Lite Strategy, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 17, 2026.
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Dec 31, 2025 · Filed Feb 17, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-14.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-17.
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Current report
In December 2025, we commenced utilization of our Share Repurchase Program and have repurchased an aggregate of 137,541 shares of our Common Stock from the open market (Treasury Shares) at a weighted-average price of $1.47 per share as of December 31, 2025. Treasury Shares repurchased through the Share Repurchase Program are considered held in treasury and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock. The Share Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date, does not include specific price targets or timetables and may be suspended or terminated by us at any time.
Current report
We enter into contracts with GSR Markets Ltd (GSR Markets), an affiliate of GSR Strategies LLC (GSR or Asset Manager), in which we write covered call options on certain of our LTC holdings (Covered Call Options). We utilize these Covered Call Options on certain digital asset holdings as part of broader digital asset treasury management strategy. These strategies are designed to generate incremental liquidity and income while retaining exposure to the underlying digital assets, subject to the risk that the assets may be delivered to option counterparties if exercised.
Current report
We are exposed to market risk related to changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities associated with our Covered Call Options, as well as counterparty credit risk related to our digital assets receivable, net. We monitor these risks on an ongoing basis and evaluate expected credit losses each reporting period. As of December 31, 2025, we concluded expected credit losses were immaterial due to the short duration of the receivables, the over-collateralized nature of the arrangements, and the credit profile and risk management practices of the transfer agent.
Current report
Changes in fair value of our Covered Call Options and/or realized gains on Covered Call Options which expire unexercised are recognized upon settlement (expiration) of the related Covered Call Option contract within gain on derivative liabilities, a component of other (expense) income, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Current report
The fair value of our intangible digital assets, calculated by reference to the principal market price in accordance with U.S. GAAP, relates primarily to the value of the LTC tokens held by us and fluctuations in the price of LTC tokens could materially and adversely affect an investment in our stock. The price of LTC tokens has a limited history and during such history, LTC token prices have been volatile and subject to influence by many factors, including, but not limited to, the levels of liquidity, global LTC supply and demand, compliance and internal control failures leading to the theft of LTC from global trading platforms or vaults, limited liquidity and trading volumes compared to sovereign currency markets and competition from other forms of digital currency or payment services, and global or regional political, economic or financial conditions. If digital asset markets continue to experience significant price fluctuations, we may experience losses.
Current report
Voruciclib: Orally Administered CDK9 Inhibitor
Current report
General and administrative expenses increased by $0.2 million to $3.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, we incurred $0.7 million in asset management and advisory fees and $0.4 in professional services incurred in connection with our Litecoin Treasury Strategy deployed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 along with a $0.3 million increase in noncash share-based compensation expense. This increase was partially offset by $1.2 million of lower personnel costs, which included $0.9 million in termination benefits.
Current report
Other (Expense) Income, Net.
Current report
Results of Operations
Current report
Research and Development.
Current report
General and Administrative.
Current report
Change in fair value of digital assets represents unrealized losses from the remeasurement of our LTC investments to their fair value and realized losses recognized upon derecognition of LTC digital assets when placing them as collateral with GSR Markets upon writing of Covered Call Options. We had no such investments in the comparable prior year period.
Current report
Other (Expense) Income, Net.
Current report
Other (expense) income, net, decreased by approximately $2.0 million to a loss of $0.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025 compared to income of $1.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024, primarily associated with the change in fair value of digital assets receivable, net, reflecting unrealized losses on LTC pledged for Covered Call Options partially offset by a gain on derivative liabilities during the current period with no such similar activity during the comparable prior year period. During the six months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the six months ended December 31, 2024, we received lower interest and dividend income as a result of lower cash balances. During the six months ended December 31, 2024, we recognized a gain on the sale of our ME-344 asset with no similar activity in the current six-month period.
Current report
In December 2025, we commenced utilization of our Share Repurchase Program utilizing proceeds from our Covered Call Options to repurchase Shares of our Common Stock. During the three months ended December 31, 2025, we realized gains of $0.5 million from our Covered Call Options, of which we used $0.2 million to repurchase 137,541 shares of our Common Stock.
Current report
Valuation of Covered Call Options
Current report
Covered Call Options written by us are accounted for in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Such instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting and are considered freestanding financial instruments and were evaluated to be liability instruments. Our Covered Call Options are initially recorded at fair value (the contract amount) and are marked-to-market at each reporting period (if they are still outstanding, using the Black-76 Model, with changes in the fair value of the derivative liability being recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations within other income (expense).
Current report
A 10% increase (decrease) in the historical volatility of LTC utilized to estimate the fair value of the derivative liabilities - covered call options would have resulted in an increase (decrease) of $8,500 ($7,600) in the fair value of the derivative liabilities - covered call options as of December 31, 2025.
Current report
A 10% increase (decrease) in the forward price as of December 31, 2025, would have resulted in an increase (decrease) of $0.1 million ($25,000) in the fair value of our derivative liabilities - covered call options.
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Previous report
Voruciclib: Potent Orally Administered CDK9 Inhibitor in Phase 1 Studies
Previous report
(marketed as Venclexta®). Previously, voruciclib was also being evaluated in pre-clinical studies to explore potential activity in various solid tumor cancers including in combination with therapies that target the RAS signaling pathway, such as KRAS inhibitors. All clinical trial efforts for voruciclib were ceased as of July 22, 2024. We are currently assessing the pre-clinical development program in potentially non-oncology disease indications and anticipate commencing these investigational research and development activities during fiscal year 2026.
Previous report
In pre-clinical studies, voruciclib shows dose-dependent suppression of MCL1; in December 2017, a study of voruciclib published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports reported that the combination of voruciclib plus the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax was capable of inhibiting two master regulators of cell survival, MCL-1 and BCL-2 and achieved synergistic antitumor effect in an aggressive subset of DLBCL cells.
Previous report
In a peer reviewed manuscript published in 2020, it was reported that the inhibition of CDK9 by voruciclib synergistically enhances cell death induced by the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax in preclinical models of AML. The data demonstrated that voruciclib synergizes with venetoclax to induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis, in both AML cell lines and primary patient samples. It was also demonstrated that voruciclib downregulates MCL1, which is relevant for the synergy between voruciclib and venetoclax and further that voruciclib downregulates MYC, which also contributes to the synergies with venetoclax.
Previous report
Before ending the study, three patients were administered 150 mg voruciclib over 21 consecutive days in a 28-day cycle in combination with venetoclax to increase dose intensity and potentially optimize patient response based upon the rebound of peripheral blast counts in 44% (8/18) of the patients between Day 14 and Day 28 when voruciclib was stopped while continuing venetoclax.
Previous report
Other Income, net.
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Lite Strategy, Inc. (Nasdaq: LITS) is a pharmaceutical company that has historically developed novel and differentiated cancer therapies and is currently assessing pre-clinical development programs in potentially non-oncology disease indications. We also hold Litecoin (LTC) tokens as a primary reserve asset as part of our broader institutional treasury initiative. Webuilt our pipeline by acquiring promising cancer agents and creating value in programs through clinical development, strategic partnerships, and out-licensing or commercialization, as appropriate. Our approach to oncology drug development has been to evaluate our drug candidates in combinations with standard-of-care therapies to overcome known resistance mechanisms and address clear medical needs to provide improved patient benefit. Our drug candidate pipeline includes voruciclib, an oral cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor, zandelisib, an oral, once-daily, selective P3K3 inhibitor and prior to its sale in October 2024 to Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc., ME-344, an intravenous small molecule mitochondrial inhibitor targeting the oxidative phosphorylation pathway in the mitochondria.
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Lite Strategy, Inc. (Nasdaq: LITS) is a pharmaceutical company that has historically developed novel and differentiated cancer therapies and is currently assessing pre-clinical development programs in potentially nononcology disease indications. We also hold Litecoin (LTC) tokens as a primary reserve asset as part of our broader institutional treasury initiative. We initially built our pipeline by acquiring promising cancer agents and creating value in programs through clinical development, strategic partnerships, and out-licensing or commercialization, as appropriate. Our approach to drug development is to evaluate our drug candidates either as stand-alone or in combination with standard-of-care therapies to overcome known resistance mechanisms and address medical needs to provide improved patient benefit. Our drug candidate pipeline includes voruciclib, an oral cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor, zandelisib, an oral, once-daily, selective P3K3 inhibitor and, prior to its sale in October 2024 to Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc., ME-344, an intravenous small molecule mitochondrial inhibitor targeting the oxidative phosphorylation pathway in the mitochondria.
Previous wording
In connection with shifting our Litecoin Treasury Strategy (as defined below) from initial LTC accumulation to active capital market operations, on October 29, 2025, we announced that our Board (as defined below) authorized a program to repurchase shares of our common stock, par value $0.00000002 per share (the Common Stock), up to an aggregate amount of $25.0 million (the Share Repurchase Program). The Share Repurchase Program is effective immediately and provides for shares to be repurchased in the open market or through negotiated transactions. The time of purchases and the exact number of shares to be purchased under the Share Repurchase Program will depend on market conditions, does not include specific price targets or timetables and may be suspended or terminated by us at any time. We intend to finance the purchases using available working capital.
Current wording
In connection with shifting our Litecoin Treasury Strategy (as defined below) from initial LTC accumulation to active capital market operations, on October 29, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors (Board) authorized a program to repurchase shares of our common stock, par value $0.00000002 per share (the Common Stock), up to an aggregate amount of $25.0 million, excluding fees, commissions and excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Share Repurchase Program). The Share Repurchase Program was effective immediately and provides for shares to be repurchased in the open market, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing of purchases and the exact number of shares to be purchased under the Share Repurchase Program will depend on market conditions, does not include specific price targets or timetables and may be suspended or terminated by us at any time. We intend to finance the purchases using proceeds from our Covered Call Options (as defined below) or from the liquidation of a portion of our LTC tokens.
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Private Investment in Private Equity (PIPE) and Related Agreements
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Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) and Related Agreements
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On July 22, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors (Board) had determined unanimously to begin the evaluation of our strategic alternatives, including potential transactions as well as an orderly wind down of operations, if appropriate, to maximize the value of our assets for our stockholders. We commenced a reduction-in-force (the Strategic Alternatives RIF) beginning August 1, 2024, which continued in stages as our operational and strategic direction evolved. In connection with this evaluation, we discontinued the clinical development of voruciclib, while we continue to conduct certain nonclinical activities related to our drug candidate assets. As part of the review of strategic alternatives, we considered options such as out-licensing opportunities or sale of our existing programs and merger and acquisition opportunities, as well as other potential opportunities.
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On July 22, 2024, we announced that our Board unanimously determined to begin the evaluation of our strategic alternatives, including potential transactions as well as an orderly wind down of operations, if appropriate, to maximize the value of our assets for our stockholders. We commenced a reduction-in-force (the Strategic Alternatives RIF) beginning August 1, 2024, which continued in stages as our operational and strategic direction evolved. In connection with this evaluation, we discontinued the clinical development of voruciclib in oncology, while we continued to conduct certain nonclinical activities related to our drug candidate assets. As part of the review of strategic alternatives, we considered options such as out-licensing opportunities or sale of our existing programs and merger and acquisition opportunities, as well as other potential opportunities.
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The evaluation of strategic alternatives concluded with the August 2025 commencement of our Litecoin Treasury Strategy through our acquisition of LTC tokens, reflecting the full deployment of the net proceeds of the PIPE (as defined below). LTC is an open source, global payment network that is fully decentralized without any central authorities. Mathematics secures the network and empowers individuals to control their own finances. LTC features faster transaction confirmation times and improved storage efficiency than the leading math-based currency. We believe this strategy will allow us to diversify reserves, enhance capital efficiency and align with emerging financial technologies. We are committed to long-term innovation in capital structure and financial technology, along with the initiation of an expanding strategy that could include the commencement of LTC mining activities, as well as continued assessment of pre-clinical activities with our drug candidate pipeline, as to which we anticipate conducting further investigational research and development in the next several months.
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The evaluation of strategic alternatives concluded with the August 2025 commencement of our Litecoin Treasury Strategy through our acquisition of LTC tokens, reflecting the full deployment of the net proceeds of the PIPE. LTC is an open source, global payment network that is fully decentralized without any central authorities. Mathematics secures the network and empowers individuals to control their own finances and features faster transaction confirmation times and improved storage efficiency than the leading math-based currency. We believe this strategy will allow us to diversify reserves, enhance capital efficiency and align with emerging financial technologies. We are committed to long-term innovation in capital structure and financial technology, along with the initiation of an expanding strategy that could include the commencement of LTC mining or other crypto-focused operational activities. Additionally, we have commenced further investigational research and development pre-clinical activities with our drug candidate pipeline in nononcology disease indications for potential out-licensing or sale related opportunities.
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LTC is subject to a developing regulatory landscape. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), at least under the prior administration, has stated that certain digital assets may be considered “securities” under the federal securities laws but has been inconsistent in its non-binding statements and informal assurances via no action letters.
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LTC is subject to a developing regulatory landscape. The SEC has stated that certain digital assets may be considered “securities” under the federal securities laws but has been inconsistent in its nonbinding statements and informal assurances via no action letters. The test for determining whether a particular digital asset is a “security” is complex and difficult to apply, and the outcome is difficult to predict.
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In addition, if LTC is in fact a security, we could be considered an unregistered “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which could necessitate our liquidation. In such case, we may be deemed to have participated in an illegal offering of investment company securities and there is no guarantee that the we will be able to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940 at such time, or take such other actions as may be necessary to ensure our activities comply with applicable law, which could force us to liquidate our LTC holdings.
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In addition, if LTC is in fact a security, we could be considered an unregistered “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which could necessitate our liquidation or delisting from the exchange on which our stock is traded. In such case, we may be deemed to have participated in an illegal offering of investment company securities and there is no guarantee that the we will be able to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940 at such time, or take such other actions as may be necessary to ensure our activities comply with applicable law, which could force us to liquidate our LTC holdings.
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Our drug candidate pipeline includes voruciclib, an oral CDK9 inhibitor, zandelisib, an oral, once-daily, selective PI3Kδ inhibitor, and prior to its sale in October 2024 to Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc., ME-344, an intravenous small molecule mitochondrial inhibitor targeting the oxidative phosphorylation pathway in the mitochondria.
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Our drug candidate pipeline includes voruciclib, an oral CDK9 inhibitor and zandelisib, an oral, once-daily, selective PI3Kδ inhibitor. In October 2024, we sold ME-344, a small molecule mitochondrial inhibitor targeting the oxidative phosphorylation pathway, to Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. for development in obesity and metabolic diseases, with potential for future milestone payments and royalties due to us upon reaching prespecified development and commercialization targets.
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Voruciclib, a selective orally administered CDK9 inhibitor completed a Phase 1 trial in September 2024 evaluating dose and schedule in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in combination with the B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax
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Voruciclib, a selective orally administered CDK9 inhibitor, was studied in a Phase 1 trial, which evaluated voruciclib dose and schedule as a single agent in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and B-cell malignancies, and in combination with the B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax (marketed as Venclexta®) in patients with AML. All voruciclib clinical trial activities were ceased in September 2024. Previously, voruciclib had been evaluated by Piramal Enterprises Limited in three clinical studies conducted in patients with solid tumors and we conducted pre-clinical studies to explore potential activity in various solid tumors including in combination with therapies that target the RAS signaling pathway, such as KRAS inhibitors. We are currently assessing a pre-clinical development program in nononcology disease indications and have commenced these activities in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.
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CDK9 has important functions in cell cycle regulation, including the modulation of two therapeutic targets in cancer:
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CDK9 has important functions in cell cycle regulation, including the modulation of two therapeutic targets applicable in cancer and autoimmune diseases:
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CDK9 is a transcriptional regulator of the myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein (Mcl-1), a member of the family of anti-apoptotic proteins which, when elevated, may prevent the cell from undergoing cell death and result in poor prognosis in cancer. Inhibition of CDK9 blocks the production of Mcl-1, which is also an established resistance mechanism to the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax.
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CDK9 is a transcriptional regulator of the myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein (Mcl-1), a member of the family of anti-apoptotic proteins which, when elevated, may prevent the cell from undergoing cell death and result in poor prognosis in cancer. Inhibition of CDK9 blocks the production of Mcl-1, which is also an established resistance mechanism to the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax. Inhibition of Mcl-1 also leads to apoptosis or alteration of differentiation of T lymphocytes and macrophages, which is relevant for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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Directly inhibiting MCL1 and MYC has historically been difficult, but CDK9 is a promising approach to indirectly target these oncogenes.
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Directly inhibiting MCL1 and MYC has historically been difficult, but CDK9 is a promising approach to indirectly target these genes.
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Subsequently and consistent with the reported pre-clinical studies, data from a prior Phase 1 study evaluating voruciclib as a single agent and in combination with venetoclax in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) AML have also demonstrated the anticipated decreases in Mcl-1 protein.
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Data from a Phase 1 study evaluating voruciclib as a single agent and in combination with venetoclax in patients with R/R AML have also demonstrated the anticipated decreases in Mcl-1 proteinas reported by Davids et al (Blood Advances. 2025;9(4):820-832) and Alvarado-Valero et al (Blood Neoplasia. 2025;2(3):100108).
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The research suggests that voruciclib is potentially an attractive therapeutic agent for treating cancers in combination with venetoclax or other BCL-2 inhibitors, to address potential resistance associated with MCL1 and is supportive of our clinical evaluation of voruciclib in AML.
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The research suggests that voruciclib is potentially an attractive therapeutic agent for treating cancers in combination with venetoclax or other BCL-2 inhibitors and could be potentially used in autoimmune diseases to modulate T-Cells and macrophages.
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Many cancers are associated with over expression of MYC, a transcription factor regulating cell proliferation and growth. CDK9 is a known regulator of MYC transcription and a modulator of MYC protein phosphorylation. Data reported at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021 in preclinical models demonstrated that voruciclib:
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Many cancers are associated with over expression of MYC, a transcription factor regulating cell proliferation and growth. CDK9 is a known regulator of MYC transcription and a modulator of MYC protein phosphorylation. Data reported at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021 in pre-clinical models demonstrated that voruciclib:
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In a Phase 1 clinical trial, we evaluated the dose and schedule of voruciclib in combination with venetoclax, a BCL-2 inhibitor, in patients with R/R AML. The trial started with the evaluation of dose and schedule of voruciclib as a monotherapy in patients with relapsed and refractory B-cell malignancies and AML after failure of prior standard therapies to determine the safety, preliminary efficacy and maximum tolerated dose. The primary objectives of the study were to determine the safety and biologic effective dose of voruciclib monotherapy or voruciclib in combination with venetoclax. Secondary objectives of the study included assessing the preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and biomarkers of voruciclib monotherapy or voruciclib in combination with venetoclax..
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In a Phase 1 clinical trial, we evaluated the dose and schedule of voruciclib in combination with venetoclax, a BCL-2 inhibitor, in patients with R/R AML. The trial initially evaluated dose and schedule of voruciclib as a monotherapy in patients with relapsed and refractory B-cell malignancies and AML after failure of prior standard therapies. The primary objectives of the study were to determine the safety and biologic effective dose of voruciclib monotherapy or voruciclib in combination with venetoclax. Secondary objectives of the study included assessing the preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and biomarkers of voruciclib monotherapy or voruciclib in combination with venetoclax.
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As we reported in a poster presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in December 2023, the voruciclib monotherapy dose escalation/expansion stage of the study enrolled a total of 40 patients and is complete. The majority of patients (n=21) had AML and the remaining patients (n=19) had B-cell malignancies. Of the 40 patients enrolled, the first 16 were dosed daily continuously at 50 and 100 mg and the following 24 patients were dosed on an intermittent schedule (14 consecutive days on therapy in a 28-day cycle) at 100, 150 and 200 mg. All patients were heavily pre-treated with a median of three prior therapies (range 1-9) and five patients had prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Voruciclib at doses up to 200 mg administered on 14 consecutive days in a 28-day cycle (Cohort 2) was well tolerated with no dose limiting toxicities (DLT) reported. The most common adverse events (≥20% of patients) were diarrhea, nausea, anemia and fatigue. The large majority of adverse events were Grade 1-2; of note, the only Grade 3-4 adverse events in Cohort 2 were diarrhea (n=1) and anemia (n=5). Pharmacokinetics were dose proportional and a mean half-life of approximately 24 hours supports once daily dosing.
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As reported by Davids et al. in a 2025 Blood Advance paper, the voruciclib monotherapy dose escalation/expansion stage of the study enrolled a total of 40 patients; the first 16 were dosed daily continuously at 50 and 100 mg and the following 24 patients were dosed on an intermittent schedule (14 consecutive days on therapy in a 28-day cycle) at 100, 150 and 200 mg. Voruciclib at doses up to 200 mg administered on this intermittent schedule was well tolerated with no dose limiting toxicities (DLT) reported. The most common adverse events (≥20% of patients) were diarrhea, nausea, anemia and fatigue. The majority of adverse events were Grade 1-2; of note, the only Grade 3-4 adverse events were diarrhea (n=1) and anemia (n=5). Pharmacokinetics were dose proportional and a mean half-life of approximately 24 hours supports once daily dosing.
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On the intermittent dosing schedule selected for further development, no DLTs were observed, there were no Grade 3 or higher drug related toxicities and dose escalation was stopped at 200 mg before reaching the maximum tolerated dose because plasma concentrations reached levels considered sufficient for target inhibition. In the 21 patients enrolled with AML, one patient at 100 mg achieved a morphologic leukemia-free state and nine patients had disease stabilization, which lasted at least three months in two patients. In the 19 patients enrolled with B-cell malignancies, four patients had stable disease with a decrease in tumor size. Initial results from correlative studies assessing myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein (Mcl-1) and RNA Pol II phosphorylation on Ser2 (RNA Pol II p-S2) demonstrated reduction in expression consistent with the anticipated on-target pharmacodynamic effect of voruciclib on Mcl-1 and RNA Pol II p-S2.
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In the 21 patients with AML, one patient achieved a morphologic leukemia-free state and nine patients had disease stabilization, which lasted at least three months in two patients. In the 19 patients with B-cell malignancies, four patients had stable disease with a decrease in tumor size. Correlative studies assessing Mcl-1 and RNA Pol II phosphorylation on Ser2 (RNA Pol II p-S2) demonstrated reduction in expression consistent with the anticipated on-target pharmacodynamic effect of voruciclib.
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The next stage of the study evaluated seven voruciclib dose levels from 50 mg every other day to 300 mg daily for 14 consecutive days in a 28-day cycle in combination with standard dose venetoclax in patients with R/R AML. A total of 41 patients with R/R AML, median age 67 years (range 34-89), enrolled in this dose escalation stage of the study evaluating voruciclib in combination with venetoclax. These patients were generally heavily pre-treated; the median number of prior therapies was 2 (range 1-7) and 18 (44%) patients had ≥3 prior lines. Almost all patients (39/41) were treated with venetoclax in an earlier line of therapy. Additionally, 30 (73%) patients were noted as being in an adverse 2017 ELN Risk Category due to adverse cytogenetics and molecular mutations.
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The next stage of the study evaluated seven voruciclib dose levels from 50 mg every other day to 300 mg daily for 14 consecutive days in a 28-day cycle in combination with standard dose venetoclax in patients with R/R AML and was reported by Avarado-Valero et al. in a 2025 Blood Neoplasia paper. A total of 41 patients were enrolled. These patients were generally heavily pre-treated; the median number of prior therapies was 2 (range 1-7) and 18 (44%) patients had ≥3 prior therapies.
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Of the 32 patients administered voruciclib at doses ≥ 100 mg in combination with venetoclax 10 (31%) achieved disease control. Three patients achieved a response, including two patients that achieved a complete response with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) and one patient that achieved a morphologic leukemia-free state (MLFS), in each case having received venetoclax in an earlier line of treatment. Responses lasted 6 months in one patient, 9 months and ongoing in the second patient and the third patient was referred to stem cell transplant. Further, an additional 7 patients had stable disease which lasted more than 90 days and 13 had stable disease < 3 months.
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Ten of 32 (31%) patients administered voruciclib at doses ≥ 100 mg in combination with venetoclax 10 (31%) achieved disease control, including three objective responses.
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In the 28 patients administered voruciclib in combination with venetoclax and with blood samples available for analysis, initial results from correlative biomarker assay studies demonstrated anticipated decreases of Mcl-1, including a greater decrease in Mcl-1 in responding patients. This supports our hypothesis that voruciclib, as an inhibitor or CDK9, regulates Mcl-1 and therefore may address the upregulation of MCL1 associated with venetoclax. Additional evidence of anti-leukemic activity was also demonstrated including decreases in bone marrow blast counts post voruciclib/venetoclax administration versus pre drug administration in ~50% (11/21) of evaluable patients.
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Results from correlative blood biomarker assay studies demonstrated anticipated decreases of Mcl-1, including a greater decrease in Mcl-1 in responding patients. This supports our hypothesis that voruciclib, as an inhibitor or CDK9, regulates Mcl-1 and therefore may address the upregulation of MCL1 associated with venetoclax.
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Voruciclib at doses up to 300 mg administered on 14 consecutive days in a 28-day cycle in combination with standard dose venetoclax was well tolerated with no dose limiting toxicities observed. The maximum tolerated dose of voruciclib administered on this schedule with venetoclax has not been established. There were no discontinuations due to drug-related adverse events and no evidence of overlapping toxicity has been observed to date. The most common (≥5% of patients) grade 3 adverse events were myelosuppression associated with AML. Only 1 patient was observed as having a non-hematologic grade 3 drug-related adverse event (diarrhea).
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Voruciclib at doses up to 300 mg administered intermittently in combination with venetoclax was well tolerated with no DLT observed. The maximum tolerated dose of voruciclib administered on this schedule with venetoclax has not been established. The most common (≥5% of patients) grade 3 adverse events were myelosuppression associated with AML. Only 1 patient was observed as having a non-hematologic grade 3 drug-related adverse event (diarrhea).
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Voruciclib was also previously evaluated in more than 70 patients with solid tumors in multiple Phase 1 studies. The totality of the clinical data, along with data from pre-clinical studies, suggests voruciclib’s ability to inhibit its molecular target at a projected dose as low as 150 mg daily. In one clinical study, voruciclib was evaluated in combination with vemurafenib (marketed as Zelboraf®) in nine patients with BRAF mutated advanced/ inoperable malignant melanoma. All three BRAF/MEK naive patients achieved a response: two partial responses and one complete response. In this study voruciclib was dosed at 150 mg daily plus vemurafenib 720 mg or 960 mg twice daily in 28-day cycles. The most common adverse events were fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, arthralgia and headache. One instance of grade 3 fatigue was dose limiting and no serious adverse events related to voruciclib were reported. Other clinical studies evaluated voruciclib at doses up to 850 mg in patients with solid tumors, demonstrating additional evidence of potential biologic activity and an adverse event profile generally consistent with other drugs in its class.
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Voruciclib was also previously evaluated in more than 70 patients with solid tumors in multiple Phase 1 studies. The totality of the clinical data, along with data from pre-clinical studies, suggests voruciclib’s ability to inhibit its molecular target at a projected dose as low as 150 mg daily.
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Zandelisib is an oral, once-daily, selective PI3Kδ inhibitor that we were jointly developing with Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (KKC) under a global license, development and commercialization agreement entered into in April 2020 (the KKC Commercialization Agreement) that was later terminated in 2023 (as further discussed below). Currently, there are no clinical trial efforts for zandelisib. We are currently assessing the pre-clinical development program for zandelisib and whether to initiate further investigational research and development activities.
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Zandelisib is an oral, once-daily, selective PI3Kδ inhibitor that we were jointly developing with Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (KKC) under a global license, development and commercialization agreement entered into in April 2020 (the KKC Commercialization Agreement) was later terminated in 2023 (as further discussed below). Currently, we are not conducting any clinical trial for zandelisib and are currently assessing potential out-licensing or sale related opportunities.
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In March 2022, we and KKC reported the outcome of an end of Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wherein the agency discouraged a filing based on data from a single-arm Phase 2 TIDAL trial. At this meeting, the FDA stated that data generated from single arm studies such as the Phase 2 TIDAL trial are insufficient to adequately assess the risk/benefit of PI3Kδ inhibitors evaluating indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Additionally, the FDA emphasized that we continue efforts with the randomized Phase 3 COASTAL trial evaluating patients with relapsed or refractory follicular or marginal zone lymphomas. Subsequently, at an April 2022 meeting of the FDA Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee, the committee voted that future approvals of PI3Kδ inhibitors for hematologic malignancies should be supported by randomized data.
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In March 2022, we and KKC reported the outcome of an end of Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wherein the agency discouraged a filing based on data from a single-arm Phase 2 TIDAL trial because data generated from single arm studies are insufficient to adequately assess the risk/benefit of PI3Kδ inhibitors in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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In November 2022, we and KKC met with the FDA in a follow-up meeting to the March 2022 end of Phase 2 meeting. At this meeting, the FDA provided further guidance regarding the design and statistical analysis for the Phase 3 COASTAL trial. Following the November meeting, the companies jointly concluded that a clinical trial consistent with the recent FDA guidance, including modification of the COASTAL trial, would likely not be feasible to complete within a time period that would support further investment or with sufficient certainty of the regulatory requirements for approval to justify continued global development efforts. As a result, we and KKC jointly decided to discontinue global development of zandelisib for indolent forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma outside of Japan. The discontinuation of zandelisib development outside of Japan was a business decision based on the most recent regulatory guidance from the FDA and is not related to the zandelisib clinical data generated to date. After making the joint decision to terminate development outside of Japan, we and KKC began closing all zandelisib clinical studies outside of Japan, including the Phase 3 COASTAL trial, the Phase 2 TIDAL trial and the Phase 2 CORAL trial. Subsequently, in May 2023, KKC decided to discontinue development of zandelisib in Japan. The discontinuation of zandelisib in Japan was a business decision by KKC based on the most recent regulatory guidance from the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency in Japan and was not related to the zandelisib clinical data that had been generated.
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In November 2022, we and KKC met with the FDA in a follow-up meeting to the March 2022 end of Phase 2 meeting. At this meeting, the FDA provided further guidance regarding the design and statistical analysis for the ongoing Phase 3 COASTAL trial. Following the November meeting, the companies jointly concluded a clinical trial consistent with the recent FDA guidance, including modification of the COASTAL trial, would likely not be feasible to complete within a time period that would support further investment or with sufficient certainty of the regulatory requirements for approval to justify continued global development efforts. As a result, we and KKC jointly decided to discontinue global development of zandelisib for indolent forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma outside of Japan. The discontinuation of zandelisib development outside of Japan was a business decision based on the most recent regulatory guidance from the FDA and is not related to the zandelisib clinical data generated to date. Subsequently, in May 2023, KKC decided to discontinue development of zandelisib in Japan. The discontinuation of zandelisib in Japan was a business decision by KKC based on the most recent regulatory guidance from the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency in Japan and was not related to the zandelisib clinical data that had been generated.
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Research and development costs decreased by $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was a result of our announcement in July 2024 to explore strategic alternatives, at which time all clinical studies were ceased and we initiated reductions in our workforce.
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Research and development costs decreased by approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024. This decrease was a result of our announcement in July 2024 to explore strategic alternatives, at which time all clinical studies were ceased and we initiated reductions in our workforce. Pre-clinical investigational activities in nononcology disease indications for voruciclib commenced in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.
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The change in fair value of digital assets reflects the remeasurement of our LTC investments to their fair value thereby reflecting unrealized losses on our LTC investments during the three months ended September 30, 2025. We had no such investments in the comparable prior year period.
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Change in fair value of digital assets represents unrealized losses from the remeasurement of our LTC investments to their fair value and realized losses recognized upon derecognition of LTC digital assets when placing them as collateral with GSR Markets upon writing of Covered Call Options. We had no such investments in the comparable prior year period.
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Other income, net, decreased by $0.2 million to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily associated with lower interest and dividend income during the current period.
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Other (expense) income, net, decreased by $1.7 million to a loss of $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to income of $0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily associated with the change in fair value of digital assets receivable, net, reflecting unrealized losses on LTC pledged for Covered Call Options partially offset by a gain on derivative liabilities during the current period with no such similar activity during the comparable prior year period. During the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024, we received lower interest and dividend income as a result of lower cash balances. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we recognized a gain on the sale of our ME-344 asset with no similar activity in the current three-month period.
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General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.1 million to $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to $2.4 million less in personnel costs, including $1.7 million in termination benefits and a $0.6 million decrease in corporate overhead costs. These decreases were partially offset by $0.5 million in asset management and advisory fees incurred in connection with our digital assets treasury strategy deployed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, with no such similar activity during the comparable prior year period and a $0.3 million increase in non-cash share-based compensation expense.
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General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.9 million to $6.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $8.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to $3.6 million of lower personnel costs, including $2.6 million in termination benefits and a $0.7 million decrease in corporate overhead costs. These decreases were partially offset by $1.2 million in asset management and advisory fees and $0.4 in professional services incurred in connection with our Litecoin Treasury Strategy deployed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 and a $0.6 million increase in noncash share-based compensation expense.
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To date, we have obtained cash and funded our operations primarily through equity financings and license agreements. We have accumulated losses of $407.8 million since inception and expect to incur operating losses and generate negative cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2025, we had $10.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and $99.4 million in digital assets. Although we intend to retain and hold our digital assets, we could liquidate these assets, or a portion thereof, if needed to fund our operating activities. In connection with our July 2024 announcement regarding the evaluation of our strategic alternatives, we discontinued the clinical development of voruciclib, while certain nonclinical research and development activities continued through the end of fiscal year 2025. As part of our continued assessment of future pre-clinical development with our drug candidate pipeline, we anticipate conducting additional investigational research and development activities during fiscal year 2026. We believe that our cash balance, including our digital assets, will be sufficient to meet our obligations and fund operations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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To date, we have obtained cash and funded our operations primarily through equity financings and license agreements. We have accumulated losses of $438.6 million since inception and expect to incur operating losses and generate negative cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2025, we had $8.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $64.0 million in unrestricted digital assets. Although we intend to retain and hold our digital assets, we could liquidate these assets, or a portion thereof, if needed to fund our operating activities. In connection with our July 2024 announcement regarding the evaluation of our strategic alternatives, we discontinued the clinical development of voruciclib in oncology, while certain related nonclinical research and development activities continued through the end of fiscal year 2025. As part of our continued assessment of future pre-clinical development with our drug candidate pipeline, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, we commenced additional investigational research and development activities in nononcology disease indications. We believe that our cash balance, including our digital assets, will be sufficient to meet our obligations and fund operations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2025 of $4.5 million consisted of our net loss of $3.6 million and $2.1 million in changes in our operating assets and liabilities used in operations, partially offset by $1.2 million for noncash items. Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 of $11.5 million consisted of our net loss of $8.0 million and $3.9 million in our operating assets and liabilities used in operations, partially offset by $0.5 million in noncash items.
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Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended December 31, 2025, of $6.4 million consisted of our net loss of $34.4 million and $1.8 million in changes in our operating assets and liabilities used in operations, partially offset by $29.8 million for noncash items. Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended December 31, 2024 of $15.1 million consisted of our net loss of $10.7 million, $4.3 million in our operating assets and liabilities used in operations and $0.1 million in noncash items.
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Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2025 of $100.0 million consisted of our acquisition of digital assets upon deployment of our Litecoin Treasury Strategy in August 2025. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 of $14.7 million consisted of maturities of our short-term investments.
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Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2025, of $99.4 million consisted of our acquisition of digital assets upon deployment of our Litecoin Treasury Strategy in August 2025 and proceeds from written call options on our LTC. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2024 of $35.2 million consisted of maturities of our short-term investments and proceeds recognized on the disposition of a nonfinancial asset.
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Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $96.6 million associated with the issuance and sale of 23,216,898 shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants for the purchase of up to 6,022,869 shares of Common Stock in our PIPE and the issuance and sale of 882,924 shares of Common Stock under our ATM Program. We had no financing activities during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2025, was $96.6 million associated with the issuance and sale of 23,216,898 shares of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants for the purchase of up to 6,022,869 shares of Common Stock in our PIPE and the issuance, sale of 882,924 shares of Common Stock under our ATM Program. These proceeds were partially offset by cash used to repurchase 137,541 shares of our Common Stock at an average cost per share of $1.47. We had no financing activities during the six months ended December 31, 2024.
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Under our remaining license agreements, we have payment obligations, which are contingent upon future events such as our achievement of specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones and are required to make royalty payments in connection with the sales of products developed under those agreements. For additional details regarding these agreements, see the section titled Note 9. License Agreements and Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies to our interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report;
Current wording
Under our remaining license agreements, we have payment obligations, which are contingent upon future events such as our achievement of specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones and are required to make royalty payments in connection with the sales of products developed under those agreements. For additional details regarding these agreements, see the section titled Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies and Note 10. License Agreements elsewhere in this Quarterly Report;
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the costs of securing and producing drug substance and drug product material for use in preclinical studies, clinical trials and for use as commercial supply;
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the costs of securing and producing drug substance and drug product material for use in pre-clinical studies, clinical trials and for use as commercial supply;
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We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policiesof the notes to the financial statements included in our 2025 Annual Report. We discuss our critical accounting estimates in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2025 Annual Report. Except as disclosed in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, as it relates to Digital Assets and Warrants, and the addition of our critical accounting estimate as it relates to Valuation of Equity Instruments Issued for Exchange for Services(described below), there have been no changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates since June 30, 2025.
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We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policiesof the notes to the financial statements included in our 2025 Annual Report. We discuss our critical accounting estimates in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2025 Annual Report. Except as disclosed in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, as it relates to Digital Assets, Digital Assets Receivable, Net, Derivatives - Covered Call Options and Warrants, and the addition of our critical accounting estimate as it relates to Valuation of Equity Instruments Issued for Exchange for Services and Valuation of Covered Call Options(described below), there have been no changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates since June 30, 2025.
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Equity instruments issued in exchange for services rendered or to be rendered to us are accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, Stock Compensation. Such instruments are evaluated to determine if they should be classified as liability or equity awards. For these awards, we estimate the fair value of the services rendered/to be rendered (i.e., the compensation cost to be recognized) based upon either (i) the grant date fair value of the equity instruments issued as determined using an option pricing model such as the BSM Model or (ii) the fair value of the liabilities incurred/settled. For the Advisory Warrants issued in the PIPE, we estimated the grant date fair value using the valuation inputs as of the grant date. For the GSR Pre-Funded Warrant and the GD Advisory Warrant issued in settlement of the Asset-based Fee and the Annual Advisory Fee, respectively, we determined the grant date fair value represented the amount of the liabilities settled. For services rendered at the time of issuance, we recognize the expense immediately in our interim condensed consolidated financial statements. For services not yet rendered, we recognize an asset and amortize the fair value of the services being rendered over the requisite service period.
Current wording
Equity instruments issued in exchange for services rendered or to be rendered to us are accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, Stock Compensation. Such instruments are evaluated to determine if they should be classified as liability or equity awards. For these awards, we estimate the fair value of the services rendered/to be rendered (i.e., the compensation cost to be recognized) based upon either (i) the grant date fair value of the equity instruments issued as determined using an option pricing model such as the BSM Model or (ii) the fair value of the liabilities incurred/settled. For the Advisory Warrants issued in the PIPE, we estimated the grant date fair value using the valuation inputs as of the grant date. For the GSR Pre-Funded Warrant and the GD Advisory Warrant issued in settlement of the Asset-based Fee and the Annual Advisory Fee, respectively, we determined the grant date fair value represented the amount of the liabilities settled. We recognize the expense immediately in our condensed consolidated financial statements for services rendered at the time of issuance and for services not yet rendered, we recognize an asset and amortize the fair value of the services being rendered over the requisite service period.
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Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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The following table summarizes certain components of our results of operations (in thousands).
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The following is a summary of our research and development expenses to supplement the more detailed discussion below (in thousands).
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Research and development costs decreased by $3.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2024. This decrease was a result of our announcement in July 2024 to explore strategic alternatives, at which time all clinical studies were ceased and we initiated reductions in our workforce. Pre-clinical investigational activities in nononcology disease indications for voruciclib commenced in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.
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Change in Fair Value of Digital Assets.