LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC.

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There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

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As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we supplement the risk factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the following risk factors. Any of these factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K or herein could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

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Risks Related to our Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

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Our operating results are dependent on the price of Bitcoin. If prices decline, our business, operating results, and financial condition would be adversely affected.

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Any declines in the volume of crypto asset transactions, the price of crypto assets, or market liquidity for crypto assets generally may adversely affect our operating results. We have (or plan to have) significant investments in Bitcoin. Thus, changes in the value of Bitcoin will generally have a significant impact on our results. Our operating results will be impacted by the revenues and profits we generate from the purchase, sale, and trading of crypto assets.

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The price of crypto assets and associated demand for buying, selling, and trading of crypto assets have historically been subject to significant volatility. Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset. The trading price of Bitcoin significantly decreased during prior periods, and such declines may occur again in the future. Such extreme fluctuations could significantly increase or reduce the value of our holdings within a short period. The price and trading volume of any crypto asset is subject to significant uncertainty and volatility, and may significantly decline in the future, without recovery. Such uncertainty and volatility depend on a number of factors, including:

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market conditions across the crypto economy;

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changes in liquidity, volume, and trading activities;

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trading activities on crypto asset trading platforms worldwide, many of which may be unregulated, and may include manipulative activities;

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the speed and rate at which cryptocurrency is able to gain adoption as a medium of exchange, utility, store of value, consumptive asset, security instrument, or other financial asset worldwide, if at all;

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decreased user and investor confidence in crypto assets and crypto asset trading platforms;

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negative publicity and events relating to the crypto economy;

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unpredictable social media coverage or “trending” of crypto assets;

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regulatory (including enforcement) or legislative changes and updates affecting the crypto economy;

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fees and speed associated with processing crypto asset transactions, including on the underlying blockchain networks and on crypto asset trading platforms;

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financial strength of market participants;

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the liquidity of crypto asset trading platforms;

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interruptions in service from or failures of major crypto asset trading platforms;

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level of interest rates and inflation;

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national and international economic and political conditions.

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Furthermore, crypto asset prices may be subject to market manipulation or distortion, including pump-and-dump schemes, wash trading, spoofing, and front-running, particularly on unregulated exchanges. Such manipulation could significantly impact the perceived value and trading volume and undermine investor confidence in the crypto asset market, adversely affecting our business.

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There is no assurance that any crypto asset will maintain its value or that there will be meaningful levels of trading activities. In the event that the price of crypto assets or the demand for trading crypto assets decline, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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Competition from the emergence or growth of other crypto assets or the development of other methods of investing in crypto assets could have a negative impact on the price of Bitcoin and negatively affect the price of our common stock.

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Bitcoin was the first digital asset to gain global adoption and critical mass, and as a result, it has a “first to market” advantage over other digital assets. As of September 30, 2025, Bitcoin was the largest digital asset by market capitalization and had the largest combined mining power. As of September 30, 2025, the alternative digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com, had a total market capitalization of approximately $3.9 trillion (including the approximately $2.27 trillion market capitalization of Bitcoin), as calculated using market prices and total available supply of each digital asset. In addition, many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms rather than open platforms like the Bitcoin network. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms, such as Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Polkadot, or Cardano, could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, Bitcoin and thereby adversely affect the value of our common stock.

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In addition, some digital asset networks, including the Bitcoin network, may be the target of ill will from users of other digital asset networks. For example, Litecoin is the result of a hard fork of Bitcoin. Some users of the Bitcoin network may harbor ill will toward the Litecoin network, and vice versa. These users may attempt to negatively impact the use or adoption of the Bitcoin network.

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The trading prices of many digital assets, including Bitcoin, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on the value of our common stock and our common stock could lose all or substantially all of their value.

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The trading prices of many digital assets, including Bitcoin, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. For instance, the average one-year trailing volatility of Bitcoin over the past ten years to date remains elevated at 81%. There were steep increases in the value of certain digital assets, including Bitcoin, over the course of 2021, and multiple market observers asserted that digital assets were experiencing a “bubble.” These increases were followed by steep drawdowns throughout 2022 in digital asset trading prices, including for Bitcoin. In the 2021-2022 cycle, the price of Bitcoin peaked at $67,734 and bottomed at $15,632, marking a steep 77% drawdown. These episodes of rapid price appreciation followed by steep drawdowns have occurred multiple times throughout Bitcoin’s history, including in 2011, 2013-2014, and 2017-2018, before repeating again in 2021-2022.

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The price of some digital assets, including Bitcoin, has risen following the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Industry participants generally expect the administration to continue to take a constructive approach toward the digital assets industry. Through his executive orders, President Trump has indicated that the administration will work toward providing greater regulatory clarity and certainty for emerging technologies, including blockchain technology and digital assets, thereby fostering their development. Similarly, the digital assets industry expects favorable legislation from the new U.S. Congress as certain members have expressed interest in advancing digital asset specific legislation. To the extent market expectations about future activity by the administration or Congress lead digital asset prices and valuations to increase, there can be no assurance such expectations will be fulfilled, or that digital asset prices will rise or maintain their current levels. Some commentators have referred to the digital asset market post-President Trump’s election as a bubble. There can be no assurance that such a bubble does not exist. The failure of the administration and Congress to provide greater regulatory clarity and certainty for blockchain technology and digital assets, such as through promulgating a regulatory framework governing the issuance and operation of digital assets that meets industry expectations, could lead to a decline in digital assets prices, including Bitcoin. Such a decline could cause a decline in the value of our common stock and cause our stockholders to suffer losses. Moreover, there can be no assurance that political sentiments toward the digital asset industry, or market perceptions of those sentiments, will not shift over time.

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Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on the value of our common stock and our common stock could lose all or substantially all of their value.

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Our custodially-held crypto may become part of the custodian’s insolvency estate if one or more of our custodians enters bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings.

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If our custodially-held assets are considered to be the property of our custodians’ estates in the event that any such custodians were to enter bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings, we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of such custodians, inhibiting our ability to exercise ownership rights with respect to such assets and this may ultimately result in the loss of the value related to some or all of such assets. 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. and Binance Holdings Ltd., the placement of Prime Trust, LLC into receivership following a cease-and-desist order issued by Nevada’s 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 counterparty risks applicable to owning and transacting in digital assets. Although these bankruptcies, closures, liquidations and other events have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of our crypto, nor have such events adversely impacted our access to our crypto, they have, in the short-term, likely negatively impacted the adoption rate and use of crypto. Additional bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions or other events involving participants in the digital assets industry in the future may further negatively impact the adoption rate, price, and use of crypto, limit the availability to us of financing collateralized by crypto, or create or expose additional counterparty risks. Any loss associated with such insolvency proceedings is unlikely to be covered by any insurance coverage we maintain related to our assets. Even if we are able to prevent our assets from being considered the property of a custodian’s bankruptcy estate as part of an insolvency proceeding, it is possible that we would still be delayed or may otherwise experience difficulty in accessing our assets held by the affected custodian during the pendency of the insolvency proceedings. Any such outcome could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the market price of our common stock.

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We hold a substantial amount of Bitcoin with regulated custodians that have duties to safeguard our private keys. The insurance that covers losses of our Bitcoin holdings covers only a small fraction of the value of the entirety of our Bitcoin holdings, and there can be no guarantee that such insurance will be maintained as part of the custodial services we have or that such coverage will cover losses with respect to our Bitcoin.

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We are not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers or other regulated entities.

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Mutual funds and other registered investment companies are subject to extensive federal regulation as “investment companies” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Additionally, firms that manage the assets of registered investment companies generally must register as “investment advisers” under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). These regulatory regimes impose stringent requirements relating to custody of assets, restrictions on transactions with affiliated parties, limits on investment activities, mandated governance structures, and detailed disclosure obligations designed to protect investors.

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We are not an investment company and do not manage third-party assets. Therefore, we are neither registered nor required to register as an investment company or investment adviser. Although our key treasury reserve assets are crypto assets and we engage in activities such as staking, we conduct these activities solely for our own corporate treasury management and not on behalf of external investors. Consequently, our operations involving Bitcoin, including custody arrangements, transactions with affiliates, investment decisions, and general business practices, are not subject to the extensive regulatory framework applicable to mutual funds and registered investment advisers. Investors in our company therefore do not benefit from the heightened protections provided under the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisers Act.

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For example, although significant changes to our crypto asset strategy require approval by our board of directors, these changes do not necessitate stockholder votes or regulatory approvals mandated for registered investment companies. As a result, our board retains broad discretion regarding investment and cash management policies, including the authority to modify, suspend, or expand our strategy of acquiring, holding, or staking crypto assets, without being subject to regulatory procedures applicable to investment companies.

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If crypto assets held by the Company are determined to be securities under U.S. federal or state law, the Company would become subject to significant regulatory burdens, which may materially and adversely affect its business, operations, and financial condition.

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The legal characterization of crypto assets under U.S. securities laws remains unsettled and continues to evolve. If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), another federal agency, or a state regulator determines that Bitcoin or any other crypto asset held by the Company constitutes a security under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Investment Company Act, the Company could become subject to extensive regulatory obligations. These obligations may include registration requirements, enhanced disclosure and reporting, restrictions on business activities, and compliance with corporate governance and custody standards.

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The SEC has taken the position that certain crypto assets, depending on their characteristics, method of distribution, and functional use, may be classified as investment contracts or otherwise fall within the definition of a “security.” Although we do not believe that our current activities involve investment securities or cause us to be an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act, there can be no assurance that regulators will agree with our assessment, particularly as new guidance, enforcement actions, or legal precedents develop.

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If the Company were required to register as an investment company, or if the crypto assets it holds were deemed to be unregistered securities, we could be forced to significantly alter, limit, or cease certain operations, including staking or other network participation activities. In such a scenario, the Company may also become subject to enforcement actions, penalties, or other remedial measures, any of which could result in reputational harm, legal liability, or the inability to continue its current business model. In addition to federal law, the Company may be subject to regulation under state securities laws, some of which apply broader definitions of a “security” than those used by the SEC. As a result, the Company could face additional regulatory scrutiny, registration requirements, or enforcement exposure at the state level, even if federal regulators do not classify its crypto assets as securities.

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Regulatory uncertainty surrounding the classification of crypto assets presents a continuing risk to the Company’s operations. Any determination that the crypto assets held or activities conducted by the Company fall within the scope of U.S. securities laws could impose significant costs, create legal obstacles to continued operations, or materially impair the value of the Company’s assets and the returns available to its investors. 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.