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The following discussion and
−Removed: analysis compares our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 (the “2022 Quarter”)
−Removed: with those for the three months ended September 30, 2023 (the “2023 Quarter”).
−Removed: Additionally, the nine months ending September
−Removed: 30, 2023 and the nine months ending September 30, 2022 are referred to as the “2023 Period” and “2022 Period”
−Removed: respectively.
+Added: analysis compares our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (the “2024 Quarter”) with
+Added: those for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (the “2023 Quarter”).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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forward-looking statements.
−Removed: Business Overview
−Removed: We are an early-stage cryptocurrency
−Removed: mining company.
−Removed: We have entered into agreements with third party hosting firms and Bitcoin mining facilities for the sole purpose of mining
−Removed: We require financing to operate the mining of Bitcoin.
−Removed: We ceased Ethereum mining operations in September 2022 when Ethereum switched
−Removed: its consensus protocol to proof of stake.
−Removed: Our mining platform will be operating with the primary intent of accumulating Bitcoin.
−Removed: We require significant financing to commence Bitcoin
−Removed: During late 2022 and early 2023 we have focused on securing a debt facility.
−Removed: We cannot provide any assurances we will receive
−Removed: any capital under a debt facility.
−Removed: Any debt financing will be used to finance the purchase of BTC mining hardware and hosting contracts
−Removed: which, subject to financing.
−Removed: We have suspended our operations subject to receiving additional funding.
−Removed: There are no assurances we will
−Removed: receive adequate financing.
−Removed: Our management has also begun exploring possible opportunities for the Company involving mergers, acquisitions
−Removed: or other business combination transactions in an effort to diversify our business.
−Removed: We are not currently a party to any agreement or understandings
−Removed: with any third parties, and there are no assurances even if our management locates an opportunity which it believes will be in the best
−Removed: interests of our shareholders that we will ever consummate such a transaction.
−Removed: Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance
−Removed: on these efforts.
+Added: Since our incorporation, the Company has attempted
+Added: to become involved in a number of business ventures, all of which, excluding Edgemode Wyoming, were unsuccessful and which have been abandoned.
+Added: Edgemode Wyoming historically mined Ethereum from late 2020 until September 2022.
+Added: Although Edgemode
+Added: Wyoming historically mined Ethereum, due to the change of Ethereum (ETH) from Proof of Work (POW) to Proof of stake (POS), the Company
+Added: terminated all rental agreements and future purchase orders related to Ethereum mining operations.
+Added: We now intend to mine Bitcoin, subject
+Added: to financing.
+Added: However, we require significant financing to commence Bitcoin mining.
+Added: Since late 2022 we have focused on securing
+Added: a debt facility.
+Added: We cannot provide any assurances we will receive any capital under a debt facility.
+Added: Any debt financing will be used to
+Added: finance the purchase of Bitcoin mining hardware and hosting contracts.
+Added: We have suspended our daily operations subject to receiving additional
+Added: There are no assurances we will receive adequate financing.
+Added: Our management has also begun exploring possible opportunities for
+Added: the Company involving mergers, acquisitions or other business combination transactions in an effort to diversify our business.
+Added: not currently a party to any agreement or understandings with any third parties, and there are no assurances even if our management locates
+Added: an opportunity which it believes will be in the best interests of our shareholders that we will ever consummate such a transaction.
+Added: investors should not place undue reliance on these efforts.
+Added: As stated above, at present, the Company has no
+Added: sources of revenue and has no specific business plan or purpose without significant financing.
+Added: Therefore, the Company’s business
+Added: plan is to also seek an acquisition or merger candidate (a “Business Combination”).
+Added: As a result, the Company is considered
+Added: a “blank check” or “shell” company.
+Added: See the Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
+Added: year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a market to develop in the Company’s
+Added: securities until such time as the Company has successfully implemented its business plan and/or closed on a suitable Business Combination.
+Added: Although we have been in discussions with potential
+Added: partners or targets, we have not entered into any definitive agreements.
+Added: The evaluation and selection of a business opportunity is a complex
+Added: and uncertain process, and we have not yet identified a target operating business for acquisition.
+Added: Business opportunities that we believe
+Added: are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders may be scarce, or we may be unable to attract the businesses we identify
+Added: as viable for our objectives, including due to competitive forces in the marketplace beyond our control.
+Added: There is no assurance that we
+Added: will be able to locate compatible business opportunities for the Company.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
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accounting pronouncements and impacts, see Note 1 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared
−Removed: to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
−Removed: Results of operations
−Removed: We had no revenues for the
−Removed: 2023 Quarter compared to $1,805 for the 2022 Quarter.
−Removed: The reason for the decrease was that we ceased Ethereum mining operations in September
−Removed: 2022 when Ethereum switched its consensus protocol to proof of stake.
−Removed: We had no cost of revenues
−Removed: for the 2023 Quarter compared to $6,204 for the 2022 Quarter.
−Removed: The reason for the decrease was that we ceased Ethereum mining operations
−Removed: in September 2022 when Ethereum switched its consensus protocol to proof of stake.
−Removed: Our operating expenses for
−Removed: the 2023 Quarter was $647,078 compared to $1,191,003, for the 2022 Quarter, a decrease of 46%.
−Removed: In the 2023 Quarter, the Company incurred
−Removed: stock-based compensation expense of $0 compared to $318,000 for the 2022 Quarter.
−Removed: The stock based compensation for the 2022 Quarter was
−Removed: related to the issuance of 4,000,000 share of common stock for services.
−Removed: Our other expense for the
−Removed: 2023 Quarter was $20,323 compared to other income of $13,187 for the 2022 Quarter.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared
−Removed: to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared
+Added: to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Results of operations
−Removed: We had no revenues for the
−Removed: 2023 period compared to $438,042 for the 2022 Period.
−Removed: The reason for the decrease was that we ceased Ethereum mining operations in September
−Removed: 2022 when Ethereum switched its consensus protocol to proof of stake.
−Removed: We had no cost of revenues
−Removed: for the 2023 Period compared to $812,882 for the 2022 Period.
−Removed: The reason for the decrease was that we ceased Ethereum mining operations
−Removed: in September 2022 when Ethereum switched its consensus protocol to proof of stake.
Our operating expenses for
−Removed: the 2023 Period was $2,777,448 compared to $28,185,888, for the 2022 Period, a decrease of 90%.
−Removed: In the 2023 period, the Company incurred
−Removed: stock-based compensation expense of $1,236,487 compared to $24,582,181 for the 2022 Period.
−Removed: The stock based compensation for the 2023
−Removed: Period related to the difference in fair value on the amendment to outstanding options while the 2022 Period was related to vesting of
−Removed: the fair value of stock options and the issuance of 4,000,000 shares.
−Removed: Our other income for the
−Removed: 2023 Period was $394,676 compared to other expense of $66,640 for the 2022 Period.
−Removed: In the 2023 period we received $500,000 related to
−Removed: a refund on an equipment purchase order that was impaired during a previous period.
−Removed: Subject to receiving funding,
−Removed: we expect that our operating expenses will increase as we attempt to develop our new mining operations and we devote additional resources
−Removed: toward new business opportunities.
−Removed: However, as set forth elsewhere in this report, our ability to develop our business and achieve our
−Removed: operational goals is dependent upon our ability to raise significant additional working capital.
−Removed: As the availability of this capital is
−Removed: unlikely and we are unable to quantify at this time the expected increases in operating expenses in future periods.
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2024 (the “2024 Quarter”) was $336,599 compared to $1,705,525, for the three months ended
+Added: March 31, 2023 (the “2023 Quarter”), a decrease of 80%.
+Added: In the 2024 Quarter, the Company incurred stock-based compensation
+Added: expense of $0 compared to $1,236,487 for the 2023 Quarter.
+Added: The stock-based compensation for the 2023 Quarter was related to the amendment
+Added: of options to the officers of the Company.
+Added: Our other expense for the 2024 Quarter was $114,605
+Added: compared to other expense of $72,486 for the 2023 Quarter.
+Added: Other expense in the 2024 quarter was comprised of $24,420 in interest expense
+Added: and $90,185 for the loss on the change in fair value of derivative liabilities.
+Added: Other expense for the 2023 quarter was comprised of $7,274
+Added: in interest expense, $51,859 in a prepayment penalty on the redemption of our Series B Preferred shares, $9,975 from a loss on settlement
+Added: and $3,378 in other expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: As of September 30, 2023
−Removed: and November 08, 2023, the Company had approximately $7,600 and $350 of cash, respectively.
−Removed: Our liquidity was primarily derived from debt
−Removed: and equity investments from accredited investors and also from selling the crypto that we mined through September 2022.
−Removed: To recommence
−Removed: our operations and fund operations for the next 12 months, the Company is seeking to raise $75 million in debt facility.
−Removed: have no available sources for capital and we can provide no assurances that any debt financings will be available in the future.
+Added: As of March 31, 2024 and May 21, 2024, the Company
+Added: had approximately $0 of cash on hand.
+Added: Our liquidity was primarily derived from debt and equity investments from accredited investors and
+Added: also from selling the crypto that we mined through September 2022.
+Added: To recommence our crypto operations and fund operations for the next
+Added: 12 months, the Company is seeking to raise $75 million in debt facility.
+Added: We currently have no available sources of capital and we can
+Added: provide no assurances that any debt financings will be available in the future.
+Added: Additionally, the Company is (i) in default under the
+Added: 1800 Notes in the sum of 150% of the remaining outstanding principal balances of the 1800 Notes in the aggregate of approximately $235,000,
+Added: plus accrued interest and default interest as defined under such notes, (ii) in default under two other notes in the aggregate principal
+Added: amount of approximately $120,000 and (iii) owes a significant amount of money to its executive officers.
We have suspended our operations.
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of operations.
−Removed: As of November 08 ,
−Removed: 2023, we have a total of $1,616,690 of debt outstanding that is due within 12 months.
−Removed: See “Subsequent Events” below.
The Company has terminated
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has been received from 2CRSI and as such the balance remains outstanding on the Company’s balance sheet in the accompanying financial
−Removed: Subsequent Events
−Removed: As disclosed above under Note 10 to the financial
−Removed: statements included in this report, on October 20, 2023 the Company received notice from the holder of the April Promissory Note, Convertible
−Removed: Note and August Promissory Note (collectively, the “1800 Notes”) that such notes were in default.
−Removed: The holder has made demand
−Removed: for the immediate payment of the 1800 Notes of a sum representing 150% of the remaining outstanding principal balances of the 1800 Notes
−Removed: in the aggregate of $250,008.99, together with accrued interest and default interest as provided for in the 1800 Notes.
−Removed: We do not have
−Removed: the ability to satisfy any of the amounts due under the 1800 Notes.
Summary of cash flows
−Removed: September 30, 2023
−Removed: September 30, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2024
+Added: March 31, 2023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: $ (2,060,941 )
Net cash provided by investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
−Removed: During the 2023 Period and
−Removed: 2022 Period, our sources and uses of cash were as follows:
+Added: During the 2024 Quarter and
+Added: the 2023 Quarter, our sources and uses of cash were as follows:
Operating Activities
−Removed: During the 2023 Period, cash
−Removed: provided by operating activities of $51,683 primarily resulted from the refund of prepaid hosting services, offset by the net loss of
−Removed: $2,382,772 and stock-based compensation of $1,236,487.
−Removed: During the 2022 Period, cash
−Removed: used in operating activities of $2,060,941 primarily resulted from its net loss of $28,627,368, offset by stock-based compensation of
−Removed: $24,582,181 and loss on cryptocurrency transactions of $186,716.
+Added: During the 2024 Quarter, cash used in operating
+Added: activities of $298 primarily resulted from the net loss of $451,204 offset by change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $90,185,
+Added: increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $60,221 and increases in accrued payroll of $300,500.
+Added: During the 2023 Quarter,
+Added: cash provided by operating activities of $281,586 primarily resulted from the refund of prepaid hosting services, offset by the net loss
+Added: of $1,788,011 and stock-based compensation of $1,236,487.
Investing Activities
−Removed: Cash provided by investing
−Removed: activities in the 2023 Period of $31,999 resulted from the sale of cryptocurrency assets.
+Added: The Company had no investing
+Added: activities during the 2024 Quarter.
Cash provided by investing
−Removed: activities in the 2022 Period of $942,534 resulted from the $743,513 cash acquired from the reverse merger acquisition and the proceeds
−Removed: of $509,997 from sale of cryptocurrency assets and proceeds of $60,000 from the sale of equipment, offset by the purchase of equipment
+Added: activities in the 2023 Quarter of $2,598 resulted from the sale of cryptocurrency assets.
Financing Activities
−Removed: In the 2023 Period, cash
−Removed: used in financing activities of $76,109 consisted of the repayment of Series B preferred shares of $270,549 and payments on convertible
−Removed: notes of $41,560, offset by proceeds from convertible notes payable of $220,000 and proceeds from related party advances of $16,000.
−Removed: In the 2022 Period, cash
−Removed: provided by financing activities of $1,097,963 consisted of $724,865 in net proceeds from the issuance of common shares, $201,250 in net
−Removed: proceeds from the sale of Series B preferred shares and $380,000 in proceeds from the issuance of notes payable, offset by payments on
−Removed: equipment notes payable of $208,152.
+Added: The Company had no financing
+Added: activities during the 2024 Quarter.
+Added: In the 2023 Quarter, cash
+Added: used in financing activities of $270,549 consisted of the redemption of our outstanding Series B preferred shares.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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