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Bit Digital Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 18, 2024.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2023 · Filed Mar 18, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31,2023

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________.

OR

☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report:

Commission file number:001-38421

Bit Digital, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

33 Irving Place, New York, NY United States 10003

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Samir Tabar

Chief Executive Officer

Tel:(212) 463-5121; sam@bit-digital.com

33 Irving Place, New York, NY United States 10003

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per shareNasdaq Capital Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or Ordinary Shares as of December 31, 2023 was:107,291,827 ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐No ☐

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ☐No ☒

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 and posted 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 and post such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☒Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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 management’s 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.☒

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 registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

☒U.S. GAAPInternational Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board☐Other

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒

As of June 30, 2023, the last business day of the registrant’s second quarter of most recently completed fiscal year, the aggregate market value of the 84,783,128 ordinary shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $344,219,500 based on the closing price of $4.06 as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the registrant’s 85,028,667 ordinary shares.

FORM 20-F ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers1
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable1
Item 3.Key Information2
Item 4.Information on The Company51
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments83
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects84
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees105
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions114
Item 8.Financial Information114
Item 9.The Offer and Listing115
Item 10.Additional Information115
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk130
Item 12.Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities130
PART II
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies131
Item 14.Material Modifications to The Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds131
Item 15.Controls and Procedures131
Item 16.[Reserved]133
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert133
Item 16B.Code of Ethics133
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services133
Item 16D.Exemptions from The Listing Standards for Audit Committees134
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by The Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers134
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant134
Item 16G.Corporate Governance134
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure134
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.134
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policies135
Item 16K.Cybersecurity135
PART III
Item 17.Financial StatementsF-1
Item 18.Exhibits136

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