EX-99.3 20 ea025298001ex99-3_kindly.htm SUPPLEMENTAL RISK FACTORS

Exhibit 99.3

 

Risks Related to Our Bitcoin Strategy and Holdings

 

Our bitcoin strategy exposes us to various risks, including risks associated with bitcoin.

 

Our bitcoin strategy exposes us to various risks, including the following:

 

Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset.    Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset that has traded below $50,000 per bitcoin and above $120,000 per bitcoin on the Coinbase exchange (a major U.S.-based crypto exchange) in the 12 months preceding the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K to which this exhibit is filed. The trading price of bitcoin significantly decreased during prior periods, and such declines may occur again in the future.

 

Bitcoin does not pay interest or dividends.    Bitcoin does not pay interest or other returns and we can only generate cash from our bitcoin holdings if we sell our bitcoin or implement strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate cash by using our bitcoin holdings. Even if we pursue any such strategies, we may be unable to create income streams or otherwise generate cash from our bitcoin holdings, and any such strategies may subject us to additional risks.

 

Our bitcoin holdings may significantly impact our financial results and the market price of our listed securities.    Our bitcoin holdings may significantly affect our financial results and if we increase our overall holdings of bitcoin in the future, may have an even greater impact on our financial results and the market price of our listed securities.

 

Our assets will be concentrated in bitcoin.    The vast majority of our assets will be concentrated in our bitcoin holdings. The concentration of our assets in bitcoin may limit our ability to mitigate risk that could otherwise be achieved by holding a more diversified portfolio of treasury assets.

 

We intend to purchase bitcoin using primarily proceeds from equity and debt financings.    Our ability to achieve the objectives of our bitcoin strategy depends in significant part on our ability to obtain equity and debt financing. If we are unable to obtain equity or debt financing on favorable terms or at all, we may not be able to successfully execute on our bitcoin strategy.

 

Our bitcoin strategy has not been tested over an extended period of time or under different market conditions.    We will implement a bitcoin strategy following the closing of the Merger. We intend to continually examine the risks and rewards of our strategy to acquire and hold bitcoin. This strategy has not been tested over an extended period of time or under different market conditions. For example, although we believe bitcoin, due to its fixed supply, has the potential to serve as a hedge against inflation in the long term, the short-term price of bitcoin has declined in recent periods during which the inflation rate increased. If bitcoin prices were to decrease or our bitcoin strategy otherwise proves unsuccessful, our financial condition, results of operations, and the market price of our listed securities would be materially adversely impacted.

 

We will be subject to counterparty risks, including in particular risks relating to exchanges where we intend to purchase bitcoin and our custodians.    Although we have implemented or intend to implement various measures that are designed to mitigate our counterparty risks, including purchasing bitcoin through reputable U.S.-based third-party exchanges with industry standard policies and procedures and by storing substantially all of the bitcoin we will own in custody accounts at U.S.-based, institutional-grade custodians and negotiating contractual arrangements intended to establish that our property interest in custodially-held bitcoin is not subject to claims of our custodians’ creditors, applicable insolvency law is not fully developed with respect to the holding of digital assets in custodial accounts. If our custodially-held bitcoin were nevertheless considered to be the property of our custodians’ estates in the event that any such custodians were to enter bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings, we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of such custodians, inhibiting our ability to exercise ownership rights with respect to such bitcoin, or delaying or hindering our access to our bitcoin holdings, and this may ultimately result in the loss of the value related to some or all of such bitcoin, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition as well as the market price of our listed securities.

 

 

 

 

The broader digital assets industry is subject to counterparty risks, which could adversely impact the adoption rate, price, and use of bitcoin.    A series of recent high-profile bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions and other events relating to companies operating in the digital asset industry have highlighted the counterparty risks applicable to owning and transacting in digital assets. Although these bankruptcies, closures, liquidations and other events have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of our bitcoin, nor have such events adversely impacted our access to our bitcoin, they have, in the short-term, likely negatively impacted the adoption rate and use of bitcoin. Additional bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions or other events involving participants in the digital assets industry in the future may further negatively impact the adoption rate, price, and use of bitcoin, limit the availability to us of financing collateralized by bitcoin, or create or expose additional counterparty risks.

 

The broader digital assets industry, including the technology associated with digital assets, the rate of adoption and development of, and use cases for, digital assets, market perception of digital assets, and the legal, regulatory, and accounting treatment of digital assets are constantly developing and changing, and there may be additional risks in the future that are not possible to predict.

 

This will be the first digital asset treasury strategy for the Company and our historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future relating to our treasury strategy and Bitcoin holdings.

 

We intend to implement our treasury strategy immediately. Because we are only beginning to enact our bitcoin strategy, our historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future from holding or selling significant amounts of bitcoin. The price of bitcoin has historically been subject to dramatic price fluctuations and is highly volatile.

 

Additionally, in the future we may expand our operations beyond the legacy KindlyMD medical business operations and the bitcoin treasury strategy to include other income streams and otherwise generate funds using our bitcoin holdings. At this time, we do not have any definitive agreements or plans in place to expand beyond acquiring and holding bitcoin. However, if we do expand such operations, additional risks related to such strategies and business, including counterparty risks, could arise.

 

Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price of bitcoin are likely to influence our financial results and the market price of our listed securities.

 

Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price of bitcoin are likely to influence our financial results and the market price of our listed securities. Our financial results and the market price of our listed securities would be adversely affected, and our business and financial condition would be negatively impacted, if the price of bitcoin decreased substantially (as it has in the past), including as a result of:

 

decreased user and investor confidence in bitcoin, including due to the various factors described herein;

 

investment and trading activities, such as (i) trading activities of highly active retail and institutional users, speculators, miners and investors; (ii) actual or expected significant dispositions of bitcoin by large holders, including the expected liquidation of digital assets associated with entities that have filed for bankruptcy protection and the transfer and sale of bitcoins associated with significant hacks, seizures, or forfeitures; and (iii) actual or perceived manipulation of the spot or derivative markets for bitcoin or spot bitcoin exchange-traded products (“ETPs”);

 

negative publicity, media or social media coverage, or sentiment due to events in or relating to, or perception of, bitcoin or the broader digital assets industry, for example, (i) public perception that bitcoin can be used as a vehicle to circumvent sanctions, including sanctions imposed on Russia or certain regions related to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, or to fund criminal or terrorist activities; (ii) expected or pending civil, criminal, regulatory enforcement or other high profile actions against major participants in the bitcoin ecosystem, including the SEC’s enforcement actions against Coinbase, Inc. and Binance Holdings Ltd.; (iii) additional filings for bankruptcy protection or bankruptcy proceedings of major digital asset industry participants, such as the bankruptcy proceeding of FTX Trading and its affiliates; and (iv) the actual or perceived environmental impact of bitcoin and related activities, including environmental concerns raised by private individuals, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and other actors related to the energy resources consumed in the bitcoin mining process;

 

changes in consumer preferences and the perceived value or prospects of bitcoin;

 

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competition from other digital assets that exhibit better speed, security, scalability, or energy efficiency, that feature other more favored characteristics, that are backed by governments, including the U.S. government, or reserves of fiat currencies, or that represent ownership or security interests in physical assets;

 

a decrease in the price of other digital assets, including stablecoins, or the crash or unavailability of stablecoins that are used as a medium of exchange for bitcoin purchase and sale transactions, to the extent the decrease in the price of such other digital assets or the unavailability of such stablecoins may cause a decrease in the price of bitcoin or adversely affect investor confidence in digital assets generally;

 

developments relating to the bitcoin protocol, including (i) changes to the bitcoin protocol that impact its security, speed, scalability, usability, or value, such as changes to the cryptographic security protocol underpinning the bitcoin blockchain, changes to the maximum number of bitcoin outstanding, changes to the mutability of transactions, changes relating to the size of blockchain blocks, and similar changes, (ii) failures to make upgrades to the bitcoin protocol to adapt to security, technological, legal or other challenges, and (iii) changes to the bitcoin protocol that introduce software bugs, security risks or other elements that adversely affect bitcoin;

 

disruptions, failures, unavailability, or interruptions in service of trading venues for bitcoin, such as, for example, the announcement by the digital asset exchange FTX Trading that it would freeze withdrawals and transfers from its accounts and subsequent filing for bankruptcy protection and the SEC enforcement action brought against Binance Holdings Ltd., which initially sought to freeze all of its assets during the pendency of the enforcement action and has since resulted in Binance discontinuing all fiat deposits and withdrawals in the U.S.;

 

the filing for bankruptcy protection by, liquidation of, or market concerns about the financial viability of digital asset custodians, trading venues, lending platforms, investment funds, or other digital asset industry participants, such as the filing for bankruptcy protection by digital asset trading venues FTX Trading and BlockFi and digital asset lending platforms Celsius Network and Voyager Digital Holdings in prior years, and the exit of Binance from the U.S. market as part of its settlement with the Department of Justice and other federal regulatory agencies;

 

regulatory, legislative, enforcement and judicial actions that adversely affect the price, ownership, transferability, trading volumes, legality or public perception of bitcoin, or that adversely affect the operations of or otherwise prevent digital asset custodians, trading venues, lending platforms or other digital assets industry participants from operating in a manner that allows them to continue to deliver services to the digital assets industry;

 

further reductions in mining rewards of bitcoin, including due to block reward halving events, which are events that occur after a specific period of time (the most recent of which occurred in April 2024) that reduce the block reward earned by “miners” who validate bitcoin transactions, or increases in the costs associated with bitcoin mining, including increases in electricity costs and hardware and software used in mining, or new or enhanced regulation or taxation of bitcoin mining, which could further increase the costs associated with bitcoin mining, any of which may cause a decline in support for the bitcoin network;

 

transaction congestion and fees associated with processing transactions on the bitcoin network;

 

macroeconomic changes, such as changes in the level of interest rates and inflation, fiscal and monetary policies of governments, trade restrictions, and fiat currency devaluations;

 

developments in mathematics or technology, including in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, that could result in the cryptography used by the bitcoin blockchain becoming insecure or ineffective; and

 

changes in national and international economic and political conditions, including, without limitation, federal government policies, trade tariffs and trade disputes, the adverse impacts attributable to the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the economic sanctions adopted in response to the conflict, and the broadening of the Israel-Hamas conflict to other countries in the Middle East.

 

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Bitcoin and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty.

 

Bitcoin and other digital assets are relatively novel and are subject to significant uncertainty, which could adversely impact their price. The application of state and federal securities laws and other laws and regulations to digital assets is unclear in certain respects, and it is possible that regulators in the United States or foreign countries may interpret or apply existing laws and regulations in a manner that adversely affects the price of bitcoin or the ability of individuals or institutions such as us to own or transfer bitcoin.

 

The U.S. federal government, states, regulatory agencies, and foreign countries may also enact new laws and regulations, or pursue regulatory, legislative, enforcement or judicial actions, that could materially impact the price of bitcoin or the ability of individuals or institutions such as us to own or transfer bitcoin. For example, within the past several years:

 

President Trump signed an executive order instructing a working group comprised of representatives from key federal agencies to evaluate measures that can be taken to provide regulatory clarity and certainty built on technology-neutral regulations for individuals and firms involved in digital assets, including through well-defined jurisdictional regulatory boundaries;

 

in January 2025, the SEC announced the formation of a “Crypto Task Force,” which was created to provide clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to the crypto asset market and to recommend policy measures with respect to digital asset security status, registration and listing of digital asset-based investment vehicles, and digital asset custody, lending and staking;

 

the European Union adopted Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (“MiCA”), a comprehensive digital asset regulatory framework for the issuance and use of digital assets, like bitcoin;

 

in June 2023, the SEC filed complaints against Binance Holdings Ltd. and Coinbase, Inc., and their respective affiliated entities, relating to, among other claims, that each party was operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency;

 

in November 2023, the SEC filed a complaint against Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., together known as Kraken, alleging, among other claims, that Kraken’s crypto trading platform was operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency;

 

in June 2023, the United Kingdom adopted and implemented the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (“FSMA 2023”), which regulates market activities in “cryptoassets;”

 

in November 2023, Binance Holdings Ltd. and its then chief executive officer reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, CFTC, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to resolve a multi-year investigation by the agencies and a civil suit brought by the CFTC, pursuant to which Binance Holdings Ltd. agreed to, among other things, pay $4.3 billion in penalties across the four agencies and to discontinue its operations in the United States; and

 

in China, the People’s Bank of China and the National Development and Reform Commission have outlawed cryptocurrency mining and declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal within the country.

 

In 2025, the SEC dismissed its civil enforcement actions against several major crypto asset trading platforms, including Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance. While these dismissals may signal a shift in regulatory approach or enforcement priorities, there remains significant uncertainty regarding the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets, including bitcoin. Future regulatory actions, changes in interpretation, or new legislation could adversely affect our ability to hold, acquire, or utilize bitcoin and other crypto assets, and could materially impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Furthermore, these types of activities are subject to heightened regulatory scrutiny, and future changes in laws or regulations could restrict our ability to engage in such strategies or impact our ability to recover assets in the event of a counterparty default. If we are unable to recover our bitcoin or funds from a counterparty, or if regulatory changes adversely affect our ability to generate income from our bitcoin holdings, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

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It is not possible to predict whether, or when, new laws will be enacted that change the legal framework governing digital assets or provide additional authorities to the SEC or other regulators, or whether, or when, any other federal, state or foreign legislative bodies will take any similar actions. It is also not possible to predict the nature of any such additional laws or authorities, how additional legislation or regulatory oversight might impact the ability of digital asset markets to function, the willingness of financial and other institutions to continue to provide services to the digital assets industry, or how any new laws or regulations, or changes to existing laws or regulations, might impact the value of digital assets generally and bitcoin specifically. The consequences of any new law or regulation relating to digital assets and digital asset activities could adversely affect the market price of bitcoin, as well as our ability to hold or transact in bitcoin, and in turn adversely affect the market price of our listed securities.

 

Moreover, the risks of engaging in a bitcoin strategy are relatively novel and have created, and could continue to create, complications due to the lack of experience that third parties have with companies engaging in such a strategy, such as increased costs of director and officer liability insurance or the potential inability to obtain such coverage on acceptable terms in the future.

 

The growth of the digital assets industry in general, and the use and acceptance of bitcoin in particular, may also impact the price of bitcoin and is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. The pace of worldwide growth in the adoption and use of bitcoin may depend, for instance, on public familiarity with digital assets, ease of buying, accessing or gaining exposure to bitcoin, institutional demand for bitcoin as an investment asset, the participation of traditional financial institutions in the digital assets industry, consumer demand for bitcoin as a store of value or means of payment, and the availability and popularity of alternatives to bitcoin. Even if growth in bitcoin adoption occurs in the near or medium-term, there is no assurance that bitcoin usage will continue to grow over the long-term.

 

Because bitcoin has no physical existence beyond the record of transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, a variety of technical factors related to the Bitcoin blockchain could also impact the price of bitcoin. For example, malicious attacks by miners, inadequate mining fees to incentivize validating of bitcoin transactions, hard “forks” of the Bitcoin blockchain into multiple blockchains, and advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry, and quantum computing could undercut the integrity of the Bitcoin blockchain and negatively affect the price of bitcoin. The liquidity of bitcoin may also be reduced and damage to the public perception of bitcoin may occur, if financial institutions were to deny or limit banking services to businesses that hold bitcoin, provide bitcoin-related services or accept bitcoin as payment, which could also decrease the price of bitcoin. Actions by U.S. banking regulators, such as the issuance in February 2023 by Federal banking agencies of the “Interagency Liquidity Risk Statement,” which cautioned banks on contagion risks posed by providing services to digital assets customers, and similar actions, have in the past resulted in or contributed to reductions in access to banking services for bitcoin-related customers and service providers, or the willingness of traditional financial institution to participate in markets for digital assets. The liquidity of bitcoin may also be impacted to the extent that changes in applicable laws and regulatory requirements negatively impact the ability of exchanges and trading venues to provide services for bitcoin and other digital assets.

 

The availability of spot ETPs for bitcoin and other digital assets may adversely affect the market price of our listed securities.

 

Although bitcoin and other digital assets have experienced a surge of investor attention since bitcoin was invented in 2008, until recently investors in the United States had limited means to gain direct exposure to bitcoin through traditional investment channels, and instead generally were only able to hold bitcoin through “hosted” wallets provided by digital asset service providers or through “unhosted” wallets that expose the investor to risks associated with loss or hacking of their private keys. Given the relative novelty of digital assets, general lack of familiarity with the processes needed to hold bitcoin directly, as well as the potential reluctance of financial planners and advisers to recommend direct bitcoin holdings to their retail customers because of the manner in which such holdings are custodied, some investors have sought exposure to bitcoin through investment vehicles that hold bitcoin and issue shares representing fractional undivided interests in their underlying bitcoin holdings. These vehicles, which were previously offered only to “accredited investors” on a private placement basis, have in the past traded at substantial premiums to net asset value, possibly due to the relative scarcity of traditional investment vehicles providing investment exposure to bitcoin.

 

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On January 10, 2024, the SEC approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin ETPs, the shares of which can be sold in public offerings and are traded on U.S. national securities exchanges. The approved ETPs commenced trading directly to the public on January 11, 2024, with a trading volume of $4.6 billion on the first trading day. To the extent investors view our common stock as providing exposure to bitcoin, it is possible that the value of our common stock may also have included a premium over the value of our bitcoin due to the prior scarcity of traditional investment vehicles providing investment exposure to bitcoin, and that the value of our common stock may decline due to investors now having a greater range of options to gain exposure to bitcoin and investors choosing to gain such exposure through ETPs rather than our common stock. Additionally, on May 23, 2024, the SEC approved rule changes permitting the listing and trading of spot ETPs that invest in ether, the main crypto asset supporting the Ethereum blockchain. The approved spot ETPs commenced trading directly to the public on July 23, 2024. The listing and trading of spot ETPs for ether offers investors another alternative to gain exposure to digital assets, which could result in a decline in the trading price of bitcoin as well as a decline in the value of our common stock relative to the value of our bitcoin.

 

Although we are an operating company, and we believe we offer a different value proposition than a bitcoin investment vehicle such as a spot bitcoin ETP, investors may nevertheless view our common stock as an alternative to an investment in an ETP, and choose to purchase shares of a spot bitcoin ETP instead of our common stock. They may do so for a variety of reasons, including if they believe that ETPs offer a “pure play” exposure to bitcoin that is generally not subject to federal income tax at the entity level as we are, or the other risk factors applicable to an operating business, such as ours. Additionally, unlike spot bitcoin ETPs, we (i) do not seek for our shares of common stock to track the value of the underlying bitcoin we hold before payment of expenses and liabilities, (ii) do not benefit from various exemptions and relief under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Regulation M, and other securities laws, which enable ETPs to continuously align the value of their shares to the price of the underlying assets they hold through share creation and redemption, (iii) are a Utah corporation rather than a statutory trust, and do not operate pursuant to a trust agreement that would require us to pursue one or more stated investment objectives, and (iv) are not required to provide daily transparency as to our bitcoin holdings or our daily net asset value. Furthermore, recommendations by broker-dealers to buy, hold, or sell complex products and non-traditional ETPs, or an investment strategy involving such products, may be subject to additional or heightened scrutiny that would not be applicable to broker-dealers making recommendations with respect to our common stock. Based on how we are viewed in the market relative to ETPs, and other vehicles which offer economic exposure to bitcoin, such as bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), leveraged bitcoin futures ETFs, and similar vehicles offered on international exchanges, any premium or discount in our common stock relative to the value of our bitcoin holdings may increase or decrease in different market conditions.

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, availability of spot ETPs for bitcoin and other digital assets could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our listed securities.

 

Our bitcoin strategy subjects us to enhanced regulatory oversight.

 

As noted above, several spot bitcoin ETPs have received approval from the SEC to list their shares on a U.S. national securities exchange with continuous share creation and redemption at net asset value. Even though we are not, and do not function in the manner of, a spot bitcoin ETP, it is possible that we nevertheless could face regulatory scrutiny from the SEC or other federal or state agencies due to our bitcoin holdings.

 

In addition, there has been increasing focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities, fund criminal or terrorist activities, or circumvent sanctions regimes, including those sanctions imposed in response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While we have implemented or intend to implement and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and regulations and take care to only acquire our bitcoin through entities subject to anti-money laundering regulation and related compliance rules in the United States, if we are found to have purchased any of our bitcoin from bad actors that have used bitcoin to launder money or persons subject to sanctions, we may be subject to regulatory proceedings and any further transactions or dealings in bitcoin by us may be restricted or prohibited.

 

Although our bitcoin holdings do not currently serve as collateral securing any of our outstanding indebtedness as of the date hereof, we may incur indebtedness or enter into other financial instruments in the future that may be collateralized by our bitcoin holdings. We may also consider pursuing strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our bitcoin holdings. These types of bitcoin-related transactions are the subject of enhanced regulatory oversight. These and any other bitcoin-related transactions we may enter into, beyond simply acquiring and holding bitcoin, may subject us to additional regulatory compliance requirements and scrutiny, including under Federal and state money services regulations, money transmitter licensing requirements and various commodity and securities laws and regulations.

 

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Additional laws, guidance and policies may be issued by domestic and foreign regulators following the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, in November 2022. While the financial and regulatory fallout from FTX’s collapse did not directly impact our business, financial condition or corporate assets, the FTX collapse may have increased regulatory focus on the digital assets industry. Increased enforcement activity and changes in the regulatory environment, including changing interpretations and the implementation of new or varying regulatory requirements by the government or any new legislation affecting bitcoin, as well as enforcement actions involving or impacting our trading venues, counterparties and custodians, may impose significant costs or significantly limit our ability to hold and transact in bitcoin.

 

In addition, private actors that are wary of bitcoin or the regulatory concerns associated with bitcoin have in the past taken and may in the future take further actions that may have an adverse effect on our business or the market price of our listed securities.

 

Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of many bitcoin trading venues, bitcoin trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes, which may result in a loss of confidence in bitcoin trading venues and adversely affect the value of our bitcoin.

 

Bitcoin trading venues are relatively new and, in many cases, unregulated. Furthermore, there are many bitcoin trading venues which do not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in bitcoin trading venues, including prominent exchanges that handle a significant volume of bitcoin trading and/or are subject to regulatory oversight, in the event one or more bitcoin trading venues cease or pause for a prolonged period the trading of bitcoin or other digital assets, or experience fraud, significant volumes of withdrawal, security failures or operational problems.

 

In 2019 there were reports claiming that 80-95% of bitcoin trading volume on trading venues was false or non-economic in nature, with specific focus on unregulated exchanges located outside of the United States. The SEC also alleged as part of its June 5, 2023 complaint against Binance Holdings Ltd. that Binance committed strategic and targeted “wash trading” through its affiliates to artificially inflate the volume of certain digital assets traded on its exchange. The SEC has also brought recent actions against individuals and digital asset market participants alleging that such persons artificially increased trading volumes in certain digital assets through wash trades, or repeated buying and selling of the same assets in fictitious transactions to manipulate their underlying trading price. Such reports and allegations may indicate that the bitcoin market is significantly smaller than expected and that the United States makes up a significantly larger percentage of the bitcoin market than is commonly understood. Any actual or perceived wash trading in the bitcoin market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of our bitcoin. Negative perception, a lack of stability in the broader bitcoin markets and the closure, temporary shutdown or operational disruption of bitcoin trading venues, lending institutions, institutional investors, institutional miners, custodians, or other major participants in the bitcoin ecosystem, due to fraud, business failure, cybersecurity events, government-mandated regulation, bankruptcy, or for any other reason, may result in a decline in confidence in bitcoin and the broader bitcoin ecosystem and greater volatility in the price of bitcoin. As the price of our listed securities is affected by the value of our bitcoin holdings, the failure of a major participant in the bitcoin ecosystem could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our listed securities.

 

The concentration of our bitcoin holdings enhances the risks inherent in our bitcoin strategy.

 

We have and intend to purchase bitcoin and increase our overall holdings of bitcoin in the future. The intended concentration of our bitcoin holdings limits the risk mitigation that we could achieve if we were to purchase a more diversified portfolio of treasury assets, and the absence of diversification enhances the risks inherent in our bitcoin strategy. The price of bitcoin experienced a significant decline in 2022, and any similar future significant declines in the price of bitcoin could have a more pronounced impact on our financial condition than if we used our cash to purchase a more diverse portfolio of assets.

 

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The emergence or growth of other digital assets, including those with significant private or public sector backing, could have a negative impact on the price of bitcoin and adversely affect our business.

 

As a result of our bitcoin strategy, our assets are concentrated in our bitcoin holdings. Accordingly, the emergence or growth of digital assets other than bitcoin may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. As of May 2025, bitcoin was the largest digital asset by market capitalization. However, there are numerous alternative digital assets and many entities, including consortiums and financial institutions, are researching and investing resources into private or permissioned blockchain platforms or digital assets that do not use proof-of-work mining like the Bitcoin network. For example, in late 2022, the Ethereum network transitioned to a “proof-of-stake” mechanism for validating transactions that requires significantly less computing power than proof-of-work mining. The Ethereum network has completed another major upgrade since then and may undertake additional upgrades in the future. If the mechanisms for validating transactions in Ethereum and other alternative digital assets are perceived as superior to proof-of-work mining, those digital assets could gain market share relative to bitcoin.

 

Other alternative digital assets that compete with bitcoin in certain ways include “stablecoins,” which are designed to maintain a constant price because of, for instance, their issuers’ promise to hold high-quality liquid assets (such as U.S. dollar deposits and short-term U.S. treasury securities) equal to the total value of stablecoins in circulation. Stablecoins have grown rapidly as an alternative to bitcoin and other digital assets as a medium of exchange and store of value, particularly on digital asset trading platforms.

 

Additionally, central banks in some countries have started to introduce digital forms of legal tender. For example, China’s CBDC project was made available to consumers in January 2022, and governments including the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Israel have been discussing the potential creation of new CBDCs. Whether or not they incorporate blockchain or similar technology, CBDCs, as legal tender in the issuing jurisdiction, could also compete with, or replace, bitcoin and other digital assets as a medium of exchange or store of value. As a result, the emergence or growth of these or other digital assets could cause the market price of bitcoin to decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.

 

Our bitcoin holdings are and will be less liquid than our existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents.

 

Historically, the bitcoin market has been characterized by significant volatility in price, limited liquidity and trading volumes compared to sovereign currencies markets, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks inherent in its entirely electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. During times of market instability, we may not be able to sell our bitcoin at favorable prices or at all. For example, a number of bitcoin trading venues temporarily halted deposits and withdrawals in 2022, although the Coinbase exchange (a major U.S.-based crypto exchange) has, to date, not done so. As a result, our bitcoin holdings may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents. Further, bitcoin we hold with our custodians and transact with our trade execution partners will not enjoy the same protections as are available to cash or securities deposited with or transacted by institutions subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Additionally, we may be unable to enter into term loans or other capital raising transactions collateralized by our unencumbered bitcoin or otherwise generate funds using our bitcoin holdings, including in particular during times of market instability or when the price of bitcoin has declined significantly. If we are unable to sell our bitcoin, enter into additional capital raising transactions, including capital raising transactions using bitcoin as collateral, or otherwise generate funds using our bitcoin holdings, or if we are forced to sell our bitcoin at a significant loss, in order to meet our working capital requirements, our business and financial condition could be negatively impacted.

 

If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyberattack and unauthorized parties obtain access to our bitcoin, or if our private keys are lost or destroyed, or other similar circumstances or events occur, we may lose some or all of our bitcoin and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

Substantially all of the bitcoin we own will be held in custody accounts at institutional-grade digital asset custodians. Security breaches and cyberattacks are of particular concern with respect to our bitcoin. Bitcoin and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies and the entities that provide services to participants in the bitcoin ecosystem have been, and may in the future be, subject to security breaches, cyberattacks, or other malicious activities. A successful security breach or cyberattack could result in:

 

a partial or total loss of our bitcoin in a manner that may not be covered by insurance or the liability provisions of the custody agreements with the custodians who hold our bitcoin;

 

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harm to our reputation and brand;

 

improper disclosure of data and violations of applicable data privacy and other laws; or

 

significant regulatory scrutiny, investigations, fines, penalties, and other legal, regulatory, contractual and financial exposure.

 

Further, any actual or perceived data security breach or cybersecurity attack directed at other companies with digital assets or companies that operate digital asset networks, regardless of whether we are directly impacted, could lead to a general loss of confidence in the broader Bitcoin blockchain ecosystem or in the use of the Bitcoin network to conduct financial transactions, which could negatively impact us.

 

Attacks upon systems across a variety of industries, including industries related to bitcoin, are increasing in frequency, persistence, and sophistication, and, in many cases, are being conducted by sophisticated, well-funded and organized groups and individuals, including state actors. The techniques used to obtain unauthorized, improper or illegal access to systems and information (including personal data and digital assets), disable or degrade services, or sabotage systems are constantly evolving, may be difficult to detect quickly, and often are not recognized or detected until after they have been launched against a target. These attacks may occur on our systems or those of our third-party service providers or partners. We may experience breaches of our security measures due to human error, malfeasance, insider threats, system errors or vulnerabilities or other irregularities. In particular, unauthorized parties have attempted, and we expect that they will continue to attempt, to gain access to our systems and facilities, as well as those of our partners and third-party service providers, through various means, such as hacking, social engineering, phishing and fraud. Threats can come from a variety of sources, including criminal hackers, hacktivists, state-sponsored intrusions, industrial espionage, and insiders. In addition, certain types of attacks could harm us even if our systems are left undisturbed. For example, certain threats are designed to remain dormant or undetectable, sometimes for extended periods of time, or until launched against a target and we may not be able to implement adequate preventative measures. Further, there has been an increase in such activities due to the increase in work-from-home arrangements since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The risk of cyberattacks could also be increased by cyberwarfare in connection with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts, or other future conflicts, including potential proliferation of malware into systems unrelated to such conflicts. Any future breach of our operations or those of others in the bitcoin industry, including third-party services on which we rely, could materially and adversely affect our business.

 

We face risks relating to the use of third-party exchanges in connection with our bitcoin strategy.

 

We intend to use third-parties exchanges, which we believe are reputable, such as Kraken, Anchorage and Coinbase, to purchase bitcoin for our treasury. As part of our process in determining transactions with third-party exchanges, we search for reputable exchanges that have industry standard policies and procedures in place regarding data security and customer diligence related to anti-money laundering (“AML”), Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and know-your client (“KYC”) rules and regulations. If any of these third-party exchanges no longer meet our standards or if there is a decrease in reputable third-party exchanges, we may need to find additional counterparties and enter into additional agreements that could be on less favorable terms, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or the results of our operations.

 

We may face risks relating to the custody of our bitcoin, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to access our bitcoin and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to our bitcoin.

 

We intend to hold our bitcoin with regulated custodians at U.S.-based, institutional-grade custodians that have demonstrated records of regulatory compliance and information security. We did not anticipate that our custodial services contracts will restrict our ability to reallocate our bitcoin among our custodians, and our bitcoin holdings may be concentrated with a single custodian from time to time. If there is a decrease in the availability of digital asset custodians that we believe can safely custody our bitcoin, for example, due to regulatory developments or enforcement actions that cause custodians to discontinue or limit their services in the United States, we may need to enter into agreements that are less favorable than our current agreements or take other measures to custody our bitcoin, and our ability to seek a greater degree of diversification in the use of custodial services would be materially adversely affected.

 

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Our insurance may only cover losses of a small fraction of the value of the entirety of our bitcoin holdings, and there can be no guarantee that such insurance will be maintained as part of the custodial services we will have or that such coverage will cover losses with respect to our bitcoin. Moreover, our use of custodians exposes us to the risk that the bitcoin our custodians hold on our behalf could be subject to insolvency proceedings and we could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of the custodian, inhibiting our ability to exercise ownership rights with respect to such bitcoin. Any loss associated with such insolvency proceedings is unlikely to be covered by any insurance coverage we maintain related to our bitcoin.

 

Bitcoin is controllable only by the possessor of both the unique public key and private key(s) relating to the local or online digital wallet in which the bitcoin is held. While the Bitcoin blockchain ledger requires a public key relating to a digital wallet to be published when used in a transaction, private keys must be safeguarded and kept private in order to prevent a third party from accessing the bitcoin held in such wallet. To the extent the private key(s) for a digital wallet are lost, destroyed, or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key(s) is accessible, neither we nor our custodians will be able to access the bitcoin held in the related digital wallet. Furthermore, we cannot provide assurance that our digital wallets, nor the digital wallets of our custodians held on our behalf, will not be compromised as a result of a cyberattack. The bitcoin and blockchain ledger, as well as other digital assets and blockchain technologies, have been, and may in the future be, subject to security breaches, cyberattacks, or other malicious activities.

 

Regulatory change determining that bitcoin is being offered and sold as a security could lead to our classification as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and could adversely affect the market price of bitcoin and the market price of our listed securities.

 

A significant portion of our assets will be concentrated in our bitcoin holdings. While senior SEC officials have stated their view that bitcoin is not a “security” for purposes of the federal securities laws, a contrary determination by the SEC, or a determination that our bitcoin is being offered and sold as a security, could lead to our classification as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which would subject us to significant additional regulatory controls that could have a material adverse effect on our ability to execute on our bitcoin strategy, and our business and operations and may also require us to substantially change the manner in which we conduct our business.

 

In the future we may expand our operations beyond the legacy Kindly MD medical business operations and the bitcoin treasury strategy to include other income streams and otherwise generate funds using our bitcoin holdings, including acquiring interests in other entities. At this time, we do not have any definitive agreements or plans in place to expand beyond acquiring and holding bitcoin. However, if we do acquire minority interests in other entities, this could lead to our classification as an “investment company”, which would subject us to additional regulatory controls and could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

In addition, any additional regulatory restrictions imposed by such a determinations could adversely affect the market price of bitcoin and in turn adversely affect the market price of our listed securities.

 

We are not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers.

 

Mutual funds, ETFs and their directors and management are subject to extensive regulation as “investment companies” and “investment advisers” under U.S. federal and state law; this regulation is intended for the benefit and protection of investors. We are not subject to, and do not otherwise voluntarily comply with, these laws and regulations. This means, among other things, that the execution of or changes to our Treasury Reserve Policy or our bitcoin strategy, our use of leverage, the manner in which our bitcoin is custodied, our ability to engage in transactions with affiliated parties and our operating and investment activities generally are not subject to the extensive legal and regulatory requirements and prohibitions that apply to investment companies and investment advisers. Our board of directors has broad discretion over the investment, leverage and cash management policies it authorizes, whether in respect of our bitcoin holdings or other activities we may pursue, and has the power to change our current policies, including our strategy of acquiring and holding bitcoin.

 

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Our bitcoin strategy exposes us to risk of non-performance by counterparties.

 

Our bitcoin strategy exposes us to the risk of non-performance by counterparties, whether contractual or otherwise. Risk of non-performance includes inability or refusal of a counterparty to perform because of a deterioration in the counterparty’s financial condition and liquidity or for any other reason. For example, our execution partners, custodians, or other counterparties might fail to perform in accordance with the terms of our agreements with them, which could result in a loss of bitcoin, a loss of the opportunity to generate funds, or other losses.

 

Our primary counterparty risk with respect to our bitcoin is custodian performance obligations under the custody arrangements we have entered into. A series of relatively recent high-profile bankruptcies, closures, liquidations, regulatory enforcement actions and other events relating to companies operating in the digital asset industry, including the filings for bankruptcy protection by Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX Trading and Genesis Global Capital, among others, and the filing and subsequent settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit by the New York Attorney General against Genesis Global Capital, its parent company Digital Currency Group, Inc., and former partner Gemini Trust Company have highlighted the perceived and actual counterparty risk applicable to digital asset ownership and trading. Although these bankruptcies, closures and liquidations have not resulted in any loss or misappropriation of our bitcoin, nor have such events adversely impacted our access to our bitcoin, legal precedent created in these bankruptcy and other proceedings may increase the risk of future rulings adverse to our interests in the event one or more of our custodians becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy case or is the subject of other liquidation, insolvency or similar proceedings.

 

While our custodians are subject to regulatory regimes intended to protect customers in the event of a custodial bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceeding, no assurance can be provided that our custodially-held bitcoin will not become part of the custodian’s insolvency estate if one or more of our custodians enters bankruptcy, receivership or similar insolvency proceedings. Additionally, if we pursue any strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our bitcoin holdings, we would become subject to additional counterparty risks. Any significant non-performance by counterparties, including in particular the custodians with which we custody substantially all of our bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.

 

Part of our future business strategy may include acquisitions and investments in companies with bitcoin strategies and there are risks associated with the integration of any assets or operations acquired and our ability to manage those risks. In addition, we may be unable to make attractive acquisitions or successfully integrate acquired businesses, assets or properties, and any inability to do so may disrupt our business and hinder our ability to grow.

 

We intend to pursue a strategy focused on both bitcoin accumulation and future acquisitions. Accordingly, in the future we may make acquisitions of businesses or assets that we expect to complement or expand our current assets. However, we may not be able to identify attractive acquisition opportunities in the future. Even if we do identify attractive acquisition opportunities, we may not be able to complete the acquisition or do so on commercially acceptable terms. No assurance can be given that we will be able to identify additional suitable acquisition opportunities, negotiate acceptable terms, obtain financing for acquisitions on acceptable terms or successfully acquire identified targets.

 

The success of any acquisition will depend on our ability to integrate effectively the acquired business or asset into our existing operations. The process of integrating acquired businesses and assets may involve unforeseen difficulties and may require a disproportionate amount of our managerial and financial resources. The integration of acquisitions is a complex, costly and time-consuming process, and our management may face significant challenges in such process. Some of the factors affecting integration will be outside of our control, and any one of them could result in increased costs and diversion of management’s time and energy, as well as decreases in the amount of expected revenue.

 

Our failure to achieve consolidation savings, to incorporate the acquired businesses and assets into our existing operations successfully or to minimize any unforeseen operational difficulties could have a material and adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Additional ability to achieve the objectives of our business strategy depends in significant part on our ability to obtain equity and debt financing. If we are unable to obtain equity or debt financing on favorable terms or at all, we may not be able to successfully execute on our business strategy.

 

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We have incurred, and may in the future incur significant indebtedness, which may impair our ability to raise further capital or impact our ability to service our debt.

 

We have incurred significant indebtedness and may incur significant indebtedness in the future. Our indebtedness may impair our ability to raise further capital and restrict our pursuit of certain acquisitions or investments, including to expand our business, pursue strategic investments, and take advantage of financing or other opportunities that we believe to be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders.

 

The convertible debenture we entered into in connection with the Merger includes certain restrictions on our ability to incur certain debt in the future and make certain payments, including, without the consent of the holder of the Convertible Debenture or until the Convertible Debenture has been repaid, the Company is restricted from (i) amending its organizational documents in an manner adverse to the holder, (ii) incurring or guaranteeing many forms of additional debt, including debt that is pari passu or senior to the Convertible Debenture, (iii) creating any liens on the property and assets of the Company except in limited circumstances, (iv) making any prepayments in respect of any related party debt, (v) entering into, agreeing to enter into, or effecting certain variable rate transactions other than with the holder of the Convertible Debenture.

 

Additionally, any future debt arrangements we enter into could place additional restrictions on our ability to operate the Company, make payments or raise further capital. Our business may not generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, curtailing spending, restructuring debt, or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any additional indebtedness may also impact our ability to comply with financial covenants and the other terms of any existing credit arrangements, in which case such lenders might pursue available remedies up to and including terminating such credit arrangements and foreclosing on available collateral.

 

Risks Related to Merger

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering primarily to purchase bitcoin, the price of which has been, and will likely continue to be, highly volatile.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering primarily to purchase bitcoin. The price of bitcoin has historically been, and is expected to continue to be, highly volatile and subject to significant fluctuations over short periods of time. As a result, the value of our bitcoin holdings could decrease substantially after we purchase it, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Factors contributing to bitcoin’s volatility include, but are not limited to, changes in market sentiment, regulatory developments, technological advancements, security breaches, and macroeconomic trends. There can be no assurance that the value of bitcoin will not decline or that we will be able to liquidate our Bitcoin holdings at favorable prices, if at all. Consequently, investors in this offering may be exposed to the risk of significant losses due to the unpredictable nature of bitcoin’s price movements.

 

We have broad discretion in the use of a portion of the net proceeds from the PIPE Financing and you will not have the opportunity as of this process to assess whether such net proceeds are being used in a manner of which you approve.

 

We intend to use a majority of the net proceeds from the PIPE and Debt Financings to acquire bitcoin. We will have broad discretion over the use of a portion of the net proceeds from the PIPE Financing, and our management will have significant flexibility in applying those funds. As a result, investors will not have the opportunity, as of the time of this offering, to assess or influence whether the net proceeds are being used in a manner that they consider appropriate or desirable. Our decisions regarding the use of proceeds may not improve our business, financial condition, or results of operations and could be used for purposes that do not yield a favorable return or that increase the risk profile of our company. The failure by management to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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Completion of the Merger may trigger change in control or other provisions in certain agreements to which KindlyMD or any of its respective subsidiaries or joint ventures is a party.

 

The completion of the Merger may trigger change in control or other provisions in certain agreements to which KindlyMD or any of their respective subsidiaries or joint ventures is a party. If KindlyMD is unable to negotiate waivers of those provisions, the counterparties may exercise their rights and remedies under such agreements, potentially terminate such agreements, or seek monetary damages. Even if KindlyMD is able to negotiate waivers, the counterparties may require a fee for such waivers or seek to renegotiate such agreements on terms less favorable to KindlyMD or the applicable subsidiary or joint venture.

 

KindlyMD incurred and is expected to incur significant transaction costs in connection with the Merger and the integration of the companies’ businesses, which may be in excess of those anticipated by them.

 

KindlyMD has incurred a number of non-recurring costs associated with negotiating and completing the Merger, combining the operations of the companies and achieving desired synergies. These costs have been, and will continue to be, substantial and, in many cases, will be borne by KindlyMD and Nakamoto. A substantial majority of non-recurring expenses consist of transaction costs and include, among others, fees paid to financial, legal, accounting and other advisors, employee retention, severance and benefit costs, and filing fees. KindlyMD will also incur costs related to formulating and implementing integration plans, including facilities and systems consolidation costs and other employment-related costs. KindlyMD will continue to assess the magnitude of these costs, and additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in connection with the integration of the companies’ businesses. While KindlyMD and Nakamoto have assumed that a certain level of expenses would be incurred, there are many factors beyond their control that could affect the total amount or the timing of the expenses. The elimination of duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the businesses, may not offset integration-related costs and achieve a net benefit in the near term or at all. The costs described above and any unanticipated costs and expenses, many of which will be borne by KindlyMD or Nakamoto, could have an adverse effect on KindlyMD’s financial condition and operating results.

 

The failure to successfully combine the businesses of KindlyMD and Nakamoto in the expected time frame may adversely affect Nakamoto’s future results, which may adversely affect the value of the Company’s common stock.

 

The success of the Merger will depend, in part, on the ability of KindlyMD to realize the anticipated benefits from combining the businesses of KindlyMD and Nakamoto. To realize these anticipated benefits, KindlyMD’s and Nakamoto’s businesses must be successfully combined. If the Company is not able to achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the Merger may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected. In addition, the actual integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses, which could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger.

 

It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees, as well as the disruption of each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in their standards, controls, procedures and policies. Any or all of those occurrences could adversely affect the Company’s ability to maintain relationships with customers and employees after the merger or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Merger. Integration efforts between the two companies will also divert management attention and resources. These integration matters could have an adverse effect on the Company.

 

There is no guarantee that the Company will acquire either of BTC Inc. or UTXO (through any agreements it has with BTC Inc) at a future date. If the Company acquires BTC Inc. or UTXO at a future date, existing shareholders may experience substantial dilution.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company will acquire BTC Inc. (or UTXO through any agreements it has with BTC Inc) at any time in the future. The completion of any such acquisition would be subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, the satisfaction of various closing conditions, and the receipt of any required regulatory or third-party approvals, among other factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company. As a result, there is no guarantee that any acquisition of BTC Inc. or UTXO will occur, or, if it does occur, that it will be completed on terms favorable to the Company or its shareholders.

 

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If the Company does acquire BTC Inc. or UTXO in the future, it is expected that the consideration for such acquisition may include the issuance of additional shares of the Company’s common stock or other equity securities. Any such issuance would dilute the ownership interests of existing shareholders and could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock. Furthermore, the terms of any future acquisition, including the amount and type of consideration to be paid, may not be favorable to existing shareholders and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

The Merger may create disruption and uncertainty for employees.

 

KindlyMD is dependent on the experience and industry knowledge of their respective officers and other key employees to execute their business plans. The Company’s success after the Merger will depend in part upon its ability to retain key management personnel and other key employees of KindlyMD. Current and prospective employees of KindlyMD may experience uncertainty about their roles within the Company following the Merger or other concerns regarding the operations of the Company following the Merger, of which may have an adverse effect on the ability of KindlyMD to retain or attract key management and other key personnel. If KindlyMD is unable to retain personnel, including key management, who are critical to the future operations of the companies, KindlyMD could face disruptions in its operations, loss of existing customers, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and unanticipated additional recruitment and training costs. In addition, the loss of key personnel could diminish the anticipated benefits of the Merger. No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to retain or attract key management personnel and other key employees to the same extent that KindlyMD has previously been able to retain or attract its own employees.

 

Litigation relating to the Merger could result in substantial costs to KindlyMD and/or may adversely affect KindlyMD’s business, financial condition or results of operations following the Merger.

 

Securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits are often brought against public companies that have entered into acquisition, merger or other business combination agreements. Even if such a lawsuit is without merit, defending against these claims can result in substantial costs and divert management time and resources. An adverse judgment could result in monetary damages, which could have a negative impact on KindlyMD’s liquidity and financial condition.

 

Lawsuits that may be brought against KindlyMD or its respective directors could also seek, among other things, injunctive relief or other equitable relief, including a request to rescind parts of the Merger Agreement already implemented

 

There can be no assurance that any of the defendants will be successful in the outcome of any pending or any potential future lawsuits. The defense or settlement of any lawsuit or claim that remains unresolved at the time the merger is completed may adversely affect KindlyMD’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

KindlyMD shareholders will not be entitled to appraisal rights in the Merger.

 

Under Utah law, holders of KindlyMD common stock do not have appraisal rights in connection with the Merger, as more fully described in “The Merger — No Appraisal Rights.”

 

The Company may be unable to integrate the businesses of KindlyMD and Nakamoto successfully or realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger and related Transactions.

 

The Merger involves the combination of two companies that currently operate as independent companies. The combination of two independent businesses is complex, costly and time consuming, and each of KindlyMD and Nakamoto will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating the business practices and operations of KindlyMD and Nakamoto. Potential difficulties that KindlyMD and Nakamoto may encounter as part of the integration process include the following:

 

the inability to successfully combine the business of KindlyMD and Nakamoto in a manner that permits the Company to achieve, on a timely basis, or at all, the enhanced revenue opportunities and cost savings and other benefits anticipated to result from the Merger;

 

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complexities associated with managing the combined businesses, including difficulty addressing possible differences in operational philosophies and the challenge of integrating complex systems, technology, networks and other assets of each of the companies in a seamless manner that minimizes any adverse impact on customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies;

 

the assumption of contractual obligations with less favorable or more restrictive terms; and

 

potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the Merger.

 

In addition, KindlyMD and Nakamoto have operated and, until the completion of the Merger, will continue to operate, independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in:

 

diversion of the attention of each company’s management; and

 

the disruption of, or the loss of momentum in, each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies.

 

Any of these issues could adversely affect each company’s ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies or achieve the anticipated benefits of the Merger or could reduce each company’s earnings or otherwise adversely affect the business and financial results of the Company following the Merger.

 

The trading price and volume of the Company may be volatile following the Merger and related Transactions.

 

The trading price and volume of the Company’s common stock may be volatile following completion of the Merger. The stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of the Company’s common stock. As a result, Nakamoto shareholders who receive Company’s common stock may suffer a loss on their investment. Many factors may impair the market for the Company’s common stock and the ability of investors to sell shares at an attractive price and could also cause the market price and demand for the Company’s common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may negatively affect the price and liquidity of the Company’s common stock . Many of these factors and conditions are beyond the control of the Company or the Company shareholders.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and the unaudited forecasted financial information prepared by KindlyMD and Nakamoto included in the Company’s prior filings are based on a number of preliminary estimates and assumptions and the actual results of operations, cash flows and financial position of the Company after the Merger may differ materially.

 

The unaudited pro forma information and the unaudited forecasted financial information in the information statement filed by KindlyMD on July 22, 2025 (the “information statement”) disclosing the shareholder approval for the Merger was presented for illustrative purposes only, has been prepared based on available information and certain assumptions and estimates that KindlyMD and Nakamoto believe are reasonable, and is not necessarily indicative of what KindlyMD’s actual financial position or results of operations would have been had the pro forma events been completed on the dates indicated. Further, the Company’s actual results and financial position after the pro forma events occur may differ materially and adversely from the unaudited pro forma information included in the information statement. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been prepared with KindlyMD as the accounting acquirer under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and reflect adjustments based upon preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets to be acquired and liabilities to be assumed.

 

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The synergies attributable to the Merger may vary from expectations.

 

The Company may fail to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies expected from the Merger, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. The success of the Merger will depend, in significant part, on the Company’s ability to successfully integrate the acquired business, grow the revenue of the Company and realize the anticipated strategic benefits and synergies from the combination. KindlyMD believes that the combination of the companies will provide operational and financial scale, increasing free cash flow, and enhancing the Company’s corporate rate of return. However, achieving these goals requires, among other things, realization of the targeted cost and commercial synergies expected from the Merger. This growth and the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected. Actual operating, technological, strategic and revenue opportunities, if achieved at all, may be less significant than expected or may take longer to achieve than anticipated. If the Company is not able to achieve these objectives and realize the anticipated benefits and synergies expected from the Merger within the anticipated timing or at all, the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected, the Company’s earnings per share may be diluted, the accretive effect of the merger may decrease or be delayed and the share price of the Company may be negatively impacted.

 

The Company shareholders will experience dilution from the issuance of Company’s common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants, and Convertible Debentures (to the extent converted) and may experience additional dilution in the future due to any exercise of existing warrants and any future issuances of equity securities in the Company.

 

The percentage ownership of Company shareholders will be diluted pursuant to the Merger and related Transactions and may be diluted in the future because of equity issuances for acquisitions, capital market transactions or otherwise, including, without limitation, equity awards that the Company may grant to its directors, officers and employees. Such issuances may have a dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock.

 

It is expected that, from time to time after the closing of the Merger, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Company Board will grant additional equity awards to employees and directors of the Company under the Company’s compensation and employee benefit plans. These additional equity awards will have a dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock .

 

In addition, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (the “Company Charter”) authorizes the Company to issue, without the approval of shareholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, including preferences over Company’s common stock with respect to dividends and distributions, as the Company Board generally may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of the Company’s common stock. For example, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences that could be assigned to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of the Company’s common stock.

 

The market price for the common stock of the Company following the closing may be affected by factors different from those that historically have affected or currently affect the Company’s common stock.

 

Following the closing of the transaction, the market price of the Company’s common stock may be influenced by a variety of factors that differ from those that have historically impacted or currently impact the Company’s common stock. The business operations, financial condition, and prospects of the Company may differ significantly from those of the Company prior to the transaction, and investors should be aware that the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company may not be the same as those previously associated with KindlyMD’s historical business and operations.

 

In addition, the Company may be subject to new or additional risks as a result of the transaction, including integration challenges, changes in management or business strategy, and exposure to new markets or regulatory environments. These factors, among others, could result in increased volatility or changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock that may not have been present prior to the transaction.

 

Furthermore, the market’s perception of the Company, its growth prospects, and its ability to achieve anticipated synergies or financial results may also impact the trading price of the Company’s common stock. As a result, the market price of the Company’s common stock may fluctuate significantly and may be affected by factors unrelated to the historical performance, which could adversely affect the value of your investment.

 

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Risks Related to the Company

 

The Company’s directors and executive officers are active on social media, which may pose risks to the Company’s reputation, create regulatory or disclosure concerns, and impact the Company’s stock price.

 

Certain of the Company’s directors and executive officers maintain active personal or professional social media accounts, including on platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, and others. Although these individuals may not intend to speak on behalf of the Company, statements made on social media — whether related to the Company’s business, the digital asset industry or unrelated personal views — may nonetheless be attributed to the Company. This could result in reputational harm, increased media or regulatory scrutiny, or adverse reactions from investors, customers, or other stakeholders.

 

Additionally, if any such communications are deemed to be incorrect, include material nonpublic information or inconsistent with the Company’s public disclosures, the Company could face legal, regulatory, or investor relations challenges. The Company may also be required to address or clarify such statements, which could divert management’s attention, result in increased costs, and negatively impact the Company’s stock price. While the Company will maintain disclosure controls and provide guidelines to its officers and directors, it cannot guarantee compliance at all times or prevent the dissemination of information that may adversely affect its business, results of operations, or financial condition.

 

Finally, the considerable expansion in the use of social media over recent years has increased the volume and speed at which negative publicity arising from these events can be generated and spread, and the Company may be unable to timely respond to, correct any inaccuracies in, or adequately address negative perceptions arising from such coverage. In addition, negative or inaccurate posts or comments about us on social media platforms could damage the Company’s reputation, brand image and goodwill, and the Company could lose the confidence of its customers and partners, regardless of whether such information is true and regardless of any number of measures the Company may take to address them.

 

The Company will be highly dependent on the services of David Bailey, who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

The Company will be highly dependent on the services of David Bailey, who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Although Mr. Bailey will spend a substantial portion of his business time and attention on the Company and expects to be highly active in its management, he does not devote his full time and attention to the Company. Mr. Bailey will continue to lead BTC, Inc. As a result, he may devote less time to the Company than if he was not engaged in other business activities; he owes fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders, and may owe fiduciary duties to shareholders of other companies with which he may be affiliated. Further, there may be potential competition between the products the Company may offer in the future and products that BTC Inc. currently offers, or may offer in the future. The Company will not have “key person” life insurance policies. Mr. Bailey is not bound by an employment agreement for any specific term and, if the Company were unable to retain him, the Company may not be able to successfully attract and retain a qualified replacement. If the Company is not successful in managing these risks, its business, financial condition and operating results may be harmed.

 

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