American Bitcoin Corp.

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and Nature of Operations

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (“Gryphon”), which originally began operations as Ivy Crypto, Inc., was incorporated under the provisions and by the virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware on October 22, 2020, with its office located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gryphon operates a digital asset (commonly referred to as cryptocurrency) mining operation using specialized computers equipped with application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips (known as “miners”) to solve complex cryptographic algorithms in support of the Bitcoin blockchain (in a process known as “solving a block”) in exchange for cryptocurrency rewards (primarily Bitcoin). Gryphon became a publicly held entity in February 2024 upon the completion of a reverse merger transaction (the “Merger”) with Akerna Corp., herein referred to as we, us, our, the Company or Akerna. These consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, including disclosures for certain activities up to and including the February 9, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) the date of the Merger, are exclusively attributable to the operations of Ivy Crypto, Inc. The common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”) is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “GRYP” after February 9, 2024.

The legacy Akerna (“Legacy Akerna’) was formed upon completion of the mergers between MTech Acquisition Corp. (“MTech”) and MJ Freeway, LLC (“MJF”) on June 17, 2019 as contemplated by the Merger Agreement dated October 10, 2018, as amended (the “Formation Mergers”). Akerna provided software as a service (“SaaS”) solutions within the cannabis industry that enabled regulatory compliance and inventory management through several wholly-owned subsidiaries including MJF, Trellis Solutions, Inc. (“Trellis”), Ample Organics, Inc. (“Ample”), Last Call Analytics (“LCA”), solo sciences, inc. (“Solo”), Viridian Sciences, Inc. (“Viridian”), and The NAV People, Inc. d.b.a. 365 Cannabis (“365 Cannabis”). Our common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”) was traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “KERN” through February 9, 2024.

Prior to the merger date of February 9, 2024, Legacy Akerna committed to a number of significant actions that collectively represented a strategic shift in its business strategy and a complete exit from the SaaS business serving the cannabis industry. The shift was effectuated in a two-part exit strategy whereby Legacy Akerna management (i) disposed of its component SaaS business units in advance of (ii) the Merger with Gryphon, an entity unaffiliated with the SaaS and cannabis industries.

Reverse Merger with Legacy Ivy Crypto, Inc.

On January 27, 2023, Akerna entered into an agreement and plan of merger, as amended on April 28, 2023 and June 14, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”) with Ivy Crypto, Inc. (formerly known as Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (“Ivy”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Gryphon Opco I LLC. On February 9, 2024, concurrent with the closing of the Sale Transaction, Legacy Akerna merged with and into Ivy, with Ivy surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Akerna. Following the closing of the Merger, the former Ivy and Akerna stockholders immediately before the Merger owned approximately 92.5 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively, of the outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis which effectively resulted in a change in control of the Company. Upon completion of the Merger, Akerna changed its name to Gryphon.

On February 9, 2024, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Akerna Merger Co. (“Merger Sub”) merged with and into Ivy, with Ivy surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Akerna. On the Effective Date of the Merger, each share of Ivy’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ivy Common Stock”), and Ivy’s preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ivy Preferred Stock,” collectively referred to herein with the Ivy Common Stock as the “Ivy Shares”), outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date was converted into the right to receive approximately 1.7273744 shares of Gryphon common stock. Each warrant to purchase common stock of Ivy that was issued and outstanding at the Effective Date remained issued and outstanding and were assumed by the Company and is exercisable for shares of common stock pursuant to its existing terms and conditions as adjusted to reflect the ratio of exchange of Ivy Shares for shares of common stock. In connection with the Merger, on February 8, 2024, Akerna filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Reverse Stock Split Amendment”). Because the Reverse Stock Split Amendment did not reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock, the effect of the Reverse Stock Split was to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance relative to the number of shares issued and outstanding. The Reverse Stock Split did not modify any voting rights or other terms of the common stock. Eighty thousand and eight hundred and sixty-four (80,864) fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Immediately after giving effect to the Merger and the Reverse Stock Split, the Company had 38,038,533 shares of common stock outstanding. On February 9, 2024, the common stock began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GRYP.” All share and per-share data presented in these consolidated financial statements have been adjusted for the exchange ratio.

As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Akerna’s operations were sold concurrently with the closure of the merger, so the Company’s operations after the Merger are those of Ivy.

Ivy is treated as the accounting acquirer in the Merger as its stockholders, board of directors, and management control the Company after the Merger, even though Akerna was the legal acquirer. The Merger was treated as a reverse recapitalization of Ivy effected by a share exchange for a financial account and reporting purposes since all of Akerna’s operations were disposed of as part of the consummation of the Merger. Therefore, Ivy recorded no goodwill or other intangible assets as a result of the merger. The Merger was treated as if Ivy issued 2,921,362 shares of common stock for the $(2,256,000) net book value of Akerna. As a result, the assets, liabilities, and historical operations reflected in these financial statements are those of Ivy, as if Ivy had always been the reporting company.

The Akerna net book value of approximately $(2,256,000) consisted of $500,000 of cash, prepaid expense of approximately $98,000 and liabilities of approximately $2,854,000.

On April 20, 2022, Ivy formed a limited liability company named Gryphon Opco I LLC (“GOI”). GOI aims to engage in any activity for which limited liability companies may be organized in the State of Delaware.

On December 20, 2024, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary Canada corporation named 2670786 Alberta LTD (“Alberta LTD”). Alberta LTD was formed to be the holding company for the prospective acquisition of Captus Energy, as further described in Note 13 – Subsequent Events.

Reclassification

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2023 consolidated financial statements in order to conform to the current period presentations.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate the continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values.

Since the Company began revenue generation in September 2021, management has financed the Company’s operations through equity and debt financing and the sale of the digital assets earned through mining operations. On December 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $735,000 and digital assets totaling $1,016,000.

The Company may incur additional losses from operations and negative cash outflows from operations in the foreseeable future. In the event the Company continues to incur losses, it may need to raise debt or equity financing to finance its operations until operations are cashflow positive. However, there can be no assurance that such financing will be available in sufficient amounts and on acceptable terms, when and if needed, or at all. The precise amount and timing of the funding needs cannot be determined accurately at this time and will depend on several factors, including the market price for the underlying commodity mined by the Company and its ability to procure the required mining equipment and operate profitably. The Company’s financial statements have been presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company’s future results are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.

Segment Reporting

The Company adopted FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (ASC Topic 280) for the annual reporting period ended December 31, 2024. The most significant provision was for the Company to disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company’s CODM group is composed of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company operates as one operating segment and uses net income or loss as measures of profit or loss on a consolidated basis in making decisions regarding resource allocation and performance assessment. Additionally, the Company’s CODM regularly reviews the Company’s expenses on a consolidated basis. The financial metrics used by the CODM help make key operating decisions, such as determination of significant acquisitions and allocation of budget between cost of revenues and general and administrative expenses.

Since the Company operates as one reportable segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The CODM does not review segment assets at a level other than that presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. There are no intra-entity sales or transfers and no significant expense categories regularly provided to the CODM beyond those disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) subtopic 825-10, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825-10”) which defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance.

ASC 825-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825-10 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of assets or liabilities.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are recorded at cost, which approximates their fair value. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) in accounts that at times may be in excess of the federally insured limit of $250,000 per bank. The Company minimizes this risk by placing its cash deposits with major financial institutions. As of December 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company had $435,000 and $665,000 in excess of the federal insurance limit, respectively. Also, the Company held cash for third parties in the amount of $8,000 as of December 31, 2023. The Company has never suffered a loss due to such excess balances.

Accounts Receivable

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no accounts receivable.

As of December 31, 2023, accounts receivable includes amounts due from Sphere 3D under the Company’s master services agreement with Sphere 3D. The Company collected these amounts in the first quarter of 2024.

Prepaid Expenses

Prepaid expenses consist of payments for an insurance policy and are expected to be realized and consumed within twelve months after the reporting period.

Digital Assets Held for Other Parties

In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, the Company records an obligation liability, and a corresponding digital asset held for other parties’ assets based on the fair value of the cryptocurrency held for other parties at each reporting date. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company has fair valued these digital assets and the associated liability by using the quoted price of Bitcoin at closing by its Principal Market, Coinbase, on the reporting date. This balance also includes the cash balance held for other parties.

Digital Assets

Digital assets or cryptocurrencies (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, DAI, and USDT) are included in current assets in the accompanying balance sheets. Cryptocurrencies purchased are recorded at cost and cryptocurrencies obtained by the Company through its sale of common stock are accounted for based on the value of the specific digital asset on the date received.

Digital assets are included in current assets in the consolidated balance sheets due to the Company’s ability to sell bitcoin in a highly liquid marketplace and the sale of bitcoin to fund operating expenses to support operations. Following the adoption of ASU 2023-08 on January 1, 2024, the Company measures digital assets at fair value with changes recognized in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

Mining Equipment

Mining equipment is stated at cost, including purchase price and all shipping and customs fees, and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally three years for cryptocurrency mining equipment.

The Company reviews the carrying amounts of mining equipment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the assets may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss, if any. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows to be derived from continuing use of the asset or cash-generating unit are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Fair value less costs of disposal is the amount obtainable from the sale of an asset or cash-generating unit in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties, less the cost of disposal. When a binding sale agreement is not available, fair value less costs of disposal is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach with inputs and assumptions consistent with those of a market participant. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in net income.

At the point in time a miner becomes inoperable and not repairable, the Company records an expense amounting to the carrying value, which is the cost basis less accumulated depreciation at the time of write off.

Leases

The Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842,Leases(“ASC 842”). Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of a lease are classified as operating or financing leases and are recorded on the balance sheet as both a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the right-of-use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term.

In calculating the right-of-use asset and the lease liability, the Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components as permitted under ASC 842. The Company excludes short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less from the new guidance as an accounting policy election and recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Derivatives

The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and would then be revalued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. If there are stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company will use a probability-weighted average series Binomial lattice option pricing models to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates.

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities will be classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. Derivative liability will be measured initially and subsequently at fair value.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the new revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met: The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct), and the entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

If a good or service is not distinct, the good or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a distinct bundle of goods or services is identified.

The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer. The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable amounts, or both. When determining the transaction price, an entity must consider the effects of all the following:

Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. The transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point in time, or over time as appropriate.

Cryptocurrency mining:

The Company entered into contracts with digital asset mining pool operators to provide the service of performing hash computations for the mining pool operator. The contracts are continuously renewable and are terminable without penalty at any time by either party. The Company’s enforceable right to compensation only begins when the Company provides computing power to the mining pool operator. In exchange for providing computing power, the Company is entitled to a fractional share of Bitcoin. Hashrate is the measure of the computational power per second used when mining. Since the contract is continuously renewing, second by second, the mining contract is considered to have a duration of less than 24 hours for accounting purposes.

Providing computing power in Bitcoin transaction verification services is an output of the Company’s ordinary activities. The provision of computing power is the only performance obligation in the Company’s contracts with third party pool operators. The transaction consideration the Company receives, if any, is noncash consideration, which is all variable. There is no significant financing component in these transactions.

The Company earns Bitcoin during a 24 hour cycle between 00:00:00 UTC and 23:59:59 UTC (“24-hour Period”) unless terminated in accordance with the terms set forth by the terms of service. The Company performs hash computations for one mining pool operator, Foundry USA. Foundry USA operates its pool on the Full Pay Per Share (FPPS) payout method. FPPS is a variant of the Pay Per Share (PPS) method, where miners receive a fixed payout for each valid share submitted, regardless of whether the pool finds a block.

The fair value of the Bitcoin award received is determined using the intraday average quoted price of the Bitcoin over the 24-Hour Period. The Company’s Bitcoin earned are actively traded on the major trading platforms. The Company considers Coinbase to be its primary market. The consideration the Company will receive, comprised of block rewards, transaction fees less mining pool operator fees are aggregated, over the 24-Hour Period, in a sub-balance account held by the mining pool operator, which is finalized one hour later at 1:00 AM UTC. The sub-balance account is then withdrawn to the Company’s whitelisted wallet address, once a day, between the hours of 9am to 5pm UTC time (the “Settlement”). The rate of payment occurs once per day, as long as the minimum payout threshold of 0.01 bitcoin has accumulated in the sub- account balance, in accordance with the mining pool operator’s terms of service. At the time of Settlement, the company values the amount of Bitcoin earned. Given that the contract duration is considered less than 24 hours, the Company uses the average Bitcoin price over the 24 hour period, as quoted by Coinbase, to record the revenue. By utilizing the average daily price of bitcoin over the time earned, the Company eliminates any differences that may arise due to the volatility in trading price between bitcoin and fiat currency during the period where the Company establishes and completes the contract.

Pursuant to ASC 606-10-55-42, the Company assessed if the customer’s option to renew represented a material right that represents a separate performance obligation and noted the renewal is not a material right. The definition of a material right is a promise in a contract to provide goods or services to a customer at a price that is significantly lower than the stand-alone selling price of the good or service. The mining pool operator does not provide any discounts and as such there is no economic benefit to the customer and as such a separate performance obligation does not exist under 606-10-55-42. In addition, there are no options for renewal that are separately identifiable from other promises in the contract, such as an ability to extend the contract at a reduced price.

The performance obligation of the Bitcoin miner under the mining contracts with Foundry Pool USA involves the service of performing hash computations to facilitate the verification of digital asset transactions. The Company’s miners contribute computing power (i.e. hashrate) that perform hash calculations to the mining pool operator, engaging in the process of validating and securing transactions through the generation of Bitcoin hashes. The mining pool then utilizes a specific mining algorithm (e.g. SHA-256) to submit shares (proof of work) to the mining pool’s server as they contribute to solving the Bitcoin puzzles required to mine a block. The Company reviews and analyzes its individual pool performance using a dashboard provided by Foundry Pool USA that includes real-time statistics on hashrate, shares submitted and earnings. The service of performing hash computations in digital asset transaction verification services is an output of the Company’s ordinary activities. The provision of providing these services is the only performance obligation in the Company’s contracts with mining pool operators.

Regardless of the pool’s success, the Company will receive consistent rewards based on the number of valid shares it contributes. The transaction consideration the Company receives is non-cash consideration, in the form of bitcoin. The Company measures the bitcoin at fair value on the date earned using the average price (calculated by averaging the daily open price and the daily close price) quoted by its Principal Market at the date the Company completed the service of performing hash computations for the mining pool operator. There are no deferred revenues or other liability obligations recorded by the Company since there are no payments in advance of the performance. At the end of each 24 hour period (00:00:00 UTC and 23:59:59 UTC), there are no remaining performance obligations. By utilizing the average daily price of bitcoin on the date earned, the Company eliminates any differences that may arise due to the volatility in trading price between bitcoin and fiat currency during the period where the Company establishes and completes the contract. The consideration is all variable. There is no significant financing component in these transactions.

If authoritative guidance is enacted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the Company may be required to change its policies, which could affect the Company’s financial position and results from operations.

Master service agreement:

The Company entered into an agreement with Sphere 3D to be an exclusive provider of management services for all blockchain and cryptocurrency-related operations including but not limited to services relating to all mining equipment owned, purchased, leased, operated, or otherwise controlled by Sphere 3D and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates at any location. For such services the Company will receive 22.5% of the net operating profit of all of Sphere 3D’s blockchain and cryptocurrency-related operations. The net operating profits in defined as the value of the digital asset mined less energy cost and profit paid to the host facility.

As Sphere 3D has the ultimate right to determine the facility location for each machine. The Company has the responsibility for the following:

At the time the digital assets are mined, they are transferred into the custodial wallet maintained by the Company. As of the receipt of the digital asset, the Company has completed its performance obligation, the transaction price is determinable, net operating profit can be calculated so that the Company can determine its revenue under the contract; therefore, the Company records as revenue the management fee received. On October 6, 2023, Sphere 3D delivered a termination notice to the Company with respect to the Sphere MSA. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, on March 7, 2025, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with Sphere 3D. See Note 8– Commitments and Contingencies and Note 13 – Subsequent Events.

Cost of Revenues

The Company’s cost of revenue consists primarily of direct costs of earning bitcoin related to mining operations, including electric power costs, other utilities, labor, insurance whether incurred directly from self-mining operations or reimbursed, including any revenue sharing arrangements under co-location agreements, but excluding depreciation and amortization, which are separately stated in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

ASC 606-10-32-25 through 32-27 in the FASB ASC provides guidance on the consideration of whether fees paid to a mining pool operator should be considered payments to a customer and treated as a reduction of the transaction price or revenue. The Company’s management reviewed the standards and completed the following assessment.

Identifying the Customer: ASC 606-10-32-25 states that an entity should determine whether the counterparty to a contract is a customer. If the counterparty is a customer, the entity should apply the revenue recognition guidance to that contract. Under ASC 606-10-32-25, the Company identified the mining pool operator as the customer as the Company entered into a contractual agreement with the pool operator whereas the Company is to provide services in the form of contributing hashing power to the pool.

Mining Pool Operator as a Customer: As the Company has determined the mining pool operator to be a customer, any fees paid to the mining pool operator would be part of the transaction price of the contract. Any fees paid by the Company as a miner to the pool operator would be revenue earned by the pool operator, and the pool operator is treated as the customer.

Transaction Price: ASC 606-10-32-26 provides guidance on determining the transaction price. The Company considered the effects of variable consideration, constraints on variable consideration, the existence of a significant financing component in the contract, and non-cash consideration. The Company receives variable consideration given the variable nature of the amount of mining power (hashrate) contributed on a daily basis (24-hour period per recurring contract term). The Company completes an analytical procedure as part of its monthly closing process to determine the reasonableness of consideration received. There are no significant financing components of the transaction or delays in the timing of payments from the customer to the Company, whereas the Company would need to adjust the transaction price for the time value of money. As the Company receives non-cash consideration, in the form of bitcoin, ASC 606-10-32-26 specifies that the Company should measure non-cash consideration at fair value. The fair value of the non-cash consideration would be included in the determination of the transaction price. The Company does not receive the gross amounts of bitcoin earned prior to the transaction fees deduction by the pool operator. As such, the consideration received is net or inclusive of the transaction fees incurred and charged by the customer (pool operator).

Variable Consideration: If the fees paid to the mining pool operator are variable, an entity should estimate the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled. This involves considering the likelihood and magnitude of a significant revenue reversal. ASC 606-10-32-26 emphasizes the need to assess whether there are constraints on variable consideration. In the instance where there is uncertainty about the amount of consideration, it is reasonable for the Company to consider a likelihood of a significant reversal of revenue. The Company reviews daily bitcoin rewards received and reviews various factors, such as mining difficulty, the price of bitcoin and the Company’s contribution to the pool operator. The Company estimates the amount of variable consideration the Company should receive and prepares a monthly workpaper documenting the difference in actual bitcoin rewards received vs. estimated bitcoin earned. The Company assessed, given the pool operators payout methodology and the revenue reasonableness test completed by management, there does not exist a likelihood of a significant reversal of revenue.

Reduction of Transaction Price: ASC 606-10-32-27 states that an entity should reduce the transaction price for variable consideration only to the extent that it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur when the uncertainty is subsequently resolved. The Company assessed various factors, identifying the variable consideration, estimating the variable consideration, considered constraints (although none existed such as performance metrics or targets), probability, documentation, regular review and monitoring of performance with open communication with pool operators combined with dashboard usage. Due to the Company utilizing Foundry Pool’s FPPS methodology and the previous mentioned factors, there was zero likelihood of a significant reversal of revenue as the Company receives payouts as a pool participant on a daily basis calculated from midnight-to-midnight UTC time, regardless of if the Pool Operator receives any block rewards.

In summary, fees paid to the mining pool operator are considered payments to a customer and treated as a reduction of the transaction price/revenue. The Company has carefully assessed the variable nature of these fees, considered the likelihood and magnitude of any potential adjustments, and documented that management has applied the revenue recognition guidance accordingly.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for our stock-based compensation under ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation” using the fair value-based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments, or the issuance of those equity instruments may settle that.

We use the fair value method for equity instruments granted to non-employees and use the Black-Scholes model for measuring the fair value of options. The stock-based fair value compensation is determined as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed (measurement date) and is recognized over the vesting periods.

Common stock awards

The Company has granted common stock awards to non-employees in exchange for services provided. The Company measures the fair value of these awards using the fair value of the services provided or the fair value of the awards granted, whichever is more reliably measurable. The fair value measurement date of these awards is generally the date the performance of services is complete. The fair value of the awards is recognized on a straight-line basis as services are rendered. The share-based payments related to common stock awards for the settlement of services provided by non-employees are recorded in accordance with ASC 718 on the statement of operations in the same manner and charged to the same account as if such settlements had been made in cash.

Warrants

In connection with certain financing, consulting, and collaboration arrangements, the Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. The outstanding warrants are standalone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the holder and are classified as equity awards. The Company measures the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the measurement date. Warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of common stock are initially recorded at fair value as a reduction in additional paid-in capital of the common stock issued. All other warrants are recorded at fair value as expense over the requisite service period or at the date of issuance if there is not a service period.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, in which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is required to the extent any deferred tax assets may not be realizable.

ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, (“ASC 740”), also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest, and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained at the audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in material changes to its financial position.

Earnings Per Share

The Company uses ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” for calculating the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. The Company computes basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and warrants and stock awards. For periods with a net loss, basic and diluted loss per share is the same, in that any potential common stock equivalents would have the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of net loss per share.

Securities that could potentially dilute loss per share in the future were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Common stock equivalents, consisting of non-penny stock warrants and unvested RSUs, amounted to 10,150,709 shares and 10,958,876 shares as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management reviewed all recently issued accounting standard updates (“ASU’s”) not yet adopted by the Company and does not believe the future adoptions of any such ASU’s may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or the results of its operations, except for the following.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. The amendments in this Update modify the disclosure or presentation requirements of a variety of Topics in the Codification. Certain of the amendments represent clarifications to, or technical corrections of the current requirements. Each amendment in the ASU will only become effective if the SEC removes the related disclosure or presentation requirement from its existing regulations by June 30, 2027. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the provisions of the ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements. The amendments in this ASU are not expected to have a material impact on the results of operations or financial position.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (ASC Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The amendments require the disclosure of significant segment expenses as well as expanded interim disclosures, along with other changes to segment disclosure requirements. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 during the fourth quarter of 2024, which did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires entities to disclose specific rate reconciliations, amount of income taxes separated by federal and individual jurisdiction, and the amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit) disaggregated between federal, state, and foreign. The new standard is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-08,Intangible - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) (“ASC 350-60”). ASC 350-60 requires entities with certain crypto assets to subsequently measure such assets at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net income in each reporting period. Crypto assets that meet all the following criteria are within the scope of the ASC 350-60:

Bitcoin, which is the sole crypto asset mined by the Company, meets each of these criteria. For all entities, the ASC 350-60 amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued (or made available for issuance). If an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it must adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company has elected to early adopt the new guidance effective January 1, 2024 resulting in a $740,000 cumulative-effect change to adjust the Company’s bitcoin held on January 1, 2024 with the corresponding entry to beginning accumulated deficit.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)”. The amendments require the disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil and gas producing activities. It also requires the disclosure of a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively as well as the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the provisions of the ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the provisions of the ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2 – DIGITAL ASSETS

The following table summarizes the digital currency transactions of Bitcoin for as of December 31,

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company used digital assets with a value of $3,665,000 and $7,770,000, respectively, for the payment of principal and interest for its notes payable.

The following table presents the Company’s Bitcoin holdings as of December 31,

The carrying basis (or cost basis) represents the valuation of Bitcoin at the time the Company earns the Bitcoin through mining activities.

The carrying amount for 67.18 Bitcoin held as of the adoption of ASC 350-60, was determined on the “cost less impairment” basis.

The Company’s Bitcoin holdings are not subject to rehypothecation and do not serve as collateral for any existing loans or agreements. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company held no other crypto currency.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company held 100% of its Bitcoin in cold storage andnil in hot wallets, respectively.

Adoption of ASU 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets

Effective January 1, 2024, the Company early adopted ASU 2023-08, which requires entities to ‘measure crypto assets at fair value with changes recognized in the consolidated statement of operation each reporting period. The Company’s digital assets are within the scope of ASU 2023-08 and the transition guidance requires a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the beginning of the current fiscal year for any difference between the carrying amount of the Company’s digital assets and fair value. As a result of the Company’s early adoption of ASU 2023-08, the Company recorded a $740,000 increase in digital assets and a $740,000 decrease in accumulated deficit on the consolidated balance sheets as of January 1, 2024.

NOTE 3 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 3, 2021, between Gryphon and Sphere 3D (as amended, the “Sphere 3D Merger Agreement”), the Company received 850,000 shares of Sphere 3D’s restricted common stock upon the termination of the Sphere 3D Merger Agreement on April 4, 2022. On June 23, 2023, Sphere 3D completed a reverse stock split of its common shares on a 1-for-7 basis. This resulted in the Company holding 121,428 shares.

The shares are accounted for in accordance with ASC 320 – Investments – Debt and Equity Securities, as such the shares will be classified as available-for-sale securities and will be measured at each reporting period at fair value with the unrealized gain or (loss) as a component of other income (expense).

The table below summarizes the movement in this account for the years ended December 31,

NOTE 4 – DEPOSITS

The deposits are summarized as of December 31,

The Company contracts with other service providers for the hosting of its equipment and operational support in data centers where the Company’s equipment is deployed. These arrangements also typically require advance payments to be made to vendors in conjunction with the contractual obligations associated with these services. The Company classifies these payments as “Deposits” in the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had deposits of approximately $656,000 and $420,000 with data centers.

Giga Caddo, LLC

On August 16, 2024, Giga Caddo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), and the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Giga Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Seller agreed to sell: (i) four (4) natural gas generators with a combined gas standby rating of 1,900 kW, (ii) five hundred and sixty-six (566) bitcoin ASIC mining computers with a combined hashrate capacity of approximately 57,120 TH/s, (iii) six (6) Giga Box Air modular data center units with a combined power capacity of 2,900 kW and (iv) certain other crypto mining equipment and related assets to be agreed by the parties (the “Assets”) for $1,500,000 in USD cash (the “Giga Purchase Price”) (the “Giga Transaction”). On August 5, 2024, prior to the execution of the Giga Purchase Agreement, $50,000 of the Purchase Price was paid in the form of a refundable earnest money deposit, (ii) on August 19, 2024, $50,000 of the Purchase Price was paid.

On August 29, the Company entered into an amendment to the Giga Purchase Agreement (“Giga Amendment”). The Giga Amendment amended the deadline for the closing date of the Giga Transaction from August 31, 2024 to September 30, 2024. In connection with the Giga Amendment, the Company agreed to make an additional advance payment of $250,000, which was paid on August 29, 2024. As a result of this additional advance payment, the parties agreed that the remaining Giga Purchase Price final payment will be in two payments of $575,000. As such the total Giga purchase price remains $1,500,000. The parties further agreed that out of the pre-paid amounts of $350,000, $100,000 will not be refundable to the Company if the Giga Transaction is terminated prior to the closing date, except to the extent such termination is the result of the Seller’s breach of the Giga Purchase Agreement, in which case all pre-paid amounts shall be refunded to the Company. As of December 31, 2024, the Giga Acquisition was not completed.

Captus Energy

On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a nonbinding term sheet (“Captus Term Sheet”) with Captus. As part of the Captus Term Sheet the Company was required to pay $143,759 (CAD $200,000) and issue shares of the Company’s common stock valued at CAD$800,000 which would be priced at a 5-day VWAP (“Captus Shares’) and such shares to be placed escrow account. The Captus Shares would be refundable to the Company if the Captus Energy transaction did not occur. As of December 31, 2024, the Company paid the cash deposit of approximately $144,000, and the Captus Shares issuance was not completed. Also, the Company has incurred acquisition-related costs of approximately $153,000. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events for a detailed description of the Captus Energy transaction.

RepairBit LLC

On November 25, 2024, the Company entered into a term sheet (“RepairBit Acquisition”) for the acquisition RepairBit LLC (“RepairBit”) a bitcoin mining repair vendor. The aggregate RepairBit purchase price is $5,000,000, less any non-refundable deposits, which is payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. In December 2024, the Company paid refundable deposits of $300,000. As of December 31, 2024, the RepairBit Acquisition was not completed.

Erikson National Energy Inc.

On December 9, 2024, the Company entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement (the “Erikson Purchase Agreement”) with Erikson National Energy Inc. (“Erikson”), a Canadian corporation under the laws of the Province of Alberta. Erikson commenced proposal proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (“BIA”) on October 1, 2024 by filing a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal, pursuant to section 50.4 of the BIA, and KSV Restructuring Inc. was named as proposal trustee. Pursuant to an order of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”) granted on October 21, 2024, the Court approved a sale and investment solicitation process (“SISP”) in respect of the sale of the assets and properties of Erikson. As part of the SISP, the Company and Erikson entered into the Court-approved Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase substantially all of Erikson’s assets for a purchase price of CAD $2,000,000, subject to certain adjustments as provided for in the Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Erikson Purchase Agreement, the Company will acquire all of Erikson’s natural gas and oil wells, facilities and pipelines, which are currently shut in. The assets are located in northeast British Columbia and span the Fort St. John, Stoddart, Roseland, Fireweed, Buick Creek, Laprise and Wildboy areas. The representations and warranties provided by the parties are standard for a transaction of this nature.

The transaction remains subject to certain conditions, which conditions include obtaining the mineral rights formerly held by Erikson, obtaining approval for the well, facility and pipeline license transfers from the British Columbia Energy Regulator, completion of Gryphon’s due diligence, and the granting of a sale approval and vesting order by the Court, all of which must be satisfied or waived by the Company by January 31, 2025, which date may be extended at the Company’s option to March 8, 2025 (in either case, the “Outside Date”). No assurance can be given that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement will close.

The Court also granted an amended interim financing order approving the Company as a debtor in possession (“DIP”) lender to Erikson. As part of the Erikson Purchase Agreement, the Company provided DIP interim financing to Erikson to cover its operating expenses and legal and professional fees during the period between December 9, 2024 and the applicable Outside Date. Upon closing, The Company may offset some or all of the interim financing provided against the purchase price. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had provided approximately $274,000 of DIP interim financing and incurred approximately $112,000 of transaction cost for a total of $386,000. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events for the termination of the Erikson Purchase Agreement

NOTE 5 – MINING EQUIPMENT, NET

Mining equipment consisted of 8,825 and 8,532 units of bitcoin mining machines as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of the Company’s mining equipment, as of December 31,

NOTE 6 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

The following table summarizes accounts payable and accrued liabilities, as of December 31,

NOTE 7 – NOTE PAYABLE

The following table summarizes the fair value of the BTC Note as of December 31,

The following table summarizes the balance of the note payable as of December 31, 2024,

BTC Note

On May 25, 2022, Gryphon Opco I LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Equipment Loan and Security Agreement (the “BTC Note”) with a Anchorage Lending CA, LLC (“Lender) amounting to 933.333333 Bitcoin (“BTC”) at an annual interest rate of 5%.

The BTC Note is secured by (1) 7,200 S19j Pros ASIC miners used for Bitcoin mining, (2) The Colocation Mining Services Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2022, by and between the Company and Coinmint, and (3) The Contribution Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2022, by and between Borrower and the Lender.

The Company evaluated the BTC Note in accordance with ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined that the BTC Note will require derivative accounting and will be adjusted to fair value every reporting period. The fair value is determined by using the lowest day trading value, as of the reporting date, as disclosed on Yahoo Finance.

On March 29, 2023, the Company and the Lender entered into the Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Amended BTC Note”). The maturity date was extended from May 2024 to March 2026, and the interest rate was increased to 6% per annum, to be applied to the number of bitcoins remaining to be paid at the beginning of each month.

The monthly principal and interest payments, starting with the April 2023 payment, have been adjusted to be 100% of net monthly mining revenue, defined as, for each calendar month, the sum of (a) all of Borrower’s revenue generated from all Bitcoin generated by the Borrower with the Collateral (as defined in the BTC Note)less(b) the sum of the Borrower’s direct and indirect general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) in connection with Bitcoin mining operations, but not to exceed the greater of (x) $100,000 and (y) the amount that is previously preapproved by the Lender in writing for such calendar month; provided, however that, to the extent that SG&A is capped by clause (b) above, any unapplied SG&A may be rolled forward to subsequent months until fully deducted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise approved by Lender, the aggregate amount of SG&A during any rolling twelve-month period shall not exceed $750,000, provided that if at the end of a fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023, if (x) the aggregate principal amount payment received by the Lender for such fiscal quarter exceeds 38.6363638 Bitcoin and (y) the average principal amount payment received by the Lender for each fiscal quarter (commencing fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023 and through and including the fiscal quarter for which such determination is to be made) exceeds 38.6363638 Bitcoin per fiscal quarter, then, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender 75% of Net Monthly Mining Revenue (as defined in the Amendment) for the immediately succeeding fiscal quarter (and thereafter, in the following fiscal quarter would shift to 100%). In the event that the Net Monthly Mining Revenue for any month is insufficient to cover interest payment under the BTC Note, such deficiency shall be deemed paid-in-kind by capitalizing such deficiency in interest payment and adding such amount to the principal amount of indebtedness under the BTC Note.

Also, as part of the Amendment, the Company has agreed not to convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any of the Company’s digital assets outside of the ordinary course of business.

Additionally, the Company is required thereunder to maintain a collateral (mining equipment and digital assets) coverage ratio of 110% (“Collateral Coverage Ratio”). A breach of the Collateral Coverage Ratio shall not be deemed to have occurred until the lender has provided notice to the Company of such breach. If the Collateral Coverage Ratio decreases below 110%, the Company will have to provide the lender with additional collateral in the form of bitcoin, U.S. dollars, or additional equipment. If the Company is unable to do so, the Company may default on the BTC Note, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations, financial condition, and results of operations. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was not in breach of the Collateral Coverage Ratio.

The Amendment also added a conversion provision whereby the lender has a limited right to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal on the BTC Note into a number of shares of the Company (the “Conversion Right”). The Conversion Right is available at any time during the one-month period (the “Conversion Period”) after which the market capitalization of the Company for the first time exceeds $125,000,000 for five consecutive days. The conversion price is equal to $150,000,000 divided by the number of shares of Company common stock outstanding immediately prior to the lender’s exercise of the Conversion Right during the Conversion Period.

As consideration for the Amendment, the Company agreed to make a one-time payment of 173.17 bitcoins, which had a fair value of approximately $4,856,000 on the date of payment, therefore, reducing the principal balance of bitcoins from 636.81 to 463.64, and a closing fee of $104,000, which was offset with the adjustment for the change in fair value, as defined under debt modification accounting.

The Company has evaluated the Amendment in accordance with ASC 470-50 Modification and Extinguishments. The change in the interest rate from 5.0% to 6.0% caused there to be a significant change in the cashflows of the BTC Note. Also, given that the BTC Note carried on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value, any gain on loss from the extinguishment would be adjusted through the change in fair value as of September 30, 2024.

On October 25, 2024 (“Exchange Date”), the Company, its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as applicable and the Lender entered into a Debt Repayment and Exchange Agreement (the “DRE Agreement”), Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement (the “New Loan Agreement”), the Pre-funded Warrants (as defined below) and the $1.50 Warrants (as defined below) (collectively, the “Agreements”) to extinguish and terminate the Amended BTC Note (the “Exchange”).

Pursuant to the Agreements, the following consideration was exchanged with the Lender for the settlement of the Amended BTC Note:

The terms of the Note Payable include the following:

The Company has evaluated the accounting for the Exchange using the guidance as outlined in ASC 470-60 Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors (“ASC 470”). ASC 470 defines a troubled debt restructuring when a creditor, due to a debtor’s financial difficulties, grants the debtor a concession that it would not otherwise consider. As of the Exchange Date, the Company’s most recent financial statements, as of September 30, 2024, were issued with a going concern exception, and the Company was not earning a sufficient number of Bitcoins to satisfy the monthly interest payments, therefore adding to the principal balance the interest deficiency. Both of these factors would qualify, under ASC 470, that the Company was in financial difficulties, at the Exchange date. The second qualification refers to the lender granting a concession. ASC 470 defines a concession as being a reduction in the effective interest rate of the new loan. The Company determined that the Amended BTC Note’s effective interest was higher than the effective interest rate of the Note Payable.

The Company has determined that the Exchange is accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring with the Note Payable in the amount of $5,638,000 and a resulting gain of approximately $6,248,000, calculated as follows:

Since the Note Payable balance is less than the remaining balance of the Amended BTC Note, the Company recorded the Note Payable in the aggregate of the principal and interest calculated over the life of the loan with a corresponding gain as follows:

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized interest expense amounting to $914,000 and $758,000, respectively, for the bitcoin denominated note payable.

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

Board Member Compensation

On October 31, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the director’s compensation program, as follows:

The cash retainers will be paid monthly in arrears.

The annual equity award will be in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The number of RSUs to be granted shall be determined by dividing the dollar amounts stated above by the volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock over the forty-five (45) trading days immediately preceding (but not including) the Grant Date, rounded to the nearest whole RSU.

Subject to each grantee’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date, the awards made hereunder shall vest as to one-fourth (1/4) of the RSUs subject to each award (rounded down to the nearest whole share) upon the first four (4) quarterly anniversaries dates.

As of the resolution date October 31, 2024, with an effective date of October 1, 2024, there were seven board members entitled to the annual equity award of $160,000 and one board member entitled to the committee chair retainer of $40,000. As of October 1, 2024, the grant date, a total of 1,914,580 shares of the Company’s common stock, based on a VWAP of $0.61 per share. The fair value of the shares as of the grant date was $1,200,000.

Employment Agreements

CEO Agreements

On January 14, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (“Consulting Agreement”) with Chang Advisory Inc. for Robby Chang (“Consultant”), to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. On September 17, 2024, the Consultant was terminated as Chief Executive Officer.

On September 17, 2024, the Company entered into an executive employment CEO Agreement with Steve Gutterman (the “CEO Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Gutterman will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, reporting to the Company’s Board. The CEO Agreement has a three-year term that may be renewed for successive one-year periods by written agreement.

The CEO Agreement provides for (A) a $450,000 annual base salary paid in accordance with our normal payroll practices and which may be increased by in the discretion of the Company’s board of directors (“Board”), but not reduced, (B) for 2024, a pro-rated bonus based on the Company’s and/or Mr. Gutterman’s achievement of performance goals, with the sum of the 2024 and 2025 bonuses being no less than 40% of Mr. Gutterman’s base salary, (C) a target annual bonus beginning in 2025 equal to 100% of base salary, with the actual amount of such bonus determined by the discretion of the Board, based on the achievement of individual and/or Company performance goals determined by our Board and payable on the date annual bonuses are paid to our other senior executives, but in no event later than March 15th and conditioned upon Mr. Gutterman’s continued employment through the payment date, (D) a target annual stock bonus beginning in 2025 equal to 100% of Mr. Gutterman’s base salary, which may be paid in the Company’s performance stock units or restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and which shall be subject to vesting conditions following the grant of such units, (E) a recommendation to the Board that the Board make a sign-on equity grant valued at $1,000,000 in the form RSUs calculated using a 30 day VWAP, which was $0.598, for a total of 1,671,681 shares. One-third of the RSUs vest on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date for a total of 1,114,454 RSUs (“Time-based RSUs”) and the remaining one-third of 557,228 RSUs vest upon the Company’s remediation of certain stock exchange listing qualification failures that exist as of the effective date of the CEO Agreement (see below “Contingencies” for further explanation of the qualification failures) (“Market-based RSUs”), and (F) eligibility to participate in customary health, welfare, and fringe benefit plans we provide to our employees.

On September 30, 2024, the grant date, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of the RSUs, pursuant to the CEO Agreement. The Company relied on guidance set by FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-07 (issued and updated on October 2021) related to Compensation – Stock Compensation (“Topic 718”) to determine the impact on the Company. The grant date fair value for the 1,114,454 Time-based RSUs was estimated to be approximately $735,000 based on the Company’s closing price of $0.66 as of the grant date. The Company will recognize expense on a straight-line basis over the service period starting October 1, 2024. The remaining 557,228 Market-based RSUs were considered to have a market-based vesting as the milestones are based on the Company’s remediation of certain stock exchange listing qualifications, which are based on the market price and market capitalization of the Company’s common stock. As further required by Topic 718, a market-based award’s fair value is required to be expensed over the derived service period whether the milestone is met or not. The Company hired a third-party valuation firm to calculate the fair value of the Market-based Awards. The fair value of approximately $312,000 was determined by the use of a Monte-Carlo simulation model (i) over the period from September 30, 2024 through August 31, 2025 (the estimated date to achieve the remediation of the Nasdaq deficiencies over the period set forth in the CEO Agreement), (ii) a risk-free rate of 4.0%, (iii) volatility of 152.0%, (iv) a starting price of $0.68, (v) a price hurdle $1.00 and (vi) a time hurdle of 10 days, for a derived fair value of $0.56 per share and a derived service period of approximately 0.33 years.

The CEO Agreement also provides Mr. Gutterman with the opportunity to earn an incentive bonus (the “Incentive Bonus”), with will become payable, if ever, in tranches following the Company’s attainment of certain stock price and market capitalization goals. The specific goals are as follows:

No Incentive Bonus tranche will become payable unless both the stock price goal and the market capitalization goal (“Goals’) for the applicable tranche are satisfied, and the market capitalization goal is attained simultaneously with the stock price goal. Additionally, the Incentive Bonus may be earned in a change in control if the consideration paid per share of Company common stock exceeds an Incentive Bonus tranche stock price goal and the total value received in the transaction exceeds an Incentive Bonus tranche market capitalization goal. Under no circumstances may the performance goals for an Incentive Bonus tranche be achieved more than one time. The Incentive Bonus, to the extent any tranche becomes payable, will be paid within thirty days of the attainment of the applicable goals, subject to Mr. Gutterman remaining in continuous employment with the Company through each payment date. The Company will continue to evaluate the probability of the CEO’s achievement of the Goals. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has not accrued for the Incentive Bonus.

All bonuses payable under the CEO Agreement, except the stock bonus, may be paid in cash, Bitcoin, Company equity, or a mix of any of the foregoing.

Under the CEO Agreement, Mr. Gutterman will be entitled to receive the following severance payments and benefits upon a termination of his employment by the Company without “cause”, by Mr. Gutterman for “good reason” (each, as defined in the CEO Agreement and collectively, a “Qualifying Termination”), that does not occur in connection with a change in control:

The Non-CIC Severance will be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the effective date of a release but no later than 74 days following Mr. Gutterman’s termination. If Mr. Gutterman incurs a Qualifying Termination within 30 days prior to or 12 months following a change in control, then in addition to the Non-CIC Severance, Mr. Gutterman will be entitled to the following:

To the extent payable in cash, the CIC Severance will be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the effective date of a release, but no later than 74 days after Mr. Gutterman’s termination date. The severance payments and benefits described above are subject to Mr. Gutterman’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company and continued compliance with his restrictive covenant obligations.

The CEO Agreement includes certain restrictive covenants, which include non-solicitation and non-competition covenants during the term of the CEO Agreement and for the 12 months following. Further, the CEO Agreement includes a “best pay” provision under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, pursuant to which any “parachute payments” that become payable to Mr. Gutterman will either be paid in full or reduced so that such payments are not subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, whichever results in the better after-tax treatment to Mr. Gutterman.

Coinmint Co-location Mining Services Agreement

On July 1, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Coinmint, (as amended, the “Coinmint Agreement”), pursuant to which Coinmint agreed to provide up to approximately 22.0 MW of power and to perform all maintenance necessary to operate the Company’s miners at the Coinmint facility. On July 1, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Coinmint Agreement, pursuant to which Coinmint agreed to provide up to approximately 27.5 MW of power and perform all maintenance necessary to operate the Company’s miners at the Coinmint facility. In exchange, Coinmint was reimbursed for direct production expenses and receives a performance fee based on the net cryptocurrencies generated by the Company’s miners deployed at the Coinmint facility. The initial term of the Coinmint Agreement was fifteen months with automatic renewals for subsequent three (3) month terms until and unless terminated as provided in the agreement.

The Company determined the agreement with Coinmint does not meet the definition of a lease in accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

On October 31, 2024, the Company notified Coinmint of its non-renewal of the Coinmint Agreement. The Coinmint Agreement expired on January 1, 2025.

Blockfusion Co-location Mining Services Agreement

On December 1, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with Blockfusion USA, Inc. (“Blockfusion”) to provide hosting services for 3,780 of the Company’s bitcoin miners not to exceed 12MW of allocated power (“Blockfusion MSA”) for a period of twelve months (November 30, 2025), automatically renewing for one month extensions until terminated by either party, (“Term”). The Company is required to pay to Blockfusion a monthly facility fee of $13,000 per MW, for an aggregate of $156,000 (“Facility Fee”) for standard levels of maintenance of the Company’s Mining Equipment, including fault diagnosis and software upgrades, and racking and unracking of faulty machines. The Company’s monthly power usage will charge to the Company without a Blockfusion markup charge. At the signing of the Blockfusion MSA, the Company was required to pay (i) an initial monthly Facility Fee of $156,000 to be applied to the December 2024 Facility fee, (ii) a deposit in the aggregate of $600,000, as follows $200,000 on December 6, 2024, $200,000 on January 1, 2025 and $200,000 on February 1, 2025 (“Cash Deposit”) and (iii) the Company is required, prior to January 27. 2025, and thereafter at all times during the Term, maintain an irrevocable letter of credit, or prior to January 31, 2025 maintain a cash deposit and thereafter at all times during the Term, in the amount of $1,200,000 (“LOC Deposit”). As of the release date of these consolidated Financial Statements, the Cash Deposit has been paid and is not outstanding while the LOC Deposit remains outstanding.

The Company determined the agreement with Blockfusion does not meet the definition of a lease in accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

Mawson Agreement

On January 3, 2025, Gryphon entered into a Master Co-Location Agreement (the “Mawson Agreement”) with Mawson Hosting LLC (“Mawson”) with a right to host up to 5,880 miners in Mawson’s facility in Midland, Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the Mawson Agreement, the Company is entitled to 20 MW of power at a cost of approximately $23.50 per MW/hour paid monthly with a minimum fee of approximately $165,521 per month, as well as certain other fees set forth in the agreement. The Mawson Agreement has an initial term of one year and may be terminated on sixty days’ notice. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Company has delivered 6,719 bitcoin miners to Mawson.

The Company determined the agreement with Mawson does not meet the definition of a lease in accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

Sphere 3D MSA

On August 19, 2021, Gryphon entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “Sphere MSA”) with Sphere 3D. The Sphere 3D MSA has a term of three years, beginning on August 19, 2021, and terminating on August 18, 2024, with one-year automatic renewal terms thereafter. Under the Sphere MSA, Gryphon is Sphere 3D’s exclusive provider of management services for all blockchain and cryptocurrency-related operations, including but not limited to services relating to all mining equipment owned, purchased, leased, operated, or otherwise controlled by Sphere 3D and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates at any location, with Gryphon receiving a percentage of the net operating profit of all of Sphere 3D’s blockchain and cryptocurrency-related operations.

On December 29, 2021, the Company and Sphere 3D entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Sphere 3D MSA, to provide greater certainty as to the term of the Sphere 3D MSA. Sphere 3D and Gryphon agreed to extend the initial term of the Sphere 3D MSA from three to four years, or to five years in the event Sphere 3D does not receive delivery of a specified minimum number of Bitcoin mining machines during 2022.

The cryptocurrency earned from the Sphere 3D’s mining operations is held in a wallet, in which the Company holds the cryptographic key information and maintains the internal recordkeeping of the cryptocurrency. The Company’s contractual arrangements state that Sphere 3D retains legal ownership of the cryptocurrency; has the right to sell, pledge, or transfer the cryptocurrency; and benefits from the rewards and bears the risks associated with the ownership, including as a result of any cryptocurrency price fluctuations. The Sphere also bears the risk of loss as a result of fraud or theft unless the loss was caused by the Company’s gross negligence or the Company’s willful misconduct. The Company does not use any of the cryptocurrency resulting from the Sphere 3D MSA as collateral for any of the Company’s loans or other financing arrangements, nor does it lend, or pledge cryptocurrency held for Sphere.

A threat actor representing to be the Sphere 3D CFO inserted themselves into an email exchange between the Sphere 3D CFO and the Company’s former CEO, which also included Sphere 3D’s CEO, regarding the transfer of Sphere 3D’s BTC from the Company’s wallet to Sphere 3D’s wallet. The threat actor requested that the BTC be transferred to an alternate wallet. As a result, 26 BTC, with a value of approximately $560,000 at the time, was transferred to a wallet controlled by the threat actor. Via counsel, Gryphon engaged with US Federal law enforcement to recover the BTC. Despite these attempts by law enforcement to recover the BTC, recovery was not possible. Gryphon subsequently wired the commensurate amount in USD to Sphere 3D to make them whole for the stolen BTC. Gryphon also engaged a nationally recognized third-party firm to perform a forensic analysis. The analysis revealed that the threat actor did not enter the email exchange via Gryphon’s IT systems. Sphere 3D made a claim with its insurance carrier. If Sphere 3D is reimbursed by its insurance carrier, the Company would request reimbursement from Sphere 3D. The Company has also subsequently modified its control systems to protect against any future attempted incursions. As of March 31, 2023, the Company made the payment to Sphere 3D for $560,000, which was classified as a general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations.

On April 7, 2023, Sphere 3D filed suit against Gryphon in the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit concerns the Sphere MSA between the parties where the Company agreed to act as Sphere 3D’s “exclusive provider of any and all management services for all blockchain and cryptocurrency-related operations.” Sphere 3D alleges that the Company has fallen short in its obligations under the Sphere MSA, and is suing for alleged breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and breach of fiduciary duty (such matter, the “Sphere 3D Litigation”).

On June 15, 2023, Sphere 3D filed an amended complaint in connection with the Sphere 3D Litigation, which clarified certain of Sphere 3D’s prior allegations. On June 28, 2023, the Company requested leave to file a motion to dismiss Sphere 3D’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which the Court granted on August 11, 2023. On August 18, 2023, the Company filed: (i) its motion to dismiss Sphere 3D’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and (ii) its answer and counterclaims against Sphere 3D, asserting, among other things, that Sphere had breached the Sphere MSA, breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with that contract, acted negligently in connection with a separate incident, and defamed the Company. The Company’s answer and counterclaims further asserted the defamation counterclaim against Sphere 3D’s Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Trompeter, personally.

On September 20, 2023, Sphere 3D filed a second amended complaint in connection with the Sphere 3D Litigation, which added a claim against the Company alleging that the Company’s counterclaim for defamation against Sphere 3D violated New York’s anti-SLAPP law.

On October 6, 2023, Sphere 3D delivered a termination notice to the Company with respect to the Sphere MSA, largely on the basis of the allegations made by Sphere 3D in the Sphere 3D Litigation (the “Sphere 3D MSA Termination”). On October 11, 2023, the Company filed an answer to Sphere 3D’s second amended complaint, in which, among other things, the Company alleged that Sphere 3D’s attempted termination of the Sphere MSA was wrongful and ineffective, because it violated the terms of the Sphere MSA, and thus that Sphere 3D continues to owe the Company all amounts to which it would otherwise be entitled under the Sphere MSA through that contract’s term ending in August 2026.

On March 15, 2024, the Company has collected all outstanding balances associated with the direct pass-through of costs as well as management revenues billed through October 6, 2023 associated with hosting Sphere 3D’s miners at the Coinmint and Core facility previously held as Accounts Receivable as of December 31, 2023.

During Q1 2024, the Company remitted all digital assets held for other parties and restricted cash to Sphere 3D. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company held approximately 0 and 21.47 bitcoin, respectively, with a value of approximately$0 and $908,000, respectively, classified as digital assets held for other parties on the balance sheet. Also, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company held approximately$0 and $8,000, respectively of cash generated from the sale of Sphere 3D BTC, to be used to make payments related to the Sphere MSA, classified as restricted cash on the balance sheet.

Subsequent to year end, on March 7, 2025, The Company and Sphere 3D entered into a settlement and release agreement on mutually acceptable terms. The Settlement Agreement fully resolved all pending litigation between the Company and Sphere, and each party fully released the other party from any known or unknown and unsuspected claims. The Settlement Agreement further provided that each party will bear its own costs in connection with the litigation. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events.

Contingencies

The Company is subject at times to various claims, lawsuits, and governmental proceedings relating to the Company’s business and transactions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company cannot predict the final outcome of such proceedings. Where appropriate, the Company vigorously defends such claims, lawsuits, and proceedings. Some of these claims, lawsuits and proceedings seek damages, including, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, in amounts that could, if awarded, be significant. Certain of the claims, lawsuits, and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business are covered by the Company’s insurance program. The Company maintains the property and various types of liability insurance in an effort to protect the Company from such claims. In terms of any matters where there is no insurance coverage available to the Company, or where coverage is available and the Company maintains a retention or deductible associated with such insurance, the Company may establish an accrual for such loss, retention, or deductible based on currently available information. In accordance with accounting guidance, if it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements, and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable, then an accrual for the cost to resolve or settle these claims is recorded by the Company in the accompanying balance sheets. If it is reasonably possible that an asset may be impaired as of the date of the financial statement, then the Company discloses the range of possible loss. Expenses related to the defense of such claims are recorded by the Company as incurred and included in the accompanying statements of operations. Management, with the assistance of outside counsel, may, from time to time adjust such accruals according to new developments in the matter, court rulings, or changes in the strategy affecting the Company’s defense of such matters. On the basis of current information, the Company does not believe there is a reasonable possibility that other than with regard to the Class Action described below, any material loss, if any, will result from any claims, lawsuits, and proceedings to which the Company is subject to either individually, or in the aggregate.

On September 5, 2024 and September 13, 2024, the Company received deficiency notices from Nasdaq, who have certain stock exchange listing qualification requirements, such as the Company to maintain a stock price of at least $1.00 and maintain MVLS of at least $35,000,000 (the “Deficiencies”). The Company had a period of 180 calendar days, or until March 4, 2025 to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. Also, the Company had a period of 180 calendar days, or until March 12, 2025, to regain compliance with the $35,000,000 MVLS Requirement. As of the issuance of these financial statements, the Company had not remedied the Deficiencies and received a delisting notice for each the two Deficiencies. As part of the Nasdaq’s delisting policy, the Company has the right to petition for a hearing with the Nasdaq’s board. The Company has submitted petitions for each of the Deficiencies and will present a compliance plan to a Nasdaq Hearing Panel on April 15, 2025.

NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

As of December 31, 2024, the Company has 155,000,000 shares authorized, of which 150,000,000 shares are common stock and 5,000,000 shares are preferred stock, of which no class has been designated.

In February 2024, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to the amended and restated articles of incorporation (“Amendment”) to authorize a reverse stock split. Effective with the Amendment every twenty (20) shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were converted into one (1) share of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (“Stock Split’). The per shares numbers and amounts as presented in these financial statements have been adjusted for the Stock Split.

In February 2024, the Company filed certificates of elimination of certificate of designation for each of the (i) series A convertible redeemable preferred stock, (ii) series B convertible redeemable preferred stock, (iii) series C preferred stock and (iv) special voting preferred stock. The designated number of shares for each of these designated preferred series have been reverted back to unissued preferred stock.

Private Placement

On January 31, 2024, the Company initiated a private placement for the sale of the Company’s common stock for a purchase price of $2.83 per share. The Company issued 493,791 shares of common stock for total proceeds of $1,395,000.

At The Market Offering (ATM*)*

On April 19, 2024, the Company commenced a new At The Market offering program with B. Riley Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Kingswood Investments, a division of Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, PI Financial (US) Corp. and ATB Capital Markets USA Inc., each respectively acting as sales agents, under which the Company may offer and sell shares of its Common Stock from time to time through the sales agents having an aggregate offering price of up to $70,000,000. As of December 31, 2024, the Company sold 5,182,929 shares under this program for proceeds of $3,701,000, net of $343,000 of direct offering costs.

Common Stock Issued for Services

In August 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor pursuant to which the Company issued 56,600 shares of common stock to such vendor for payment of an outstanding payable in the amount of approximately $47,000. The shares were valued at the fair market value of approximately $47,000, which was the closing trading price for the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

On April 8, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor pursuant to which the Company issued 387,597 shares of common stock to such vendor. The shares were valued at the fair market value of approximately $632,000, which was the closing trading price for the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

On April 16, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor pursuant to which the Company issued 800,000 shares of common stock to such vendor. The shares were valued at the fair market value of approximately $1,160,000, which was the closing trading price for the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance. The Company also made a one-time payment to the vendor of $600,000.

Restricted common stock awards

The table below summarizes the compensation expense related to the Company’s restricted stock awards for the years ended December 31:

The following table presents a summary of the activity of the RSUs:

As of December 31, 2024, there was approximately $2,301,000 unrecognized compensation cost related to the service-based RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 2 years.

On December 17, 2024 (“Grant Date”), the Company’s Senior Vice President of Energy (“VP Energy”) was granted a time time-based equity grant of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to an equity incentive plan. The Equity Grant shall vest over afour (4)-year period beginning on the Grant Date, subject to VP Energy’s continued employment with the Company through the relevant vesting date, in accordance with the following schedule. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $0.477 per share for a total of $239,000. The grant date fair value was estimated to be fair value of the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date. The equity compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to approximately $5,000.

On September 30, 2024, the grant date, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of the RSUs, pursuant to the CEO Agreement (as further described NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES). The equity compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to approximately $312,000 for the Market-based RSUs and approximately $142,000 for the Time-based RSUs.

On June 19, 2023, the Company’s CFO was granted a time-based equity grant of 675,058 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to an equity incentive plan. The Equity Grant shall vest over a three (3)-year period beginning on the Effective Date, subject to CFO’s continued employment with the Company through the relevant vesting date, in accordance with the following schedule. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $2.42 per share for a total of $946,000. The Company was under a binding agreement to merge with Akerna as of the grant date. Therefore, the grant date fair value was estimated to be the per-share value based on the exchange ratio defined in the Akerna Merger, as the Company believes that the Akerna trading is the most readily determined value in accordance with ASC 718-10-55-10 to 12. Akerna is publicly traded (Nasdaq: GRYP). The equity compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 amounted to approximately $397,000 and $530,000, respectively.

On February 23, 2023, the Company entered into Independent Director agreements with two individuals. As part of the compensation for the agreements, the Company granted restricted stock of 84,210 to each of the directors for a total of 168,419 shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares vest every six months in six equal installments of 14,035 shares for a total of 28,070 shares. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $3.36 per share for a total of $328,000. The Company was under a binding agreement to merge with Akerna as of the grant date. Therefore, the grant date fair value was estimated to be the per-share value based on the exchange ratio defined in the Akerna Merger, as the Company believes that the Akerna trading is the most readily determined value in accordance with ASC 718-10-55-10 to 12. Akerna is publicly traded (Nasdaq: GRYP). The equity compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to approximately $109,000.

On April 4, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with an individual. The agreement provided for an annual cash compensation of $230,000 paid in equal installments on a monthly basis. Also, the employee was granted equity compensation of 863,687 shares of the Company’s common stock. The equity award vests 143,947shares upon the six-month anniversary,287,896 shares vest in equal quarterly installments commencing on the nine-month anniversary, and 431,844 shares vest in equal monthly installments commencing on the 19-month anniversary. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $9.487 per share for a total of $4,744,000. The Company was under a binding agreement to merge with Sphere 3D as of the grant date. Therefore, the grant date fair value was estimated to be the per-share value based on the exchange ratio as defined in the Sphere 3D Merger Agreement, as the Company believes that the Sphere 3D trading is the most readily determinable value in accordance with ASC 718-10-55-10 to 12. Sphere 3D is publicly traded (Nasdaq: ANY). In January 2023, the employee resigned and vested ownership over 71,975 restricted common stock awards valued at $9.487 per share. The remaining unissued shares were canceled and the associated compensation expense in prior years of $1,910,000 was recaptured.

On October 26, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with an individual to continue service to the Company. As compensation, the consultant was granted 17,274 shares of the Company’s common stock, and all of the Shares shall vest over a period of two (2) years in accordance with the following vesting schedule:4,318 Shares will vest on the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date,4,318 Shares will vest on the first-year anniversary of the Effective Date,4,318 Shares will vest on the eighteen-month anniversary, and the 4,318 Shares will vest on the second-year anniversary of the Effective Date. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $33.48 per share for a total of $322,000. The Company was under a binding agreement to merge with Sphere 3D as of the grant date. Therefore, the grant date fair value was estimated to be the per-share value based on the exchange ratio as defined in the Sphere 3D Merger Agreement, as the Company believes that the Sphere 3D trading is the most readily determinable value in accordance with ASC 718-10-55-10 to 12. Sphere 3D is publicly traded (Nasdaq: ANY). Compensation expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 amounted to approximately$0 and $129,000, respectively.

On October 22, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with an individual to continue service to the Company. As compensation, the consultant was granted 8,637 shares of the Company’s common stock, and all of the Shares shall vest over a period of two (2) years in accordance with the following vesting schedule:2,159 Shares will vest on the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date,2,159 Shares will vest on the first-year anniversary of the Effective Date,2,159 Shares will vest on the eighteen-month anniversary, and the 2,159 Shares will vest on the second-year anniversary of the Effective Date. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $33.90 per share for a total of $163,000. The Company was under a binding agreement to merge with Sphere 3D as of the grant date. Therefore, the grant date fair value was estimated to be the per-share value based on the exchange ratio as defined in the Sphere 3D Merger Agreement, as the Company believes that the Sphere 3D trading is the most readily determinable value in accordance with ASC 718-10-55-10 to 12. Sphere 3D is publicly traded (Nasdaq: ANY). Compensation expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $0 and $66,000, respectively.

On October 20, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with an individual to continue service to the Company. As compensation, the consultant was granted 17,274 shares of the Company’s common stock, and all of the Shares shall vest over a period of two (2) years in accordance with the following vesting schedule:4,318 Shares will vest on the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date,4,318 Shares will vest on the first-year anniversary of the Effective Date,4,318 Shares will vest on the eighteen-month anniversary, and the 4,318 Shares will vest on the second-year anniversary of the Effective Date. The equity award was valued as of the grant date at $39.48 per share for a total of $380,000. The Company was under a binding agreement to merge with Sphere 3D as of the grant date. Therefore, the grant date fair value was estimated to be the per-share value based on the exchange ratio as defined in the Sphere 3D Merger Agreement, as the Company believes that the Sphere 3D trading is the most readily determinable value in accordance with ASC 718-10-55-10 to 12. Sphere 3D is publicly traded (Nasdaq: ANY). Compensation expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $0 and $154,000, respectively.

Warrants

Transactions involving warrants are as follows for the year ended December 31,:

During the year ended December 31, 2024,165,622 and 1,679,159 warrants were exercised and expired, respectively.

NOTE 10 –FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of such instruments.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company evaluates its financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis to determine the appropriate level at which to classify them for each reporting period. This determination requires significant judgments to be made. The Company had the following financial assets and liabilities as of the dates presented below:

The Company determines the fair value of its assets and liabilities based on the quoted market prices as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. For the marketable securities the market value is based on the quoted market price on the US exchange. For the digital assets and BTC Note, the Company used the quoted market price per Coinbase.

NOTE 11 – REVERSE MERGER

As described in Note 1, Legacy Ivy merged with Akerna on February 9, 2024. The merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with Legacy Ivy as the accounting acquirer. The primary pre-combination assets of Akerna were cash and cash equivalents. Under reverse recapitalization accounting, the assets and liabilities of Akerna were recorded at their fair value which approximated book value due to the short-term nature of the accounts. No goodwill or intangible assets were recognized. Consequently, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the operations of Legacy Ivy for accounting purposes, together with a deemed issuance of shares equivalent to the shares held by the former stockholders of Akerna, the legal acquirer, and a recapitalization of the equity of Legacy Ivy, the accounting acquirer.

As part of the reverse recapitalization, the Company acquired $500,000 of cash and cash equivalents. The Company also assumed accounts payable and accrued expenses of $2.8 million and the net book value is recorded in additional paid-in capital in the accompanying consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the year ended December 31, 2024. Akerna’s operation had ceased concurrent with the merger and were deemed to be de minimis in value at the transaction date.

NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES

For the period ended December 31, 2024 the Company generated no current income taxes due to the Company generating net operating losses whereas for the period ended December 31, 2023, the Company generated a current tax benefit of ($176,000). Additionally, no deferred income taxes have been recorded due to the uncertainty of the realization of any tax assets. On December 31, 2024, the Company has federal and state net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income of approximately $38,580,000. For federal purposes, there is an unlimited carryforward period, and for state purposes, the net operating losses begin to expire in 2041.

The income tax (benefit)/expense attributable to loss consisted of the following, for the year ended December 31,:

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets at December 31, are presented below:

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed by applying the federal and state income tax rates in effect to the gross amounts of temporary differences and other tax attributes, such as net operating loss carryforwards. In assessing if the deferred tax assets will be realized, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some or all of these deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the period in which these deductible temporary differences reverse.

For financial reporting purposes, the Company has incurred a loss in each period since its inception. Based on all available evidence, including the Company’s history of losses, management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will not be fully realizable. Accordingly, the Company provided for a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets on December 31, 2024, and 2023. During the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, the valuation allowance increased by $4,275,000 and $6,608,000, respectively. The increase was attributable to the increase in our net operating loss carryforwards and several other deferred tax assets. The total valuation allowance results from the Company’s estimate of its inability to recover its net deferred tax assets.

On December 31, 2024, the Company has federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, which are available to offset future taxable income, of approximately $38,580,000 which for federal purposes has an unlimited carryforward period and begins to expire in 2041 for state purposes. These carryforwards may be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and similar state provisions if the Company experienced one or more ownership changes that would limit the amount of NOL and tax credit carryforwards that can be utilized to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. In general, an ownership change, as defined by Sections 382 and 383, results from transactions increasing ownership of certain stockholders or public groups in the stock of the corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. The Company has not completed an IRC Section 382/383 analysis. If a change in ownership were to have occurred, NOL and tax credit carryforwards could be eliminated or restricted. If eliminated, the related asset would be removed from the deferred tax asset schedule with a corresponding reduction in the valuation allowance. Due to the existence of the valuation allowance, limitations created by future ownership changes, if any, will not impact the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various state jurisdictions. Due to the Company’s carryforward of net operating losses all tax years are open and subject to income tax examination by tax authorities. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest expenses and penalties related to income tax matters as a tax expenses. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there are no unrecognized tax benefits, and there are no significant accruals for interest related to unrecognized tax benefits or tax penalties.

The Company is in the process of analyzing its NOL and has not determined if the company has had any change of control issues that could limit the future use of NOL. The NOL carryforwards that were generated after 2017 of approximately $38,580,000 may only be used to offset 80% of future taxable income and are carried forward indefinitely.

NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. The management of the Company determined there are no reportable events for the year ended December 31, 2024, except for the following.

Issuance of shares of common stock

In January 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with several institutional and accredited investors and certain directors and officers of the Company (and certain of their affiliated parties) for the purpose of raising approximately $2,820,000 in gross proceeds for the Company. Of the gross proceeds, approximately $670,000 was received in December 2024 with approximately $2,150,000 received in January 2025. The Company incurred legal fees of approximately $75,000 associated with the Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold in a registered direct offering an aggregate of (i)6,941,856 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share and (ii) warrants to purchase 6,941,856 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, at a combined purchase price per share and accompanying warrant equal to $0.40 for third-party investors and $0.516 for directors and officers of the Company.

In January 2025, the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $2,336,000 from the ATM for the issuance of 4,563,552 shares.

In January 2025, the Company entered into an investor relations consulting agreement. The agreement is for a period of six months with equal monthly payments of $12,500 and the issuance of 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

In January 2025, the Company issued 283,333 shares of the Company’s common stock as payment for a consulting agreement.

In January 2025, the Company issued 591,155 shares of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the vesting schedule for the Board RSUs.

Purchase of mining machines

In March 2025, the Company purchased 1,900 S19JPro series machines with an extended warranty. The purchase price was a cash payment of approximately $608,000 and the issuance of $100,000 of the Company’s common stock. As of March 31, 2025, the Company paid $558,000 of the $608,000 cash payment due. The issuance of $100,000 of the Company’s common stock remains outstanding.

Potential acquisitions

Captus Energy

On January 8, 2025, the Company and Alberta Ltd., entered into a Share and Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Captus Agreement”) with BTG Energy Corp., a Canadian corporation (“BTG Energy”), BTG Power Corp., a Canadian corporation (“BTG Power”) and West Lake Energy Corp., a Canadian corporation (“West Lake,” and together with BTG Energy and BTG Power, the “Vendors”). Pursuant to the Captus Agreement, the Company will acquire from the Vendors all of the issued and outstanding shares or units, as applicable, of (i) Captus Generation Ltd. (“Captus GP”) and BowArk Energy Ltd., each a Canadian corporation, and (ii) Captus General Limited Partnership, a Canadian limited partnership (collectively “Captus Energy,” and the transaction contemplated by the Captus Agreement, the “Captus Acquisition”).

Captus GP owns 850 acres in Pincher Creek, Alberta (the “Captus Site”). The acreage contains characteristics management considers to be highly suitable for the development of AI HPC. These characteristics include: 1) redundant natural gas lines, 2) grid connectivity, 3) a deplete reservoir that can be used for onsite carbon sequestration, 4) access to non-potable water and 5) proximity to telecom connectivity. Gryphon intends to develop the site for revenue producing activities.

The aggregate consideration payable by the Company to the Vendors is CAD $24.0 million (the “Cash Consideration”), subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Captus Agreement. In November 2024, the Company paid a cash deposit of $143,759 (CAD $200,000) to Captus GP for the benefit of the Vendors (the “LOI Cash Deposit”). Within two business days of the date of the Captus Agreement, the Company paid a cash deposit of $704,641 (CAD $1,000,000) to Captus GP for the benefit of the Vendors (the “Signing Cash Deposit,” and together with the LOI Cash Deposit, the “Cash Deposits”). The Cash Deposits may be applied towards the payment of the Cash Consideration in accordance with the terms of the Captus Agreement, and the remainder of the Cash Consideration will be paid by the Company upon closing.

The transaction remains subject to certain conditions, including the transfer and assignment of certain agreements from the Vendors to the Company. Pending approval by the Alberta Energy Regulator, BTG Energy and West Lake will hold certain well, pipeline and facility licenses in trust for an agreed fee.

In connection with the Captus Agreement, on January 8, 2025, as a material inducement to their agreeing to become employees of the Company, the Company granted a restricted stock award to each of Harry Andersen, Paul Connolly, Mark Taylor and Steve Giacomin (collectively, the “Restricted Stock Awards”). The Restricted Stock Awards were intended to constitute “employment inducement awards” under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. The aggregate restricted stock shares issued was 4,083,003.

Each of the Restricted Stock Awards vests in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date subject to the grantee’s continued engagement with the Company through each applicable vesting date, provided however, that the Restricted Stock Awards will accelerate and vest immediately upon the grantee’s death, disability, termination by the Company without “cause” (as defined in each Restricted Stock Award agreement), or the consummation of a change in control of the Company.

On March 19, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the execution of a strategic advisory business service agreement (“Advisory Agreement’) with Bower Four Capital Corp. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor will provide general strategic advice and guidance regarding the Company’s business, proposed transactions and M&A activity. The term of the agreement will be for a period of thirty-six months subject to renewal for one or more additional six-month periods. If the Captus Acquisition closes, the Company will be required to issue 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a warrant to purchase 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.50 per share. As of March 31, 2025, the Advisory Agreement has not been executed by the parties thereto.

Erikson Purchase Agreement

On February 14, 2025, the Company gave Erikson notice of the cancellation of the Erikson Purchase Agreement.

Litigation

On March 7, 2025, The Company and Sphere 3D entered into a settlement and release agreement on mutually acceptable terms. The Settlement Agreement fully resolved all pending litigation between the Company and Sphere, and each party fully released the other party from any known or unknown and unsuspected claims. The Settlement Agreement further provided that each party will bear its own costs in connection with the litigation.

NASDAQ Compliance

On March 11, 2025, the Company received NASDAQ delisting notice for non-compliance with the Bid Price Rule as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2)

On March 14, 2025, the Company received NASDAQ delisting notice for non-compliance with the MVLS requirements as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(b)(2)

All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial and not required, or the required information is presented in the financial statements and notes thereto beginning on page F-1 of this Report.

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