OLB GROUP, INC. 10-Q

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, as such, are not required to provide the information under this Item. We are nonetheless voluntarily providing the following risk factor. Our planned tokenized offering application is in the development stage, may not be launched as anticipated, and exposes us to legal, regulatory and operational risks. As described in Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, we are developing an application intended to enable issuers using our CrowdPay platform to generate tokenized offerings, provide investors with additional payment options and access live AI chatbot support. The application is in the development stage and has not been launched. We currently expect to release an initial update during the fourth quarter of 2026 and to complete a full launch in early 2027, but the timing may change and the application may not be launched at all. The offer, sale and transfer of tokenized securities is subject to evolving and uncertain regulation under federal and state securities laws, including registration, broker-dealer, transfer agent, custody and, in certain circumstances, money transmission requirements, and regulators have brought enforcement actions against participants in digital asset markets. The application will also depend on third-party blockchain networks, smart contracts and service providers, which expose us to risks of technical failure, cybersecurity incidents, loss of private keys and irreversible transaction errors. We also expect the application to offer stablecoin payment options provided by licensed or otherwise authorized third parties. Stablecoin payment activity is subject to a developing and uncertain federal and state regulatory framework, including the federal payment stablecoin regime and state money transmission licensing requirements, and we would depend on these providers obtaining and maintaining the licenses and authorizations necessary to support such transactions. The loss of a provider’s authorization, a change in the applicable regulatory framework, or a determination by a regulator that our own activities require licensing could require us to suspend, modify or abandon these payment options. In addition, the market for tokenized securities may not develop as we anticipate, and we may not generate meaningful revenue from the application. The occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition. 34 Table of Contents