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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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are subject to various risks that may materially

harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

An investment

in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

In evaluating an investment

in shares of our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks

described below, together with the other information included in this Annual Report.

described below are not the only risks we face.

If any of the events described in

the following risk factors actually occurs, or if additional risks

and uncertainties later materialize, that are not presently

known to us or that we currently deem immaterial,

then our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could

be materially adversely affected.

In that event, the trading price of our common stock could

decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment in our shares.

The risks discussed

below include forward-looking statements, and our actual results

may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements.

Factors Summary

Below is a summary of the principal factors

that make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky.

We are subject to various risks that may materially harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

An investment in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

In evaluating an investment in shares of our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described below, together with the other information included in this Annual Report.

The risks described below are not the only risks we face.

If any of the events described in the following risk factors actually occurs, or if additional risks and uncertainties later materialize, that are not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, then our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

In that event, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment in our shares.

The risks discussed below include forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements.

Risk Factors Summary

Below is a summary of the principal factors that make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky.

This summary does not address all of the risks that we face.

discussion of the risks summarized in this risk factor summary, and other risks that we face, can be found below and should be carefully

considered, together with other information included in this Annual Report.

· risks arising from pandemics, epidemics or an outbreak of diseases, such

as the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic;

· supply chain and shipping disruptions have resulted in shipping delays,

a significant increase in lead times and shipping costs, and could increase product costs and result in lost sales and bitcoin production;

· our limited operating history and history of operating losses and negative

· volatile and unpredictable cycles in the emerging and evolving industries

in which we operate;

Additional discussion of the risks summarized in this risk factor summary, and other risks that we face, can be found below and should be carefully considered, together with other information included in this Annual Report.

Risks Related to Our Business

our dependence on the price of bitcoin to achieve profitability, which has historically been volatile;

our limited operating history and history of operating losses and negative cash flow;

supply chain and shipping disruptions have resulted in shipping delays, a significant increase in lead times and shipping costs, and could increase expansion costs and result in lower or delayed bitcoin production;

volatile and unpredictable cycles in the emerging and evolving industries in which we operate;

competition in the markets in which we operate;

· our reliance on intellectual property rights to protect our technology;

· our ability to manage our suppliers and contract manufacturers;

· our relationships with certain key customers;

· our limited experience selling our distributed energy focus products and

solutions for use in residential markets;

· the concentration of our solar energy business in Southern California;

· potential product defect or liability suits, or any recall of our products;

· our reliance on our management team, and any failure by management to properly

manage growth;

· future strategic acquisitions and other arrangements that we engage in,

which could disrupt our business, cause dilution to our stockholders, reduce our financial resources and harm our operating results;

· our substantial dependency on utility rate structures and government incentive

programs that encourage the use of alternative energy sources;

· our need for financing in the future to sustain and expand our operations

and any inability to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, or at all;

· potential changes in laws and regulations applicable to digital currencies,

or interpretations thereof, including, without limitation, banking regulations and securities regulations and regulations governing mining

activities, both in the U.S.

and in other countries;

· the uncertain impact of geopolitical and economic events on the demand for

· our exposure to pricing risk and volatility associated with the value of

bitcoin because we do not hedge our investment in bitcoin;

our reliance on and ability to manage our construction contractors and suppliers to meet our expansion efforts in keeping with planned timelines and cost estimates;

our reliance on our management team, and any failure by management to properly manage growth;

future strategic acquisitions and other arrangements that we engage in, which could disrupt our business, cause dilution to our stockholders, reduce our financial resources and harm our operating results;

our ability to timely complete our future strategic growth initiatives or within our anticipated cost;

increased compliance costs as a result of our strategic acquisitions;

our need for financing in the future to sustain and expand our operations and any inability to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, or at all;

we maintain our cash at financial institutions, which at times, exceed federally insured limits;

the uncertain impact of geopolitical and economic events on the demand for bitcoin;

our exposure to pricing risk and volatility associated with the value of bitcoin because we do not hedge our investment in bitcoin;

the development and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies;

· challenges of scaling bitcoin, which, if not overcome, may lead to high

fees or slow transaction settlement times;

· the reward for successfully solving a block will halve in the future and

its value may not adjust to compensate us for the reduction in the rewards we receive from our mining efforts;

the reward for successfully solving a block will halve in the future and its value may not adjust to compensate us for the reduction in the rewards we receive from our mining efforts;

our reliance on a third-party mining pool service provider for our mining revenue payouts;

forks in the bitcoin network;

the open-source structure of the bitcoin network protocol and any failure to properly monitor and upgrade the protocol;

the possibility that banks and financial institutions may not provide services to businesses that engage in cryptocurrency-related activities;

the lack of limitations of FDIC or SIPC protections for the bitcoin we hold;

bitcoins we mine or hold for our own account may be subject to loss, theft, or restriction on access;

potential actions of malicious actors or botnets;

· our reliance on a third-party mining pool service provider for our mining

revenue payouts;

· loss, theft or restriction on access to bitcoins and other digital assets

· the loss or destruction of private keys required to access our bitcoins

and potential data loss relating to our bitcoins;

the loss or destruction of private keys required to access our bitcoins and potential data loss relating to our bitcoins;

potential failures of digital asset exchanges and custodians;

inadequate sources of recovery if our digital assets are lost, stolen or destroyed;

the irreversibility of incorrect or fraudulent bitcoin transactions;

· forks in the bitcoin network;

· the open-source structure of the bitcoin network protocol and any failure

to properly monitor and upgrade the protocol;

· the possibility that banks and financial institutions may not provide services

to businesses that engage in cryptocurrency-related activities;

· potential exposure to specifically designated nationals or blocked persons

as a result of our interactions with the bitcoin network;

· the relative novelty and lack of regulation of the digital asset exchanges

on which cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, trade;

· inadequate sources of recovery if our digital assets are lost, stolen or

· the lack of limitations of FDIC or SIPC protections for the assets we hold;

possible failure to comply with internal control over financial reporting requirements under

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

· the limited rights of legal recourse available to us following any loss

of our bitcoins;

· the possibility that a cryptocurrency other than bitcoin could be more desirable

to the digital asset user base;

potential Internet disruptions;

the limited rights of legal recourse available to us following any loss of our bitcoins;

the sale of our bitcoins to pay for expenses a time of low bitcoin prices;

the possibility that a cryptocurrency other than bitcoin could be more desirable to the digital asset user base;

the possibility that our mining costs may exceed our mining revenues;

· damage of the properties included in our mining operation and inability

to get adequate insurance coverage for same;

damage of the properties included in our mining operation and potential inability to get adequate insurance coverage for same;

our need for significant electrical power to support our mining operations;

· competition from other methods of investing in cryptocurrencies;

· the possibility that operators of bitcoins mining operations may immediately

sell bitcoin rewards earned by mining in the market, thereby constraining the growth of the price of bitcoin;

· risks related to technological obsolescence, the vulnerability of the global

supply chain for cryptocurrency hardware disruption, and difficulty in obtaining new hardware;

· the possible transition of bitcoin mining algorithms to proof of stake validation;

· potential Internet disruptions;

· the limited precedent for financial accounting of digital assets, and the

possibility of future accounting requirements for transactions involving digital assets;

increased scrutiny and changing expectations from stakeholders with respect to ESG practices and the impacts of climate change;

our operations and profitability may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of cryptocurrencies;

the possibility that large holders of bitcoin may sell bitcoin into the market in large amounts all at once, thereby impacting the growth of the price of bitcoin;

potential that, in the event of a bankruptcy filing by a custodian, bitcoin held in custody could be determined to be property of a bankruptcy estate and we could be considered a general unsecured creditor thereof;

risks related to technological obsolescence, the vulnerability of the global supply chain for cryptocurrency hardware disruption, and difficulty in obtaining new hardware;

the limited precedent for financial accounting of digital assets, and the possibility of future accounting requirements for transactions involving digital assets;

possibility of failure to grow our hashrate;

risks arising from pandemics, epidemics or an outbreak of diseases, such as the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic;

global economic conditions, including continuing or worsening inflationary issues and associated changes in monetary policy and potential economic recession, and geopolitical events such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the subsequent imposition of sanctions as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations;

potential product defect or liability suits, or any recall of our products, particularly those in the discontinued operations;

Risks Related to Governmental Regulation and Enforcement Operations

potential changes in laws and regulations applicable to mining bitcoin, bitcoin itself, or interpretations thereof, including, without limitation, banking regulations and securities regulations and regulations governing mining activities, both in the U.S.

and in other countries;

we may incur additional compliance costs if deemed subject to the Commodity Exchange Act;

the risk that the SEC or another regulatory body considers bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency to be a security;

changing environmental regulation and public energy policy;

future developments regarding the treatment of digital assets for U.S.

income and applicable state, local and non-U.S.

federal income and applicable state, local and non-U.S.

tax purposes;

· the price of our common stock may be volatile and could fluctuate widely

· any future issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect holders of our

common stock, as shares of preferred stock may have additional rights, preferences and privileges as compared to the common stock;

· we have not, and do not intend to, pay dividends on shares of our common

· if securities or industry analysts do not publish or do not continue to

publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price

and trading volume could decline;

· Provisions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws could make it very

difficult for an investor to bring any legal actions against our directors or officers for violations of their fiduciary duties or could

require us to pay any amounts incurred by our directors or officers in any such actions.

Related to Our Business

business has been, and in the future may be, subject to risks arising from pandemic, epidemic, or an outbreak of diseases, such as the

outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic.

Since then, COVID-19 has spread across the globe

and is impacting worldwide economic activity, including through quarantines, travel bans and restrictions, shelter-in-place orders, shutdowns

of businesses, reductions in business activity, supply chain interruptions and overall economic and financial market instability.

measures have impacted, and may further impact, our workforce and operations, as well as the operations of our customers, our partners

and our vendors and suppliers.

Our critical business operations, including our headquarters, and many of our key suppliers, are located

in regions which have been and continue to be impacted by COVID-19.

Our customers and suppliers worldwide have also been affected by COVID-19

and may continue to experience material impacts well beyond the end of the pandemic.

Specifically,

the manufacture of components of our products, the final assembly of our products, and other critical operations are concentrated in certain

geographic locations that have been impacted by COVID-19 and in which local governments continue to take measures to try to contain the

There is considerable uncertainty regarding the impact of such measures and potential future measures, including restrictions

on manufacturing facilities, on our support operations or workforce, or on our customers, partners, vendors and suppliers.

Such measures,

as well as restrictions on or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability or increased cost of air transport, port closures,

and increased border controls or closures, could limit our capacity to meet customer demand and have a material adverse effect on our

financial condition and results of operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have

adversely affected our supply chain, consistent with its effect across many industries, including creating shipping and logistics challenges

and placing significant limits on component supplies.

These effects on our supply chain have resulted in delayed product availability

in our energy business, especially when combined with the demand for our products, and have adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely

impact, our ability to meet our energy product demand, result in additional costs, or may otherwise adversely impact our business and

results of operations.

They have also significantly increased the costs of shipping miners, related components and infrastructure.

expect these impacts, including delayed product availability, to continue for as long as the global supply chain is experiencing these

of COVID-19 has also caused us to modify our business practices as we comply with state-mandated requirements for safety in the workplace

to ensure the health, safety, and welling-being of our employees.

While the company has implemented a Vaccination and Testing Policy,

we still maintain other measures includ ing personal protective

equipment, social distancing, cleanliness of our facilities, and daily monitoring of the health of employees in our facilities, as well

as modifying our policies on employee travel and the cancellation of physical participation in meetings,

events, and conferences.

take further actions in response to the pandemic as may be required by government authorities or that we may determine are in the best

interests of our employees, customers, partners, and suppliers.

However, we have not developed a specific and comprehensive contingency

plan designed to address the challenges and risks presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and, even if and when we do develop such a plan,

there can be no assurance that such plan will be effective in mitigating the potential adverse effects on our business, financial condition,

and results of operations.

while the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and our business in particular are difficult to assess or

predict, the pandemic has resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant disruption of global financial markets, which may reduce

our ability to access capital or our customers’ ability to pay us for past or future purchases, which could negatively affect our

working capital and liquidity.

A recession or financial market correction resulting from the lack of containment and spread of COVID-19

could impact overall spending, adversely affecting demand for our products and services, our business, and the value of our common stock.

impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to change.

The extent of the impact of the

COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives

in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to, the duration and continued spread of the

pandemic, its severity, further related restrictions on travel, any reopening plans, the effectiveness of actions taken in the United

States and other countries to contain and treat the disease, including, without limitation, the effectiveness and timing of vaccination

initiatives in the United States and worldwide and the duration, timing, and severity of the impact on customer spending, including any

recession resulting from the pandemic, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

An extended period of global supply chain and

economic disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, even after the pandemic subsides, could have a materially adverse impact on

our business, results of operations, access to sources of capital and financial condition, though the full extent and duration of any

such impact is also uncertain.

Supply chain and shipping disruptions have resulted

in shipping delays, a significant increase in shipping costs, and could increase product costs and result in lost sales, which may have

a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Supply chain disruptions, resulting from factors such

as the COVID-19 pandemic, labor supply and shipping container shortages, have impacted, and may continue to impact, us and our third-party

manufacturers and suppliers.

These disruptions have resulted in longer lead times and increased product costs and shipping expenses, including

with respect to the delivery of miners that we have purchased.

While we have taken steps to minimize the impact of these increased costs

by working closely with our suppliers and customers, there can be no assurances that unforeseen events impacting the supply chain will

not have a material adverse effect on us in the future.

Additionally, the impacts supply chain disruptions have on our third-party manufacturers

and suppliers are not within our control.

It is not currently possible to predict how long it will take for these supply chain disruptions

Prolonged supply chain disruptions impacting us and our third-party manufacturers and suppliers could interrupt product manufacturing,

increased lead times, increased product costs and result in lost sales and bitcoin production, result in a delay in the delivery of miners

that we have purchased, and continue to increase shipping costs associated with the delivery of our purchased miners, which may have a

material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

We have a limited operating history and

a history of operating losses and negative cash flow, and we may never achieve consistent profitability.

Our limited operating history, including our

recent entry into the digital currency mining business, makes it difficult to evaluate our business and predict our future results of

Although we have achieved profitable quarters in the past, to date, we have not maintained consistent profitability from period

to period, and no assurances can be made that we will achieve consistent profitability in the near future, if ever.

From the Company’s

inception through September 30, 2021, we sustained $138,392,118 in cumulative net losses, and we had a net loss for the fiscal year ended

September 30, 2021 of $21,812,010.

We have generated these losses as we attempt to implement our business plan, including expanding

our existing products and customer base.

We will not achieve consistent profitability unless and until we can develop a substantial and

stable revenue base.

future success is difficult to predict because we operate in emerging and evolving industries that are subject to volatile and unpredictable

The renewable energy, bitcoin mining, microgrid

and related industries are emerging and evolving, which may lead to period-to-period variability in our operating results and may make

it difficult to evaluate our future prospects.

Our energy products and services are based on unique technology that we believe offers

significant advantages to our customers, but the markets we serve are in a relatively early stage of development and it is uncertain how

rapidly they will develop.

It is also uncertain whether our energy products will achieve high levels of demand and acceptance as these

markets grow.

If companies and customers in the industries we serve do not perceive or value the benefits of our technologies and products,

or if they are unwilling to adopt our products as alternatives to traditional power solutions, the market for our products and services

may not develop or may develop more slowly than we expect, which could significantly and adversely impact our operating results.

As a supplier

to the renewable energy, microgrid and related industries, we may be subject to business cycles, the timing, length, and volatility of

which may be difficult to predict.

The cyclical nature of our business may be driven by sudden changes in customers’ manufacturing

capacity requirements and spending, which depend in part on capacity utilization, demand for customers’ products, inventory levels

relative to demand and access to affordable capital.

These changes may affect the timing and amounts of customers’ purchases and

investments in technology, and affect our orders, net sales, operating expenses, and net income.

In addition, we may not be able to respond

adequately or quickly to any declines in demand by reducing our costs.

To meet rapidly changing demand in each of the industries we serve,

we must effectively manage our resources and production capacity.

During periods of decreasing demand for our products, we must be able

to appropriately align our cost structure with prevailing market conditions, effectively manage our supply chain, and motivate and retain

key employees.

During periods of increasing demand for our products, we must have sufficient inventory to fulfill customer orders, effectively

manage our supply chain, and attract, retain, and motivate a sufficient number of qualified individuals.

If we are not able to timely

and appropriately adapt to changes in our business environment or to accurately assess where we are positioned within a business cycle,

our business, financial condition, or results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

markets in which we participate are highly competitive, and we may be unable to successfully compete.

in the highly competitive market for renewable energy products and microgrid technology and associated services , as well as in

certain operational aspects of our digital currency mining business, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of new miners, obtaining

the lowest cost of electricity, obtaining clean energy sources, obtaining access to energy sites with reliable sources of power, and evaluating

new technology developments in the industry .

Evolving industry standards, rapid price changes and

product obsolescence impact the market and its various participants, including us.

Our competitors include many domestic and foreign companies,

many of which have substantially greater financial, marketing, personnel and other resources than we do, which may cause us to be at a

competitive disadvantage.

Our current competitors or new market entrants could introduce new or enhanced technologies, products or services

with features that render our technologies, products or services obsolete, less competitive or less marketable.

of our energy business will be dependent upon our ability to develop products that are superior

to existing products and products introduced in the future, and which are cost effective.

In addition, we may be required to continually

enhance any products that are developed as well as introduce new products that keep pace with technological change and address the increasingly

sophisticated needs of the marketplace.

Even if our current technologies prove to be commercially feasible, there is extensive research

and development being conducted on alternative energy sources that may render our technologies and protocols obsolete or otherwise non-competitive.

The success of our digital currency mining business will be further dependent upon our ability to purchase additional miners, adapt to

changes in technology in the industry, and to obtain sufficient energy at reasonable prices, amongst other things.

be unable to keep pace with the technological demands of the marketplace or successfully develop products that will succeed in the marketplace.

Since many of our competitors are larger, well-established companies that have substantially greater financial, technical, manufacturing,

marketing, distribution and other resources than us, we are at an inherent competitive disadvantage.

We may not have the capital resources

available to undertake the research that may be necessary to upgrade our equipment or develop new devices to meet the efficiencies of

changing technologies.

Our inability to adapt to technological change could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.

rely on a variety of intellectual property rights to protect our technology, and enforcing those rights could disrupt our business operation

and divert resources that could ultimately harm our future prospects.

a combination of trade secrets, confidentiality agreements and procedures and patents to protect our proprietary technologies.

primarily relies upon trade secret laws and contractual restrictions, such as confidentiality agreements and work-for-hire provisions,

to protect our technology, know-how and other proprietary information.

It may be cost prohibitive for us to seek to enforce such rights

through the legal-enforcement mechanisms available to us, and, in any case, such laws and contractual restrictions may not provide meaningful

protection to us against the possible unauthorized use, misappropriation or disclosure of such trade secrets.

to our microgrid business, we also own patents that protect our ability to receive data from a plurality of sources within a microgrid,

which is then analyzed to forecast power needs across the microgrid, or a combination of multiple ‘fractal’ microgrids, and

then determine whether or when to share power with the requesting module.

The claims contained in those and any other patents we own may

not provide adequate protection for our products and technology.

In the absence of patent protection, our competitors may attempt to copy

our products or gain access to our trade secrets and know-how.

In addition, the laws of foreign countries may not protect our proprietary

rights to our technology to the same extent as the laws of the U.S.

our ongoing expansion of our business, including, in particular, through the development of products, may result in claims of intellectual

property infringement, regardless of merit.

If an infringement claim or other dispute arises concerning our technology, we could become

involved in litigation that might involve substantial cost.

Litigation could divert substantial management attention away from our operations

and into efforts to enforce our patents, protect our trade secrets or know-how or determine the scope of the proprietary rights of others.

If a proceeding resulted in adverse findings, we could be subject to significant liabilities to third parties, and we might also be required

to seek licenses from third parties to manufacture or sell our products.

Our ability to manufacture and sell our products may also be

adversely affected by other unforeseen factors relating to any such proceeding or its outcome.

significant part of our success will depend on our ability to manage our suppliers and contract manufacturers, and any failure to do so

could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and relations with our customers.

a limited number of suppliers to provide the components necessary to build our energy products

and contract manufacturers to procure components and assemble our products.

In addition, we rely on a limited number of suppliers

for the purchase and delivery of our miners to support our digital currency mining operations.

can be no assurance that such key suppliers and contract manufacturers will provide components , products

or miners in a timely and cost-efficient manner or otherwise meet our needs and expectations.

disruption in such key suppliers’ or contract manufacturers could delay our ability to provide our products to our customers

or to expand our digital currency mining operations .

Our ability to manage such relationships and

timely replace suppliers and contract manufacturers, if necessary, is critical to our success.

Our failure to timely replace our contract

manufacturers and suppliers, should that become necessary, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and relations

with our customers.

For example, we depend on Bitmain for the majority of our mining rigs and

Pioneer Custom Electrical Products Corp.

as a sole source contract manufacturer of our switchgear product lines, and any change in their

ability to manufacture and deliver these products could have a significant impact on our results of operations.

Our success is dependent upon our relationships

with certain key customers.

In the past, w e

have derived a significant portion of our revenues from a relatively limited number of customers.

Our dependence on a limited number of

customers may continue in the future.

The loss of any one of our major customers or decrease in demand by those customers could have a

material adverse effect on our business, our results of operations and our cash flows.

have limited experience selling our distributed energy focused products and solutions for use in residential markets, and our increased

efforts in this regard may not be as successful as we expect or at all.

of our recent acquisition of Solar Watt, we now are provid ing solar and alternative energy

solutions for homeowners, as well as commercial businesses, and have developed a proprietary

platform to enable integration and optimization of solar, energy storage and back-up solutions for residential applications.

Historically,

however, our products and solutions have been primarily sold into commercial and governmental markets.

We have limited experience pursuing

the residential markets, and there are unique challenges associated with sales to homeowners and others in the residential market.

can be no assurance that we will be successful in growing profitably (or at all) sales of our residential market focused products and

solutions or otherwise achieving success in our efforts in this regard.

Further, the success of these efforts will depend on part on expansion

of homeowner use of solar energy.

To date, solar energy has only achieved limited market acceptance (particularly in regions outside of

Southern California, in which regions we intend to expand our services and capabilities), and its continued market acceptance and growth

may depend on continued support in the form of performance-based incentives, rebates, tax credits and other incentives from federal, state,

local and foreign governments.

Additionally, there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully develop our planned proprietary

platform to enable integration and optimization of solar, energy storage and back-up generators for residential applications.

solar energy business is concentrated in Southern California, putting us at risk of region-specific disruptions.

energy customer base is currently concentrated in Southern California, and we expect many of our future solar energy installations to

be in California, which could further concentrate our solar energy customer base and operational infrastructure.

Accordingly, our business

and results of operations are particularly susceptible to adverse economic, regulatory, political, weather and other conditions in California,

including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and any legislative changes related to grid operations .

we are the subject of future product defect or liability suits, or our products are subject to a recall, our business and our reputation

could be adversely affected.

In the course

of our planned operations, we may become subject to legal actions based on a claim that our energy products are defective in workmanship

or have caused personal or other injuries.

We may also be subject to lawsuits and other claims in the future if our products malfunction,

including, for example, if any of our solar service offerings (such as our racking systems, photovoltaic modules, batteries, inverters,

or other products) causes injuries.

Because solar energy systems and many of our other current and anticipated products are electricity-producing

devices, it is possible that customers or their property could be injured or damaged by our products, whether due to product malfunctions,

defects, improper installation or other causes.

Further, since our products are used in systems that are made up of components sourced

from third party manufacturers, we may be subject to product liability claims even if our products do not malfunction.

Additionally, any

of our products could be subject to recalls due to product malfunctions or defects.

The successful

assertion of product liability claims against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages that could require us to make

significant payments, as well as subject us to adverse publicity, damage our reputation and competitive position and adversely affect

sales of our systems and other products.

We rely on third-party manufacturing warranties, warranties provided by our manufacturing partners

and our general liability insurance to cover product liability claims and have not obtained separate product liability insurance.

warranties and insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all potential claims.

Moreover, even if such warranties and insurance coverage

are sufficient, any successful claim could significantly harm our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, product liability claims, injuries, defects or other problems experienced by other companies in the industries in which we

operate could lead to unfavorable market conditions for the industry as a whole, and may have an adverse effect on our ability to attract

customers and thereby have an adverse effect our growth and financial performance.

rely heavily on our management team, whose continued service and performance is critical to our future success.

Any failure by management

to properly manage growth, including hiring and retaining competent and skilled management and other personnel, could have a material

adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

We currently have four executive officers — our

Chief Executive Officer and President, Zachary Bradford, our Chief Financial Officer, Lori Love, our Chief Revenue Officer, Amer Tadayon,

Matthew Schulz, our Executive Chairman — who are responsible for our management functions and are responsible

for strategic development, financing and other critical functions.

Some of the members of our management team and our board of directors

may not have prior experience in the energy or cryptocurrency mining industries.

This lack of experience may impair our management teams’

and directors’ ability to evaluate and make well-informed decisions involving our current operations and any future projects we

may undertake in the industries in which we operate.

Such impairment and lack of experience could adversely affect our business, financial

condition and future operations.

success depends significantly on the continued service and performance of our existing management team.

The departure, death, disability

or other extended loss of services of any member of our management team, particularly with little or no notice, could cause delays on

projects, frustrate our growth prospects and could have an adverse impact on our client and industry relationships, our project exploration

and development programs, other aspects of our business and our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and prospects.

growth prospects, and ability to capitalize on market opportunities also depend to a significant extent on our ability to identify, hire,

motivate and retain qualified managerial personnel, including additional senior members of management.

Our growth may be constrained by

resource limitations as competitors and customers compete for increasingly scarce human capital resources.

The demand for trained software

engineers, electrical engineers, professionals familiar with cryptocurrency mining and other skilled workers is currently high.

Our competitors

may be able to offer a work environment with higher compensation or more opportunities than we can.

Any new personnel we hire may not

be or become as productive as we expect, as we may face challenges in adequately or appropriately integrating them into our workforce

If we are unable to attract and retain a sufficient number of skilled personnel, our ability to successfully implement our

business plan, grow our company and maintain or expand our product offerings may be adversely affected, and the costs of doing so may

increase, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our expansion

could also place significant demands on our management, operations, systems, accounting, internal controls and financial resources.

we experience difficulties in any of these areas, we may not be able to expand our business successfully or effectively manage our growth.

Any failure by management to manage growth and to respond to changes in our business could have a material adverse effect on our business,

financial condition and results of operations.

have engaged in, and in the future may engage in, strategic acquisitions and other arrangements that could disrupt our business, cause

dilution to our stockholders, reduce our financial resources and harm our operating results.

We have previously

engaged in strategic transactions, including acquisitions of companies, product lines, technologies and personnel, such as our recent

acquisitions of ATL in December 2020 and Solar Watt in February 2021, and, as part of our growth strategy, in the future, we

may seek additional opportunities to expand our product offerings or the markets we serve by pursuing strategic transactions.

to grow through future acquisitions will depend on the availability of, and our ability to identify, suitable acquisition and investment

opportunities at an acceptable cost, our ability to compete effectively to attract those opportunities and the availability of financing

to complete acquisitions.

Future acquisitions may require us to issue common stock that would dilute our current stockholders’ percentage

ownership, assume or otherwise be subject to liabilities of an acquired company, record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets

that will be subject to impairment testing on a regular basis and potential periodic impairment charges,

incur amortization expenses related

to certain intangible assets, incur large acquisition and integration costs, immediate write-offs, and restructuring and other related

expenses, and become subject to litigation.

The benefits of an acquisition may also take considerable time to develop, and we cannot be

certain that any particular acquisition will produce the intended benefits in a timely manner or to the extent anticipated or at all.

We may experience difficulties integrating the operations, technologies, products, and personnel of an acquired company or be subjected

to liability for the target’s pre-acquisition activities or operations as a successor in interest.

Such integration may divert management’s

attention from normal daily operations of our business.

Future acquisitions may also expose us to potential risks, including risks associated

with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience (such as our acquisition of our ATL subsidiary, in light of its

cryptocurrency mining operations), especially when competitors in such markets have stronger market positions, the possibility of insufficient

revenues to offset the expenses we incur in connection with an acquisition and potential loss of, or harm to, our relationships with employees,

customers, consumers and suppliers as a result of integration of new businesses.

energy business is substantially dependent on utility rate structures and government incentive programs that encourage the use of alternative

energy sources.

The reduction or elimination of government subsidies and economic incentives for energy-related technologies would harm

our business.

that near-term growth of energy-related technologies, including power conversion and solar energy technology, relies partly on the availability

and size of government and economic incentives and grants (including, but not limited to, the U.S.

Investment Tax Credit and various state

and local incentive programs).

These incentive programs could be challenged by utility companies, or for other reasons found to be unconstitutional,

or could be reduced or discontinued for other reasons, all of which are outside of our control.

The reduction, elimination, or expiration

of government subsidies and economic incentives could harm our business.

A combination

of utility rate structures and government subsidies that encourage the use of alternative energy sources is a primary driver of demand

for our energy products.

For example, public utilities are often allowed to collect demand charges on commercial and industrial customers

in addition to traditional usage charges.

In addition, the federal government and many states encourage the use of alternative energy

sources through a combination of direct subsidies and tariff incentives such as net metering for users that use alternative energy sources

such as solar power.

California also encourages alternative energy technology through its Self-Generation Incentive Program, or SGIP,

which offers rebates for businesses and consumers who adopt certain new technologies.

Other states have similar incentives and mandates

which encourage the adoption of alternative energy sources.

Notwithstanding the adoption of other incentive programs, we expect that California

will be the most significant market for the sale of our energy products in the near term.

Should California or another state in which

we derive a substantial portion of our product revenues in the future change its utility rate structure or eliminate or significantly

reduce its incentive programs, demand for our products could be substantially affected, which would adversely affect our business prospects,

financial condition and operating results.

the future, we may require additional financing to sustain and expand our operations, and we may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable

terms, or at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and

to operate profitably and to grow our business is dependent upon, among other things, generating sufficient revenue from our operations

and, when and if needed, obtaining financing.

If we are unable to generate sufficient revenues to operate and/or expand our business,

we will be required to raise additional capital to fund operating deficits (if applicable) and growth of our business, pursue our business

plans and to finance our operating activities, including through equity or debt financings, which may not be available to us on favorable

terms, or at all.

extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, stockholder ownership interest in the

Company may be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect rights as

a stockholder.

Debt and equity financings, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability

to take specific actions, such as redeeming our shares of common stock, making investments, incurring additional debt, making capital

expenditures or declaring dividends.

We maintain our cash at financial institutions,

which at times, exceed federally insured limits.

The majority of our cash is held in accounts

potential exposure to specifically designated nationals or blocked persons as a result of our interactions with the bitcoin network;

Risks Related to Our Securities

the price of our common stock may be volatile and could fluctuate widely in price;

any future issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect holders of our common stock, as shares of preferred stock may have additional rights, preferences and privileges as compared to the common stock;

we are currently the subject of a shareholder class action, and may be subject to shareholder litigation in the future;

our costs of defending such litigation, arbitration and other proceedings and any adverse outcome of such litigation, arbitration or other proceeding may have a material adverse effect on our business and the results of our operations;

we have financed our strategic growth primarily by issuing new shares of our common stock, which dilutes the ownership interests of current stockholders;

we have not, and do not intend to, pay dividends on shares of our common stock;

if securities or industry analysts do not publish or do not continue to publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline;

our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our debt obligations;

significant costs and demands upon management as a result of complying with the laws and regulations affecting public companies, and the possible failure to comply with internal control over financial reporting requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

we qualify as a smaller reporting company and are subject to scaled disclosure requirements;

provisions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws could make it very difficult for an investor to bring any legal actions against our directors or officers for violations of their fiduciary duties or could require us to pay any amounts incurred by our directors or officers in any such actions.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our ability to achieve profitability is dependent on the price of bitcoin, which has historically been volatile.

Our primary focus on our bitcoin mining operations and our associated expansion efforts is largely based on our assumptions regarding the future value of bitcoin, which has been subject to significant historical volatility and may

be subject to influence from malicious actors, real or perceived scarcity, political, economic, and regulatory conditions, and speculation making its price more volatile.

It is difficult to accurately predict the future market price of bitcoin and may also inhibit consumer trust in and market acceptance of bitcoin as a means of exchange, which could limit the future adoption of bitcoin and, as a result, our assumptions could prove incorrect.

If our assumptions prove incorrect and the future price of bitcoin is not sufficiently high, our income from our bitcoin mining operations may not exceed our costs, and our operations may never achieve profitability.

We have a limited operating history and a history of operating losses and negative cash flow, and we may never achieve consistent profitability.

Our limited operating history, in particular our recent entry into the bitcoin mining business, makes it difficult to evaluate our business and predict our future results of operations.

Although we have achieved profitable quarters in the past, to date, we have not maintained consistent profitability from period to period, and no assurances can be made that we will achieve consistent profitability in the near future, if ever.

From the Company’s inception through September 30, 2022, we sustained $196,053,911 in cumulative net losses, and we had a net loss from our continuing operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 of $40,089,393.

We have generated these losses as we execute our business plan and expand on our bitcoin mining activities as bitcoin prices are in a bear market.

We will continue to recognize losses in our continuing operations unless and until bitcoin prices recover.

Supply chain and shipping disruptions have resulted in shipping delays, a significant increase in lead times and shipping costs, and could increase expansion costs and result in lower or delayed bitcoin production.

Supply chain disruptions, resulting from factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, labor supply and shipping container shortages, have impacted, and may continue to impact, us and our third-party manufacturers and suppliers.

These disruptions have resulted in longer lead times and increased product costs and shipping expenses, including with respect to the delivery of miners that we have purchased.

While we have taken steps to minimize the impact of these increased costs by working closely with our suppliers and customers, there can be no assurances that unforeseen events impacting the supply chain will not have a material adverse effect on us in the future.

Additionally, the impacts supply chain disruptions have on our third-party manufacturers and suppliers are not within our control.

Although we have seen improvements in the last 12 months, it is not currently possible to predict how long it will take for these supply chain disruptions to return to pre-pandemic levels, if at all.

Prolonged supply chain disruptions impacting us and our third-party manufacturers and suppliers could increase lead times, delay expansion efforts, increase product costs , result in reduced bitcoin production, result in a delay in the delivery of miners that we have purchased, and continue to increase shipping costs associated with the delivery of our purchased miners, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our future success is difficult to predict because we operate in emerging and evolving industries that are subject to volatile and unpredictable cycles.

The bitcoin mining and related industries are emerging and evolving, which may lead to period-to-period variability in our operating results and may make it difficult to evaluate our future prospects.

If we are not able to timely and appropriately adapt to changes in our business environment or to accurately assess where we are positioned within a business cycle, our business, financial condition, or results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

The markets in which we participate are highly competitive, and we may be unable to successfully compete.

We compete in the highly competitive market for certain operational aspects of our bitcoin mining business, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of new miners, obtaining the lowest cost of electricity, obtaining clean energy sources, obtaining access to energy sites with reliable sources of power, and evaluating new technology developments in the industry.

Evolving industry standards, rapid price changes and product obsolescence impact the market and its various participants, including us.

Our competitors include many domestic and foreign companies, many of which have substantially greater financial, marketing, personnel and other resources than we do, which may cause us to be at a competitive disadvantage.

The success of our bitcoin mining business will be dependent upon our ability to

purchase additional miners, adapt to changes in technology in the industry, and to obtain sufficient energy at reasonable prices, amongst other things.

A significant part of our success will depend on our reliance on and ability to manage our construction contractors and suppliers, including mining equipment suppliers, in order to meet our expansion efforts in keeping with planned timelines and cost estimates, and any failure to do so could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and relations with our customers.

We rely on a limited number of suppliers for the purchase and delivery of our miners to support our bitcoin mining operations.

There can be no assurance that such key suppliers and manufacturers will provide components, products or miners in a timely and cost-efficient manner or otherwise meet our needs and expectations.

Any disruption in such key suppliers’

or manufacturers could delay our ability to expand our bitcoin mining operations.

Our ability to manage such relationships and timely replace suppliers and manufacturers, if necessary, is critical to our success.

Our failure to timely replace our manufacturers and suppliers, should that become necessary, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

For example, we depend on Bitmain, MicroBT and Canaan for our mining rigs and any change in their ability to manufacture and deliver these products could have a significant impact on our results of operations.

Additionally, we are reliant on third parties for our expansion efforts, including construction contractors and suppliers of infrastructure, to provide accurate estimates and timelines.

If those parties experience delays, cannot access adequate capital, are exposed to inflation pressures or supply chain disruptions, our expansion efforts will be similarly impacted.

We rely heavily on our management team, whose continued service and performance is critical to our future success.

Any failure by management to properly manage growth, including hiring and retaining competent and skilled management and other personnel, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

We currently have four executive officers — our Chief Executive Officer and President, Zachary Bradford, our Chief Financial Officer, Gary Vecchiarelli, our Chief Communications Officer, Isaac Holyoak, and S.

Matthew Schulz, our Executive Chairman — who are responsible for our management functions and are responsible for strategic development, financing and other critical functions.

Some of the members of our management team and our Board of Directors do not have prior experience in the bitcoin mining industry.

This lack of experience may impair our management teams’

and directors’

ability to evaluate and make well-informed decisions involving our current operations and any future projects we may undertake in the industries in which we operate.

Such impairment and lack of experience could adversely affect our business, financial condition and future operations.

Our future success depends significantly on the continued service and performance of our existing management team.

The departure, death, disability or other extended loss of services of any member of our management team, particularly with little or no notice, could cause delays on projects, frustrate our growth prospects and could have an adverse impact on our industry relationships, our project exploration and development programs, other aspects of our business and our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and prospects.

Our success, growth prospects, and ability to capitalize on market opportunities also depend to a significant extent on our ability to identify, hire, motivate and retain qualified managerial personnel, including additional senior members of management.

Our growth may be constrained by resource limitations as competitors and customers compete for increasingly scarce human capital resources.

The demand for professionals familiar with bitcoin mining and other skilled workers is currently high.

Our competitors may be able to offer a work environment with higher compensation or more opportunities than we can.

Any new personnel we hire may not be or become as productive as we expect, as we may face challenges in adequately or appropriately integrating them into our workforce and culture.

If we are unable to attract and retain a sufficient number of skilled personnel, our ability to successfully implement our business plan, grow our company and maintain or expand our mining operations may be adversely affected, and the costs of doing so may increase, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our expansion could also place significant demands on our management, operations, systems, accounting, internal controls and financial resources.

If we experience difficulties in any of these areas, we may not be able to expand our business successfully or effectively manage our growth.

Any failure by management to manage growth and to respond

to changes in our business could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have engaged in, and in the future may engage in, strategic acquisitions and other arrangements that could disrupt our business, cause dilution to our stockholders, reduce our financial resources and harm our operating results.

We have previously engaged in strategic transactions, including acquisitions of companies, technologies and personnel, such as our recent acquisitions of the Mawson Assets in October 2022, WAHA and SPRE Assets in August 2022, ATL in December 2020, and, as part of our growth strategy, in the future, we may seek additional opportunities to grow our mining operations, including through purchases of miners and facilities from other operating companies, including companies in financial distress.

Our ability to grow through future acquisitions will depend on the availability of, and our ability to identify, suitable acquisition and investment opportunities at an acceptable cost, our ability to compete effectively to attract those opportunities and the availability of financing to complete acquisitions.

Future acquisitions may require us to issue common stock that would dilute our current stockholders’

percentage ownership, assume or otherwise be subject to liabilities of an acquired company, record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets that will be subject to impairment testing on a regular basis and potential periodic impairment charges, incur amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets, incur large acquisition and integration costs, immediate write-offs, and restructuring and other related expenses, and become subject to litigation.

The benefits of an acquisition may also take considerable time to develop, and we cannot be certain that any particular acquisition will produce the intended benefits in a timely manner or to the extent anticipated or at all.

We may experience difficulties integrating the operations, technologies, and personnel of an acquired company or be subjected to liability for the target’s pre-acquisition activities or operations as a successor in interest.

Such integration may divert management’s attention from normal daily operations of our business.

Future acquisitions may also expose us to potential risks, including risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience, especially when competitors in such markets have stronger market positions, the possibility of insufficient revenues to offset the expenses we incur in connection with an acquisition and potential loss of, or harm to, our relationships with employees and suppliers as a result of integration of new businesses.

We may not be able to timely complete our future strategic growth initiatives or within our anticipated cost estimates, if at all.

As part of our efforts to grow our hashrate and remain competitive in the market, we have acquired facilities, entered into new and re-negotiated purchased power agreements and invested in additional new and used mining equipment.

We are also reliant on third parties for our expansion efforts, including construction contractors and providers of infrastructure equipment, who may be burdened by delays in manufacturing, supply chain problems, less access to capital due to macro economic-conditions, or inflation.

This could increase our costs and/or delay our expansion and acquisition efforts.

If we are unable to complete our planned expansions or acquisitions on schedule and within our anticipated cost estimates, our deployment of newly purchased miners may be delayed, which could affect our competitiveness and our results of operation, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the market price for our securities.

We may experience increased compliance costs as a result of our strategic acquisitions.

The financial statements and internal controls related to the Mawson Assets and the WAHA and SPRE Assets have not, historically, been required to be in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”).

Further, future strategic acquisitions could carry substantial compliance burdens, which may limit our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions, and which may require our management and personnel to shift their focus to such compliance burdens and away from their other functions.

Such increased costs and compliance burdens could affect our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of such strategic acquisitions, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition may suffer as a result.

In the future, we may require additional financing to sustain and expand our operations, and we may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms, or at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and prospects.

Our ability to operate profitably and to grow our business is dependent upon, among other things, generating sufficient revenue from our operations and, when and if needed, obtaining financing.

If we are unable to generate sufficient revenues to operate and/or expand our business, we will be required to raise additional capital to fund operating deficits (if applicable) and growth of our business, pursue our business plans and to finance our operating activities, including through equity or debt financings, which may not be available to us on favorable terms, or at all.

Our ability to obtain capital through sales of bitcoin would also be impacted by declines in the price of bitcoin.

We have raised capital to finance our strategic growth of our business through public offerings of our common stock, including through our at-the-market offering program, and we expect to need to raise additional capital through similar public offerings to finance the completion of current and future expansion initiatives.

Utilizing those sources may be more challenging in the current financial market conditions, in particular where trading volume is diminished.

We may not be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, if at all, which could impair our growth and adversely impact our existing operations.

To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, stockholder ownership interest in the Company may be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect rights as a stockholder.

Debt and equity financings, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as redeeming our shares of common stock, making investments, incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends.

We maintain our cash at financial institutions, which at times, exceed federally insured limits.

The majority of our cash is held in accounts at U.S.

banking institutions that we believe are of high quality.

Cash held in non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing operating accounts

may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.

If such banking institutions were to fail, we could lose all or

a portion of those amounts held in excess of such insurance limitations.

If we fail to comply with Section 404

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the market may have reduced confidence in our

reported financial information.

We must continue to document, test, monitor

and enhance our internal control over financial reporting in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

We will continue to perform the documentation and evaluations needed to comply with Section 404.

If during this process our management

identifies one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal

controls are effective, which may cause market participants to have reduced confidence in our reported financial condition.

Related to Our Cryptocurrency Mining Operations

our acquisition of ATL in December 2020, we expanded our business to include bitcoin mining, and we are actively trying to grow our

bitcoin mining infrastructure, equipment and capacity.

Bitcoin mining is a significant portion of our business and revenues and is expected

to continue to be the source of a majority of our revenues in the future.

Our bitcoin mining

activities, both now and in the future, may subject us to inherent risks, including the risks described below and elsewhere in this

Annual Report .

regulatory changes or interpretations of our activities require our registration as a money services business (an “MSB”) under

the regulations promulgated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) under the authority of the U.S.

Act (the “BSA”), or otherwise under state laws, we may incur significant compliance costs, which could be substantial or cost-prohibitive.

If we become subject to these regulations, our costs in complying with them may have a material adverse effect on our business and the

results of our operations.

extent our bitcoin mining activities cause us to be deemed an MSB under the regulations promulgated by FinCEN under the authority of the

BSA, we may be required to comply with FinCEN regulations, including those that would mandate us to implement anti-money laundering programs,

make certain reports to FinCEN and maintain certain records.

extent that our cryptocurrency activities cause us to be deemed a “money transmitter” (an “MT”)

or be given an equivalent designation, under state law in any state in which we operate, we may be required to seek a license or otherwise

register with a state regulator and comply with state regulations that may include the implementation of anti-money laundering programs,

maintenance of certain records and other operational requirements.

Currently, the New York State Department of Financial Services maintains

a comprehensive “BitLicense” framework for businesses that conduct “virtual currency business activity.” In July 2020,

Louisiana enacted the Virtual Currency Businesses Act, becoming the second state after New York to enact a stand-alone virtual currency

We will continue to monitor for developments in state-level legislation, guidance or regulations applicable to us.

Such additional

federal or state regulatory obligations in the United States or obligations that could arise under the regulatory frameworks of other

countries may cause us to incur significant expenses, possibly affecting its business and financial condition in a material and adverse

Furthermore, we and our service providers may not be capable of complying with certain federal or state regulatory obligations

applicable to MSBs and MTs or similar obligations in other countries.

If we are deemed to be subject to such additional regulatory and

registration or licensing requirements, we may be required to substantially alter our bitcoin mining activities and possibly cease engaging

in such activities.

Any such action may adversely affect our business operations and financial condition and an investment in our company.

regulation regarding the exchange of bitcoins under the CEA by the CFTC is unclear;

to the extent we become subject to regulation by the

CFTC in connection with our exchange of bitcoin, we may incur additional compliance costs, which may be significant.

The Commodity

Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”) , does not currently impose any direct obligations

on us related to the mining or exchange of bitcoins.

Generally , the Commodity Futures Trading

Commission (“CFTC”), the federal agency that administers the CEA, regards bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as commodities.

This position has been supported by decisions of federal courts.

However, the CEA imposes requirements relative

to certain transactions involving bitcoin and other digital assets that constitute a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery

(or an option on such a contract), a swap, or a transaction involving margin, financing or leverage that does not result in actual delivery

of the commodity within 28 days to persons not defined as “eligible contract participants” or “eligible commercial

entities” under the CEA (e.g., retail persons).

Changes in the CEA or the regulations promulgated by the CFTC thereunder, as well

as interpretations thereof and official promulgations by the CFTC, may impact the classification of bitcoins and, therefore, may subject

them to additional regulatory oversight by the agency.

Although to date the CFTC has not enacted regulations governing non-derivative

or non-financed, margined or leveraged transactions in bitcoin, it has authority to commence enforcement actions against persons who violate

certain prohibitions under the CEA related to transactions in any contract of sale of any commodity, including bitcoin, in interstate

commerce (e.g., manipulation and engaging in certain deceptive practices).

be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoins under the law.

Any requirements imposed by the

CFTC related to our mining activities or our transactions in bitcoin could cause us to incur additional extraordinary, non-recurring expenses,

thereby materially and adversely impacting an investment in the Company.

In addition, changes

in the classification of bitcoins could subject us, as a result of our bitcoin mining operations, to additional regulatory oversight by

Although to date the CFTC has not enacted regulations governing non-derivative or non-financed, margined or leveraged transactions

in bitcoin, it has authority to commence enforcement actions against persons who violate certain prohibitions under the CEA related to

transactions in any contract of sale of any commodity, including bitcoin, in interstate commerce (e.g., manipulation and engaging in certain

deceptive practices).

if our mining activities or transactions in bitcoin were deemed by the CFTC to constitute a collective investment in derivatives for our

shareholders, we may be required to register as a commodity pool operator with the CFTC through the National Futures Association.

additional registrations may result in extraordinary, non-recurring expenses, thereby materially and adversely impacting an investment

in the Company.

If we determine not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, we may seek to cease certain

of our operations.

Any such action may adversely affect an investment in the Company.

provision of the CEA, or CFTC rules, orders or rulings (except as noted herein) appears to be currently applicable to our business, this

is subject to change.

the SEC or another regulatory body considers bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency that we may mine in the future to be a security under

securities laws, we may be required to comply with significant SEC registration and/or other requirements.

novel or unique assets such as bitcoin and other digital assets may be classified as securities if they meet the definition of investment

contracts under U.S.

In recent years, the offer and sale of digital assets other than bitcoin, most notably Kik Interactive Inc.’s

Kin tokens and Telegram Group Inc.’s TON tokens, have been deemed to be investment contracts by the SEC.

While we believe that bitcoin

is unlikely to be considered an investment contract, and thus a security under the investment contract definition, we cannot provide any

assurances that digital assets that we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account, including bitcoin, will never be classified

as securities under U.S.

extent that any digital asset we have already mined or will mine is deemed a security, we may be obligated to comply with registration

and/or other requirements by the SEC.

This would cause us to incur significant, non-recurring expenses, thereby materially and adversely

impacting an investment in the Company.

regulations or interpretations change and regulation of bitcoin under the U.S.

securities laws or otherwise is promulgated, we may be

classified as an investment company.

and future legislation and the SEC’s rulemaking and other regulatory developments, including interpretations released by a regulatory

authority, may impact the manner in which bitcoin is treated for classification and clearing purposes.

The SEC’s July 25, 2017

Report expressed its view that digital assets may be securities depending on the facts and circumstances.

As of the date of this Annual

Report, we are not aware of any rules that have been proposed to regulate bitcoin as a security, and SEC staff have publicly suggested

that bitcoin is not a security for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), because current

purchasers of bitcoin are not relying on the essential managerial and entrepreneurial efforts of others to produce a profit.

be certain, however, as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoin under the law.

example, in the event that the bitcoin (or, in the future, any digital assets) held by us, whether as a result of our cryptocurrency

mining business or otherwise (including by acquisition), are determined to constitute securities under the U.S.

securities laws and

such assets exceed 40% of our total assets, exclusive of cash, we would inadvertently become an investment company under the 1940

Classification as an investment company under the 1940 Act requires registration with the SEC.

If an investment company fails

to register, it would have to stop doing almost all business, and its contracts would become voidable.

Registration is

time-consuming and restrictive and may require a restructuring of our operations, and we would be very constrained in the kind of

business we could engage in as a registered investment company.

Further, we would become subject to substantial regulation

concerning management, operations, transactions with affiliated persons and portfolio composition, and would need to file reports

under the 1940 Act.

The cost of compliance with the 1940 Act and any other regulations applicable to our crypto mining business

would result in our incurring substantial additional expenses, and the failure to properly register with the SEC or otherwise if

required would have a materially adverse impact to conduct our operations.

It may be illegal now, or in the future, to

mine, acquire, own, hold, sell or use bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, participate in blockchains or utilize similar cryptocurrency

assets in one or more countries, the ruling of which could adversely affect us.

Although currently cryptocurrencies generally are

not regulated or are lightly regulated in most countries, several countries, such as China, India and Russia, may continue taking regulatory

actions in the future that could severely restrict the right to mine, acquire, own, hold, sell or use these cryptocurrency assets or to

exchange for local currency.

For example, in China and Russia (India is currently proposing new legislation), it is illegal to accept

payment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for consumer transactions and banking institutions are barred from accepting deposits of

cryptocurrencies.

In addition, in March 2021, the governmental authorities for the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia banned bitcoin mining

in the province due to the industry’s intense electrical power demands and its negative environmental impacts.

If other countries,

including the U.S., implement similar restrictions, such restrictions may adversely affect us.

Such circumstances could have a material

adverse effect on us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of

any bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account, and thus harm investors.

There are several new and existing competitors

in our industry that are purchasing mining equipment at scale, which may cause delays or difficulty in us obtaining new miners.

Many of the competitors in our industry have also

been purchasing mining equipment at scale, which has caused a world-wide shortage of mining equipment and extended the corresponding delivery

schedules for new miner purchases.

There are no assurances that Bitmain, or any other manufacturers, will be able to keep pace with the

surge in demand for mining equipment.

It is uncertain how manufacturers will respond to this increased global demand and whether they

can deliver on the schedules promised to all of their customers.

In the event Bitmain or other manufacturers, are not able to keep pace

with demand, we may not be able to purchase additional miners in sufficient quantities, on the delivery schedules that meet our business

needs, or at favorable prices.

impact of geopolitical and economic events on the demand for bitcoin is uncertain.

crises may trigger large-scale purchases of bitcoin, which could rapidly increase their prices.

This may, however, also increase the likelihood

of a subsequent price swing in the opposite direction as crisis-driven purchasing behavior dissipates, ultimately decreasing the value

of bitcoins or any other digital asset in our possession.

Such risks are similar to the risks of purchasing commodities in generally uncertain

times, such as the risk of purchasing, holding or selling gold.

Alternatively,

global crises and economic downturns may discourage investment in bitcoin and digital assets in general as investors shift their investments

towards less volatile asset classes.

Such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially

the value of bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

value of bitcoin may be subject to pricing risk and has historically been subject to wide swings.

Because we do not currently hedge our

investment in bitcoin and do not intend to for the foreseeable future, we may be directly exposed to bitcoin’s price volatility

and surrounding risks.

While bitcoin

prices are determined primarily using data from various exchanges, over-the-counter markets and derivative platforms, they have historically

been volatile and are impacted by a variety of factors.

Such factors include, but are not limited to, the worldwide growth in the adoption

and use of bitcoins, the maintenance and development of the software protocol of the bitcoin network, changes in consumer demographics

and public tastes, fraudulent or illegitimate actors, real or perceived scarcity, and political, economic, regulatory or other conditions.

Furthermore, pricing may be the result of, and may continue to result in, speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of bitcoin,

or our share price, making prices more volatile or creating “bubble” type risks.

we do not use a formula or specific methodology to determine whether or when we will sell bitcoin that we hold, or the number of bitcoins

we will sell.

Rather, decisions to hold or sell bitcoins are currently determined by analyzing forecasts and monitoring the market in

Such decisions, however well-informed, may result in untimely sales and even losses, adversely affecting an investment in us.

Cash held in non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing operating accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.

If such banking institutions were to fail, we could lose all or a portion of those amounts held in excess of such insurance limitations.

The impact of geopolitical and economic events on the demand for bitcoin is uncertain.

Geopolitical crises may trigger large-scale purchases of bitcoin, which could rapidly increase their prices.

This may, however, also increase the likelihood of a subsequent price swing in the opposite direction as crisis-driven purchasing behavior dissipates, ultimately decreasing the value of bitcoins or any other digital asset in our possession.

Such risks are similar to the risks of purchasing commodities in generally uncertain times, such as the risk of purchasing, holding or selling gold.

Alternatively, global crises and economic downturns may discourage investment in bitcoin and digital assets in general as investors shift their investments towards less volatile asset classes.

Such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

The value of bitcoin has historically been subject to wide swings.

Because we do not currently hedge our investment in bitcoin and do not intend to for the foreseeable future, we are directly exposed to bitcoin’s price volatility and surrounding risks.

While bitcoin prices are determined primarily using data from various exchanges, over-the-counter markets and derivative platforms, they have historically been volatile and are impacted by a variety of factors.

Such factors include, but are not limited to, the worldwide growth in the adoption and use of bitcoins, the maintenance and development of the software protocol of the bitcoin network, changes in consumer demographics and public tastes, fraudulent or illegitimate actors, real or perceived scarcity, and political, economic, regulatory or other conditions.

Furthermore, pricing may be the result of, and may continue to result in, speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of bitcoin, or our share price, making prices more volatile.

Currently, we do not use a formula or specific methodology to determine whether or when we will sell bitcoin that we hold, or the number of bitcoins we will sell.

Rather, decisions to hold or sell bitcoins are currently determined by management by analyzing forecasts and monitoring the market in real time.

Such decisions, however well-informed,

may result in untimely sales and even losses, adversely affecting an investment in us.

At this time, we do not anticipate engaging in any hedging activities related to our holding of bitcoin;

this could expose us to substantial

decreases in the price of bitcoin.

development and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies may cause consumers to use alternative distributed ledgers

or other alternatives.

The development

and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies may cause consumers to abandon bitcoin.

As we exclusively mine, and expect

to exclusively mine bitcoin, we could face difficulty adapting to emergent digital ledgers, blockchains, or alternatives thereto.

could prevent us from realizing the anticipated profits from our investments.

Such circumstances could have a material adverse effect

on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account

and harm investors.

faces significant challenges with scaling which, if not overcome, may lead to high fees or slow transaction settlement times.

presently limited with respect to how many transactions can occur per second.

Developers and contributors in the bitcoin ecosystem debate

potential solutions to increasing the average number of transactions per second that networks can handle.

Some have implemented mechanisms

or are researching ways to increase scale, such as increasing the allowable sizes of blocks, and therefore the number of transactions

per block, which would increase the number of transactions that could occur per second.

However, it is uncertain how long those mechanisms

being explored to increase the scale of settlement of bitcoin transactions will take to become effective, if at all.

Any failure to improve

bitcoin settlement times could materially affect the price of bitcoin and, as a result, adversely affect an investment in us.

is subject to halving;

the reward for successfully solving a block will halve several times in the future and its value may not adjust

to compensate us for the reduction in the rewards we receive from our mining efforts.

a process designed to control the overall supply and reduce the risk of inflation in cryptocurrencies using a Proof-of-Work consensus

In an event referred to as bitcoin “halving,” the bitcoin reward for mining any block is cut in half.

the mining reward for bitcoin declined from 12.5 to 6.25 bitcoin on May 11, 2020.

This process is scheduled to occur once every 210,000

blocks, or roughly four years, until the total amount of bitcoin rewards issued reaches 21 million, which is expected to occur around

this would expose us to substantial decreases in the price of bitcoin.

The development and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies may cause consumers to use alternative distributed ledgers or other alternatives.

The development and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies may cause consumers to abandon bitcoin.

As we exclusively mine, and expect to exclusively mine bitcoin, we could face difficulty adapting to emergent digital ledgers, blockchains, or alternatives thereto.

This could prevent us from realizing the anticipated profits from our investments.

Such circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account and harm investors.

Bitcoin is subject to halving;

the reward for successfully solving a block will halve several times in the future and its value may not adjust to compensate us for the reduction in the rewards we receive from our mining efforts.

Halving is a process designed to control the overall supply and reduce the risk of inflation in cryptocurrencies using a Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm.

In an event referred to as bitcoin “halving,”

the bitcoin reward for mining any block is cut in half.

For example, the mining reward for bitcoin declined from 12.5 to 6.25 bitcoin on May 11, 2020.

This process is scheduled to occur once every 210,000 blocks, or roughly four years, until the total amount of bitcoin rewards issued reaches 21 million, which is expected to occur around 2140.

Once 21 million bitcoin are generated, the network will stop producing more.

Currently, there are more than 18 million bitcoin in

While bitcoin prices have had a history of price fluctuations around halving events, there is no guarantee that the price

change will be favorable or would compensate for the reduction in mining reward.

If a corresponding and proportionate increase in the

price of bitcoin does not follow these anticipated halving events, the revenue from our mining operations would decrease, and we may not

have an adequate incentive to continue mining and may cease mining operations altogether, which may adversely affect an investment in

such reductions in bitcoin rewards for uncovering blocks may result in a reduction in the aggregate hash rate of the bitcoin network as

the incentive for miners decreases.

Miners ceasing operations would reduce the collective processing power on the network, which would

adversely affect the confirmation process for transactions and make the bitcoin network more vulnerable to malicious actors or botnets

obtaining control in excess of 50 % of the processing power active on the blockchain.

Such events may adversely affect our activities

and an investment in us.

If a malicious actor or botnet obtains

control of more than 50% of the processing power on the bitcoin network, such actor or botnet could manipulate the network to adversely

affect us, which would adversely affect an investment in us.

If a malicious

actor or botnet, a collection of computers controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers, obtains over 50%

of the processing power dedicated to mining bitcoin, such actor may be able to construct fraudulent blocks or prevent certain transactions

from completing in a timely manner, or at all.

The malicious actor or botnet could control, exclude or modify the order of transactions,

though it could not generate new units or transactions using such control.

The malicious actor could also “double-spend,”

or spend the same bitcoin in more than one transaction, or it could prevent transactions from being validated.

In certain instances, reversing

any fraudulent or malicious changes made to the bitcoin blockchain may not be possible.

there are no known reports of malicious activity or control of blockchains achieved through controlling over 50% of the processing power

on the bitcoin network, it is believed that certain mining pools may have exceeded, and could exceed, the 50% threshold on the bitcoin

This possibility creates a greater risk that a single mining pool could exert authority over the validation of bitcoin transactions.

To the extent that the bitcoin ecosystem, and the administrators of mining pools, do not have adequate controls and responses in place,

the risk of a malicious actor obtaining control of the processing power may increase.

If such an event were to occur, it could have a

material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire

or hold for our own account and harm investors.

reliance on a third-party mining pool service provider for our mining revenue payouts may adversely affect an investment in us.

We currently rely on Foundry Digital

and Antpool (“pools” or “Cryptocurrency Customers”), open access mining pools that support cryptocurrencies including

bitcoin, to receive our mining rewards and fees from the network.

Our pools have the sole discretion to modify the terms of our agreement

at any time, and, therefore, our future rights and relationship with our pools may change.

In general, mining pools allow miners to combine

their computing and processing power, increasing their chances of solving a block and getting paid by the bitcoin network.

distributed proportionally to our contribution to the pool’s overall mining power, are distributed by the pool operator.

our pools’ operator systems suffer downtime due to a cyber-attack, software malfunction or other similar issues, it will negatively

impact our ability to mine and receive revenue.

Furthermore, while we receive daily reports from our pools detailing the total processing

power provided to the pools and the proportion of that total processing power, we provided to determine the distribution of

to us, we are dependent on the accuracy of our pool’s record keeping.

Therefore, we have little means of recourse against our pools’

operators if we determine the proportion of the reward paid out to us by the mining pool operator is incorrect, other than leaving the

If we are unable to consistently obtain accurate proportionate rewards from our pools, we may experience reduced rewards for our

efforts, which would have an adverse effect on our business and operations.

and other digital assets we mine or hold for our own account may be subject to loss, theft or restriction on access.

a risk that some or all of our bitcoins could be lost or stolen.

Bitcoins are stored in and accessed by cryptocurrency sites commonly

referred to as “wallets.” A hot wallet refers to any cryptocurrency wallet that is connected to the Internet.

Generally, hot

wallets are easier to set up and access than wallets in cold storage, but they are also more susceptible to hackers and other technical

vulnerabilities.

Currently, there are more than 19 million bitcoin in circulation.

While bitcoin prices have had a history of price fluctuations around halving events, there is no guarantee that the price change will be favorable or would compensate for the reduction in mining reward.

If a corresponding and proportionate increase in the price of bitcoin does not follow these anticipated halving events, the revenue from our mining operations would decrease, and we may not have an adequate incentive to continue mining and may cease mining operations altogether, which may adversely affect an investment in us.

Furthermore, such reductions in bitcoin rewards for uncovering blocks may result in a reduction in the aggregate hashrate of the bitcoin network as the incentive for miners decreases.

Miners ceasing operations would reduce the collective processing power on the network, which would adversely affect the confirmation process for transactions and make the bitcoin network more vulnerable to malicious actors or botnets obtaining control in excess of 50 % of the processing power active on the blockchain.

Such events may adversely affect our activities and an investment in us.

Our reliance on a third-party mining pool service provider for our mining revenue payouts may adversely affect an investment in us.

We currently rely on Foundry Digital’s (“pool”), open access mining pool that support bitcoin, to receive our mining rewards and fees from the network.

Our pool has the sole discretion to modify the terms of our agreement at any time, and, therefore, our future rights and relationship with our pool may change.

In general, mining pools allow miners to combine their computing and processing power, increasing their chances of solving a block and getting rewarded by the bitcoin network.

The rewards, distributed proportionally to our contribution to the pool’s overall mining power, are distributed by the pool operator.

Should our pools’

operator systems suffer downtime due to a cyber-attack, software malfunction or other similar issues, it will negatively impact our ability to mine and receive revenue.

Furthermore, while we receive daily reports from our pools detailing the total processing power provided to the pools and the proportion of that total processing power, we provided to determine the distribution of rewards to us, we are dependent on the accuracy of our pool’s record keeping.

Therefore, we have little means of recourse against our pools’

operators if we determine the proportion of the reward paid out to us by the mining pool operator is incorrect, other than leaving the pools.

If we are unable to consistently obtain accurate proportionate rewards from our pools, we may experience reduced rewards for our efforts, which would have an adverse effect on our business and operations.

Forks in the bitcoin network may occur in the future, which may affect the value of bitcoins held by us.

A small group of contributors can propose refinements or improvements to the bitcoin network’s source code that alter the protocols and software that govern the bitcoin network and the properties of bitcoin, including the

irreversibility of transactions and limitations on the mining of new bitcoin.

This is known as a “fork.”

In the event a developer or group of developers proposes modifications to the bitcoin network that are not accepted by a majority of miners and users, but that is nonetheless accepted by a substantial plurality of miners and users, two or more competing and incompatible blockchain implementations could result.

This is known as a “hard fork.”

The value of bitcoin after the creation of a fork is subject to many factors, including, but not limited to, the value of the fork product, market reaction to the creation of the fork product, and the occurrence of forks in the future.

As such, existing forks, such as Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold, and future forks may have a negative effect on bitcoin’s value and may adversely affect an investment in us.

The open-source structure of the bitcoin network protocol means that the contributors to the protocol are generally not directly compensated for their contributions in maintaining and developing the protocol.

A failure to properly monitor and upgrade the protocol could damage the bitcoin network and an investment in us.

As an open-source project, bitcoin does not generate revenues for its contributors, and contributors are generally not compensated for maintaining and updating the bitcoin network protocol.

The lack of guaranteed financial incentives for contributors to maintain or develop the bitcoin network and the lack of guaranteed resources to adequately address emerging issues with the bitcoin network may reduce incentives to address the issues adequately or in a timely manner.

To the extent that contributors may fail to adequately update and maintain the bitcoin network protocol, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

Banks and financial institutions may not provide banking services, or may cut off services, to businesses that engage in cryptocurrency-related activities.

A number of companies that engage in bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related activities have been unable to find banks or financial institutions that are willing to provide them with bank accounts and other services.

Similarly, a number of companies and individuals or businesses associated with cryptocurrencies may have had and may continue to have their existing bank accounts closed or services discontinued with financial institutions.

To the extent that such events may happen to us, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

Bitcoins held by us are not subject to FDIC or SIPC protections.

We do not hold our bitcoins with a banking institution or a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”), and, therefore, our bitcoins are not subject to the protections enjoyed by depositors with FDIC or SIPC member institutions.

As a result, we may suffer a loss with respect to our bitcoins that is not covered by insurance, and we may not be able to recover any of our carried value in these bitcoins if they are lost or stolen or suffer significant and sustained reduction in conversion spot price.

If we are not otherwise able to recover damages from a malicious actor in connection with these losses, our business and results of operations may suffer, which may have a material negative impact on our stock price.

Bitcoins we mine or hold for our own account may be subject to loss, theft or restriction on access.

There is a risk that some or all of our bitcoins could be lost or stolen.

Bitcoins are stored in and accessed by cryptocurrency sites commonly referred to as “wallets.”

A hot wallet refers to any cryptocurrency wallet that is connected to the Internet.

Generally, hot wallets are easier to set up and access than wallets in cold storage, but they are also more susceptible to hackers and other technical vulnerabilities.

Cold storage refers to any cryptocurrency wallet that is not connected to the Internet.

Cold storage is generally more

secure than hot storage, but is not ideal for quick or regular transactions.

When we keep our bitcoin in cold storage, we may experience

lag time in our ability to respond to market fluctuations in the price of our cryptocurrency assets.

We currently mine bitcoin by contributing to

and benefiting from our pools’ processing power.

Our share of bitcoins mined from our pools are initially received by us in wallets

we control, which are maintained by Coinbase Inc., a U.S.

Cold storage is generally more secure than hot storage, but is not ideal for quick or regular transactions.

When we keep our bitcoin in cold storage, we may experience lag time in our ability to respond to market fluctuations in the price of our cryptocurrency assets.

We currently mine bitcoin by contributing to and benefiting from our pools’

processing power.

Our share of bitcoins mined from our pools are initially received by us in wallets we control, which are maintained by Coinbase Inc., a U.S.

based digital assets exchange.

We maintain the majority of our bitcoin in cold

storage with a minority allocation kept in hot wallets for working capital purposes.

Bitcoins we mine or hold for our own account may

be subject to loss, theft or restriction on access.

Hackers or malicious actors may launch attacks to steal, compromise or secure bitcoins,

such as by attacking the bitcoin network source code, exchange miners, third-party platforms (including Coinbase), cold and hot storage

locations or software, or by other means.

We may be in control and possession of substantial holdings of bitcoin, and as we increase in

size, we may become a more appealing target of hackers, malware, cyber-attacks or other security threats.

Any of these events may adversely

affect our operations and, consequently, our investments and profitability.

The loss or destruction of private keys

required to access our bitcoins may be irreversible.

Our loss of access to our private keys or our experience of a data loss relating

to our bitcoins could adversely affect an investment in us.

Bitcoins may only be controlled by the possessor

of both the unique public and private keys relating to the local or online digital wallet in which they are held.

We publish the public

key relating to digital wallets in use when we verify the receipt or transfers of bitcoins to and from our wallets and disseminate such

information into the network on an anonymous basis, but we safeguard the private keys relating to such digital wallets.

Digital asset

exchanges, such as Coinbase, where we hold our bitcoin, engage in similar practices.

To the extent such private keys are lost, destroyed

or otherwise compromised, we will be unable to access our bitcoins and such private keys may not be capable of being restored by any network.

Any loss of private keys relating to digital wallets used to store our bitcoins whether by us or digital asset exchanges where we hold

our bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we

mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

or fraudulent bitcoin transactions may be irreversible.

transactions are irreversible and stolen or incorrectly transferred bitcoins may thus be irretrievable.

While we exchange our bitcoins

directly for U.S.

dollars on Coinbase and do not presently use, or expect to use, our bitcoins for any other transactions, any incorrectly

executed or fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions may still adversely affect our investments and assets.

in the bitcoin network may occur in the future, which may affect the value of bitcoins held by us.

group of contributors can propose refinements or improvements to the bitcoin network’s source code that alter the protocols and

software that govern the bitcoin network and the properties of bitcoin, including the irreversibility of transactions and limitations

on the mining of new bitcoin.

This is known as a “fork.” In the event a developer or group of developers proposes modifications

to the bitcoin network that are not accepted by a majority of miners and users, but that is nonetheless accepted by a substantial plurality

of miners and users, two or more competing and incompatible blockchain implementations could result.

This is known as a “hard fork.”

of bitcoin after the creation of a fork is subject to many factors, including, but not limited to, the value of the fork product, market

reaction to the creation of the fork product, and the occurrence of forks in the future.

As such, existing forks, such as Bitcoin Cash

and Bitcoin Gold, and future forks may have a negative effect on bitcoin’s value and may adversely affect an investment in us.

open-source structure of the bitcoin network protocol means that the contributors to the protocol are generally not directly compensated

for their contributions in maintaining and developing the protocol.

A failure to properly monitor and upgrade the protocol could damage

the bitcoin network and an investment in us.

As an open-source

project, bitcoin does not generate revenues for its contributors, and contributors are generally not compensated for maintaining and updating

the bitcoin network protocol.

The lack of guaranteed financial incentives for contributors to maintain or develop the bitcoin network

and the lack of guaranteed resources to adequately address emerging issues with the bitcoin network may reduce incentives to address the

issues adequately or in a timely manner.

To the extent that contributors may fail to adequately update and maintain the bitcoin network

protocol, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin or

other cryptocurrencies we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

and financial institutions may not provide banking services, or may cut off services, to businesses that engage in cryptocurrency-related

of companies that engage in bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related activities have been unable to find banks or financial institutions

that are willing to provide them with bank accounts and other services.

Similarly, a number of companies and individuals or businesses

associated with cryptocurrencies may have had and may continue to have their existing bank accounts closed or services discontinued with

financial institutions.

To the extent that such events may happen to us, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects

or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

interactions with the bitcoin network may expose us to SDN or blocked persons or cause us to violate provisions of law that did not contemplate

distributed ledger technology.

The Office of Financial Assets Control (“OFAC”)

of the US Department of Treasury requires us to comply with its sanction program and not conduct business with persons named on its specially

designated nationals (“SDN”) list.

However, because of the pseudonymous nature of blockchain transactions, we may inadvertently

and without our knowledge engage in transactions with persons named on OFAC’s SDN list.

We also may not be adequately capable of

determining the ultimate identity of the persons with whom we transact.

digital asset exchanges on which cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, trade are relatively new and largely unregulated, and thus may be

exposed to fraud and failure.

Such failures may result in a reduction in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and can adversely

affect an investment in us.

asset exchanges on which cryptocurrencies trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated.

Many digital exchanges do

not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices or regulatory

As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in, or may experience problems relating to, cryptocurrency exchanges, including

prominent exchanges handling a significant portion of the volume of digital asset trading.

of stability in the digital asset exchange market and the closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset exchanges due to fraud, business

failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in digital asset networks and result in greater volatility

in cryptocurrency values.

These potential consequences of a digital asset exchange’s failure could adversely affect an investment

may not have adequate sources of recovery if our digital assets are lost, stolen or destroyed.

on Coinbase to facilitate the custody of our bitcoins.

If our bitcoins are lost, stolen or

destroyed under circumstances rendering a party, including Coinbase, liable to us, the responsible party may not have the financial resources

sufficient to satisfy our claim.

For example, as to a particular event of loss, the only source of recovery for us might be limited, to

the extent identifiable, to other responsible third parties (e.g., a thief or terrorist), any of which may not have the financial resources

(including liability insurance coverage) to satisfy a valid claim of ours.

held by us are not subject to FDIC or SIPC protections.

hold our bitcoins with a banking institution or a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or the Securities

Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”), and, therefore, our bitcoins are not subject to the protections enjoyed by depositors

with FDIC or SIPC member institutions.

As a result, we may suffer a loss with respect to our bitcoins that is not covered by insurance,

and we may not be able to recover any of our carried value in these bitcoins if they are lost or stolen or suffer significant and sustained

reduction in conversion spot price.

If we are not otherwise able to recover damages from a malicious actor in connection with these losses,

our business and results of operations may suffer, which may have a material negative impact on our stock price.

limited rights of legal recourse available to us expose us and our investors to the risk of loss of our bitcoins for which no person is

time, there is no specifically enumerated U.S.

or foreign governmental, regulatory, investigative or prosecutorial authority or mechanism

through which to bring an action or complaint regarding missing or stolen cryptocurrency.

To the extent that we are unable to recover

our losses from such action, error or theft, such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations

of and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

sale of our bitcoins to pay for expenses at a time of low bitcoin prices could adversely affect an investment in us.

sell our bitcoins to pay for expenses on an as-needed basis, irrespective of then-current prices.

Consequently, we may sell our bitcoins

at a time when bitcoin prices are low, which could adversely affect an investment in us.

At this time, we do not mitigate against the

potential for decreasing price by engaging in hedging activities related to our bitcoin holdings.

See the above risk factor entitled,

“The value of bitcoin may be subject to pricing risk and has historically been subject to wide swings.

Because we do not currently

hedge our investment in bitcoin and do not intend to for the foreseeable future, we may be directly exposed to bitcoin’s price volatility

and surrounding risks”.

for bitcoin is driven, in part, by its status as a prominent and secure cryptocurrency.

It is possible that a cryptocurrency other than

bitcoin could have features that make it more desirable to a material portion of the digital asset user base, resulting in a reduction

in demand for bitcoins.

holds a “first-to-market” advantage over other cryptocurrencies.

This first-to-market advantage is driven in large part by

having the largest user base and, more importantly, the largest combined mining power in use.

Nonetheless, another form of cryptocurrency

could become materially popular due to either a perceived or exposed shortcoming of the bitcoin network or a perceived advantage of another

form of digital currency.

If another form of digital currency obtains significant market share, this could reduce the interest in, and

value of, bitcoin and the profitability of our bitcoin operations.

mining costs may be in excess of our mining revenues, which could seriously harm our business and adversely impact an investment in us.

operations are costly and our expenses may increase in the future.

Increases in mining expenses may not be offset by corresponding increases

We currently sell the majority of the bitcoin we mine and utilize hot wallets to hold this

bitcoin immediately prior to selling for working capital purposes.

We hold any remainder of our bitcoin in cold storage.

Bitcoins we mine or hold for our own account may be subject to loss, theft or restriction on access.

Hackers or malicious actors may launch attacks to steal, compromise or secure bitcoins, such as by attacking the bitcoin network source code, exchange miners, third-party platforms (including Coinbase), cold and hot storage locations or software, or by other means.

We may be in control and possession of substantial holdings of bitcoin, and as we increase in size, we may become a more appealing target of hackers, malware, cyber-attacks or other security threats.

Any of these events may adversely affect our operations and, consequently, our investments and profitability.

If a malicious actor or botnet obtains control of more than 50% of the processing power on the bitcoin network, such actor or botnet could manipulate the network to adversely affect us, which would adversely affect an investment in us.

If a malicious actor or botnet, a collection of computers controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers, obtains over 50% of the processing power dedicated to mining bitcoin, such actor may be able to construct fraudulent blocks or prevent certain transactions from completing in a timely manner, or at all.

The malicious actor or botnet could control, exclude or modify the order of transactions, though it could not generate new units or transactions using such control.

The malicious actor could also “double-spend,”

or spend the same bitcoin in more than one transaction, or it could prevent transactions from being validated.

In certain instances, reversing any fraudulent or malicious changes made to the bitcoin blockchain may not be possible.

Although there are no known reports of malicious activity or control of blockchains achieved through controlling over 50% of the processing power on the bitcoin network, it is believed that certain mining pools may have exceeded, and could exceed, the 50% threshold on the bitcoin network.

This possibility creates a greater risk that a single mining pool could exert authority over the validation of bitcoin transactions.

To the extent that the bitcoin ecosystem, and the administrators of mining pools, do not have adequate controls and responses in place, the risk of a malicious actor obtaining control of the processing power may increase.

If such an event were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account and harm investors.

The loss or destruction of private keys required to access our bitcoins may be irreversible.

Our loss of access to our private keys or our experience of a data loss relating to our bitcoins could adversely affect an investment in us.

Bitcoins may only be controlled by the possessor of both the unique public and private keys relating to the local or online digital wallet in which they are held.

We publish the public key relating to digital wallets in use when we verify the receipt or transfers of bitcoins to and from our wallets and disseminate such information into the network on an anonymous basis, but we safeguard the private keys relating to such digital wallets.

Digital asset exchanges, such as Coinbase, where we hold our bitcoin, engage in similar practices.

To the extent such private keys are lost, destroyed or otherwise compromised, we will be unable to access our bitcoins and such private keys may not be capable of being restored by any network.

Any loss of private keys relating to digital wallets used to store our bitcoins whether by us or digital asset exchanges where we hold our bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

The digital asset exchanges on which cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, trade are relatively new and largely unregulated, and thus may be exposed to fraud and failure.

Such failures may result in a reduction in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and can adversely affect an investment in us.

Digital asset exchanges on which cryptocurrencies trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated.

Many digital exchanges do not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices or regulatory compliance.

As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in, or may experience problems relating to, cryptocurrency exchanges, including prominent exchanges handling a significant portion of the volume of digital asset trading.

For example, in the first half of 2022, each of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital Ltd., and Three Arrows Capital declared bankruptcy, resulting in a loss of confidence in participants of the digital asset ecosystem and negative publicity surrounding digital assets more broadly.

In November 2022, FTX, the third largest digital asset exchange by volume at the time, halted customer withdrawals and shortly thereafter, FTX and its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy.

In response to these events, the digital asset markets, including the market for bitcoin specifically, have experienced extreme price volatility and several other entities in the digital asset industry have been, and may continue to be, negatively affected, further undermining confidence in the digital assets markets and in bitcoin.

These events have also negatively impacted the liquidity of the digital assets markets as certain entities affiliated with FTX engaged in significant trading activity.

If the liquidity of the digital assets markets continues to be negatively impacted by these events, digital asset prices (including the price of bitcoin) may continue to experience significant volatility and confidence in the digital asset markets may be further undermined.

These events are continuing to develop and it is not possible to predict at this time all of the risks that they may pose to us, our service providers or on the digital asset industry as a whole.

A perceived lack of stability in the digital asset exchange market and the closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset exchanges due to business failure, hackers or malware, government-mandated regulation, or fraud, may reduce confidence in digital asset networks and result in greater volatility in cryptocurrency values.

These potential consequences of a digital asset exchange’s failure could adversely affect an investment in us.

We may not have adequate sources of recovery if our digital assets are lost, stolen or destroyed.

We rely on Coinbase to facilitate the custody of our bitcoins.

If our bitcoins are lost, stolen or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party, including Coinbase, liable to us, the responsible party may not have the financial resources sufficient to satisfy our claim.

For example, as to a particular event of loss, the only source of recovery for us might be limited, to the extent identifiable, to other responsible third parties (e.g., a thief or terrorist), any of which may not have the financial resources (including liability insurance coverage) to satisfy a valid claim of ours.

Incorrect or fraudulent bitcoin transactions may be irreversible.

Bitcoin transactions are irreversible and stolen or incorrectly transferred bitcoins may thus be irretrievable.

While we exchange our bitcoins directly for U.S.

dollars on Coinbase and do not presently use, or expect to use, our bitcoins for any other transactions other than limited payroll related payments, any incorrectly executed or fraudulent bitcoin transactions may still adversely affect our investments and assets.

We may face risks of Internet disruptions, which could have an adverse effect on not only the price of bitcoin but our ability to mine bitcoin.

A disruption of the Internet may adversely affect the mining and use of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin.

Generally, cryptocurrencies and our business of mining bitcoin is dependent upon the Internet.

A significant disruption in Internet connectivity could disrupt bitcoin’s network operations until the disruption is resolved and have an adverse effect on the price of bitcoin and our ability to mine bitcoin.

The limited rights of legal recourse available to us expose us and our investors to the risk of loss of our bitcoins for which no person is liable.

At this time, there is no specifically enumerated U.S.

or foreign governmental, regulatory, investigative or prosecutorial authority or mechanism through which to bring an action or complaint regarding missing or stolen cryptocurrency;

though law enforcement agencies like the FBI have recovered stolen bitcoin, that recovery has required significant amounts of time.

To the extent that we are unable to recover our losses from such action, error or theft, such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations of and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

The sale of our bitcoins to pay for expenses at a time of low bitcoin prices could adversely affect an investment in us.

We sell our bitcoins to pay for operating expenses and growth on an as-needed basis.

Consequently, we may sell our bitcoins at a time when bitcoin prices are low, which could adversely affect an investment in us.

At this time, we do not engage in contractual or financial hedging activities related to our bitcoin holdings to mitigate potential decreases in the price of bitcoin.

See the above risk factor entitled, “The value of bitcoin has historically been subject to wide

Because we do not currently hedge our investment in bitcoin and do not intend to for the foreseeable future, we are directly exposed to bitcoin’s price volatility and surrounding risks."

Demand for bitcoin is driven, in part, by its status as a prominent and secure cryptocurrency.

It is possible that a cryptocurrency other than bitcoin could have features that make it more desirable to a material portion of the digital asset user base, resulting in a reduction in demand for bitcoins.

Bitcoin holds a “first-to-market”

advantage over other cryptocurrencies.

This first-to-market advantage is driven in large part by having the largest user base and, more importantly, the largest combined mining power in use.

Nonetheless, another form of cryptocurrency could become materially popular due to either a perceived or exposed shortcoming of the bitcoin network or a perceived advantage of another form of digital currency.

If another form of digital currency obtains significant market share, this could reduce the interest in, and value of, bitcoin and the profitability of our bitcoin operations.

Our mining costs may be in excess of our mining revenues, which could seriously harm our business and adversely impact an investment in us.

Mining operations are costly and our expenses may increase in the future.

Increases in mining expenses may not be offset by corresponding increases in revenue (i.e.

the value of bitcoin mined).

Our expenses may become greater than we anticipate, and our investments to make our business more cost-efficient may not succeed.

Increases in our costs without corresponding increases in our revenue would adversely affect our profitability and could seriously harm

our business and an investment in us.

properties included in our mining operation may experience damages, including damages that are not covered by insurance.

mining locations and any future sites we establish will be subject to a variety of risks relating to physical condition and operation,

including but not limited to:

· construction or repair defects or other structural

or building damage;

any noncompliance with or liabilities under applicable environmental, health or safety regulations or requirements

or building permit requirements;

· any damage resulting from natural disasters, such

as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, floods and windstorms;

· claims by employees and others for injuries sustained

at our properties.

our mining sites are equipped with standard security measures normally associated with a traditional data center, our mining sites could

still be rendered inoperable, temporarily or permanently, as a result of a fire or other natural disaster or by a terrorist or other events

outside of our control.

Further, even if our expenses remain the same or decline, our revenues may not exceed our expenses to the extent the price of bitcoin continues to decrease without a corresponding decrease in bitcoin network difficulty.

Increases in our costs without corresponding increases in our revenue would adversely affect our profitability and could seriously harm our business and an investment in us.

The properties included in our mining operation may experience damages, including damages that may not be covered by insurance.

Our current mining locations and any future sites we establish will be subject to a variety of risks relating to physical condition and operation, including but not limited to:

construction or repair defects or other structural or building damage;

any noncompliance with or liabilities under applicable environmental, health or safety regulations or requirements or building permit requirements;

any damage resulting from natural disasters and climate change, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, floods and windstorms;

claims by employees and others for injuries sustained at our properties.

Although our mining sites are equipped with standard security measures normally associated with a traditional data center, and insured by tier one insurance providers, our mining sites could still be rendered inoperable, temporarily or permanently, as a result of a fire or other natural disaster or by a terrorist or other events outside of our control.

The measures we take to prevent and insure against these risks may not be sufficient or effective.

are subject to risks associated with our need for significant electrical power.

The operation

of a bitcoin mining facility can require massive amounts of electrical power.

Any mining site we currently operate or establish in the

future can only be successful if we can continue to obtain sufficient electrical power for that site on a cost-effective basis.

extent that we establish multiple sites, there may be significant competition for suitable locations, and government regulators may potentially

restrict the ability of electricity suppliers to provide electricity to mining operations in times of electricity shortage or may otherwise

potentially restrict or prohibit the provision or electricity to mining operations.

Additionally,

our facilities could be adversely affected by a power outage.

Although we maintain limited backup power at certain sites, it would not

be feasible to run miners on back-up power generators in the event of a government restriction on electricity or a power outage.

extent we are unable to receive adequate power supply and are forced to reduce or cease our operations due to the availability or cost

of electrical power, our business would be adversely affected.

operations and profitability may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in cryptocurrencies.

with other users and/or companies that are mining cryptocurrencies and other potential financial vehicles, including securities backed

by or linked to cryptocurrencies.

Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond our control, may make it more attractive

to invest in other financial vehicles, or to invest in cryptocurrencies directly, which could limit the market for our shares and reduce

their liquidity.

The emergence of other financial vehicles and exchange-traded funds have increased scrutiny on cryptocurrencies, and

such scrutiny could be applicable to us and impact our ability to successfully establish or maintain a public market for our securities.

Such circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin

we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account, and harm investors.

the extent that the profit margins of bitcoin mining operations are not high, operators of bitcoin mining operations are more likely to

immediately sell bitcoin rewards earned by mining in the market, thereby constraining the growth of the price of bitcoin.

Bitcoin mining

operations have evolved from individual users mining with computer processors, graphics processing units and first-generation ASIC

Currently, new processing power is predominantly added by incorporated and unincorporated professionalized mining operations.

Professionalized mining operations may use proprietary hardware or sophisticated ASIC machines acquired from ASIC manufacturers.

require the investment of significant capital for the acquisition of this specialized hardware, the leasing of operating space (often

in data centers or warehousing facilities), incurring of electricity costs and the employment of technicians to operate the mining farms.

As a result, professionalized mining operations are of a greater scale than those prior and have more defined and regular expenses and

These regular expenses and liabilities require professionalized mining operations to maintain profit margins on the sale

To the extent the price of bitcoin declines and such profit margin decreases, professionalized miners will be pressured to

immediately sell bitcoin earned from mining operations, whereas it is believed that smaller, individual operations in past years

were more likely to hold newly mined bitcoin for lengthier periods.

The immediate selling of newly mined bitcoin greatly increases the

trading volume of bitcoin, creating downward pressure on the market price of bitcoin.

are risks related to technological obsolescence, the vulnerability of the global supply chain for cryptocurrency hardware disruption,

and difficulty in obtaining new hardware which may have a negative effect on our business.

operations can only be successful and ultimately profitable if the costs, including hardware and electricity costs, associated with mining

bitcoin are lower than the price of a single bitcoin.

As our mining facility operates, our miners experience ordinary wear and tear, and

may also face more significant malfunctions caused by a number of extraneous factors beyond our control.

The degradation of our miners

will require us to, over time, replace those miners which are no longer functional.

Additionally, as the technology evolves, we may be

required to acquire newer models of miners to remain competitive in the market.

This upgrading process requires substantial capital investment,

and we may face challenges in doing so on a timely and cost-effective basis.

Further, the global supply of miners is unpredictable

and presently heavily dependent on manufacturers based in China, which was severely affected by the emergence of the COVID-19 coronavirus

global pandemic.

We currently utilize several types of ASIC miners as part of our mining operation, including Bitmain Antminers, Avalon

miners and MicroBT WhatsMiners, which are all produced in China, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

We are subject to risks associated with our need for significant electrical power.

The operation of a bitcoin mining facility requires significant amounts of electrical power.

Any mining site we currently operate or establish in the future can only be successful if we can continue to obtain sufficient electrical power for that site on a cost-effective basis.

We currently have four fully-owned campuses and operate additional miners under two active hosting agreements, each of which have unique power agreements.

Geopolitical events including the war in Ukraine and inflationary impacts have caused power prices to increase worldwide;

if power prices continue to increase while bitcoin prices decrease, it would impact our ability to profitability mine bitcoin.

We may curtail the energy used by our mining operations in times of heightened energy prices or in the case of a grid-wide electricity shortage either voluntarily or by agreement with utility providers.

We may also encounter other

situations where utilities or government entities restrict or prohibit the provision of electricity to mining operations.

In these cases, our ability to produce bitcoin may be negatively affected.

Because we also expect to expand to additional sites, there may be significant competition for suitable locations with access to affordable power.

Additionally, our facilities could be adversely affected by a power outage.

Although we maintain limited backup power at certain sites, it would not be feasible to run miners on back-up power generators in the event of a government restriction on electricity or a power outage.

To the extent we are unable to receive adequate power supply and are forced to reduce or cease our operations due to the availability or cost of electrical power, our business would be adversely affected.

Further, one of our key strategies is to use sustainable and environmentally friendly sources of energy, including nuclear energy sources.

To the extent we are unable to obtain sustainable sources of energy on a cost-effective basis and execute on this strategy, our business could be adversely affected.

Increased scrutiny and changing expectations from stakeholders with respect to our ESG practices and the impacts of climate change may result in additional costs or risks.

Companies across many industries are facing increasing scrutiny related to their environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practices.

Investor advocacy groups, certain institutional investors, investment funds and other influential investors are also increasingly focused on ESG practices and in recent years have placed increasing importance on the non-financial impacts of their investments.

In May 2021, the SEC proposed rule changes that would require public companies to include certain climate-related disclosures in their periodic reports, including information about climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on their business, results of operations, or financial condition, and certain climate-related financial statement metrics in a note to their audited financial statements.

The SEC noted that such rule changes were proposed in response to investor demands for consistent and comparable data on climate change.

Furthermore, increased public awareness and concern regarding environmental risks, including global climate change, may result in increased public scrutiny of our business and our industry, and our management team may divert significant time and energy away from our operations and towards responding to such scrutiny and reassuring our employees.

In addition, the physical risks of climate change may impact the availability and cost of materials and natural resources, sources and supply of energy, demand for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and could increase our insurance and other operating costs, including, potentially, to repair damage incurred as a result of extreme weather events or to renovate or retrofit facilities to better withstand extreme weather events.

If environmental laws or regulations or industry standards are either changed or adopted and impose significant operational restrictions and compliance requirements on our operations, or if our operations are disrupted due to physical impacts of climate change, our business, capital expenditures, results of operations, financial condition and competitive position could be negatively impacted.

Our operations and profitability may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in cryptocurrencies.

We compete with other users and/or companies that are mining cryptocurrencies and other potential financial vehicles, including securities backed by or linked to cryptocurrencies.

Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond our control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles, or to invest in cryptocurrencies directly, which could limit the market for our shares and reduce their liquidity.

The emergence of other financial vehicles and exchange-traded funds have increased scrutiny on cryptocurrencies, and such scrutiny could be applicable to us and impact our ability to successfully establish or maintain a public market for our securities.

From time to time, as market conditions change, large holders of bitcoin may sell large amounts all at once into the market, thereby constraining the growth of the price of bitcoin.

There are very large holders of bitcoin, including other miners, that may choose or be forced to sell large quantities of bitcoin all at once or over a short period of time.

Such an increase in selling volume could create downward pressure on the market price of bitcoin.

Potential that, in the event of a bankruptcy filing by a custodian, bitcoin held in custody could be determined to be property of a bankruptcy estate and we could be considered a general unsecured creditor thereof.

The treatment of bitcoins held by custodians that file for bankruptcy protection is uncharted territory in U.S.

Bankruptcy law.

We cannot say with certainty whether bitcoin held in custody by a bankrupt custodian would be treated as property of a bankruptcy estate and, accordingly, whether the owner of that bitcoin would be treated as a general unsecured creditor.

There are risks related to technological obsolescence, the vulnerability of the global supply chain for cryptocurrency hardware disruption, and difficulty in obtaining new hardware which may have a negative effect on our business.

As our mining facility operates, our miners experience ordinary wear and tear, and may also face more significant malfunctions caused by a number of extraneous factors beyond our control.

The degradation of our miners will require us to, over time, to repair or replace miners which are no longer functional.

Additionally, as technology evolves, we may be required to acquire newer models of miners to remain competitive in the market.

This upgrading process requires substantial capital investment, and we may face challenges in doing so on a timely and cost-effective basis.

Further, the global supply of miners is unpredictable and presently heavily dependent on manufacturers headquartered in China, with manufacturing in Asia, which was severely affected by the emergence of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic.

We currently utilize several types of ASIC miners as part of our mining operation, including Bitmain Antminers, Canaan Avalon miners and MicroBT WhatsMiners, all of which are produced in China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Geopolitical matters, including the U.S.

with China, may impact our ability to import ASIC miners.

As a result, we may not be able to obtain adequate replacement parts for our

existing miners or obtain additional miners from manufacturers on a timely basis.

Such events could have a material adverse effect on

our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account,

and harm investors.

is a possibility of bitcoin mining algorithms transitioning to proof of stake validation and other mining related risks, which could make

us less competitive and ultimately adversely affect our business and an investment in us.

stake is an alternative method in validating cryptocurrency transactions.

Should the bitcoin mining algorithm shift from a proof of work

validation method to a proof of stake method, mining would require less energy and may render any company that maintains advantages in

the current climate (for example, from lower priced electricity, processing, real estate, or hosting) less competitive.

As a result of

our efforts to optimize and improve the efficiency of our bitcoin mining operations, we may be exposed to the risk in the future of losing

the benefit of our capital investments and the competitive advantage we hope to gain and may be negatively impacted if a switch to proof

of stake validation were to occur.

Such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially

the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

may face risks of Internet disruptions, which could have an adverse effect on not only the price of bitcoin but our ability to mine bitcoin.

of the Internet may adversely affect the mining and use of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin.

Generally, cryptocurrencies and our business

of mining bitcoin is dependent upon the Internet.

A significant disruption in Internet connectivity could disrupt bitcoin’s network

operations until the disruption is resolved and have an adverse effect on the price of bitcoin and our ability to mine bitcoin.

there has been limited precedent set for financial accounting of digital assets, including bitcoin, it is unclear how we will be required

to account for transactions involving digital assets.

Because there

has been limited precedent set for the financial accounting of cryptocurrencies and related revenue recognition and no official guidance

has yet been provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the SEC, it is unclear how companies may in the future be required

to account for cryptocurrency transactions and assets and related revenue recognition.

A change in regulatory or financial accounting

standards or interpretation by the SEC could result in changes in our accounting treatment and the necessity to restate our financial

Such a restatement could adversely impact the accounting for the bitcoins we hold and bitcoin transactions and, more generally,

negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

developments regarding the treatment of digital assets for U.S.

relationship with China, may impact our ability to import ASIC miners.

As a result, we may not be able to obtain adequate replacement parts for our existing miners or obtain additional miners from manufacturers on a timely basis.

Such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account, and harm investors.

Since there has been limited precedent set for financial accounting of digital assets, including bitcoin, it is unclear how we will be required to account for transactions involving digital assets.

Because there has been limited precedent set for the financial accounting of cryptocurrencies and related revenue recognition and no official guidance has yet been provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the SEC, it is unclear how companies may in the future be required to account for cryptocurrency transactions and assets and related revenue recognition.

A change in regulatory or financial accounting standards or interpretation by the SEC could result in changes in our accounting treatment and the necessity to restate our financial statements.

Such a restatement could adversely impact the accounting for the bitcoins we hold and bitcoin transactions and, more generally, negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to grow our hashrate, we may be unable to compete, and our results of operations could suffer.

Generally, a bitcoin miner’s chance of solving a block on the bitcoin blockchain and earning a Bitcoin reward is a function of the miner’s hashrate (i.e., the amount of computing power devoted to supporting the Bitcoin blockchain), relative to the global network hashrate.

As demand for bitcoin has increased, the global network hashrate has increased, and to the extent more adoption of bitcoin occurs, we would expect the demand for bitcoin would increase, drawing more mining companies into the industry and further increasing the global network hashrate.

As new and more powerful miners are deployed, the global network hashrate will continue to increase, meaning a miner’s percentage of the total daily rewards will decline unless it deploys additional hashrate at pace with the growth of global hashrate.

Accordingly, to compete in this highly competitive industry, we believe we will need to continue to acquire new miners, both to replace those lost to ordinary wear-and-tear and other damage, and to increase our hashrate to keep up with a growing global network hashrate.

We plan to grow our hashrate, in part, by acquiring newer, more effective, and energy-efficient miners.

These new miners are highly specialized servers that are very difficult to produce at scale.

As a result, there are limited producers capable of producing large numbers of sufficiently effective miners.

The cost of these miners is directly correlated to bitcoin prices and the profitability of bitcoin mining.

Demand for new miners increased in response to increased bitcoin prices in 2021 followed by a decreased in demand due to falling bitcoin prices in 2022.

We observed the price of these new miners followed changes in demand, resulting in elevated machine prices when bitcoin mining economics are high and significantly lower prices when these economics are strained.

As a result, positive bitcoin economics may negatively impact our future equipment costs and the increase the competition to secure mining equipment.

If we can’t acquire sufficient numbers of new miners or access sufficient capital to fund our acquisitions, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected, which could adversely affect investments in our securities.

Our business has been, and in the future may be, subject to risks arising from pandemic, epidemic, or an outbreak of diseases, such as the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic.

Since then, COVID-19 spread across the globe and impacted worldwide economic activity, including through quarantines, travel bans and restrictions, shelter-in-place orders, shutdowns of businesses, reductions in business activity, supply chain interruptions and overall economic and financial market instability.

These measures impacted, and may further impact, our workforce and operations, as well as the operations of our customers, our partners and our vendors and suppliers.

Our critical business operations, including our headquarters, and many of our key suppliers, are located in regions which have been and continue to be impacted by COVID-19.

Our suppliers worldwide have also been affected by COVID-19 and may continue to experience material impacts well beyond the end of the pandemic.

Specifically, the manufacture of components of our products, the final assembly of our products, and other critical operations are concentrated in China and other geographic locations that have been impacted by COVID-19 and in which local governments continue to take measures to try to contain the pandemic.

There is considerable uncertainty regarding the impact of such measures and potential future measures, including restrictions on manufacturing facilities, on our support operations or workforce, or on our customers, partners, vendors and suppliers.

Such measures, as well as restrictions on or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability or increased cost of air transport, port closures, and increased border controls or closures, could limit our capacity to meet customer demand and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have adversely affected our supply chain, consistent with its effect across many industries, including creating shipping and logistics challenges and placing significant limits on component supplies.

They have also significantly increased the costs of shipping miners, related components and infrastructure.

We expect these impacts, including potentially delayed product availability, to continue for as long as the global supply chain is experiencing these challenges.

In addition, while the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and our business in particular are difficult to assess or predict, the pandemic has resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant disruption of global financial markets, which may reduce our ability to access capital or our customers’

ability to pay us for past or future purchases, which could negatively affect our working capital and liquidity.

A recession or financial market correction resulting from the lack of containment and spread of COVID-19 could impact overall spending, adversely affecting demand for bitcoin, our business, and the value of our common stock.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to change.

The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to, the duration and continued spread of the pandemic, its severity, further related restrictions on travel, any reopening plans worldwide, the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease, including, without limitation, the effectiveness and timing of vaccination initiatives in the United States and worldwide and the duration, timing, and severity of the impact on customer spending, including any recession resulting from the pandemic, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

An extended period of global supply chain and economic disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, even after the pandemic subsides worldwide, could have a materially adverse impact on our business, results of

operations, access to sources of capital and financial condition, though the full extent and duration of any such impact is also uncertain.

Global economic conditions, including continuing or worsening inflationary issues and associated changes in monetary policy and potential economic recession, and geopolitical events such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the subsequent imposition of sanctions as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

General economic and political conditions such as economic recessions, interest rates, rising inflation, commodity prices, foreign currency fluctuations, international tariffs, social, political and economic risks, hostilities or the perception that hostilities may be imminent, military conflict and acts of war, including further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the related response, including sanctions or other restrictive actions, by the United States and/or other countries could adversely impact our business, supply chain or partners.

While the price of bitcoin miners has dropped as the price of bitcoin has dropped, the U.S.

inflation rate has steadily increased since 2021 and into 2022.

These inflationary pressures, as well as disruptions in our supply chain, have increased the costs of most other goods, services and personnel, which have in turn caused our capital expenditures and operating costs to rise.

Sustained levels of high inflation caused the U.S.

Federal Reserve and other central banks to increase interest rates, which have raised the cost of acquiring capital and reduced economic growth, either of which—or the combination thereof—could hurt the financial and operating results of our business.

In addition, the extent and duration of the situation in Ukraine, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be significant.

The effects of such global economic conditions, including continuing or worsening inflationary issues and associated changes in monetary policy or potential economic recession, and geopolitical events could adversely affect our ability to access the capital and other financial markets, and if so, we may need to consider alternative sources of funding for some of our growth and operations and for working capital, which may increase our cost of, as well as adversely impact our access to, capital.

Divestitures and discontinued operations could negatively impact our business, and retained liabilities from businesses that we have sold could adversely affect our financial results.

In connection with the execution of our strategy to focus entirely on bitcoin mining, we have completed several divestitures, including the divestiture of a part of our former energy business.

We intend to make further dispositions in connection with our non-bitcoin mining related businesses, which we may not be able to complete on favorable terms or at all.

If we do not realize the expected benefits of these divestitures or our post-completion liabilities and continuing obligations are substantial and exceed our expectations, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted.

As a result of such dispositions, bitcoin mining is now the sole driver of our business and revenues and is expected to continue to be the source of substantially all of our revenues for the foreseeable future, which has the effect of increasing our exposure to the risks described in this Annual Report.

Further, in the course of our discontinued operations, we may become subject to legal actions based on a claim that our legacy energy products are or were defective in workmanship or have caused personal or other injuries.

We may also be subject to lawsuits and other claims in the future if our legacy products or installed systems malfunction, including, for example, if any of our energy system offerings (such as installed racking systems, photovoltaic modules, batteries, inverters, or other products) causes injuries.

Because energy systems and many of our other current and anticipated products are electricity-producing devices, it is possible that customers or their property could be injured or damaged by our products, whether due to product malfunctions, defects, improper installation or other causes.

Further, since our products are used in systems that are made up of components sourced from third party manufacturers, we may be subject to product liability claims even if our products do not malfunction.

Additionally, any of our products could be subject to recalls due to product malfunctions or defects.

The successful assertion of product liability claims against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages that could require us to make significant payments, as well as subject us to adverse publicity, damage our reputation and competitive position.

We rely on third-party manufacturing warranties, warranties provided by our manufacturing partners and our general liability insurance to cover product liability claims and have not obtained separate product

liability insurance.

Such warranties and insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all potential claims.

Moreover, even if such warranties and insurance coverage are sufficient, any successful claim could significantly harm our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Governmental Regulation and Enforcement Operations

If regulatory changes or interpretations of our activities require our registration as a money services business (an “MSB”) under the regulations promulgated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) under the authority of the U.S.

Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA”), or otherwise under state laws, we may incur significant compliance costs, which could be substantial or cost-prohibitive.

If we become subject to these regulations, our costs in complying with them may have a material adverse effect on our business and the results of our operations.

To the extent our bitcoin mining activities cause us to be deemed an MSB under the regulations promulgated by FinCEN under the authority of the BSA, we may be required to comply with FinCEN regulations, including those that would mandate us to implement anti-money laundering programs, make certain reports to FinCEN and maintain certain records.

To the extent that our cryptocurrency activities cause us to be deemed a “money transmitter”

(an “MT”) or be given an equivalent designation, under state law in any state in which we operate, we may be required to seek a license or otherwise register with a state regulator and comply with state regulations that may include the implementation of anti-money laundering programs, maintenance of certain records and other operational requirements.

Currently, the New York State Department of Financial Services maintains a comprehensive “BitLicense”

framework for businesses that conduct “virtual currency business activity.”

In July 2020, Louisiana enacted the Virtual Currency Businesses Act, becoming the second state after New York to enact a stand-alone virtual currency law.

We will continue to monitor for developments in state-level legislation, guidance or regulations applicable to us.

Such additional federal or state regulatory obligations in the United States or obligations that could arise under the regulatory frameworks of other countries may cause us to incur significant expenses, possibly affecting its business and financial condition in a material and adverse manner.

Furthermore, we and our service providers may not be capable of complying with certain federal or state regulatory obligations applicable to MSBs and MTs or similar obligations in other countries.

If we are deemed to be subject to such additional regulatory and registration or licensing requirements, we may be required to substantially alter our bitcoin mining activities and possibly cease engaging in such activities.

Any such action may adversely affect our business operations and financial condition and an investment in our company.

Current regulation regarding the exchange of bitcoins under the CEA by the CFTC is unclear;

to the extent we become subject to regulation by the CFTC in connection with our exchange of bitcoin, we may incur additional compliance costs, which may be significant.

The Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”), does not currently impose any direct obligations on us related to the mining or exchange of bitcoins.

Generally, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the federal agency that administers the CEA, regards bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as commodities.

This position has been supported by decisions of federal courts.

However, the CEA imposes requirements relative to certain transactions involving bitcoin and other digital assets that constitute a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery (or an option on such a contract), a swap, or a transaction involving margin, financing or leverage that does not result in actual delivery of the commodity within 28 days to persons not defined as “eligible contract participants”

or “eligible commercial entities”

under the CEA (e.g., retail persons).

Changes in the CEA or the regulations promulgated by the CFTC thereunder, as well as interpretations thereof and official promulgations by the CFTC, may impact the classification of bitcoins and, therefore, may subject them to additional regulatory oversight by the agency.

Although to date the CFTC has not enacted regulations governing non-derivative or non-financed, margined or leveraged transactions in bitcoin, it has authority to commence enforcement actions against persons who violate certain prohibitions under the CEA related to transactions in any contract of sale of any commodity, including bitcoin, in interstate commerce (e.g., manipulation and engaging in certain deceptive practices).

We cannot be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoins under the law.

Any requirements imposed by the CFTC related to our mining activities or our transactions in bitcoin could cause us to incur additional extraordinary, non-recurring expenses, thereby materially and adversely impacting an investment in the Company.

In addition, changes in the classification of bitcoins could subject us, as a result of our bitcoin mining operations, to additional regulatory oversight by the agency.

Moreover, if our mining activities or transactions in bitcoin were deemed by the CFTC to constitute a collective investment in derivatives for our shareholders, we may be required to register as a commodity pool operator with the CFTC through the National Futures Association.

Such additional registrations may result in extraordinary, non-recurring expenses, thereby materially and adversely impacting an investment in the Company.

If we determine not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, we may seek to cease certain of our operations.

Any such action may adversely affect an investment in the Company.

While no provision of the CEA, or CFTC rules, orders or rulings (except as noted herein) appears to be currently applicable to our business, this is subject to change.

If the SEC or another regulatory body considers bitcoin to be a security under U.S.

securities laws, we may be required to comply with significant SEC registration and/or other requirements.

In general, novel or unique assets such as bitcoin and other digital assets may be classified as securities if they meet the definition of investment contracts under U.S.

In recent years, the offer and sale of digital assets other than bitcoin, most notably Kik Interactive Inc.’s Kin tokens and Telegram Group Inc.’s TON tokens, have been deemed to be investment contracts by the SEC.

While we believe that bitcoin is unlikely to be considered an investment contract, and thus a security under the investment contract definition, we cannot provide any assurances that digital assets that we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account, including bitcoin, will never be classified as securities under U.S.

This would obligate us to comply with registration and other requirements by the SEC and, therefore, cause us to incur significant, non-recurring expenses, thereby materially and adversely impacting an investment in the Company.

It may be illegal now, or in the future, to mine, acquire, own, hold, sell or use bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, participate in blockchains or utilize similar cryptocurrency assets in one or more countries, the ruling of which could adversely affect us.

Although currently cryptocurrencies generally are not regulated or are lightly regulated in most countries, several countries, such as China, India and Russia, may continue taking regulatory actions in the future that could severely restrict the right to mine, acquire, own, hold, sell or use these cryptocurrency assets or to exchange for local currency.

For example, in China and Russia (India is currently proposing new legislation), it is illegal to accept payment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for consumer transactions and banking institutions are barred from accepting deposits of cryptocurrencies.

In addition, in March 2021, the governmental authorities for the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia banned bitcoin mining in the province due to the industry’s intense electrical power demands and its negative environmental impacts.

If other countries, including the U.S., implement similar restrictions, such restrictions may adversely affect us.

For example, in New York State, a moratorium on certain bitcoin mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources was signed into law on November 22, 2022.

Such circumstances could have a material adverse effect on us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account, and thus harm investors.

Changing environmental regulation and public energy policy may expose our business to new risks.

Our bitcoin mining operations require a substantial amount of power and can only be successful, and ultimately profitable, if the costs we incur, including for electricity, are lower than the revenue we generate from our operations.

As a result, any mine we establish can only be successful if we can obtain sufficient electrical power for that mine on a cost-effective basis, and our establishment of new mines requires us to find locations where that is the

For instance, our plans and strategic initiatives for expansion are based, in part, on our understanding of current environmental and energy regulations, policies, and initiatives enacted by federal, New York State and Georgia State regulators.

If new regulations are imposed, or if existing regulations are modified, the assumptions we made underlying our plans and strategic initiatives may be inaccurate, and we may incur additional costs to adapt our planned business, if we are able to adapt at all, to such regulations.

In addition, there continues to be a lack of consistent climate legislation, which creates economic and regulatory uncertainty for our business because the bitcoin mining industry, with its high energy demand, may become a target for future environmental and energy regulation.

New legislation and increased regulation regarding climate change could impose significant costs on us and our suppliers, including costs related to increased energy requirements, capital equipment, environmental monitoring and reporting, and other costs to comply with such regulations.

Further, any future climate change regulations could also negatively impact our ability to compete with companies situated in areas not subject to such limitations.

For example, the recently passed legislation in the state of New York imposing a moratorium on certain bitcoin mining operations that run carbon-based power.

Given the political significance and uncertainty around the impact of climate change and how it should be addressed, we cannot predict how legislation and regulation will affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Further, even without such regulation, increased awareness and any adverse publicity in the global marketplace about potential impacts on climate change by us or other companies in our industry could harm our reputation.

Any of the foregoing could result in a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Future developments regarding the treatment of digital assets for U.S.

federal income and applicable state, local and non-U.S.

tax purposes could

adversely impact our business.

new and evolving nature of digital assets and the absence of comprehensive legal guidance with respect to digital assets and related transactions,

many significant aspects of the U.S.

tax purposes could adversely impact our business.

Due to the new and evolving nature of digital assets and the absence of comprehensive legal guidance with respect to digital assets and related transactions, many significant aspects of the U.S.

federal income and applicable state, local and non-U.S.

tax treatment of transactions involving digital

assets, such as the purchase and sale of bitcoin and the receipt of staking rewards and other digital asset incentives and rewards products,

are uncertain, and it is unclear what guidance may be issued in the future with respect to the tax treatment of digital assets and related

transactions.

guidance indicates that for U.S.

federal income tax purposes digital assets such as bitcoins should be treated and taxed as property,

and that transactions involving the payment of bitcoins for goods and services should be treated in effect as barter transactions.

IRS has also released guidance to the effect that, under certain circumstances, hard forks of digital currencies are taxable events giving

rise to taxable income and guidance with respect to the determination of the tax basis of digital currency.

However, current IRS guidance

does not address other significant aspects of the U.S.

tax treatment of transactions involving digital assets, such as the purchase and sale of bitcoin and the receipt of staking rewards and other digital asset incentives and rewards products, are uncertain, and it is unclear what guidance may be issued in the future with respect to the tax treatment of digital assets and related transactions.

Current IRS guidance indicates that for U.S.

federal income tax purposes digital assets such as bitcoins should be treated and taxed as property, and that transactions involving the payment of bitcoins for goods and services should be treated in effect as barter transactions.

The IRS has also released guidance to the effect that, under certain circumstances, hard forks of digital currencies are taxable events giving rise to taxable income and guidance with respect to the determination of the tax basis of digital currency.

However, current IRS guidance does not address other significant aspects of the U.S.

federal income tax treatment of digital assets and related transactions.

although current IRS guidance addresses the treatment of certain forks, there continues to be uncertainty with respect to the timing and

amount of income inclusions for various crypto asset transactions, including, but not limited to, staking rewards and other crypto asset

incentives and rewards products.

While current IRS guidance creates a potential tax reporting requirement for any circumstance where the

ownership of a bitcoin passes from one person to another, it preserves the right to apply capital gains treatment to those transactions,

which is generally favorable for investors in bitcoin.

be no assurance that the IRS will not alter its existing position with respect to digital assets in the future or that other state, local

taxing authorities or courts will follow the approach of the IRS with respect to the treatment of digital assets such as

bitcoins for income tax and sales tax purposes.

Any such alteration of existing guidance or issuance of new or different guidance may

have negative consequences including the imposition of a greater tax burden on investors in bitcoin or imposing a greater cost on the

acquisition and disposition of bitcoin, generally;

in either case potentially having a negative effect on the trading price of bitcoin

or otherwise negatively impacting our business.

In addition, future technological and operational developments that may arise with respect

to digital currencies may increase the uncertainty with respect to the treatment of digital currencies for U.S.

federal income and applicable

state, local and non-U.S.

Moreover, although current IRS guidance addresses the treatment of certain forks, there continues to be uncertainty with respect to the timing and amount of income inclusions for various crypto asset transactions, including, but not limited to, staking rewards and other crypto asset incentives and rewards products.

While current IRS guidance creates a potential tax reporting requirement for any circumstance where the ownership of a bitcoin passes from one person to another, it preserves the right to apply capital gains treatment to those transactions, which is generally favorable for investors in bitcoin.

There can be no assurance that the IRS will not alter its existing position with respect to digital assets in the future or that other state, local and non-U.S.

taxing authorities or courts will follow the approach of the IRS with respect to the treatment of digital assets such as bitcoins for income tax and sales tax purposes.

Any such alteration of existing guidance or issuance of new or different guidance may have negative consequences including the imposition of a greater tax burden on investors in bitcoin or imposing a greater cost on the acquisition and disposition of bitcoin, generally;

in either case potentially having a negative effect on the trading price of bitcoin or otherwise negatively impacting our business.

In addition, future technological and operational developments that may arise with respect to digital currencies may increase the uncertainty with respect to the treatment of digital currencies for U.S.

federal income and applicable state, local and non-U.S.

tax purposes.

A failure to properly monitor and upgrade the protocol could damage the bitcoin network and an investment in us.

As an open-source project, bitcoin does not generate revenues for its contributors, and contributors are generally not compensated for maintaining and updating the bitcoin network protocol.

To the extent that contributors may fail to adequately update and maintain the bitcoin network protocol, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, or operations and potentially the value of any bitcoin we mine or otherwise acquire or hold for our own account.

Banks and financial institutions may not provide banking services, or may cut off services, to businesses that engage in cryptocurrency-related activities.

Our interactions with the bitcoin network may expose us to SDN or blocked persons or cause us to violate provisions of law that did not contemplate distributed ledger technology.

The Office of Financial Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the US Department of Treasury requires us to comply with its sanction program and not conduct business with persons named on its specially designated nationals (“SDN”) list.

However, because of the pseudonymous nature of blockchain transactions, we may inadvertently and without our knowledge engage in transactions with persons named on OFAC’s SDN list.

We also may not be adequately capable of determining the ultimate identity of the persons with whom we transact.

Risks Related to Our Securities

The price of our common stock may be volatile and could

fluctuate widely, which could result in substantial losses for investors.

The market price of our common stock is likely

to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including, without

The price of our common stock may be volatile and could fluctuate widely, which could result in substantial losses for investors.

The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including, without limitation:

technological innovations or new products and services by us or our competitors;

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period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.

In addition, the

securities markets have from time to time experienced

significant price and volume fluctuations

that are unrelated to the operating performance

of particular companies.

These market fluctuations

may also materially and adversely

affect the market price of our common stock.

We have the right to designate and issue

additional shares of preferred stock.

If we were to designate and/or issue additional preferred stock, it is likely to have rights, preferences

and privileges that may adversely affect the common stock.

We are authorized

to issue 10,000,000 shares of blank- check

Preferred Stock, with such

rights, preferences and privileges as

may be determined from time

to time by our Board of Directors.

Our Board of Directors is empowered,

without stockholder approval, to issue

Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to

fix for any series the

dividend rights, dissolution or liquidation preferences, redemption prices, conversion

rights, voting rights, and other rights, preferences

and privileges for the

Preferred Stock.

Currently, 2,000,000 shares are designated as Series A Preferred

Stock, of which 1,750,000 shares are outstanding,

the features of which are discussed elsewhere

in this Annual R eport.

of shares of Preferred Stock, depending

on the rights, preferences and privileges

attributable to the Preferred Stock, could

reduce the voting rights and powers

of the common stock and the

portion of our assets allocated for distribution

to common stockholders in a liquidation event,

and could also result in dilution

in the book value per share

of the common stock .

The preferred stock

could also be utilized, under certain circumstances,

as a method for raising additional capital or

discouraging, delaying or preventing a change

in control of the Company, to the

detriment of the investors in the common stock

offered hereby.

We cannot assure that we

will not, under certain circumstances, issue

shares of our Preferred Stock.

We have not paid dividends on shares

of our common stock in the past and have no immediate plans to pay do so in the future.

We have not paid, and do not plan to pay,

any cash dividends with respect to our common stock in the immediate future.

We plan to reinvest

all of our earnings, to the extent

we have earnings, in order to market

our products and to cover operating costs and

to otherwise become and

remain competitive.

We cannot assure

stockholders that we would,

at any time, generate sufficient surplus cash

that would be available

for distribution to the holders of our

common stock as a dividend.

Therefore, stockholders

should not expect to receive cash dividends

on our common stock.

If securities

or industry analysts do not publish or

do not continue to publish research or reports

about our business, or if they issue an adverse

or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading

volume could decline.

market for our common stock is influenced by

the research and reports that

industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business.

If any of the analysts who

cover us now or in the future issue an adverse opinion regarding

our stock, our stock price would likely

If one or more of these analysts ceases

coverage of our company or fail

to publish reports on us regularly, we

could lose visibility in the financial markets,

which in turn could cause

our stock price or trading volume to decline.

Provisions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws

could make it very difficult for an investor to bring any legal actions against our directors or officers for violations of their fiduciary

duties or could require us to pay any amounts incurred by our directors or officers in any such actions.

of our Board of Directors and our officers will have no liability for breaches of their fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer,

except in limited circumstances, pursuant to provisions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws as authorized by the Nevada Revised

Specifically, Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that a director or officer is not individually liable to

the company or its shareholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director

or officer unless it is proven that (1) the directors or officers act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties

as a director or officer and (2) his or her breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

This provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages

resulting from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer.

stockholders may be unable to prevail in a legal action against our directors or officers even if they have breached their fiduciary duty

In addition, our Bylaws allow us to indemnify our directors and officers from and against any and all costs, charges and expenses

resulting from their acting in such capacities with us.

This means that if one were able to enforce an action against our directors or

officers, in all likelihood, we would be required to pay any expenses they incurred in defending the lawsuit and any judgment or settlement

they otherwise would be required to pay.

Accordingly, our indemnification obligations could divert needed financial resources and may

adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and adversely affect prevailing market prices

for our common stock.

In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies.

These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Specifically, the trading price of our common stock has already been correlated, and, in the future, as we continue to expand our bitcoin mining business, may be increasingly correlated, to the trading prices of bitcoin.

Bitcoin companies' stock have shown volatility relative to bitcoin, with many such stocks outperforming bitcoin in 2020 and 2021, but underperforming relative to bitcoin in 2022.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency market prices, which have historically been volatile and are impacted by a variety of factors (including those discussed herein), are determined primarily using data from various exchanges, over-the-counter markets and derivative platforms.

As noted elsewhere herein, while we had no direct exposure to FTX, the failure or insolvency of large exchanges like FTX may cause the price of bitcoin to fall and decrease confidence in the ecosystem, which could negatively impact our stock price.

Furthermore, such prices may be subject to factors such as those that impact commodities, more so than business activities, which could be subjected to additional influence from fraudulent or illegitimate actors, real or perceived scarcity, and political, economic, regulatory or other conditions.

Pricing may be the result of, and may continue to result in, speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of bitcoin, or our share price, inflating and making their market prices more.

For example, the closing sales price of our common stock on January 3, 2022 was $9.59 and the closing price of bitcoin was $46,458 and, as of September 30, 2022, our closing sales price of our common stock was $3.18, and the closing price of Bitcoin was $19,431.

In addition, the stock markets in general have often experienced volatility, including, most recently, in the wake of COVID-19, that has sometimes been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies.

These broad market fluctuations have caused, and may continue to cause, the trading price of our common stock to decline.

A continuation or worsening of the levels of market disruption and volatility seen in the recent past could have an adverse effect on our ability to access capital, on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and prospects, and on the market price of our common stock.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class-action litigation has often been brought against that company.

We may become involved in this type of litigation in the future.

Litigation of this type may be expensive to defend and may divert our management’s attention and resources from the operation of our business.

We have the right to designate and issue additional shares of preferred stock.

If we were to designate and/or issue additional preferred stock, it is likely to have rights, preferences and privileges that may adversely affect the common stock.

We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of blank-check Preferred Stock, with such rights, preferences and privileges as may be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors.

Our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to fix for any series the dividend rights, dissolution or liquidation preferences, redemption prices, conversion rights, voting rights, and other rights, preferences and privileges for the Preferred Stock.

Currently, 2,000,000 shares are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, of which 1,750,000 shares are outstanding.

The holders of our Series A Preferred Stock entitled to have the Company redeem each share of Series A Preferred Stock for three shares of our common stock only if a change of control event (as defined in the certificate of designation) occurs, and they are entitled to vote together with the holders of the Company’s common stock on all matters submitted to stockholders at a rate of forty-five (45) votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held.

The issuance of shares of Preferred Stock, depending on the rights, preferences and privileges attributable to the Preferred Stock, could reduce the voting rights and powers of the common stock and the portion of our assets allocated for distribution to common stockholders in a liquidation event, and could also result in dilution in the book value per share of the common stock.

The preferred stock could also be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method for raising additional capital or discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company, to the detriment of the investors in the common stock offered hereby.

We cannot assure that we will not, under certain circumstances, issue shares of our Preferred Stock.

We are currently the subject of a shareholder class action, and may be subject to shareholder litigation in the future;

We are currently, and may from time to time in the future be, involved in and subject to material litigation and other legal proceedings.

In particular, on January 20, 2021, a purported shareholder of our company, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated (together, the “Class”), filed a putative class action complaint (the “Class Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against us and certain members of our executive management team.

The Class Complaint alleges that, between December 31, 2020 and January 14, 2021, we and certain members of our executive management team failed to disclose certain material information to investors and that, as a result of the foregoing, our positive statements about our business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

The claims made in the Class Complaint appear to be derived from a short seller report that was published about us.

We have financed our strategic growth primarily by issuing new shares of our common stock in public offerings, which dilutes the ownership interests of our current stockholders, and which may adversely affect the market price of our securities.

Utilizing those sources may be more challenging in the current financial market conditions, in particular where trading volume is diminished.

We may not be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, if at all, which could impair our growth and adversely impact our existing operations.

If we raise additional equity financing, our stockholders may experience significant dilution of their ownership interests, and the per share value of our common stock could decline.

Furthermore, if we engage in debt financing, the holders of any debt we issue would likely have priority over the holders of shares of our common stock in terms of order of payment preference.

We may be required to accept terms that restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness or take other actions including terms that require us to maintain specified liquidity or other ratios that could otherwise not be in the interests of our stockholders.

We have not paid dividends on shares of our common stock in the past and have no immediate plans to pay do so in the future.

We have not paid, and do not plan to pay, any cash dividends with respect to our common stock in the immediate future.

We plan to reinvest all of our earnings, to the extent we have earnings, in order to market our products and to cover operating costs and to otherwise become and remain competitive.

We cannot assure stockholders that we would, at any time, generate sufficient surplus cash that would be available for distribution to the holders of our common stock as a dividend.

Therefore, stockholders should not expect to receive cash dividends on our common stock.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish or do not continue to publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock is influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business.

If any of the analysts who cover us now or in the future issue an adverse opinion regarding our stock, our stock price would likely decline.

If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our debt obligations.

In April 2022, we entered into a Master Equipment Financing Agreement with Trinity Capital Inc., as the lender (the “Financing Agreement”).

The Financing Agreement provides for up to $35 million of borrowings to finance our acquisition of blockchain computing equipment.

We received a loan of $20 million at close, with the remaining $15

million fundable upon our request no later than December 31, 2022, As of the date of this filing $16,058,383 in principal is outstanding and due to Trinity Capital Inc.

Our indebtedness could:

increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, research and development efforts and other general corporate purposes;

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate;

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt;

result in greater interest rate risk and volatility;

limit our ability to borrow additional funds;

make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt, including our obligation to repay our Financing Agreement under certain circumstances, or refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms or at all.

We incur significant costs and demands upon management and accounting and finance resources as a result of complying with the laws and regulations affecting public companies;

any failure to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and/or disclosure controls or to recruit, train and retain necessary accounting and finance personnel could have an adverse effect on our ability to accurately and timely prepare our financial statements and otherwise make timely and accurate public disclosure.

As a public company, we incur significant administrative, legal, accounting and other burdens and expenses beyond those of a private company, including public company reporting obligations and Nasdaq listing requirements.

In particular, we have needed, and continue to need, to enhance and supplement our internal accounting resources with additional accounting and finance personnel with the requisite technical and public company experience and expertise to enable us to satisfy such reporting obligations.

Any failure to maintain an effective system of internal controls (including internal control over financial reporting) could limit our ability to report our financial results accurately and on a timely basis, or to detect and prevent fraud and could expose us to regulatory enforcement action and shareholder claims.

Furthermore, as a non-accelerated filer under the Exchange Act, we are not required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, but we are required to document and test our internal control procedures and prepare annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

Therefore, our internal controls over financial reporting will not receive the level of review provided by the process relating to the auditor attestation included in annual reports of issuers that are subject to the auditor attestation requirements, which may adversely impact market perception of our business and our common shares.

Our assessments must include disclosure of identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

The existence of one or more material weaknesses could affect the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting.

Testing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting involves significant costs and could divert management’s attention from other matters that are important to our business.

Additionally, we may not be successful in remediating any deficiencies that may be identified.

If we are unable to remediate any such deficiencies or otherwise fail to establish and maintain adequate accounting systems and internal control over financial reporting, or we are unable to continue to recruit, train and retain necessary accounting and finance personnel, we may not be able to accurately and timely prepare our financial statements and otherwise satisfy our public reporting obligations.

During our fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2022 and concluded that, as of September 30, 2022, our internal controls were effective.

Any inaccuracies in our financial statements or other public disclosures (in particular, if resulting in the need to restate previously filed financial statements), or delays in our making required SEC filings, whether as a result of our internal controls over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on the confidence in our financial reporting, our credibility in the marketplace and the trading price of our common shares.

We qualify as a smaller reporting company, and, under the smaller reporting company rules, we are subject to scaled disclosure requirements that may make it more challenging for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.

Currently, we qualify as a “smaller reporting company”

as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

We have elected to provide disclosure under the smaller reporting company rules and, therefore, are subject to decreased disclosure obligations in our filings with the SEC, including being required to provide only two years of audited financial statements in our annual reports.

Consequently, it may be more challenging for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.

Provisions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws could make it very difficult for an investor to bring any legal actions against our directors or officers for violations of their fiduciary duties or could require us to pay any amounts incurred by our directors or officers in any such actions.

Members of our Board of Directors and our officers will have no liability for breaches of their fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer, except in limited circumstances, pursuant to provisions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws as authorized by the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Specifically, Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that a director or officer is not individually liable to the company or its shareholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (1) the directors or officers act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (2) his or her breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

This provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer.

Accordingly, stockholders may be unable to prevail in a legal action against our directors or officers even if they have breached their fiduciary duty of care.

In addition, our Bylaws allow us to indemnify our directors and officers from and against any and all costs, charges and expenses resulting from their acting in such capacities with us.

This means that if one were able to enforce an action against our directors or officers, in all likelihood, we would be required to pay any expenses they incurred in defending the lawsuit and any judgment or settlement they otherwise would be required to pay.

Accordingly, our indemnification obligations could divert needed financial resources and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors