holders two warrants (Reload Warrants)
with an initial exercise price of $720,000 per share. The Reload Warrants were immediately exercisable for unregistered shares of the
Companys common stock and have the same terms as the May 2023 Warrants and expire August 24, 2027. As discussed in Note 13 below,
the holders of the Exchange and Reload Warrants notified the Company that they were forfeiting these warrants.
The May 2023 Warrants and Reload Warrants contained
certain conversion limitations, providing that a holder thereof may not exercise such warrants to the extent that, if after giving effect
to such conversion, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Companys
common stock immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, $7,414,025
of principal of the May 2023 Notes were converted into 622 shares of common stock. The Company recognized a loss of $333,544 on the conversion
including the write off of $55,490 of unamortized debt issuance costs. On March 4, 2024, the remaining principal of the May 2023 Notes
of $24,716,118 was exchanged for 24,698 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1,000 and an initial conversion
price of $8,512. The Company recognized a loss on the exchange of the Convertible Notes for Preferred Stock of $1,314,065.
As a result of the exchange for Preferred Stock in
March 2024, the May 2023 Notes are no longer outstanding. The May 2023 Warrants exercise price was reduced to $8,512
as a result of this exchange. See further discussion in Note 13.
**NOTE 10 - MAY 2024 SENIOR NOTES**
On May 22, 2024, the Company issued Senior Notes with an aggregate principal
amount of $2,942,170 due May 22, 2025 (the May 2024 Notes) for proceeds before expenses of $2,501,001 (issuance costs were
$245,150). The notes were issued with an original issue discount of 15% and did not bear interest unless an event of default occurs, upon
which interest will accrue at 10% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the May 2024 Notes, if the Company completed an equity or debt offering
while any principal of the May 2024 Notes was outstanding, thirty percent of the proceeds from such offering are required to be used to
repay the outstanding principal of the May 2024 Notes until they are fully repaid. The holders of the May 2024 Notes also received fully
vested warrants (the May 2024 Note Warrants) to purchase 1,589 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise
price of $1,856 per share. The May 2024 Note Warrants were exercisable beginning November 23, 2024 and expire November 23, 2029. The number
of warrants and the exercise price are subject to adjustment if the Company declares a stock dividend, stock split or recapitalization.
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The Company allocated the net proceeds received from the issuance of the
May 2024 Notes and May 2024 Note Warrants based on the relative fair values of each resulting in net proceeds of $1,232,651 being allocated
to the May 2024 Notes recorded as a current liability in the balance sheet and net proceeds of $1,023,200 being allocated to the May 2024
Note Warrants which was recorded in equity.
|
Schedule of senior notes | |
| | |
|
Principal amount | |
$ | 2,942,170 | | |
|
Unamortized discount and issuance costs | |
| (1,525,700 | ) | |
|
Net carrying amount | |
$ | 1,416,470 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded non-cash
interest expense of $238,965
to accrete the allocated value of the May 2024 Notes, which includes the amortization of debt issuance costs. As discussed further in
Note 13, the May 2024 Notes were fully repaid on July 12, 2024 and a loss of $1,470,554
was recognized in the year ended December 31, 2024 for the early extinguishment of these notes.
**NOTE 11 - WARRANT LIABILITIES**
**Series A and Series B Warrants**
****
As discussed in Note 13 below, the Company issued
Series A and Series B Warrants (the November 2023 Warrants) in connection with the sale of common units and pre-funded warrant
units. Under the terms of the November 2023 Warrants, the number and exercise price are subject to adjustment if the Company completes
certain transactions specified in these warrant agreements. In addition, the Series A Warrants have a cashless exercise provision, if
approved by stockholders, which would allow holders to cashless exercise one warrant for three shares of the Companys common stock.
Such adjustments were subject to stockholder approval (which was received on January 12, 2024). The Company initially determined that
these warrants should be classified as liabilities and used a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value until stockholder approval
of the cashless exercise provision was completed.
Subsequent to the approval by stockholders of the
cashless exercise provision of the Series A Warrant, the fair value of each Series A Warrant is the value of three shares of the Companys
common stock. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized a loss of $12,733,180 for the change in fair value of the
Series A Warrants and the Company reclassified the fair value of Series A Warrants exercised on a cashless basis to stockholders equity
in the amount of $17,352,653. Based on the closing price of the Companys common stock on December 31, 2025 of $4.565, the fair
value of each Series A Warrant is $13.695 and based on the total number of warrants outstanding of
4,740, the warrant liability for Series A Warrants is $64,985 at December 31, 2025.
In the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized
a loss of $2,174,673
on the change in fair value of the Series B Warrants and a gain of $165,355
from the exercise of the Series B Warrants. As discussed in Note 13 below, on May 17, 2024, certain terms of the Series B Warrants were
amended, including a cashless exercise provision, which resulted in the Series B warrants no longer being liabilities. The fair value
of each Series B Warrant is the value of the closing stock price of the Company times 0.81, the cashless exercise exchange ratio. Based
on the closing price of the Companys common stock on May 17, 2024 of $1,849.60,
the fair value of each Series B Warrant is $1,498.16. The fair value of the Series B Warrants of $ 3,405,662
as of May 17, 2024 was reclassified to equity. As of December 31, 2025, 24
Series B Warrants remain outstanding.
The following represents the activity associated with
the Series A Warrants for the year ended December 31, 2025:
|
Schedule of derivative liability | |
| | |
|
Fair value on January 1, 2025 | |
$ | 111,658 | | |
|
Gain on change in fair value | |
| (46,673 | ) | |
|
Balance at December 31, 2025 | |
$ | 64,985 | | |
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**NOTE 12 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
****
**Gemini**
On July 13, 2025, the Company entered into a Strategic
Digital Assets Services Agreement with Gemini NuStar, LLC (Gemini) (the Gemini Agreement), pursuant to which
Gemini will provide non-discretionary execution and digital asset-related informational services. These services may include market commentary,
protocol updates, or other general insights as directed by the Company. Gemini does not act as an advisor, fiduciary, or investment manager
to the Company, and all trading and investment decisions remain solely under the Companys control. In connection with the Gemini
Agreement, upon the closing of the Private Placement, the Company issued a warrant to Gemini to purchase up to 901,542 shares of common
stock, discussed further in Note 13.
Also on July 13, 2025, the Company entered into a
Custodial Services Agreement (together with the Gemini Agreement, the Gemini Agreements) with Gemini Trust Company, LLC
(Gemini Trust), pursuant to which the Company has engaged Gemini Trust to provide custody services of the Companys
digital asset holdings. The Company pays a monthly custodial fee as a percentage of the digital assets held in the Companys custodial
accounts at Gemini at month end. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company has recognized custodial fee expense of $687,531.
Mr. Rohan Chauhan, a member of the Companys
board of directors (the Board), was the Director of Strategy at Gemini until December 23, 2025.
****
**Board of Directors**
On July 17, 2025, in connection with the Private Placements,
the Companys four existing independent members of the Board prior to the Private Placements received an aggregate payment from
the Company of $600,000 in cash, with each individual amount based on their board tenure as payment for equity awards that could not be
issued previously as part of their compensation for being on the Companys Board. Each existing independent director also received
a grant of 10,000 stock options from the Companys 2025 Stock Plan to purchase the Companys common stock at $10.00 per share
with a ten-year term, regardless of service being provided and only forfeitable in the event board service is terminated for cause as
defined in the stock option agreements (the Forfeiture Clause). These stock options vest in 20% installments based upon
the achievement of milestones tied to the daily VWAP of the Companys common stock trading price with the first 20% vesting at $10.00
and each installment increasing in $5.00 increments, and all stock options fully vesting if the daily VWAP reaches $30.00 (the Applicable
Vesting Schedule). These stock options are not exercisable until the 2025 Stock Plan and shares to be issued under the 2025 Stock
Plan are approved by the Companys stockholders (the Approval Requirement). These board members collectively purchased
60,000 shares of the Companys common stock for $600,000 in the Private Placements.
In connection with the Private Placements, the Board
elected Ryan Lane, Ian Read, Rohan Chauhan and Matthew Homer to serve on the Board until director elections are held at the Companys
next stockholder meeting. In connection with the appointment of each of Messrs. Read, Homer and Chauhan as directors, each: (a) signed
an offer letter with the Company pursuant to which they each will be entitled to an annual fee of $40,000 plus a $10,000 fee for any committees
on which they serve, both of which will be paid quarterly; and (b) was granted 298,802 stock options from the Companys 2025 Stock
Plan to purchase the Companys common stock at $10.00 per share with a ten-year term, and subject to the Forfeiture Clause. These
stock options vest in accordance with the Applicable Vesting Schedule and are subject to the Approval Requirement.
In connection with the Private Placements, Mr. Lane
was also appointed to serve as both Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of the Company. Mr. Lane
signed an employment agreement with the Company, dated July 17, 2025, and his annual salary is $225,000. Mr. Lane was also paid a signing
bonus of $225,000 and was granted 1,792,812 stock options from the Companys 2025 Stock Plan to purchase the Companys common
stock at $10.00 per share with a ten-year term, and subject to the Forfeiture Clause. These stock options vest in accordance with the
Applicable Vesting Schedule and are subject to the Approval Requirement. Mr. Lane is a founder and principal of Empery Asset Management
LP (EAM), an investor in the Company, and will continue to provide services to EAM while also being employed by the Company.
Mr. Lane also purchased 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock for $1.0 million and funds controlled by EAM purchased 2,500,000
shares of the Companys common stock for $25.0 million in the Private Placements. As of December 31, 2025, funds controlled by EAM
own 2,930,345 shares of the Companys common stock, and the following warrants to purchase the Companys common stock i) 4,323
pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.00001, ii) 340,626 pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.00008, iii) 493,751
warrants with an exercise price of $16.00, iv) 804 warrants with an exercise price of $1,856.00.
All Board members, other than Mr. Lane and Mr. John
Kim, also Co-CEO and director, receive an annual fee of $40,000 payable quarterly plus an additional fee of $10,000 for each committee
of the Board on which each director serves, if any.
In March 2025, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with ThankYou Studios, an entity owned by Orn Olason, a member of the Companys Board. ThankYou Studios completed a marketing
and brand assessment for the Company and the total fees were $45,000.
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**Existing Officers**
**Chief Executive Officer**
On January 30, 2024, John Kim, formerly an independent
board member of the Company, signed an employment agreement with the Company to become the CEO effective February 3, 2024. Mr. Kims
salary was $800,000 and he had an annual bonus of $250,000. Mr. Kim would also receive 5% of the gross proceeds or other consideration
if the Company completes a sale of substantially all of its assets or otherwise enters into a change of control transaction. Mr. Kim would
also be entitled to an equity award equal to 10% of the Companys fully diluted equity, subject to stockholder approval. The Companys
stockholders approved stock options to purchase 180,375 shares of the Companys common stock at $4.56 per share at the annual stockholders
meeting held on May 30, 2025. These stock options are fully vested and expire on May 30, 2035.
The above employment agreement was terminated upon
execution of a new employment agreement in conjunction with the Private Placements, following which Mr. Kim became Co-CEO and remained
on the Board. His annual salary under the new employment agreement is $225,000 and he received a bonus of $225,000 payable upon signing
of the new employment agreement with no further bonuses due to Mr. Kim. Mr. Kim was granted 1,494,010 stock options from the Companys
2025 Stock Plan to purchase the Companys common stock at $10.00 per share with a ten-year term, and subject to the Forfeiture Clause.
These stock options vest in accordance with the Applicable Vesting Schedule and are subject to the Approval Requirement. Mr. Kim also
agreed to modify his previously granted stock options in May 2025 to increase the exercise price from $4.56 to $10.00 per share upon completion
of the Private Placements. Mr. Kim also purchased 22,500 shares of the Companys common stock for $225,000 in the Private Placements.
**Chief Financial Officer**
On January 30, 2024, Greg Endo, the Companys
Chief Financial Officer, signed a new employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Endos salary was increased to $300,000 and he
would have an annual bonus of up to 50% of his salary as determined by the compensation committee of the Board. The Board approved the
full amount of Mr. Endos 2024 bonus. Mr. Endo had agreed to a reduction of his salary to $238,500 through the end of 2024. On August
23, 2024, the compensation committee of the Board resolved that effective August 16, 2024, Mr. Endos annual salary would be restored
to $300,000. Mr. Endo would also receive 5% of the gross proceeds or other consideration if the Company completes a sale of substantially
all of its assets or otherwise enters into a change of control transaction. Mr. Endo would also be entitled to an equity award equal to
4% of the Companys fully diluted equity, subject to stockholder approval. The Companys stockholders approved a grant to
Mr. Endo of stock options to purchase 72,150 shares of the Companys common stock at $4.56 per share at the annual stockholders
meeting held on May 30, 2025. These stock options are fully vested and expire on May 30, 2035.
The above employment agreement was terminated upon
execution of a new employment agreement in conjunction with the Private Placements. Mr. Endo remains as the Companys Chief Financial
Officer and his annual salary under the new employment agreement is $300,000 and he received a bonus of $150,000 payable upon signing
of the new employment agreement with no further bonuses due to Mr. Endo. Mr. Endo was granted 747,005 stock options from the Companys
2025 Stock Plan to purchase the Companys common stock at $10.00 per share with a ten-year term, and subject to the Forfeiture Clause.
These stock options vest in accordance with the Applicable Vesting Schedule and are subject to the Approval Requirement. Mr. Endo also
agreed to modify his previously granted stock options to increase the exercise price from $4.56 to $10.00 per share upon completion of
the Private Placements. Mr. Endo also purchased 20,000 shares of the Companys common stock for $200,000 in the Private Placements.
The Company accrued the above-mentioned bonuses payable
to Mr. Kim and Mr. Endo under their employment agreements prior to the Private Placements in accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2024,
and these were paid in April 2025. The bonuses payable upon signing of the new employment agreements were paid in July 2025.
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**Other Executive Officer Appointments**
In connection with the Private Placements, the Board
appointed Timothy Silver and Brett Director to serve on the Companys management team. Mr. Silver serves as Chief Operating Officer
and Mr. Director serves as Vice President of Legal. Mr. Silver and Mr. Director signed employment agreements, and their annual salaries
are $150,000 and $200,000, respectively. Mr. Silver and Mr. Director were also granted 597,604 and 298,802 inducement stock options, respectively,
to purchase the Companys common stock at $10.00 per share with a ten-year term, subject to the Forfeiture Clause. These stock options
vest in accordance with the Applicable Vesting Schedule. Mr. Silver and Mr. Director are also employees of EAM and will continue to provide
services to EAM while also being employees of the Company. Mr. Silver purchased 2,500 shares of the Companys common stock for $25,000
and Mr. Director purchased 10,000 shares of the Companys common stock for $100,000 in the Private Placements.
**Former Employees**
On January 13, 2024, the Companys former Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Jordan Davis, resigned his employment with the Company effective February 2, 2024. The Company
entered into a 30-day consulting agreement with Mr. Davis and paid him $12,500.
On February 23, 2024, Katherine Hale resigned her
position as Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Hale was provided a severance amount of $112,500 which was paid out in three monthly installments
beginning in March 2024.
In December 2022, the Company entered into an employment
agreement with Christian Okonsky, one of the Companys founders and former Chairman of the Board, whereby Mr. Okonsky became an
employee on January 2, 2023 as Chief Technology Officer with an annual salary of $170,000 and healthcare and other benefits that are also
provided to all Company employees. Mr. Okonsky informed the Company on January 27, 2024 that he would resign his employment and forfeit
his salary and benefits effective February 1, 2024.
In March 2024, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with Mr. Okonsky pursuant to which he was entitled to a monthly fee of $5,000 and payment of 1% of the gross proceeds from any
merger, sale or change of control transaction (Change of Control Payment) (as determined by the Board) entered into by the
Company for a period of up to 6 months following the termination of the consulting agreement. The consulting agreement had a 24 month
term and was cancellable by either party with 30 days notice. This consulting agreement terminates any remaining provisions of a prior
consulting agreement entered into in March 2021 with Pink Possum, an entity controlled by Mr. Okonsky, with the exception of the four
ten-year warrants with an exercise price of $1,416,960 which remain outstanding. On September 9, 2024, Mr. Okonsky resigned from the Board
of the Company. The consulting agreement was amended and the monthly fee was amended to $8,333 per month for twelve months and the Change
of Control Payment was eliminated. In March 2025, the Company and Mr. Okonsky entered into an agreement to terminate the consulting agreement
and the Company paid Mr. Okonsky $38,000.
**Highbridge Consultants, LLC**
On August 28, 2020, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement (the Highbridge Consulting Agreement) with Highbridge Consultants, LLC (Highbridge), an entity controlled
by Mr. Adrian James, a co-founder of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. James provided the Company with services in exchange for warrants.
The Highbridge warrants were fully exercised on a cashless basis in 2021.
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In addition, pursuant to the Highbridge Consulting
Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) for an aggregate gross sales price of $100.0 million or
more, the entity will receive a cash payment equal to 1% of such gross sales price. For the purposes of the Highbridge Consulting Agreement,
Fundamental Transaction means any of the following: (i) a consolidation or merger involving the Company if the holders of
the voting securities of the Company that are outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such consolidation or merger do not,
immediately after the consummation of such consolidation or merger, hold voting securities that collectively possess at least a majority
of the voting power of all the outstanding securities of the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or such surviving entitys
parent entity; (ii) a transfer or issuance (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) by one or more of the Company and
its stockholders to one person or to any group of persons acting in concert, of shares of the Companys capital stock then collectively
possessing 50% or more of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of the Companys capital stock (computed on an as-converted
to common stock basis); or (iii) any sale, license, lease, assignment or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company. Furthermore, commencing upon the completion of the Companys initial public offering of the shares of our common stock,
if the Companys market capitalization exceeds $300.0 million for a period of 21 consecutive trading days, the entity will receive
an additional cash payment equal to $15.0 million; provided that the Company will have the right, in its sole discretion, to make the
foregoing $15.0 million payment by the issuance of shares of the Companys common stock. The foregoing amounts will be payable to
the entity if the above milestones occur any time prior to the ten year anniversary of the original Highbridge Consulting Agreement, or
August 28, 2030.
On July 11, 2025, the Company entered into a release
and termination agreement (the Consultant Termination Agreement) with Highbridge pursuant to which the parties agreed to
terminate and mutually release all of the parties rights and obligations under the Highbridge Consulting Agreement, (as amended
on or about March 25, 2021), including the release of the Companys obligation to make certain market capitalization milestone payments
to Highbridge, in exchange for the payment by the Company of a termination fee in an aggregate amount of $2.0 million, which was paid
and expensed in the year ended December 31, 2025.
**New York Office Lease**
****
On August 28, 2025, the Company entered into an assignment
and assumption of a lease agreement with EAM whereby the Company agreed to assume half of the lease obligation of the New York City office
lease of EAM since three of EAMs executives and one additional employee became Company employees in conjunction with the Private
Placement as these individuals will continue to work in the New York City office. The Company, EAM and the landlord for the facility entered
into a Consent to Assignment Agreement whereby the Company and EAM are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent to the landlord.
In the event that either EAM or the Company do not make their respective payments, then the other entity will be liable for the full rent
payment to the landlord and the paying entity can seek recourse from the non-paying entity under the contribution agreement between them.
The Companys portion of its lease obligation to the landlord is $9,617 per month, subject to increases per the terms of the EAM
lease, through June 2029, subject to adjustment for changes in property taxes assessed to the landlord on the facility. EAM signed an
extension with the landlord of the lease beyond June 2029 through September 2031. The Company will have the option to opt out of this
lease extension by providing EAM notice on or prior to June 1, 2029.
**NOTE 13 STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY**
The Company is authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares
of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock both with a par value of $0.00001. The specific rights of the preferred stock,
when so designated, shall be determined by the Board.
On June 11, 2025, the Company completed a 1-for-8
reverse stock split. Any stockholders with fractional shares as a result of the reverse stock split were paid cash (without interest)
equal to such fractional shares multiplied by the average closing sales prices of the Companys common stock during regular trading
hours for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the reverse stock split. A total of $941. was paid for the satisfaction
of fractional shares.
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**Common Stock**
On July 12, 2024, the Company consummated a registered direct offering
pursuant to which it offered and sold 12,826 shares of the Companys common stock at a purchase price of $233.60 per share and pre-funded
warrants to purchase 38,545 shares of common stock at $233.60 per pre-funded warrant. The Company received net proceeds of $10,789,261
and used $2,942,170 of the net proceeds to repay the May 2024 Notes. Through December 31, 2024, 28,282 pre-funded warrants were exercised
and the remaining 10,263 were exercised by February 2025.
On October 15, 2024, the Company and a holder of the
Companys common stock reached an agreement for the return by the holder of 12,103 shares of common stock to the Company. The holder
had exceeded the percentage of shares that they were permitted to hold of the Companys common stock. In exchange for the return
of the shares the Company issued a pre-funded warrant for 12,103 shares. These pre-funded warrants were exercised as of February 2025.
On February 6, 2025, the Company consummated an underwritten
public offering pursuant to which it received net proceeds of $10,703,882
from the sale of 53,750
common stock units, which consisted of 53,750
shares of common stock and 53,750
fully exercisable five-year warrants to purchase the Companys common stock at $16.00 per share, and 696,250
pre-funded warrant units, which consisted of 696,250 pre-funded fully exercisable warrants with an exercise price of $0.00008 and 696,250
fully exercisable five-year warrants to purchase the Companys common stock at $16.00
per share (the $16 Warrants). Through December 31, 2025, 355,626
pre-funded warrants have been exercised and no pre-funded warrants were exercised from January 1, 2026 to March 25, 2026. Through December
31, 2025, 111,500
$16
Warrants were exercised, and no $16
Warrants were exercised from January 1, 2026 to March 25, 2026.
On June 24, 2025, the Company and certain EAM entities
who hold the Companys common stock reached an agreement for the return by the holders of 4,323 shares of common stock to the Company.
In exchange for the return of the shares, the Company issued these EAM entities pre-funded warrants for 4,323 shares of common stock.
**Private Placements**
On July 17, 2025, the Company entered into (i) a securities
purchase agreement (the Cash Purchase Agreement), and (ii) a securities purchase agreement, (the BTC Purchase Agreement
and, together with the Cash Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Agreements) by and among the Company and each purchaser party
thereto pursuant to which the Company issued an aggregate of 44,414,189 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per
share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,728,662 shares of common stock. The Company received aggregate gross
proceeds of $501.0 million, before deducting cash expenses including placement agent fees and other transaction related expenses of approximately
$21.0 million, which excludes the value of the warrants issued to the placement agents as discussed below. Gross proceeds included payment
of 235.8 BTC pursuant to the BTC Purchase Agreement with a value of $28.0 million. As discussed in Note 16, the Company recognized a deferred tax benefit
of $5,383,973 due to the tax basis difference in the BTC received from these investors.
The unfunded exercise price of each pre-funded warrant
is equal to $0.00001
per underlying pre-funded warrant share. The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of each pre-funded
warrant is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, or similar events
affecting the common stock. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable in cash or by means of a cashless exercise and will not expire until
the date the pre-funded warrants are fully exercised. The pre-funded warrants may not be exercised if the aggregate number of shares
of common stock beneficially owned by the holder thereof (together with its affiliates) immediately following such exercise would exceed
a specified beneficial ownership limitation; provided, however, that a holder may increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitation
by giving notice to the Company (61 days notice for increases), but not to any percentage in excess of 9.99%. As of December 31, 2025,
2,160,073
of the pre-funded warrants issued in the Private Placements were exercised. There were 3,296,940
of these pre-warrants exercised subsequent to December 31, 2025 through March 25, 2026.
Concurrent with the Purchase Agreements, the Company
and the Purchasers entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 17, 2025 (the Registration Rights Agreement),
providing for the registration for resale of the common stock and the pre-funded warrant shares sold in the Private Placements and the
shares underlying the Gemini Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the consultant warrant issued concurrent with the Private Placements
that are not then registered on an effective registration statement, pursuant to a registration statement (the Registration Statement)
to be filed with the SEC no later than August 16, 2025. The Company filed the Registration Statement on August 15, 2025 and it became
effective on August 18, 2025 and has remained effective through March 25, 2026.
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The Company has agreed to use reasonable best efforts
to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than 60 days after closing of the Private Placements, and to keep
the Registration Statement continuously effective from the date on which the SEC declares the Registration Statement to be effective until
(i) the date on which the Purchasers shall have resold all the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) covered thereby, or (ii) the date on which the Registrable Securities may be resold by the Purchasers without registration
and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act
(Rule 144), without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement
under Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect.
The Company granted the Purchasers customary indemnification
rights in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement. The Purchasers also granted the Company customary indemnification rights
in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement.
****
**At the Market Program**
As discussed above, on October 18, 2024, the Company
established the ATM under which it can sell up to $100.0 million of its common stock and is subject to a fee payable to Aegis Capital
Corp. (Aegis) of 3%. On July 17, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No.1 to the At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement
(the ATM Sales Agreement) with Aegis which, among other matters, (i) increases the maximum capacity of the program by $1.0
billion and (ii) adjusts the fee Aegis will be paid as sales agent to 1% of gross proceeds of sales under the ATM Sales Agreement for
such additional amount. The Company filed a shelf registration statement to register the shares underlying such agreement on July 30,
2025.
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the
Company received net proceeds of $10,288,063
and $184,830
for the sale of 356,568
and 8,616
shares of common stock, respectively, through the ATM. No shares were sold under the ATM subsequent to December 31, 2025 through March
25, 2026.
**Common Stock Repurchase Programs**
****
On March 21, 2025, the Companys Board approved
a common stock repurchase program whereby the Company could repurchase up to $2.0 million of common stock subject to a limitation that
at least 500,000 shares of common stock must be outstanding to meet Nasdaq compliance rules. Through December 31, 2025, the Company
has repurchased 65,348 shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $7.82 per share with cash of $510,907, including commissions
paid of $17,045, under the March 2025 stock repurchase program.
On July 24, 2025, the Board approved a $100.0 million
common stock repurchase program (increased by the Board to $150.0 million on October 10, 2025 and increased to $200.0 million on February
2, 2026) which terminated the March 2025 repurchase program. The authorization is effective through July 24, 2027, subject to extension
or earlier termination by the Board at any time. The shares of common stock may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions
at prevailing market prices not to exceed $20.00 per share, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with
federal securities laws. The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased under the program will be determined by management
at its discretion and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the common stock, general market and economic
conditions and applicable legal requirements. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of
shares of common stock.
Through December 31, 2025, the Company has repurchased
13,705,746
shares of common stock under the new repurchase program at an average purchase price of $6.99 per share with cash of $95,771,175,
including commissions paid of $928,860.
For the period from January 1, 2026 to March 25, 2026, the Company has repurchased 9,408,645 shares of common stock at an average purchase
price of $4.24 per share with cash of $39.9 million, including commissions paid of $394,821. These repurchases were funded from amounts
borrowed under the borrowing agreements discussed in Note 7 above and from proceeds from the sale of Bitcoin.
The shares repurchased under both repurchase programs
and cash paid are presented as treasury stock in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025.
****
****
****
****
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****
**Series A Convertible Preferred Stock**
****
On March 4, 2024, the Company designated 25,000 shares
of Preferred Stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share and exchanged the remaining May 2023
Notes (principal of $24,694,670) for Preferred Stock. For each $1,000.00 of May 2023 Note principal, one share of Preferred Stock was
issued with a stated value of $1,000.00, and any principal held by an investor below $1,000.00 was granted one additional share of Preferred
Stock. A total of 24,698 shares were issued in connection with the exchange. The Preferred Stock is initially convertible into shares
of the Companys common stock at $8,512.00 per share. Conversion of Preferred Stock to common stock of the Company by the holders
of the Preferred Stock is limited based on ownership restrictions of either 4.99% or 9.99%. The conversion price is subject to adjustment
for anti-dilution provisions with an initial floor of $6,272.00 per share, subject to adjustment to $3,200.00 per share if stockholder
approval was received. The stockholders approved this adjustment at the 2024 annual meeting held on May 28, 2024.
The Preferred Stock conversion price per share is
subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split based on the lowest 5-day daily VWAP in the five days subsequent to the completion
of a stock split. As a result of the reverse stock split completed on June 6, 2024, the conversion price of the Preferred Stock was adjusted
to $51.59.
As of December 31, 2024, all of the Preferred Stock
(24,698 preferred shares) have been converted for 34,881 shares of common stock.
In connection with the Stockholder Rights Agreement implemented on
February 3, 2026, Company designated 100,000
shares of Preferred Stock as Series A with a par value of $0.00001 per share. See Note 19 for further discussion.
**Warrants**
**November 2023 Common Units and Pre-Funded Warrant Units**
On November 17, 2023, the Company sold (i) 12 common
units (Common Units), each consisting of one share of the Companys common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one
share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $158,400.00 per share or pursuant to an alternative cashless exercise option (described
below), which warrant will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date (the Series A Warrants) and
a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $241,920.00 per share, which warrant will expire
on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date (the Series B Warrants and together with the Series A Warrants,
the Warrants); and (ii) 138 pre-funded units (the Pre-funded Units and together with the Common Units, the
Units), each consisting of one pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of common stock (the Pre-funded Warrants),
a Series A Warrant and a Series B Warrant. The purchase price of each Common Unit was $120,960.00, and the purchase price of each Pre-Funded
Unit was $120,957.12. The Pre-Funded Warrants were immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded
Warrants are exercised in full. All of the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised by January 9, 2024.
In addition, the Company granted the underwriter a
45-day option to purchase additional 23 shares of common stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, representing up to 15% of the number of common
stock and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Public Offering, and/or additional three Series A Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series
A Warrants sold in the Public Offering, and/or additional three Series B Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series B Warrants sold
in the Public Offering solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option with respect
to three Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants. A total of 56 each of Series A and B Warrants were issued in the transaction.
****
**Series A Warrants**
****
Each Series A Warrant had an initial exercise price
per share equal to $158,400.00, was immediately exercisable upon issuance, and expires on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance
date, or November 17, 2028.
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*Share Combination Event Adjustments*
**
Conditioned upon the receipt of
the Warrant Stockholder Approval at a required special meeting of stockholders (Special Meeting), if at any time on or after
the date of issuance there occurs any share split, share dividend, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction involving
the Companys common stock (collectively a Share Event) and the lowest daily VWAP during the five consecutive trading
days prior to the date of such event and the five consecutive trading days after the date of such event is less than the exercise price
then in effect, then the exercise price of the Series A Warrant shall be reduced to the lowest daily VWAP during such period and the number
of warrant shares issuable shall be increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable thereunder, after taking into account the
decrease in the exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price on the date of issuance. Approval of this adjustment by
the stockholders was made on January 12, 2024.
*Cashless Exercise*
If at the time a holder exercises its Series A Warrants,
a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the Series A Warrants under the Securities
Act is not then effective or available and an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is not available for the issuance of
such shares, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate
exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares of common
stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Series A Warrants.
Conditioned upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder
Approval at a required Special Meeting, a holder of Series A Warrants may also provide notice and elect an alternative cashless
exercise pursuant to which they would receive an aggregate number of shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of
shares of common stock that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the Series A Warrant and (y) 3.0. Approval of this adjustment by
the stockholders was made on January 12, 2024.
The number of Series A Warrants were adjusted for
the closing of the Private Placements on July 21, 2025, reverse stock split completed on June 11, 2025 and as a result of the February
6, 2025 common stock unit and pre-funded warrant unit offering in accordance with the Share Event provision discussed in Note 11. As of
December 31, 2025, 4,740 Series A Warrants remain outstanding, see Note 11 for further discussion
of the fair value of these warrants.
**Series B Warrants**
****
Each Series B Warrant offered had an initial exercise
price per share equal to $241,920.00, was immediately exercisable upon issuance, and will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original
issuance date, or November 17, 2028.
The number of Series B Warrants and exercise prices
were adjusted for the reverse stock split completed on February 2, 2024 and when the Company exchanged the May 2023 Notes for Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the Share Event provisions of the Series B Warrants.
On May 17, 2024, the Company entered into separate
warrant amendment agreements (collectively, the Warrant Amendment) with the holders of a majority-in-interest of the holders
of the Companys Series B warrants issued November 2023. Pursuant to the Warrant Amendment, all outstanding Series B Warrants were
amended to delete the following sections: (i) a provision providing for the adjustment of the exercise price and number of shares issuable
pursuant to the Series B Warrants if the Company completed a future offering at a price per share less the exercise price of the Series
B Warrants then in effect; and (ii) a provision providing for the adjustment of the exercise price and number of shares issuable pursuant
to the Series B Warrants if price of the Companys common stock after the completion of a share split, share dividend, share combination,
recapitalization or other similar transaction is less the exercise price of the Series B Warrants then in effect. In addition, the Warrant
Amendment provides that the holders may also exercise the Series B Warrants on a cashless basis and receive an aggregate number of shares
equal the product of the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon exercise of the Series B Warrants by means
of a cashless exercise rather than a cash exercise, multiplied by 0.81.
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On May 17, 2024, after giving effect to the Warrant
Amendment, the Company and certain holders of Series B Warrants agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,153 shares of common stock (the Holders)
entered into separate exchange agreements (the Agreements) pursuant to which the Company agreed to exchange the Series B
Warrants held by the Holders for shares of Company common stock (or, at the option of the Holder, pre-funded warrants) at a ratio of 0.81
shares of Company common stock (or, at the option of the Holder, pre-funded warrants) for each whole Series B Warrant. A total of 1,148
pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 and 597 shares of common stock were
issued to the Holders.
As of December 31, 2025, 24 Series B Warrants remain outstanding and all
of the pre-funded warrants have been fully exercised.
**Other Warrants**
****
As discussed in Note 12 above, the Company issued
warrants to purchase up to 901,542 shares of common stock to Gemini or its designees (the Gemini Warrants) with an exercise
price of $10.00 per share and a 10-year term. The Gemini Warrants began vesting and became exercisable on July 21, 2025 in accordance
with the Applicable Vesting Schedule. Based on the highest VWAP of the Companys common stock from July 21, 2025, 360,618 warrants
have vested as of December 31, 2025.
The Company issued 163,929 warrants to purchase shares
of common stock to the placement agents of the Private Placements (the Placement Agent Warrants) with an exercise price
of $10.00 per share and a five-year term. The Placement Agents Warrants began vesting and became exercisable on July 21, 2025 based on
the Applicable Vesting Schedule. Based on the highest VWAP of the Companys common stock since July 21, 2025, 65,573 warrants have
vested as of December 31, 2025.
The Company
has determined that the Gemini Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants should be classified as equity. Since the first 20% of these
warrants vest if the Companys daily VWAP is $10.00 and the Private Placements priced at $10.00, the Company concluded that the
first tranche was certain to vest at the time of grant, which was the same day the Purchase Agreements were executed by investors for
the Private Placements and used a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Since the daily VWAP beyond $10.00 was uncertain, the Company used
Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the value of the remaining tranches of these warrants.
The following
assumptions were used in the Black Scholes option pricing models and Monte Carlo simulations:
|
Schedule of assumptions | |
| | |
|
Company stock price on valuation date | |
$ | 10.00 | | |
|
Volatility | |
| 143.85% | | |
|
Risk free interest rate - 5 years | |
| 3.94% | | |
|
Risk free interest rate - 10 years | |
| 4.43% | | |
|
Dividend yield | |
| 0.00% | | |
Based on the above inputs, the following fair values
and derived service periods were calculated:
|
Schedule of fair
values and derived service periods | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Daily VWAP $10 | | |
Daily VWAP $15 | | |
Daily VWAP $20 | | |
Daily VWAP $25 | | |
Daily VWAP $30 | | |
|
Fair value - 5 year service period | |
$ | 9.03 | | |
$ | 9.02 | | |
$ | 9.02 | | |
$ | 9.02 | | |
$ | 9.01 | | |
|
Derived service period - years | |
| N/A | | |
| 0.20 | | |
| 0.38 | | |
| 0.56 | | |
| 0.69 | | |
|
Fair value - 10 year service period | |
$ | 9.82 | | |
$ | 9.80 | | |
$ | 9.80 | | |
$ | 9.80 | | |
$ | 9.80 | | |
|
Derived service period - years | |
| N/A | | |
| 0.20 | | |
| 0.40 | | |
| 0.58 | | |
| 0.73 | | |
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The Companys highest VWAP in the period from
July 21, 2025 to December 31, 2025 was $18.77. Therefore the first two tranches vested and the Company recognized all of the expense for
these tranches as of December 31, 2025. The Company recognized expense on the remaining unvested tranches based on the derived service
periods and number of days vesting in the period ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized
total expense of $1,309,839 for the Placement Agent Warrants and recorded this as offering costs related to the Private Placements. The
Company recognized total expense of $7,719,342 in general and administrative expense for the Gemini warrants. Remaining expense to be
recognized for the Placement Agent Warrants and Gemini Warrants are $168,800 and $1,119,376, respectively, which will be recognized over
the remaining derived service periods for each tranche unless the daily VWAP exceeds the vesting price for the tranche, in which case
the expense will be recognized immediately.
In addition, concurrent with the closing of the Private
Placements, the Company issued fully vested warrants to a consultant to purchase up to 25,000 shares of common stock with an exercise
price of $10.00 per share of common stock and a ten-year term. The Company valued these warrants using a
Black-Scholes option pricing model using the same ten-year inputs noted above. The Company recognized expense of $249,413 in general and
administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025.
****
The Company issued fully vested warrants (the Note
Warrants) to the Convertible Notes holders to purchase seven shares of the Companys common stock at an initial exercise
price of $4,104,000.00. The Note Warrants expire August 24, 2027. Also, the Company issued to the placement agent of the Convertible Notes,
fully vested warrants to purchase one share of the Companys common stock at an exercise price of $5,130,000.00. The warrants were
not exercisable until February 24, 2023 and expire on February 24, 2028. The Company valued all of these warrants using the closing price
of the Companys common stock on August 24, 2022 of $3,513,600.00, volatility of 79.81% based on peer companies, risk free interest
rate of 3.03%, no dividends and an estimated life of 2.5 years.
In May 2023, all of the Note Warrants to purchase
seven shares of the Companys common stock were exchanged for Exchange Warrants to purchase 12 shares of the Companys common
stock with an initial exercise price of $1,569,600.00 per share (which was adjusted to $1,080,000.00 per share upon stockholder approval
which was received on August 3, 2023). The Exchange Warrants expire August 24, 2027. In 2023 and 2024 certain holders of the Exchange
Warrants exercised warrants to purchase four shares of the Companys common stock. On November 8, 2024, holders of the remaining
warrants to purchase eight shares of the Companys common stock notified the Company that they were forfeiting these warrants.
As discussed in Note 9 above, in connection with the
issuance of the New Notes, the Company also issued New Warrants (together with the Exchange Warrants the May 2023 Warrants)
to purchase four shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $1,569,600.00 (which was adjusted to $1,080,000.00 per share upon
stockholder approval which was received on August 3, 2023). Subsequent to the adjustment of the exercise price for the reverse splits
and issuance of Preferred Stock discussed above, on November 8, 2024 the holder of these warrants notified the Company that it was forfeiting
these warrants.
As noted below, two of the Exchange Warrants were
exercised at a price of $504,000.00 per share and two Reload Warrants were issued with an exercise price of $720,000.00 per share. In
October 2023, the Reload warrant exercise price was reduced to $394,272.00. The Reload warrants expire August 24, 2027. Subsequent to
the adjustment of the exercise price for the reverse splits and issuance of Preferred Stock discussed above, on November 8, 2024 the holder
of these warrants notified the Company that it was forfeiting these warrants.
On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment (the Amendment)
to its Stag UTV development and Stag supplier agreements with GLV Ventures (GLV). Pursuant to the Amendment, GLV agreed
to provide the Company with extended payment terms and provide the Company with credit against new vehicles for the value of certain parts
purchased by the Company. In consideration for entering into the Amendment No. 1, the Company agreed to issue GLV (or its designee) five-year
warrants to purchase 2 shares of Company common stock with an exercise price of $604,800.00 per share, which was equal to the closing
price of the Companys common stock on the date of the Amendment No. 1, 1 warrant was fully vested upon issuance and the remaining
warrant vested 45 days from the issuance date.
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*Warrant Inducements*
As discussed in Note 10, the Company issued the May
2024 Note Warrants on May 22, 2024, which are fully vested, to purchase 1,589 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise
price of $1,856.00. The May 2024 Note Warrants were initially exercisable on November 23, 2024 and expire on November 23, 2029. The Company
valued these warrants using the closing price of the Companys common stock on May 22, 2024 of $1,408.00, volatility of 155% the
Companys historical volatility, risk free interest rate of 4.47%, no dividends and a life of 5.5 years.
The following is the activity related to pre-funded common stock warrants
during the year ended December 31, 2025:
|
Schedule of pre-funded
common stock warrants | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Pre- Funded Common Stock Warrants | | |
|
| |
Shares | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Life in years(1) | | |
Intrinsic Value | | |
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | |
| 10,263 | | |
$ | 0.00064 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Purchased | |
| 6,429,237 | | |
$ | 0.00002 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Exercised | |
| (2,525,962 | ) | |
$ | 0.00002 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | |
| 3,913,538 | | |
$ | 0.00002 | | |
| | | |
$ | 17,865,238 | | |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | |
| 3,913,538 | | |
$ | 0.00002 | | |
| | | |
$ | 17,865,238 | | |
****
|
|
(1) |
Pre-funded warrants expire only upon exercise | |
The following is the activity related to all other
common stock warrants, excluding pre-funded warrants, during the year ended December 31, 2025:
|
Schedule of warrants activity | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Other Common Stock Warrants | | |
|
| |
Shares | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Life in years | | |
Intrinsic Value | | |
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | |
| 14,804 | | |
$ | 4,158.33 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Granted/purchased | |
| 1,844,148 | | |
$ | 12.42 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Exercised | |
| (123,603 | ) | |
$ | 14.43 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | |
| 1,735,349 | | |
$ | 47.66 | | |
| 6.98 | | |
$ | | | |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | |
| 1,735,349 | | |
$ | 47.66 | | |
| 6.98 | | |
$ | | | |
| | 80 | | |
****
**NOTE 14 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION**
**2025 Stock Plan**
As discussed in Note 13, in conjunction with the digital
asset treasury strategy and Private Placements, on July 16, 2025, the Companys Board adopted the 2025 Stock Plan (the2025
Plan) and granted stock options to certain employees, Board members and a consultant. A total of 5,681,381 stock options were granted
to purchase the Companys common stock at $10.00 per share with a ten-year term, regardless of service being provided and only forfeitable
in the event employment is terminated for cause as defined in the stock option agreement. These stock options vest based on the Applicable
Vesting Schedule. The Companys highest VWAP in the period from July 17, 2025 to December 31, 2025 was $29.86, and accordingly the
first four tranches vested. Since these stock options are not exercisable until the 2025 Stock Plan and shares to be issued under the
2025 Stock Plan are approved by the Companys stockholders, the Company has not recorded any share-based compensation expense for
these stock options as there is no measurement date since stockholder approval is uncertain. Once stockholder approval is obtained, the
Company will value these options and recognize share-based compensation for any vested awards and any unvested awards based on the derived
service period.
**Inducement Stock Options**
****
Also in connection with the Private Placements, the
Board approved 1,045,807 inducement stock option grants to purchase the Companys common stock with an exercise price of $10.00
to two executives (see Note 12 above) and one employee. These stock options have a ten-year term regardless of continued employment with
the Company, provided that the employee is not terminated for cause. These stock options vest based on the Applicable Vesting Schedule.
The Company used a Black Scholes option pricing model and Monte Carlo simulation to value these stock options consistent with the Placement
Agent Warrants (see Note 13) since the Company determined the expected life of these options is approximately 5 years. Based on the highest
VWAP of the Companys common stock since the Private Placements, 836,648 stock options have vested as of December 31, 2025. The
Company recognized total expense of $8,755,514 in general and administrative expense for these inducement stock options and the remaining
expense to be recognized is $677,665 which will be recognized over the remaining derived service period of approximately three months.
****
In August 2024, as part of the compensation package
for the Companys Chief Sales Officer (CSO), the Company granted 782 stock options outside of the 2021 Plan with an
exercise price of $104.32. In June 2025, the Company cancelled these stock options and paid $4,252 to the CSO. The Company recognized
a net benefit of $30,932 for the share-based compensation expense previously recognized on the unvested stock options less the cash paid.
**2021 Stock Plan**
In January 2021, the Companys Board of Directors adopted the Volcon,
Inc. 2021 Stock Plan, (the 2021 Plan). The 2021 Plan is a stock-based compensation plan that provides for discretionary
grants of stock options, stock awards, and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards to employees, members of the Board of Directors
and consultants (including restricted stock units issued prior to the adoption of the plan as further discussed below). The Company has
reserved 39 shares of the Companys common stock for issuance under the 2021 Plan. To the extent that an award, if forfeitable,
expires, terminates or lapses, or an award is otherwise settled in cash without the delivery of shares of common stock to the participant,
then any unpaid shares subject to the award will be available for future grant or issuance under the 2021 Plan. There are no shares available
for issuance under the 2021 Plan as of December 31, 2025. Awards vest according to each agreement and as long as the employee remains
employed with the Company or the consultant continues to provide services in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
****
****
****
****
| | 81 | | |
****
**Other**
****
As discussed in Note 12 above, fully vested stock
options were granted to one of the Companys Co-CEOs and CFO to purchase a total of 252,525 shares of the Companys common
stock at $4.56 per share. The Company recognized share-based compensation of $1,125,802 related to these stock options in the year ended
December 31, 2025. On July 17, 2025, the Co-CEO and CFO amended these stock options to reset the exercise price to $10.00 per share. There
was no impact to share-based compensation for this modification as the fair value immediately after the modification was less than the
fair value immediately before the modification.
****
****
The following summarizes activity relating to common stock options to employees
and consultants for services during the year ended December 31, 2025:
|
Schedule of stock options activity | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
Common Stock Options | | |
|
| |
Shares | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Life in years | | |
Intrinsic Value | | |
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | |
| 816 | | |
$ | 14,203.20 | | |
| | | |
$ | | | |
|
Granted | |
| 1,298,332 | | |
| 10.00 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Forfeited | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Canceled | |
| (782 | ) | |
| 104.32 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | |
| 1,298,366 | | |
| 76.25 | | |
| 9.52 | | |
| | | |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | |
| 1,089,207 | | |
$ | 88.97 | | |
| 9.52 | | |
$ | | | |
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized
share-based compensation expense of $9,856,184 and $310,961, respectively, related to common stock options.
Total stock-based compensation recorded for the year ended December 31,
2025 and 2024 for all stock-based compensation awards, including warrants, has been recorded as follows:
|
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Cost of Goods Sold | |
$ | | | |
$ | (11,827 | ) | |
|
Sales and Marketing | |
| (25,132 | ) | |
| 37,063 | | |
|
Product Development | |
| | | |
| 126,337 | | |
|
General and Administrative | |
| 17,850,071 | | |
| 159,388 | | |
|
Total | |
$ | 17,824,939 | | |
$ | 310,961 | | |
****
****
****
****
****
| | 82 | | |
****
**NOTE 15 LOSS PER COMMON SHARE**
The basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the Companys
net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of Common Stock during the year. The diluted net loss per common
share is calculated by dividing the Companys net loss available to common stockholders by the diluted weighted average number of
Common Stock outstanding during the year. The diluted weighted average number of Common Stock outstanding is the basic weighted number
of Common Stock adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity. Diluted net loss per common share is equal to basic net loss per
share due to the Companys net loss and any potentially issuable shares are anti-dilutive.
|
Schedule of loss per common share | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Numerator: | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
Loss from continuing operations | |
$ | (148,570,842 | ) | |
$ | (44,154,059 | ) | |
|
Loss from discontinued operations | |
$ | (1,481,644 | ) | |
$ | (1,356,250 | ) | |
|
Net loss | |
$ | (150,052,486 | ) | |
$ | (45,510,309 | ) | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per common share - weighted average of Common Stock | |
| 18,482,865 | | |
| 38,725 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations per common share | |
$ | (8.04 | ) | |
$ | (1,140.20 | ) | |
|
Basic and diluted loss from discontinued operations per common share | |
$ | (0.08 | ) | |
$ | (35.02 | ) | |
|
Basic and diluted net loss per common share | |
$ | (8.12 | ) | |
$ | (1,175.22 | ) | |
As discussed in Note 2 above, the Company received notice from DTCC on
behalf of the brokerage firms that hold the shares of Company common stock held in street name that in connection with
the foregoing rounding of shares the Company would need to issue 23,617
shares of common stock which are not included in the amounts above. If these shares had been issued as of November 19, 2024 when notice
from DTCC was received, the amounts for basic and diluted net loss per common share for 2025 and 2024 would be as follows:
|
Schedule of loss per common share | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per common share - weighted average of common stock | |
| 18,490,888 | | |
| 41,516 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations per common share | |
$ | (8.04 | ) | |
$ | (1,063,54 | ) | |
|
Basic and diluted loss from discontinued operations per common share | |
$ | (0.08 | ) | |
$ | (32.67 | ) | |
|
Basic and diluted net loss per common share | |
$ | (8.12 | ) | |
$ | (1,096.21 | ) | |
Common stock consisting of shares potentially dilutive as of December 31,
2025 and 2024 are as follows:
|
Schedule of common shares consisting of shares potentially dilutive | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Warrants | |
| 5,648,887 | | |
| 25,042 | | |
|
Stock options | |
| 1,298,366 | | |
| 786 | | |
|
Total | |
| 6,947,253 | | |
| 25,828 | | |
| | 83 | | |
**NOTE 16 INCOME TAXES**
Deferred taxes are determined by applying the provisions of enacted tax
laws and rates for the jurisdictions in which the Company operates to the estimated future tax effects of the differences between the
tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the Companys financial statements. A valuation allowance is established
to reduce deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the related tax benefits will not be realized.
Due to losses since inception through December 31, 2024, no income tax
benefit or expense has been recognized as a full valuation allowance was established for any tax benefit that would have been recognized
for the loss in the year ended December 31, 2024.
The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2025 consists
of the following:
|
Schedule of provision for income taxes | |
| | | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
|
Current | |
| | | |
|
Federal taxes | |
$ | | | |
|
State taxes | |
| | | |
|
Total current | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
|
Deferred | |
| | | |
|
Federal tax benefit | |
| (5,060,603 | ) | |
|
State tax benefit, net of federal benefit | |
| (323,370 | ) | |
|
Total income tax benefit | |
$ | (5,383,973 | ) | |
The income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2025 is a result
of the Company receiving BTC of $28.0 million for the purchase of common stock and pre-funded warrants in the Private Placement from two
investors. The Companys basis in the BTC is carried over from the investors basis which resulted in the Company having a
tax basis of $3,578,522. The Company recorded a deferred tax liability for the tax effect of the difference in the tax basis and the $28.0
million as a reduction to additional paid in capital. As a result, the Company released the same amount of its previously recorded valuation
allowance on its deferred tax assets as a tax benefit.
The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December
31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
|
Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit) | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
% | | |
2024 | | |
% | | |
|
Expected federal income tax benefit at statutory rate | |
$ | (32,641,656 | ) | |
| 21.0 | | |
$ | (9,557,165 | ) | |
| 21.0 | | |
|
State income taxes, net of federal benefit | |
| (1,618,882 | ) | |
| 1.0 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Non-taxable or non-deductible items: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Stock compensation | |
| 105,000 | | |
| (0.1 | ) | |
| 65,301 | | |
| (0.1 | ) | |
|
(Gain) loss on warrants classified as liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 3,101,361 | | |
| (6.8 | ) | |
|
Loss on extinguishment of Convertible Notes | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 345,998 | | |
| (0.8 | ) | |
|
Interest expense on Convertible Notes | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 66,116 | | |
| (0.1 | ) | |
|
Other | |
| 25,788 | | |
| * | | |
| 15,517 | | |
| * | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Other reconciling items: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Tax rate change | |
| (119,516 | ) | |
| 0.1 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Return to provision and true ups | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 345,266 | | |
| (0.8 | ) | |
|
Write off of deferred tax asset for stock-based compensation | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 3,235,732 | | |
| (7.1 | ) | |
|
Change in valuation allowance | |
| 28,865,293 | | |
| (18.6 | ) | |
| 2,381,874 | | |
| (5.2 | ) | |
|
Income tax benefit | |
$ | (5,383,973 | ) | |
| 3.5 | | |
$ | | | |
| 0.0 | | |
|
* |
less than 0.1% | |
| | 84 | | |
Due to the impact of the reverse stock split in June 2024 on the adjusted
number of outstanding options and exercise prices, the Company concluded that it was a remote possibility that any options prior to this
reverse split will be exercised and therefore wrote off the deferred tax asset and related valuation allowance for stock-based compensation
related to these options.
The components of the Companys deferred tax assets and liabilities
at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
|
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
December 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | | |
|
Deferred tax assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Net operating losses | |
$ | 25,562,308 | | |
$ | 20,932,619 | | |
|
Unrealized loss on digital assets | |
| 21,657,531 | | |
| | | |
|
Stock-based compensation | |
| 3,819,466 | | |
| | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 776,599 | | |
| 1,562,438 | | |
|
Research & development credit | |
| 1,099,535 | | |
| 1,099,535 | | |
|
Lease liability | |
| 174,998 | | |
| 162,786 | | |
|
Accrued expenses | |
| 47,898 | | |
| 94,561 | | |
|
Capital loss carryover | |
| 187,549 | | |
| 178,442 | | |
|
Vendor settlements and reserves | |
| 262,168 | | |
| 689,253 | | |
|
Other | |
| 26,066 | | |
| 41,554 | | |
|
Total | |
| 53,614,118 | | |
| 24,761,188 | | |
|
Valuation allowance | |
| (53,296,785 | ) | |
| (24,431,492 | ) | |
|
Net deferred tax asset | |
| 317,333 | | |
| 329,696 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Deferred tax liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Prepaid expenses | |
| (145,763 | ) | |
| (174,457 | ) | |
|
Right-of-use assets | |
| (171,570 | ) | |
| (155,239 | ) | |
|
Total net deferred taxes deferred tax liabilities | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
Management currently believes that since the Company has a history of losses
it is more likely than not that the deferred tax regarding the loss carry forwards and other temporary differences will not be realized
in the foreseeable future. The utilization of the Companys net operating losses and credit carryovers may be subject to limitation
due to the change in ownership provisions under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Companys cumulative
net operating loss carry forward of $120.7 million as of December 31, 2025, may be limited in future years depending on future taxable
income in any given fiscal year. The net operating losses can be carried forward indefinitely.
The Company has recorded no liability for income taxes associated with
unrecognized tax benefits at the date of adoption and has not recorded any liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits. Accordingly,
the Company has not recorded any interest or penalty in regard to any unrecognized benefit.
**
**NOTE 17 LEASES**
The components of lease cost for operating leases
for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
|
Schedule of lease cost
for operating leases | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Lease Cost | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Operating lease cost | |
$ | 471,230 | | |
$ | 468,996 | | |
|
Short-term lease cost | |
| 111,473 | | |
| 169,051 | | |
|
Total lease cost | |
$ | 582,703 | | |
$ | 638,047 | | |
| | 85 | | |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the year ended
December 31, 2025 and 2024, is as follows:
|
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information related to leases | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Other Lease Information | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Operating cash flows from operating leases | |
$ | 466,036 | | |
$ | 399,609 | | |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets | |
$ | 417,330 | | |
$ | 396,979 | | |
The following table summarizes the lease-related assets and liabilities
recorded on the balance sheet at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
|
Schedule of lease-related assets and liabilities | |
| | |
| | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
Lease Position | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Operating Leases: | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets | |
$ | 778,235 | | |
$ | 739,234 | | |
|
Right-of-use liabilities operating leases short-term | |
| 322,103 | | |
| 443,950 | | |
|
Right-of-use liabilities operating leases long-term | |
| 471,683 | | |
| 331,222 | | |
|
Total operating lease liabilities | |
$ | 793,786 | | |
$ | 775,172 | | |
The Company utilizes the incremental borrowing rate in determining the
present value of lease payments unless the implicit rate is readily determinable. The Company recognized an initial right-of-use asset
and lease liability of $563,660 for leases entered
into during the year ended December 31, 2025.
|
Schedule of present value lease payments | |
| | | |
|
Lease Term and Discount Rate | |
December 31, 2025 | | |
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): | |
| | | |
|
Operating leases | |
| 4.1 | | |
|
Weighted-average discount rate: | |
| | | |
|
Operating leases | |
| 7.51% | | |
The following table provides the maturities of lease liabilities
at December 31, 2025:
|
Schedule of maturities of lease liabilities | |
| | |
|
| |
Operating | | |
|
| |
Leases | | |
|
2026 | |
| 369,599 | | |
|
2027 | |
| 110,691 | | |
|
2028 | |
| 110,691 | | |
|
2029 | |
| 121,232 | | |
|
2030 | |
| 131,772 | | |
|
2031 | |
| 98,829 | | |
|
Total future undiscounted lease payments | |
| 942,814 | | |
|
Less: Interest | |
| (149,028 | ) | |
|
Present value of lease liabilities | |
$ | 793,786 | | |
As discussed in Note 12, in August 2025 the Company entered into an assignment
and assumption of a lease agreement with EAM whereby the Company agreed to assume half of the lease obligation of the New York City office
lease of EAM. The Company recognized a right-of-use asset and liability of $563,660 for this lease, which includes the extension period
discussed in Note 12.
| | 86 | | |
In September 2025, the Company abandoned a leased facility in Round Rock,
Texas. Upon abandonment of the facility the Company wrote off the remaining right of use asset of $107,329. On December 30, 2025, the
Company and the landlord of this facility entered into a termination agreement and the Company is no longer obligated to make any lease
payment on this facility and wrote off the remaining right of use liability of $79,010. As part of the termination agreement the Company
agreed to forfeit $44,225 of its security deposit to the landlord and the remaining $55,390 of the security deposit will be returned to
the Company in 2026. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized a net loss of $72,544 associated with this terminated
lease.
**NOTE 18 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS**
As discussed in Note 2 above, on October 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Venom APA with Venom, to divest the Volcon brand in exchange
for a non-dilutable 10%
equity position in Venoms reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted basis, which reorganization has not occurred as
of March 25, 2026 and will be recognized by the Company once completed. The Company transferred all Volcon IP, including all intellectual
property, brand assets, trademarks, sales and distribution networks and engineering documentation associated with the Volcon brand (the
IP) other than its E-Bike, the Brat. The Company will have the right to appoint one director to Venoms board and
may continue to finance Venoms inventory purchases. In the event that Venom does not complete its corporate reorganization within
six months, the Company will have the option to repurchase the Volcon IP for a nominal amount.
The Company concluded that it would shift its
business operations in the fourth quarter after the implementation of the digital asset treasury strategy. The Company expects that by
selling the four-wheel product business, which includes the HF1 UTV, MN1 Tradesman UTV and MN1 Adventurer products (collectively the Divested
Products), it will reduce the Companys future product liability exposure. Although the Company may continue to finance Venoms
inventory purchases and obtain a seat on Venoms board of directors, the Company has concluded that it does not have significant
ongoing involvement in the products sold in the Venom APA. The revenue and expenses associated with the Divested Products are presented
as discontinued operations. Expenses also include certain allocated costs such as salaries, benefits, travel, marketing and consulting
costs which are allocated based on actual costs or estimated time that individuals worked on these products.
Following this divestiture, the Company will
concentrate on its two-wheel business, including the launch of new products in the U.S. and Europe. The Company also plans to expand its
inventory financing operations to generate positive cash flow by leveraging the spread between the Companys cost of capital and
interest income. Revenues and expenses for the two-wheel business and inventory financing business will be presented in the loss from
continuing operations. Although the Company transferred the tradenames, design patents and engineering drawings for the Grunt, Grunt EVO
and Stag in the Venom APA, the Company had discontinued the sale of these products before the shift in operations therefore revenues and
costs associated with these products are also presented in the loss from continuing operations.
The following table presents the
carrying amount of the major classes of assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet that are related to discontinued
operations:
|
Schedule of assets and liabilities included discontinued operations | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Accounts receivable | |
$ | 256,459 | | |
$ | 19,642 | | |
|
Inventory | |
| 11,654 | | |
| 700,450 | | |
|
Inventory deposits | |
| | | |
| 147,975 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| | | |
| 717 | | |
|
Intangible asset | |
| | | |
| 15,698 | | |
|
Total assets | |
$ | 268,113 | | |
$ | 884,482 | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
| | | |
| | | |
|
Accounts payable | |
$ | 76,290 | | |
$ | 19,236 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities | |
| 16,732 | | |
| 32,618 | | |
|
Customer deposits | |
| | | |
| 122,046 | | |
|
Total liabilities | |
$ | 93,022 | | |
$ | 173,900 | | |
| | 87 | | |
The following table presents the major classes
of line items representing the loss on discontinued operations:
|
Schedule of loss on discontinued operations | |
| | | |
| | | |
|
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | | |
|
| |
| | |
| | |
|
Revenue | |
$ | 919,797 | | |
$ | 53,725 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold | |
| (927,910 | ) | |
| (180,337 | ) | |
|
Sales and marketing | |
| (890,493 | ) | |
| (320,926 | ) | |
|
Product development | |
| (504,645 | ) | |
| (810,939 | ) | |
|
General and administrative expenses | |
| (78,393 | ) | |
| (97,773 | ) | |
|
Loss from discontinued operations | |
$ | (1,481,644 | ) | |
$ | (1,356,250 | ) | |
****
The impact to the statement of cash flows
for discontinued operations was not material for any period presented.
**NOTE 19 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT**
**Stockholder Rights Plan**
****
On February 3, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company declared
a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a Right), payable on February 13, 2026, for each share of common stock,
par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company outstanding on February 13, 2026 (the Record Date) to the stockholders of record
on that date. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company entered into a Rights Agreement (the Rights Agreement),
dated as of February 3, 2026, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent. Each Right entitles the registered
holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the Preferred
Shares), of the Company at a price of $15.00 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment.
Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company, the Rights Plan will expire at the close of business on February 2,
2027.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date, which is
the earlier of (i) the Close of Business on the 10th day following a public announcement, or the public disclosure of facts indicating,
that a Person or group of affiliated or associated Persons has become an Acquiring Person (or, in the event the Board of
Directors determines to effect an exchange in accordance with Section 24 of the Rights Agreement and the Board of Directors determines
that a later date is advisable, then such later date) or (ii) the Close of Business on the 10th Business Day (or such later date as may
be determined by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person) following
the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in a Person or group becoming an Acquiring
Person. An Acquiring Person means any person who becomes the beneficial owner of12.5% or more of the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company, subject to certain specified exceptions set forth in the Rights Plan. Initially, the Rights are
attached to all common stock certificates and no separate certificates evidencing the Rights (Right Certificates) were issued.
As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, unless the Rights are recorded in book-entry or other uncertificated form, the Company
will prepare and cause the Right Certificates to be sent to each record holder of common stock as of the Distribution Date.
If the Rights become exercisable, all holders of Rights (other than
the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates, whose Rights would become void) will be entitled to acquire common stock having
a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. In the event of a merger, consolidation, or sale of 50% or more of the Company's
assets following a person becoming an Acquiring Person, each Right would instead entitle the holder to purchase common stock of the acquiring
company at the same two-times-value ratio. Alternatively, the Board may exchange each Right held by non-Acquiring Person holders for one
share of common stock per Right. The Rights Plan also includes a qualifying offer provision under which the Rights will
automatically expire if an all-shares, same-consideration tender or exchange offer is accepted for more than two-thirds of the outstanding
common stock on a fully diluted basis, subject to a minimum 90 business-day period following commencement of the offer. The Board may
redeem all of the Rights at a price of $0.00001 per Right at any time before a person becomes an Acquiring Person and may amend the terms
of the Rights without holder consent, except that no amendment after a person becomes an Acquiring Person may adversely affect the interests
of Rights holders.
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**Securities Purchase Agreement**
On March 23, 2026 the Company
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby it agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering (the Offering)
2,558,422 shares (the Shares) of its common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (Common Stock), at a purchase
price of $5.39 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,079,797 shares of Common Stock (the Pre-Funded Warrants)
with $5.38999 of the exercise price per Pre-Funded Warrant being pre-funded at closing, and accompanying common stock warrants to purchase
up to 4,638,219 shares of Common Stock (the Common Warrants and, together with the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Warrants)
with an exercise price of $6.27 per Common Warrant. The Company completed this Offering on March 25, 2026, and received gross proceeds
of $25.0 million before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Offering was made pursuant to that certain Registration
Statement on Form S-3ASR, as amended (File No. 333-290374), which was originally filed on September 19, 2025, including the prospectus
contained therein. The Company filed a prospectus supplement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Offering.
The Company intends to use the
net proceeds from the Offering, in addition to cash on hand, to reduce outstanding debt by approximately $40.0 million through the full
repayment of the $50.0 million outstanding Repo Facility and an incremental draw down of approximately $10.0 million on the currently
outstanding $100.0 million MLA. Per the provisions of the Repo Facility, repayment may only be made on the first business day of the
month.
Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company and each of its directors and executive officers has agreed, subject to certain
exceptions, to lock-up restrictions as set forth in the lock-up agreements entered into in connection with the Offering. In addition,
the Securities Purchase Agreement contains a prohibition on additional issuances of equity or equity-linked securities until 30 days
following the closing of the Offering, subject to certain exceptions.
The exercise price and the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Warrant is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends,
stock splits, stock combinations, or similar events affecting the Common Stock. The Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance.
The Warrants may not be exercised if the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by the holder thereof (together with its affiliates) immediately following such exercise would exceed a specified beneficial ownership
limitation provided, however, that a holder may increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitation by giving notice to the
Company (61 days notice for increases), but not to any percentage in excess of 9.99%.
The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable
in cash or by means of a cashless exercise and will not expire until the date the Pre-Funded Warrants are fully exercised. The Common
Warrants are exercisable in cash or by means of a cashless exercise and will expire on the date that is four years following the
original issuance date.
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**ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE**
None.
**ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**
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**Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures**
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Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the appropriate time periods,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to one of the Co-Chief Executive Officers, who is our principal executive officer,
and Chief Financial Officer, who is our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure.
We, under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. . Based on that evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of December 31, 2025.
**Managements Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting**
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control
over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions or because the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has determined that internal controls over
financial reporting are ineffective as the material weaknesses identified by our independent registered public accounting firm in our
internal control over financial reporting in our 2020 audit have not been remediated as of December 31, 2025. These material weaknesses
are as follows:
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Inadequate segregation of duties within account processes due to limited personnel | |
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Insufficient formal written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, financial reporting and record keeping | |
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an
attestation report of our registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for an emerging
growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as modified by the
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012
**Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**
There were no changes to our internal control over
financial reporting during the three months ended December 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
**ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION**
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, no
director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading
arrangement, as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
**ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS**
Not applicable.
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**PART III**
**ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE**
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Information as to Item 10 is incorporated by reference
from the information in our definitive proxy statement for the2026Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we will file pursuant
to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days after the close of the year endedDecember31, 2025.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics, which is applicable
to all directors, officers and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Code of Ethics is available
on our corporate web site at https://ir.emperydigital.com/governance/governance-documents and in print, without charge, to any stockholder
who requests a copy at:
Empery Digital Inc.
Att: Chief Financial Officer
3121 Eagles Nest Street, Suite 120
Round Rock, TX 78665
To the extent required by SEC or Nasdaq rules, we intend
to disclose any amendments to our Code of Ethics, and any waiver of a provision of the code with respect to our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, on our web site referred
to above or in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following any such amendment or waiver, or within any other period
that may be required under SEC or Nasdaq rules from time to time.
*Insider Trading Policies and Procedures*
**
We have adopted an Insider Trading Policy that
governs the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees, and other covered persons.
The Insider Trading Policy also applies to transactions by the Company in its securities. We believe that the Insider Trading Policy is
reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and the listing standards of Nasdaq. A copy
of our insider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.****
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**ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION**
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Information as to Item 11 is incorporated by reference
from the information in our definitive proxy statement for the2026Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we will file with
the SEC within 120 days after the close of the year ended December31, 2025.
**ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS**
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Information as to Item 12 is incorporated by reference
from the information in our definitive proxy statement for the2026Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we will file with
the SEC within 120 days after the close of the year endedDecember31, 2025.
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**ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE**
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Information as to Item 13 is incorporated by reference
from the information in our definitive proxy statement for the2026Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we will file with
the SEC within 120 days after the close of the year endedDecember31, 2025.
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**ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT
FEES AND SERVICES**
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Information as to Item 14 is incorporated by reference
from the information in our definitive proxy statement for the2026Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we will file with
the SEC within 120 days after the close of the year endedDecember31, 2025.
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**PART IV**
**ITEM 15. EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES**
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(1) Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements of Empery Digital
Inc. and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Reference is made to the accompanying Index to Financial Statements.
(2)Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules have been omitted,
since the required information is not applicable or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because
the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
(3)Index to Exhibits
The information required by this Item 15(a)(3) is set
forth on the exhibit index, which immediately precedes the signature page to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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**ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY**
None.
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**INDEX TO EXHIBITS**
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Exhibit
Number |
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Description | |
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Volcon, Inc.(incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 8, 2021) | |
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3.2 |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed June 15, 2023) | |
|
3.3 |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 16, 2023) | |
|
3.4 |
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed February 5, 2024) | |
|
3.5 |
|
Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed March 4, 2024) | |
|
3.6 |
|
Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed March 25, 2024) | |
|
3.7 |
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed June 7, 2024) | |
|
3.8 |
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Volcon, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed November 8, 2024) | |
|
3.9 |
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form
8-K filed June 12, 2025) | |
|
3.10 |
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed July 29, 2025) | |
|
3.11 |
|
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 of the Form 8-K filed July 29, 2025) | |
|
3.12 |
|
Certificate of Designations designating Series A Preferred Stock of Empery Digital Inc., as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 3, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to of the Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2026) | |
|
4.1 |
|
Form of common stock (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of the Form S-1 file number 333-259468) | |
|
4.2 |
|
Form of Warrant issued to Pink Possum, LLC and Highbridge Consulting, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of the Form S-1 file number 333-259468) | |
|
4.3 |
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Form of Underwriter Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.3 of the Form S-1 file number 333-262343) | |
|
4.4 |
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Form of Underwriter Warrant issued in IPO (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Form S-1 file number 333-259468) | |
|
4.5 |
|
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 24, 2022) | |
|
4.6 |
|
Placement Agent Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 24, 2022) | |
|
4.7 |
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Form of New Warrants issued in May 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2023) | |
|
4.8 |
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Form of Exchange Warrants issued in May 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2023) | |
|
4.9 |
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Form of Underwriter Warrant dated September 15, 2023, with Aegis Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 18, 2023) | |
|
4.10 |
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Form of New Warrants issued in September 2023 warrant inducement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 2, 2023) | |
|
4.11 |
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Form of Warrant issued to GLV Ventures (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2023) | |
|
4.12 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrant issued in November 2023 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2023) | |
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4.13 |
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Form of Series A Warrant issued in November 2023 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2023) | |
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4.14 |
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Form of Series B Warrant issued in November 2023 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.3 of Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2023) | |
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4.15 |
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Form of Series B Warrant Amendment (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2024) | |
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4.16 |
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Form of Amended and Restated Warrant issued in November 2023 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.5 of Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2023) | |
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4.17 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrant issued in May 2024 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2024) | |
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4.18 |
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Form of Notes issued in May 2024 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2024) | |
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4.19 |
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Form of Warrants issued in May 2024 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2024) | |
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4.20 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrants issued in July 2024 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2024) | |
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4.21 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrants issued in October 2024 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2024) | |
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4.22 |
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Form of Warrants issued in February 2025 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2025) | |
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4.23 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrants issued in February 2025 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2025) | |
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4.24* |
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Description of Registrants Securities | |
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4.25 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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4.26 |
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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4.27 |
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Form of Gemini Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.3 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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4.28 |
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Form of Consultant Warrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.4 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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4.29 |
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Rights Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2026, between Empery Digital Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to of the Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2026). | |
|
10.1 |
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2021 Stock Plan of Volcon, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form S-1 file number 333-259468) | |
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10.2 |
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Amendment to the Volcon, Inc. 2021 Stock Plan (as amended and restated) (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed July 27, 2022) | |
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10.3 |
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Amendment No. 2 to the Volcon, Inc. 2021 Stock Plan (as amended and restated) (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed July 14, 2023) | |
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10.4* |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement with the Companys directors and executive officers | |
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10.5 |
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Super
Sonic Distribution Agreement, dated January 31, 2025, by and between Volcon, Inc. and Super Sonic Company Limited (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2025) | |
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10.6 |
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Underwriting Agreement, dated February 5, 2025, with Aegis Capital (incorporated by reference to exhibit 1.1 of Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2025) | |
|
10.7 |
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Venom
Supply Agreement, dated February 25, 2025, by and between Volcon, Inc. and Venom-EV (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2025) | |
|
10.8 |
|
Amended
and Restated Venom Supply Agreement, dated April 24, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Venom-EV (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed April 30, 2025) | |
|
10.9 |
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Termination and Release Agreement, dated July 11, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Highbridge Consultants, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.6 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025 | |
|
10.10 |
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Strategic Digital Assets Services Agreement, dated July 13, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Gemini NuStar, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.4 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025) | |
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10.11 |
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Custodial Services Agreement, dated July 13, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Gemini Trust Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.5 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025) | |
|
10.12 |
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Cash Purchase Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and certain investors thereto (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025) | |
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10.13 |
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BTC Purchase Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and certain investors thereto (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025) | |
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10.14 |
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.3 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025) | |
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10.15 |
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At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated October 18, 2024, between the Registrant and Aegis Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 1.1
of Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2024) | |
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10.16 |
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Amendment No. 1 to the At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated July 2025, by and between the Registrant and Aegis Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.7 of the Form 8-K filed July 17, 2025) | |
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10.17 |
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Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Ryan Lane (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.8 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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10.18 |
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Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Timothy Silver (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.9 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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10.19 |
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Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Brett Director (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.10 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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10.20 |
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Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and John Kim (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.11 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
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10.21 |
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Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Greg Endo (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.12 of the Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2025) | |
|
10.22+ |
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Uncommitted Revolving Credit Agreement, dated September 7, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Galaxy Digital LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed September 8, 2025) | |
|
10.23+ |
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Master Loan Agreement, dated October 12, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Two Prime Lending Limited (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 14, 2025) | |
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10.24 |
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Amendment No. 1 to Master Loan Agreement, dated February 10, 2026, between the Company and Two Prime Lending Limited (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed February 11, 2026) | |
|
10.25 |
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 15, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Venom EV, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 16, 2025) | |
|
19.1* |
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Empery Digital Inc. Insider Trading Policy | |
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21.1 |
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List of subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to exhibit 21.1 of the Form S-1 file number 333-259468) | |
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23.1* |
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Consent of MaloneBailey LLP | |
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31.1* |
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Certification of the Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
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31.2* |
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Certification of the Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
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31.3* |
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
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32.1*(1) |
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Certification of the Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
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32.2*(1) |
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Certification of the Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
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32.3*(1) |
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
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97.1 |
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Dodd-Frank Restatement Recoupment Policy (incorporated by reference to exhibit 97 of Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2024) | |
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101.INS |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
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101.CAL |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
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101.DEF |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
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101.LAB |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
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101.PRE |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in IXBRL, and included in exhibit 101). | |
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* |
Filed herewith. | |
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Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted. The Company hereby agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC, upon its request, an unredacted copy of this exhibit. | |
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Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. | |
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The certifications on Exhibit 32 hereto are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. | |
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**SIGNATURES**
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC. |
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/s/
Ryan Lane |
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Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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March 27, 2026 | |
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Ryan Lane |
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(principal executive officer) |
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John Kim |
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Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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March 27, 2026 | |
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John Kim |
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Greg Endo |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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March 27, 2026 | |
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Greg Endo |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on March
27, 2026.
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/s/
Ryan Lane |
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Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
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Ryan Lane |
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Chairman | |
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John Kim |
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Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
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John Kim |
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Director | |
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Greg Endo |
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Chief Financial Officer | |
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Greg Endo |
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(Principal Financial Officer and | |
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Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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Jonathan P. Foster |
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Director | |
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Jonathan P. Foster |
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Adrian Solgaard |
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Director | |
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Adrian Solgaard |
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Om Olason |
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Director | |
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Orn Olason |
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Rohan Chauhan |
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Director | |
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Rohan Chauhan |
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Matthew Homer |
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Director | |
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Matthew Homer |
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Ian Read |
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Director | |
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Ian Read |
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