American Bitcoin Corp 8-K, filed Mar 11, 2025
American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC)
About this 8-K
American Bitcoin Corp filed this 8-K on March 11, 2025, reporting on events of March 5, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 3.01: Delisting notice or listing transfer
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), on September 5, 2024, Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that the bid price for the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for the last 30 consecutive business days had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share and, as a result, the Company was not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). The Company was provided with an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 4, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. The Company did not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule during the allotted time period.
Accordingly, on March 5, 2025, the Company received a staff delist determination letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department, as a result of its failure to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. The Company was not automatically eligible for a second 180-day compliance period because it did not meet the initial listing requirement of $5.0 million of stockholders’ equity, or other listing alternatives, for Nasdaq Capital Market as set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5505(b)(1).
The Company intends to timely request a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). This hearing request will stay Nasdaq’s delisting of the Company’s common stock pending the Panel’s decision and any extension provided by the Panel. The Company intends to present its plan of compliance and will seek approval for an extension to execute and demonstrate compliance.
The Company has retained Donohoe Advisory Associates LLC to assist the Company in its preparation for the hearing and developing its compliance plan.
This report contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the timing of the hearing and the timing of the decision of the Panel. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In particular, the hearing may be scheduled, and the Panel may issue a decision, more quickly than expected, which shorter timeline(s) may be unfavorable for the Company and the continued listing of the Company’s Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement in this report, except as required by law.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 11, 2025, the Company and Sphere 3D Corp. entered into a settlement and release agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) on mutually acceptable terms. On March 11, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding the Settlement Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information provided in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Set forth below is a list of Exhibits included as part of this Current Report.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 11, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GRYPHON DIGITAL MINING, INC. | |||
| Date: March 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Steve Gutterman | |
| Name: | Steve Gutterman | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Gryphon Digital Concludes Legal Dispute with Sphere 3D Corp.
Las Vegas, NV —– Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRYP) (“Gryphon” or the “Company”), an innovative venture in the bitcoin and AI space dedicated to helping bring digital assets to the market, entered into a settlement and release agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Sphere 3D Corp. (“Sphere”) on mutually acceptable terms. No payments were made under the Settlement Agreement, which fully resolves all pending litigation between Gryphon and Sphere, and provides for a full release of Gryphon from any known or unknown and unsuspected claims.
Steve Gutterman, Chief Executive Officer of Gryphon, commented:
“We’re pleased to put this matter behind us and move forward. Our focus now is on executing our business strategy and capitalizing on exciting opportunities to drive innovation and create value for our shareholders.”
About Gryphon Digital Mining
Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. is an innovative venture in the bitcoin and AI space dedicated to helping bring digital assets to the market. With a talented leadership team coming from globally recognized brands, Gryphon has assembled thought leaders to improve digital asset network infrastructure. More information is available on https://gryphondigitalmining.com/
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