−Removed: and Procedures.
Controls and Procedures.
+Added: Controls and Procedures
required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer
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to computer systems including insufficient disaster recovery plans;
−Removed: and (iv) no written whistle-blower policy.
+Added: no written whistle-blower policy.
plan to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal controls over financial reporting when our company has sufficient
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or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
+Added: Other Information.
+Added: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
and Executive Officers
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of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
+Added: Joel D, Stone
+Added: President and Chief Operations Officer
Financial Officer
−Removed: Technical Officer
are no arrangements between our directors and any other person pursuant to which our directors were nominated or elected for their positions.
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ordering and order aggregation company with the Regional Bell Operating Companies.
+Added: Stone became our President and Chief Operating Officer on March 28, 2023.
+Added: Stone has 24 years of broad-based operations, engineering,
+Added: construction, integration, transformation, and technical leadership in the data center infrastructure, sourcing, and telecommunications
+Added: Prior to joining our company, Mr.
+Added: Stone led the Global Site Sourcing teams for Meta Platforms that supported the data center
+Added: infrastructure teams from 2019 to 2022.
+Added: Prior to 2019, Mr.
+Added: Stone served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RagingWire
+Added: Data Centers, an NTT communications company, where he was responsible for critical facilities engineering, design, construction, and data
+Added: center operations from 2016-2018.
+Added: Prior to RagingWire, Mr.
+Added: Stone served as Vice President of Global Data Center Operations for CenturyLink
+Added: Communications, responsible for 58 data centers around the world and a global team of 600+ people from 2011to 2016.
+Added: Prior to CenturyLink,
+Added: Stone was Group Operations Director at Global Switch in London, one of the largest wholesale data center providers in Europe and Asia.
+Added: Stone spent nine years at Microsoft where he was responsible for all North America data center operations.
+Added: Earlier in his career,
+Added: Stone built-out two state-of-the-art data centers in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara) for Cable & Wireless Communications.
Skupen became our Chief Financial Officer on September 12, 2018.
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In addition, he is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.
−Removed: (Peter) Kim .
−Removed: Kim became our Chief Technical Officer on August 17, 2021, and President of our South Korean subsidiary, AIQ
−Removed: LTD, in October 2021.
−Removed: Kim has 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry working as an engineer and executive in
−Removed: chip development, software, communications, and IT services.
−Removed: Kim has a long-term relationship with the Korean IT industry through
−Removed: his involvement in projects with Samsung, LG, KT (Korea Telecom), Hyundai Electronics, and SK Hynix.
−Removed: Previously, he was the President
−Removed: of Aracore, a South Korean based Canadian ASIC chip development company that developed a 10nm SHA-256 ASIC chip for bitcoin mining machines.
−Removed: Kim has also been involved in chip developments that included a Protocol Packet Classification chip for network security equipment
−Removed: and a Network Processor Unit for a high-performance fiber backbone router and switch.
−Removed: Kim has been a Samsung Foundry VIP customer
Shum has been Chief Executive Officer of INVO Bioscience (NASDAQ:
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designed to help bridge the gender gap in various action sports categories as well as underserved community members.
−Removed: of our officers are currently serving in such capacities as consultants to our company, and we presently have no employees.
−Removed: Kim devote a majority of their time to advancing the company’s mission and executing our business plan.
+Added: Our chief executive officer,
+Added: Campbell, currently serves as a consultant to our company.
+Added: Stone, our President and Chief Operating Officer, is currently our only
+Added: employee and devotes the majority of his time to advancing the company’s mission and executing our business plan.
Management intends
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of our directors and executive officers have been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
−Removed: bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the
−Removed: time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
−Removed: conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
−Removed: subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction,
−Removed: permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities
−Removed: or banking activities;
−Removed: found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading
−Removed: Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, where the judgment has not been reversed, suspended,
−Removed: the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently
−Removed: reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation;
−Removed: (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or
−Removed: permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease- and-desist order,
−Removed: or removal or prohibition order;
−Removed: or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business
−Removed: or being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory
−Removed: organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), any registered entity (as defined in Section
−Removed: 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority
−Removed: over its members or persons associated with a member.
+Added: bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner
+Added: or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
+Added: conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding
+Added: traffic violations and other minor offences);
+Added: subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
+Added: of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending
+Added: or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
+Added: found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange
+Added: Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state
+Added: securities or commodities law, where the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
+Added: the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment,
+Added: decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged
+Added: violation of (i) any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation;
+Added: law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but
+Added: not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution,
+Added: civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease- and-desist order, or removal or prohibition
+Added: or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection
+Added: with any business entity;
+Added: or being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order,
+Added: not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as
+Added: defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), any registered entity
+Added: (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange,
+Added: association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons
+Added: associated with a member.
board of directors has reviewed the composition of our board of directors and the independence of each director.
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or other benefits from our company.
−Removed: As we continue to develop our initial products and commence selling such products on a wholesale
−Removed: or retail basis, we expect to increase the size of our board to include independent directors who will approve the compensation arrangements
+Added: As we continue to develop our data center and commence selling colocation services, we expect to increase the size of our board to include independent directors who will approve the compensation arrangements
with our executive officers.
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board of directors.
−Removed: March 28, 2022, our Board of Directors adopted an amended Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among other
−Removed: persons, members of our board of directors, our company’s officers, contractors, consultants and advisors.
−Removed: We will provide a copy
−Removed: of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request.
−Removed: Requests can be sent to our company at the address
−Removed: on the cover of this Annual Report.
+Added: March 28, 2022, our Board of Directors adopted an amended Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among other persons, members
+Added: of our board of directors, our company’s officers, contractors, consultants and advisors.
+Added: We will provide a copy of the Code of
+Added: Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request.
+Added: Requests can be sent to our company at the address on the cover
+Added: of this Annual Report.
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance
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complied with.
−Removed: Compensation.
−Removed: following table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the executive officers of our
−Removed: company during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
−Removed: No compensation was paid to any other executive officer of our company during
−Removed: such periods.
+Added: Executive Compensation.
+Added: following table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the executive officers of our company during the years ended
+Added: December 31, 2022 and 2021.
+Added: No compensation was paid to any other executive officer of our company during such periods.
COMPENSATION TABLE
−Removed: Principal Position
−Removed: Incentive Plan Compensation
−Removed: Deferred Compensation Earnings
−Removed: Other Compensation ($)
+Added: Name and Principal Position
+Added: Stock Awards ($)
+Added: Option Awards ($)
+Added: Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
+Added: Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
+Added: All Other Compensation ($)
Michael Campbell
$ 200,000 (2)
+Added: Chief Executive officer (1)
2,895,000 (1)
3,095,064 (2)
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer
Hyuncheol Peter Kim
−Removed: 19,300,000 (1)
−Removed: Represents a restricted stock share award that vests
−Removed: as to 50% of the shares upon the completion of the first two phases of chip development, which include the “FPGA Simulation”
−Removed: and “Tape Out” of our planned 5 nanometer ASIC chip, and will vest as to the remaining 50% of the shares upon the completion
−Removed: of the next two phases of the chip development that include the completion of the Foundry Mask for production in the semiconductor
−Removed: foundry and initial production run of chips and the completion of a bitcoin mining system ready for sale to customers;
−Removed: however, that if we do not raise sufficient capital to complete the Foundry Mask, initial production run of chips and completion
−Removed: of a bitcoin mining system ready for sale to customers within six months of completing the first two phases of development, then
−Removed: all unvested shares will vest upon the completion of the first two milestones.
−Removed: Notwithstanding the foregoing, no shares will vest
−Removed: on any vesting date if the consultant is no longer providing services to us as an employee or consultant.
+Added: Chief Technology Officer
+Added: Chief Financial
+Added: Represents a restricted stock share award that was to vest upon the completion
+Added: of the multiple phases of our previous chip development business plan.
+Added: In August 2022, we abandoned the chip development business plan
+Added: and Mr, Campbell and Mr.
+Added: Kim’s consulting agreements were terminated and the associated restricted stock share awards were cancelled.
amounts earned by Mr.
Campbell under his consulting agreement.
+Added: Represents amounts earned by Mr.
+Added: Kim under his consulting
+Added: Kim terminated his consulting engagement in August of 2022.
amounts earned by Mr.
Skupen under his consulting agreement.
−Removed: All 2020 compensation was accrued but deferred to
−Removed: amounts earned by Mr.
−Removed: Kim under his consulting agreement.
−Removed: Kim commenced his consulting relationship with our company in September
−Removed: August 17, 2021, we entered into consulting agreements with M1 Advisors LLC, a limited liability company controlled by Michael Campbell,
−Removed: our sole director and Chief Executive Officer (“M1 Advisors”), and Hyuncheol Kim, pursuant to which M1 Advisors agreed to
−Removed: continue to provide consulting services to our company and to cause Mr.
+Added: August 17, 2021 and August 31, 2022, we had consulting agreements in place with M1 Advisors LLC, a limited liability company controlled
+Added: by Michael Campbell, our Chief Executive Officer (“M1 Advisors”), and Hyuncheol Kim, pursuant to which M1 Advisors agreed
+Added: to continue to provide consulting services to our company and to cause Mr.
Campbell to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, and Mr.
−Removed: agreed to provide consulting services and to serve as our Chief Technology Officer.
−Removed: The term of M1 Advisor’s agreement is for a
−Removed: period of one year, which will automatically renew unless either party gives written notice to the other of termination not less than
−Removed: 30 days prior to the then-current term.
−Removed: The consulting agreement of Mr.
−Removed: Kim will continue so long as we are continuing with our research
−Removed: and development efforts to develop a five nanometer ASIC chip for bitcoin mining machines and a completed bitcoin mining system (the
−Removed: “ Project ”), and thereafter will continue for a one-year term, which will automatically renew unless either
−Removed: party gives written notice to the other of termination not less than 30 days prior to the then-current term.
−Removed: Pursuant to such agreements,
−Removed: each of M1 Advisors and Mr.
−Removed: Kim will be paid consulting fees at the rate of $200,000 per annum for providing as many hours of work as
−Removed: is necessary and reasonably required to meet our development schedule and achieve the mutually agreed to goals of our company.
−Removed: addition, pursuant to such consulting agreements, M1 Advisors was granted a restricted stock award of 1,500,000 shares of common stock
−Removed: Kim was granted a restricted stock award of 10,000,000 shares of common stock.
−Removed: Such restricted stock awards vest as to 50% of
−Removed: the shares upon the completion of the first two phases of chip development, which include the “FPGA Simulation” and “Tape
−Removed: Out” of our planned 5 nanometer ASIC chip, and will vest as to the remaining 50% of the shares upon the completion of the next
−Removed: two phases of the chip development that include the completion of the Foundry Mask for production in the semiconductor foundry and initial
−Removed: production run of chips and the completion of a bitcoin mining system ready for sale to customers;
−Removed: provided, however, that if we do not
−Removed: raise sufficient capital to complete the Foundry Mask, initial production run of chips and completion of a bitcoin mining system ready
−Removed: for sale to customers within six months of completing the first two phases of development, then all unvested shares will vest upon the
−Removed: completion of the first two milestones.
−Removed: Notwithstanding the foregoing, no shares will vest on any vesting date if the consultant is no
−Removed: longer providing services to us as an employee or consultant.
−Removed: October 20, 2018, we entered into a consulting agreement with DSS Consulting Corporation, a corporation controlled by Dean Skupen,
−Removed: our Chief Financial Officer (“DSS Consulting”), pursuant to which DSS Consulting agreed to continue to provide
−Removed: consulting services to our company and to cause Mr.
+Added: Kim agreed to provide consulting services and to serve as our Chief Technology Officer.
+Added: In addition, pursuant to such consulting agreements, M1 Advisors was granted
+Added: a restricted stock award of 1,500,000 shares of common stock and Mr.
+Added: Kim was granted a restricted stock award of 10,000,000 shares of
+Added: common stock.
+Added: In August 2022, we terminated the chip development
+Added: business plan and terminated the consulting agreements with M1 Advisors and Mr.
+Added: Kim and canceled related restricted stock awards.
+Added: are currently structuring a new consulting agreement with M1 Advisors to continue providing consulting services and for Mr.
+Added: to continue serving as our Chief Executive Officer.
+Added: October 20, 2018, we entered into a consulting agreement with DSS Consulting Corporation, a corporation controlled by Dean Skupen, our
+Added: Chief Financial Officer (“DSS Consulting”), pursuant to which DSS Consulting agreed to continue to provide consulting services
+Added: to our company and to cause Mr.
Skupen to serve as our Chief Financial Officer.
−Removed: The agreement with DSS
−Removed: Consulting will continue until terminated by either party.
−Removed: Pursuant to such agreement, DSS Consulting was issued 250,000 shares of
−Removed: common stock in March 2019 and DSS Consulting will be paid a monthly consulting fee in the amount of $5,000.
+Added: The agreement with DSS Consulting will continue until
+Added: terminated by either party.
+Added: Pursuant to such agreement, DSS Consulting was issued 250,000 shares of common stock in March 2019 and DSS
+Added: Consulting will be paid a monthly consulting fee in the amount of $5,000.
of our consulting agreements contains customary confidentiality restrictions and work-product provisions, as well as customary non-competition
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Plan category
−Removed: Securities to
−Removed: Plans (Excluding
+Added: Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
+Added: Weighted- Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
+Added: Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance
+Added: Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected
+Added: in Column (a))
2021 Equity compensation plan approved by security holders
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awards in such amounts and form as the Administrator shall determine;
−Removed: such restrictions, terms and conditions upon such awards as the Administrator shall deem
−Removed: any technical defect(s) or technical omission(s), or reconciling any technical inconsistency(ies),
−Removed: in the Equity Plan and/or any award agreement.
+Added: such restrictions, terms and conditions upon such awards as the Administrator shall deem appropriate;
+Added: any technical defect(s) or technical omission(s), or reconciling any technical inconsistency(ies), in the Equity Plan and/or any
+Added: award agreement.
Persons eligible to receive awards under the Equity Plan include employees, directors and consultants, or those who will become
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Equity Awards At Annual Period End
−Removed: following table sets forth outstanding equity awards to our named executive officers as of December 31, 2021.
−Removed: Michael Campbell
−Removed: Stock Grant(1)
−Removed: Hyuncheol Peter Kim
−Removed: Restricted Stock Grant(1)
−Removed: restricted stock awards vest as to 50% of the shares upon the completion of the first two phases of chip development, which include
−Removed: the “FPGA Simulation” and “Tape Out” of our planned 5 nanometer ASIC chip, and will vest as to the remaining
−Removed: 50% of the shares upon the completion of the next two phases of the chip development that include the completion of the Foundry Mask
−Removed: for production in the semiconductor foundry and initial production run of chips and the completion of a bitcoin mining system ready
−Removed: for sale to customers;
−Removed: provided, however, that if we do not raise sufficient capital to complete the Foundry Mask, initial production
−Removed: run of chips and completion of a bitcoin mining system ready for sale to customers within six months of completing the first two
−Removed: phases of development, then all unvested shares will vest upon the completion of the first two milestones.
−Removed: Notwithstanding the foregoing,
−Removed: no shares will vest on any vesting date if the consultant is no longer providing services to us as an employee or consultant.
+Added: of December 31, 2022, there were no awards outstanding.
Option Exercises
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we do not offer any annuity, pension or retirement benefits to be paid to any of our officers, directors or employees, in the event of
−Removed: Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
−Removed: following table sets forth, as of March 15, 2022, the names, addresses and number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i)
+Added: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
+Added: following table sets forth, as of April 13, 2023, the names, addresses and number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i)
all persons known to our management to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) each
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as indicated, each beneficial owner listed exercises sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned):
−Removed: Name and Address of
+Added: Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
+Added: Amount and Nature of Beneficial
+Added: Percent of Class(1)
M1 Advisors LLC(2)
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Dean Skupen(3)
−Removed: Hyuncheol Peter Kim
Sean Fontenot(4)
−Removed: All executive officers and directors as
+Added: All executive officers and directors as a group
5% Stockholders:
David Unsworth (5)
−Removed: The Cooper Family Living
−Removed: Trust Dtd 7/20/98 (6)
−Removed: of March 15, 2022, there were 25,995,621 shares of common stock outstanding.
−Removed: Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table,
−Removed: we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all common stock shown as beneficially
−Removed: owned by them.
−Removed: In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), a person or
−Removed: entity is deemed to be the beneficial owner of common stock that can be acquired by such person or entity within sixty (60) days
−Removed: upon the exercise of options or warrants or other rights to acquire common stock.
−Removed: Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership
−Removed: is determined by assuming that options and warrants that are held by such person (but not those held by any other person) and which
−Removed: are exercisable within sixty (60) days have been exercised.
−Removed: The inclusion herein of such shares listed as beneficially owned does
−Removed: not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership.
+Added: The Cooper Family Living Trust Dtd 7/20/98 (6)
+Added: As of April 13, 2023, there were 14,495,621 shares of common stock outstanding.
+Added: Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power
+Added: with respect to all common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
+Added: In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
+Added: (the “Commission”), a person or entity is deemed to be the beneficial owner of common stock that can be acquired by such person
+Added: or entity within sixty (60) days upon the exercise of options or warrants or other rights to acquire common stock.
+Added: Each beneficial owner’s
+Added: percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options and warrants that are held by such person (but not those held by any other
+Added: person) and which are exercisable within sixty (60) days have been exercised.
+Added: The inclusion herein of such shares listed as beneficially
+Added: owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership.
shares of common stock owned of record by M1 Advisors LLC, a company controlled by Michael Campbell.
−Removed: of Michael Campbell and M1 Advisors LLC is 11753 Willard Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782.
−Removed: Campbell has sole voting and investment
−Removed: power over the shares held by M1 Advisors LLC.
+Added: The address of Michael Campbell
+Added: and M1 Advisors LLC is 11753 Willard Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782.
+Added: Campbell has sole voting and investment power over the shares
+Added: held by M1 Advisors LLC.
shares of common stock owned of record by DSS Consulting Corporation, a company controlled by Dean Skupen.
−Removed: DSS Consulting
−Removed: Corporation’s address is 2945 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, West Lake Village CA 91361.
−Removed: Skupen has sole voting and investment
−Removed: power over the shares held by DSS Consulting Corporation.
−Removed: Represents 3,080,000 shares of common stock issuable
−Removed: upon the conversion of a convertible note, and 1,540,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants, owned of
−Removed: record by Nanosha Investments, LLC, a company controlled by Sean Fontenot.
−Removed: The address of Nanosha Investments, LLC is 1202 Walnut
−Removed: Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813.
−Removed: Fontenot has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Nanosha Investments,
−Removed: David Unsworth’s address is 246 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
+Added: DSS Consulting Corporation’s
+Added: address is 2945 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, West Lake Village CA 91361.
+Added: Skupen has sole voting and investment power over the shares
+Added: held by DSS Consulting Corporation.
+Added: 3,080,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of a convertible note, and 1,540,000 shares of common stock issuable
+Added: upon the exercise of warrants, owned of record by Nanosha Investments, LLC, a company controlled by Sean Fontenot.
+Added: The address of
+Added: Nanosha Investments, LLC is 1202 Walnut Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813.
+Added: Fontenot has sole voting and investment power over the
+Added: securities held by Nanosha Investments, LLC.
+Added: Unsworth’s address is 246 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere CA 94920.
and Sally Cooper are the trustees of The Cooper Family Living Trust Dated 7/20/98.
−Removed: The address of the trust is 452 Lakeview
−Removed: Way, Emerald Hills, CA 94062.
−Removed: Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
+Added: The address of the trust is 452 Lakeview Way,
+Added: Emerald Hills, CA 94062.
+Added: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
the best of our knowledge, except as set forth below, during the last fiscal year, there were no material transactions, or series of
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than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, has an interest.
−Removed: Accountant Fees And Services.
+Added: Principal Accountant Fees And Services.
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by RBSM LLP, our principal accountants for the years ended December 31, 2022
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approved by our board of directors either before or after the respective services were rendered.
−Removed: Exhibits, Financial
−Removed: Statement Schedules.
+Added: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 5, 2002).
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2013).
+Added: Description of Registered Securities
2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit Annex A to our Schedule 14C Information Statement filed on October 21, 2021).
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Form of Series A Warrant dated September 15, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2021).
−Removed: Restricted Share Aware Agreement dated August 17, 2021 between CalEthos Inc.
−Removed: and M1 Advisors LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2021).
−Removed: Restricted Share Aware Agreement dated August 17, 2021 between CalEthos Inc.
−Removed: and Hyuncheol Kim (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2021).
Warrant dated September 15, 2021 of CalEthos to Mireya Lange (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2021).
−Removed: Consulting Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021 between CalEthos Inc.
−Removed: and M1 Advisors LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2021).
−Removed: Consulting Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021 between CalEthos Inc.
−Removed: an Hyuncheol Kim (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2021).
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 15, 2021 between CalEthos Inc.
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1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.***
−Removed: Inline XBRL Instance Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
−Removed: Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
+Added: XBRL Instance Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
+Added: Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
Not incorporated by reference.
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to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
−Removed: be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 31 st day of March 2022.
+Added: be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 17 day of April 2023.
Michael Campbell
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Executive Officer and Director
−Removed: March 31, 2022
+Added: April 17, 2023
Executive Officer)
Financial Officer
−Removed: March 31, 2022
+Added: April 17, 2023
Accounting Officer)
−Removed: /s/ Sean Fontenot
−Removed: March 31, 2022
Sean Fontenot
−Removed: /s/ Steven Shum
−Removed: March 31, 2022
+Added: April 17, 2023
+Added: April 17, 2023
the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
−Removed: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PCAOB ID 587
−Removed: Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020
−Removed: Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
−Removed: Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
−Removed: to the Consolidated Financial Statements
+Added: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PCAOB ID 587
+Added: Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
−Removed: Opinion on the Financial Statements
−Removed: have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CalEthos, Inc., (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the
−Removed: related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the years
−Removed: in the two year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements).
−Removed: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company
−Removed: as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two
−Removed: year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: on the Financial Statements
+Added: have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CalEthos Inc., (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021,
+Added: the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the
+Added: two year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes and schedules (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial
+Added: statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
+Added: of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two
+Added: years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
−Removed: accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
−Removed: in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit, recurring losses and expects future losses
−Removed: that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions
−Removed: and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1.
−Removed: The consolidated financial statements do not include any
−Removed: adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
−Removed: consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
−Removed: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
−Removed: the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
−Removed: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
−Removed: Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with
−Removed: federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
+Added: accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
+Added: in Note 1 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, although the Company has net income it is primarily attributable to
+Added: non-cash reversal of compensation for restricted stock units, has generated negative cash flows from operating activities, has an accumulated
+Added: deficit and has stated that substantial doubt exists about Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1.
+Added: The consolidated
+Added: financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
+Added: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
+Added: financial statements based on our audits.
+Added: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
+Added: (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
+Added: securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
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Audit Matters
−Removed: audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be
−Removed: communicated to the audit committee and that:
−Removed: (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements
−Removed: and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments.
−Removed: We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
+Added: critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required
+Added: to be communicated to the audit committee and that:
+Added: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements
+Added: and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments.
+Added: determined that there are no critical audit matters.
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.
Balance Sheets
−Removed: of December 31,
+Added: As of December 31,
Current assets
−Removed: Cash and cash
+Added: Cash and cash equivalents
+Added: Prepaid and other current expenses
Total current assets
−Removed: LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
+Added: Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
Current liabilities
−Removed: Accounts payable and accrued
−Removed: Notes payable, net
−Removed: promissory notes, net
+Added: Accounts payable and accrued expenses
+Added: Convertible promissory notes, net
+Added: Notes payable
+Added: Total current liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders’ deficit
−Removed: Series A convertible preferred
−Removed: stock, par value $ 0.001 , 3,600,000 shares authorized;
+Added: Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $ 0.001 , 3,600,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
−Removed: Preferred stock, par value
−Removed: $ 0.001 , 100,000,000 shares authorized;
+Added: Preferred stock, par value $ 0.001 , 100,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
−Removed: Common stock, par value
−Removed: $ 0.001 , 100,000,000 shares authorized;
+Added: Preferred stock, value
+Added: Common stock, par value $ 0.001 , 100,000,000 shares authorized;
24,495,621 and 25,995,621 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital
−Removed: Other comprehensive loss
+Added: Other comprehensive income (loss)
Stock subscription receivable
+Added: Accumulated deficit
( 14,650,000 )
( 16,831,000 )
−Removed: stockholders’ deficit
+Added: Total stockholders’ deficit
( 3,143,000 )
−Removed: liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
+Added: Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Operating expenses
−Removed: and administrative expenses
−Removed: operating expenses
−Removed: Loss from operations
+Added: Professional fees
+Added: Restricted stock grants
( 4,791,000 )
−Removed: Other expenses
−Removed: Financing costs
−Removed: on extinguishment of series A convertible preferred stock
−Removed: other expenses
−Removed: Loss before provision for income taxes
+Added: General and administrative expenses
+Added: Impairment loss
+Added: Total operating (income) expenses
( 3,918,000 )
−Removed: Provision for income
+Added: Income (loss) from operations
( 6,152,000 )
+Added: Other income (expenses)
+Added: Interest income
+Added: Financing costs
( 1,744,000 )
−Removed: Net loss per share,
−Removed: basic and diluted
−Removed: Weighted average common
−Removed: shares outstanding – basic and diluted
−Removed: Comprehensive loss:
+Added: Total other expenses
( 1,737,000 )
+Added: Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
( 6,749,000 )
−Removed: Change in foreign currency
−Removed: Comprehensive loss
+Added: Provision for income taxes
+Added: Net income (loss)
$ ( 6,749,000 )
+Added: Net income (loss) per share, basic
+Added: Net income (loss) per share, diluted
+Added: Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic
+Added: Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted
+Added: Comprehensive income (loss):
+Added: Net income (loss)
$ ( 6,749,000 )
+Added: Change in foreign currency translation
+Added: Comprehensive income (loss)
+Added: $ ( 6,751,000 )
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
−Removed: A Convertible
−Removed: Comprehensive
−Removed: Stockholders’
−Removed: January 1, 2020
+Added: Income (Loss)
+Added: Series A Convertible
+Added: Preferred Stock
+Added: Additional Paid-In
+Added: Stock Subscription
+Added: Other Comprehensive
+Added: Total Stockholders’
+Added: Income (Loss)
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2020
$ ( 10,082,000 )
$ ( 1,323,000 )
−Removed: of series A preferred stock to convertible promissory notes
−Removed: value of warrants issued with the conversion of series A convertible preferred stock
−Removed: premium on issuance of convertible promissory notes for conversion of series A convertible preferred stock
−Removed: fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory notes
−Removed: December 31, 2020
+Added: Relative fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory note
+Added: Stock options issued for services
+Added: Stock issued for debt forgiveness
+Added: Stock issued for accrued compensation
+Added: Stocks returned
( 3,674,330 )
+Added: Stock issued on exercise of options
+Added: Stock-based compensation
+Added: Restricted common stock awards issued for compensation
+Added: Foreign currency translation loss
( 6,749,000 )
( 6,749,000 )
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2021
( 16,831,000 )
−Removed: fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory note
−Removed: options issued for services
−Removed: issued for debt forgiveness
−Removed: issued for accrued compensation
+Added: Stock-based compensation
+Added: Forfeiture of stock-based compensation
( 1,500,000 )
−Removed: issued on exercise of options
−Removed: common stock awards issued for compensation
−Removed: currency translation loss
( 11,166,000 )
( 11,168,000 )
−Removed: December 31, 2021
+Added: Foreign currency translation income
+Added: Net income (Loss)
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2022
$ ( 14,650,000 )
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Statements of Cash Flows
−Removed: the Years Ended December 31,
+Added: For the Years Ended December 31,
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
−Removed: $ ( 6,749,000 )
+Added: Net income (loss)
$ ( 6,749,000 )
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
−Removed: used in operating activities:
−Removed: Amortization of convertible
−Removed: promissory note discounts
−Removed: Loss on extinguishment
−Removed: of convertible preferred stock
−Removed: Fair value of warrants
−Removed: issued for extinguishment of convertible preferred stock
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
+Added: Amortization of convertible promissory note discounts
Fair value of equity-based compensation
−Removed: Accretion of compensation
−Removed: cost for restricted stock awards
−Removed: Changes in operating asset and liabilities
−Removed: Prepaid expenses
−Removed: payable and accrued expenses
−Removed: Net cash used in operating
−Removed: Cash flows from investing activity
−Removed: for other assets
−Removed: Net cash used in investing
+Added: Forfeiture of restricted stock grants
+Added: ( 11,168,000 )
+Added: Accretion of compensation cost for restricted stock awards
+Added: Changes in operating assets and liabilities
+Added: Prepaid expenses and other current assets
+Added: Accounts payable and accrued expenses
+Added: Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
+Added: Cash Flows From Investing Activities
+Added: Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
−Removed: Proceeds from the issuance
−Removed: of convertible promissory notes
−Removed: Proceeds from the issuance
−Removed: of notes payable
−Removed: Repayment of notes payable
−Removed: from the exercise of options
−Removed: Net cash provided by
−Removed: financing activities
−Removed: Effect of exchange rate
−Removed: changes on cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in cash
−Removed: Cash at beginning of
−Removed: reporting period
−Removed: Cash at end of reporting
−Removed: Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information
−Removed: Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing
−Removed: of series A preferred stock to convertible promissory notes
−Removed: value of warrants issued with the conversion of series A convertible preferred stock
−Removed: premium on issuance of convertible promissory notes for conversion of series A convertible preferred stock
−Removed: fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory note
−Removed: stock issued for accrued compensation
−Removed: stock issued for debt forgiveness
−Removed: Original issue discount recorded on convertible promissory
+Added: Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory notes
+Added: Proceeds from the issuance of notes payable
+Added: Repayments of notes payable
+Added: Proceeds from the exercise of options
+Added: Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
+Added: Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
+Added: Net (decrease) increase in Cash
+Added: Cash, Beginning of Period
+Added: Cash, End of Period
+Added: Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
+Added: Cash paid for interest
+Added: Cash paid for income taxes
+Added: Non-cash investing and financing activities
+Added: Relative fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory notes
+Added: Common stock issued for accrued compensation
+Added: Common stock issued from forgiven debt
+Added: Original issue discount recorded on convertible promissory notes
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
−Removed: the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
+Added: For the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
1 - Organization and Accounting Policies
+Added: AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(the “Company” or “we”) was incorporated on March 20, 2002 under the laws of the State of Nevada.
−Removed: the second quarter of 2016, the Company has been a “shell” company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: December 20, 2018, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada
−Removed: to change the Company name from “RealSource Residential, Inc.” to “CalEthos, Inc.”.
−Removed: This amendment became effective
−Removed: immediately upon filing on December 20, 2018.
−Removed: of December 31, 2021, the primary activity of the Company’s management is to develop and implement a plan to manufacture high-performance
−Removed: computer systems that are scalable, upgradeable and cost effective for processing cryptocurrencies, tokens and blockchain-based transactions,
−Removed: and if other opportunities warrant, acquire assets and all or part of other companies operating in the cryptocurrency mining hardware
−Removed: industry and or invest or joint venture with other more established companies already in the industry.
−Removed: The Company will not restrict
−Removed: its search to any specific business segment of the cryptocurrency mining hardware industry or geographical location and the Company
−Removed: may participate in a business venture of virtually any kind or nature that is beneficial to the Company and its shareholders.
−Removed: to Certificate of Incorporation
−Removed: October 2021, the Board of Directors authorized an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the Company’s
−Removed: name of AIQ Blockchain, Inc.
−Removed: The name change has not yet been effected.
+Added: The Company is implementing its plan to build a clean-energy-powered, modular
+Added: immersion and liquid cooled data center that provides colocation data center services to enterprise IT customers.
+Added: In addition, the Company
+Added: may acquire assets and all or part of other companies operating in the high-density computing industry or to invest or joint venture with
+Added: other more-established companies already in the industry that would add value to the Company’s business strategy.
+Added: July 2022, due to the declining state of the bitcoin mining industry and market for its planned products, the Company’s board of
+Added: directors resolved to discontinue the development in South Korea of the Company’s 5 nanometer ASIC chip and containerized, immersion-cooled
+Added: bitcoin mining computer system and to focus exclusively on developing the clean-energy-powered data center segment of its business strategy.
+Added: The Company has suspended operations of its South Korean subsidiary and will decide in the next twelve months whether to use it to develop
+Added: other products or dissolve it.
Incorporation
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$ 89,000 for 100 % ownership of AIQ.
−Removed: is in the business of (1) developing and manufacturing computer chips and system, (2) importing and exporting semiconductors and electronic
−Removed: products, (3) wholesale and retail business of semiconductors and electronic products, and (4) any and all business activities incidental
−Removed: to the foregoing activities.
of Presentation
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of Consolidation
−Removed: The consolidated
−Removed: financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary from the formation date.
−Removed: All material intercompany
−Removed: transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
+Added: consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary from the formation date.
+Added: intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Concern and Liquidity
−Removed: Company incurred a net loss of approximately $ 6,749,000
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2021 and
−Removed: had an accumulated deficit of approximately $ 16,831,000
+Added: Company incurred net income of approximately $ 2,181,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, of which $ 4,791,000 was attributable to
+Added: a noncash transaction for the reversal of compensation for restricted stock units, and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $ 14,650,000
as of December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The Company has
−Removed: financed its activities principally through debt and equity financing and shareholder contributions.
−Removed: Management expects to incur additional
−Removed: losses and cash outflows in the foreseeable future in connection with its operating activities.
+Added: The Company has financed its activities principally through debt and equity financing and shareholder contributions.
+Added: Management expects to incur additional losses and cash outflows in the foreseeable future in connection with its operating activities.
Company’s consolidated financial statements have been presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of
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additional funding from investors or through other avenues to continue as a going concern.
+Added: continuing COVID-19 global pandemic has caused significant disruption to the economy and financial markets globally, and the full extent
+Added: of the potential impacts of COVID-19 are not yet known.
+Added: Circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are complex, uncertain and rapidly
+Added: The impact of COVID-19 has not been significant to the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity
+Added: and capital resources.
+Added: Although no material impairment or other effects have been identified to date, there is substantial uncertainty
+Added: in the nature and degree of its continued effects over time.
+Added: That uncertainty affects management’s accounting estimates and assumptions,
+Added: which could result in greater variability in a variety of areas that depend on these estimates and assumptions as additional events and
+Added: information become known.
+Added: The Company will continue to consider the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations.
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
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expenses are assets held by the Company, which are expected to be realized and consumed within twelve months after the reporting period.
−Removed: Other assets consist of long-term advances paid
−Removed: for chip and processor design and development.
+Added: assets consist of long-term advances paid for chip and processor design and development.
Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
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share on December 31 because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive as follows:
−Removed: of Income and Loss Per Share Anti-dilutive
+Added: SCHEDULE OF INCOME AND LOSS PER SHARE ANTI-DILUTIVE
Restricted stock awards
Convertible promissory notes and accrued interest
−Removed: Series A warrants issued with convertible promissory
−Removed: Series B warrants to be issued upon exercise
−Removed: of Series A warrants
+Added: Series A warrants issued with convertible promissory notes
+Added: Series B warrants to be issued upon exercise of Series A warrants
Warrants issued for services
−Removed: Stock options
−Removed: Total potential future
+Added: Total potential future shares
Accounting Pronouncements
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Company and does not believe the future adoptions of any such ASU’s may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s
−Removed: consolidated financial condition or the results of its operations.
+Added: condensed consolidated financial condition or the results of its operations.
2 – Related Party Transactions
+Added: PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Company incurred approximately $ 200,000 and $ 199,000 for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and paid approximately $ 200,000 and
$ 202,000 , respectively, to M1 Advisors for the services of the Company’s CEO and miscellaneous operating expenses.
+Added: 3 – Intangible and Other Assets
+Added: AND OTHER ASSETS
+Added: December 23, 2021, AIQ entered into a Technology Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with PICOCEL, Co., Ltd.
+Added: (the “Contractor”
+Added: or “PICOCEL”) to develop a FPGA based Bitcoin mining simulation system.
+Added: The Agreement was expected to be completed within
+Added: 6 weeks for a total contract price of 198,000,000 Korean Won (“KRW”) or approximately $ 167,000 .
+Added: Total payments made to PICOCEL
+Added: as of December 31, 2022 amounted to approximately $ 69,000 .
+Added: On March 17, 2022, the Company and PICOCEL entered into a mutual agreement
+Added: to cancel and terminate the Agreement.
+Added: As of the date of the termination, PICOCEL had completed the first phase of the Agreement upon
+Added: delivery of the SHA-256 code and FPGA board simulator.
+Added: April 5, 2022, AIQ entered into a Technology Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with NNS, Co., Ltd.
+Added: (the “Contractor”
+Added: or “NNS”) to develop a FPGA based Bitcoin mining simulation system.
+Added: The Agreement was expected to be completed within 9 weeks
+Added: for a total contract price of 99,000,000 KRW, including 9,000,000 KRW VAT, or approximately $ 82,000 .
+Added: The payments are scheduled as follows:
+Added: Within 5 days after signing the contract
+Added: Within 5 days after all conditions are met as stated in “Schedule B – Statement of Work”
+Added: of 90,000,000 KRW or approximately $ 69,000 was made to NNS as of December 31, 2022, which was expensed and included in the consolidated
+Added: statement of operations.
+Added: the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Bitcoin market was in a constant decline, and since the ASIC chip being developed by AIQ was
+Added: planned to be used for Bitcoin mining machines, management believes that there is an impairment indicator.
+Added: In August 2022,
+Added: management discontinued the operations of AIQ.
+Added: of impairment include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes
+Added: in our use of the assets or in our business strategy, loss of or changes in customer relationships and significant negative industry
+Added: or economic trends.
+Added: When indications of impairment arise for a particular asset or group of assets, we assess the future recoverability
+Added: of the carrying value of the asset (or asset group) based on an undiscounted cash flow analysis.
+Added: If the carrying value exceeds projected,
+Added: net, undiscounted cash flows, an additional analysis is performed to determine the asset’ (or asset group), typically a discounted
+Added: cashflow analysis, and an impairment charge is recorded for the excess of carrying value over fair value.
+Added: of December 31, 2022, intangibles and other assets were fully impaired.
+Added: Impairment loss amounted to $ 154,000 , inclusive of a $ 12,000
+Added: impairment of prepaid VAT related to the services provided by PICOCEL and NNS.
+Added: table below summarizes the impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2022:
+Added: OF IMPAIRMENT LOSS
+Added: Foreign exchange loss
+Added: Impairment loss
4 – Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
−Removed: payable and accrued expenses as of December 31, are as follows:
−Removed: Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
+Added: PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
+Added: following table summarizes the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expense balances as of December 31:
+Added: OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable
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Accrued interest
−Removed: Accounts payable and
−Removed: accrued expenses
−Removed: following table presents the details of accrued interest of December 31:
+Added: Accounts payable and accrued expenses
+Added: following table presents the details of accrued interest as of December 31:
OF ACCRUED INTEREST
−Removed: promissory notes
−Removed: end of the year
Notes payable
−Removed: table below summarizes the transactions for the years ended December 31:
+Added: Convertible promissory notes
+Added: Balance, end of the year
+Added: 5 – Notes Payable
+Added: NOTES PAYABLE
+Added: table below summarizes the transactions as of December 31:
OF NOTES PAYABLE
Balance, beginning of the year
−Removed: Balance, end of the
−Removed: January 11, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 15,000 .
−Removed: The interest on this note shall accrue beginning
−Removed: from the date of issuance, at an interest rate of 8 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal and any accrued interest are payable on or before March
+Added: Balance, end of the year
+Added: July 7, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 11,000 .
+Added: The note is noninterest bearing.
+Added: The principal
+Added: was due on or before August 7, 2020.
During any event of default under the note, the interest rate shall increase to 10 % per annum.
−Removed: Events of default include failure
−Removed: to pay principal or interest, breach of covenants, breach of representations and warranties, borrower’s assignment of substantial
−Removed: part of its property or business, any money judgment, writ, or similar process shall be entered or filed against the borrower or any
−Removed: subsidiary of the borrower or any of its properties or other assets for more than $ 100,000 , bankruptcy, liquidation of business, and
−Removed: cessation of operations.
−Removed: The principal and the accrued interest amounting to $ 15,000 and $ 1,000 , respectively, was settled on October
+Added: of default include failure to pay principal or interest, breach of covenants, breach of representations and warranties, borrower’s
+Added: assignment of substantial part of its property or business, any money judgment, writ, or similar process shall be entered or filed against
+Added: the borrower or any subsidiary of the borrower or any of its properties or other assets for more than $ 100,000 , bankruptcy, liquidation
+Added: of business, and cessation of operations.
+Added: The principal amount outstanding under this note was $ 11,000 as of December 31, 2022.
+Added: principal and interest are past due, therefore in default.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company has accrued approximately
+Added: $ 3,000 of default interest.
February 19, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 25,000 .
The interest on the unpaid principal balance
−Removed: accrues at a rate of 10 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before February
+Added: accrued at a rate of 10 % per annum.
+Added: The principal and any accrued interest was to be paid in a single installment on or before February
If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the due date or fails to make any payment due within 15 days
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made by the Company for the benefit of creditors.
−Removed: The principal amount outstanding under this note was $ 25,000 as of December 31, 2021.
−Removed: Interest accrued as of December 31, 2021 is $ 2,000 .
−Removed: April 5, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 9,000 .
−Removed: The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues
−Removed: at a rate of 8 % per annum.
−Removed: If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due
−Removed: within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 8 % per annum during the default.
−Removed: default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment
−Removed: of a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by
−Removed: the Company for the benefit of creditors.
−Removed: The principal and accrued interest under this note was settled September 16, 2021.
+Added: The principal amount was settled in full on January 25, 2022.
April 22, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 50,000 .
The interest on the unpaid principal balance
−Removed: accrues at a rate of 10 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before April 22,
−Removed: If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the
−Removed: due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15 % per annum during the default.
+Added: accrued at a rate of 10 % per annum.
+Added: The principal and any accrued interest was to be paid in a single installment on or before April
+Added: If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of
+Added: the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15 % per annum during the default.
Events of default include failure
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The principal amount outstanding under this note was $ 50,000 as of December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Interest accrued as of
−Removed: December 31, 2021 is $ 2,000 .
+Added: The note principal and
+Added: interest are past due, therefore in default.
+Added: Interest accrued, including default interest, as of December 31, 2022 is $ 10,000 .
July 1, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 25,000 .
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at a rate of 10 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before July 1,2022 .
−Removed: the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the due date,
−Removed: any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15 % per annum during the default (default interest).
−Removed: Events of default include
−Removed: failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver,
−Removed: custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by the Company for
−Removed: the benefit of creditors.
−Removed: The principal amount outstanding under this note was $ 25,000 as of December 31, 2021.
−Removed: Interest accrued as of
−Removed: December 31, 2021 is $ 1,000 .
−Removed: July 12, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 5,000 .
−Removed: The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 8 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before October 12, 2021 .
−Removed: principal amount of this note was settled on September 16, 2021.
−Removed: August 10, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 7,000 .
−Removed: The interest on the unpaid principal balance
−Removed: accrues at a rate of 8 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before November
−Removed: 10, 2021 .The principal amount of this note was settled on September 16, 2021.
−Removed: August 2021, the Company issued four promissory notes to a single lender in the aggregate principal amount of $ 14,000 .
−Removed: The interest on
−Removed: the unpaid principal balance of these notes accrues at a rate of 8 % per annum.
−Removed: The principal for each note shall be paid in a single
−Removed: installment during November 2021 .
−Removed: If the Company fails to pay the balance of these notes in full on the date or fails to make any payments
−Removed: due within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 8 % per annum during the default.
−Removed: of default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy,
−Removed: appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment
−Removed: made by the Company for the benefit of creditors.
−Removed: The principal amount outstanding under these notes was $ 13,500 as of September 30,
−Removed: The principal and the accrued interest aggregating to $ 14,000 was settled in October 2021.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note for $ 11,000 .
−Removed: The total proceeds were $ 10,000 , due to approximately
−Removed: $ 1,000 for an original issue discount.
−Removed: This promissory note is non-interest bearing with the principal due and payable in August 2020 .
−Removed: Any amount of unpaid principal on the date of maturity will accrue interest at rate of 10 % per annum (default interest).
−Removed: issue discount was amortized over the term of the note, which was one month.
−Removed: The Company is in default on this promissory note as of
−Removed: December 31, 2021.
−Removed: The principal and accrued interest amounted to $ 11,000 and $ 2,000 , as of December 31, 2021 and $ 11,000 and nil as
−Removed: of December 31, 2020, respectively.
−Removed: expense on notes payable amounted to $ 8,000
−Removed: as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
+Added: The principal and any accrued interest were to be paid in a single installment on or before July 1, 2022 .
+Added: If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the due
+Added: date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15 % per annum during the default (default interest).
+Added: Events of default
+Added: include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment
+Added: of a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by
+Added: the Company for the benefit of creditors.
+Added: The principal amount was settled in full on November 29, 2022.
+Added: expense on notes payable amounted to $ 14,000 and $ 8,000 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
6 – Convertible Promissory Notes
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes amounting to $ 55,000 and $ 3,850,000 (the “Notes”),
−Removed: respectively.
+Added: PROMISSORY NOTES
+Added: 2021, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes amounting to $ 55,000 and $ 3,850,000 (the “Notes”), respectively.
The total aggregate proceeds were $ 3,550,000 due to a $ 355,000 aggregate original issue discount.
−Removed: The Notes are non-interest
−Removed: bearing with the principal due and payable on March 1, 2022 and August 31, 2022 , respectively.
−Removed: Any amount of unpaid principal on the
−Removed: date of maturity will accrue interest at rate of 10 % per annum (default interest).
−Removed: The principal amount and all accrued interest are
−Removed: convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, as of the date of issuance, at a rate of $ 1.00 and $ 1.25 per share (“Conversion
−Removed: Rate”), respectively.
−Removed: The Conversion Rate is adjustable if, at any time when any principal amount of the Notes remains unpaid or
−Removed: unconverted, the Company issues or sells any shares of the Company’s common stock for no consideration or for a consideration per
−Removed: share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith), which
−Removed: is less than the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of common stock (a “Dilutive
−Removed: Immediately upon a Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Rate will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share
−Removed: received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance.
−Removed: Events of default include failure to issue conversion shares, the occurrence of a
−Removed: breach or default under any other agreement, any money judgment, writ, or similar process entered or filed against the Company or any
−Removed: of its property or other assets for more than $ 100,000 , bankruptcy filing, application for the appointment of a custodian, trustee or
−Removed: receiver, insolvency, the Company’s common stock delisted, or dissolution, winding up, or termination of the business of the Company .
+Added: The Notes are non-interest bearing
+Added: with the principal due and payable on March 1, 2022 and August 31, 2022 , respectively.
+Added: Any amount of unpaid principal on the date of
+Added: maturity will accrue interest at rate of 10 % per annum (default interest).
+Added: Interest accrued as of December 31, 2022 is $ 133,000 .
+Added: principal amount and all accrued interest are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, as of the date of issuance,
+Added: at a rate of $ 1.00 and $ 1.25 per share (“Conversion Rate”), respectively.
+Added: The Conversion Rate is adjustable if, at any time
+Added: when any principal amount of the Notes remains unpaid or unconverted, the Company issues or sells any shares of the Company’s common
+Added: stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts
+Added: or allowances in connection therewith), which is less than the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance)
+Added: of such shares of common stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”).
+Added: Immediately upon a Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Rate will be
+Added: reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance.
+Added: Events of default include failure
+Added: to issue conversion shares, the occurrence of a breach or default under any other agreement, any money judgment, writ, or similar process
+Added: entered or filed against the Company or any of its property or other assets for more than $ 100,000 , bankruptcy filing, application for
+Added: the appointment of a custodian, trustee or receiver, insolvency, the Company’s common stock delisted, or dissolution, winding up,
+Added: or termination of the business of the Company .
+Added: The note principal and interest are past due, therefore in default.
connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company issued to the purchasers of the Notes stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”)
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amounted to $ 0 , which amounts are being amortized and expensed over the term of the Notes.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued convertible promissory notes in the amount of $ 213,000
−Removed: (the “Notes”).
−Removed: The total cash
−Removed: proceeds were approximately $ 60,000 ,
−Removed: approximately $ 147,000
−Removed: from the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
−Removed: into convertible promissory note and approximately $ 6,000
−Removed: original issue discount (“OID”).
−Removed: The Notes are non-interest bearing with the principal due and payable starting in February
−Removed: Any amount of unpaid principal on the date
−Removed: of maturity will accrue interest at rate of 10 %
−Removed: per annum (default interest).
−Removed: The principal amount and all accrued interest are convertible into shares of the Company’s common
−Removed: stock, as of the date of issuance, at a rate of $ 1.00
−Removed: per share (“Conversion Rate”).
−Removed: conversion rate is adjustable if, at any time when any principal amount of the Notes remains unpaid or unconverted, the Company issues
−Removed: or sells any shares of the Company’s common stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable
−Removed: expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith), which is less than the Conversion Rate in effect
−Removed: on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of common stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”).
−Removed: upon a Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Rate will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Company in
−Removed: such Dilutive Issuance.
−Removed: Events of default include failure to issue conversion shares, the occurrence of a breach or default under any
−Removed: other agreement, any money judgment, writ or similar process entered or filed against the Company or any its property or other assets
−Removed: for more than $ 100,000 ,
−Removed: bankruptcy filing, application for the appointment of a custodian, trustee or receiver, insolvency, the Company’s common stock
−Removed: delisted, or dissolution, winding up, or termination of the business of the Company .
−Removed: connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company issued to the purchasers of the Notes stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate
−Removed: shares of the Company’s common stock
−Removed: for a purchase price of $ 1.50
−Removed: per share, subject to adjustments.
−Removed: accordance with ASC 470 - Debt , the Company has accounted for the issuance of the Notes as an extinguishment of the series A preferred
−Removed: Under extinguishment accounting, the difference between the fair value of the Notes and book basis of the series A preferred stock
−Removed: of $ 86,000 was accounted for as a loss on extinguishment.
−Removed: Also, the fair value of the Warrants of $ 52,000 was recorded as a loss on extinguishment.
−Removed: The difference between the fair value of the Notes and the face value of the notes of $ 58,000 was recorded as additional paid on capital.
−Removed: In addition, the Company has allocated the cash proceeds amounts of the Notes among the Notes, the warrants and the conversion feature.
−Removed: The relative fair value of the warrants issued totaled approximately $ 3,000 and of the beneficial conversion totaled approximately $ 0 ,
−Removed: which amounts are being amortized and expensed over the term of the Notes.
−Removed: cost recognized for the amortization of debt discount was approximately $ 524,000
−Removed: and $ 187,000
−Removed: for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
−Removed: 2020, respectively.
Company determined that the conversion feature of the Notes would not be an embedded feature to be bifurcated and accounted for as a
derivative in accordance with ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging .
+Added: cost recognized for the amortization of debt discount was approximately $ 1,526,000 and $ 524,000 for the years ended December 31, 2022
+Added: and 2021, respectively.
convertible promissory notes consisted of the following as of December 31:
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Balance, beginning of year
+Added: ( 1,526,000 )
Balance, end of year
Net carrying amount
−Removed: interest rate used to amortize the debt discount for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 ranges from 4.76 %
−Removed: The unamortized debt discounts will be amortized
−Removed: within one year as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
−Removed: future shares to be issued on conversion of the notes as December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
+Added: interest rate used to amortize the debt discount for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 ranges from 4.76 % to 64.60 %.
+Added: future shares to be issued on conversion of the notes as of December 31:
OF POTENTIAL FUTURE SHARES ISSUANCE OF CONVERSION NOTES
Conversion price per share
−Removed: Potential future share
−Removed: expense on default convertible promissory notes amounted to $ 65,000 and $ 39,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
+Added: Potential future shares
+Added: default interest expense for the convertible promissory notes amounted to $ 204,000 and $ 65,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022,
+Added: and 2021, respectively.
7 – Commitments and contingencies
−Removed: Development Agreement
−Removed: December 23, 2021, AIQ entered into a Technology Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with PICOCEL, Co., Ltd.
−Removed: (the “Contractor”
−Removed: or “PICOCEL”) to develop a FPGA based Bitcoin mining simulation system.
−Removed: The Agreement is expected to be completed
−Removed: within 6 weeks for a total contract price of 198,000,000
−Removed: Korean Won (“KRW”) or approximately
−Removed: As of December 31, 2021, AIQ have made payments amounting to approximately $ 42,000 .
−Removed: The remaining payments as of December 31, 2021 are scheduled, as follows:
−Removed: of Remaining Payments
−Removed: Within 14 days after signing the
−Removed: Within 14 days after
−Removed: delivery of the first set of PM103 FPGA prototype board
+Added: AND CONTINGENCIES
time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.
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be resolved unfavorably, except as follows.
−Removed: 3, 2022, a complaint was filed against our company in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles titled Michael Sekula
+Added: January 3, 2022, a complaint was filed against our company in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles titled Michael
CalEthos Inc, Michael Campbell and Does 1-25 (Case No.
−Removed: 22STCV00121) for, among other matters, failure to pay wages, fraud and other
−Removed: wage-related claims.
−Removed: In the complaint, the plaintiff claims he worked under a consulting agreement as Vice President of Brand Management
−Removed: of our company and was to be paid $4,000 per month and to receive an option to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock that was to
−Removed: vest quarterly over the term of the agreement.
−Removed: In the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that, on or around March 27, 2020, we ceased paying
−Removed: the plaintiff despite the plaintiff’s continuing efforts on behalf of our company and that we agreed to continue to accrue his monthly
−Removed: retainer amount until such time that we received at least $100,000 in funding.
−Removed: Plaintiff further alleges that he continued to work for
−Removed: our company for 38 additional weeks in reliance on our promise of payment.
−Removed: The plaintiff claims that our refusal to make the promised
−Removed: payments amounts to violations of the California labor laws and seeks damages in excess of $450,000.
−Removed: We intend to dispute these claims
−Removed: and to defend this litigation vigorously.
−Removed: However, due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of this litigations
−Removed: is uncertain.
−Removed: An unfavorable outcome in this litigation could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results
−Removed: of operations.
−Removed: continuing COVID-19 global pandemic has caused significant disruption to the economy and financial markets globally, and the full extent
−Removed: of the potential impacts of COVID-19 are not yet known.
−Removed: Circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are complex, uncertain and rapidly
−Removed: The impact of COVID-19 has not been significant to the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity
−Removed: and capital resources.
−Removed: Although no material impairment or other effects have been identified to date, there is substantial uncertainty
−Removed: in the nature and degree of its continued effects over time.
−Removed: That uncertainty affects management’s accounting estimates and assumptions,
−Removed: which could result in greater variability in a variety of areas that depend on these estimates and assumptions as additional events and
−Removed: information become known.
−Removed: The Company will continue to consider the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations.
−Removed: 7 – Stockholders’ Deficit
+Added: 22STCV00121) for, among other matters, failure to pay wages, fraud
+Added: and other wage-related claims.
+Added: In the complaint, the plaintiff claimed he worked under a consulting agreement as Vice President of Brand
+Added: Management of our company and was to be paid $ 4,000 per month and to receive an option to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock
+Added: that was to vest quarterly over the term of the agreement.
+Added: In the complaint, the plaintiff alleged that, on or around March 27, 2020,
+Added: the Company ceased paying the plaintiff despite the plaintiff’s continuing efforts on behalf of our company and that the Company
+Added: agreed to continue to accrue his monthly retainer amount until such time that the Company received at least $ 100,000 in funding.
+Added: further alleged that he continued to work for our company for 38 additional weeks in reliance on our promise of payment.
+Added: The plaintiff
+Added: claimed that our refusal to make the promised payments amounts to violations of the California labor laws and seeks damages in excess
+Added: of $ 450,000 .
+Added: June 9, 2022, a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release was reached by the parties in the above mentioned complaint whereby as full
+Added: consideration for the plaintiff’s execution of and compliance with the agreement and plaintiff’s release of all claims
+Added: against the defendants, the Company agreed to pay a gross settlement amount of $ 90,000 .
+Added: Such payment was made on June 23, 2022.
Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of which 100,000,000 shares shall be preferred stock, par value $ 0.001 per share, and
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underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, resulting
−Removed: in at least $ 10,000,000
−Removed: of gross proceeds to the Company, (ii) the
−Removed: close of business on the sixtieth consecutive day on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the OTC Markets is
−Removed: at least $2.80 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other
−Removed: similar recapitalization with respect to the common stock, or (iii) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66⅔%
−Removed: of the outstanding shares of Series A, given at a meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written
−Removed: consent of stockholders all outstanding shares of Series A shall automatically be converted into shares of the Company’s common
−Removed: stock, at the then effective conversion rate .
+Added: in at least $ 10,000,000 of gross proceeds to the Company, (ii) the close of business on the sixtieth consecutive day on which the closing
+Added: price of the Company’s common stock on the OTC Markets is at least $2.80 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event
+Added: of any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the common stock, or (iii) the
+Added: affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66⅔% of the outstanding shares of Series A, given at a meeting of such stockholders
+Added: duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders all outstanding shares of Series A shall automatically
+Added: be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the then effective conversion rate .
any matter presented to the stockholders of the Company for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Company
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As part of the separation payment, the Company
−Removed: issued 25,000
−Removed: shares valued at $ 76,000
−Removed: and paid $20,000 cash
−Removed: in October 2021.
+Added: issued 25,000 shares valued at $ 76,000 and paid $ 20,000 cash in October 2021.
Common Stock Awards
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pursuant to which the Company issued to the consultants shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for their future services.
−Removed: The Awards have an initial term of one year, which shall be automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis unless either party gives a
+Added: The Awards had an initial term of one year, which was to be automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis unless either party gave a
written notice of termination.
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entity, which is owned by the Company’s CEO and majority shareholder, was granted 1,500,000 restricted share awards.
−Removed: indicated in the Awards Agreement, fifty percent (50%) of the shares shall vest upon the completion of the first two development phases
−Removed: of a 5 nanometer ASIC chip that includes the “FPGA Simulation” and “Tape Out”, and the remaining fifty (50%)
−Removed: of the shares shall vest upon the completion of the next phases of the chip development that include the completion of the Foundry Mask
−Removed: for production in the semiconductor foundry, initial production run of chips and the completion of a bitcoin mining system ready for
−Removed: sale to customers.
−Removed: Should the Company not raise sufficient capital to complete the Foundry Mask within 6 months of completing the first
−Removed: two development phases, then 100 %
−Removed: of the shares shall be considered vested.
−Removed: Company’s management has accounted for the Award Grants as restricted stock compensation in accordance with ASC 718 – Stock
−Removed: Compensation (“ASC 718”).
−Removed: ASC 718 requires the Company to estimate the service period over which the compensation cost will
−Removed: be recognized.
−Removed: Management has estimated that the first two development phases will be completed within 15 months and the Foundry Mask
−Removed: will be completed within 6 months for a total of 21 months service period.
−Removed: Compensation cost will be recognized ratably over 21 months
−Removed: and in the same manner had the Company paid in cash.
−Removed: The estimated service period will be adjusted for changes in actual and expected
−Removed: completion dates.
−Removed: Any such change will be recognized prospectively, and the remaining deferred compensation will be recognized over the
−Removed: remaining service period.
−Removed: of December 31, 2021, a total of 11,500,000
−Removed: shares were issued to the consultants.
+Added: Company’s management accounted for the Award Grants as restricted stock compensation in accordance with ASC 718 – Stock Compensation
+Added: ASC 718 required the Company to estimate the service period over which the compensation cost would be recognized.
+Added: Management had estimated that the first two development phases would be completed within 15 months and the Foundry Mask would be completed
+Added: within 6 months for a total of 21 months service period.
+Added: Compensation cost was to be recognized ratably over 21 months and in the same
+Added: manner had the Company paid in cash.
+Added: The estimated service period would be adjusted for changes in actual and expected completion dates.
+Added: Any such change was to be recognized prospectively, and the remaining deferred compensation was to be recognized over the remaining service
+Added: Company issued restricted stock grants totaling 10,000,000
+Added: shares (“Grant Shares”) to Hyuncheol (Peter) Kim (“CTO”), the Company’s former Chief Technology Officer, and 1,500,000
+Added: to a M1 Advisors LLC, a company owned by the Company’s chief executive officer.
The value was $ 1.93
−Removed: per share on the date of issuance (“Grant
−Removed: Date”) for an aggregate fair value of $ 22,195,000
+Added: per share on the date of issuance (“Grant Date”) for an aggregate fair value of $ 22,195,000
stock-based award compensation was recorded as an increase in deferred compensation expense, common stock, and additional paid-in capital
in the Company’s books at the time of the grant.
+Added: On July 27, 2022, the Company sent the CTO, a letter notifying him that
+Added: the Company’s Board of Directors had resolved to discontinue the Company’s 5 nanometer ASIC chip and bitcoin mining machine
+Added: project and that his consulting agreement was to terminate at the end of August 2022.
+Added: The Grant Shares issued in connection with his consulting
+Added: agreement were canceled.
+Added: As of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements, the CTO had not executed the documentation
+Added: required for the Company to cancel the Grant Shares;
+Added: therefore, the Grant Shares are still legally outstanding, so the number of Grant
+Added: Shares has not been removed from the total shares issued and outstanding.
+Added: Since it is probable that the Grant Shares will not be earned,
+Added: the Company has reversed the expense recognized for the fair value of the Grant Shares.
+Added: at the end of August 2022, the Company canceled the restricted stock grant issued to M1 Advisors LLC.
table below summarizes the transactions related to the Company restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2022:
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( 11,168,000 )
+Added: ( 1,500,000 )
+Added: ( 11,027,000 )
Balance as of December 31, 2022
+Added: stock grant compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2022, is as follows:
+Added: OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT COMPENSATION EXPENSE
+Added: 2022 Accretion expense
+Added: Reversal of 2021 accretion expense
+Added: ( 4,791,000 )
+Added: Reversal of 2022 accretion expense
+Added: ( 6,377,000 )
+Added: Restricted stock grant compensation
+Added: $ ( 4,791,000 )
of Stock Options and Warrants
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Balance, January 1, 2021
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2020
( 1,435,000 )
Balance, December 31, 2021
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2022
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 2022
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OF WARRANTS ACTIVITY
−Removed: Average Strike Price/Share
−Removed: Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
−Removed: Average Grant Date Fair Value/Share
+Added: Weighted Average Strike Price/Share
+Added: Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
+Added: Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value/Share
Balance, January 1, 2021
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Unvested, December 31, 2021
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2020
+Added: Balance, January 1, 2022
Balance, December 31, 2022
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Risk-free interest rate
+Added: 0.27 % - 0.42 %
Expected volatility
Dividend yield
+Added: $ 0.10 – 1.95
+Added: 9 – Earnings (Loss) Per Share EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
+Added: following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31:
+Added: SCHEDULE OF EARNINGS
+Added: PER SHARE BASIC AND DILUTED
+Added: Net income (loss)
+Added: $ ( 6,749,000 )
+Added: Effect of dilutive instruments
+Added: Convertible notes interest expense
+Added: Numerator for diluted EPS
+Added: ( 6,749,000 )
+Added: Denominator - for basic EPS
+Added: Effect of dilutive instruments
+Added: Restricted stock awards
+Added: Convertible notes
+Added: Dilutive potential common shares
+Added: Denominator for diluted EPS
+Added: that could potentially dilute loss per share in the future were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2021 because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
+Added: Common share equivalents amounted to 3,942,608 for warrants,
+Added: 3,947,394 for convertible notes and 11,500,000 for restricted stock units for total of 19,390,002 as of December 31, 2021.
+Added: ended December 31, 2022, the Company had 14,846,705 dilutive securities.
10 – Deferred Tax Assets and Income Tax Provision
+Added: TAX ASSETS AND INCOME TAX PROVISION
December 31, 2022, the Company had net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards for Federal income tax purposes of $ 3,070,000
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Federal NOL’s have an indefinite carryover period and state
−Removed: NOL’s begin to expire at 12-31-2040 if not utilized by then.
+Added: NOL’s begin to expire in 2037 if not utilized by then.
tax assets consist primarily of the tax effect of NOL carry-forwards.
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tax assets because of the uncertainty regarding its realization.
−Removed: The valuation allowance increased by approximately $ 2,191,000
−Removed: for the reporting periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
−Removed: respectively.
+Added: The valuation allowance (decreased) increased by approximately $ ( 782,000 )
+Added: and $ 2,191,000 for the reporting periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
of deferred tax assets are as follows as of December 31:
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Net deferred tax assets – Non-current:
+Added: Intangible assets
+Added: Impairment loss
+Added: Interest expense limitations
Stock-based compensation
−Removed: Expected income tax benefit from
−Removed: NOL carry-forwards
−Removed: $ 1 , 002,000
+Added: Expected income tax benefit from NOL carry-forwards
Less valuation allowance
( 1,709,000 )
−Removed: Deferred tax assets,
−Removed: net of valuation allowance
+Added: ( 2,490,000 )
+Added: Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
Tax Provision in the Statements of Operations
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is as follows for the years ended December 31:
−Removed: Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Tax
−Removed: statutory income tax rate
−Removed: in valuation allowance on net operating loss carry-forwards
−Removed: income tax rate
+Added: OF RECONCILIATION OF INCOME TAX
+Added: Federal statutory income tax rate
+Added: Change in valuation allowance on net operating loss carry-forwards
+Added: Effective income tax rate
11 – Subsequent Events
+Added: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued
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The management of the Company determined the following reportable events:
−Removed: Technology Development Agreement
−Removed: In relation to the Technology Development Agreement
−Removed: entered on December 23, 2021, AIQ has made payments to PICOCEL amounting to approximately $ 42,000 as of the date of this report.
−Removed: Notes Payable
−Removed: Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the Company had
−Removed: made payments to its notes payable holders amounting to $ 25,000 .
−Removed: As of March 1, 2022, the Company did not pay the
−Removed: outstanding balance of $ 55,000 due and payable for a convertible promissory note.
−Removed: As per the promissory note, any unpaid balance as of
−Removed: maturity accrues interest at a rate of 10.0 % per annum.
+Added: of Land for Building a Data Center
+Added: March 30, 2023, the Company signed an option agreement to acquire 80 acres of commercially zoned land in Imperial County, California
+Added: (the “Option”) for $ 3,360,000
+Added: (“Purchase Price”).
+Added: The Option expires
+Added: in September 2024.
+Added: The Company paid a non-refundable deposit of $ 84,000
+Added: on the signing of the Option.
+Added: The Company is
+Added: required to deposit an additional $ 84,000
+Added: into an escrow (“Escrow Funds”).
+Added: If the Company does not exercise the Option by September 2024, the Escrow funds will be returned to the Company.
+Added: Purchase Price is payable with a cash payment of $ 1,680,000 and the issuance of 840,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the
+Added: “Purchase Shares”).
+Added: At the closing of the purchase (“Closing Date”), if the stock is trading at a value less
+Added: than $ 1.00 per share, the Company is required to issue a promissory note in the amount of $ 840,000 , payable on the third anniversary
+Added: of the closing date, with an interest rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 2.0 % .
+Added: the Purchase Shares are issued at the Closing Date, the Company has agreed to repurchase the Shares (the “Put Option”).
+Added: Put Option period ends on the one-year anniversary after a six-month holding period.
+Added: However, if the Company’s common stock trades
+Added: above $ 2.00 per share for 120 consecutive days, the Put Option expires.
+Added: If the Company’s common stock trades below $ 2.00 per for
+Added: 10 consecutive days, the Holder has the option for the Company to repurchase the Purchase Shares for $ 2.00 per share.
+Added: March 27, 2023, executed an offer of employment to hire an individual as the Company’s president and chief operating officer.
+Added: effective date of employment was March 28, 2023.
+Added: The salary is $ 250,000
+Added: per year, with an increase to $ 300,000
+Added: annually, immediately once permits have been
+Added: granted to start construction of the data center, and an increase to $ 350,000
+Added: annually, upon the data center being operational
+Added: and contracted for 25 %
+Added: of the planned 100MW colocation capacity.
+Added: the individual is eligible for a cash annual bonus and 2,000,000
+Added: shares that will be provided in an employee option
+Added: or a restricted stock award, if certain milestones are accomplished.
+Added: The stock grant will be included in a pending employment agreement
+Added: that is planned to be completed between the Company and employee with the next couple of weeks.
+Added: of Restricted Stock Awards
+Added: April 10, 2023, we completed the required paperwork for our transfer agent to cancel 10,000,000
+Added: shares of restricted stock that was previously issued to Mr.
+Added: Kim as our former CTO.
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