EMPD 10-Q
Empery Digital Inc. (EMPD)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Investors and others should note that we announce material financial information to our investors using our investor relations website, which can be found at https://ir.EmperyDigital.com, as well as press releases, our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and public conference calls and webcasts. We also use other mediums, including the following social media channels as a means of disclosing information about the company, our products, our planned financial and other announcements and attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD:
Website Homepage: https://www.emperydigital.com/
Treasury Dashboard: https://www.emperydigital.com/treasury-dashboard
X (f/k/a Twitter) Account: https://x.com/EMPD_BTC
Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/empd_btc
YouTube Account: https://www.youtube.com/@emperydigital
These channels may be updated from time to time on our investor relations website. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor them in addition to following our investor relations website, press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. This list may be updated from time to time. The information we post through these channels is not a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2026 AND DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Certificate of deposit | ||||||||
| Financing receivable | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ | ||||||||
| Inventory and inventory deposits | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Long-term assets: | ||||||||
| Digital assets | ||||||||
| Digital assets restricted by lenders as collateral for loans | ||||||||
| Property and equipment and intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Other long-term assets | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets - operating leases | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Vendor settlements - short-term | ||||||||
| Term loan | ||||||||
| Right-of-use operating lease liabilities - short-term | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term loan | ||||||||
| Notes payable, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Right-of-use operating lease liabilities - long-term | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock: $ par value, shares authorized, shares designated as Series A, shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| Common stock: $ par value, shares authorized, shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| Treasury stock: shares as of March 31, 2026 and shares as of December 31, 2025 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 AND 2025
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue: | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Gross margin | ( | ) | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing | ||||||||
| Product development | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Loss on digital assets | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||
| Loss on repayment of term loan | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gain (loss) on change in fair value of financial liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total other expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss from continuing operations before provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Earnings per common share | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations per common share - basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss from continuing operations per common share - diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss from discontinued operations per common share - basic | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations per common share - diluted | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss per common share – basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share – diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average common stock outstanding – basic | ||||||||
| Weighted average common stock outstanding – diluted | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
| Common stock | Treasury stock | Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Amount | Number of Shares | Amount | paid-in capital | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for exercises of pre-funded warrants | – | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs
of $ | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock for treasury stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
| Common stock | Treasury stock | Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Amount | Number of Shares | Amount | paid-in capital | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for exercises of pre-funded warrants | – | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock from the At the Money offering, net of issuance
costs of $ | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs
of $ | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock for treasury stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 AND 2025
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Loss on digital asset | ||||||||
| Loss (gain) on change in fair value of financial liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Noncash interest income on certificate of deposit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Loss on write down of inventory and inventory deposits | ||||||||
| Write-off of unamortized issuance costs on repayment of term loan | ||||||||
| Bad debt expense | ||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense | ||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Financing and accounts receivables | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Inventory and inventory deposits | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid assets and other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities and vendor settlements | ( | ) | ||||||
| Right-of-use liabilities - operating leases | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other current liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flow from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of digital assets | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flow from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Repayment of term loan | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment on credit facility | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common
stock units and pre-funded warrant units from March 2026 offering, net of issuance costs of $ | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock from pre-funded warrant exercises | ||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings on credit facility | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common
stock units and pre-funded warrant units from February 2025 public offering, net of issuance costs of $ | ||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of common
stock issued from the At the Market Offering, net of issuance costs of $ | ||||||||
| Repayments on notes payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Repurchase of common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | ( | ) | ||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 AND 2025
(Unaudited)
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash transactions | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for exercise of pre-funded warrants | $ | $ | ||||||
| Transfer of inventory to property & equipment | $ | $ | ||||||
| Transfer of digital assets from lender for repayment of loans outstanding | $ | $ | ||||||
| Transfer of digital assets from lender for reduction in collateral requirement | $ | $ | ||||||
| Transfer of digital assets to lender for margin call | $ | $ | ||||||
| Transfer of digital assets to lender for collateral for borrowings | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EMPERY DIGITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN
Organization and Nature of Operations
Empery Digital Inc. (“Empery Digital” or the “Company”) was formed on February 21, 2020, as a Delaware corporation, under the name Frog ePowersports, Inc. The Company was renamed Volcon, Inc. on October 1, 2020. The Company was renamed Empery Digital Inc. on July 30, 2025, and changed its Nasdaq ticker symbol from VLCN to EMPD.
On January 5, 2021, the Company created Volcon ePowersports, LLC (“Volcon LLC”), a Colorado wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, to sell the Company’s vehicles and accessories in the United States (“U.S.”). Since 2023 Volcon LLC has not been used.
Effective as of July 17, 2025, the Company adopted a digital asset treasury strategy with the goal of becoming a leading, low cost, capital efficient, globally trusted aggregator of Bitcoin (“BTC” or “Bitcoin”). Empery Digital Inc. was founded as the first all-electric powersports company sourcing high-quality and sustainable electric vehicles for the outdoor community. Going forward the Company intends to operate the powersports brand under the brand name Empery Mobility.
As discussed in Note 13, on October 15, 2025, the
Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Venom EV, LLC (“Venom”) (the “Venom APA”), to divest the
Volcon brand in exchange for a non-dilutable
Going Concern
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has recurring losses and has generated negative cash flows from operations since inception.
As discussed in Notes 4, 5 and 9, the Company has raised proceeds to implement its digital asset treasury strategy including purchasing Bitcoin, repurchasing the Company’s common stock under the Company’s common stock repurchase program, repaying outstanding debt and funding operations.
Management anticipates that our cash on hand as of March 31, 2026, plus cash expected to be generated from operations and premium from
derivative trading, cash available from borrowings available on our credit facility and the cash received from the sale of Bitcoin will
be sufficient to fund planned operations and to repay borrowings due beyond one year from the date of the issuance of the financial statements
as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Impact of Tariffs on Imported Goods from China and Vietnam
On April 2, 2025, the U.S. imposed reciprocal tariffs on imports from various countries including China and Vietnam starting with a 10% baseline tariff. On April 9, 2025, China-specific tariffs increased significantly, while Vietnam’s tariffs were deferred for an initial 90-day period. That pause was later extended to August 1, 2025, and then to August 7, 2025, maintaining Vietnam’s tariff at the baseline 10% during such extension.
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Following ongoing negotiations, a tentative trade
deal with Vietnam was reached on July 2, 2025. U.S. tariffs on Vietnamese goods would be set at 20%, while goods deemed to be Chinese
in origin but routed through Vietnam (transshipments) would be subject to a 40% tariff. This replaces the originally stated
On July 31, 2025, the U.S. administration issued a formal Executive Order
modifying the reciprocal tariff regime under the International Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”). For example, after announcing
proposed blanket tariff rates of
China remains subject to an additional 30% tariff (down from the temporary increase, effective mid-May) under the continued reciprocal framework. That rate is in effect through August 12, 2025, pending further amendment. On August 11, 2025, the U.S. extended the existing tariff truce with China by 90 days to November 10, 2025, maintaining the 30% tariff rate during such extension.
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court
ruled that the IEEPA does not authorize the U.S. administration to impose tariffs. The tariffs paid by importers under the Executive
order are subject to refund. The Company is currently following the process apply for a refund of amounts previously paid and will
record such amounts, if any, when received. The U.S. administration has indicated that it intends to impose a
Tariffs imposed by the current U.S. administration continue to impact the Company’s cost for vehicles and parts manufactured in China. The Company remains actively evaluating strategic alternatives, including U.S. assembly or shifting production as well as potentially adjusting selling prices to offset elevated import costs.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim Unaudited Financial Information
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 27, 2026. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted from this report on Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Results for the interim periods in this report are not necessarily indicative of future financial results and have not been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly our interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026, and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature and are consistent with the adjustments recorded to prepare the annual audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company completed a
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Per the terms of the 1-for-8 reverse stock split completed on November 8, 2024, the Company agreed that no fractional shares would be issued in connection with the reverse stock split and that it would issue one full share of the post-reverse stock split common stock to any stockholder who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the process. On November 19, 2024, the Company received notice from DTCC on behalf of the brokerage firms that hold the shares of Company common stock held in “street name” that in connection with the foregoing rounding of shares the Company would need to issue shares of common stock. The Company did not believe the number of shares being requested was correct based on the historical number of stockholders of its common stock and is aware of similar occurrences for other companies completing a reverse stock split. As such, the Company made inquiries into the calculations set forth in the request. The Company concluded that the information requested was not going to be provided and therefore on May 5, 2025, these shares were issued (see Note 11 for further discussion of impact to basic and diluted net loss per share).
As discussed in further detail in Note 13, on October 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Venom APA with Venom to divest the Volcon brand other than the Brat in exchange for a non-dilutable 10% equity position in Venom’s reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted basis. The Company has reclassified all revenue and costs associated with the HF1 and MN1 products to loss from discontinued operations.
Digital Assets
The Company accounts for its digital assets, which are composed solely of Bitcoin, including Bitcoin restricted by lenders as collateral for borrowings, as non-current indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”) and ASU 2023-08. The Company’s digital assets are initially recorded at cost and are measured at fair value as of each reporting period. The Company determines the fair value of its Bitcoin in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, based on quoted (unadjusted) prices on the Gemini exchange, the active exchange that the Company has determined is its principal market for Bitcoin (Level 1 inputs). Changes in fair value are recognized as incurred within “Loss on digital assets”, within operating expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Bitcoin restricted by lenders as collateral for borrowing are separately classified from digital assets due to the restrictions imposed on this Bitcoin until the underlying borrowings are repaid.
Concentration Risk
As of March 31, 2026, the Company holds $
The Company outsources certain portions of product design and development for its vehicles to third-parties. In addition, the Company has outsourced the manufacturing of all of its vehicles to third-party manufacturers.
On December 6, 2024, the Company
entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (“Agreement”) with GLV, the manufacturer of the Stag and Grunt EVO,
pursuant to which the Company and the manufacturer agreed to terminate the Supplier Agreement dated March 11, 2022 for the development
and engineering of the Volcon Stag vehicle prototypes; the Supplier Agreement dated May 29, 2022 for the manufacturing of the Volcon Grunt
EVO motorcycle; and the Supplier Agreement dated August 11, 2022 for the manufacturing of the Volcon Stag vehicle (collectively, the “Supplier
Agreements”). Pursuant to the Agreement, among other items, the Company and the manufacturer agreed to indemnify each other with
respect to certain outstanding vendor payables and the Company agreed to pay GLV a termination fee of $
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New Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” which requires companies to disclose disaggregated amounts relating to (a) inventory purchases; (b) employee compensation; (c) depreciation; (d) intangible asset amortization; and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Further, this guidance will require companies to include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current U.S. GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements, disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively and disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed expense disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. This guidance is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 but early adoption is permitted. ASU 2024-03 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
NOTE 3 – SEGMENT REPORTING
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), requiring public companies to disclose information about their reportable segments’ significant expenses and other segment items on an interim and annual basis. Public companies with a report segment were required to apply the disclosure requirements in ASU 2023-07, as well as all existing segment disclosures and reconciliation requirements of ASU 2023-07 during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Subsequent to the implementation of the Company’s digital asset treasury strategy, the Company continues to operate as operating segment and the Company’s Co-CEOs are the chief operating decision makers (“CODMs”). The “Corporate & Other” category presented in the following tables is not considered an operating segment. It consists primarily of costs and expenses related to executing the Company’s Bitcoin strategy and includes the loss on digital assets, other third party costs associated with the Company’s Bitcoin holdings, and net interest expense primarily related to debt obligations, the net proceeds of which were primarily used to repurchase the Company’s common stock. Beginning in July 2025, the Company has dedicated certain corporate resources to its Bitcoin strategy. These costs, including related share-based compensation expense, are included within the “Corporate” and the “Share-based compensation expense” segment expense line items to better align with their activities and utilization. The following tables present (for the operating segment and the corporate & other category, and on a consolidated basis) the Company’s revenues and significant expenses regularly provided to the CODMs, reconciled to net income (loss) for each of the periods presented.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Segment | Corporate & Other | Total | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Gross margin | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | ||||||||||||
| Product development | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||||||
| Corporate | ||||||||||||
| Digital asset custody fee | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | ||||||||||||
| Loss on digital assets | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||
| Loss on repayment of term loan | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on change in fair value of financial liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||
Prior to the implementation of the Company’s digital asset treasury strategy in July 2025, the Company operated as one operating segment, and the Company’s chief operating decision maker was the CEO, who used the consolidated statement of operations to assess financial performance. For the three month period ended March 31, 2025 see the condensed consolidated statement of operations above.
NOTE 4 – DIGITAL ASSETS
As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s investment
in digital assets comprises 2,989.4 Bitcoin, including 1,893.0
Bitcoin with a carrying value of $
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The following table summarizes the Company’s digital assets held as of March 31, 2026, and related activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
| Bitcoin at March 31, 2026 | ||||
| Beginning balance – January 1, 2026 | $ | |||
| Bitcoin used to pay fees | ( | ) | ||
| Bitcoin sold | ( | ) | ||
| Loss on Bitcoin | ( | ) | ||
| Total Bitcoin carrying value at March 31, 2026 | ||||
| Less fair value of Bitcoin restricted by lenders as collateral for loans | ( | ) | ||
| Digital assets | $ | |||
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company sold 1,092 BTC for proceeds of $74,694,788 resulting in a realized loss of $53,260,259 based on the original cost of the BTC sold. BTC is a digital asset, which is a novel asset class that is subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty. Holding BTC does not generate any cash flows and involves custodial fees and other costs. Additionally, the price of BTC has historically experienced significant price volatility, and a significant decrease in the price of BTC would adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s strategy of acquiring and holding BTC also exposes it to counterparty risks with respect to the custody of its BTC, cybersecurity risks, and other risks inherent to holding a digital asset. In particular, the Company is subject to the risk that, if its private keys with respect to its digital assets are lost or destroyed or other similar circumstances or events occur, the Company may lose some or all of its digital assets, which could materially adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. To mitigate this risk, the Company utilizes multiple custodians in order to limit the concentration of holding its digital assets within one custodian.
The Company from time to time also enters into short-term put and call contracts for Bitcoin to generate income on its Bitcoin holdings. As of March 31, 2026, there were no such outstanding contracts. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company generated income of $548,301 from trading these put and call contracts, which is recorded in other income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
In the period from April 1, 2026 to May 7, 2026, the Company sold 75 BTC and received proceeds of $5,369,291. As discussed in Note 5, during this period the Company also borrowed proceeds of $10.0 million and transferred 257 BTC as collateral for the additional borrowing.
Credit Facility and Term Loan
On August 15, 2025, the Company entered into a Master
Repurchase Agreement and related commitment letter (together the “MRA”) with a third-party pursuant to which the Company could
borrow up to $
On September 18, 2025, the Company and the third-party
lender amended the MRA and increased the available borrowings by an additional $
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On September 26, 2025, the Company and the third-party
lender under the MRA entered into a new Master Repurchase Agreement and related transaction confirmation (together the “Repo Facility”)
with a maturity date of August 31, 2026 and providing for $
The Company recognized a loss on the repayment of
the MRA totaling $
On March 31, 2026 the Company repaid the outstanding
balance under the Repo Facility in full, including interest through the repayment date, which terminated the MRA. The Company recognized
a loss on the repayment of the Repo Facility totaling $
Delayed Draw Term Loans
On October 12,
2025, the Company entered into a Master Loan Agreement (the “MLA”) with a lender to obtain additional capital in the
form of delayed draw term loans. Under the MLA, the Company may borrow, an aggregate principal
amount of up to $
The MLA initially required the Company to provide the Lender collateral of BTC equal to 250% of any amount borrowed (the “Initial Collateral Rate”). If the value of BTC held by the lender as collateral decreased below 175% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding (“Collateral Call Level”), the Company is required to provide additional BTC to increase the value back to 250% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding. If the value of BTC increased to over 345% of the total aggregate outstanding borrowings (the “Collateral Refund Level”), the lender is required to return BTC to the Company until the collateral equals 250% of the aggregate outstanding borrowings. If the value of BTC decreased below 150% of the aggregate borrowings outstanding (the “Liquidation Level”) the Company was required to provide additional BTC to increase the value back to 250% within 24 hours or the lender may liquidate collateral equal to the amount to repay the aggregate outstanding borrowings and return any remaining collateral to the Company.
On February 4, 2026, the value of BTC decreased below
the Collateral Call Level and the Company provided the lender
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On February 10, 2026, the MLA was amended and the Initial Collateral Rate was reduced to 174%, the Collateral Call Level was reduced to 153%, the Collateral Refund Level was reduced to 217% and the Liquidation Level was reduced to 143%. The lender returned 490 BTC to the Company as a result of this amendment. The amendment also increased the interest rate applicable to all outstanding loans to 7.5% and reduced the time period for the Company to provide collateral for the Liquidation Level to 12 hours.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the
Company borrowed $
NOTE 6 – NOTE PAYABLE
In March 2023, the Company entered into a financing
arrangement to purchase a vehicle with an interest rate of
NOTE 7 – WARRANT LIABILITIES
Series A Warrants
The Company issued Series A warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) in connection with the sale of common units and pre-funded warrant units. Under the terms of the Series A Warrants, the number and exercise price are subject to adjustment if the Company completes certain transactions specified in applicable warrant agreements. In addition, the Series A Warrants have a cashless exercise provision, which would allow holders to cashless exercise one warrant for three shares of the Company’s common stock. Such adjustment provisions of the Series A Warrants were initially subject to stockholder approval, which was received on January 12, 2024. The Company initially determined that these warrants should be classified as liabilities and used a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value until stockholder approval of the cashless exercise provision was completed.
Subsequent to the approval by stockholders of the
cashless exercise provision of the Series A Warrant, the fair value of each Series A Warrant is the value of three shares of the Company’s
common stock. Based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on March 31, 2026 of $, the fair value of each Series
A Warrant is $
The following represents the activity associated with the Series A Warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Fair value on January 1, 2026 | $ | |||
| Loss on change in fair value | ||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | |||
The balance is classified in other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Gemini
On July 13, 2025, the Company entered into a Strategic
Digital Assets Services Agreement with Gemini NuStar, LLC (“Gemini”) (the “Gemini Agreement”), pursuant to which
Gemini will provide non-discretionary execution and digital asset-related informational services. These services may include market commentary,
protocol updates, or other general insights as directed by the Company. Gemini does not act as an advisor, fiduciary, or investment manager
to the Company, and all trading and investment decisions remain solely under the Company’s control. In connection with the Gemini
Agreement, upon the closing of the Private Placement, the Company issued a warrant to Gemini to purchase up to
Also on July 13, 2025, the Company entered into a Custodial Services Agreement (together with the Gemini Agreement, the “Gemini Agreements”) with Gemini Trust Company, LLC (“Gemini Trust”), pursuant to which the Company has engaged Gemini Trust to provide custody services of the Company’s digital asset holdings. The Company pays a monthly custodial fee as a percentage of the digital assets held in the Company’s custodial accounts at Gemini at month end. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company has recognized no custodial fee expense.
Mr. Rohan Chauhan, a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), was the Director of Strategy at Gemini until December 23, 2025.
Board of Directors
On July 17, 2025, in connection with the Private Placements,
the Company’s four existing independent members of the Board prior to the Private Placements received an aggregate payment from
the Company of $
In connection with the Private Placements, the Board
elected Ryan Lane, Ian Read, Rohan Chauhan and Matthew Homer to serve on the Board until director elections are held at the Company’s
next stockholder meeting. In connection with the appointment of each of Messrs. Read, Homer and Chauhan as directors, each: (a) signed
an offer letter with the Company pursuant to which they each will be entitled to an annual fee of $
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In connection with the Private Placements, Mr. Lane
was also appointed to serve as both Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer (“Co-CEO”) of the Company. Mr. Lane
signed an employment agreement with the Company, dated July 17, 2025, and his annual salary is $
All Board members, other than Mr. Lane and Mr. John
Kim, also Co-CEO and director, receive an annual fee of $
In March 2025, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with ThankYou Studios, an entity owned by Orn Olason, a member of the Company’s Board. ThankYou Studios completed a marketing
and brand assessment for the Company and the total fees were $
Existing Officers
Chief Executive Officer
On January 30, 2024, John Kim, formerly an independent Board member
of the Company, signed an employment agreement with the Company to become the CEO effective February 3, 2024. Mr. Kim’s salary was
$
The above employment agreement was terminated upon
execution of a new employment agreement in conjunction with the Private Placements, following which Mr. Kim became Co-CEO and remained
on the Board. His annual salary under the new employment agreement is $
Chief Financial Officer
On January 30, 2024, Greg Endo, the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer, signed a new employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Endo’s salary was increased to $
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The above employment agreement was terminated upon
execution of a new employment agreement in conjunction with the Private Placements. Mr. Endo remains as the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer and his annual salary under the new employment agreement is $
The Company accrued the above-mentioned bonuses payable to Mr. Kim and Mr. Endo under their employment agreements prior to the Private Placements in accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2024, and these were paid in April 2025. The bonuses payable upon signing of the new employment agreements were paid in July 2025.
Other Executive Officer Appointments
In connection with the Private Placements, the Board
appointed Timothy Silver and Brett Director to serve on the Company’s management team. Mr. Silver serves as Chief Operating Officer
and Mr. Director serves as Vice President of Legal. Mr. Silver and Mr. Director signed employment agreements, and their annual salaries
are $
Highbridge Consultants, LLC
On August 28, 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (as amended on or about March 25, 2021) (the “Highbridge Consulting Agreement”) with Highbridge Consultants, LLC (“Highbridge”), an entity controlled by Mr. Adrian James, a co-founder of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. James provided the Company with services in exchange for warrants. The Highbridge warrants were fully exercised on a cashless basis in 2021.
In addition, pursuant to the Highbridge Consulting
Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined), Mr. James would have been eligible for additional compensation
based on specified market capitalization thresholds. On July 11, 2025, the Company entered into a release and termination agreement (the
“Consultant Termination Agreement”) with Highbridge pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate and mutually release
all of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Highbridge Consulting Agreement, including the release of the Company’s
obligation to make certain market capitalization milestone payments to Highbridge, in exchange for the payment by the Company of a termination
fee in an aggregate amount of $
New York Office Lease
On August 28, 2025, the Company entered into an
assignment and assumption of a lease agreement with EAM whereby the Company agreed to assume half of the lease obligation of the New
York City office lease of EAM since three of EAM’s executives and one additional employee became Company employees in
conjunction with the Private Placement as these individuals will continue to work in the New York City office. The Company, EAM and
the landlord for the facility entered into a Consent to Assignment Agreement whereby the Company and EAM are jointly and severally
liable for payment of the rent to the landlord. In the event that either EAM or the Company do not make their respective payments,
then the other entity will be liable for the full rent payment to the landlord and the paying entity can seek recourse from the
non-paying entity under the contribution agreement between them. The Company’s portion of its lease obligation to the landlord
is $
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NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The Company is authorized to issue shares of common stock and shares of preferred stock both with a par value of $. The specific rights of the preferred stock, when so designated, shall be determined by the Board.
On June 11, 2025, the Company completed a 1-for-8 reverse stock split. Any stockholders with fractional shares as a result of the reverse stock split were paid cash (without interest) equal to such fractional shares multiplied by the average closing sales prices of the Company’s common stock during regular trading hours for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the reverse stock split. A total of $ was paid for the satisfaction of fractional shares.
Common Stock
March 2026 Offering
On March 24, 2026, the Company consummated a
registered direct offering pursuant to which it received net proceeds of $
July 2025 Private Placements
On July 17, 2025, the Company entered into (i) a securities
purchase agreement (the “Cash Purchase Agreement”), and (ii) a securities purchase agreement, (the “BTC Purchase Agreement”
and, together with the Cash Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase Agreements”) by and among the Company and each purchaser party
thereto pursuant to which the Company issued an aggregate of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per
share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of shares of common stock. The Company received aggregate gross
proceeds of $
The unfunded exercise price of each pre-funded warrant
is equal to $
Concurrent with the Purchase Agreements, the Company and the Purchasers entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 17, 2025 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), providing for the registration for resale of the common shares and the pre-funded warrant shares sold in the Private Placements and the shares underlying the Gemini Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants and the consultant warrant issued concurrent with the Private Placements that are not then registered on an effective registration statement, pursuant to a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the SEC no later than August 16, 2025. The Company filed the Registration Statement on August 15, 2025 and it became effective on August 18, 2025 and has remained effective through the date of issuance of the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
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The Company has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than 60 days after closing of the Private Placements, and to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective from the date on which the SEC declares the Registration Statement to be effective until (i) the date on which the Purchasers shall have resold all the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covered thereby, or (ii) the date on which the Registrable Securities may be resold by the Purchasers without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect.
The Company granted the Purchasers customary indemnification rights in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement. The Purchasers also granted the Company customary indemnification rights in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement.
February 2025 Offering
On February 6, 2025, the Company consummated an underwritten
public offering pursuant to which it received net proceeds of $
At the Market Program
In 2024, the Company established an At the Market
Program (“ATM”) with Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) as placement agent, pursuant to which it can sell up to $
On July 17, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment
No.1 to the At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “ATM Amendment Sales Agreement”) with Aegis which, among other matters,
(i) increases the maximum capacity of the program by $
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
On March 21, 2025, the Company’s Board approved
a common stock repurchase program whereby the Company could repurchase up to $
On July 24, 2025, the Board approved a $
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As of March 31, 2026, the Company has
repurchased shares of common stock under the new repurchase program at an average purchase price of $5.80 per share with
cash of $
The shares repurchased under both repurchase programs and cash paid are presented as treasury stock in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026.
Stockholder Rights Plan
On February 3, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”), payable on February 13, 2026, for each share of common stock, par value $ per share, of the Company outstanding on February 13, 2026 (the “Record Date”) to the stockholders of record on that date. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company entered into a Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of February 3, 2026, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $ per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company at a price of $ per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment. Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company, the Rights Plan will expire at the close of business on February 2, 2027.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date, which is the earlier of (i) the Close of Business on the 10th day following a public announcement, or the public disclosure of facts indicating, that a Person or group of affiliated or associated Persons has become an “Acquiring Person” (or, in the event the Board of Directors determines to effect an exchange in accordance with Section 24 of the Rights Agreement and the Board of Directors determines that a later date is advisable, then such later date) or (ii) the Close of Business on the 10th Business Day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any Person becomes an “Acquiring Person”) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in a Person or group becoming an “Acquiring Person.” An “Acquiring Person” means any person who becomes the beneficial owner of 12.5% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, subject to certain specified exceptions set forth in the Rights Plan. Initially, the Rights are attached to all common stock certificates and no separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) were issued. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, unless the Rights are recorded in book-entry or other uncertificated form, the Company will prepare and cause the Right Certificates to be sent to each record holder of common stock as of the Distribution Date.
If the Rights become exercisable, all holders of Rights (other than the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates, whose Rights would become void) will be entitled to acquire common stock having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. In the event of a merger, consolidation, or sale of 50% or more of the Company’s assets following a person becoming an Acquiring Person, each Right would instead entitle the holder to purchase common stock of the acquiring company at the same two-times-value ratio. Alternatively, the Board may exchange each Right held by non-Acquiring Person holders for one share of common stock per Right. The Rights Plan also includes a “qualifying offer” provision under which the Rights will automatically expire if an all-shares, same-consideration tender or exchange offer is accepted for more than two-thirds of the outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis, subject to a minimum 90 business-day period following commencement of the offer. The Board may redeem all of the Rights at a price of $0.00001 per Right at any time before a person becomes an Acquiring Person and may amend the terms of the Rights without holder consent, except that no amendment after a person becomes an Acquiring Person may adversely affect the interests of Rights holders.
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
In connection with the Stockholder Rights Agreement implemented on February 3, 2026, the Company designated shares of Preferred Stock as Series A with a par value of $0.00001 per share.
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Warrants
Series A Warrants
Each Series A Warrant had an initial exercise price
per share equal to $
Cashless Exercise
If at the time a holder exercises its Series A Warrants, a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the Series A Warrants under the Securities Act is not then effective or available and an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is not available for the issuance of such shares, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Series A Warrants.
Conditioned upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder Approval at a required Special Meeting, a holder of Series A Warrants may also provide notice and elect an “alternative cashless exercise” pursuant to which they would receive an aggregate number of shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the Series A Warrant and (y) 3.0. Approval of this adjustment by the stockholders was made on January 12, 2024.
Share Combination Event Adjustments
If a share split, share dividend, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Company’s common stock (collectively a “Share Event”) and the lowest daily VWAP during the five consecutive trading days prior to the date of such event and the five consecutive trading days after the date of such event is less than the exercise price then in effect, then the exercise price of the Series A Warrant shall be reduced to the lowest daily VWAP during such period and the number of warrant shares issuable shall be increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable thereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price on the date of issuance. Approval of this adjustment by the stockholders was made on January 12, 2024.
Since issuance, the number of Series A Warrants have been adjusted under the Share Event provisions. See Note 7 for further discussion of the fair value of these warrants.
Other Warrants
As discussed in Note 8 above, the Company issued warrants
to purchase up to
The Company issued
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The Company has determined that the Gemini Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants should be classified as equity. Since the first 20% of these warrants vest if the Company’s daily VWAP is $.00 and the Private Placements priced at $.00, the Company concluded that the first tranche was certain to vest at the time of grant, which was the same day the Purchase Agreements were executed by investors for the Private Placements and used a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Since the daily VWAP beyond $.00 was uncertain, the Company used Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the value of the remaining tranches of these warrants.
The following assumptions were used in the Black Scholes option pricing models and Monte Carlo simulations:
| Company stock price on valuation date | $ | |||
| Volatility | % | |||
| Risk free interest rate - 5 years | % | |||
| Risk free interest rate - 10 years | % | |||
| Dividend yield | % | |||
Based on the above inputs, the following fair values and derived service periods were calculated:
| Daily VWAP $10 | Daily VWAP $15 | Daily VWAP $20 | Daily VWAP $25 | Daily VWAP $30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair value - 5 year service period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Derived service period - years | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value - 10 year service period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Derived service period - years | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
The Company’s highest VWAP in the period from
July 21, 2025 to March 31, 2026 was $. Therefore the first two tranches vested and the Company recognized all of the expense for
these tranches as of March 31, 2026. The Company recognized expense on the remaining unvested tranches based on the derived service periods
and number of days vesting in the period ended March 31, 2026. The Company recognized total expense of $
In addition, concurrent with the closing of the Private
Placements, the Company issued fully vested warrants to a consultant to purchase up to
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The following is the activity related to pre-funded common stock warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Pre- Funded Common Stock Warrants | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Life in years(1) | Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Purchased | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | – | $ | |||||||||||||
| Exercisable at March 31, 2026 | $ | – | $ | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Pre-funded warrants expire only upon exercise |
The following is the activity related to all common stock warrants, excluding pre-funded warrants, during the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Other Common Stock Warrants | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Life in years | Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Granted/purchased | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
2025 Stock Plan
As discussed in Note 9, in conjunction with the digital asset treasury strategy and Private Placements, on July 16, 2025, the Company’s Board adopted the 2025 Stock Plan (the “2025 Plan”) and granted stock options to certain employees, Board members and a consultant. A total of stock options were granted to purchase the Company’s common stock at $ per share with a -year term, regardless of service being provided and only forfeitable in the event employment is terminated for cause as defined in the stock option agreement. These stock options vest based on the Applicable Vesting Schedule. The Company’s highest VWAP in the period from July 17, 2025 to March 31, 2026 was $, and accordingly the first four tranches vested. Since these stock options are not exercisable until the 2025 Stock Plan and shares to be issued under the 2025 Stock Plan are approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Company has not recorded any share-based compensation expense for these stock options as there is no measurement date since stockholder approval is uncertain. If stockholder approval is obtained, the Company will value these options and recognize share-based compensation for any vested awards and any unvested awards based on the derived service period.
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Inducement Stock Options
Also in connection with the Private Placements, the
Board approved inducement stock option grants to purchase the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $
to two executives (see Note 8 above) and one employee. These stock options have a -year term regardless of continued employment with
the Company, provided that the employee is not terminated for cause. These stock options vest based on the Applicable Vesting Schedule.
The Company used a Black Scholes option pricing model and Monte Carlo simulation to value these stock options consistent with the Placement
Agent Warrants (see Note 9) since the Company determined the expected life of these options is approximately years. Based on the highest
VWAP of the Company’s common stock since the Private Placements, stock options have vested as of March 31, 2026. For the
three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized expense of $
In August 2024, as part of the compensation package for the Company’s
Chief Sales Officer (“CSO”), the Company granted stock options outside of the 2021 Plan with an exercise price of $.
In June 2025, the Company cancelled these stock options and paid $
2021 Stock Plan
In January 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Volcon, Inc. 2021 Stock Plan, (the “2021 Plan”). The 2021 Plan is a stock-based compensation plan that provides for discretionary grants of stock options, stock awards, and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards to employees, members of the Board of Directors and consultants (including restricted stock units issued prior to the adoption of the plan as further discussed below). The Company has reserved shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the 2021 Plan. To the extent that an award, if forfeitable, expires, terminates or lapses, or an award is otherwise settled in cash without the delivery of shares of common stock to the participant, then any unpaid shares subject to the award will be available for future grant or issuance under the 2021 Plan. There are shares available for issuance under the 2021 Plan as of March 31, 2026. Awards vest according to each agreement and as long as the employee remains employed with the Company or the consultant continues to provide services in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Other
As discussed in Note 8 above, fully vested stock options were granted to one of the Company’s Co-CEOs and CFO to purchase a total of shares of the Company’s common stock at $ per share. The Company recognized share-based compensation of $ related to these stock options in the year ended December 31, 2025. On July 17, 2025, the Co-CEO and CFO amended these stock options to reset the exercise price to $ per share. There was no impact to share-based compensation for this modification as the fair value immediately after the modification was less than the fair value immediately before the modification.
The following summarizes activity relating to common stock options to employees and consultants for services during the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Common Stock Options | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Life in years | Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Canceled | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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Total stock-based compensation recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 for all stock-based compensation awards, including warrants, has been recorded as follows:
Three Months March 31, 2026 | Three Months March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Cost of Goods Sold | $ | $ | ||||||
| Sales and Marketing | ||||||||
| Product Development | ||||||||
| General and Administrative | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
The basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The diluted net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss available to common stockholders by the diluted weighted average number of Common Stock outstanding during the year. The diluted weighted average number of Common Stock outstanding is the basic weighted number of Common Stock adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity. Diluted net loss per common share is equal to basic net loss per share due to the Company’s net loss and any potentially issuable shares are anti-dilutive.
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss from discontinued operations | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Denominator: | ||||||||
| Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per common share - weighted average of common shares | $ | $ | ||||||
| Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations per common share | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss from discontinued operations per common share | $ | $ | ) | |||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
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As discussed in Note 2 above, the Company received notice from DTCC on behalf of the brokerage firms that hold the shares of Company common stock held in “street name” that in connection with the foregoing rounding of shares the Company would need to issue shares of common stock which are not included in the amounts above. If these shares had been issued as of November 19, 2024 when notice from DTCC was received, the amounts for basic and diluted net loss per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 would be as follows:
| Denominator: | ||||
| Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per common share - weighted average of common shares | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations per common share | $ | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted loss from discontinued operations per common share | $ | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | ) | ||
Common shares consisting of shares potentially dilutive as of March 31, 2026 and 2025 are as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Warrants | ||||||||
| Stock options | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES
Due to losses since inception and for all periods presented, no income tax benefit or expense has been recognized as a full valuation allowance has been established for any tax benefit that would have been recognized for the loss in any period presented.
The Company has recorded no liability for income taxes associated with unrecognized tax benefits at the date of adoption and has not recorded any liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any interest or penalty in regard to any unrecognized benefit.
NOTE 13 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
As discussed in Note 1 above, on October 15, 2025,
the Company entered into the Venom APA with Venom, to divest the Volcon brand in exchange for a non-dilutable
The Company concluded that it would shift its business operations in the fourth quarter after the implementation of the digital asset treasury strategy. The Company expects that by selling the four-wheel product business, which includes the HF1 UTV, MN1 Tradesman UTV and MN1 Adventurer UTV products (collectively the “Divested Products”), it will reduce the Company’s future product liability exposure. Although the Company may continue to finance Venom’s inventory purchases and obtain a seat on Venom’s board of directors, the Company has concluded that it does not have significant ongoing involvement in the products sold in the Venom APA. The revenue and expenses associated with the Divested Products are presented as discontinued operations. Expenses also include certain allocated costs such as salaries, benefits, travel, marketing and consulting costs which are allocated based on actual costs or estimated time that individuals worked on these products.
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Following this divestiture, the Company will concentrate on its two-wheel business, including the launch of new products in the U.S. and Europe. The Company also plans to expand its inventory financing operations to generate positive cash flow by leveraging the spread between the Company’s cost of capital and interest income. Revenues and expenses for the two-wheel business and inventory financing business will be presented in the loss from continuing operations. Although the Company transferred the tradenames, design patents and engineering drawings for the Grunt, Grunt EVO and Stag in the Venom APA, the Company had discontinued the sale of these products before the shift in operations therefore revenues and costs associated with these products are also presented in the loss from continuing operations.
The following table presents the carrying amount of the major classes of assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet that are related to discontinued operations:
December 31, 2025 | ||||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Accounts receivable | $ | |||
| Inventory | ||||
| Total assets | $ | |||
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| Accounts payable | $ | |||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ | |||
The following table presents the major classes of line items representing the loss on discontinued operations:
| March 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Revenue | $ | |||
| Cost of goods sold | ( | ) | ||
| Sales and marketing | ( | ) | ||
| Product development | ( | ) | ||
| General and administrative | ( | ) | ||
| Loss from discontinued operations | $ | ( | ) | |
The impact to the balance sheet as of March 31, 2026 and statement of cash flows for discontinued operations was not material for any period presented.
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NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On February 26, 2026, a stockholder submitted a nomination notice purportedly naming nine candidates for election to the Company’s Board. On March 26, 2026, the Company sent this stockholder a letter notifying such stockholder that its purported nominations were invalid based on various matters and deficiencies identified in connection with the nomination notice.
On April 2, 2026, this stockholder filed a complaint with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”) against the Company and its Board alleging that the Company’s Board took actions to reject the stockholder’s purported nominations in breach of their fiduciary duties (the “Complaint”). The Complaint alleges, among other things, the following:
| · | the Board inappropriately rejected the stockholder’s director nominees; | |
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the Company improperly made a dilutive issuance of common stock when the Company completed the March 2026 equity offering (the “March Equity Offering”) (see Note 9) with a stockholder who the complainant believes is aligned with the Board, which the stockholder believes will impact any proxy fight in the Company’s favor, and;
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| · | the Company’s Board improperly adopted the Stockholder Rights Plan with a 12.5% ownership trigger (see Note 9) in response to the rapid accumulation of the Company’s stock by this stockholder. |
The stockholder’s Complaint requests, among other items, that the Court find that (a) the defendants breached their financial duties, (b) undo the Company’s rejection of the stockholder’s nominations for the Company’s Board so that the stockholder’s nominees can be included on the ballot for potential election at the Company’s upcoming 2026 annual meeting, (c) prohibit holders of shares issued in connection with March Equity Offering from being eligible to vote such shares for directors at the Company’s upcoming 2026 annual meeting, and (d) award damages and other monetary relief for the harm caused by the March 2026 equity issuance, together with pre-judgment and post-judgment interest.
Discovery for this matter has begun and a tentative trial date has been scheduled to start on June 30, 2026. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself and the Board against the Complaint for the benefit of the stockholders.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is intended as a review of significant factors affecting the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the periods indicated. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains audited financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results for the year ending December 31, 2026 or any future period.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “could,” “may,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “goal,” “potentially,” “project,” and other words of similar meaning. All statements, other than statements related to present facts or current conditions or historical facts, contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, including, but not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding financial metrics and trends for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, the Company’s digital asset-treasury strategy, the Company’s ability to efficiently build its BTC portfolio and reposition its powersports business, the Company’s ability to increase Bitcoin per share to drive stockholder value, the Company’s ability to generate income through derivatives on BTC through the use of short-term put and call contracts, the repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase program and financing arrangements related thereto, the real time updates on the Company’s website and the ability of the Company to generate positive net interest income from financing of inventory purchases.
Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Applicable risks and uncertainties include the risks and uncertainties regarding, among other things: our ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; the Company’s operations and business, including the highly volatile nature of the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; the Company’s stock price may be highly correlated to the price of the digital assets that it holds; increased competition in the industries in which the Company operates; significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding digital assets generally; the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purpose; the Company’s ability to generate revenues from sales and generate cash from financing of inventory, sale of its products and Bitcoin derivatives; significant decrease in the market value of the Company’s Bitcoin holdings; the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing through equity or debt offerings, obtain borrowings from financing arrangements or generate cash from the sale of Bitcoin and the competitive environment of our business. Other risks and uncertainties include those identified under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2026, and in any subsequent filings with the SEC.
As a result of these and other factors, we may not achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our views as of the date hereof. We do not assume and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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Overview
Digital Asset Treasury Strategy
On July 17, 2025, the Company announced its entry into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors in private placements for the purchase and sale of 44,414,189 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,728,662 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.00001, at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $501.0 million which includes payment in Bitcoin (“BTC” or “Bitcoin”) of $28.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses (the “Private Placements”). The Private Placements closed on July 21, 2025. The Company has used the net proceeds of $452.0 million from the Private Placements (excluding the $28.0 million of BTC received) to purchase or otherwise acquire BTC and for the establishment of the Company’s cryptocurrency treasury operations. In connection with the announcement of the Private Placements, the Company announced the launch of its digital asset treasury strategy, pursuant to which the Company plans to pursue a number of strategic initiatives to acquire additional BTC and potentially other digital assets.
The key component of the digital asset strategy is to optimize the Company’s capital structure to increase BTC per share to drive stockholder value. This includes issuing equity when market conditions allow us to raise capital at a premium to net asset value (“NAV”), defined as the value of BTC holdings plus cash, minus debt, divided by adjusted outstanding shares, which includes common stock outstanding plus all pre-funded warrants outstanding. The Company may repurchase shares when shares trade below NAV. The Company has an ATM program in place pursuant to which it can sell up to $1.0 billion of common stock and since the inception of the digital asset treasury strategy through of May 7, 2026 has sold 136,053 shares of common stock for $1.5 million, including commissions, at an average price of $10.90. The Company may also complete other equity or convertible debt issuances if it determines market conditions are appropriate.
In addition, the Company’s strategy includes repurchasing the Company’s common stock when the Company’s common stock is trading below NAV per share. The Company has a share repurchase program that allows it to repurchase up to $200.0 million of common stock and through May 7, 2026 has bought 26,244,657 shares of common stock for $149.7 million, including commissions, at an average price of $5.71. The Company has used proceeds of $105.0 million from two borrowing arrangements that allowed for borrowings of up to $150.0 million, to fund these share repurchases. Some of our BTC is held by these lenders as collateral for outstanding borrowings. On March 31, 2026, the Company repaid $50.0 million of borrowings on a term loan from proceeds received from the sale of BTC and proceeds from the March 2026 equity offering noted above. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these borrowing arrangements.
Additionally, a significant component of the digital asset treasury strategy is to reduce costs across the Company so that cash generated from operations can be used to pay operating expenses and any excess cash generated can be used to purchase more BTC or repurchase shares of our common stock. We also generated, and may continue to generate income through buying and selling derivatives on BTC, including the use of short-term put and call contracts. Since the inception of our digital asset strategy through May 7, 2026, the Company generated income of $1.4 million from trading these derivatives, which is recorded in Other income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Company also recognizes the risk that digital assets pose with respect to digital wallets being compromised and the Company uses institutional-grade custodians to hold its BTC in wallets, some of which are isolated from the internet, referred to as cold storage, to minimize this risk. We view our BTC as long-term holdings, although there are no restrictions on selling BTC that is not held as collateral by our lenders. As of May 7, 2026 we have 2,914 BTC, of which 1,353 are restricted by lenders as collateral for outstanding loan balances.
The BTC market has been characterized by significant volatility in price, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks that are, or may be, inherent in its entirely electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. For example, since the implementation of our digital asset treasury strategy through May 7, 2026, BTC has closed at a high of $126,279 and a low of $60,033.
Losses on digital assets significantly contributed to our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The loss on digital assets of $78.4 million was recorded, representing 94%, of our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
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Electric Vehicles
The Company began its operations as an all-electric, off-road powersports vehicle business. Beginning in 2021, we began efforts to sell off-road powersports vehicles beginning with an electric two-wheeled motorcycle that we discontinued in March 2025. In 2022 we introduced an E-Bike, the Brat, and continue to sell this product. In late 2024 we began selling the HF1 UTV, the MN1 Adventurer and MN1 Tradesman UTV, along with a line of upgrades and accessories. As discussed below, in October 2025, we sold the HF1 and MN1 product lines.
Venom Asset Purchase Agreement
On October 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Venom APA with Venom to divest the Volcon brand in exchange for a non-dilutable 10% equity position in Venom’s reorganized Delaware corporation on a fully-diluted basis. The Company transferred all Volcon IP, including all Volcon intellectual property, brand assets, trademarks, sales and distribution networks and engineering documentation associated with the Volcon IP other than its E-Bike, the Brat. The Company will have the right to appoint one director to Venom’s board and may continue to finance Venom’s inventory purchases. In the event that Venom does not complete its corporate reorganization within six months, with a 60 day grace period, the Company will have the option to repurchase the Volcon IP for a nominal amount.
The Company expects that this agreement will reduce Empery Digital’s future product liability exposure by transferring ownership of Volcon’s four-wheel vehicle business to Venom. The Company also plans to expand its vehicle financing operations for golf carts and UTVs to generate positive cash flow by leveraging the spread between the Company’s cost of capital and interest income from vehicle financing. The Company has been transitioning its powersports dealers to Venom but will continue ongoing warranty support through the remaining warranty period of vehicles the Company sold within these channels.
The Company’s decision to sell these assets represents a strategic shift in operations as the Company does not currently plan to sell any four-wheel products after 2025. Therefore, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the results of the four-wheel product lines are presented as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and, as such, have been excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All amounts, and disclosures for all periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect only the continuing operations unless otherwise noted. See Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Venom Supply Agreement
On February 24, 2025, we entered into the Venom Supply Agreement with Venom to supply Venom with certain golf carts. The Venom Supply Agreement was amended and restated on April 25, 2025. The Venom Supply Agreement allows Venom to purchase up to $2.0 million of golf carts with payment terms of the earlier of 100 days from the date the golf carts are shipped from the manufacturer’s facility or upon sale to Venom’s dealers or to consumers. These golf carts were purchased through a manufacturer specified in the Venom Supply Agreement and we received consideration of the cost of the golf carts plus a five percent margin.
On October 29, 2025, the Venom Supply Agreement was amended to increase the available amount to purchase by $0.7 million and Venom agreed to purchase the remaining 138 MN1 units ordered by the Company under the Super Sonic Distribution Agreement discussed below. The original payment terms were the earlier of 60 days from receipt or upon sale by Venom. The agreement was modified in April 2026 to extend the payment terms to the earlier of an additional 90 days or upon sale by Venom. All of these units were received by Venom by January 2026.
On November 17, 2025, the Venom Supply Agreement was amended to increase the amount by $2.5 million (for a total of $4.5 million excluding the October 29, 2025 amendment). Payment terms are the earlier of 60 days from receipt of inventory by Venom or upon sale by Venom. As of March 31, 2026, Venom has outstanding $2.4 million of financing receivables, of which $1.7 million has been paid through May 7, 2026. Subsequent to March 31, 2026 through May 7, 2026, the Company has paid $0.5 million to the manufacturer for orders placed by Venom and additional payments due to be paid for orders placed by Venom as of May 7, 2026, are $0.7 million.
We expect that we will complete additional financing transactions for Venom under the Venom Supply Agreement and we are actively in discussions for the opportunity to fund inventory purchases with other companies that sell golf carts and UTVs.
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Two-Wheeled Products
We began selling the Grunt off-road motorcycle in September 2021 and the Grunt EVO off-road motorcycle replaced the Grunt in September 2023. Due to the manufacturing cost of the Grunt EVO, we terminated the manufacturing contract for it in December 2024. As of March 31, 2025, we have sold all of the remaining Grunt EVO units.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, we began evaluating other potential electric motorcycle offerings. We are determining what features and specifications would be included for new offerings including considering a street legal version that would be dual purpose as an on-road/off-road motorcycle (not highway legal). We have identified one new model which we are working on developing with a third-party manufacturer. We received prototypes in February 2025 and we are testing them to evaluate the feasibility to have them manufactured at a reasonable cost and sell them for an acceptable profit. In April 2026, we received our second prototype units and continue to evaluate and test these units. Provided testing is successful and whether the product cost, including tariffs, allow for us to sell this product, we expect to start selling this product in the second half of 2026.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we began selling an E-Bike, the Brat which is manufactured by a third-party. The Brat is a class 2 E-Bike and can be used on-road or off-road. We have developed a line of accessories for the Brat that include color panels, headlight cowl, and seat, among other things. We are also developing a new model of the Brat that will incorporate some of these accessories in the base model.
Following the divestiture of the four-wheel products noted above, the Company expects to concentrate on its two-wheel business, including the launch of new products in European markets in the second half of 2026. We expect to continue to evaluate other potential two-wheel product offerings in 2026.
Customers
Dealers
Prior to the divestiture of our four-wheel product lines, we sold our products through powersports dealers, bicycle retailers, and golf cart dealers. We expect to continue to utilize our bicycle dealers. We are transitioning our powersports and golf cart dealers to Venom but will continue to support these dealers for service and warranty obligations for products we sold to them.
International Distributors
We also sell our two-wheel products internationally through importers. Each importer buys vehicles and accessories and sells them to local dealers or directly to consumers. Payment for vehicle orders is required in advance of shipment. Local dealers or the importer will provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased in their country and we will reimburse them for any parts or labor incurred for warranty repairs. As of May 7, 2026, we have one importer in Mexico, one for the Caribbean Region, and one in New Zealand to sell our two-wheel vehicles and accessories in their assigned countries/markets.
Consumers
Consumers can purchase the Brat from our website and have it delivered to a location of their choosing in the continental U.S.
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Manufacturers
We outsource the manufacturing of all our two-wheel products and accessories to an international third-party manufacturer, Huaian PX Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd (“PXID”). The estimated fulfillment of all two-wheeled orders we have received, or will receive, assumes that PXID can successfully meet our order quantities and deadlines. In the past we have experienced delays due to PXID being unable to timely meet our order deadlines, and there is no assurance that we will not experience delays in the future until such time as we are able to source products from multiple manufacturers or from larger, more established manufacturers. If the manufacturer is unable to satisfy orders on a timely basis, our customers may cancel their orders. Also, due to the Company currently only having PXID manufacture our two-wheel products, if they experience financial hardship and cannot manufacture our products, our customers may cancel their orders which will harm our sales. Due to new and increased tariffs and other trade policies introduced or threatened by the U.S. government since the beginning of 2025, the cost of our products increased, but we also expect to see a decrease in manufacturing costs for new products ordered. We may see further increases if additional changes in import laws or tariffs occur. We could also experience delays in receiving shipments of our products if there are delays in getting carriers to ship our products or delays at the port of entry.
Venom currently sources its golf cart and accessory purchases from one international third-party manufacturer. Risks related to future purchases of their products from this manufacturer are similar to those of our two-wheel products noted above and could result in delays in ordering and receiving products that could impact the amount of inventory purchases that Venom may finance through the Company.
Results of Operations
The following financial information is for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 225,702 | $ | 462,332 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | (162,624 | ) | (504,592 | ) | ||||
| Gross margin | 63,078 | (42,260 | ) | |||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 323,636 | 296,224 | ||||||
| Product development | 124,946 | 234,652 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 4,571,782 | 1,549,280 | ||||||
| Loss on digital assets | 78,354,036 | – | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 83,374,400 | 2,080,156 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (83,311,322 | ) | (2,122,416 | ) | ||||
| Interest and other income (expense) | (2,092,226 | ) | 46,041 | |||||
| Loss from continuing operations before taxes | (85,403,548 | ) | (2,076,375 | ) | ||||
| Tax benefit | – | – | ||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (85,403,548 | ) | (2,076,375 | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | – | (384,055 | ) | |||||
| Net loss | $ | (85,403,548 | ) | $ | (2,460,430 | ) | ||
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Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $225,702 which represents sales of Brats of $56,399 and accessories and parts of $23,152. The Company also realized $145,229 of finance revenue where the Company provided the financing services for the purchase of inventory.
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $462,332 which represents sales of Grunt EVOs of $304,905, Brats of $99,458, and accessories and parts of $18,265.
For the remainder of 2026 we expect our sales to decrease compared to 2025 due to the sale of our four-wheel products to Venom and our transition to financing inventory purchases for other golf cart and four-wheel product companies.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $162,624, including payroll costs of $50,975 for employees performing product fulfillment, logistics management, and service and warranty and facilities costs of $64,193, offset by a benefit from the reversal of our warranty accrual of $45,857 due to the expiration of product warranties. Product costs were $54,331 for Brats.
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $504,592, including payroll costs of $68,565 for employees performing product fulfillment, logistics management, and service and warranty and facilities costs of $123,863. Product costs were $224,281 for Grunt EVOs, and $119,789 for Brats.
For the remainder of 2026, we expect cost of goods sold to decrease as compared to 2025 due to lower revenue from product sales as noted above and a reduction in our Texas warehouse facility when our lease ends in August 2026.
Sales and Marketing Expense
Sales and marketing expenses relate to costs to increase exposure and awareness of our digital asset strategy, for our products and developing our network of U.S. dealers and international distributors.
Sales and marketing expenses were $323,636 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and were primarily related to expenses associated with promoting our products and promoting the Empery Digital brand after the announcement of our digital asset treasury strategy and name change in July 2025 of $154,252, employee payroll costs of $56,532, and professional fees of $60,883 for fees paid to third-party sales consultants.
Sales and marketing expenses were $296,224 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and were primarily related to expenses associated with promoting our products and brand of $70,724 employee payroll costs of $79,123, and professional fees of $22,430 for fees paid to a third party distributor, third- party sales consultants and legal fees.
For the remainder of 2026, we expect sales expenses to decrease due to our transition away from selling four-wheeled products to financing inventory purchases. We expect marketing expenses to remain consistent as we develop the Empery Digital brand and increase awareness of our digital asset strategy.
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Product Development Expense
Product development expenses relate to development of our products and process to manufacture these products.
Product development expenses were $124,946 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $94,397.
Product development expenses were $234,652 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $122,859, and facilities costs of $41,032.
For the remainder of 2026 we expect product development costs related to employee costs to decrease compared to 2025 due to lower headcount as fewer products are in development compared to 2025, partially offset by an increase for product prototype costs for purchases of samples of new E-Bike products being considered for sale.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expenses relate to costs for our finance, accounting and administrative functions to support the operations, development, marketing and sales of our products.
General and administrative expenses were $4,571,782 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and include expenses associated with employee payroll costs, excluding stock-based compensation, of $423,265. The Company recognized $1,704,252 of stock-based compensation including $677,665 for share-based awards for inducement stock options granted to three new employees upon completion of the Private Placements and $1,026,587 for the warrants granted to Gemini based on the fair value and derived service period of these equity awards (see Notes 9 and 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion). Period expenses also include professional fees of $1,606,077 (including auditor fees of $132,857, and legal fees of $1,549,385, which includes legal fees of $992,321 for stockholder activist matters), software costs of $77,540, insurance costs of $321,418, and facilities costs of $105,271. Additionally, the period includes Board compensation expense of $82,500.
General and administrative expenses were $1,549,280 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll costs of $550,402, professional fees of $259,168 (including auditor fees of $77,250, legal fees of $57,678 and consulting fees of $124,240), software costs of $123,629, insurance costs of $450,388, and Board compensation expense of $50,000.
For the remainder of 2026, we expect general and administrative expenses to increase due to legal and other professional fees due to certain corporate governance and stockholder engagement matters, including fees associated with stockholder activist matters, partially offset by a reduction in our facility cost when our current office lease expires in August 2026.
Loss on Digital Assets
The Company’s digital assets are initially recorded at cost and are measured at fair value as of each reporting period. The Company determines the fair value of its Bitcoin based on quoted (unadjusted) prices on the Gemini exchange, the active exchange that the Company has determined is its principal market for BTC. Based on the price as of March 31, 2026 of $68,216 per BTC, the Company recognized a loss of $78.4 million.
The Company also sold BTC in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and realized a loss of $53.3 million based on the original cost of the BTC sold.
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Interest and Other Expenses
Net Interest and other income/expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was net expense of $2,092,226. This includes interest expense of $2,058,035 primarily on the borrowings to repurchase our common stock and interest expense on vendor settlement liabilities that were recorded on a discounted cash flow basis, interest income of $42,539 primarily from interest earned on cash held in a money market account and a certificate of deposit, net income of $553,429 primarily generated from BTC derivative contracts and the loss of $568,142 on repayment of a credit facility and loss on the change in derivative liabilities of $62,017.
Interest and other income/expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was insignificant.
For the remainder of 2026, we expect interest expense to decrease compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2026 due to the repayment of the term loan unless we borrow additional amounts under the delayed draw credit facility to make additional repurchases of our common stock. If market conditions allow, the Company may issue equity or sell Bitcoin to repay outstanding loans or obtain other loan facilities with lower interest rates that could reduce interest expense in the future.
Net Loss
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $85,403,548 compared to a net loss of $2,460,430. As discussed above, the increase in net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is primarily related to the losses on BTC as there were no such losses in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On March 31, 2026, we had cash and restricted cash of $5.8 million, including $0.1 million of restricted cash, and we had a working capital of $6.5 million. Since inception we have funded our operations from proceeds from debt and equity sales.
Cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and includes all of our operating costs, except non-cash costs of depreciation and amortization, loss on change in derivative financial liabilities all of which were insignificant for the period and stock-based compensation of $1.7 million and loss on Bitcoin of $78.4 million. Significant uses/contributions of cash used in operating activities includes an increase in accounts receivable of $2.2 million primarily due to inventory financing, an increase in accounts payable of $3.1 million primarily due to the classification of a negative balance in one of our bank balances of $2.8 million due to the timing of share repurchases funded from this bank account, an increase of $0.1 million in inventory and inventory deposits, a decrease in prepaid assets of $0.5 million due to the reclassification of inventory financing prepayments to accounts receivable as the Company invoiced Venom based on the financing terms, and an increase of $0.2 million in accrued liabilities primarily due to an increase in accrued legal fees of $0.9 million for legal fees offset by payments on vendor settlements of $0.4 million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and includes all of our operating costs, except non-cash costs of depreciation and amortization, loss on change in derivative financial liabilities and stock-based compensation, all of which were insignificant for the period. Significant uses/contributions of cash used in operating activities includes a decrease of $0.4 million in inventory and inventory deposits, an increase of $0.4 million in prepaid assets, a decrease of $0.2 million in accounts payable, and a decrease of $0.7 million in accrued liabilities primarily due to payments on vendor settlements, $0.1 million used to pay our lease liabilities and $0.2 million for fulfillment of sales where customers had previously placed deposits.
For the remainder of 2026, we expect net cash used in operating activities will increase compared to the three months ended March 31, 2026 due to an increase in legal and professional fees related to stockholder activism matters, partially offset by a decrease in expenses such as rent in connection with our anticipated wind down our Texas facilities.
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Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $74.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, consisting of proceeds from the sale of Bitcoin of $74.7 million
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily consisting of purchases of equipment and tooling.
Cash (used by) provided by financing activities
Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $74.4 million and was primarily related to net proceeds of $24.8 million from the sale of common stock units and pre-funded warrant units from the March 2026 offering, proceeds of $5.0 million from borrowing arrangements, offset by share repurchases of $44.2 million, repayment of the term loan $50.0 million and a payment made on the delayed draw credit facility of $10.0 million.
Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $19.1 million and was primarily related to proceeds of $8.8 million from the sale of our common stock from the At the Market offering, proceeds of $10.7 million from the sale of common stock units and prefunded warrant units, partially offset by share repurchases of $0.4 million.
As of March 31, 2026, we had incurred an accumulated deficit of $401.8 million since inception. Management anticipates that our cash on hand as of March 31, 2026, plus cash expected to be generated from operations and the borrowing available under the delayed draw credit facility and proceeds that could be received from the sale of Bitcoin will be sufficient to fund planned operations beyond one year from the date of the issuance of the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
JOBS Act Accounting Election
The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended, (the “JOBS Act”) provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies.
We have implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and may impact our financial statements and we do not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
None.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the appropriate time periods, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to one of our Co-Chief Executive Officers, one of which serves as our principal executive officer, and our Chief Financial Officer, who serves as our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure. We, under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures.
Based on that evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2026 to provide assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures as we have previously missed filing certain forms timely and we have not implemented and tested controls and procedures to conclude that we have remediated this deficiency. Notwithstanding this conclusion, we believe that our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby in all material respects. Management is working to identify corrective actions for the weakness and will periodically re-evaluate the need to add personnel and implement improved review procedures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2026, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On February 26, 2026, a stockholder submitted a nomination notice purportedly naming nine candidates for election to the Company’s Board. On March 26, 2026, the Company sent this stockholder a letter notifying such stockholder that its purported nominations were invalid based on various matters and deficiencies identified in connection with the nomination notice.
On April 2, 2026, this stockholder filed a complaint with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”) against the Company and its Board alleging that the Company’s Board took actions to reject the stockholder’s purported nominations in breach of their fiduciary duties (the “Complaint”). The Complaint alleges, among other things, the following:
| · | the Board inappropriately rejected the stockholder’s director nominees; | |
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the Company improperly made a dilutive issuance of common stock when the Company completed the March 2026 equity offering (the “March Equity Offering”) (see Note 9) with a stockholder who the complainant believes is aligned with the Board, which the stockholder believes will impact any proxy fight in the Company’s favor, and;
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| · | the Company’s Board improperly adopted the Stockholder Rights Plan with a 12.5% ownership trigger (see Note 9) in response to the rapid accumulation of the Company’s stock by this stockholder. |
The stockholder’s Complaint requests, among other items, that the Court find that (a) the defendants breached their financial duties, (b) undo the Company’s rejection of the stockholder’s nominations for the Company’s Board so that the stockholder’s nominees can be included on the ballot for potential election at the Company’s upcoming 2026 annual meeting, (c) prohibit holders of shares issued in connection with March Equity Offering from being eligible to vote such shares for directors at the Company’s upcoming 2026 annual meeting, and (d) award damages and other monetary relief for the harm caused by the March 2026 equity issuance, together with pre-judgment and post-judgment interest.
Discovery
for this matter has begun and a tentative trial date has been scheduled to start on June 30, 2026. The Company intends to vigorously defend
itself and the Board against the Complaint for the benefit of the stockholders.
From time to time in the ordinary course of our business, we may be involved in other legal proceedings, the outcomes of which may not be determinable. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. We are not able to estimate an aggregate amount or range of reasonably possible losses for those legal matters for which losses are not probable and estimable. We have insurance policies covering potential losses where such coverage is cost effective.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully review and consider the information regarding certain factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2026 (as amended by Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 20, 2026).
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as previously reported on Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC, we did not sell any equity securities during the period covered by the report that were not registered under the Securities Act.
The following table provides information relating to the Company’s purchases of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026 in accordance with Item 703 of Regulation S-K:
| Period | (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased | (b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) ($) | (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program | ||||||||||||
| January 1, 2026 – January 21, 2026 | 336,252 | 4.80 | 336,252 | 52,614,838 | ||||||||||||
| February 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026 | 4,643,727 | 4.01 | 4,643,727 | 84,005,685 | ||||||||||||
| March 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026 | 5,449,684 | 4.40 | 5,449,684 | 60,009,152 | ||||||||||||
| Three Month period ended March 31, 2026 | 10,429,663 | 10,429,663 | $ | 60,009,152 | ||||||||||||
| (1) | On July 24, 2025, the Board approved a $100 million common stock repurchase program effective through July 24, 2027, which was increased by the Board to $150 million on October 10, 2025, and further increased by the Board to $200 million on February 2, 2026), subject to extension or earlier termination by the Board at any time. Total repurchase authority remaining under the stock repurchase program was $50.3 million as of May 7, 2026. |
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 8, 2021) | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed June 15, 2023) | |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed October 16, 2023) | |
| 3.4 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed February 5, 2024) | |
| 3.5 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed June 7, 2024 | |
| 3.6 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed November 8, 2024) | |
| 3.7 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed June 12, 2025) | |
| 3.8 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed July 29, 2025) | |
| 3.9 | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 of the Form 8-K filed July 29, 2025) | |
| 3.10 | Certificate of Designations designating Series A Preferred Stock of Empery Digital Inc., as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 3, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2026) | |
| 4.1 | Rights Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2026, between Empery Digital Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2026) | |
| 4.2 | Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2026) | |
| 4.3 | Form of Common Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2026) |
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| * | Filed herewith. |
| (1) | The certifications on Exhibit 32 hereto are deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| EMPERY DIGITAL INC. | ||||
| SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||
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| /s/ Ryan Lane | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | May 8, 2026 | ||
| Ryan Lane | (principal executive officer) | |||
| /s/ John Kim | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | May 8, 2026 | ||
| John Kim | ||||
| /s/ Greg Endo | Chief Financial Officer | May 8, 2026 | ||
| Greg Endo | (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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