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For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 15, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
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 unaudited condensed 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 NAY 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 unaudited condensed 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 lvy.
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 lvy 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 lvy, as if lvy 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.
Reclassification
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2024 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in order to conform to the current period presentations.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are unaudited. The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The December 31, 2024 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2025 or for any future period.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025.
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited condensed 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 unaudited condensed 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 March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $318,000 (excluding $1,263,0000 of restricted cash), accounts receivable of $175,000 and digital assets totaling $787,000.
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’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) group is composed of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company operates asone 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 asone reportable segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The CODM does not review segment assets at a level other than that presented in the Company’s unaudited condensed 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 Unaudited Condensed 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 March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $1,581,000, which includes $1,263,000 of restricted cash, and $1,081,000 in excess of the federal insurance limit, respectively. The Company has never suffered a loss due to such excess balances.
Restricted cash
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company received approximately $1,263,000 of proceeds related to funding of the Captus transaction. As the transaction did not close as of March 31, 2025 and the funds were due to be deposited directly to a third-party custodian, the Company classified these proceeds as Restricted cash on the face of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet along with the corresponding liability. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, all funds received related to the prospective acquisition of Captus Energy, as further described in Note 11-Subsequent Events, were remitted to the proper custodian.
Accounts Receivable
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $175,000 held in its cold storage wallet with Bitgo Trust Company, Inc. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the balance of $175,000 was transferred into the Company’s bank account.
Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses consist of payments for the Company’s co-location services, an insurance policy and other professional services, and the amounts are expected to be realized and consumed within twelve months after the reporting period.
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 unaudited condensed 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. The Company measures digital assets at fair value with changes recognized in operating expenses in the unaudited condensed 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:
| ● | Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer |
| ● | Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract |
| ● | Step 3: Determine the transaction price |
| ● | Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract |
| ● | Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation |
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 |
| ● | Constraining estimates of variable consideration |
| ● | The existence of a significant financing component in the contract |
| ● | Noncash consideration |
| ● | Consideration payable to a customer |
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.
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 unaudited condensed 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 yearsinwhich 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 three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Common stock equivalents, consisting of unvested RSUs and warrants, amounted to 16,726,422 shares and 2,382,056 shares as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, 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 unaudited condensed 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The amendments in this ASU are not expected to have a material impact on the results of operations or financial position.
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 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the provisions of the ASU will have on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 - DIGITAL ASSETS
The following table summarizes the digital currency transactions of Bitcoin for:
| As of March 31, 2025 · As of December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ASC 2023-08 fair value adjustment | $ | - | $739,000 |
| Digital assets beginning balance | 1,016,000 | 2,097,000 | |
| Revenue recognized from mined digital assets | 1,545,000 | 20,539,000 | |
| Cost of digital assets sold for cash | (1,647,000) | (20,260,000) | |
| Cost of digital assets transferred for noncash expenditures | - | (3,665,000) | |
| Fair value gain on digital assets | (127,000) | 1,566,000 | |
| Digital assets ending balance | $787,000 | $1,016,000 | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company used digital assets with a value of $0 and $1,750,000, respectively, for the payment of principal and interest for its notes payable.
The following table presents the Company’s Bitcoin holdings as of:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Bitcoin held | 9.53 | 10.93 |
| Carrying basis - per Bitcoin | $90,258 | $61,532 |
| Fair value - per Bitcoin | $82,534 | $92,987 |
| Carrying basis of Bitcoin | $860,592 | $672,259 |
| Fair value of Bitcoin | $787,000 | $1,016,000 |
The carrying basis (or cost basis) represents the valuation of Bitcoin at the time the Company earns the Bitcoin through mining activities.
The Company’s Bitcoin holdings are not subject to rehypothecation and do not serve as collateral for any existing loans or agreements. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company held no other crypto currency.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company held 100% of its Bitcoin in cold storage andnil in hot wallets, respectively.
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 as of:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fair value - beginning of period | $115,000 | $403,000 |
| Change in fair value | (66,000) | (288,000) |
| Balance - end of period | $49,000 | $115,000 |
NOTE 4 - DEPOSITS
The deposits are summarized as of:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance - beginning of period | $2,263,000 | $420,000 |
| Cash deposit | 1,222,000 | 2,207,000 |
| Merger and acquisition costs expensed | (1,033,000) | - |
| Amounts applied to accounts payable | (186,000) | (364,000) |
| Balance - end of period | $2,266,000 | $2,263,000 |
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 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had deposits of approximately $931,000 and $656,000, respectively, 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 USO 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. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company canceled the Giga Purchase Agreement and expensed the deposits of approximately $350,000 classified under the Merger and acquisition expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.
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 Al 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.
As of the filing date of these financials, the Captus Acquisition has not been completed.
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. During the three months ending March 31, 2025, the Company applied approximately $131,000 against outstanding invoices due to RepairBit. As of the filing date of these financials, 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. On February 14, 2025, the Company gave Erikson notice of the cancellation of the Erikson Purchase Agreement, and expensed approximately $608,000 of deposits classified under the Merger and acquisition expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations
NOTE 5 - MINING EQUIPMENT, NET
Mining equipment consisted of 10,725 and 8,825 units of bitcoin mining machines as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The following table summarizes the carrying amount of the Company’s mining equipment as of:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mining equipment | ||
| Balance, beginning of year | $17,109,000 | $15,978,000 |
| Additions | 686,000 | 1,573,000 |
| Disposals | - | (442,000) |
| Ending balance | $17,795,000 | $17,109,000 |
| Accumulated depreciation | ||
| Balance, beginning of year | $14,115,000 | $3,062,000 |
| Additions | 1,071,000 | 11,179,000 |
| Disposals | - | (126,000) |
| Ending balance | $15,186,000 | $14,115,000 |
| Net carrying amount | $2,609,000 | $2,994,000 |
Purchase of mining machines
In March 2025, the Company purchased 1,900 SI 9JPro 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 at a price of $0.40 per share. The common stock had a fair market price of approximately $86,000 on the commitment date. 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.
NOTE 6 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
The following table summarizes accounts payable and accrued liabilities, as of:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable | $6,856,000 | $5,514,000 |
| Accrued liabilities | 2,978,000 | 3,531,000 |
| Total | $9,834,000 | $9,045,000 |
NOTE 7 - NOTE PAYABLE
The following table summarizes the balance of the note payable as of:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Principal - Note Payable | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Aggregate interest to be paid | 638,000 | 638,000 |
| Interest payments made | (94,000) | (41,000) |
| 5,544,000 | 5,597,000 | |
| Less current portion of interest | 213,000 | 213,000 |
| Notes Payable – long-term | $5,331,000 | $5,384,000 |
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:
| ● | Approximately $9,117,000 of the Amended BTC Note principal balance was converted into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares Exchanged”), at an ascribed value of $1.10 per share resulting in the issuance of 8,287,984 shares of common stock to Lender, at a fair market value of $0.612 per share (the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the Restructuring Date), or an aggregate value of approximately $5,072,000. |
| ● | Warrants to purchase 3,530,198 shares of common stock, which warrants are exercisable immediately, have a ten-year term and an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Prefunded Warrants”), at a fair market value of $0.612 per share (the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the Restructuring Date), or an aggregate value of approximately $2,160,000. |
| ● | Warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of$1.50 per share (the $1.50 warrants) which will expire in five-years from the date of the transaction for a total fair value of approximately $888,000 based on the Black Scholes fair value option-pricing model with key input variables provided by management, as of the date of issuance: volatility of ll5.0%, the fair value of common stock $0.612 estimated life of 5.0 years, risk-free rate of 4.07% to 4.72% and dividend rate of nil. |
| ● | A $5,000,000 note payable (the “Note Payable”) pursuant to the New Loan Agreement. |
| ● | A director specified by Lender was added to the board of directors. |
The terms of the Note Payable include the following:
| ● | The outstanding principal and interest are denominated in dollars (as opposed to the original Bitcoin Loan that was denominated in bitcoin). |
| ● | One-time payment of in the amount of $5,000,000 on October 25, 2027 |
| ● | Annual interest rate of 4.25% payable monthly. |
| ● | The Lender has been given a first priority lien on all the Company and its subsidiaries’ assets. |
| ● | The Lender may convert half of the outstanding principal at a price of $1.10 per share of common stock and the remaining half at a price of $1.50 per share of common stock (for purposes of classifying the Restructured Loan, it was concluded that the conversion option did not meet the requirements to be bifurcated and classified as a derivative, nor was there a large premium paid that would be classified as an addition to paid-in capital so the conversion option is included in the value of the host instrument). |
| ● | The Note Payable cannot be converted or exercised if the Lender and its affiliates would beneficially own more than 19.99% of the number of shares of common stock as of the date of the agreement after giving effect to such conversion or exercise without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, for which the Company is required to seek such approval at its next annual meeting of stockholders. |
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:
| Element | Amount |
|---|---|
| Annual equity award | $160,000 |
| Annual board cash retainer | $60,000 |
| Annual Audit Committee Member Retainer | $10,000 |
| Annual Compensation Committee Member retainer | $7,500 |
| Annual Nominating/Governance Committee Member Retainer | $7,500 |
| Annual Board Chair Additional retainer | $40,000 |
| Annual Audit Chair Additional retainer | $20,000 |
| Annual Compensation Chair Additional retainer | $15,000 |
| Annual Nominating/Governance Chair Additional retainer | $15,000 |
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.
Employment Agreements
CEO Agreements
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:
| Company Stock Price Goal | Company Market Capitalization Goal | Amount oflncentive Bonus Payable for Achievement of Tranche Goals | |
| Tranche 1 | $2.50 based on 30-day VWAP | $150 Million | 100% of Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranche 2 | $2.50 based on 30-day VWAP | $250 Million | 200% of Base Salary |
| Tranche 3 | $5.00 based on 30-day VWAP | $500 Million | 300% of Base Salary |
| Tranche 4 | $10.00 based on 30-day VWAP | $1 Billion | 500% of Base Salary |
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 Marh 31, 2025, 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:
| (1) | the Accrued Obligations (as defined in the CEO Agreement), |
| (2) | Mr. Gutterman’s annual base salary, and |
| (3) | the product of (x) 12 and (y) Mr. Gutterman’s monthly cost for health and welfare benefits pursuant to his elections under the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans, as in effect on the termination date (collectively, the “Non-CIC Severance”) |
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 thirty (30) days prior to or twelve (12) months following a change in control, then in addition to the Non-CIC Severance, Mr. Gutterman will be entitled to the following:
| (4) | An amount equal to 0.5 times Mr. Gutterman’s target bonus and |
| (5) | acceleration and vesting on a prorated basis (performance goals will be assumed to have been achieved at target) of each outstanding equity award held by Mr. Gutterman as of the termination date (but excluding the Incentive Bonus) (collectively, the “CIC Severance”). |
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 twelve (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.
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 unaudited condensed consolidated Financial Statements, the Cash Deposit has been paid and is not outstanding while the LOC Deposit remains outstanding.
The Company determined that 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. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has delivered 6,719 bitcoin miners to Mawson.
The Company determined that 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.
On April 7, 2023, Sphere 3D filed a 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 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 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. As of March 7, 2025, the Company had a liability of due to Sphere 3D of approximately $449,000, which was written off and recorded as a gain on settlement of accounts payable in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.
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. See Note 11 – Subsequent Events - Nasdaq Compliance.
NOTE 9 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
As of March 31, 2025, 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.
Registered Direct Offering
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, less a receivable of approximately $55,000, 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)6,866,856 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share and (ii) warrants to purchase 6,866,856 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.
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, Pl 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. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $2,337,000, net of offering cost of approximately $72,000, from the ATM for the issuance of 4,563,552 shares.
Common Stock Issued for Services
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.
Restricted common stock awards/units
The table below summarizes the compensation expense related to the Company’s restricted stock awards for the three months ended March 31:
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Directors | |||
| October 1, 2024 – 1,914,580 Directors’ share grant of common stock | $326,000 | $ | - |
| February 23, 2023 - 168,419 share grant of common stock | 14,000 | 43,000 | |
| Employees | |||
| January 15, 2025 – Captus Management team 4,083,400 restricted stock grant | 248,000 | - | |
| December 17, 2024 – VP Energy 500,000 share grant of common stock | 31,000 | - | |
| September 30, 2024 – CEO 1,671,682 share grant of common stock | 136,000 | - | |
| June 19, 2023 – CFO 675,058 share grant of common stock | 17,000 | 165,000 | |
| Total | $772,000 | $208,000 | |
| Number of Units · Weighted Average Grant-date Per Share Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | 4,620,511 | $0.78 | |
| Granted | 4,083,300 | $0.45 | |
| Issued | (844,245) | $1.06 | |
| Forfeited | - | $ | - |
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | 7,859,566 | $0.55 | |
As of March 31, 2025, there was approximately $2,736,000 unrecognized compensation expense related to the service-based RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 3 years.
On January 8, 2025, in connection with the Captus Agreement, 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 4,083,300. 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. The equity awards were valued as of the grant date at $0.452 per share for a total of $1,846,000. 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 three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $248,000.
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 a four (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 three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $31,000.
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 further disclose in NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES). 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. The equity compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $326,000.
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 three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $0 for the Market- based RSUs and approximately $136,000 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 three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $17,000.
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 three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $14,000.
Warrants
Transactions involving warrants are as follows for the Three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of Shares · Weighted Average Strike Price/Share · Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) · Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value · Weighted Average Intrinsic Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding – December 31, 2024 | 5,530,198 | $0.55 | 9.68 | $0.55 | $0.39 | |||
| Granted | 6,866,856 | 1.50 | 9.79 | 0.17 | - | |||
| Exercised | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Expired | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Outstanding – March 31, 2025 | 12,397,054 | 1.08 | 9.69 | 0.34 | 0.04 | |||
| Exercisable – March 31, 2025 | 12,397,054 | 1.08 | 9.69 | 0.34 | 0.04 | |||
| Non-exercisable – March 31, 2025 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | $ | - |
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:
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 · Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) · Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) · Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||||||
| Marketable securities | $49,000 | $49,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Digital assets | $787,000 | $787,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 · Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) · Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) · Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||||||
| Marketable securities | $115,000 | $115,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Digital assets | $1,016,000 | $1,016,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
The Company determines the fair value of its assets and liabilities based on the quoted market prices as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. 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 - 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 three months ended March 31, 2025, except for the following.
Merger Agreement
On May 9, 2025, the Company, GDM Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of Gryphon (“Merger Sub Inc.”), GDM Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of Gryphon (“Merger Sub LLC”), and American Bitcoin Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ABTC”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”).
Mergers and Merger Consideration
The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement:
| ● | Merger Sub Inc. will merge with and into ABTC, with ABTC surviving the merger (the “First Merger”) as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Gryphon (the corporation surviving the First Merger, the “First Merger Surviving Corporation”); and |
| ● | immediately after the First Merger, the First Merger Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Merger Sub LLC, with Merger Sub LLC surviving the merger (the “Second Merger” and, taken together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”) as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company (the company surviving the Second Merger, the “Surviving Company”). The Company following the Mergers is referred to herein as the “Combined Company.” |
The Merger Agreement provides that, prior to the effective time of the First Merger (the “First Effective Time”), The Company will file a new amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “New Charter”) that, among other things, will (i) rename and reclassify the Company’s existing common stock, into Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Gryphon Class A Common Stock”), establish a new series of common stock designated as Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Gryphon Class B Common Stock”) and establish a new series of common stock designated as Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Each share of Gryphon Class A Common Stock will be entitled toone vote per share, and each share of Gryphon Class B Common Stock will be entitled to 10,000 votes per share.
At the First Effective Time:
| ● | each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of ABTC (“ABTC Class A Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Gryphon Class A Common Stock, equal to an exchange ratio calculated pursuant to the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “Exchange Ratio”), as merger consideration in the First Merger (such shares in aggregate, the “Class A Merger Consideration”); and |
| ● | each share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001, of ABTC (“ABTC Class B Common Stock” issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Gryphon Class B Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio, as merger consideration in the First Merger, (such shares in the aggregate, the “Class B Merger Consideration”, and together with the Class A Merger Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”). |
At the effective time of the Second Merger (the “Second Effective Time”):
| ● | each share of common stock of the First Merger Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time will automatically be canceled and retired and will cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor; |
| ● | each equity interest of Merger Sub LLC issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time will automatically be converted into and become one equity interest of the Surviving Company; and |
| ● | Gryphon will become the sole member of the Surviving Company. |
Following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Mergers (the “Closing”), (i) the aggregate number of shares of Gryphon Class A Common Stock and Gryphon Class B Common Stock issued to the former stockholders and other equity holders of ABTC as Merger Consideration is expected to represent approximately 98.0% of the outstanding equity interests of the Combined Company and (ii) Gryphon equity holders as of immediately prior to the First Merger are expected to own 2.0% of the outstanding equity interests of the Combined Company after their shares of Gryphon Common Stock are reclassified into shares of Gryphon Class A Common Stock. Following the Mergers, ABTC’s business will be the business of the Combined Company.
Nasdaq Compliance
On April 30, 2025, the Company received written notification (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Nasdaq Hearing Panel (the “Panel”) has granted the Company an extension to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5550(a)(2) and 5550(b)(2) until September 2, 2025, subject to additional conditions outlined in the Notice.
The extension by the Panel is contingent on the Company achieving scheduled milestones and notifying Nasdaq of such achievement. If the Company is not successful at satisfying these milestones within the prescribed time the Panel may revoke the extension.
As previously reported, on September 5, 2024, and September 13, 2024, the Company received two delinquency notification letters (the “Notices”) from Nasdaq due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5550(a)(2) and 5550(b)(2). The Notices cited the Company’s (a) failure to comply with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”) and (b) failure to comply with the minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). The Notices provided that, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company was given 180 calendar days, or until March 4, 2025, and March 12, 2025, respectively, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule and MVLS standards.
On March 5, 2025, and March 13, 2025, the Company received further notices from the Staff, notifying the Company that its failure to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule and MVLS standards serves as a basis for delisting the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company’s securities would be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market unless the Company timely requested an appeal of this determination pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series.
The Company timely exercised its right to request a hearing to appeal the delisting determination and paid the applicable fee, which stayed the suspension of the Company’s securities and the filing of the Form 25-NSE pending the Panel’s decision. The hearing before the Panel took place on April 15, 2025.
Blockfusion Contract
On April 15, 2025, due to high industry hash rates and high energy costs, Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (the “Company”) and Blockfusion USA, Inc. (“Blockfusion”) agreed to suspend mining operations and curtail service, respectively. The Company and Blockfusion are actively collaborating to rework their Co-Location Mining Services Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2024, to enable the Company to mine profitably moving forward. The Company expects to issue additional updates as appropriate.
Former CEO Litigation
The Company and Ivy Crypto, Inc. held a mediation of the dispute on May 5, 2025. The mediation was unsuccessful, and the litigation remains unresolved. The potential outcome cannot be determined at this time.
Note Payable
On May 10, 2025, Gryphon entered into a warrant amendment with Anchorage to amend the $1.50 Warrants. Pursuant to the Amendment, Gryphon reduced the exercise price of the $1.50 Warrants from $1.50 to $0.55 per share and, subject to the closing of the Mergers, will remove Section 15 of the $1.50 Warrants, which provides most favored nation rights.
Captus Acquisition Transaction
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company received approximately $1,263,000 of proceeds related to funding of the Captus transaction. As the transaction did not close as of March 31, 2025 and the funds were due to be deposited directly to a third-party custodian, the Company classified these proceeds as Restricted cash on the face of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet along with the corresponding liability. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, all funds received related to the prospective acquisition of Captus Energy were remitted to the proper custodian. As of the filing date of these financials, the Captus Acquisition has not been completed.
Share Issuances
Subsequent to March 31, 2025:
| ● | The Company issued 1,525,535 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $367,000 in connection with the ATM. |
| ● | The Company issued 1,061,476 shares of common stock for consulting services. |
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