As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2022

Registration No. 333-262629

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 3 to

FORM S-1/A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Athena Bitcoin Global

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	6099	87-0493596
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Primary Standard Industrial	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Classification Code Number)	Identification Number)

1332 N Halsted St Suite 403

Chicago, IL 60642

(312) 690-4466

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Eric Gravengaard

Chief Executive Officer

1332 N Halsted St Suite 403

Chicago, IL 60642

(312) 690-4466

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies of all communications to:

Iwona Alami, Esq.		Matthew Ogurick
Law Office of Iwona J. Alami		K&L Gates, LLP
620 Newport Center Dr.		599 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1100		New York, NY 10022
Newport Beach, CA 92660		(212) 536-3901
(949) 200-4626

Approximate date of commencement of the proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has not elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to completion, dated June 24, 2022

459,783,937 Shares of Common Stock

This prospectus relates to the resale or other disposition of up to 459,783,937 shares of Athena Bitcoin Global common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock” or “shares”), which may be offered for sale from time to time by the selling shareholders named in this prospectus (each a “Selling Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Selling Shareholders”). The shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus include: (i) 409,933,937 shares of common stock that were issued by us to the Selling Shareholders in the share exchange transaction or were purchased by the Selling Shareholders in private transactions, and (ii) up to 49,850,000 shares of common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of our outstanding 6% Convertible Debentures Due 2023 (the “Convertible Debentures”) which were issued in connection with a private placement financing in 2021. We are registering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the Convertible Debentures as required by the Securities Purchase Agreement that we entered into with the Selling Shareholders as of June 22, 2021, which provided said Selling Shareholders with certain registration rights with respect to the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures (the “Purchase Agreement”). We are not selling any shares of common stock under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any shares of common stock by the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale or other disposition of the shares of common stock. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares of common stock.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Market (“OTC Pink”) operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “ABIT”. On June 23, 2022, the last reported sale of our common stock was $0.30. There is a limited public trading market for our common stock. You are urged to obtain current market quotations for the common stock.

Until such time as our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board ("OTCBB"), or the OTCQX, or the OTCQB or listed on any national securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation system, the shares covered by this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Shareholders from time to time at a fixed price of $0.325 per share, representing the average of the high and low prices as reported on the OTC Pink on June 23, 2022. If and when our common stock is regularly quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board ("OTCBB"), or the OTCQX, or the OTCQB or listed on any national securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation system, the Selling Shareholders may sell their respective shares of common stock, from time to time, at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions.

Our registration of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus does not mean that the Selling Shareholders will offer or sell any of the shares. See “Plan of Distribution” which begins on page 116 of this prospectus for more information.

This offering will terminate on the earlier of (i) the date when all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (ii) or the date that all of the securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (iii) or we decide at any time to terminate the registration of the shares at our sole discretion.

We have made no written communications as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act to prospective investors or investors.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus.

Investing in our shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the Risk Factors beginning on page 11 of this prospectus before you make an investment in our securities.

The Company had a net loss of $3,644,000 in the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, and our auditor has expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

We are an “emerging growth company” as that term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “Jobs Act”) and defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements in future reports after the completion of this offering. See “Prospectus Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”

We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus before you make an investment decision.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This Prospectus is dated [●], 2022.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About this Prospectus	ii
Industry and Market Data	ii
Glossary of Bitcoin and Digital Currency Terms	iii
Prospectus Summary	1
The Offering	14
Risk Factors	15
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	36
Capitalization	37
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	39
The Business	78
Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters	95
Description of Capital Stock	96
Management and Certain Security Holders	101
Executive Compensation	106
Principal Shareholders	108
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions	109
Use of Proceeds	111
Dividend Policy	111
Determination of Offering Price	111
Dilution	111
Selling Shareholders	112
Plan of Distribution	116
Legal Matters	118
Experts	118
Disclosure of Commission’s Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities	118
Where You Can Find More Information	118
Index to Financial Statements	F-1
Part II - Information Not Required in Prospectus	II-1

You should rely only on information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered or made available to you. We take no responsibility for and cannot provide any assurance as to the reliability of any other information others may give you. The Selling Shareholders are not offering to sell or seeking offers to buy shares of common stock in jurisdictions where offers and sales are not permitted. The information in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or of any sale of shares of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date. We are responsible for updating this prospectus to ensure that all material information is included and will update this prospectus to the extent required by law.

For investors outside of the United States: Neither we nor any of the Selling Shareholders have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of common stock by the Selling Shareholders and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is a part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration or continuous offering process. Under this shelf process, the Selling Shareholders may, from time to time, sell the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus in the manner described in the section titled “Plan of Distribution.” Additionally, we may provide a prospectus supplement to add information to, or update or change information contained in, this prospectus (except for the section titled “Plan of Distribution,” which additions, updates, or changes that are material shall only be made pursuant to a post-effective amendment). You may obtain this information without charge by following the instructions under the section titled “Additional Information” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement before deciding to invest in our shares.

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

Market data and certain industry data and forecasts used throughout this prospectus were obtained from internal Company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. We have not independently verified any of the data from third party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, internal surveys, industry forecasts and market research, which we believe to be reliable based on our management’s knowledge of the industry, have not been independently verified. Forecasts are particularly likely to be inaccurate, especially over long periods of time. Statements as to our market position are based on the most currently available data. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented in this prospectus, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

Glossary of Bitcoin and Crypto Terms

Address: An alphanumeric reference to where crypto assets can be sent or stored.

Ankr: An Ethereum token that powers a decentralized public blockchain infrastructure that aims to make it easy and affordable for anyone to participate in blockchain ecosystems.

Bitcoin: The first system of global, decentralized, scarce, digital money as initially introduced in a white paper titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System by Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin, while having several of the primary attributes of money, is not considered a currency or money in the jurisdictions that the Company operates, with the exception of El Salvador where it is legal tender.

Bitcoin ATM: A kiosk that can be used by a Customer to buy or sell Bitcoin or other crypto assets in exchange for Cash.

	·	Bitcoin Cash (BCH): A fork of Bitcoin that seeks to add more transaction capacity to the network in order to be useful for everyday transactions. BCH is based on the original Bitcoin blockchain with some distinct differences. A major one is an increased maximum block size of 32MB, compared to just 1MB on Bitcoin. Increased block size allows BCH to process transactions faster than Bitcoin, with lower fees and an increased per-second transaction capacity.

	·	Bitcoin SV: A fork of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), also known as Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision, that attempts to restore the original Bitcoin protocol to align with Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision for the blockchain network.

Block: A grouping of Transactions validated by Miners and disseminated by the Network to servers that maintain the records in a Blockchain. Blocks are added to an existing Blockchain as transactions occur on the network. Miners are rewarded for “mining” a new block.

Blockchain: A cryptographically secure digital ledger that maintains a record of all transactions that occur on the network and follows a consensus protocol for confirming new blocks to be added to the blockchain.

	·	Cash: The physical specie or banknotes of a sovereign country including the US Dollar and other countries that issue fiat currency in paper formats.

	·	Chivo: Official Bitcoin platform of El Salvador that supports the use of Bitcoin as legal tender in the country. The platform facilitates the exchange of Bitcoin and US dollar between users and their counterparties. The Chivo brand, which is the exclusive property of the government of El Salvador (“GOES”), is used across multiple products and services including a mobile wallet (Chivo wallet), integrated ATMs (Chivo ATMs) and point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals.

	·	Cold storage: The storage of private keys in any fashion that is disconnected from the internet. Common cold storage examples include offline computers, USB drives, or paper records.

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	·	Confirmation: A Bitcoin or similar transaction is considered confirmed when it is included in a new Block in the Blockchain. Each time another block is appended to the chain, the Transaction is confirmed again.

	·	Crypto: A broad term for any cryptography-based market, system, application, or decentralized network.

	·	Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and alternative coins, or ‘altcoins’. This category of crypto asset is designed to work as a medium of exchange, store of value, or to power applications and excludes security tokens.

Customer: A retail user of our Bitcoin ATMs or client of one of our other services.

Customer Buying: When a Customer acquires Bitcoin or crypto asset in exchange for Cash or a Wire Transfer. In these transactions, the Company is selling Bitcoin or crypto asset and acquiring Fiat Currency.

Customer Selling: When a Customer acquires Fiat Currency, either Cash or Wire Transfer, in exchange for Bitcoin or crypto asset. In these transactions, the Company is acquiring Bitcoin or crypto asset in exchange for Fiat Currency.

Crypto Asset or Digital Asset: Bitcoin and alternative digital forms of money, or ‘altcoins’, launched after the success of Bitcoin. This category of crypto asset is designed to work as a medium of exchange or store of value. This term is inclusive of Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash, but not securities. In the Company’s marketing documents and website, this would be referred to as “cryptocurrency,” however in this document we refer to this category of digital token as a “crypto asset.”

Ethereum: A decentralized global computing platform that supports smart contract transactions and peer-to-peer applications, or “Ether,” the native crypto assets on the Ethereum network.

Fiat Currency: The currency issued by a sovereign government or bloc including the US Dollar, Argentine Peso, or Euro.

Fork: A fundamental change to the software underlying a blockchain which results in two different blockchains, the original, and the new version. In some instances, the fork results in the creation of a new token.

Hot Wallet: A wallet that is connected to the internet, enabling it to broadcast transactions.

Miner: Individuals or entities who operate a computer or group of computers that add new transactions to blocks, and verify blocks created by other miners. Miners collect transaction fees and are rewarded with new tokens for their services.

Mining: The process by which new blocks are created, and thus new transactions are added to the blockchain.

Monero: A cryptocurrency focused on privacy, which allows users to send and receive transactions without making this data available to anyone examining its blockchain.

Network: The collection of all Miners and Nodes that use computing power to maintain the ledger and add new blocks to the blockchain. Most networks are decentralized, reducing the risk of a single point of failure.

Node: A server that maintains a record of the Blockchain and can communicate with other Nodes on the Network to propagate new Transactions. Nodes can also maintain Wallets and safeguard Private Keys.

Protocol: A type of algorithm or software that governs how a blockchain operates.

Public key or private key: Each public address has a corresponding public key and private key that are cryptographically generated. A private key allows the recipient to access any funds belonging to the address, similar to a bank account password. A public key helps validate transactions that are broadcasted to and from the address. Addresses are shortened versions of public keys, which are derived from private keys.

Ripple (XRP): Ripple is the cryptocurrency used by the Ripple payment network. Built for enterprise use, XRP aims to be a fast, cost-efficient cryptocurrency for cross-border payments.

Siacoin: Native cryptocurrency for the Sia blockchain platform, which serves as a way for customers to pay hosts for renting storage space. The Sia project is meant to create a distributed, decentralized network for cloud data storage, similar to Dropbox or Google Drive.

Stable Coin: A Token issued for the purpose of maintaining a constant value relative to a fiat currency. Examples include USDC, Tether, or GUSD. Many of these operate as un-regulated money market fund equivalents. These have become a popular method to transfer funds between exchanges without taking price risk.

Tether: A blockchain-based cryptocurrency whose tokens in circulation are backed by an equivalent amount of U.S. dollars, making it a stablecoin with a price pegged to USD $1.00.

Token: A unit of a crypto asset or other instrument secured by and recorded on a Blockchain. Tokens could include the primary units of a Blockchain as in Ethereum or Bitcoin, or be a separate construct whose ownership is recorded using such a Blockchain as in an ERC-20 Token, whose ownership might convey any number of properties.

	·	Transaction: The transfer of Bitcoin or a crypto asset from one Address to one or more Addresses. The Transaction is validated by Nodes and Miners according to the Protocol and specifically must be signed using the private key of the sending Address to be included in a Block, whereby it becomes Confirmed.

	·	Tron: Tron is a blockchain-based decentralized digital platform with its own cryptocurrency, called Tronix or TRX. It is a platform built specifically for peer-to-peer file sharing with the goal of competing with centralized media tech giants such as YouTube.

Wallet: A place to store public and private keys for crypto assets. Wallets are typically software, hardware, or paper-based.

Wire Transfer: A permanent inter-bank transfer on a national or international settlement system including the Fedwire system in the United States or the SWIFT international system but excluding non-permanent systems like ACH.

Prospectus Summary

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should carefully read the entire Prospectus, including “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Financial Statements, before making an investment decision. Unless the context suggests otherwise, all references to “Athena”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Company” refer to Athena Bitcoin Global, a Nevada corporation and all of its subsidiaries, and all references to “Athena Bitcoin” refer solely to Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As used below, Bitcoin with an uppercase “B” is used to describe the system as a whole that is involved in maintaining the ledger of bitcoin ownership and facilitating the transfer of bitcoin among parties. When referring to the digital asset within the Bitcoin network, bitcoin is written with a lower case “b” (except, of course, at the beginning of sentences or paragraph sections, as below). The name “Athena Bitcoin” and the Athena Bitcoin logo service mark appearing in this prospectus are the property of Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, servicemarks and trade names in this prospectus are referred to without the ^®and ^™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that the owner of such trademarks, servicemarks and trade names will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. We do not intend the use or display of other companies’ trademarks and trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

Introduction

We are an early entrant in the crypto asset market and one of the first U.S. publicly traded companies using crypto assets and blockchain technologies in our business operations which include a global network of Athena Bitcoin ATMs.

Our management has determined that it is in our best interests to become a reporting company under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (“Exchange Act”), and endeavor to establish a public trading market for our common stock on the OTCQB or other trading systems. Currently our trading volume is limited and we are subject to the Alternative Reporting Standard of OTC Pink Market. Our management believes that establishing a public market on OTCQB or another exchange: (i) will increase our profile as a leading company in the international operation of Bitcoin ATMs, giving us greater identity and recognition, and (ii) will make it easier for us to attract additional equity capital, which we need to expand our business. There is no assurance that we will accomplish any of the foregoing goals and prospective investors are cautioned to carefully read the risk factors set forth herein prior to making an investment decision.

Athena Bitcoin connects the world’s
cash to the world of cryptocurrency.

Overview

Athena Bitcoin Global owns and operates a global network of Athena Bitcoin ATMs, which we refer to as our ATMs, that allow our customers to buy or sell Bitcoin and other major crypto assets in exchange for their local fiat currency, such as dollars or pesos. We are focused on making Bitcoin and other major crypto assets more easily accessible, functional and usable for ordinary people and small businesses. Bitcoin, blockchains, smart contracts and crypto assets are poised to transform the international financial order, however for billions of people, this new financial system is out of reach. They still rely on cash, either because they do not have a bank account or choose not to use one. For them, a connection between digital finance and paper currency is necessary.

Bitcoin is a system for decentralized digital value exchange that is designed to enable units of bitcoin to be transferred across borders without the need for currency conversion. Bitcoin is not legal tender, except recently in the country of El Salvador. The supply of bitcoin is not determined by a central government, but rather by an open-source software program that limits both the total amount of bitcoin that will be produced and the rate at which it is released into the network. The responsibility for maintaining the official ledger of who owns what bitcoin and for validating new bitcoin transactions is not entrusted to any single central entity. Instead, it is distributed among the network’s participants. As such, crypto assets are transferred entirely online, with no physical coins or bills. Instead of being held at a bank, crypto assets are held in one’s digital wallet, which is an online vault for holding public and private keys for crypto assets. Instead of being transferred through banks, clearing houses and payment processors, crypto assets are transferred directly to the recipient online and transactions are recorded on a blockchain or public ledger. The value of each crypto asset is determined by trading among buyers and sellers all over the world. At the end of 2020, the overall market capitalization of crypto assets reached $782 billion, representing a compounded average growth rate (CAGR) of over 150% since 2012. The supply of Bitcoin is greater than the M1 money supplies of the Swiss Franc and the Russian Ruble. One challenge for Bitcoin and other crypto assets is that they typically cannot be used to pay for things like groceries, utility bills, or a house. When someone wants to spend their bitcoin, they will generally need to first convert it to their local currency. Crypto asset owners can use crypto exchanges like Coinbase and acquire U.S. dollars by selling their crypto asset(s). On Coinbase or other crypto asset exchanges, users can oftentimes sell their bitcoin or other crypto assets for up to 50,000 U.S. dollars a day which can be wired or otherwise sent directly to a bank account and typically usable after one or two business days. Crypto exchanges are well suited for larger, planned transactions but can be inconvenient or entirely unsuitable for smaller or more immediate transactional needs. They also do not offer the level of convenience that bank customers are accustomed to. Most people in the U.S. use bank ATMs rather than bank tellers to get spending cash due to the added convenience.

ATM Market

According to a University of Florida study, there were over 470,135 traditional ATMs operating in the United States in 2018. For Bitcoin owners, our ATMs play a similar role by providing cash conveniently and quickly. Someone that owns Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or BCH can visit our ATMs and get up to $2,000 in cash in a single transaction. While our ATMs dispense cash for Bitcoin owners like a typical ATM cash machine does for a bank customer, our ATMs function is more akin to currency exchange booths at international airports. Our ATMs are performing real-time exchange between major crypto assets and local fiat currency including dollars and pesos. Instead of exchanging across countries, we exchange between the legacy financial system and a new emerging digital financial system. The majority of our customers use our services to purchase Bitcoin with dollars. Although some of our ATMs in the United States support dispensing dollars in exchange for Bitcoin, only a small percentage of customers use this service. However, in Central and South America, there is a more even distribution between purchases and sales. Athena Bitcoin ATMs enable anyone to quickly buy or sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or BCH in exchange for local paper money. While our ATMs differ substantially in function from bank ATMs, they provide a similar level of convenience. In addition, our ATMs benefit from the public’s vast experience using bank ATMs, which greatly contributes to making our ATMs a very user-friendly method for anyone to buy or sell Bitcoin.

Company Summary

The Company is focused on developing, owning and operating a global network of Athena Bitcoin ATMs, which are free standing kiosks that permit customers to buy or sell crypto assets (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and BCH) in exchange for cash (banknotes) issued by sovereign governments and often referred to as fiat currencies. The Company places its machines in convenience stores, shopping centers, and other easily accessible locations. Our network presently includes Athena Bitcoin ATMs in 10 states and 3 countries in Central and South America. We seek to expand our network in the U.S. and globally, and to further develop Athena Bitcoin as a trusted and preferred brand for parties seeking to exchange currency for Bitcoin and other major crypto assets.

Customers can purchase as little as $1 of Bitcoin, but normally choose between $100 and $1,000 using Athena Bitcoin ATMs. The typical ATM that the Company operates is about 5-feet tall and features a large touchscreen for customer interaction. The customer typically needs to have a wallet app on his smart phone to buy or sell crypto assets on our ATM. In the process of the transaction, the customer will follow the steps prompted on the screen. When a customer is buying crypto assets, the machine will prompt the customer to insert cash since our ATMs do not accept debit or credit cards. When the customer is done, a receipt will print showing exactly how much crypto assets have been bought and the address they were sent to.

The Company’s ATMs do not contain any crypto assets or keys to crypto assets. The Company sells Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, LTC and BCH from cloud-based wallets in each country, enabling real-time supply of crypto assets to its customers. For the three months ending March, 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s breakdown of volume of ATM transactions per crypto asset is as follows:

Crypto Asset	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022	For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021
Bitcoin	15,035	87,816
Ethereum	245	1,936
Litecoin	996	5,513
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)	126	865
Total	16,402	96,130

The Company buys most of its crypto assets through automated purchases on crypto exchanges, based on algorithms the Company has developed for balancing its holdings with anticipated demand. In addition to this automated buying program, the Company is active in the over-the-counter dealer market and has bilateral relationships with several large crypto asset trading desks. We replenish our supply of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and BCH daily as needed, and hold them in our wallet to sell to users of our ATMs. On average, we sell our holdings of Bitcoin within 3 to 5 days of buying it, and within 7 to 10 days of buying our Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH holdings. We strive to keep this period short to reduce the effect of changes in crypto assets/U.S. dollar exchange rates on our business and to maximize our working capital. We do not invest or have long term holdings of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or BCH.

We charge a fee per crypto asset available through Athena Bitcoin ATM, equal to the prevailing price at U.S.- based exchanges plus a mark up that typically ranges between 5% and 20%. The prices shown to customers on our Bitcoin ATM are inclusive of this price spread and are calculated by multiplying the prevailing price level of crypto asset by one plus the mark up. The mark up varies from one crypto asset to another and by location. It is determined by a proprietary method that is maintained as a trade secret. Our revenues associated with our ATM transactions are recognized at the time when the crypto asset is delivered to the customer. By increasing our geographic service area, including our recent expansion of operations in El Salvador, we aim to make Athena into a global financial services company that can connect the world’s cash to the world of crypto assets.

Corporate History and Other Information

The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada in 1991 under the name “GamePlan, Inc.” for the sole purpose of merging with Sunbeam Solar, Inc., a Utah corporation, which merger occurred as of December 31, 1991 with GamePlan, Inc. as a sole surviving entity. The Company was involved in various businesses, including, gaming and other consulting services, prior to becoming a company seeking acquisitions (a “shell company” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act). The Company was a reporting issuer under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) from 1999 until 2015 when it filed Form 15 pursuant to Rule 12g-4(a)(1) with the Commission and ceased to be a reporting company.

On January 14, 2020 the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company, Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Athena Bitcoin”) incorporated in 2015, and certain shareholders of Athena Bitcoin. The Agreement provides for the reorganization of Athena Bitcoin, with and into the Company, resulting in Athena Bitcoin becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The agreement is for the exchange of 100% shares of the outstanding common stock of Athena, for 3,593,644,680 shares of GamePlan, Inc. common stock (an exchange rate of 1,244.69 shares of common stock of GamePlan, Inc. for each share of Athena Bitcoin common stock). The closing of the transaction occurred as of January 30, 2020. Subsequently, in May, 2020, the Company filed its amended and restated articles of incorporation authorizing a total of 4,409,605,000 shares of common stock.

The Company approved the name change from “GamePlan, Inc.” to “Athena Bitcoin Global” on March 10, 2021 by the unanimous consent of its Board of Directors and a majority consent of its shareholders. The Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the state of Nevada on April 6, 2021, with the effective date of April 15, 2021. The Company’s name change and trading symbol change to “ABIT” was declared effective by FINRA on OTC Pink Market as of June 9, 2021.

The Company, Athena Bitcoin Global, is a Nevada corporation which owns 100% of our operating subsidiary, Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Our domestic business operations are conducted by Athena Bitcoin, Inc. We have operating subsidiaries in the specific countries where we operate, as more fully described in the following:

⁽¹⁾Athena Bitcoin Inc. owns 99% of Athena Holdings El Salvador SA de CV and Eric Gravengaard holds 1% on behalf of the Company.

⁽²⁾Athena Bitcoin Inc. beneficially owns and controls Athena Holdings SAS which is nominally owned by Eric Gravengaard 95% and Matias Goldenhörn 5%.

⁽³⁾Athena Bitcoin Inc. beneficially owns and controls Athena Holding Company SRL which is nominally owned by Eric Gravengaard 45%, Gilbert Valentine 45%, and Matias Goldenhörn 10%.

⁽⁴⁾Athena Bitcoin Inc. owns 2,999 Shares of Athena Bitcoin SRL de CV and Eric Gravengaard owns 1 Share on behalf of the Company.

⁽⁵⁾Athena Bitcoin Inc. is the only member of Athena Holdings of PR, LLC.

⁽⁶⁾ Athena Bitcoin Inc. owns 100% Athena Business Holdings Panama S.A.

Our corporate office is located at 1332 N Halsted St., Suite 403, Chicago, IL 60642, and our telephone number is 312-690-4466. Our website is www.athenabitcoin.com. The information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference herein.

Industry Summary

The Company is an active participant in the operation of Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. and Latin America. More broadly we operate in the market of retail sales of bitcoin facilitating small purchases of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH. There are many ways that retail consumers, individuals purchasing small amounts from one dollar to a few thousand dollars’ worth, can purchase or dispose of crypto assets.

The Birth of Bitcoin ATMs

In the earliest days of Bitcoin, most transactions were done in person - often facilitated by websites. These sites matched prospective buyers with sellers and facilitated communications and wallet coordination, allowing them to meet in public places like coffee shops and street corners, and exchange bitcoin for envelopes of cash. The first Bitcoin ATMs began appearing in 2014. These ATMs were an instant hit with retail customers who were accustomed to in-person transactions because they offered instantaneous access to bitcoin in a familiar and safe method.

According to Reuters in a March, 2021 article titled “Bitcoin ATMs are coming to a gas station near you”, the industry has grown from a handful of machines operated by hobbyists to more than 15,000 kiosks worldwide primarily operated by increasingly larger organizations. There are many operators of Bitcoin ATM networks, from crypto businesses to major corporate and conventional kiosk companies including Coinstar.

Some Bitcoin ATMs offer one-way exchange, allowing customers to only buy crypto assets. Others offer two-way exchange, so customers can buy crypto assets for cash, or sell some of their crypto assets and receive cash. Athena Bitcoin ATMs, serve clients with the following types of crypto assets: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH in either one-way or two-way exchanges, depending on the functionality of each ATM machine.

Bitcoin Exchanges

Parties that want to use their bank accounts to buy Bitcoin can do so without an ATM. These transactions are the domain of exchanges and specialty apps including services from Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, and Square. These services generally accept U.S. dollar transfers from bank accounts and do not accept physical currency. These services may or may not, depending on several factors including method of deposit, allow the purchaser of a crypto asset on their platforms to immediately transfer the crypto asset into their own wallet. These services cater to larger purchasers and investors in crypto assets. Users of exchanges may use ATMs as a convenient method to get spending cash, similar to how bank account and credit card holders use bank ATMs.

The growth of businesses and services that accept Bitcoin and make it more functional is contributing to increasing Bitcoin usage. In October of 2020, PayPal and Venmo announced they will accept Bitcoin, thus enabling PayPal and Venmo customers to use their Bitcoin to make online purchases and online payments. In 2020 and 2021, with little promotion and advertising, we have experienced a significant increase in transaction volumes and average transaction sizes (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”). We believe this trend is due in part to an increase in companies and online service providers that are helping to make Bitcoin more widely and easily usable. We believe that the use of Bitcoin ATMs will continue to rise as the Bitcoin and crypto industry and its many interconnected service providers expand.

Business Strategies

We seek to grow and distinguish Athena Bitcoin services based on our method of location selection, our global expansion, operational efficiencies, and our authenticity as a crypto industry forerunner with respect to Bitcoin ATMs.

We are an efficient operator.

We are focused on placing our ATMs in optimal locations that maximize both current income and future potential. Our ATMs are in urban, suburban, and rural locations. Our site selection criteria and metrics are a closely guarded proprietary aspect of our business. In placing our ATMs, we employ a data driven strategy based on factors we have learned over the years. In addition to data metrics, our placement strategy includes analysis of immediate trends, as we are in a dynamic business where usage is widening dramatically and often in unpredicted ways. Each location is chosen to complement the rest of the fleet and offer customers of diverse backgrounds access to convenient crypto assets transactions.

We are constantly improving our operational efficiency. Our ATMs serve as remote tellers that connect to our centralized cloud-based crypto trading operation. We have proprietary systems and methods of managing our currency exchange operation. Our founders have a deep understanding of high-frequency trading and were some of the first to electronically trade Bitcoin on multiple exchanges simultaneously. The objective of our purchasing algorithms is to frequently re-balance our crypto holdings to meet the dynamic demand of our many customers. Over-buying of any crypto asset can result in inefficiency and currency risk, while under-buying may temporarily prevent us from selling crypto assets at our ATMs. We strive to improve the efficiency of our currency exchange operations to maximize our profits, manage risk and facilitate growth.

We are a global business.

We placed our first ATM outside the U.S. in Mexico in 2017. According to the CIA World Factbook, the median age in the United States is 38. In South America it is 31, and Africa has a median age of only 18. As the digital generation accumulate their wealth, they are far more likely to embrace crypto assets than their predecessors. Bitcoin is poised to quickly become a part of the lives of a huge percentage of the developing world’s population. This “global south” offers a large green field expansion opportunity for us because it combines high usage of physical currency with low median age and reduced access to quality banking.

On June 8, 2021, El Salvador became the first and remains the only country to officially adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender when its congress passed the Bitcoin Law proposed by President Nayib Bukele. On September 7, 2021, the Bitcoin Law was implemented and Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador, alongside the U.S. dollar, the country’s other official currency. Under the new law, Salvadorans can pay taxes in Bitcoin and businesses are obliged to accept Bitcoin as payment for goods and services, in addition to the U.S. dollar. Given that more than 70% of the adult population of El Salvador does not have access to the traditional banking system, the government of El Salvador believes that Bitcoin will greatly help the unbanked get access to electronic payments.

The Company began working with the government of El Salvador in late June 2021 to support the implementation of its Bitcoin Law. In August 2021, we entered into certain agreements for services to be rendered by the Company to the Department of Treasury (Ministerio De Hacienda) of El Salvador, pursuant to which we have installed and are operating 200 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador, 10 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs at El Salvador consulates in the U.S., 45 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in other U.S. locations, and importing and delivering 950 Chivo point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals for local businesses in El Salvador to transact with Bitcoin. As of December 31, 2021, all Chivo Bitcoin ATMs are installed and operational and all 950 point-of-sale terminals have been delivered and subsequently distributed to end-users as per above. The Company is responsible for maintaining the existing software infrastructure supporting the operation of the ATMs, the hardware maintenance of the ATM, cash logistics and customer support. Currently, there are no on-going obligations with respect to the POS terminals. For the three months ending March 31, 2022, the Company presented to the government of El Salvador/Ministerio de Hacienda invoices amounting to $750,000 for the monthly maintenance of the 200 white label machines in El Salvador⁽¹⁾, $295,000 for the monthly maintenance of the 55 white label machines in the USA⁽²⁾ and $9,000 for the service fee for the 55 white label machine transactions⁽³⁾. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Company presented to the government of El Salvador/Ministerio de Hacienda invoices amounting to $300,000 for the installation of white label machines⁽⁴⁾, $1,000,000 for the monthly maintenance of the 200 white label machines in El Salvador⁽¹⁾, $360,000 for the sale of POS terminals⁽⁵⁾, $584,000 for the monthly software maintenance⁽⁶⁾, $385,000 for the monthly maintenance of the 55 white label machines in the USA⁽²⁾and $38,000 for the service fee for the 55 white label machine transactions⁽³⁾for the period July 30, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The total amount of $1,053,000 and $2,667,000 exclusive of IVA (IVA stands for Impuesto al Valor Agregado which is value added tax (VAT) of 13% over the taxable amount was recorded as part of Revenues in the three months ending March 31, 2022 and twelve months ending December 31, 2021 in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $2,472,000 and $1,419,000 of these amounts remained outstanding and were recorded as part of Accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. The Company does not anticipate any further sales of POS terminals to the government of El Salvador. See table below on page 8 (GOES Contract Summary) for reconciliation⁽⁸⁾.

In addition to the ATM and POS portions of the agreements for services, we were also contracted to develop and maintain a Bitcoin platform (Chivo Ecosystem) to support the Chivo digital wallet. The Company was obligated to provide the software for the Chivo digital wallet, comprising both the software that runs on mobile smartphones, which we refer to as the App, and the software that runs on servers, which together comprise the Chivo Digital Wallet. The Chivo Digital Wallet has the following functions: (i) storing and displaying USD and Bitcoin balances; (ii) sending and receiving USD and Bitcoin between users of the Chivo digital wallet and (iii) sending and receiving Bitcoin using on-chain and Lightning Network transaction.

The delivery of the software was initially completed on September 7, 2021. In response to news reports of user problems and government requests for changes the Company hired additional technology resources and delivered subsequent improvements continuously throughout the year ending December 31, 2021. The usage of the software we provided and the operation of the Chivo digital wallet was conducted by Chivo S.A. de C.V., a government-controlled entity. Through the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company booked $3,500,000 ⁽⁷⁾ as advances for revenue contract and $757,000 as capitalized software development within other non-current assets for the costs related to the Chivo Ecosystem in the consolidated balance sheets. In addition, $700,000 in taxes were recorded as part of income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Company has been using the funds recorded as advances for revenue contract in its ordinary course of business and for liquidity purposes.

The government of El Salvador discontinued use of the Company’s software on or about December 15, 2021, but has not terminated its contract with the Company as the Company assists the government’s secondary provider. At the time the contract for the software was negotiated, the Company was aware that the government of El Salvador was considering multiple providers and our contract included the option for the government to change providers. The service fees for Phase 1, providing the software for the Chivo ecosystem⁽⁶⁾, were to end on December 31, 2021, unless the government of El Salvador elected to continue to pay the service fees in 2022. Their election not to continue to pay those service fees beyond December 31, 2021 has not impacted our other operating activities in El Salvador. Our non-disclosure agreement with the government of El Salvador prohibits us from discussing the operation of the Chivo digital wallet. The government of El Salvador did not provide us with the reasons behind their decision. Parts of the contract related to data retention security, analysis and reporting remain in effect as of the time of this prospectus as do the services related to the operation of the Chivo branded ATMs and the POS terminals, but the government of El Salvador is not using the Company’s software to enable the Chivo digital wallet. The expected revenues and associated costs of satisfying those data obligations will be determined based on ongoing negotiations and requests of the government.

	(1)	Exhibit 10.25 (Contract 51/2021) Sec 2- par. 3: Monthly service of two hundred ATMs, the amount of (US $[***]), being the unit price per ATM. See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 1: Contract 51/2021 (Installation and Maintenance of Chivo ATMs).
	(2)	Exhibit 10.27 (Athena Service Addendum 1) Sec 5.2: Service Fees for Phase 2 (USA Solution) For each Consulate ATM installed and operated, Company shall charge Ministerio de Hacienda a Monthly Fee of $[***]. See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 1: Contract 51/2021 (Installation and Maintenance of Chivo ATMs).
	(3)	Exhibit 10.27 (Athena Service Addendum 1) Sec 5.2: Service Fees for Phase 2 (USA Solution) The Company shall charge Ministerio de Hacienda a Service Fee of [***] % of all Bitcoin purchases made using ATMs that are part of Company's USA Solution See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 4: Service Addendum 1 (Phase 2: Service Fees USA Based Activities).
	(4)	Exhibit 10.25 (Contract 51/2021) Sec 3.a: For the installation of two hundred ATMs nationwide, a single payment of (US $339,000.00) including the Property Transfer Tax and the Provision of Services. See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 1: Contract 51/2021 (Installation and Maintenance of Chivo ATMs).
	(5)	Exhibit 10.27 (Athena Service Addendum 2) Sec 3 line item 1: Importation of 950 Chivo POS Terminals to El Salvador that are capable of running the Bitcoin Chivo Wallet in Merchant Mode, including printing of receipts; Setup of same including installation of Bitcoin Chivo Wallet Sec 3. Item 1: Importation of 950 Chivo POS Terminals to El Salvador that are capable of running the Bitcoin Chivo Wallet in Merchant Mode, including printing of receipts; Setup of same including installation of Bitcoin Chivo Wallet. See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 5: Service Addendum 2 (Importation, setup, and distribution of POS terminals).
	(6)	Exhibit 10.27 (Athena Service Addendum 1) Sec 5.1: Service Fees: For the period beginning August 9, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021, Company shall charge Ministerio de Hacienda a Service Fee of USD [***] plus IVA per month (the "Software Maintenance Fee") for software support and improvements to the Chivo Ecosystem to maintain its uninterrupted 24/7 operation. See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 3: Service Addendum 1 (Phase 1: Service Fees for Chivo Ecosystem).
	(7)	Exhibit 10.26 (Contract 56/2021) Sec I: Object of the Contract: The Contractor undertakes to provide the SUPPLY OF SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHIVO WALLET APPLICATION, from the planning, integration and start-up, in accordance with the Contracting Term. Exhibit 10.27 (Athena Service Addendum 1) Sec 5.1: Service Fees for Phase 1 (Chivo Ecosystem) Company shall charge Ministerio de Hacienda a Service Fee of USD 2 million plus IVA on August 15, 2021 for the initial services performed by Company for the Chivo Ecosystem Company shall charge Ministerio de Hacienda an additional Service Fee of USD 2 million plus IVA on September 7, 2021. See table below on page 8: GOES Contract Summary column 2: Contract 56/2021 (Development of Chivo Wallet, alternative version of SA1).
	(8)	The amounts presented in the table on page 8 are net of IVA.

There are no expected future costs for the POS sections of the agreements as the Company does not expect to sell additional POS terminals to the government of El Salvador as of the date of this prospectus.

On April 20, 2022, David Gerard, an author of several books and an eponymous website, reported that there was a theft of several million dollars from the Chivo digital wallet on or around April 1, 2022. This event, if true, was after the migration of user data from the Company’s software to the new software provider for the Chivo digital wallet and the Company has no direct knowledge of or responsibility for the alleged events.

None of the funds received under the agreements are refundable upon contract termination.

The government of El Salvador owns the software (which we refer to as the “IP Software”) and the Company has a perpetual, royalty-free license under its Master Services Agreement to market the IP Software elsewhere.

Subsequent to executing the Master Services Agreement, the Company implemented branding of its “Athena Ruru” suite of services, with such brand comprising of the three services the Company offers: Bitcoin ATMs, POS terminals and merchant services, and the wallet solution, based on the App. To date, the Company has not completed the sale of a license to its bitcoin platform, marketed under the Athena Ruru brand, to any other person, including without limitation any government entity or bank. See related risk factor on page 7.

The initial term of the Master Services Agreement (the “MSA”) is three-years beginning on August 20, 2021. The Company’s El Salvador Contracts have the following ongoing terms for their obligations summarized in the Table below (GOES Contract Summary):

	1		2		3		4		5
Specific Nature of Services	Contract 51/2021 (Installation and Maintenance of Chivo ATMs)		Contract 56/2021 (Development of Chivo Wallet, alternative version of SA1)		Service Addendum 1 (Phase 1: Service Fees for Chivo Ecosystem)		Service Addendum 1 (Phase 2: Service Fees USA Based Activities)		Service Addendum 2 (Importation, setup, and distribution of POS terminals)		Totals
Term	July 30, 2021 - July 30, 2024		August 20, 2021 - December 31, 2021		August 15, 2021 – December 31, 2021		September 7, 2021- December 31, 2022		August 20 - September 7, 2021
Exhibit	10.25, Sec 2 par 3 10.27, Sec 5.2		10.26 Sec I & 10.27, 5.1		10.27, 5.1		10.27, 5.2		10.27, SA 2 Sec 3 line item 1
Contract Status	Completed		Completed		Completed		Completed		Completed
Cash Received as of December 31, 2021⁽¹⁾	$	800,000	$	3,500,000⁽³⁾	$	88,000	$	–	$	360,000	$	4,748,000
Unbilled Amounts	$	–	$	500,000⁽⁴⁾	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	500,000

Income Statement Items:
Revenue for 12 months ended December 31, 2021	$	1,685,000	$	–	$	584,000	$	38,000	$	360,000	$	2,667,000
Revenue for three months ended March 31, 2022	$	1,044,000	$	–	$	–	$	9,000	$	–	$	1,053,000

Balance Sheet Items: ⁽²⁾
Accounts Receivable as of December 31, 2021	$	885,000	$	–	$	496,000	$	38,000	$	–	$	1,419,000
Accounts Receivable as of March 31, 2022	$	1,929,000	$	–	$	496,000	$	47,000	$	–	$	2,472,000

Revenue Recognition	Completed		Pending⁽⁵⁾		Completed		Completed		Completed

	(1)	There was no additional collection of accounts receivable for the three months ending March 31, 2022
	(2)	None of the amounts billed and recorded as accounts receivable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was disputed by the government of El Salvador.
	(3)	The Company presented invoice to the government of El Salvador pursuant to the terms of Contract 56/2021 for the initial payment of $2,000,000 on August 26 2021. The Company partially billed the government of El Salvador for the second payment schedule as outlined in Section 2 on October 21, 2021 for $1,500,000. This amount was as verbally agreed by the parties against the milestone completed for that period and the remaining balance of the contract will be billed separately (see note 4 below). The total amount received was recognized as Advances for revenue contracts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the periods ending December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
	(4)	On of June 9, 2022, the Company billed the government of El Salvador for the remaining portion the original contract net of IVA.
	(5)	Upon receipt, the remaining contract amount the Company will record it as additional Advances for revenue contracts and will be properly recognized as Revenue per ASC 606 guidelines

Our strategy is to become a global financial services company that can connect the world’s cash to the world of digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH. We have spent years learning how to expand our business across borders. We have assembled the people, processes, and technologies to enable us to continue to grow our global footprint we believe is unmatched by our competition.

Competitive Strengths

When comparing Bitcoin ATMs to other methods of transacting, the primary advantage of an ATM is its ability to complete a transaction from payment to delivery of crypto assets quickly. In the context of a purchase transaction, our ATM only accept physical currency, which is an immediate and permanent form of payment, and which facilitates the immediate delivery of crypto assets, also an immediate and permanent form of transaction. Apps and services that rely on ACH or other bank mechanisms for the delivery of fiat currency in a transaction often cannot deliver the crypto asset quickly because the funding mechanism is neither immediate nor permanent.

Going Concern

Our auditor expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report dated March 31, 2022. As discussed in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has suffered significant operating losses ($3,644,000) in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Even though the Company operated at a profit for prior quarters, it has not operated at a profitable level year-to-date. These conditions and events create an uncertainty about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months. The Company has not been able to generate sufficient cash from operating activities to fund its ongoing operations and current liabilities. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to generate enough revenue and/or raise capital to support its operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The ultimate impact of these matters to the Company and its consolidated financial condition is presently unknown. See also “Risk Factors” on page 15.

Risk Factors Associated with Our Business

Investing in our shares of common stock involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in “Risk Factors” before deciding to invest in our shares. If we are unable to successfully address these risks and challenges, our business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects could be materially adversely affected. In any of such cases, the trading price of our common stock would likely decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Below is a summary of some of the risks we face.

	·	Our shares are subject to liquidity risks.

	·	Our business is in a relatively new consumer product segment, which is difficult to forecast.

	·	Our operating results may fluctuate due to the highly volatile nature of crypto.

	·	A majority of our net revenue is derived from transactions in Bitcoin. If demand for crypto assets declines, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

	·	The future development and growth of crypto is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to predict and evaluate. If crypto does not grow as we expect, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

	·	Cyberattacks and security breaches of our platform, or those impacting our customers or third parties, could adversely impact our brand and reputation and our business, operating results, and financial condition.

	·	We are subject to an extensive and highly-evolving regulatory landscape and any adverse changes to, or our failure to comply with, any laws and regulations could adversely affect our brand, reputation, business, operating results, and financial condition.

	·	As we continue to expand and localize our international activities, our obligations to comply with the laws, rules, regulations, and policies of a variety of jurisdictions will increase and we may be subject to investigations and enforcement actions by regulators and governmental authorities.

	·	We currently rely on third-party service providers for certain aspects of our operations, and any interruptions in services provided by these third parties may impair our ability to support our customers.

	·	Loss of a critical banking relationship could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.

	·	Any significant disruption in our products and services, in our information technology systems, or in any of the blockchain networks we support, could result in a loss of customers or funds and adversely impact our brand and reputation and business, operating results, and financial condition.

	·	The loss or destruction of private keys required to access any crypto assets held for our business transactions with our customers may be irreversible. If we are unable to access our private keys or if we experience a hack or other data loss relating to our ability to access any crypto assets, it could cause adversely impact our business operations, operating results, regulatory scrutiny, reputational harm, and other losses.

	·	None of our stockholders are party to any contractual lock-up agreement or other contractual restrictions on transfer. Following the registration of our shares, the sales or distribution of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that such sales or distributions might occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

Impact from COVID-19

We are responding to the global outbreak of COVID-19 by taking steps to mitigate the potential risks to us posed by its spread and the impact of the restrictions put in place by governments to protect the population. Our employees and service providers have transitioned to work-from-home. This subjects us to heightened operational risks. For example, technologies in our employees’ and service providers’ homes may not be as robust as in our offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and other tools available to employees and service providers to be more limited or less reliable than in our offices. Further, the security systems in place at our employees’ and service providers’ homes may be less secure than those used in our offices, and we may be subject to increased cybersecurity risk, which could expose us to risks of data or financial loss, and could disrupt our business operations. There is no guarantee that the data security and privacy safeguards we have put in place will be completely effective or that we will not encounter risks associated with employees and service providers accessing company data and systems remotely.

In addition, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the imposition of related public health measures have resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, increased volatility and uncertainty in the crypto-economy. We also rely on third party service providers to perform certain functions. Any disruptions to a service providers’ business operations resulting from business restrictions, quarantines, or restrictions on the ability of personnel to perform their jobs could have an adverse impact on our service providers’ ability to provide services to us. The continued spread of COVID-19 and efforts to contain the virus could adversely impact our strategic business plans and growth strategy, reduce demand for our products and services, reduce the availability and productivity of our employees, service providers, and third-party resources, cause us to experience an increase in costs due to emergency measures, and otherwise adversely impact our business.

Offering Summary

We are registering the resale of 459,783,937 shares of our common stock that include: (i) 409,933,937 shares of common stock that were issued by us to the Selling Shareholders in the share exchange transaction or were purchased by the Selling Shareholders in private transactions, and (ii) up to 49,850,000 shares of common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of our outstanding 6% Convertible Debentures Due 2023 (the ”Convertible Debentures”) which were issued in connection with a private placement financing in 2021.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”). For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this prospectus and our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could remain an emerging growth company for up to five years after the effective date of this Registration Statement, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any December 31 before that time or if we have total annual gross revenue of $1.07 billion or more during any fiscal year before that time, in which cases we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31 or, if we issue more than $1.07 billion in non-convertible debt during any three-year period before that time, we would cease to be an emerging growth company immediately. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we may still qualify as a “smaller reporting company” which would allow us to take advantage of many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements, including reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. Additionally, even if we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we are neither a “large accelerated filer” nor an “accelerated filer,” we would not be required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We cannot predict if investors will find our securities less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions, which could result in a less active trading market for our securities and increased volatility in the price of our securities.

Finally, we are a “smaller reporting company” (and may continue to qualify as such even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company) and accordingly may provide less public disclosure than larger public companies, including the inclusion of only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations disclosure. As a result, the information that we provide to our stockholders may be different than you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests.

Summary Consolidated Financial Data

The following tables set forth a summary of our historical consolidated financial data as of and for the periods indicated. The summary consolidated statements of operations data for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary consolidated statements of operations data for the periods ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2020 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future. When you read this summary consolidated financial data, it is important that you read it together with the historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, which qualify this summary consolidated financial data in their entirety, as well as the sections of this prospectus titled “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The summary financial data in this section are not intended to replace our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes, and are qualified in their entirety by such financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

*(in thousands)* Balance Sheet Summary	March 31 2022 Unaudited			December 31 2021 Audited			December 31 2020 Audited
Current assets	$	9,039		$	7,948		$	2,201
Other assets		8,616			7,053			4,274
Total assets	$	17,655		$	15,001		$	6,475

Current liabilities	$	15,081		$	11,999		$	4,312
Long-term liabilities		7,843			10,576			5,435
Total shareholders’ deficit		(5,269	)		(7,574	)		(3,272	)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit	$	17,655		$	15,001		$	6,475

*(in thousands)* Statement of Operations Summary	For the three months ended March 31
	2022 Unaudited			2021 Audited
Revenues	$	19,081		$	24,903
Cost of revenues		16,651			22,128
Gross profit		2,430			2,775

Operating expenses		2,365			2,407
Income from operations		65			368

Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives		–			886
Interest expense		202			167
Fees on borrowings		51			110
Other expense		80			–
Loss before taxes		(268	)		(795	)

Income tax expense (benefit)		676			(177	)
Net Loss	$	(944	)	$	(618	)

*(in thousands)* Statement of Operations Summary	For the twelve months ended December 31
	2021 Audited			2020 Audited
Revenues	$	81,747		$	68,937
Cost of revenues		76,178			62,390
Gross profit		5,569			6,547

Operating expenses		6,774			3,497
Income (loss) from operations		(1,205	)		3,050

Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives		515			1,061
Interest expense		661			990
Fees on borrowings		341			466
Other (income) expense		39			(55	)
Income (loss) before taxes		(2,761	)		588

Income tax expense		883			428
Net income (loss)	$	(3,644	)	$	160

The Offering

Common Stock offered by Selling Shareholders		459,783,937 shares of common stock which include: (i) 409,933,937 shares of common stock that were issued by us to the Selling Shareholders in the share exchange transaction or were purchased by the Selling Shareholders in private transactions, and (ii) up to 49,850,000 shares of common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of our outstanding 6% Convertible Debentures Due 2023 (the “Convertible Debentures”) which were issued in connection with a private placement financing in 2021. We are registering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the principal amount of the Convertible Debentures, as required by the Securities Purchase Agreement that we entered into with the Selling Shareholders as of June 22, 2021, which provided said Selling Shareholders with certain registration rights with respect to the common stock issuable upon conversion of the principal amount of the Convertible Debentures (the “Purchase Agreement”).

Common Stock outstanding before the offering		4,089,409,545 shares of common stock

Exchange Symbol		ABIT

CUSIP		046839106

Terms of the Offering		Until our shares are quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board ("OTCBB"), or the OTCQX, or the OTCQB or listed on any national securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation system, the prices at which the selling shareholders may sell their shares is $0.325, which was determined by the average of the high and low prices as reported on the OTC Pink Tier of the OTC Markets on June 23, 2022. The Selling Shareholders have not engaged any underwriter regarding the sale of their shares of common stock. If our common stock becomes quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board ("OTCBB"), or the OTCQX, or the OTCQB or listed on any national securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation system, then the sale price to the public will vary according to prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices by the Selling Shareholders.

Termination of the Offering		The offering will conclude upon the earliest of (i) such time as all the common stock has been sold pursuant to the registration statement or (ii) such time as all the common stock becomes eligible for resale without volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (iii) or we decide at any time to terminate the registration of the shares at our sole discretion.

Trading Market		Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink Market operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. There is an uneven and limited trading market for our securities. We intend to apply for quotation on the OTCQB once we become a fully reporting company with the SEC.

Use of proceeds		We are not selling any shares of the common stock covered by this prospectus. As such, we will not receive any of the offering proceeds from the registration of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus.

Expenses		We will pay all expenses associated with this registration statement.

Risk Factors		The shares offered hereby involve a high degree of risk and should not be purchased by investors who cannot afford the loss of their entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11.

The number of shares of common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 4,089,409,545 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and excludes:

250,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 8% Convertible Debenture Due 2025 issued to KGPLA Holdings, LLC;

15,200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the remaining outstanding principal amount of the 6% Convertible Debenture Due 2023 issued to certain accredited investors pursuant to the Company’s private placement of up to $5,000,000. See page 68.

Risk Factors

Investing in the Shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in the Shares. If any of the risks occur, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects could be harmed. In that event, the trading price of the Shares could decline, and you could lose part or all your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations.

The Most Material Risks Related to Our Business and Financial Position

Our business is in a new consumer product segment, which is difficult to forecast.

Our industry segment is new and is constantly evolving. As a result, there is a lack of available information with which to forecast industry trends or patterns. There is no assurance that sustainable industry trends or preferences will develop that will lead to predictable growth or earnings forecasts for individual companies or the industry segment. We are also unable to determine what impact future governmental regulation may have on trends and preferences or patterns within our industry segment. See “Risk Factors Related to Current and Future Regulations and other Law Enforcement Actions” for a discussion of the risks associated with governmental regulation.

The Company's auditors have issued a going concern opinion that the Company may not be able to continue without generating sufficient cash to fund its operations.

Our auditors and management have concluded that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company had net loss of $3,644,000 in fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and needs to generate sufficient cash from operating activities to fund its ongoing operations and current liabilities. There can be no assurances that we will ever be able to achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or obtain additional financing through private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing necessary to support our working capital requirements. Additional equity financing is anticipated to take the form of one or more private placements to accredited investors under exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or a subsequent public offering. However, there are no current agreements or understandings with regard to the form, time or amount of such financing and there is no assurance that any of this financing can be obtained or that the Company can continue as a going concern. To the extent that funds generated from any private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, we will have to raise additional working capital and no assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on acceptable terms. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If adequate working capital is not available, we may be forced to discontinue operations, which would cause investors to lose their entire investment.

The prices of Bitcoin and other crypto assets are volatile.

We generate substantially all our revenue from the sale of crypto assets to our customers, either using our Bitcoin ATMs or over the phone. Revenue is based on the prices that we charge our customers based on prevailing market prices. The price at which we are able to purchase crypto assets prior to selling those same crypto assets may not be lower than the sale price if the market conditions change between those two points in time. Purchasing Bitcoin or other crypto assets for prices higher than they can be later sold could result in an impairment of the asset value and our operating results could be adversely affected. The value of the entirety of our crypto assets held could be lost if the prices of those digital assets were to significantly decrease, which would adversely affect our operating results. There are no assurances that the crypto assets we hold will have value from one day to the next and we could suffer a loss if any of the prices of those crypto assets declines or is permanently depressed.

As discussed in our financial statements included in this prospectus, we account for our crypto assets as indefinite-lived intangible assets, which are subject to impairment losses if the fair value of our crypto assets decreased below their carrying value. As of December 31, 2021, management’s estimate of the effect on fair values due to a +/- 20% uniform change in the market prices of all crypto assets, with all other variables held constant, was +/- $168.4 thousand (December 31, 2020: +/- $268.6 thousand). As of March 31, 2022, management’s estimate of the effect on fair values due to a +/- 20% uniform change in the market prices of all crypto assets, with all other variables held constant was +/- $189.0 thousand.

Additionally, and as discussed in our financial statements, we act as an agent (vs. principal) in the operation of the Chivo branded Bitcoin ATMs. As part of our contract with the government of El Salvador, the Company manages the processes of purchasing and selling of Bitcoin that are involved with the operations of the Chivo branded Bitcoin ATMs and assumes the price risk associated with those transactions. The value of the Bitcoin between the time of a transaction at such an ATM and the time at which the Company exchanges them to/for USD can be between seconds and hours, during which time the price of Bitcoin relative to the US dollar can change. As of December 31, 2021, management estimates that if Bitcoin were to change prices by +/- 20%, with all other variables held constant, the risk of gain/loss on the value of the Bitcoin used by the Chivo branded Bitcoin ATMs would be +/- $236.1 thousand (prior periods: Not Applicable). As of March 31, 2022, management estimates that if Bitcoin were to change prices by +/-20%, with all other variables held constant, the risk of gain/loss on the value of the Bitcoin used by Chivo branded Bitcoin ATMs would be +/- $1 38.1 thousand.

Our total revenue is substantially dependent on the volume of transactions conducted by our customers. If such volume declines, our business, operating results, and financial position would be adversely affected.

We generate substantially all our revenue from the sale of crypto assets to our customers, either using our Bitcoin ATMs or over the phone. Revenue is based on the prices that we charge our customers based on prevailing market prices. This revenue may fluctuate based on the price of crypto assets. As such, any declines in the volume of transactions, the price of crypto assets, or market liquidity for crypto assets generally may result in lower total revenue to us.

The price of crypto assets and associated demand for buying, selling, and trading crypto assets have historically been subject to significant volatility. The price and trading volume of any crypto asset is subject to significant uncertainty and volatility, depending on several factors, including:

market conditions across all elements of the crypto-economy;

changes in liquidity, market-making volume, and trading activities;

trading activities on other crypto platforms worldwide, many of which may be unregulated, and may include manipulative activities;

investment and trading activities of highly active retail and institutional users, speculators, miners, and investors;

the speed and rate at which crypto assets and specifically Bitcoin can gain adoption as a medium of exchange, utility, store of value, consumptive asset, security instrument, or other financial assets worldwide, if at all;

decreased user and investor confidence in crypto assets and associated exchanges and service providers;

negative publicity and events relating to Bitcoin, blockchain technology, or the digital currency economy as a whole;

unpredictable social media coverage or “trending” of Bitcoin or other crypto assets;

the ability for crypto assets to meet user and investor demands;

consumer preferences and perceived utility and value of crypto assets and associated markets;

increased competition from other payment services or other crypto assets that exhibit better speed, security, scalability, or other characteristics;

regulatory or legislative changes and updates affecting the use, storage, ownership, exchange, or any other aspect of the crypto-economy;

the characterization of crypto assets under the laws of various jurisdictions around the world;

the maintenance, troubleshooting, and development of the blockchain networks underlying crypto assets, including by miners, validators, and developers worldwide;

the ability for protocol networks to attract and retain miners or validators to secure and confirm transactions accurately and efficiently;

ongoing technological viability and security of protocols and their associated crypto assets, smart contracts, applications, and networks, including vulnerabilities against hacks and scalability;

fees and speed associated with processing blockchain transactions, including on the underlying protocol networks and on exchanges and other platforms for trading;

financial strength of wholesale market participants;

the availability and cost of funding and capital;

the liquidity of over-the-counter trading desks, market-makers, exchanges, and other wholesale dealers of crypto assets;

interruptions in service from or failures of major crypto asset exchanges and platforms;

availability of banking and payment services to support crypto-related projects;

level of interest rates and inflation in both G-10 economies and emerging markets;

monetary policies of governments, trade restrictions, and fiat currency valuation changes; and

national and international economic and political conditions.

There is no assurance that any supported crypto asset will maintain its value or that there will be meaningful levels of interest from customers. If the demand for purchasing or selling crypto assets declines, our business, operating results, and financial condition would be adversely affected.

The future development and growth of crypto assets and protocols is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to predict and evaluate. If the future does not develop and grow as we expect, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Blockchain technology was only introduced in 2008 and remains in the early stages of development. In addition, different protocols are designed for different purposes. Bitcoin, for instance, was designed to serve as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, while Ethereum was designed to be a smart contract and decentralized application platform. Many other protocol networks—ranging from cloud computing to tokenized securities networks—have only recently been established. The further growth and development of any crypto assets and their underlying networks and other cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the creation, transfer, and usage of crypto assets represent a new and evolving paradigm that is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate, including:

Many protocol networks have limited operating histories, have not been validated in production, and are still in the process of developing and making significant decisions that will affect the design, supply, issuance, functionality, and governance of their respective tokens and underlying blockchain networks, any of which could adversely affect their respective usefulness.

Many networks are in the process of implementing software upgrades and other changes to their protocols, which could introduce bugs, security risks, or adversely affect the respective crypto networks.

Several large networks, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, are developing new features to address fundamental speed, scalability, and energy usage issues. If these issues are not successfully addressed, or are unable to receive widespread adoption, it could adversely affect the underlying crypto asset.

Security issues, bugs, and software errors have been identified with many protocols and their underlying blockchain networks, some of which have been exploited by malicious actors. There are also inherent security weaknesses in some crypto assets and their networks and protocols, such as when creators of certain crypto networks use procedures that could allow hackers to counterfeit tokens. Any weaknesses identified with a protocol, token or blockchain could adversely affect its price, security, liquidity, and adoption. If a malicious actor or botnet (a volunteer or hacked collection of computers controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers) obtains a majority of the compute or staking power on a crypto network, as has happened in the past, it may be able to manipulate transactions, which could cause financial losses to holders, damage the network’s reputation and security, and adversely affect its value.

The development of new technology for mining, such as improved application-specific integrated circuits (commonly referred to as ASICs), or changes in industry patterns, such as the consolidation of mining power in a small number of large mining farms, could reduce the security of blockchain networks, lead to increased liquid supply of the crypto asset token, and reduce its price and attractiveness.

If rewards and transaction fees for miners or validators on any protocol network are not sufficiently high to attract and retain miners, a network’s security and speed may be adversely affected, increasing the likelihood of a malicious attack.

The governance of many decentralized blockchain networks is by voluntary consensus and open competition, and many developers are not directly compensated for their contributions. As a result, there may be a lack of consensus or clarity on the governance of any crypto network, a lack of incentives for developers to maintain or develop the network, and other unforeseen issues, any of which could result in unexpected or undesirable errors, bugs, or changes, or stymie such network’s utility and ability to respond to challenges and grow.

Many crypto networks are in the early stages of developing partnerships and collaborations, all of which may not succeed and adversely affect the usability and adoption of the respective crypto asset token.

Various other technical issues have also been uncovered from time to time that resulted in disabled functionalities, exposure of certain users’ personal information, theft of users’ assets, and other negative consequences, and which required resolution with the attention and efforts of their global miner, user, and development communities. If any such risks or other risks materialize, and if they are not resolved, the development and growth of crypto assets, blockchain technology, or Bitcoin may be significantly affected and, as a result, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Loss of a banking relationship could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Athena depends on having regular and normalized access to a bank checking account for normal business purposes and also for taking deposits of the cash received from the ATM fleet. As a money services business registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) under the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and its implementing regulations enforced by FinCEN, our banking partners view us as a higher risk customer for purposes of their anti-money laundering programs. We may face difficulty establishing or maintaining banking relationships due to our banking partners’ policies and some prior bank partners have terminated their relationship with Athena. The loss of these banking partners or the imposition of operational restrictions by these banking partners and the inability for us to utilize other redundant financial institutions may result in a disruption of business activity as well as regulatory risks. In addition, financial institutions in the United States and globally may, because of the myriad of regulations or the perceived risks of crypto assets, decide to not provide accounts, payments other financial services to us. Such events could negatively affect an investment in the Shares.

The Company may be forced to cease operations.

It is possible that, due to any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, an unfavorable fluctuation in the value of cryptographic and fiat currencies, the inability by the Company, whether in the United States or globally, to obtain clients, the failure of commercial relationships, the failure of development of the necessary technical environment, the failure of government actors to provide needed regulatory clarity, the failure of technology development by third parties, or intellectual property ownership challenges, the Company may no longer be viable to operate and the Company may dissolve, either in whole or part, or take actions that result in a dissolution event. During the past six years there have been several rumors that regulation specifically aimed at terminating the practice of selling crypto assets via kiosks, such as the Company’s fleet of Bitcoin ATMs, would be forthcoming. While the regulations hypothesized by these rumors have never been enacted, it remains a risk to the Company’s principal operations and could be detrimental to an investment in the Shares.

Other Risk Factors Related to Our Business Operations and Financial Position

Currently, there is a small use of Bitcoin in the retail and commercial marketplace in comparison to relatively large use by speculators, thus contributing to price volatility that could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Bitcoin and the Bitcoin Network have only recently become accepted as a means of payment for goods and services by certain major retail and commercial outlets, and the use of Bitcoin by consumers to pay such retail and commercial outlets remains limited. Conversely, a significant portion of Bitcoin demand is generated by speculators and investors seeking to profit from the short- or long-term holding of Bitcoin. A lack of expansion by Bitcoin or other crypto assets into retail and commercial markets, or a contraction of such use, may result in decreased demand for the Company’s services or increased demand for services the Company is not able to provide, either of which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The Company’s assets could be stolen and would be difficult to recover due to the nature of cash and crypto assets.

It is possible that, due to any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, a robbery by either a general malcontent or an employee of the Company could adversely affect the Company’s operations and assets. From time to time, the Company has been the victim of vandalism and targeted attacks on our ATMs, which have resulted in loss of cash and equipment. The Company has also been the target of cyberattacks and has suffered security breaches of its websites, email, cellphones, and other systems related to the operations of the business. On March 31, 2021, we suffered a security breach which resulted in a loss of 29 bitcoin (approximately $1.7 million of market value). We have initiated two independent investigations of the attack with the assistance of law enforcement and outside counsel. See also Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on page 31. Historically, stolen Bitcoin, crypto assets of multiple types, and cash have been difficult to recover by law enforcement or other means due to their fundamental nature as fungible instruments of value. At this time, we have no information if the stolen crypto assets can be recovered. The Company’s losses may negatively affect an investment in the Company’s shares.

Crypto assets and funds that the Company holds on Bitcoin exchanges could be lost, stolen, or otherwise impaired.

From time to time and for customary reasons of procuring crypto assets, the Company holds assets including dollar deposits, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Litecoin, and BCH on crypto asset exchanges. The Company carefully selects the platforms that it chooses to do business with, however this may not be sufficient to avoid losses if those exchanges suffer losses or other impairments. In 2018, the Company had assets of less than $10,000 on the Quadriga Exchange in Canada when Quadriga filed for bankruptcy protection following the death of its Chief Executive Officer and subsequent discovery of its insolvency. In addition, while not applicable to the Company’s operations, several other well-known and highly regarded exchanges have suffered similar fates. For example, in February 2014, Mt. Gox, then the largest Bitcoin exchange worldwide, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan after an estimated 700,000 bitcoin were stolen from its wallets. In May 2019, Binance, one of the world’s largest exchanges was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $40 million. Any such losses by an exchange could have a negative impact on the financial position of the Company and adversely impact an investment in the Shares.

Our failure to safeguard and manage our crypto assets could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.

As of March 31, 2022, we were responsible for safeguarding $286 thousand in crypto assets, all in the form of Bitcoin, for users of our discontinued BitQuick platform. Those Bitcoin are not insured or guaranteed by any government or government agency. Our ability to manage and accurately safeguard these user assets requires a high level of internal controls. As our business continues to grow and we expand our product and service offerings, we must continue to strengthen our associated internal controls. Our success and the success of our offerings requires significant public confidence in our ability to properly manage security. The Company is not the legal owner of these crypto assets. However, because we safeguard cryptographic key information such cryptographic key information may be considered to be the property of a bankruptcy estate, in the event of a bankruptcy, the users may not be able to access their crypto assets. This may result in customers finding our services more risky and less attractive and any failure to increase our customer base, discontinuation or reduction in use of our platform and products by existing customers as a result could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition. If we do not successfully manage the security needs associated with safeguarding such crypto assets for users of our discontinued BitQuick platform we may suffer a loss of the crypto assets to theft or destruction. Such a loss could cause a substantial business disruption of our operations, adverse reputational impact, inability to compete with our competitors, regulatory scrutiny, and consequently, it could adversely impact an investment in our shares of common stock.

Our lack of insurance protection could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.

The crypto assets held by us are not insured. We also do not rely on insurance carriers to insure losses resulting from a breach of our physical security, cyber security, or by employee or service provider theft since we do not carry crime and specie insurance. We only maintain a general liability insurance which does not cover crypto assets or breaches described above. Therefore, we may suffer a loss which is not covered by insurance in damages. Such a loss could cause a substantial business disruption of our operations, adverse reputational impact, inability to compete with our competitors, regulatory scrutiny, and consequently, it could adversely impact an investment in our shares of common stock.

The Company operates in locations outside of the United States and, as such, is subject additional risks with respect to enforcement of its contractual rights.

We currently operate and intend to grow our operations in a number of jurisdictions outside of the United States. Laws and business practices that favor local competitors or prohibit or limit foreign ownership of certain businesses, or our failure to adapt our practices, systems, processes, and business models effectively to the traveler and supplier preferences (as well as the regulatory and tax landscapes) of each country into which we expand, could impede our ability to enter into, negotiate or enforce contracts in those markets. In addition to the other risks described in this prospectus, our company’s international operations would be subject to numerous other risks, including, but not limited to, weaker enforcement of our company’s contractual rights, longer payment cycles, and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable.

The countries, we operate in, may or may not have stable economies, stable banking sectors, or stable governments which may or may not permit us to repatriate profits, maintain ownership of our business or its assets, or continue operations.

From time to time, certain governments have seized foreign companies, their assets, and or their operations. It is possible for us to face significant losses if such an event occurs, either specific to us or broadly across the entire country or industry in which we operate. We may, for example no longer be permitted to purchase additional crypto assets, or operate our machines, or return capital or profits to our parent company in the United States. This may result in a total and complete loss of our assets within that country as well as further costs to continue to pay our existing liabilities within that country.

The countries we operate in may not have stable governments or may face significant political, social, or civil unrest.

The countries where the Company operates, or may choose to operate in the future, may face significant periods of political, military, social, or civil unrest. This may result in the destruction of the Company’s property, the destruction of the Company’s other assets, or other harm to the Company and its personnel, which may cause losses or for the Company to incur significant liabilities. Nationalization of certain industries has occurred in some of the countries where Athena currently operates. The loss of access to those nationalized assets may adversely impact an investment in the Shares.

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates could harm our operating results and financial condition.

Revenue generated and expenses incurred from our international operations are often denominated in the currencies of the local countries. Accordingly, changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar can affect our revenue and operating results reflected in our U.S. dollar-denominated consolidated financial statements. Our financial results are also subject to changes in exchange rates that impact the settlement of transactions in non-local currencies. As a result, it could be more difficult to detect underlying trends in our business and operating results. To the extent that fluctuations in currency exchange rates cause our operating results to differ from the expectations of investors, the market price of the Shares could be adversely impacted. To date, we have not engaged in currency hedging activities to limit the risk of exchange fluctuations. Even if we use derivative instruments to hedge exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the use of such hedging activities may not offset any or more than a portion of the adverse financial effects of unfavorable movements in foreign exchange rates over the limited time the hedges are in place and may introduce additional risks if we are unable to structure effective hedges with such instruments.

Adverse economic conditions may affect our business.

Our performance is subject to general economic conditions, and their impact on the digital currency markets and our customers. The United States and other international economies have experienced cyclical downturns from time to time in which economic activity declined resulting in lower consumption rates, restricted credit, reduced profitability, weaknesses in financial markets, bankruptcies, and overall uncertainty with respect to the economy. The impact of general economic conditions on the Company is highly uncertain and dependent on a variety of factors, including global adoption of cryptocurrencies, central bank monetary policies, and other events beyond our control. Geopolitical developments, such as trade wars and foreign exchange limitations can also increase the severity and levels of unpredictability globally and increase the volatility of global financial and digital currency markets. To the extent that conditions in the general economic and digital currency markets materially deteriorate, our ability to attract and retain customers may suffer.

The COVID-19 pandemic could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

We are responding to the global outbreak of COVID-19 by taking steps to mitigate the potential risks to us posed by its spread and the impact of the restrictions put in place by governments to protect their populations. Our employees and service providers have transitioned to work-from-home. This subjects us to heightened operational risks. For example, technologies in our employees’ and service providers’ homes may not be as robust as in our offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and other tools available to employees and service providers to be more limited or less reliable than in our offices. Further, the security systems in place at our employees’ and service providers’ homes may be less secure than those used in our offices, and while we have implemented technical and administrative safeguards to help protect our systems as our employees and service providers work from home, we may be subject to increased cybersecurity risk, which could expose us to risks of data or financial loss, and could disrupt our business operations. There is no guarantee that the data security and privacy safeguards we have put in place will be completely effective or that we will not encounter risks associated with employees and service providers accessing company data and systems remotely. We also face challenges due to the need to operate with the remote workforce and are addressing those challenges to minimize the impact on our ability to operate.

In addition, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the imposition of related public health measures have resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, increased difficulty in retail or in-store operations, including our ability to ship, install, and maintain our Bitcoin ATM fleet. Some of the retail locations, such as shopping malls, where we have placed our Bitcoin ATMs have closed either permanently or temporarily due to the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent response by governments and businesses. We also rely on third party service providers, including our armored car services, to perform certain functions. Any disruptions to a service providers’ business operations resulting from business restrictions, quarantines, or restrictions on the ability of personnel to perform their jobs could have an adverse impact on our service providers’ ability to provide services to us. The continued spread of COVID-19 and efforts to contain the virus could result in the death of our customers or employees, adversely impact our strategic business plans and growth strategy, reduce demand for or availability of our products and services, reduce the availability and productivity of our employees, service providers, and third-party resources, cause us to experience an increase in costs due to emergency measures, and otherwise adversely impact our business.

Risk Factors Related to Our Operations in El Salvador

Expansion of business operations in El Salvador may not produce the positive results as planned.

We have established significant operations in El Salvador to support the country’s efforts to use Bitcoin as legal tender. However, there are many factors that could disrupt the implementation of Bitcoin Law in El Salvador, and as a result, our operations in El Salvador. Any of such disruptions can have a negative impact on the financial position of the Company. They could jeopardize our expansion plan and be detrimental to our business.

Those risks, as summarized below include:

Exposure to Bitcoin volatility. While Bitcoin can be used as a speculative asset to generate significant gains, it can also generate major losses. Bitcoin pricing has fluctuated more than $46,310 per Bitcoin on December 31, 2021 to less than $21,000 on June 14, 2022. Holding or transacting in such an unstable asset is a particularly risky for people with low incomes, who can ill afford to sustain price swings as large as 30% in a single day and may become victims of a significant collapse. If the savings of a whole nation were cut by a third in two months, it would be a destabilizing event for the country and its Bitcoin Law.

Depletion of banking assets. In today’s El Salvador, banks connect savers and borrowers. If most Salvadorans start using Bitcoin, their savings will be stored in digital wallets away from potential borrowers who would otherwise use it to fund projects. Massive adoption of Bitcoin would likely drain banks of savings and raise the cost of borrowing for companies and individuals, who will face higher interests. If that occurs, the economy of El Salvador and implementation of the Bitcoin Law can be negatively affected.

Lack of transparency/money laundering. Adopting Bitcoin as legal tender is not without certain challenges or risks since Bitcoin’s practical implementation has yet to be defined by regulators. Internationally, the cryptocurrency has been used for money laundering and to facilitate illegal activities. The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) may increase monitoring of El Salvadoran banks, businesses, and other financial institutions. The FATF is the international “money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.” It reviews countries’ anti-money laundering and counter-financing terrorism practices. If the FATF determines that a country is exposed to financial crime, the flagged country is placed on either the list of “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring,” known as the “grey list,” or the list of “Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action,” known as the “black list.” When a country is placed on the grey list, it must cooperate with increased FATF monitoring. When a country is placed on the black list, the FATF urges its 39 member nations and over 200 affiliated nations to apply enhanced due diligence and impose countermeasures, such as sanctions. From an FATF regulatory perspective, El Salvador has been in full compliance, however, that may likely change after the Bitcoin Law has been fully implemented. For example, the FATF mandates that the parties engaging in virtual-asset transactions provide complete and sufficient know-your-customer information. It also requires that senders and recipients of virtual assets obtain accurate knowledge and information about “the transaction, the source of funds, and the relationship with the counterparty.” The chances of Bitcoin transactions meeting such requirements are unlikely and El Salvador may be subject to sanctions.

Loss of central bank reserves. El Salvador currently carries a large debt burden (about 65% of GDP) and has a challenging amortization schedule, with $800 million due in January 2023. To navigate this difficult fiscal environment during the pandemic, El Salvador has reached out to the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) for a $1.3 billion financing package. However, the IMF opposes the adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender. Thus, the funding program could be put in jeopardy at a time when El Salvador is running out of financial alternatives. Furthermore, the IMF has warned against adopting cryptocurrencies as legal tender, citing risks to macroeconomic stability, financial integrity, consumer protection and the environment (creating Bitcoin consumes large amounts of electricity). The World Bank turned down a request to help advise El Salvador on Bitcoin. Moody’s rating agency has downgraded the country’s debt further from B3 to Caa1, and its outlook remains negative. Those factors may negatively affect the economy of El Salvador and disrupt the implementation of the Bitcoin Law.

Continued Negative Publicity in the Media with respect to Chivo S.A. de C.V, the Chivo Ecosystem, of Bitcoin ATMs in general, or of the Company’s services could have a material adverse effect on our business. The government of El Salvador, through a government owned company—Chivo S.A. de C.V, operate the Chivo digital wallet. The government purchased software and related services from the Company and used this software from the launch of the Chivo digital wallet in September of 2021 until December of 2021. According to media reports, the Chivo company’s operation of the Chivo digital wallet is not subject to public reporting or auditing by a banking regulator. Therefore, there is no way for an outside observer to know that the assets held by Chivo S.A. de C.V. are sufficient to cover the liabilities (user balances) of the Chivo digital wallet. If there are negative views presented in the news about the assets held by Chivo S.A. de C.V, or of the quality of its service offerings, or its lack of transparency, or fraud or identity theft connected with the usage of the Chivo digital wallet, or any reported problems related to the Chivo digital wallet (either the version written by the Company or any subsequent version not using the Company’s Intellectual Property), then the Company’s reputation could be damaged which may negatively affect an investment in the Shares.

Failure to maintain sufficient cash in Chivo branded ATMs to meet demand could have a material adverse effect on our reputation. Chivo S.A. de C.V. also directs the Company as to how much physical cash should be loaded into the Chivo ATMs in El Salvador for the purpose of ATM users retrieving U.S. dollar currency in exchange for their Bitcoin or dollars held in the Chivo digital wallet. If for any reason, there is not sufficient physical cash loaded into a Chivo ATM to meet the total demand for such cash, the ATM will be unable to initiate additional transactions to dispense cash to a user and the user will see the machine as non-functional. This could create negative impression of the Chivo Ecosystem, of Bitcoin ATMs in general, of the Company’s services, or the Company’s reputation and negatively affect an investment in the Shares.

Capital flight. Bitcoin Law could facilitate a capital flight, especially during a crisis. Many emerging markets control the flow of capital in and out of their countries to avoid a macroeconomic crisis or to prevent one from worsening. However, Bitcoin can facilitate such a flight: Once dollars are converted to Bitcoin, they can easily be sent to anyone in the world, without any control or tracking. Such an event would have a negative effect on the economy of El Salvador.

Environmental concerns about Bitcoin mining. The system on which Bitcoin is currently based consumes large amounts of electricity, making it particularly taxing for the environment. President Bukele believes that the country’s cheap, clean, and renewable geothermal energy from volcanoes can power Bitcoin mining rigs, thus reducing its carbon footprint. It is not clear at this time if such a solution would solve the environmental concerns.

Political and economic developments in El Salvador may adversely affect Bitcoin Law.

El Salvador's Bitcoin Law has been greeted with skepticism from both Salvadorans and international financial institutions. The population might not fully embrace Bitcoin. Requiring every business to accept Bitcoin for goods and services without adequate access to technology, may be a difficult obstacle to overcome and Bitcoin Law can be changed if it remains unpopular under a successor administration. Any of these concerns could disrupt our operations in El Salvador and have a negative impact on the financial position of the Company. Although several political leaders around the globe have voiced support for the Bitcoin Law enacted by El Salvador, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are widely used and accepted as forms of payment in many countries, only one other government (Central African Republic) has taken official steps to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.

There is political discontent in El Salvador with President Bukele's ouster of Supreme Court judges and the potential for the president to seek a second consecutive term. The presidential period is five years in El Salvador. Consecutive re-election is not permitted, though previously elected presidents may run for a second, non-consecutive term. Recently, El Salvador’s top court and its election authority have removed what seemed to be a constitutional ban on consecutive presidential reelection, setting the stage for President Nayib Bukele to potentially seek a second term in 2024. If there is a change in El Salvador’s administration after 2024, it may negatively affect Bitcoin Law and our operations in El Salvador.

Our contracts with the El Salvador government may be negatively impacted

We have entered into agreements with El Salvador's Treasury department, pursuant to which we have installed and are operating 200 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador, 10 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs at El Salvador consulates in the U.S., 45 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in other U.S. locations (as of fiscal year end December 31, 2021), importing and delivering 950 Chivo POS terminals for local businesses in El Salvador to transact with Bitcoin, and developing and maintaining the software for the Chivo digital wallet. Each obligation comes with its own set of operational risks in addition to risks set forth herein, including but not limited to the volatile nature of crypto assets, data breach and crypto hacks, fraud conducted by users of the services offered by the government of El Salvador, changes in U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, talent acquisition and retention, and general economic conditions. If we fail to fulfil our contractual obligations, our agreements may be terminated which may negatively impact our financial standing and reputation. Our current agreements may also be modified or terminated by El Salvador’s Department of Treasury for any reason including but not limited to regime change, additional competition, and loss of political support. Any such unfavorable change in our business operations in El Salvador, including the termination of any contracts with the government of El Salvador, would adversely affect our revenues and profitability, and could negatively affect an investment in our shares of common stock.

Risk Factors Related to the Bitcoin Network, Wallets, Bitcoin, and Crypto Assets

Bitcoin, and most other crypto assets based on public key cryptography, are controllable only by the possessor of both the unique public key and private key relating to the local or online digital wallet in which the bitcoin are held.

While the Bitcoin Network, and similar blockchain protocol networks, require a public key relating to a digital wallet to be published when used in a spending 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 a private key is lost, destroyed, or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key is accessible, Athena will be unable to access the Bitcoin, or other digital currency, held in the related digital wallet. Any loss of private keys relating to digital wallets used to store Athena’s Bitcoin, or other crypto assets, could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The future and development of the Bitcoin Protocol and other blockchain technologies are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate.

The further development and acceptance of the Bitcoin Network and other cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of transactions in bitcoin and other crypto asset, which represent a new and rapidly changing industry, are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. Athena does not participate in the development of the Bitcoin Network and has little to no influence over the software developers who write the code or the miners who run the Bitcoin Network. The slowing or stopping of the development or acceptance of the Bitcoin Network may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Tether is a token issued by a private company and may not have any intrinsic value.

Tether is a “stablecoin” and the price of one Tether has historically been about one U.S. dollar. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to have a stable value over time as compared to typically volatile crypto assets, and are typically marketed as being pegged to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar. According to the official Tether website, as of May 5, 2021, approximately $25.3 billion worth of U.S. Dollar Tether (“USDT”) has been issued by a smart contract on the Ethereum network as an ERC-20-compatible token. Some have argued that some stablecoins, particularly Tether, are improperly issued without sufficient backing, and have also argued that those associated with certain stablecoins may be involved in laundering money. On February 17, 2021, the New York Attorney General entered an agreement with Tether’s operators, requiring them to cease any further trading activity with New York persons and pay $18.5 million in penalties for false and misleading statements made regarding the assets backing Tether. Volatility in stablecoins, operational issues with stablecoins (for example, technical issues that prevent settlement), concerns about the sufficiency of any reserves that support stablecoins, or regulatory concerns about stablecoin issuers or intermediaries, such as crypto asset spot markets, that support stablecoins, could impact any individual’s willingness to purchase Tether from the Company and may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

A temporary or permanent blockchain “fork” to any supported crypto asset could adversely affect our business.

Blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, are open source. Any user can download the software, modify it, and then propose that Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or other blockchain protocols users and miners adopt the modification. When a modification is introduced and a substantial majority of users and miners consent to the modification, the change is implemented and the Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or other blockchain protocol networks, as applicable, remain uninterrupted. However, if less than a substantial majority of users and miners consent to the proposed modification, and the modification is not compatible with the software prior to its modification, the consequence would be what is known as a “fork” (i.e., “split”) of the impacted blockchain protocol network and respective blockchain, with one prong running the pre-modified software and the other running the modified software. The effect of such a fork would be the existence of two parallel versions of the Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or other blockchain protocol network, as applicable, running simultaneously, but with each split network’s crypto asset lacking interchangeability.

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum protocols have been subject to “forks” that resulted in the creation of new networks, including Bitcoin Cash ABC, Bitcoin Cash SV, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum Classic, and others. Some of these forks have caused fragmentation among platforms as to the correct naming convention for forked crypto assets. Due to the lack of a central registry or rulemaking body, no single entity can dictate the nomenclature of forked crypto assets, causing disagreements and a lack of uniformity among platforms on the nomenclature of forked crypto assets, and which results in further confusion to customers as to the nature of assets they hold on platforms. In addition, several of these forks were contentious and as a result, participants in certain communities may harbor ill will towards other communities. As a result, certain community members may take actions that adversely impact the use, adoption, and price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or any of their forked alternatives.

Furthermore, hard forks can lead to new security concerns. For instance, when the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic networks split in July 2016, replay attacks, in which transactions from one network were rebroadcast on the other network to achieve “double-spending”, plagued platforms that traded Ethereum through at least October 2016, resulting in significant losses to some crypto asset platforms. Similar replay attacks occurred in connection with the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Cash SV network split in November 2018. Another result of a hard fork is an inherent decrease in the level of security due to the splitting of some mining power across networks, making it easier for a malicious actor to exceed 50% of the mining power of that network, thereby making crypto assets that rely on proof-of-work more susceptible to attack, as has occurred with Ethereum Classic.

Future forks may occur at any time. A fork can lead to a disruption of networks and our information technology systems, cybersecurity attacks, replay attacks, or security weaknesses, any of which can further lead to temporary or even permanent loss of our assets.

From time to time, we may encounter technical issues in connection with the integration of supported crypto assets and changes and upgrades to their underlying networks, which could adversely affect our business.

To support any crypto asset or blockchain token, a variety of front and back-end technical and development work is required to implement our wallet, custody, pricing, transfer, accounting, and other solutions for our Bitcoin ATM fleet, and to integrate such supported crypto asset with our existing infrastructure. For certain crypto assets, a significant amount of development work is required and there is no guarantee that we will be able to integrate successfully with any existing or future crypto asset, token, or stable coin. In addition, such integration may introduce software errors or weaknesses into our platform, including our existing infrastructure. Even if such integration is initially successful, any number of technical changes, software upgrades, soft or hard forks, cybersecurity incidents, or other changes to the underlying blockchain network may occur from time to time, causing incompatibility, technical issues, disruptions, or security weaknesses to our platform. If we are unable to identify, troubleshoot and resolve any such issues successfully, we may no longer be able to support such crypto assets, our assets may be frozen or lost, the security of our crypto asset wallets may be compromised, and technical infrastructure may be affected, all of which could adversely impact our business.

If miners or validators of any crypto asset network, either that we provide to customers or hold for other reasons, demand high transaction fees, our operating results may be adversely affected.

We pay miner fees when transmitting crypto assets including Bitcoin to customers upon completion of their purchase. In addition, we also pay miner fees when we move crypto assets for various operational purposes, such as when we transfer Bitcoin between our regional wallets. However, miner fees can be unpredictable. For instance, in 2017, Bitcoin miner fees increased from approximately $0.35 per transaction in January 2017 to over $50 per transaction in December 2017. Even though Bitcoin’s miner fees have since decreased to $18 per transaction as of March 4, 2021, if the demand for Bitcoin remains at current levels, we could experience high costs in excess of our historical performance. Although we attempt to adjust our pricing to pass through these expenses to our customers, we have in the past incurred, and expect to incur from time to time, losses associated with the payment of miner fees in excess of what we charge our customers, resulting in adverse impacts on our operating results.

We are subject to an extensive and rapidly evolving regulatory environment, and if a particular crypto asset we transact or transacted in is characterized as a “security”, we may be subject to regulatory scrutiny, investigations, fines, and other penalties, which may adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

The SEC and its staff have taken the position that certain crypto assets fall within the definition of a “security” under the U.S. federal securities laws. The legal test for determining whether any given crypto asset is a security is a highly complex, fact-driven analysis that evolves over time, and the outcome is difficult to predict. The SEC generally does not provide advance guidance or confirmation on the status of any particular crypto asset as a security. Furthermore, the SEC’s views in this area have evolved over time and it is difficult to predict the direction or timing of any continuing evolution. It is also possible that a change in the governing administration or the appointment of new SEC commissioners could substantially impact the views of the SEC and its staff. Public statements by senior officials at the SEC indicate that the SEC does not intend to take the position that Bitcoin or Ether are securities (in their current form). Bitcoin and Ethereum are the only crypto assets as to which senior officials at the SEC have publicly expressed such a view. Moreover, such statements are not official policy statements by the SEC and reflect only the speakers’ views, which are not binding on the SEC or any other agency or court and cannot be generalized to any other crypto asset. With respect to all other crypto assets, there is currently no certainty under the applicable legal test that such assets are not securities, notwithstanding the conclusions we may draw based on our risk-based assessment regarding the likelihood that a particular crypto asset could be deemed a “security” under applicable laws. Similarly, though the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology published a framework for analyzing whether any given crypto asset is a security in April 2019, this framework is also not a rule, regulation or statement of the SEC and is not binding on the SEC.

We currently offer only Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH for sale at all our ATM machines. We also operate an over-the-counter (“OTC”) desk for private clients and trade customers of the Company. Since 2019, we have been typically buying and selling Bitcoin through our OTC desk, but we have also facilitated transactions in Ethereum, Litecoin, and in some cases : Ankr (1 transaction in 2021), Monero (1 transaction in 2019), Bitcoin SV (1 transaction in each 2019 and 2020), Ripple (1 transaction in 2019), Siacoin (3 transactions in 2019), Tether (5 transactions in 2021, 5 transactions in 2022), and Tron (1 transaction in 2019). As of the date of this prospectus, we do not transact, or make offers to transact to our customers, in any crypto assets except Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Litecoin, and BCH. We will update this prospectus if we decide to transact in other crypto assets. Such a change would only happen if there were significant customer demand for a specific crypto asset and that crypto asset was available to us through multiple trading partners, digital asset exchanges and digital asset brokers.

The classification of a crypto asset as a security under applicable law has wide-ranging implications for the regulatory obligations that flow from the offer, sale, trading, and clearing of such assets. For example, a crypto asset that is a security in the United States may generally only be offered or sold in the United States pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC or in an offering that qualifies for an exemption from registration. Persons that effect transactions in crypto assets that are securities in the United States may be subject to registration with the SEC as a “broker” or “dealer.” Platforms that bring together purchasers and sellers to trade crypto assets that are securities in the United States are generally subject to registration as national securities exchanges, or must qualify for an exemption, such as by being operated by a registered broker-dealer as an alternative trading system, or ATS, in compliance with rules for ATSs. Persons facilitating clearing and settlement of securities may be subject to registration with the SEC as a clearing agency. If Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and BCH or any other crypto asset we transacted in the past as listed above, is deemed to be a security under any U.S. federal, state, or foreign jurisdiction, or in a proceeding in a court of law or otherwise, it may have adverse consequences for such supported crypto asset (if it is still being used in our transactions) or for our Company if it is determined that certain securities laws were violated and we may be subject to regulatory scrutiny, investigation and penalties. Moreover, the networks on which such supported crypto assets are utilized may be required to be regulated as securities intermediaries, and subject to applicable rules, which could effectively render the network impracticable for its existing purposes. Further, it could draw negative publicity and a decline in the general acceptance of the crypto asset. Also, it may make it difficult for such supported crypto asset to be traded, cleared, and custodied as compared to other crypto asset that are not considered to be securities. Additionally, new laws, regulations, or interpretations may result in litigation, regulatory investigations, and enforcement or other actions, including preventing or delaying us from offering certain products or services, or could impact how we offer such products and services. Foreign jurisdictions may have similar regulations and licensing, registration, and qualification requirements.

Risk Factors Related to Current and Future Regulations and Other Law Enforcement Actions

The regulations that govern our primary business operations are in flux and could change in unpredictable ways that negatively affect our business operations, demand for our services, or our financial position.

Current regulations acknowledge and allow for companies to sell Bitcoin and other crypto assets in the United States and other countries where Athena operates. If regulations change to disallow the sale of Bitcoin or other crypto assets such a change could have a negative impact on revenues and adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Current regulations require Know Your Customer (“KYC”) information be collected as part of a Customer Information Program (“CIP”). If regulations change and require significantly more information to be collected from customers, this change may have a negative impact on customer behavior and could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Sanctions could cause us to cease operations in foreign countries or dealings with foreign citizens.

Sanctions, such as those promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury, could be brought against countries where the Company operates, or against citizens of certain countries regardless of where they reside. Ceasing operations in such a country would have a negative impact on revenues and the Company may also incur extraordinary costs which may adversely impact an investment in the Shares.

Heightened scrutiny by regulators could be detrimental to the operations of the Company or its brand image.

Our existing operations and any future operations or investments may become the subject of heightened scrutiny by regulators, stock exchanges and other authorities in the United States or globally. As a result, we may be subject to significant direct and indirect interaction with public officials. There can be no assurance that this heightened scrutiny will not in turn lead to the imposition of certain restrictions on our ability to operate or invest in the United States or any other jurisdiction, in addition to those described herein. Further any negative connotations directed at the Company by such public officials could be detrimental to the Company’s brand image and adversely impact an investment in the Shares.

We or our assets may become subject to federal and state asset forfeiture laws which could negatively impact our business operations or financial position.

Violations of any federal laws and regulations could result in significant fines, penalties, administrative sanctions, convictions, or settlements arising from civil proceedings conducted by either the federal government or private citizens, or criminal charges, including, but not limited to, seizure of assets, disgorgement of profits, cessation of business activities or divestiture.

As an entity that conducts business in cash (physical currency), we are potentially subject to federal and state forfeiture laws (criminal and civil) that permit the government to seize the proceeds of suspected criminal activity. Civil forfeiture laws could provide an alternative for the federal government or any state (or local police force) that wants to discourage residents from conducting transactions with crypto asset related businesses. Also, an individual can be required to forfeit property suspected to be the proceeds of a crime even if the individual is not charged or convicted of a crime. Many law enforcement agencies consider large amounts of cash to be suspicious of criminal activity and have been known to seize such property when discovered. Any seizure or forfeiture of the Company’s assets, even if only temporary, could disrupt its normal operations or financial position and negatively affect an investment in the Shares.

Regulators and payment processors have historically taken actions relating to access to banking services, which could materially adversely affect our business.

Actions by the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Justice Department”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (“FDIC”), and certain state regulators beginning in 2013, referred to as “Operation Choke Point,” appear to have been intended to discourage banks and payment processors from providing access to banking for certain businesses that are considered high-risk. This heightened regulatory scrutiny by the Justice Department, the FDIC and other regulators has caused various banks and payment processors to cease doing business with Bitcoin ATM companies or companies who do business with Bitcoin ATM companies, without consideration of the actual risk to the banks or processors, simply to avoid heightened federal and state regulatory scrutiny. The operation was officially ended in August 2017; however, future discouragement by the Justice Department, the FDIC, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) could cause the Company, or its service providers including locations where the Company places its fleet of Bitcoin ATMs, to have restricted access to the U.S. financial system as provided by banks, payment providers, or other financial intermediaries, and that could have a negative impact on the Company’s operations, its ability to perform its contractual obligations, or its financial position.

If the Company is unable to satisfy data protection, security, privacy, and other government- and industry-specific requirements, its growth could be harmed.

There are several data protections, security, privacy, and other government and industry-specific requirements, including those that require companies to notify individuals of data security incidents involving certain types of personal data, enacted across various jurisdictions globally. In addition, our agreements to deliver software may have requirements for the protection of user data. Security compromises or cyberattacks could harm the Company’s reputation, erode market confidence in the effectiveness of its security measures and reliability of its endorsements, negatively impact its ability to attract new clients, or cause clients to stop using the Company’s services.

The nature of our business requires the application of complex financial accounting rules, and there is limited guidance from accounting standard setting bodies. If financial accounting standards undergo significant changes, our operating results could be adversely affected.

The accounting rules and regulations that we must comply with are complex and subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), the SEC, and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. In addition to the United States, the Company operates in several Latin American countries that may or may not offer similar accounting treatments to some of the Company’s transactions. This could have a significant effect on the ability of the Company to offer comparable results segmented by country in the future. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial results and may even affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement or effectiveness of a change. Recent actions and public comments from the FASB and the SEC have focused on the integrity of financial reporting and internal controls. In addition, many companies’ accounting policies are being subject to heightened scrutiny by regulators and the public. Further, there has been limited precedents for the financial accounting of crypto assets and related valuation and revenue recognition, and no official guidance has been provided by the FASB or the SEC. As such, there remains significant uncertainty on how companies can account for crypto asset transactions, crypto asset balances, derivatives and liabilities denominated in crypto asset tokens, and related revenue and expense. Uncertainties in or changes to regulatory or financial accounting standards could result in the need to change our accounting methods and restate our financial statements and impair our ability to provide timely and accurate consolidated financial information, which could adversely affect our financial statements, result in a loss of investor confidence, and more generally impact our business, operating results, and financial position.

Risk Factors Related to Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Our business depends in large part on our proprietary technology and our brand. We rely on, and expect to continue to rely on, a combination of trademark, trade dress, domain name, copyright, and trade secret and laws, as well as confidentiality and license agreements with our employees, contractors, consultants, and third parties with whom we have relationships, to establish and protect our brand and other intellectual property rights. However, our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights may not be sufficient or effective. Our proprietary technology and trade secrets could be lost through misappropriation or breach of our confidentiality and license agreements, and any of our intellectual property rights may be challenged, which could result in them being narrowed in scope or declared invalid or unenforceable. There can be no assurance that our intellectual property rights will be sufficient to protect against others offering products, services, or technologies that are substantially like ours and that compete with our business.

Our inability to close X-Pay acquisition and obtain the right to use certain intellectual property may negatively affect our business.

The Company entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent with Arley Lozano, a principal beneficial owner of Vakano Industries and XPay, both Colombian entities (collectively, “XPay”), for the purchase and sale of certain assets of XPay; primarily intellectual property assets, including the XPay Wallet (the precursor to the Chivo Wallet) and XPay POS software. We have made partial payments of $1,595,000 as of the date of this prospectus, toward the total purchase price, that has granted us the ability and rights to transfer the ownership of that intellectual property to the government of El Salvador. Pursuant to the agreement we entered with the government of El Salvador (see Exhibit 10.24 – Master Services Agreement, the “MSA”), the government of El Salvador has granted us a perpetual license to the same intellectual property and the terms of the MSA do not preclude us from using that same technology to produce other digital wallets. The Company has based its wallet, under its Athena Ruru brand (“Ruru Wallet”), on the base technology and intellectual property derived from the XPay wallet. If the acquisition does not close as anticipated, the Company could lose access to the future economic benefits of the Ruru Wallet, limiting its Athena Ruru branded services and future business operations. We may have to develop or acquire similar technology and intellectual property through other means including hiring highly skilled software engineers and technologists, which would require expending significant resources. Any of the foregoing could prevent us from competing effectively and could have an adverse effect on our business and its future growth, our operating results and financial condition, and negatively affect an investment in the Shares.

We may in the future be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights.

In recent years, there has been considerable patent, copyright, trademark, domain name, trade secret and other intellectual property development activity in the crypto economy, as well as litigation, based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property, including by large financial institutions. Furthermore, individuals and groups (collectively “patent trolls”) can purchase patents and other intellectual property assets for the purpose of making claims of infringement to extract settlements from companies like ours. Our use of third-party intellectual property rights also may be subject to claims of infringement or misappropriation. We cannot guarantee that our internally developed or acquired technologies and content do not or will not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. From time to time, our competitors or other third parties may claim that we are infringing upon or misappropriating their intellectual property rights, and we may be found to be infringing upon such rights. Any claims or litigation could cause us to incur significant expenses and, if successfully asserted against us, could require that we pay substantial damages or ongoing royalty payments, prevent us from offering our products or services or using certain technologies, force us to implement expensive workarounds, or impose other unfavorable terms. We expect that the occurrence of infringement claims is likely to grow as the market grows and matures. Accordingly, our exposure to damages resulting from infringement claims could increase and this could further exhaust our financial and management resources. Further, during any litigation, we may make announcements regarding the results of hearings and motions, and other interim developments. If securities analysts and investors regard these announcements as negative, the market price of our common stock may decline. Even if intellectual property claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and require significant expenditures. Any of the foregoing could prevent us from competing effectively and could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition and negatively affect an investment in the Shares.

Risk Factors Related to Our Employees and Other Service Providers

Our management team has limited experience managing a public company.

Our management team has limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors, and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to being a public company subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws and the continuous scrutiny of securities analysts, Reddit commenters, Twitter posters, and investors. These new obligations and constituents will require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial position.

The loss of one or more of our key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial position.

We operate in a new industry that is not widely understood and requires highly skilled and technical personnel. We believe that our future success is highly dependent on the talents and contributions of our senior management team, including Eric Gravengaard, our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, members of our executive team, and other key employees across operations, customer support, finance, and compliance. Our future success depends on our ability to attract, develop, motivate, and retain highly qualified and skilled employees. Due to the nascent nature of the Bitcoin ATM market, the pool of qualified talent is extremely limited, particularly with respect to executive talent, engineering, cross-border operations, risk management, and financial regulatory expertise. We face intense competition for qualified individuals from numerous software, finance and other technology companies. To attract and retain key personnel, we incur significant costs, including salaries, benefits and equity incentives. Even so, these measures may not be enough to attract and retain the personnel we require to operate our business effectively. The loss of even a few qualified employees, or an inability to attract, retain and motivate additional highly skilled employees required for the planned expansion of our business could adversely impact our operating results and impair our ability to grow.

We currently rely and are dependent on one third-party service provider for certain aspects of our operations, and any interruptions in services provided by that third party may impair our ability to support our customers.

We rely on and are dependent on one third party, Genesis Coin, in connection with many aspects of our business operations, including primarily the supply of our Bitcoin ATMs and the development of related software systems that provide advanced security protections, which are critical to our operations. Although we use other suppliers of Bitcoin ATMs, primarily outside the U.S., our main income is generated by the ATMs that we purchase from Genesis Coin. Because we rely heavily on one third party to provide these services and to facilitate certain of our business activities, we face increased operational risks. We do not control the operation of that third party. That third party may be subject to financial, legal, regulatory, and labor issues, cybersecurity incidents, break-ins, computer viruses, denial-of-service attacks, sabotage, acts of vandalism, privacy breaches, service terminations, disruptions, interruptions, and other misconduct. They may also be vulnerable to damage or interruption from human error, power loss, telecommunications failures, fires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic) and similar events. In addition, we do not have a written contract with that third party and our relationship is based on oral agreement and previous working relationship. That third party may breach such oral agreement with us, refuse to continue to provide their services to us, take actions that degrade the functionality of our services, impose additional costs or requirements on us, or give preferential treatment to competitors. There can be no assurance that such third party that provides services to us will continue to do so on acceptable terms, or at all. If such a third party does not adequately or appropriately provide its services or perform its responsibilities to us, we may be unable to procure alternatives in a timely and efficient manner and on acceptable terms, or at all, and we may be subject to business disruptions, losses or costs to remediate any of the deficiencies, customer dissatisfaction, reputational damage, legal or regulatory proceedings, or other adverse consequences which could harm our business.

In the event of employee or service provider misconduct or error, our business may be adversely impacted.

Employee or service provider misconduct or error could subject us to legal liability, financial losses, and regulatory sanctions and could seriously harm our reputation and negatively affect our business. Such misconduct could include engaging in improper or unauthorized transactions or activities, misappropriation of funds, identity theft, misappropriation of information, failing to supervise other employees or service providers, and improperly using confidential information. Employee or service provider errors, including mistakes in executing, recording, or processing transactions for customers, could expose us to the risk of material losses even if the errors are detected. Although we have implemented processes and procedures and provide trainings to our employees and service providers to reduce the likelihood of misconduct and error, these efforts may not be successful. Moreover, the risk of employee or service provider error or misconduct may be even greater for novel products and services. It is not always possible to deter misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect such activities may not be effective in all cases. If we were found to have not met our regulatory oversight, compliance and other obligations, we could be subject to regulatory sanctions, financial penalties, and restrictions on our activities for failure to properly identify, monitor and respond to potentially problematic activity and seriously damage our reputation. Our employees, contractors, and agents could also commit errors that subject us to financial claims for negligence, as well as regulatory actions, or result in financial liability. Further, allegations by regulatory or criminal authorities of improper trading activities could affect our brand and reputation.

Our officers, directors, employees, and large shareholders may encounter potential conflicts of interests with respect to their positions or interests in certain crypto assets, projects, entities, and other initiatives, which could adversely affect our business and reputation.

We frequently engage in a wide variety of transactions and maintain relationships with a significant number of other firms in the broad economy surrounding Bitcoin, blockchain and crypto assets. These transactions and relationships could create potential conflicts of interests in management decisions that we make. For instance, certain of our officers, directors, and employees are active investors in crypto projects themselves, and may make investment decisions that favor projects that they have personally invested in. Many of our large shareholders also make investments in these crypto projects.

Similarly, certain of our directors, officers, employees, and large shareholders may hold crypto assets or have other beneficial ownership of sponsors of such crypto assets, tokens, or stable coins that we are considering supporting with our Bitcoin ATM fleet and may be more supportive of such listing notwithstanding legal, regulatory, and other issues associated with such crypto assets. If we fail to manage these conflicts of interests, our business may be harmed and the brand, reputation and credibility of our company may be adversely affected.

Risk Factors Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

Our founders, officers, single major shareholder, and directors control, and will continue to control, our Company for the foreseeable future, including the outcome of matters requiring shareholder approval.

Our founders, officers, single major shareholder, and directors collectively beneficially own approximately 69% of our outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, such individuals will, for the foreseeable future, have the ability, acting together, to control the election of our directors and the outcome of corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, such as: (i) a merger or a sale of our company, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and (iii) amendments to our articles of incorporation and bylaws. This concentration of voting power and control could have a significant effect in delaying, deferring, or preventing an action that might otherwise be beneficial to our other shareholders and be disadvantageous to our shareholders with interests different from those entities and individuals. Certain of these individuals also have significant control over our business, policies and affairs as officers or directors of our Company. In addition, Messrs. Gravengaard and Komaransky, have ability to control who is elected to our board of directors pursuant to the voting agreement, as amended, they entered into. See “Management and Certain Security Holders” for further discussion of the board of directors’ structure and principal shareholders’ agreements. Therefore, you should not invest in reliance on your ability to have any control over our Company.

Our securities may be treated as “Penny Stocks” that may make them less desirable or accessible by investors or potential investors.

Rule 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer must approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer must receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our common stock.

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Management believes that the penny stock rules could discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our Shares.

Changes in accounting principles and guidance, or their interpretation, could result in unfavorable accounting charges or effects, including changes to our previously filed financial statements, which could cause our stock price to decline.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These principles are subject to interpretation by the SEC and various bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting principles and guidance. A change in these principles or guidance, or in their interpretations, may have a significant effect on our reported results and retroactively affect previously reported results.

Our Shares are subject to FINRA sales practice requirements that may make them less desirable or accessible by investors or potential investors.

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require a broker-dealer to have reasonable grounds for believing that an investment is suitable for a customer before recommending an investment to a customer. Prior to recommending speculative, low priced securities to non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives, and other information. Pursuant to the interpretation of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative, low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, the FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend the Common Shares to customers which may limit an investor's ability to buy and sell the Common Shares, have an adverse effect on the market for the Common Shares, and thereby negatively impact the price of the Common Shares.

Our Shares may be subject to dilution.

We may make future acquisitions or enter financings or other transactions involving the issuance of securities of the Company which may be dilutive to the other shareholders and any new equity securities issued could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of holders of Common Shares.

We have never paid dividends on our common stock and have no plans to do so in the future.

Holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. To date, we have paid no cash dividends on our shares of common stock and we do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings, if any, to provide funds for operations of our business. Therefore, any return investors in our common stock may have, will be in the form of appreciation, if any, in the market value of their shares of common stock. See “Dividend Policy.”

We will indemnify and hold harmless our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by Nevada law.

Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify and hold harmless our officers and directors against claims arising from our activities, to the maximum extent permitted by Nevada law. In addition, if we are called upon to perform under our indemnification agreements entered into with each one of our directors, then the portion of our assets expended for such purpose would reduce the amount otherwise available for our business.

We may engage in acquisitions, mergers, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and divestures that could result in results that are different than expected.

In the normal course of business, we engage in discussions relating to acquisitions, equity investments, mergers, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and divestitures. Such transactions are accompanied by a number of risks, including the use of significant amounts of cash, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, incurrence of debt on potentially unfavorable terms, accruement of impairment expenses related to goodwill and amortization expenses related to other intangible assets, the possibility that we overpay for an acquisition relative to the economic benefits that we ultimately derive from such acquisition, and various potential difficulties involved in integrating acquired businesses into our operations.

We might require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available.

We have funded our operations since inception primarily through debt and equity financings and revenue generated by our services. We cannot be certain when or if our operations will generate sufficient cash to fully fund our ongoing operations or the growth of our business. We intend to continue to make investments in our business to respond to business challenges, including deploying more Bitcoin ATMs both in the United States and globally, enhancing our operating infrastructure, expanding our international operations to include additional regions and countries, and acquiring complementary businesses and technologies, all of which may require us to secure additional funds. Additional financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we incur additional debt, the debt holders would have rights senior to holders of our common stock to make claims on our assets, and the terms of any debt could restrict our operations, including our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.

The trading prices for our common stock may be highly volatile, which may reduce our ability to access capital on favorable terms or at all. In addition, a slowdown or other sustained adverse downturn in the general economic or crypto markets could adversely affect our business and the value of our common stock. Because our decision to raise capital in the future will depend on numerous considerations, including factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of any future issuances of securities. As a result, our shareholders bear the risk of future issuances of debt or equity securities reducing the value of our common stock and diluting their interests. Our inability to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, could significantly limit our ability to continue supporting our business growth and responding to business challenges.

Our Common Shares are subject to liquidity risks.

Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Market Tier of the OTC Markets under the symbol “ABIT”. On June 23, 2022, the last reported sale of our Common Stock was $0.30 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Pink, and it is not otherwise regularly quoted on any other over-the-counter market or exchange. We intend for our shares to trade on the OTCQB, an inter-dealer, over-the-counter market that provides significantly less liquidity than other national or regional exchanges. However, there is no guarantee that our shares will be listed on the OTCQB, or any other "over- the- counter" marketplace. Moreover, securities traded on the OTCQB are usually thinly traded, highly volatile, have fewer market makers and are not followed by analysts. The SEC's order handling rules, which apply to NASDAQ-listed securities, do not apply to securities quoted on the OTCQB. Quotes and other important information for stocks listed on the OTCQB are not listed in newspapers and may be incorrectly listed by prominent financial websites. Therefore, prices for securities traded solely on the OTCQB may be difficult to obtain and holders of our securities may be unable to resell their securities at or near their original acquisition price, or at any price.

The Company and its Common Stock may be negatively affected if any of the Company’s restricted securities are resold without registration or an available exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act.

On March 17, 2022, the Company learned that one million shares of its restricted common stock owned by an existing shareholder was transferred by its transfer agent to another party. Such shares were subsequently deposited by a new holder into Depository Trust Company (see Note 25 of the Company’s audited financial statements), and some portion of said shares (approximately 50%) has been sold on the trading market. Our stock certificates representing restricted shares of common stock carry a legend that states that such shares “have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the issuer, the transfer qualifies for an exemption from or exemption to the registration provisions thereof.” The transfer took place without the Company’s knowledge, approval or required authorization. The Company has immediately notified the relevant parties to cease any sales of such shares into the public market, and has been assured by the new holder that no shares will be sold pending the Company’s ongoing investigation. The Company believes that even though it was an unusual event (and the Company took immediate remedial steps to ensure that the resale of such shares was immediately ceased and prevented in the future, including termination of its transfer agent), any future sale of restricted and unregistered securities without registration or an available exemption can expose the Company and its Common Stock to the number of adverse consequences, including: (i) regulatory scrutiny, investigations, enforcement or other actions, potentially preventing or delaying us from offering our shares or trading our stock, which could negatively impact an investment in the Shares; (ii) decline or volatility of the market price of our Common Stock as a result of sales of a material number of shares of our Common Stock in the thinly trading public market, or (iii) securities litigation targeting the Company which could result in substantial costs and which could harm our business.

We cannot predict at what prices the common shares of the Company will trade and there can be no assurance that an active trading market will develop or be sustained. There is a significant liquidity risk associated with an investment in the Company.

The shares of our common stock we may issue in the future and the options we may issue in the future may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and cause dilution to investors.

We may issue shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock pursuant to private offerings and we may issue options to purchase common stock to our executive officers and employees pursuant to their employment agreements. The sale, or even the possibility of sale, of shares pursuant to a separate offering or to executive officers and employees could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock or on our ability to obtain future financing.

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future. In addition, the terms of any future debt agreements may preclude us from paying dividends.

We will incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to compliance with our public company responsibilities and corporate governance practices.

As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting, and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company, which we expect to further increase after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and other applicable securities rules and regulations impose various requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to compliance with these requirements. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we will incur as a public company or the specific timing of such costs.

Being a public company results in additional expenses, diverts management’s attention and could also adversely affect our ability to attract and retain qualified directors.

As a public reporting company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. These requirements generate significant accounting, legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more difficult, time consuming or costly and may place significant strain on our personnel and resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. In order to establish the requisite disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight are required.

As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could have an adverse and even material effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. These rules and regulations may also make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. If we are unable to obtain appropriate director and officer insurance, our ability to recruit and retain qualified officers and directors, especially those directors who may be deemed independent, could be adversely impacted.

We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to “emerging growth companies” or “smaller reporting companies,” this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, and, for as long as we continue to be an “emerging growth company,” we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies but not to “emerging growth companies,” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an “emerging growth company” for up to five years following the effectiveness of this registration statement, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.

Because we are not subject to compliance with rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures, our stockholders have limited protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures.

Because none of our directors (currently five persons) are independent directors, we do not currently have an independent audit or a compensation committee. As a result, directors have the ability, among other things, to determine each other’s level of compensation. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters and investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to expand our operations.

We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may make it costlier or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles.

In addition to the above risks, businesses are often subject to risks not foreseen or fully appreciated by management. In reviewing this Prospectus, potential investors should keep in mind other risks that could be important.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING Forward-Looking Statements

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements reflect the current view about future events. When used in this prospectus, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements contained in this prospectus relating to our business strategy, our future operating results and liquidity and capital resources outlook. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees of assurance of future performance. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, market acceptance of our products; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the impact of any infringement actions or other litigation brought against us; competition from other providers and products; our ability to develop and commercialize new and improved products and services and successfully pursue innovation; our ability to complete capital raising transactions; and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors”) relating to our industry, our operations and results of operations. Actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

	·	our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our net revenue, operating expenses, and our ability to achieve and maintain future profitability;
	·	our business plan and our ability to effectively manage our growth;
	·	anticipated trends, growth rates, and challenges in our business, the crypto economy, and in the markets in which we operate;
	·	market acceptance of our products and services;
	·	beliefs and objectives for future operations;
	·	our ability to further penetrate our existing customer base and maintain and expand our customer base;
	·	our ability to develop new products and services and grow our business in response to changing technologies, customer demand, and competitive pressures;
	·	our expectations concerning relationships with third parties;
	·	our ability to maintain, protect, and enhance our intellectual property;
	·	our ability to continue to expand internationally;
	·	the effects of increased competition in our markets and our ability to compete effectively;
	·	future acquisitions of or investments in complementary companies, products, services, or technologies and our ability to successfully integrate such companies or assets;
	·	our ability to stay in compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business both in the United States and internationally;
	·	economic and industry trends, projected growth, or trend analysis;
	·	trends in revenue, cost of revenue, and gross margin;
	·	trends in operating expenses, including technology and development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses, and expectations regarding these expenses as a percentage of revenue;
	·	increased expenses associated with being a public company; and
	·	other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition, and prospects and business strategies.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements due to these risk factors. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part with the understanding that our actual future results, performance, and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as may be required by applicable law. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

Capitalization

The following table details the Company’s capitalization as of March 31, 2022:

	·	On an actual basis;
	·	On a pro forma basis to give effect to the sale of the shares by employees who have outstanding loans to exercise options and the pro-rata repayment of those loans; and
	·	On a pro forma basis as adjusted basis to give effect to the transaction described in the preceding bullet point as well as the conversion of the Convertible Debenture.

In January 2020, the Company allowed its employees with vested stock options to exercise such options with the use of a non-recourse loan agreement. The Company’s employees exercised their respective stock options into a total of 157,635,309 shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $0.0060 per share. The loan amount at exercise of such options was $945,812. The terms of the non-recourse loan agreement include a maturity date of 48 months from the date of exercise and an interest rate of 1.69%. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance due from employees was $980,000. The amount receivable from employees is presented in the balance sheet as a deduction from stockholders' equity. This is generally consistent with Rule 5-02.30 of Regulation S-X which states that accounts or notes receivable arising from transactions involving the registrant's capital stock should be presented as deductions from stockholders' equity and not as assets. When the shares held by employees who have outstanding loans are sold, those loans will be paid in a pro-rata manner as described below.

A total of [●] shares of common stock held by employees (approximately 15% of each employees shares) are being registered in this offering. In the event the employees sell any or all of these shares before repaying the loan, an amount that bears the same proportion to the total loan including accrued interest thereon, as the registered number of shares bears to the total holding of the employee against which said loan has been given, will become due and payable to the Company. If all the registered shares are sold and using the outstanding balance due of $980,000 as of March 31, 2022, the loan will be reduced by $147,000.

The pro-forma capitalization would then have both cash and equity going up by the amount being repaid.

The purchasers of the Company's 8% Convertible Debentures have an option to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest amount of their respective Convertible Debentures into shares of common stock of the Company at the lower of $0.012 per share or 20% discount to the next major financing or change in control. On conversion the purchasers of these convertible debentures will get shares issue of which will be recorded as increase in share capital of $260,000 and increase in additional paid in capital of $2,865,000. The pro forma basis as adjusted basis column in the table below gives effect to the conversion of the Convertible Debenture as well as the return of outstanding employee loans as described above. The Company expects that the Convertible Debentures will convert at $0.012 per share. If the conversion happens at a price lower than $0.012 per share the pro forma basis as adjusted numbers will change accordingly.

The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted information below is illustrative only, and our cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization following the completion of this offering will be adjusted based on several factors. You should read the following table together with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

	As of March 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Actual			Pro forma			Pro forma as adjusted (1)
Cash and cash equivalents
Total cash and cash equivalents (2)	$	1,010		$	1,157		$	1,157

Long-term liabilities
Other long-term debt		3,323			3,323			3,323
Related party convertible debt (1)		3,000			3,000			–
Convertible debt (1)		1,520			1,520			–
Related party note payable		–			–			–
Total long-term liabilities		7,843			7,843			3,323

Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (3)		4,095			4,095			4,360
Loans to employees for options exercised (4)		(980	)		(833	)		(833	)
Additional paid in capital (5)		8,446			8,446			12,701
Accumulated deficit		(16,660	)		(16,660	)		(16,660	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(170	)		(170	)		(170	)
Total equity (deficit)		(5,269	)		(5,122	)		(602	)
Total capitalization	$	3,584		$	3,878		$	3,878

(1)	Pro forma as adjusted includes the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures into 250,000,000 shares of common stock at the assumed conversion price of $0.012 per share for the 8% Convertible Debentures and 15,200,000 shares of common stock at the assumed conversion price of $0.10 per share for the 6% Convertible Debentures. See Convertible Debentures in section Description of Capital Stock, page 69.
(2)	Pro forma cash and cash equivalents increased by $147,000 from the repayment of the loan as part of this offering.
(3)	Pro forma as adjusted common stock at $0.001 par value increased by $250,000 assuming the full conversion of the 8% Convertible Debentures at conversion price of $0.012 per share and by $15,000 assuming the full conversion of the 6% Convertible Debentures at conversion price of $0.10 per share.
(4)	Pro forma as adjusted loans to employees for options exercised decreased by $147,000 as a result of loan repayment from this offering.
(5)	Pro forma as adjusted additional paid in capital increased by $4,255,000 to account for the principal value of the 8% Convertible Debenture of $3,000,000 less $250,000 in common stock value, which was recorded under common stock and $1,520,000 to account for the principal value of the 6% Convertible Debenture less $15,000 in common stock value, which was recorded under common stock (see footnote 3).

Management’s Discussion and Analysis OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and the notes to those statements that appear elsewhere in this prospectus. Certain statements in the discussion contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. You should read the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Overview

The Company is focused on developing, owning, and operating a global network of Athena-branded Bitcoin ATM machines, which are free standing kiosks that permit customers to buy or sell crypto assets in exchange for cash (banknotes) issued by sovereign governments - often referred to as fiat currencies.

We place our machines in convenience stores, shopping centers, and other easily accessible locations. Our network presently includes Athena Bitcoin ATMs in 13 states and 4 countries in Central and South America. See table below for our ATMs breakdown, as of March 31, 2022.

Country	Number of Athena Bitcoin ATMs (as of March 31, 2022)		Type of Fiat Currency
Country	Total	Two-Way	Type of Fiat Currency
United States	227	170	U.S. Dollar
El Salvador	9	9	U.S. Dollar
Argentina	12	12	Argentine peso
Colombia	17	17	Colombian peso

We offer Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for sale at all our ATM machines. We also buy these crypto assets at some of our ATM machines (also known as two-way ATMs). The cash withdrawal limit from our two-way ATMs is $2,000 per transaction. We replenish our ATMs about twice a week or depending on usage, using bonded security companies.

We also operate an over-the-counter (“OTC”) desk for private clients and trade customers of the Company. Customers typically interact with the Company on the phone for transaction sizes in dollar terms greater than $10,000 and on some occasions, for crypto assets not included in our ATMs. Since 2019, we have been typically buying and selling Bitcoin through our OTC desk, but we have also executed transactions in Ethereum, Litecoin, and in some cases, altcoins such as Bitcoin SV, Ripple, Siacoin, Tether, and Tron. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not transact in any crypto assets except Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Litecoin, and BCH. We will update this prospectus if we decide to transact in other crypto assets. Such a change would only happen if there were significant customer demand for a specific crypto asset and that crypto asset was available to us through multiple trading partners, digital asset exchange and digital asset brokers.

Additionally, we operate ATMs and point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals on behalf of certain customers, typically under their brand, which we refer to as “white label service”. This white label service is comprised of maintaining ATMs and POS terminals to facilitate the exchange of crypto assets for cash, and vice-versa, by our customers with their counterparties. We do not control the service in this case as we are not responsible for fulfilling the exchange contract or establishing pricing at these ATMs and POS terminals. Currently, the government of El Salvador is our only white label service customer. The Company has begun working with the government of El Salvador in late June 2021 to support the implementation of its Bitcoin Law. In August 2021, we entered into certain agreements for services to be rendered by the Company to the Department of Treasury (Ministerio De Hacienda) of El Salvador, pursuant to which we have installed and are operating 200 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador, 10 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs at El Salvador consulates in the U.S., 45 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in other U.S. locations, and importing and delivering 950 Chivo point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals for local businesses in El Salvador to transact with Bitcoin. As of March 31, 2022, we were operating 200 white label ATMs in El Salvador for the Department of Treasury (Ministerio de Hacienda) of El Salvador. We were not operating any POS terminals on behalf of any clients as of March 31, 2022. The Government of El Salvador controls the private keys in digital asset ATM transactions.

From time to time, we sell equipment such as POS terminals as well as software and corresponding intellectual property (“IP”) to customers, which we consider to be ancillary to our primary business. This activity is sporadic.

Revenue Recognition for the Sale of IP to Government of El Salvador

The Company has satisfied its obligations with the Government of El Salvador, has sent invoices and has received payment for these invoices. We will recognize the revenue for these transactions upon finalization of license rights related to the XPay acquisition. The transaction has been recorded as Advances for Revenue Contract pending the closing of the XPay acquisition. In the event the XPay acquisition does not close as expected, we have agreed to negotiate with the XPay team to effect and finalize the license formalities and will recognize the associated revenue in compliance with ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers which provides accounting guidance for the licensing of Intellectual Property (“IP”).

Our analysis follows:

To properly account for IP licenses under ASC 606, the Company analyzes each contract to determine:

1) whether the transaction represents a sale or licensing of IP

Conclusion: The Company licenses its IP

2) whether the IP is a distinct performance obligation:

Licenses of IP are often transferred with other goods or services in a contract. Therefore, entities must determine if a license of IP is a distinct (separate) performance obligation in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-18 through 25-22. This means that the IP must be (1) capable of being distinct and (2) distinct within the context of the contract.

The guidance provides two examples of when a license is not distinct from the other goods or services in a contract:

a. When the license forms a component key to the functionality of a tangible good (e.g., machinery with integral embedded software).

b. When the license is required for a customer to benefit from a related service (e.g., web hosting arrangements for software).

If a license is deemed not to be distinct during this analysis, the license is combined with the other goods or services and the combined performance obligation.

Conversely, if the license is distinct, then it is a separate performance obligation. If the license is regarded as a separate performance obligation and the Company will then determine the nature of the license to assess the timing of revenue recognition.

Conclusion: We consider goods or services to be distinct if the customer receives benefits from the goods or services on their own or with other resources that are readily available and if our promise to transfer the goods or services to the customer can be separately identified and distinguished from other promises in the contract (ASC 606-10-25-19).

3) The nature of the license—functional or symbolic

ASC 606-10-55-59 notes two categories of licenses: functional and symbolic.

To determine whether the entity’s promise to provide a right to access its intellectual property or a right to use its intellectual property, the entity should consider the nature of the intellectual property to which the customer will have rights. Intellectual property is either:

a. Functional intellectual property. Intellectual property that has significant standalone functionality (for example, the ability to process a transaction, perform a function or task, or be played or aired). Functional intellectual property derives a substantial portion of its utility (that is, its ability to provide benefit or value) from its significant standalone functionality.

b. Symbolic intellectual property. Intellectual property that is not functional intellectual property (that is, intellectual property that does not have significant standalone functionality). Because symbolic intellectual property does not have significant standalone functionality, substantially all of the utility of symbolic intellectual property is derived from its association with the entity’s past or ongoing activities, including its ordinary business activities.

Conclusion: The Company determines that its IP provides the Customer with the right to access.

4) the timing of recognition based on the nature of the license

The determination of the IP’s nature as being either a right to use or a right to access affects the timing of revenue recognition. Specifically, revenue from licenses of IP deemed to provide a right to use IP will be recognized at a point in time when control is transferred in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-30. On the other hand, revenue from licenses of IP deemed to provide a right to access IP will be recognized over the license period (or its remaining economic life, if shorter). Such licenses will follow the revenue recognition over time guidance found in ASC 606-10-25-31 through 37.

Conclusion: The Company determines that it will recognize its IP revenue at a point in time, as we determine will be the completion of the XPay transaction.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company has received an advance for sale of IP Software, pursuant to our contract with El Salvador, which, for accounting purposes, at the time of receipt is recorded as advances from revenue contract until revenue can be recognized when the XPay acquisition has been finalized. ASC 606 states that revenue should be recognized at the point in time when the specific performance obligations in the contract are performed. The Company’s acquisition of XPay, which has not closed as of the date of this prospectus, is the final step for the Company to acquire all of the intellectual property necessary to transfer to the government of El Salvador.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company recorded Advances for revenue contract as follows: On August 26, 2021, the Company presented to the government of El Salvador an invoice for Service Addendum 1 (the Chivo Ecosystem software) in the amount of $2,000,000 plus 13% IVA of $260,000. Payment on this invoice was received on August 31, 2021, for the net amount of $1,600,000 after deducting 20% Income tax withheld at source of $400,000 and IVA. The transaction was recorded in the Company’s books as Advances for revenue contract for $2,000,000, IVA Payable of $260,000 which was subsequently paid and reduced to zero and prepaid income tax for the 20% retention of $400,000 for which we have provided full allowance.

On October 21, 2021, the Company presented to the government of El Salvador an invoice related to the Chivo Ecosystem for services provided for the period ended September 30, 2021, in the amount of $1,500,000 plus 13% IVA of $195,000. Payment for this invoice was received on October 26, 2021, for the net amount of $1,200,000 after deducting 20% Income tax withheld at source of $300,000 and IVA. The transaction was recorded in the Company’s books as Advances for revenue contract for $1,500,000, IVA Payable of $195,000 which was subsequently paid and reduced to zero and prepaid income tax for the 20% retention of $300,000 for which we have provided full allowance.

Through the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company has a balance of $3,500,000 as Advances for revenue contract and $757,000 for capitalized software development within other non-current assets for the costs related to the Chivo Ecosystem in the consolidated balance sheets, which represents no change in balance from December 31, 2021. In addition, $700,000 in taxes was recorded, in fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as part of income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Company has been using the funds from these Advances in its operating activities.

Revenue Recognition for the Installation of Chivo Branded Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador

With respect to the installation of the Chivo Branded Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador and specifically the installation fee collected from the government of El Salvador, we analyze the payment of the installation fee using the ASC 606 framework as follows:

Contract with Customer:

The contract with the government of El Salvador for the installation and operation of the Chivo Branded Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador is filed as Exhibit 10.25.

Separate Performance Obligations in the Contract:

Government of El Salvador must pay an installation charge, a monthly service fee, and a per-transaction fee (if applicable).

Company must install White-Labeled ATMs at the locations determined by the Service Client.

Company must operate the White-Labeled ATMs including keeping them stocked, online, and ready to function

Determine Transaction Price:

For the installation of White-Labeled ATMs: The contract specifies a one-time installation fee.

For the monthly operation of White-Labeled ATMs: The contract specifies a monthly operation fee.

Allocate the Transaction Price to Performance Obligations:

The Company has two performance obligation, which is to install ATMs at the various locations and the second item refers to the monthly maintenance fees the Company has allocated the selling price because it is made up of a series of distinct goods or services and includes variable consideration.

Recognition of Revenue When Company Satisfies Performance Obligation:

The Company as noted above has two revenue sources related to the Chivo ATMs, an installation fee of $339,000 and an additional fee of $1,412.50 per month for the ongoing maintenance and servicing of the equipment. Based off the guidance’s criteria, the revenue related to the installation is treated as being recognized at a point in time due to the fact that the customer (Treasury Department) may terminate the contracts at any time and for any reason by providing Athena a 30-day written notice, the Company in effect has a 30-day contract. Each individual ATM is distinct and are separately identifiable. Therefore, the single payment for installation of 200 ATMs in El Salvador national territory ($339,000) is considered a distinct performance obligation.

The monthly maintenance and service fee is $1,412.50 per ATM. Based on the guidance’s criteria, the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company and as a result the monthly fee is considered to be recognized over the contracts time. The Company expects costs to fulfill the ATM services to remain level at $705,000 per quarter.

Further analysis and recognition of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

For installation, the Company received a one-time payment of $300,000 for the installation of 200 ATMs in El Salvador national territory. Although ASC 606-10-25-4 states that “A contract does not exist if the parties have unilateral enforceable rights to terminate”, in the Basis of Conclusion 50 (“BC 50”) in ASU 2014-09, FASB decided that this applies only if each party to the agreement has the unilateral enforceable right to terminate the contract without penalty. Those contracts would not affect an entity’s financial position or performance until either party performs.

In accordance with ASC 606-10-25-1 and 2, the first step in assessing revenue recognition is to identify the contract with the customer. As described below, the Company’s contract with Department of Treasury of El Salvador is cancelable by them with 30 days’ notice. The Company recognized a one-time fee upfront since the installation of ATMs was considered a distinct performance obligation and the Company has a 30-day contract not subject to cancellation, which rolls over into another 30-day contract if Department of Treasury of El Salvador does not cancel, as discussed below.

However, if only the customer (e.g., Department of Treasury of El Salvador) could terminate the agreement(s) without penalty, the entity is obliged to stand ready to perform at the discretion of the customer. Hence, there could be an effect on an entity’s financial position and performance if only one party could terminate a wholly unperformed contract without penalty.

As long as the Department of Treasury of El Salvador does not give notice to terminate the ATM services, Athena has an enforceable obligation to provide services and an enforceable right to receive payment for those services for the next 30 days until the contractual termination date of the Master Services Agreement and the Service Addendum.

Each individual ATM is distinct and aside from integration to the Chivo Ecosystem digital platform, it is not dependent on other services. The ATMs are delivered to the customer at different points in time and are separately identifiable. Therefore, the single payment for installation of 200 ATMs of $300,000 in El Salvador’s national territory is considered a distinct performance obligation.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 revenue on ATM installation and related services was $0 and direct costs related to the installation were $0.

Revenue Recognition for the Sale of Digital Assets

Through our Athena Bitcoin ATM machines, we buy and sell various Digital Assets as described below at an offer price that changes according to the prevailing market wide price of that Digital Asset. We control all aspects of the transaction done at our Athena ATMs and we record those transaction on a gross basis as we act as a principal in such sales. Through our White-Labeled ATMs, which we operate on behalf of service clients, we facilitate the buying and selling of various Digital Assets at prices that change according to the prevailing price, but that are set by the service clients. Through our discontinued BitQuick platform, we connected sellers of Digital Assets with buyers of Digital Assets. We facilitated the transaction and communication between the seller and buyer, but did not have custody, control, or ownership of the Digital Asset (see Note 5: Crypto Assets Held). In transactions where the Company does not own and control the Digital Asset, our accounting policy is to record those transactions on a net basis as we act as an agent.

As discussed elsewhere, the Company accounts for its Digital Assets as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangible—Goodwill and Other. When we derecognize a Digital Asset, which was previously owned and controlled by the Company, such as in a sale transaction, our policy is to account for it within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

ASC 350-10-40-1 provides guidance on the derecognition of intangible assets and states that an entity shall account for the derecognition of a nonfinancial asset, including an in substance nonfinancial asset, within the scope of Topic 350 in accordance with Subtopic 610-20 on gains and losses from the derecognition of nonfinancial assets, unless a scope exception from Subtopic 610-20 applies. Our conclusion is that the scope exception does apply to these transactions as outlined below and therefore the Company should account for these transactions within the scope of ASC 606.

We consider a counterparty in a Digital Asset sale transaction to be our customer. We use the ASC definition of customer—a party that has contracted with an entity to obtain goods or services that are an output of the entity’s ordinary activities in exchange for consideration. The sale of Digital Assets is part of the Company’s ordinary activities and therefore any counterparty that has contracted with the company to obtain a Digital Asset in exchange for consideration is a customer for the purposes of revenue recognition.

ASC 350-10-40-3 provides guidance on the criteria for evaluation of the contract in a transfer of a nonfinancial asset specifically the nature of the contract required to derecognize the nonfinancial asset. ASC 606-10-25-1 contains five such criteria to evaluate the contract. We have evaluated all of our methods of selling Digital Assets and have determined that all five criteria are met in the sale of Digital Assets to a customer. Specifically, we have a contract approved by both parties, the ownership rights of the digital assets to be transferred are clear, payment terms are clear, there is clear commercial substance, and there is clear evidence that the Company will collect payment.

We apply the guidance of ASC 610-20-15-4(a) excluding transfers of non-financial assets in a contract with a customer from the scope of ASC 610, Other Income. We have established a clearly identifiable customer and a contract to deliver a Digital Asset to that customer. The guidance further states that such excluded transactions should be accounted for within the scope of ASC 606. Our analysis of the nature of the customer relationship and the contract leads us to the conclusion that this scope exception applies and therefore we apply the guidance of ASC 606 to account for the derecognition of a Digital Asset.

When the Company facilitates the sale of a Digital Asset that it does not own or control, we do not account for the sale on a gross basis, instead we account for the service offered to the seller of the Digital Asset on a net basis. In making this agent vs. principal determination we evaluate if the Company has ownership, custody, or control. In our analysis of those rights, we have concluded that the Company does not own, control or custody the Digital Assets. Specifically, the Company does not have custodial rights such as the ability to pledge the asset, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber the asset. The Company does not have the ownership rights to the future economic benefits from the Digital Asset; it does not have discretion over pricing of the Digital Asset; nor does the Company bear the price risk associated with ownership of the Digital Asset. Therefore, the Company has concluded that in these circumstances it is acting as an agent of the seller and not as a principal.

When we sell a Digital Asset as a principal that was accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, we have a single performance obligation, which is satisfied at the point in time when control of the Digital Asset has transferred. When we facilitate the sale of a Digital Asset for a services client, we may have one or more obligations to provide services to the seller of the Digital Asset.

Our description and analysis for each method of selling a Digital Asset follows including a step-by-step description of how we deliver these services. Although these steps are done sequentially, they are completed from start to finish in a matter of minutes or hours and are treated as point in time transactions with a single performance obligation by the Company. Further the Digital Assets the Company sells are fungible and would have the same value to any other customer and client. During the performance of these Transactional Steps, the Company does not create an asset with an alternative use or an asset that is unique to the customer. Finally, these transactions, where the Company acts as a principal in the sale of a Digital Asset, do not create an Accounts Receivable or a prepayment. All transactions are settled same day. The specific transactional steps and activities with respect to such sales of Digital Assets (i.e., indefinite-lived intangible assets) are as follows:

Types of Digital Asset Sales

Transactional Steps and Activities

Sale of Digital Assets via ATMs

606 Evaluation

1. Contract with Customer:

Simple cash-for-crypto purchase contract with ATM customer governed by ATM Terms of Service filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the registration statement which this prospectus is a part.

2. Separate Performance Obligations in the Contract:

Customer must insert into the ATM authentic sovereign currency as payment for the Digital Asset.

Company must deliver Digital Asset to the address specified by the Customer immediately after the Customer finishes her insertion of cash.

3. Determine Transaction Price:

The price that the Company will sell a Digital Asset is displayed on the screen of the Bitcoin ATM. That price is set by the Company by taking the then prevalent price of the Digital Asset and applying a markup.

4. Allocate the Transaction Price to Performance Obligations:

100% of the Transaction Price is recognized at the Company’s single Performance Obligation. There are no refunds. All sales are final. There are no ongoing performance obligations.

5. Recognition of Revenue When Company Satisfies Performance Obligation:

Revenue, gross transaction amount, is recognized when the Company has completed its single Performance Obligation.

Step 1.

Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are owned and controlled by the Company using digital asset wallets and similar technology operated by the Company, for the purpose of selling to customers. They have been previously acquired by purchasing such Digital Assets on digital asset exchanges or from OTC dealers.

The customer initiates a transaction by inserting paper currency into the ATM after complying with KYC/AML and customer identification procedures and pressing the “Buy BTC” button.

During this Step, the Digital Assets are owned and controlled by the Company.

	Step 2.	Once the funds have been inserted into the ATM and verified for authenticity and the customer has pressed the “Done” button on the ATM, a blockchain transaction is created that will transfer the ownership and control of the Digital Asset to the blockchain address that the customer has previously given to the Company via the ATM. The blockchain transaction is then broadcast to the Network, transferring the ownership and control. The Company does not custody Digital Assets on behalf of customers. This process typically takes seconds and at no time ever takes more than 20-minutes and would only depend on the batching of several transactions into a single broadcast of a blockchain transaction. The purpose of a Blockchain is to establish the ownership and control of Digital Assets and represent a ledger of the changes in control and ownership of Digital Assets. The transfer of ownership and control over Digital Assets is done using the protocol of the Blockchain Network and happens at the precise moment in time when a blockchain transaction transferring that ownership and control is broadcast on the peer-to-peer network between nodes. Our Bitcoin ATMs sell Bitcoin that is transferred using on-chain transactions which are broadcast on the Bitcoin Network, clearly establishing a time before the transaction is broadcast as the time when the Company owned and controlled the Bitcoin and a time after which when the customer owned and controlled the Bitcoin. Upon completion of this Step, and specifically at the time the blockchain transaction is broadcast the ownership and control of the Digital Asset is held by the customer using the ATM.

	Custody	The Company is not a custodian of Digital Assets or fiat monies for ATM customers. The digital wallet used and selected by the ATM customer, according only to her own preferences, is the custodian of the Digital Assets once the ownership and control is transferred in Step 2. There are many digital wallets that can be used to secure a Digital Asset like Bitcoin, the Company’s ATMs work with all that accept on-chain Bitcoin transactions according to the protocol of the Bitcoin Network.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies only on its own holdings of Digital Assets that it controls to fulfill the contract with the customer. The Company does not contract or engage any other third party to deliver the Digital Asset to the customer.
	Not a Broker	The Company does not actively acquire Digital Assets from other third parties or take control of the Digital Assets from third parties during the transaction steps described above. If the Company did not have sufficient Digital Assets to complete Step 2, then the ATM would not allow the initiation of a transaction.
	Use of Proceeds	At a subsequent time, between hours and days, the Company will use some or all of the funds received from the customer to purchase additional Digital Assets from OTC dealers or on digital asset exchanges or from ATM customers or from OTC customers.
	Accounting	We consider a counterparty in Digital Asset sales to be our customer. When we sell a Digital Asset that was accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, we account for the sale under ASC 606 and present the sale as revenue when control of the digital assets sold has transferred. The Company would record the journal entries in its books and records for this transaction as a debit to Cash for the amount received and credit to ATM Revenue. Cost of revenue is recorded as a debit to Cost of revenue for the carrying amount of the digital assets sold and credit to Crypto assets held.

Sale of Digital Assets via Phone

606 Evaluation

1. Contract with Customer:

Simple cash-for-crypto purchase contract with OTC client governed by OTC Terms of Service filed as Exhibit 10.35 to the registration statement which this prospectus is a part.

2. Separate Performance Obligations in the Contract:

Client must wire to the Company authentic sovereign currency payment in the form of same-day available funds for the purchase of the Digital Asset.

Company must deliver Digital Asset to the address specified by the Customer immediately after the wire is properly received by the Company.

3. Determine Transaction Price:

The price that the Company will sell a Digital Asset is communicated electronically to the client via email. That price is set by the Company by taking the then prevalent price of the Digital Asset and applying a markup.

4. Allocate the Transaction Price to Performance Obligations:

100% of the Transaction Price is recognized at the Company’s single Performance Obligation. There are no refunds. All sales are final. There are no ongoing performance obligations.

5. Recognition of Revenue When Company Satisfies Performance Obligation:

Revenue, gross transaction amount, is recognized when the Company has completed its single Performance Obligation.

Step 1.

Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are owned and controlled by the Company using digital asset wallets and similar technology operated by the Company, for the purpose of selling to customers. They have been acquired by purchasing such Digital Assets on digital asset exchanges or from OTC dealers.

During this Step, the Digital Assets are owned and controlled by the Company.

The client initiates a purchase of Digital Assets, after discussing a transaction with our client services staff, by transferring funds from her bank accounts to those of the Company.

	Step 2.	Once the sovereign funds have been received into the bank accounts of the Company our client services team completes the transaction with the client. This Step is completed the same day as the funds are received and typically within 30 to 60 minutes of receiving a notification from the Company’s bank. First, they validate the funds represent a good and proper wire of same-day available funds from an account owned by the client. Second the price at which the client will purchase the Digital Asset is determined by observing the then prevalent Digital Asset price and applying the appropriate markup. Finally, a blockchain transaction is created that will transfer the ownership and control of the Digital Asset to the blockchain address that the customer has previously given to the Company. The blockchain transaction is then broadcast to the Network, transferring the ownership and control. If it is determined that the funds received do not originate from an account owned by the client, they are returned to sender. The Company does not custody fiat funds on behalf of any third parties. The Company does not allow purchases of Digital Assets by agents of third parties. The Company only deals with other principals who have control of their own fiat funds and take direct ownership and control of Digital Assets. Our only Performance Obligation, with respect to this transaction, is to deliver the Digital Asset into the ownership and control of the customer. The Company does not custody fiat funds or Digital Assets on behalf of clients. Upon completion of this Step, and specifically at the time the blockchain transaction is broadcast, the ownership and control of the Digital Asset is held by the client.
	Custody	The Company is not a custodian of Digital Assets or fiat funds for OTC customers.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies only on its own holdings of Digital Assets that it controls to fulfill the contract with the customer. The Company does not contract or engage any other third party to deliver the Digital Asset to the customer.
	Not a Broker	The Company may or may not acquire Digital Assets from other third parties or take control of the Digital Assets from third parties during the transaction steps described above. The time between Steps 1 and 2 can last hours and many transactions, of varying types, can be in the process of completion simultaneously. These activities are incidental to this transaction and not a part of the flow of procedural steps. If the Company did not have the Digital Assets or have the expectation of immediately purchasing, from readily available sources, and taking control over such Digital Assets, then the Company would not initiate the transaction in Step 1. The Company has multiple sources for purchasing Digital Assets and does not contract or engage such a source to specifically fulfill the performance obligation of this contract. The Company is not a broker, we trade as a principal in these transactions.
	Use of Proceeds	At a subsequent time, between hours and days, the Company will use some or all of the funds received from the customer to purchase additional Digital Assets from OTC dealers or on digital asset exchanges or from ATM customers or from OTC customers.
	Accounting	In some circumstances and depending on the Company’s arrangement with the counterparty, the order of Step 1 and Step 2 could be reversed. This would not impact the accounting treatment for this transaction. We consider a counterparty in digital asset sales to be our customer. When we sell a digital asset that was accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, we account for the sale under ASC 606 and present the sale as revenue when control of the digital assets sold has transferred. The Company would record the journal entries in its books and records for this transaction as a debit to Cash for the amount received and credit to ATM Revenue. Cost of revenue is recorded as a debit to Cost of revenue for the carrying amount of the digital assets sold and credit to Crypto assets held.

Sale of Crypto Asset via White Labeled ATMs

How we deliver the services as agent.

606 Evaluation

1. Contract with Customer:

The Company has contracted with a service client to provide White-Labeled ATMs. For the government of El Salvador, the terms of this service activity are filed as Exhibits 10.24, 10.25, 10.26, and 10.27 to the registration statement which this prospectus is a part. As part of that contract, the Company must facilitate the sale of Bitcoin to a user of the White-Labeled ATM in exchange for cash.

2. Separate Performance Obligations in the Contract:

a) Service Client must pay an installation charge, a monthly service fee, and a per-transaction fee (if applicable).

b) Service Client must make available to the Company a balance of Digital Assets to be sold at the White-Labeled ATMs and facilitate the transfer of those Digital Assets to the ATM User.

c) ATM User must insert into the ATM authentic sovereign currency as payment for the Digital Asset.

d) Company must install White-Labeled ATMs at the locations determined by the Service Client.

e) Company must operate the White-Labeled ATMs including keeping them stocked, online, and ready to function

f) Company must deliver a Digital Asset to the address specified by the ATM user immediately after the funds are inserted.

3. Determine Transaction Price:

For the sale of Digital Assets at an ATM: The price that the Service Client will sell a Digital Asset displayed on the screen of a White-Label ATM. That price is computed by the Company by taking the then prevalent price of the Digital Asset and applying a markup (if applicable). If the contract allows the Company to collect a per-transaction fee, then that fee would be the price at which the Company would deliver the service of providing each transaction.

a) For the installation of White-Labeled ATMs: The contract specifies a one-time installation fee.

b) For the monthly operation of White-Labeled ATMs: The contract specifies a monthly operation fee.

4. Allocate the Transaction Price to Performance Obligations:

The Company has relied upon the guidance of ASC 606-10-32-32, which states that "a contractually stated price or a list price for a good or service may be (but shall not be presumed to be) the standalone selling price of that good or service.” Hence, the Company will rely upon the stated amounts in the Contract to allocate the transaction price to the various performance obligations.

5. Recognition of Revenue When Company Satisfies Performance Obligation:

The Company as noted above has two revenue sources related to the Athena ATMs, in which the Company charges a fee per cryptocurrency equal to the prevailing price at U.S. crypto-based exchanges plus a markup that typically varies between 5% and 20%.

Based off the guidance’s criteria, the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company and as a result the fees are considered to be recognized over time.

Since the fee per cryptocurrency plus the markup is a result of individual ATM transactions, the Company has determined that the customer obtains control of the entity’s output as it performs and, thus, the performance obligation is satisfied over time. The Company has concluded that it will recognize revenue over time.

	Step 1.	Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are owned and controlled by the services client, using digital asset wallets and similar technology operated by or on behalf of the services client, for the purpose of selling to users of the services client’s branded Bitcoin ATMs. They have been previously acquired, for the services client, by purchasing such Digital Assets from other users of the services client branded Bitcoin ATMs or other legal method for purchasing such Digital Assets in the local country. The price that the ATM user will pay for a Digital Asset is displayed on the screen of the Bitcoin ATM. That price is computed by ATM software by taking the then prevalent price of the Digital Asset and applying a markup or no markup as determined by, and only by, the service client. There are many indexes and price sources for Digital Assets. The service client selects the source for prices of Digital Assets. a) During this Step, the Digital Assets are owned and controlled by the services client. b) The Digital Assets are not owned and controlled by the Company. The Company does not control the private keys of the services client. The user of a White-Labeled ATM inserts paper currency into a service client branded ATM after complying with the service client’s KYC/AML and customer information procedures.
	Step 2.	Once the funds have been inserted by the user into the service client branded ATM, and verified for authenticity by the Company, and the user has pressed the “Done” button on the service client branded ATM, a transaction is created that will transfer the ownership of the Digital Asset to the user. This could happen by broadcasting a transaction on a Blockchain network, or it could happen within the service client’s digital wallet system in the case of operating a white-label ATM for a custodial wallet solution that does not broadcast every transaction or transfer onto a blockchain network. Upon completion of this Step and for all future Steps for this sale, the ownership of the Digital Asset is held by the user of the White-Labeled ATM. The control of the Digital Asset might be held by the same user if she used her own self-custodial wallet or by the service client if she used their branded custodial wallet. In all cases, the Company is not the custodian, controller, or owner of the Digital Asset.
	Custody	The Company is not a custodian of Digital Assets for either users of the service client branded Bitcoin ATM or the service client or for any third party. The service client, or another service provider to the client, but not the Company, was the custodian of the Digital Asset prior to the sale of the Digital Asset to the end user.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies on its own software, services, and procedures in addition to the software and services provided by these additional third parties: · The service client is engaged to deliver the Digital Asset in this transaction in Step 2. In the case of the contract with the government of El Salvador, this would be the services offered by Chivo S.A. de C.V.
	Not a Broker	During the transactional steps and activities described above, the Company does not actively acquire Digital Assets on behalf of the services client from any third party. If the services client does not have sufficient Digital Assets under their ownership and in their control to complete Step 2, then the Company and specifically the White-Labeled ATM would not initiate the sale transaction in Step 1.

Use of Proceeds

The proceeds of the sale of Digital Assets at a White-Label ATM are the property of the services client. As part of the operating agreement, the Company is responsible for the collection of these funds from the ATMs.

Further, the Company has the obligation to purchase Digital Assets, from time to time, at its discretion to replenish the Digital Asset used in this transaction and other transactions. The Company assumes some limited amount of price risk between the price set by the services client in Step 1, and the price at which the Company is able to purchase replacement amounts of Digital Assets. See Risk Factors in this prospectus for further discussion of the magnitude of this risk.

Accounting

The Performance Obligation for the Company is to provide White-Labeled ATMs having the branding of the service client and to facilitate the use of those ATMs by the service client’s users. The Company, which has acted as an agent for this transaction, records revenue on a service fee basis; recording a combination, as applicable, of per-transaction fees and/or monthly service charges.

The Company has evaluated these performance obligations and has determined, and our auditors concur, that the Company acts as an agent in these transactions. In our analysis there are three relevant parties involved in the delivery of Digital Assets to the user of a White-Label ATM: the Company, the user of the White-Label ATM and the Service Client. Specifically in performance obligations (b) and (f), the Company must rely on the Service Client for the Digital Asset which it has not established control over per the definition of control in ASC-606-10-25-25. The Service Client will determine the price, specifically the markup over prevailing prices of Digital Assets, that the Company will use in the sale of Digital Asset to the ATM user. Per the indicator of control found in ASC 606-10-55-39(c), because the Company does not have discretion in establishing the prices for the Digital Assets the Company is not in control of the Digital Asset and is therefore an agent.

As an agent, we record the fees (monthly and/or per transaction) we receive from the Service Client as revenue and costs of providing and operating the White-Label ATMs as expenses. If we were a principal in these transactions, we would also record the gross amounts of sales and purchases of Digital Assets as revenue and costs.

The Company would record the journal entries in its books and records related to this transaction as a debit to Accounts receivable for the amount of fees and monthly charges due for that period and credit to Revenue on service on contracts.

Facilitation of Sale of Digital Assets via BitQuick How we deliver the services as agent.	606 Evaluation	1. Contract with Customer: The Company has contracted with a Bitcoin Seller to deliver to a Bitcoin Buyer an amount of Bitcoin. The Terms of Service that govern this contract were available on the BitQuick website when the service was in operation. 2. Separate Performance Obligations in the Contract: a) Bitcoin Buyer must make a deposit of cash into the bank account of the Bitcoin Seller. This was done “in-person” by the Bitcoin Buyer at a branch of the Bitcoin Seller’s bank. At no time were the funds in the possession, custody, or control of the Company. b) Bitcoin Seller must acknowledge the payment made by Bitcoin Buyer to their bank account and give their affirmative consent to the Company to deliver the Digital Asset, which is owned and controlled by them in a multi-signature wallet that they have control over. c) Company must provide a website that connects buyers with sellers and a communication tool for buyer and seller to interact. The Company also operated a non-custodial multi-signature wallet to allow the escrow of Bitcoin from the control and ownership of the Seller to the control and ownership of the Buyer. 3. Determine Transaction Price: Transaction Fees: The Company collected a fee as a percentage of the gross sale amount paid by the Buyer directly to the Seller. The fee was collected in Bitcoin. The Bitcoin Seller controls the price, measured as a markup over prevailing market wide Bitcoin prices, that the Bitcoin Buyer will pay. The Company does not determine the price of the transaction. 4. Allocate the Transaction Price to Performance Obligations: This contract contains a single performance obligation. The transaction price is the service fee and is entirely allocated to the performance obligation. 5. Recognition of Revenue When Company Satisfies Performance Obligation: The Company recognized the service fee revenue, at a point in time, when the performance obligation is satisfied. The performance obligation is satisfied when the customer obtains control over the Bitcoin purchased
	Step 1.	Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are owned by the Bitcoin Seller and offered for sale on the BitQuick platform that the Company offered. The Bitcoin Buyer initiates a transaction by choosing a Bitcoin Seller’s offer from those listed on the BitQuick platform website. The Company then facilitated certain communications between the Seller and the Buyer including giving the banking information of the Seller to the Buyer. The price that the Seller will sell an amount of Bitcoin is displayed in the Bitcoin Seller’s offer and is set by the Bitcoin Seller. During this Step, the Digital Assets are owned and controlled by the Bitcoin Seller. They retain all rights to the future economic benefits of the Bitcoin.
	Step 2.	The Bitcoin Buyer deposits funds into the Bitcoin Seller’s bank account by visiting a branch of that bank, filling out an appropriate deposit slip, and making a cash deposit. The funds used in this portion of the transaction are owned by the Bitcoin Buyer and are never in the possession, control, or custody of the Company. They are directly deposited into the Bitcoin Seller’s bank account and are never in the Company’s bank account.
	Step 3.	The Bitcoin Buyer sends a picture of the receipt they received from the Seller’s Bank when the Buyer made the deposit. The Company’s systems then evaluated the receipt and facilitated communications between the Buyer and the Seller. If the Seller concurred that the deposit was properly made and for the amount specified in their offer, they would make such an acknowledgement to the Company’s systems which would then facilitate the transfer of ownership of the Bitcoin from the Seller to the Buyer. At the conclusion of this Step the Digital Assets are owned and controlled by the Bitcoin Buyer. At no time does the Company take ownership of the Bitcoin. The responsibilities of the Company were to facilitate the communications, between the Bitcoin Buyer and the Bitcoin Seller.

	Custody	The Company had 1 of 3 cryptographic keys and needed input from users of the BitQuick platform to move or otherwise use the Digital Asset. The Buyer and Seller also held cryptographic keys in this multi-signature wallet that was used in the BitQuick platform. Two of the three keys were necessary to sign a Bitcoin transaction to spend the Bitcoin. In this arrangement, the Company was not a custodian, but did safeguard cryptographic keys for users of the platform. The use of the Company’s cryptographic key was to transfer ownership and control of the crypto asset from a Seller to a Buyer on the Company’s BitQuick platform.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies on the Bitcoin Seller to provide the Digital Asset used in this transaction. The Company does not hold Digital Assets for the purpose of selling Digital Assets in this arrangement.
	Not a Broker	The Company does not actively acquire Digital Assets from other third parties or take control of the Digital Assets from third parties during the transaction steps described above. If the BitQuick platform did not have Seller offers of sufficient Digital Assets to complete Step 1, then the Bitcoin Buyer would not be able to initiate a transaction.
	Use of Proceeds	The Company receives a fee for facilitating the transaction between the Bitcoin Buyer and the Bitcoin Seller. That fee was then used for normal corporate operations including marketing the BitQuick service.
	Accounting	BitQuick earns revenue from service fees calculated as a percentage of the purchase value for facilitating a peer-to-peer exchange transaction between sellers and buyers that utilize this channel. We do not control the Bitcoin used in these transactions and only facilitate the connection and communication between buyers and sellers. We act as an agent (vs. principal) in these transactions which requires net treatment for revenue and for corresponding costs. This revenue is recognized on a net basis and not the gross value of user transactions. The Company has evaluated the performance obligations of the BitQuick service and has determined, and our auditors concur, that the Company acts as an agent in these transactions. In our analysis there are three relevant parties involved in the delivery of Digital Assets to the buyer on the BitQuick platform: the Company as provider of the platform, the seller of Bitcoin and the buyer of Bitcoin. The Company must rely on the Bitcoin Seller to provide the Digital Asset. The Company has not established control over the Digital Asset as control is defined in ASC-606-25-25 . The Seller is responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the Digital Asset and the Seller is responsible for inventory risk before the Digital Asset is transferred to the Buyer. The Seller will determine the price, specifically the markup over prevailing prices of Digital Assets, that the Buyer will pay. Per the indicators of control found in ASC 606-10-55-39, because the Company: (i) does not have primary responsibility for fulfilling the promise to deliver the Digital Asset; (ii) does not hold inventory risk before the Digital Asset is delivered to the buyer; and (iii) does not have discretion in establishing the prices for the Digital Assets; the Company is not in control of the Digital Asset and is therefore an agent. The Company includes on its Balance Sheet an asset representing the market value of the Bitcoin held for delivery to Bitcoin Buyers on the BitQuick platform and a corresponding liability. On March 31, 2022, the SEC’s staff in the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of the Chief Accountant released a Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) numbered 121 relating to the accounting for obligations to safeguard crypto assets when an entity holds such crypto assets for platform users. The SEC’s staff has also released guidance in Topic 5:FF regarding the accounting treatment of obligations to safeguard crypto assets. The Company has adopted this guidance for the presentation of its Financial Statements for the period ending March 31, 2022.

When we purchase crypto assets from a retail customer, we pay less than the prevailing price (referred to as markdown) and when we sell to retail customers, we sell more than the prevailing price (referred to as markup). There are many sources of prices for Digital Assets. The Company chooses sources that represent the broad market consensus for the prices of Digital Assets. Both markup and markdown rates are determined based on a variety of commercial factors such as current price, price trend, category of host location, among others, and are calculated using a proprietary method.

We apply different markups for crypto asset sales through our Athena ATM machines as compared to sales at our OTC desk (markup for the ATMs is greater than at the OTC desk). These transactions are done as principal by the Company and this revenue is recognized on a gross basis.

We do not invest or have long term holdings of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or BCH. On average, we sell our holdings of Bitcoin within 3 to 5 days of buying it and within 7 to 10 days of buying our Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH holdings. We strive to keep this period short to reduce the effect of changes in crypto asset/U.S. dollar exchange rates on our business and to minimize our working capital. There are risk involved in holding these amounts of Digital Assets. In the past, we have held a higher level of Bitcoin as an economic hedge against liabilities for Bitcoin borrowed. As of December 31, 2021, management’s estimate of the effect on fair values of the Digital Assets held as indefinite-lived intangible assets due to a +/- 20% uniform change in the market prices of all crypto assets, with all other variables held constant, was +/- $168.4 thousand (March 31, 2021: +/- $268.6 thousand). As of March 31, 2022, management’s estimate of the effect on fair values of the Digital Assets held as indefintite-lived intangible assets due to a +/- 20% uniform change in the market prices of all crypto assets, with all other variables held constant, was +/- $189.0 thousand.

Our OTC desk sells Bitcoin and other digital assets, which we account for as indefinite-lived intangible assets. We present digital assets sales revenue and corresponding digital assets sales cost on a gross basis, consistent with the revenue standard. We act as a principal (vs. agent) in these transactions which requires gross treatment for revenue and for corresponding costs. If we were considered an agent, this would allow the revenue to be recorded net of corresponding digital asset sales cost. As a principal, we have control over the digital asset before it is transferred to the customer. All OTC trades are settled the same trading day, we do not allow OTC clients to keep funds on-account with the Company. We do not provide custodial services and/or wallets for our OTC customers or third parties or otherwise hold any indefinite-lived intangible assets for these customers.

For our white label services in El Salvador, which include Chivo branded ATMs, we currently collect, and anticipate collecting from future white label service customers, a recurring monthly service and maintenance fee for ATMs and a one-time setup fee at the beginning of a contract. We provide the equipment and associated software functionality for our clients to complete ATM transactions with their customers. We do not have control of the Digital Assets nor do we control all aspects of the operation of each service. The Company recognizes the operating fee it receives for these services (and not the gross value of customer transactions) as revenue.

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the Revenues from the Sale of Digital Assets at Athena ATMs was $12,712,000 (March 31, 2021: $18,901,000). The Revenues from OTC Sales of Digital Assets was $5,297,000 (March 31, 2021: $5,979,000).

For the period ended December 31, 2021, the Revenues from the Sale of Digital Assets at Athena ATMs was $63,097,000 (December 31, 2020: $55,268,000). The Revenues from OTC Sales of Digital Assets was $15,874,000 (December 31, 2020: $13,579,000).

In our ancillary equipment business, we are paid on the sale of equipment such as POS terminals. In the case of software sales and corresponding IP, we collect a one-time fee and recurring monthly maintenance fees. This revenue is recognized on a gross basis.

BitQuick

BitQuick earns revenue from service fees calculated as a percentage of the purchase value for facilitating a peer-to-peer exchange transaction between sellers and buyers that utilize this channel. We do not control the Bitcoin used in these transactions and only facilitate the connection and communication between buyers and sellers. We act as an agent (vs. principal) in these transactions which requires net treatment for revenue and for corresponding costs. This revenue is recognized on a net basis and not the gross value of user transactions.

The Company has evaluated the performance obligations of the BitQuick service and has determined, and our auditors concur, that the Company acts as an agent in these transactions. In our analysis there are three relevant parties involved in the delivery of Digital Assets to the buyer on the BitQuick platform: the Company as provider of the platform, the seller of Bitcoin and the buyer of Bitcoin. The Company must rely on the Bitcoin Seller to provide the Digital Asset. The Company has not established control over the Digital Asset as control is defined in ASC-606-25-25. The Seller is responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the Digital Asset and the Seller is responsible for inventory risk before the Digital Asset is transferred to the Buyer. The Seller will determine the price, specifically the markup over prevailing prices of Digital Assets, that the Buyer will pay. Per the indicators of control found in ASC 606-10-55-39, because the Company: (i) does not have primary responsibility for fulfilling the promise to deliver the Digital Asset; (ii) does not hold inventory risk before the Digital Asset is delivered to the buyer; and (iii) does not have discretion in establishing the prices for the Digital Assets; the Company is not in control of the Digital Asset and is therefore an agent.

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the Revenues from BitQuick was not material (March 31, 2021: $12,000).

For the period ended December 31, 2021, the Revenues from BitQuick was $22,000 (December 31, 2020: $70,000).

The Company includes on its Balance Sheet an asset representing the market value of the Bitcoin held for delivery to Bitcoin Buyers on the BitQuick platform and a corresponding liability. On March 31, 2022, the SEC’s staff in the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of the Chief Accountant released a Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) numbered 121 relating to the accounting for obligations to safeguard crypto assets when an entity holds such crypto assets for platform users. The SEC’s staff has also released guidance in Topic 5:FF regarding the accounting treatment of obligations to safeguard crypto assets. The Company has adopted this guidance for the presentation of its Financial Statements for the period ending March 31, 2022.

Crypto assets held include Bitcoin safeguarded by the Company pending delivery to BitQuick customers. An equivalent amount is included in the other current liabilities as amounts owed to customers in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 6 Bitcoin with a fair market value of $286,000 as of March 31, 2022 and 8 Bitcoin with a fair market value of $388,000 as of December 31, 2021.

Purchase of Digital Assets

The Company purchases Digital Assets using the following processes. In most cases, except as noted, the Company acts as principal (vs. agent) in these transactions and records the purchase price of a Digital Asset as a Cost of revenue using the gross amount of the transaction. If we were an agent, we would record only the net expenses as the cost of providing those services. These thumbnail sketches of the transactional steps demonstrate how we establish ownership and control of the Digital Asset in exchange for our fiat funds. Although these steps are done sequentially, they are completed from start to finish in a matter of minutes or hours; we treat them as concurrent. The transactions are point in time transactions with a single performance obligation by the Company. In other words, these are simple concurrent exchanges of the Company’s sovereign funds for the customer’s digital asset. We engage in the following transactional steps and activities with respect to our purchases of Digital Assets (i.e., our indefinite-lived intangible assets):

Types of Digital Asset Purchases	Transactional Steps and Activities
Purchase of Digital Assets via ATMs How we purchase Digital Assets as a principal Terms of Service for this activity are filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the registration statement which this prospectus is a part.	Step 1.	During this Step, the Customer is the owner and has control of the Digital Asset. The customer initiates a transaction at an ATM by completing a KYC/AML and customer information process and selecting the appropriate button to sell a Digital Asset to the Company. The price that the Company will purchase a Digital Asset is displayed on the screen of the Bitcoin ATM. That price is set by the Company by taking the then prevalent price of the Digital Asset and applying a markdown. The customer sends the Digital Assets by using his or her wallet to broadcast a transaction on the Blockchain Network. The Company does not custody Digital Assets or fiat currency on behalf of customers.
	Step 2.	Once the Company , and its software systems, sees the transaction in the Blockchain and has verified its authenticity, funds, in the form of paper monies, are disbursed from the ATM, thereby completing the transfer of ownership and control of the paper monies, to the customer. Our only performance obligation is to disburse paper monies from the ATM after receiving and verifying the Digital Asset. This typically occurs within seconds of the customer pressing the appropriate buttons on their digital wallet and depends on the number of bills that need to be dispensed. We consider ourselves the owner of the Digital Asset once the last paper money bill is disbursed from the ATM and the Company has fulfilled its performance obligation. The Company does not custody Digital Assets or fiat currency on behalf of customers, and in cases where the bill dispenser does not function properly the Company can: issue refunds in the form of the Digital Assets; or direct the customer to a different ATM to retrieve the proper amount of fiat currency. This does not materially affect our cost of Digital Assets. The Company’s ATMs only purchase Digital Assets for fiat currencies in the form of paper monies. The Company’s ATMs do not exchange one Digital Asset for another. The Company’s ATMs do not purchase Digital Assets in exchange for any forms of fiat currency other than paper monies. The Company’s ATMs do not purchase Digital Assets for bank deposits or other forms of electronic money transmission.
	Custody	The Company does not custody Digital Assets or fiat money on behalf of ATM users.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies on its own fiat currency in the ATM to purchase the Digital Assets. The Company does not contract or engage any other third party to: take custody of the Digital Asset; transfer the Digital Asset into the custody or ownership of the Company; or deliver the physical currency into the possession of the customer.

	Not a Broker	The Company does not actively dispose of the Digital Assets to other third parties or transfer control of the Digital Assets to third parties during the transaction steps described above. If the Company did not have sufficient physical currency to complete Step 2, then the ATM would not allow the initiation of a transaction.
	Use of Digital Assets	At a subsequent time, the Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are then owned and controlled by the Company, subject to impairment, and will be used in subsequent activities such as future sales of Digital Assets to ATM or OTC clients. Digital Assets, which are indefinite-lived intangible assets, are not held as “inventory”.
	Accounting	Digital Assets are indefinite-lived intangible assets. An indefinite-lived intangible asset is initially carried at the value determined in accordance with ASC 350-30-30-1, ASC 805-50-30-2, and is not subject to amortization. Digital Assets purchased through this method are subject to the Company’s impairment policy for impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company records the cost of the Digital Assets acquired as the price paid to the customer, in the form of paper monies dispensed by the ATM. These costs are recorded using the gross amount, as the Company acted as a principal in the transaction. The performance obligation for this transaction is to disburse fiat currency. Once the last bill falls out of the ATM, the Company would record the journal entries in its books and records for this transaction as a debit to purchases for the amount of cash disbursed from the ATMs and credit to Cash.
Purchase of Digital Assets via OTC How we purchase Digital Assets as a principal Terms of Service for this activity are filed as Exhibit 10.35 to the registration statement which this prospectus is a part.	Step 1.	During this Step, the client is the owner and has control of the Digital Asset. The client initiates a transaction by contacting a member of our services team indicating a desire to sell a Digital Asset. This is subsequent to any KYC/AML and customer onboarding processes have been completed. The customer transfers ownership and control of Digital Assets by using his or her wallet to broadcast a transaction on the Blockchain Network that transfers ownership to the Company. The Company does not custody Digital Assets or fiat currency on behalf of customers.
	Step 2.	Once the Company , either through monitoring software or by work of the client services team, sees the transaction in the Blockchain and verifies the authenticity and amount of the Digital Asset, the client services team completes the transaction with the client. This Step is completed the same day as the Digital Assets are received and typically within 60 to 90 minutes of the transaction being broadcast on the Blockchain Network. First, the customer service team validates the funds represent a good and proper transaction of Digital Assets. Second the price at which the client will sell the Digital Asset is determined by observing the then prevalent Digital Asset price and applying the appropriate markdown. Finally, a wire is sent from the Company’s bank account to the client’s bank. The Company does not custody fiat funds on behalf of any third parties. The Company does not allow sales of Digital Assets by agents of third parties. The Company only deals with other principals who have control of their own fiat funds and direct ownership and control of Digital Assets. Our only Performance Obligation, with respect to this transaction, is to deliver the sovereign funds into the bank account of the client. Upon completion of this Step, and specifically at the time the wire instructions are sent to the Company’s bank, and for all future Steps for this purchase, the ownership and control of the Digital Asset is held by the Company .
	Custody	The Company does not custody fiat funds or Digital Assets on behalf of clients.

	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies on its own fiat funds to purchase Digital Assets in this transaction and does not rely on, contract with, or engage any third party to complete this transaction. The Company does not contract or engage any other third party to: take custody of the Digital Asset; or transfer the Digital Asset into the custody or ownership of the Company.
	Not a Broker	The Company may or may not dispose of the Digital Assets to other third parties or transfer control of the Digital Assets to third parties during the transaction steps described above. The time between Steps 1 and 2 can be 60 to 90 minutes and many transactions, of varying types, can be in the process of completion simultaneously. If the Company did not have the fiat monies necessary to complete the purchase, then the Company would not initiate the transaction in Step 1.
	Use of Digital Assets	At a subsequent time, the Digital Assets, indefinite - li v e d intangible assets, are then owned and controlled by the Company , subject to impairment, and will be used in subsequent activities such as future sales of Digital Assets to ATM or OTC clients. Digital Assets, which are indefinite-lived intangible assets, are not held as “inventory”.
	Accounting	Digital Assets are indefinite-lived intangible assets. An indefinite-lived intangible asset is initially carried at the value determined in accordance with ASC 350-30-30-1, ASC 805-50-30-2, and is not subject to amortization. Digital Assets purchased through this method are subject to the Company’s impairment policy for impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets which is in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. The Company records the cost of the Digital Assets acquired as the price paid to the customer, in the form of paper monies dispensed by the ATM. These costs are recorded using the gross amount, as the Company acted as a principal in the transaction. The performance obligation for this transaction is to wire fiat currency. Once the instructions for sending the wire have been successfully transmitted to the Company’s bank, the Company would record the journal entries in its books and records for this transaction as a debit to Purchases for the amount of the outgoing wire and credit to Cash.
Purchase of Digital Assets via Exchange How we purchase Digital Assets as a principal Terms of Service for this activity differ by exchange and are available at the websites of various Digital Asset Exchanges.	Step 1.	During this step the Digital Assets are owned by other users of a Digital Asset Exchange but the identities of those users are not known by name to the Company. The Company wires sovereign funds to a Digital Asset Exchange, which are then credited to our account. The Digital Asset Exchange is the custodian of the Company’s sovereign funds. The Digital Asset Exchange is the custodian for any Digital Assets for which they list markets.
	Step 2.	The Company, using its proprietary methods, enters orders into the exchange to purchase Digital Assets. When those orders are filled, the Company records the purchase price as the total cost of the transaction including any exchange fees. During this Step the Company takes ownership, but not all forms of control over the Digital Assets. The Digital Assets remain in the custody of the Digital Asset Exchange, although the Company has the right to transfer, to access via withdrawal, and all risks and rewards from the fluctuations in the market price of the Digital Asset. The Digital Asset Exchange could hypothecate the asset, loan it to another party, or pledge the Company’s Digital Asset, but must also stand ready to allow the Company to withdraw the Digital Asset. We cite the AICPA Guide in making the determination that we do not have all of the factors of control at this Step. However, we have legal ownership as soon as the buy order is filled on the Digital Asset Exchange and would record the transaction as finalized on our books and records for cost purposes.
	Step 3.	The Company initiates the transfer from the Exchange to its wallet which is owned and controlled by the Company and can be used in subsequent activities such as future sales of Digital Assets to ATM or OTC clients.

	Custody	The Company does not custody fiat funds or Digital Assets on behalf of clients. The Company relies on the Digital Asset Exchange to custody its fiat funds and its digital assets that are involved in this transaction.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company relies on its own funds to purchase digital assets. The Company does not rely on, or contract with, or engage any other third-party when purchasing digital assets from an exchange.
	Not a Broker	The Company does not actively dispose of the Digital Assets to other third parties or transfer control of the Digital Assets to third parties during the transaction steps described above. If the Company did not have sufficient sovereign funds to complete Step 1, then the Company would not be able to initiate such a wire transfer.
	Use of Digital Assets	At a subsequent time, the Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are then owned and controlled by the Company, subject to impairment, and will be used in subsequent activities such as future sales of Digital Assets to ATM or OTC clients. Digital Assets, which are indefinite-lived intangible assets, are not held as “inventory”.
	Accounting	Digital Assets held by the Company, and purchased in this manner, are subject to impairment. The Company records the cost of the Digital Assets acquired as the price paid on the Digital Asset Exchange including any fees or commissions. These costs are recorded using the gross amount, as the Company acted as a principal in the transaction. The performance obligation for this transaction is to wire fiat currency. Once the instructions for sending the wire have been successfully transmitted to the Company’s bank, the Company would record the transaction as a debit to Purchases for the amount sent to the Digital Asset Exchange and a credit to Cash. Any funds sent to the exchange that were not fully transacted into digital currencies are recorded as Prepaid assets at the end of the each month.
Purchase of Digital Assets via OTC Dealer How we purchase Digital Assets as a principal A contract, for illustrative purposes only, with one such OTC Dealer for this activity is filed as Exhibit 10.31	Step 1.	The Company enters into an agreement with an OTC Dealer to purchase a Digital Asset, indefinite-lived intangible asset. This is often done by phone or electronic communications. During this Step, the Company does control the Digital Asset, but has established a contract to purchase a Digital Asset if it fulfills its obligation, which is to wire funds.
	Step 2.	The Company sends sovereign funds, in the form of bank wires, to the OTC Dealer. During this Step, the Company performs its obligation under the contract with the OTC Dealer to wire funds. The Company does not custody fiat funds on behalf of any third parties. The Company does not purchase Digital Assets on behalf of third parties. The Company does not deal with agents who might intermediate transactions between the Company and an OTC Dealer. The Company only uses its own assets to purchase Digital Assets.
	Step 3.	Once the OTC Dealer is satisfied with the funds that the Company has wired from its own bank accounts and never from any third party, and never using a different Digital Asset, then the transaction moves into the delivery phase. The OTC Dealer initiates the transfer of the Digital Asset from its wallet to a wallet owned and controlled by the Company. Subsequently, the Digital Asset can be used in activities such as future sales of Digital Assets to ATM or OTC clients. The Company records the purchase price of the Digital Asset as cost of acquiring the Digital Asset. OTC Dealers quote prices including any and all fees.

	Custody	The Company does not rely on any third-party custodian, other than its bank, for custody of its fiat funds related to this transaction. The Company does not rely on any third-party custodian of its Digital Assets related to this transaction.
	Third Party Reliance	The Company does not engage any third-party service to perform any of the actions related to the purchase of digital assets from an OTC dealer. The Company only engages directly with the OTC dealer and is not intermediated in the transaction.
	Not a Broker	The Company does not actively dispose of the Digital Assets to other third parties or transfer control of the Digital Assets to third parties during the transaction steps described above. The time between Steps 1 and 2 can be 60 to 90 minutes. If the Company did not have the fiat monies necessary to complete the purchase, then the Company would not initiate the transaction in Step 1.
	Use of Digital Assets	At a subsequent time, the Digital Assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets, are then owned and controlled by the Company, subject to impairment, and will be used in subsequent activities such as future sales of Digital Assets to ATM or OTC clients. Digital Assets, which are indefinite-lived intangible assets, are not held as “inventory”.
	Accounting	The accounting procedures for the purchase of a Digital Asset via an OTC dealer are the same as for any other purchase of a Digital Asset. Digital Assets are indefinite-lived intangible assets. An indefinite-lived intangible asset is initially carried at the value determined in accordance with ASC 350-30-30-1, ASC 805-50-30-2, and is not subject to amortization. Digital Assets purchased through this method are subject to the Company’s impairment policy for impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets which is in accordance with ASC 820. Our performance obligation for this transaction is to wire fiat currency and record a debit to Cash and credit to Purchase. We consider the transaction finalized when the OTC Dealer’s obligation to transmit Digital Assets is fulfilled. The entire process takes between 60 and 90 minutes and is accounted for as occurring concurrently. The Company has never had a failure to deliver that has resulted in additional expenses or liabilities. We record this transaction as a single point in time transaction.

Impact of COVID-19

The significant global outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread health crisis that has adversely affected the economies and financial markets worldwide and has affected our business in several ways. First, we have been unable to ship our ATMs freely between countries. Second, it has restricted the movement of our employees and their ability to both collaborate in-person, and to do some field-service and installation work. In addition, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the imposition of related public health measures have resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, increased volatility and uncertainty in the crypto-economy. We also rely on third party service providers to perform certain functions. Any disruptions to a service providers’ business operations resulting from business restrictions, quarantines, or restrictions on the ability of personnel to perform their jobs could have an adverse impact on our service providers’ ability to provide services to us.

Trends and Uncertainties

Our business is subject to the following trends and uncertainties:

	·	Adoption of crypto assets as a medium of exchange by merchants and their trading partners could decrease and reduce the demand for crypto asset transactions at the Company’s Bitcoin ATMs.

	·	Adoption of crypto assets as a store of value by investors could decrease and reduce the demand for crypto asset transactions at the Company’s Bitcoin ATMs.

	·	The total number of Bitcoin ATMs could reach a saturation in the markets where the Company operates. And the demand, as measured on a per Bitcoin ATM basis, would decrease.

Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

Since 2019, the Company has derived approximately 95% of its revenue from the sale of Bitcoin through its network of ATM machines and its over-the-counter desk. As the Company expands its operations, the Company expects additional revenue from its white label and ancillary business lines. For the period ended March 31, 2022, white label business operations in El Salvador that started during the year, generated almost 5% of total revenue while ancillary business activities contributed 0% of total revenue.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenues consists primarily of expenses related to the acquisition of crypto assets. In accordance with ASC 805-50-30-2, the crypto asset is recorded at cost of acquisition, i.e., it is inclusive of any surcharge or markdown. The Company assigns the costs of crypto assets sold in its revenue transactions on a first-in, first-out basis. The crypto asset acquired is included with other crypto assets owned by the Company and the asset on hand at end of each period is subjected to the same impairment accounting policy.

Digital assets classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets are initially measured at cost and are impaired when the quoted price of the digital asset is less than the price associated with the carrying value of that digital asset. Impairment expense is reflected in impairment of crypto assets held in the consolidated statement of operations.

Additionally, cost of revenues includes the cost of installing the ATMs (including shipping and handling expenses), the costs of operating the ATMs from which crypto assets are sold (including the associated rent expense, related incentives, ATM cash losses, software licensing fees for the ATMs, depreciation, general liability insurance, and utilities), fees paid to service the ATM machines and transport cash to the banks, and outsourced customer support staff for white label and ancillary services.

Operating Expenses

The Company's expenses consist of salaries and benefits, general and administrative expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and other operating expenses. The Company sees opportunities for growth as the economies of the countries it operates in recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and additional machines are deployed. As such, we expect our operating expenses to increase in future periods. As our ATM count and sales volume increase, we expect to see increases in direct salaries and benefits. As we invest in new opportunities, we expect to see increases in sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses, including public company operating costs.

Salaries and Benefits

Cost of salaries and benefits includes all employee-related expenses. Employee-related costs recorded in salaries and benefits consist of salaries, taxes, benefits and equity-based compensation.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of costs of general marketing and promotional activities, advertising fees used to drive subscriber acquisition, commissions, the production costs to create our advertisements. The Company doesn’t have employees who solely manage our marketing and brand, and there are no expenses related to salaries and benefits of such employees and other allocated overhead costs.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of non-personnel costs, such as legal, accounting, and other professional fees, not expensed under salaries and benefits. In addition, general and administrative expenses include rent and travel costs, and all other supporting corporate expenses not allocated to other departments.

Interest Expense

Interest expense, net consists of interest expense, and includes amortization of debt discount and issuance costs.

Fees on Crypto Asset Borrowings

Fees on crypto asset borrowings is the fair value of fees payable, typically in the crypto asset borrowed, on the outstanding borrowings of crypto assets calculated as percentage of principal outstanding and current price of the crypto asset in which it is payable.

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

The Company was taxed as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes for tax years prior to 2020. There is no provision for income taxes for those years. The Company accrues liabilities for uncertain tax positions that are not more likely than not to be sustained upon examination as of March 31, 2022 and 2021. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recorded in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2022 and 2021, that, if recognized, would affect its annual effective tax rate.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Month Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						%
	March 31,						Change
	2022			2021
	(in thousands)

Revenues	$	19,081		$	24,903			(23%	)
Cost of revenues		16,651			22,128			(25%	)
Gross profit		2,430			2,775			(12%	)

Operating expenses:
Technology and development		204			27			656%
General and administrative		1,948			687			184%
Sales and marketing		205			93			120%
Theft of bitcoin		–			1,600			(100%	)
Other operating expense		8			–			n.m.
Total operating expenses		2,365			2,407			(2%	)

Income from operations		65			368			(82%	)

Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives		–			886			(100%	)
Interest expense		202			167			21%
Fees on borrowings		51			110			(54%	)
Other expense		80			–			n.m.
Loss before income taxes		(268	)		(795	)		66%
Income tax expense (benefit)		676			(177	)		482%
Net Loss)	$	(944	)	$	(618	)		(53%	)

Components of Results of Operations

Revenues

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2022		2021		% Change
	(in thousands)
Revenue
Athena ATM	$	12,712	$	18,901		(33%	)
Over-the counter		5,297		5,979		(11%	)
White label		1,047		–		n.m.
Ancillary		–		–		n.m.
BitQuick and other		25		23		9%
	$	19,081	$	24,903		(23%	)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2022		2021		% Change
	(in thousands)
Revenue
United States	$	15,708		24,586		(36% )
El Salvador		3,293		–		n.m.
International		80		317		(75%	)
		19,081		24,903		(23%	)

Note: n.m. defined as not meaningful.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Athena ATM revenue decreased $6,189,000 or 33%. Average transaction size for all crypto assets increased from $832 to $1,050, or 26% while number of transactions decreased from 29,921 to 16,443, or 45%. Number of ATMs increased from 126 to 227, or 80%. The table below shows Bitcoin sales in Athena ATM.

Bitcoin Sales (ATM)	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2022		2021		% Change
Quantity sold		266		362		(27%	)
Average selling price	$	46,295	$	50,799		(9%	)
Average mark up		15.9%		17.1%		(120bps)
% Athena ATM revenue (1)		95%		97%

Note: n.m. defined as not meaningful.

(1) Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH accounted for the remaining revenue.

Over-the-counter revenue increased $682,000 or 11%. Average transaction size for all crypto assets increased from $90,593 to $98,663, or 9% while number of transactions decreased from 66 to 33, or 50%. The table below shows Bitcoin sales in Over-the-counter.

Bitcoin Sales (AIS/OTC)	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2022			2021			% Change
Quantity sold		67			104			(36%	)
Average selling price	$	43,069		$	48,650			(12%	)
Average mark up		3.83%			3.70%			13bps
% of Over-the-counter revenue		88%	(2)		85%	(1)

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Note: n.m. defined as not meaningful.

(1) ETH, Tether and USDT accounted for the remaining revenue.

(2) USDT and Tether accounted for the remaining revenue.

The Company began operating and maintaining ATMs for the Department of Treasury (Ministerio de Hacienda) of El Salvador in September 2021 and recorded $1,047,000 of white label revenue ATMs in El Salvador for the three months ended March 31, 2022. There was no corresponding activity in the same period in the prior year.

BitQuick fees (for facilitating transactions in only Bitcoin, recognized on a net basis) and other revenue decreased $25,000. The Company is no longer operating the BitQuick platform as of December 31, 2021

Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Gross profit decreased $345,000 or 12%, due to lower Athena ATM revenues. Gross profit percentage increased due primarily to a higher contribution to revenue from OTC trading services offset with margin pressure on Athena ATM revenue for three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to three months ended March 31, 2021, when customer demand for ATM services was exceptionally strong.

Operating Expenses

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Operating expenses decreased $42,000 or 2%, primarily attributable to $1,600,000 theft of bitcoin that occurred in 2021 and was not repeated. General and administrative cost increased $1,261,000, technology and development increased $177,000, sales and marketing increased $112,000 and other operating expense increased $8,000. Increased costs associated with expansion into El Salvador of $316,000 included labor and related of $143,000, general office and administration of $165,000 and other operating expenses of $8,000. The El Salvador expansion contributed 20% of the $1,558,000 increase in operating expenses (excluding the bitcoin theft of $1,600,000 in prior year). Through the period ended March 31, 2022, the Company booked expenses related to the Chivo Ecosystem in an amount of $1,122. The government of El Salvador discontinued use of the platform on or about December 15, 2021, but has not terminated its contract with the Company while the Company assists the government’s secondary provider. However, the government of El Salvador has indicated that it may resume utilizing the Company’s software, and therefore our estimation of anticipated costs related to the development of the Chivo Ecosystem platform are uncertain.

General and administrative

	Three Months Ended March 31,				%Change
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Salaries and benefits	$	1,008	$	506		99%
General and administrative		836		147		469%
Travel		79		18		339%
Rent		25		16		56%
	$	1,948	$	687		184%

Sales and marketing

	Three Months Ended March 31,				%Change
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Salaries and benefits	$	136	$	79		72%
Advertising		52		8		550%
Other selling and marketing		17		6		183%
	$	205	$	93		120%

Fair Value Adjustment on Crypto Asset Borrowing Derivatives 

	Three Months Ended March 31,				%Change
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives	$	–	$	886		(100%	)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives decreased $886,000 or 100%. The net decrease is primarily due to reducing the bitcoin borrowings from 9 bitcoin to 0. See Notes 10 and 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Interest and Fees on Borrowings

	Three Months Ended March 31,				%Change
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Interest expense	$	202	$	167		21%
Fees on crypto asset borrowings		–		58		(100%	)
Fees for virtual vault service		51		52		(2%	)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 Interest expense increased $35,000 or 21%, as the Company was carrying an increased balance of short-term and long-term debt of $3,100,000 in addition to higher lease liabilities of $899,000 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Fees on crypto asset borrowings decreased $58,000 or 100%, primarily due to the balance outstanding from 9 bitcoin as of March 31, 2021 to 0 bitcoin as of March 31, 2022.

Virtual Vault is a term used in the Armored Car and Cash Transport industry to define a service provided by armored car services for assets considered property of the bank when the bank does not have a physical vault or location in a given state or location. The Fees for virtual vault services included in our income statement are for a currency availability service provided to the Company by its bank for making funds held in a virtual vault immediately available to the Company. Neither the term nor the service is related to virtual currency or crypto assets.

Fees for virtual vault services decreased $1,000 or 2% due mostly to lower ATM volume from 2021 to 2022 offset by slightly higher rates for the service.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Income tax expense increased $853,000, as the Company recognized income tax expense on taxable income incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021. See note 23 to our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Net Loss/Income Attributable to Common Stockholders

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

We realized a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $944,000, or 0.00023 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to a net loss attributable to common stock shareholders of $618,000, or 0.00015 per share, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, representing an increase in net loss attributable to common stockholders of $326,000 or 53%.

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

The table below sets forth, for the periods presented, certain historical financial information.

	Year Ended December 31
	2021			2020			$ Change			% Change
	(in thousands, except number of shares)

Revenues	$	81,747		$	68,937		$	12,810			19%
Cost of revenues		76,178			62,390			13,788			22%
Gross profit		5,569			6,547			(978	)		(15%	)

Operating expenses:
Technology and development		143			86			57			66%
General and administrative		4,153			3,070			1,083			35%
Sales and marketing		647			286			361			126%
Theft of bitcoin		1,600			–			1,600			n.m.
Other operating expenses		231			55			176			320%
Total operating expenses		6,774			3,497			3,277			94%

Income (loss) from operations		(1,205	)		3,050			(4,255	)		(140%	)

Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives		515			1,061			(546	)		(51%	)
Interest expense		661			990			(329	)		(33%	)
Fees on borrowings		341			466			(125	)		(27%	)
Other (income) expense		39			(55	)		94			171%
Income (loss) before income taxes		(2,761	)		588			(3,349	)		(570%	)
Income tax expense		883			428			455			106%
Net income (loss)	$	(3,644	)	$	160		$	(3,804	)		n.m.

Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)	$	(3,644	)	$	160		$	(3,804	)		n.m.
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(60	)		20			(80	)		(400%	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(3,704	)	$	180		$	(3,884	)		n.m.

Revenue

	Year Ended December 31
	2021		2020		$ Change		% Change
	(in thousands)

Athena ATM	$	63,097	$	55,268	$	7,829		14%
Over-the-counter		15,874		13,579		2,295		17%
White label		2,083		–		2,083		n.m.
Ancillary		584		–		584		n.m.
BitQuick, and other		109		90		19		21%
	$	81,747	$	68,937	$	12,810		19%

	2021		2020		$ Change			% Change
	(in thousands)
Revenue
United States	$	78,624	$	68,134	$	10,490			15%
El Salvador		2,538		–		2,538			n.m.
International		585		803		(218	)		(27%	)
	$	81,747	$	68,937	$	12,810			19%

Athena ATM revenue increased $7,829,000 or 14%. Average transaction size for all crypto assets increased from $523 to $656, or 25% while number of transactions decreased from 105,500 to 96,132, or 9%. Number of ATMs increased from 132 to 298, or 126%. The table below shows Bitcoin sales in Athena ATM.

Bitcoin Sales (ATM)	Twelve Months Ended December 31
	2021		2020		% Change
Quantity sold		1,154		4,234		(73%	)
Average selling price	$	52,902	$	12,767		314%
Average mark up		14.50%		15.70%		(120 bps	)
% Athena ATM revenue (1)		97%		98%

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Note: n.m. defined as not meaningful.

(1) Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH accounted for the remaining revenue.

Over-the-counter revenue increased $2,295,000 or 17%. Average transaction size for all crypto assets increased from $32,381 to $78,817 or 135% while number of transactions decreased from 419 to 209, or 50%. The table below shows Bitcoin sales in Over-the-counter.

Bitcoin Sales (AIS/OTC)	Twelve Months Ended December 31
	2021		2020		% Change
Quantity sold		303		1,306		(77%	)
Average selling price	$	47,806	$	10,228		367%
Average mark up		3.98%		4.60%		(62 bps)
% Over-the-counter revenue (1)		91%		98%

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Note: n.m. defined as not meaningful.

(1) Ethereum and Litecoin accounted for the remaining revenue in 2021 and in 2020. BitQuick and other revenue increased $19,000 or 22% due to changing customer preferences.

Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit

Cost of revenues is comprised primarily of the expenses related to the acquisition of crypto assets sold and the costs of operating the ATMs from which the crypto assets are sold. For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the expenses related to the acquisition of crypto assets sold were $69,740,000 and $59,540,000, respectively. Impairment of crypto assets held for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $44,000 and $35,000 respectively. The increase in expenses related to acquisition of crypto assets sold was primarily a result of the increased sales of crypto assets. For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the costs of operating the ATMs were $5,385,000 and $2,850,000, respectively. Vendors are paid in both sovereign and crypto currency. The payment of these expenses is timed closely with the recognition of the expense. The appropriate gain or loss on these transactions are recognized as part of Other (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The increase in operating the ATMs was primarily driven by the 126% increase in ATMs installed.

Gross profit decreased $978,000 or 15%, due to slower Athena ATM revenue growth in the U.S. vs. the direct expenses to operate the existing and newly installed machines.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses increased $3,277,000 or 94%, primarily due to theft of bitcoin of $1,600,000 and general and administrative expenses of $1,083,000 detailed in the table below.

	Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)	2021		2020		$ Change			% Change
General and administrative expenses	$	1,398	$	435		963			221%
Salaries and benefits		2,350		2,429		(79	)		(3%	)
Travel		309		39		270			692%
Rent		96		167		(71	)		(43%	)
	$	4,153	$	3,070	$	1,083			35%

General and administrative expenses increased $1,083,000 or 35%, to business expansion and infrastructure investment.

	Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)	2021		2020		$ Change		% Change
Advertising	$	258	$	151	$	107		71%
Salaries and benefits		365		132		233		177%
Other selling and marketing		24		3		21		700%
	$	647	$	286	$	361		126%

Sales and marketing expenses increased of $361,000 or 126%, due to branding and building the formal marketing and sale infrastructure.

Fair Value Adjustment on Crypto Asset Borrowing Derivatives

	Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)	2021		2020		$ Change			% Change
Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives	$	515	$	1,061	$	(546	)		(51%	)

Fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives decreased $546,000 or 51%, due to the full payment of the outstanding amount of Bitcoin borrowed (host contract) in 2021. See Note 10 to our Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Interest and Fees on Borrowings

	Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)	2021		2020		$ Change			% Change
Interest expense	$	661	$	990	$	(329	)		(33%	)
Fees on crypto asset borrowings		119		337		(218	)		(65%	)
Fees for virtual vault services		222		129		93			72%

Interest expense decreased $329,000 or 33%, of which $224,000 was due to an accounting standard update (ASU 2020-06) and the remainder to a reduction in long-term debt.

Fees on crypto asset borrowings decreased $218,000 or 65%. The net decrease is primarily due to a 30 bitcoin decrease in the principal balance outstanding (30 bitcoin as of December 31, 2020 and 0 bitcoin as of December 31, 2021). In addition to the $218,000 reduction due to the decreased principal balance there was a decrease in the fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowings of $546,000 from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

Fees for virtual vault services increased $93,000 or 72% due mostly to higher ATM volume from 2020 to 2021, more of the incremental ATMs using virtual vault services and higher rates for the service.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense increased $455,000, primarily due to income tax expense of $700,000 paid to the government of El Salvador and statutory federal tax benefit on net loss of $245,000.

Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders

We realized a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3,644,000, or (0.00090) cents per share, for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to a net income attributable to common stockholders of $160,000, or 0.00004 per share, during the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease in net income attributable to common stockholders of $3,804,000.

Financial Condition

The table below sets forth certain financial information for the periods presented.

	March 31			December 31						December 31			Y-o-Y⁽¹⁾
(in thousands)	2022			2021			Change			2020			Change
Current assets	$	9,039		$	7,948			14%		$	2,201		261%
Property and equipment, net		3,199			2,903			10%			788		268%
Others		5,417			4,150			31%			3,486		19%
Total	$	17,655		$	15,001			18%		$	6,475		132%

Current liabilities	$	15,081		$	11,999			26%		$	4,312		178%
Long-term liabilities		7,843			10,576			(26%	)		5,435		95%
Shareholders’ deficit		(5,269	)		(7,574	)		30%			(3,272	)	(131%	)
Total	$	17,655		$	15,001			18%		$	6,475		132%

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(1) Percentage change from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

As of March 31, 2022, we had total assets of $17,655,000 compared to total assets of $15,001,000 as of December 31, 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable of $1,138,000, advanced of $750,000, leased assets of $815,000, net property, plant and equipment of $296,000, prepaids of $157,000 which is offset by a decrease in cash of $954,000 and increase in all other of $452,000. The increase in accounts receivable was primarily due to revenue from our contracts with the Department of Treasury (Ministerio de Hacienda) of El Salvador. The Company has collected $1,577,000 of the amount due as of May 25, 2022, of the accounts receivable at March 31, 2022. There was an increase of $603,000 due to investments in property and equipment, primarily ATM machines in El Salvador and U.S.

Our crypto assets held was $945,000 as of March 31, 2022, as compared to $842,000 as of December 31, 2021. Crypto asset borrowings from a related party remain at $0 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. We do not intend to borrow additional crypto assets in the foreseeable future and intend to raise equity funds or debt capital to finance working capital and investment as needed. No assurances can be made that we will be successful in such efforts.

Our leased assets increased from $2,318,000 as of December 31, 2021, to $3,137,000 as of March 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the number of locations leased for ATMs. There was also an equivalent increase in the Company’s lease liabilities (current and long-term). The current portion of the Company’s long-term debt increased from $1,959,000 as of December 31, 2021, to $1,968,000 as of March 31, 2022, immaterial movement.

The Company has increased its capital resources as of March 31, 2022 over the three months ended March 31, 2021. Our cash on hand went up by $1,659,000. Most of this was due to an increase in the beginning cash balance of $2,760,000 from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

Operating activities used $2,674,000 in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The sources of cash from operating activities comprised primarily of customer advances $1,865,000, accounts payable and other liabilities $1,993,000 and $1,177,000 of non-cash charges. Gain on sale of crypto assets borrowed used $3,452,000 of operating cash. Other material uses of operating cash were accounts receivable $1,139,000, other advances $750,000, prepaids and other assets $1,424,000 and the net loss of 944,000.

Our financing activities use $130,000 in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to debt repayments.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2022, we had current assets of $9,039,000 and current liabilities of $15,081,000, including the current portion of the long-term note held by Consolidated Trading of $1,490,000 and advances for revenue contracts of $3,500,000, rendering a deficit working capital of $6,042,000. The revenue contract above refers to the sale of IP Software to the government of El Salvador which, for accounting purposes, is being termed as a revenue contract until such time as the XPay acquisition has been finalized.³

As of December 31, 2021, we had current assets of $7,948,000 and current liabilities of $11,999,000, including the current portion of the long-term note held by Consolidated Trading of $1,490,000 and advances for revenue contracts of $3,500,000, resulting in a deficit working capital of $4,051,000. The revenue contract above refers to the sale of IP Software to the government of El Salvador which, for accounting purposes, is being termed Advances for revenue contract until such time as the XPay acquisition has been finalized.

Our working capital needs are influenced by our level of business operations and generally increase with higher levels of revenue. We strive to minimize the amount of working capital deployed. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 we paid down debt of $130,000 compared to prior year three months ended March 31, 2021 repayment of $777,000. During fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 we raised $4,985,000 in 6% Convertible Debentures in addition to a net increase of $141,000 in additional debt. The additional financing provided sufficient working capital for current needs.

We measure our liquidity internally for management purposes on a operational net working capital basis. Operational net working capital – GAAP net working capital (GAAP current assets less GAAP current liabilities) excluding other advances, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable related party, advances for revenue contract, leased liabilities, current portion of long-term debt, short-term debt, current portion of related party note payable, related party crypto asset borrowings, funds owed to customers and uncertain tax position. As of March 31, 2022, operational working capital was a deficit of $1,330,000. Operational working capital was $1,461,000 and $1,171,000, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This methodology takes a conservative approach to current assets only including cash and accounts receivable. This methodology, from a current liabilities perspective, takes into account only liabilities that are short-term obligations that cannot be re-negotiated or changed. Management believes this measurement of liquidity is a more accurate reflection of liquidity to facilitate operations and how we manage our daily obligations.

	Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2022			2021			2020
GAAP net working capital	$	(6,042	)	$	(4,051	)	$	(2,111	)

GAAP current assets	$	9,039		$	7,948		$	2,201
Less:
Other Advances		1,595			845			–
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		884			727			116
Non-GAAP current assets	$	6,560		$	6,376		$	2,085

GAAP current liabilities	$	15,081		$	11,999		$	4,312
Less:
Accounts payable, related party		407			407			407
Advances for revenue contract		3,500			3,500			–
Leased liabilities		807			624			487
Long-term debt, current portion		1,968			1,959			1,354
Short-term debt		59			75			–
Related party note payable, current portion		90			90			27
Related party crypto asset borrowings		–			–			881
Funds owed to customers		161			256			242
Uncertain tax position		199			173			–
Non-GAAP current liabilities	$	7,890		$	4,915		$	914
Operational net working capital	$	(1,330	)	$	1,461		$	1,171

Operational net working capital – non-GAAP current assets less non-GAAP current liabilities as noted in the table above.

Our ATM business has two significant components of working capital – holdings of crypto assets and cash holdings in the machines and in transit, i.e., once it has been removed from the machines and it is the process of being counted and credited to our account with the appropriate banking institution. We must buy our holdings in cash and don’t get a credit from our counterparties. On average, we hold 3 to 5 days of anticipated sales of Bitcoin and 7 to 10 days of anticipated sales of Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH holdings. We strive to keep this period short to reduce the effect of changes in crypto asset/U.S. dollar exchange rates on our business and to minimize our working capital. Our cash logistics contractors restock or remove cash from our machines periodically, the frequency of this service determined by a host of operational considerations like historical trend of sales, current levels of cash in the machines, route considerations, public holidays, and incremental cost of each removal etc. We employ a data driven strategy based on factors we have learned over the years to reduce the amount of cash deployed and as low as possible. It currently takes anywhere from 3 to 7 days from the time the cash is picked up from the machines to be credited to our account. An increase in this period or amount impacts our ability to restock our holdings of crypto assets in a timely manner to avoid a situation where there are insufficient amounts of crypto assets to fulfill customer orders.

For the three months ending March 31, 2022, the average cash balance was $4,236 per machine in the United States. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the average cash balance was $4,092 per machine in the United States.

The employees of the Company regularly, at intervals of 3-hours or less, monitor the balance of Digital Assets owned and controlled by the Company. When employees of the Company, using their professional discretion, believe that there are insufficient amounts of Digital Assets owned and controlled by the Company, they initiate the purchase of additional Digital Assets. There have been periods of time, each less than 24-hours, where there have not been sufficient amounts of Digital Assets owned and controlled by the Company to execute future customer transactions. During those times, no customer transactions are permitted. The employees of the Company use the working capital of the Company to purchase more Digital Assets, during times when banking transactions are permitted, and once those Digital Assets are delivered to the Company and owned and controlled by the Company, customer transactions are again permitted.

Our OTC desk (phone sales) has a lower level of capital required since we only function on days other market participants and banks and our trades are cash settled every day. The Company does not separately hold crypto assets earmarked for ATM sales as opposed to phone sales and the Company holds approximately 3 or 4 days’ worth of crypto assets needed for transactions at its ATMs. We strive to minimize the amount of working capital deployed for better financial results.

On July 12, 2021, the Company signed a loan restructuring agreement for the remaining of outstanding Bitcoin balance as of that date. Under the agreement Mr. Komaransky, the Company’s director and majority shareholder, agreed to extend the maturity for the entire amount of the loan to May 31, 2022, and certain other modified terms which included the conversion of the borrowings into a U.S. dollar loan when the published exchange rate of Bitcoin for U.S. dollars is equal to or exceeds a ratio of 1 bitcoin: U.S. $75,000 at the first time and on the first date after June 30, 2021. The Company, under the agreement, created a first priority security interest and lien on all its property excluding property that has been given as collateral to Consolidated Trading Futures, LLC (“CTF”) until the repayment of the outstanding debt to CTF. Further, the Company agreed to pay accelerated weekly payments of $35,000 in bitcoin. As of December 31, 2021, there is no remaining balance under the loan restructuring agreement. We continue to make efforts to obtain additional resources to meet the financial needs of our business.

In the 2022 fiscal year, the Company has one materially significant debt due, the note held by CTF (the “Consolidated Note”). As of the date of this prospectus, the principal balance of the Consolidated Note was $1,240,000. The note originally provided for a principal amount of $1,490,000 of the loan secured against the Company’s cash in machines and held by service providers with a maturity date of May 31, 2022. The maturity date was subsequently extended to May 31, 2023, pursuant to the Loan Restructuring Agreement by and between the Company and CTF, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Restructuring Agreement”). Under the terms of the Loan Restructuring Agreement, the Company agreed to make a one-time payment in the amount of $200,000 and weekly payments in the amount of $25,000 towards the reduction of the principal amount of the loan. The Company continues to make monthly interest payments on the Consolidated Note. To retire the remainder of this debt, the Company expects to use cash inflow from operations and other working capital.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our contract with the government of El Salvador for the operation of the Chivo branded ATMs, specifically the Service Addendum 1 Section 11.2, which is included as Exhibit 10.27 to the registration statement which this prospectus is a part, obligates the Company to assume the risk of loss for funds used in the operation of the Chivo branded ATMs while those funds are in transit. The Company has contracted with licensed and insured cash logistics companies to securely transport such funds. The amount of funds in transit for the periods ending March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, were $818,000 and $797,000.

Loan Agreement with the Company’s Director and Shareholder

On August 22, 2018, the Company entered into a crypto asset borrowing agreement with Mr. Komaransky, the Company’s principal shareholder and a former director. Under this agreement, the Company borrowed 30 bitcoin initially due and payable on August 22, 2019. The borrowing fee on the loan as defined in the agreement, is 13.5% of the outstanding principal amount. On July 12, 2021, the Company and Mr. Komaransky entered into a borrowing restructuring agreement for the remaining outstanding Bitcoin balance as of that date. Under the terms of the agreement, the maturity of the borrowings was extended to May 31, 2022 and the Company agreed to make weekly repayments of $35,000 in Bitcoin. On a weekly basis, the Company intends to utilize cash flows from operations and other financings to obtain the Bitcoin necessary for the weekly repayments. As discussed in further detail in Notes 1 and 5 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the crypto assets borrowings are accounted for as hybrid instruments, with a liability host contract that contains an embedded derivative based on the changes in the fair value of the underlying crypto asset. The host contract is not accounted for as a debt instrument because it is not a financial liability and is carried at the fair value of the assets acquired on the date acquired. The embedded derivative is accounted for at fair value (based on the underlying Bitcoin value), with changes in fair value recognized in other non-operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The host contract and embedded derivative are presented together in Related party crypto asset borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company used cash from operations to repay its related party crypto asset borrowing obligation (not directly related to the theft of Bitcoin). On July 12, 2021, the Company entered into a borrowing restructuring agreement for the remaining outstanding bitcoin balance as of that date. Under the terms of the agreement, the maturity of the borrowings was extended to May 31, 2022 and the Company agreed to make weekly repayments of $35,000 in Bitcoin. As of December 31, 2021, there is no remaining balance under the loan restructuring agreement.

Cash Flow

The following summarizes our cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2022			2021			$ Change			% Change
	(in thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(2,674	)	$	(1,550	)	$	(1,124	)		(73%	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		1,850			2,474			(624	)		(25%	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(130	)		(777	)		647			83%
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(954	)		147			(1,101	)		(749%	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		4,845			2,085			2,760			132%
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	3,891		$	2,232		$	1,659			74%

The following summarizes our cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Year Ended December 31
	2021			2020			$ Change			% Change
	(in thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(4,145	)	$	(6,057	)	$	1,912			32%
Net cash provided by investing activities		1,779			5,461			(3,682	)		(67%	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		5,126			2,345			2,781			119%
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		2,760			1,749			1,011			58%
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		2,085			336			1,749			521%
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	4,845		$	2,085		$	2,760			132%

Cash flow from operating activities

Operating activities used $2,674,000 in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $1,550,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, representing an increase in cash used of $1,124,000. The changes in sources of cash from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, comprised primarily of an increase from advances for revenue contracts of $1,865,000, increase from accounts payable and other liabilities of $1,343,000, gain on sale of crypto assets of $195,000, and non-cash charges of $996,000. This was offset by uses of cash due to theft of bitcoin of $1,600,000, accounts receivable of $1,139,000, fair value adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives of $886,000, prepaids and other assets of $822,000, other advances of $750,000, and net loss of $326,000.

Operating activities used $4,145,000 in cash for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, compared to a use of $6,057,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease in cash used of $1,912,000. The changes in sources of cash from operating activities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, comprised primarily of advances for revenue contracts of $3,500,000; customer advances of $3,671,000, theft of bitcoin of $1,600,000, crypto asset payment for expenses of $909,000, accounts payable and other liabilities of $340,000, and other sources of $521,000. The additional sources were offset by uses in cash comprised primarily of net loss of $3,804,000, accounts receivable of $1,531,000, prepaid expenses and other of $1,208,000, other advances of $730,000, fair value of adjustment on crypto asset borrowing derivatives of $546,000, debt discount amortization of $229,000, stock-based compensation of $477,000, and all other uses of $104,000.

Cash flow from investing activities

Our investing activities provided $1,850,000 in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2022 which included a cash inflow of $18,008,000 from sale of crypto assets offset by $15,555,000 of cash outflow on purchase of crypto assets and $603,000 towards purchase of property and equipment to expand our fleet of ATMs. In the three months ended March 31, 2021, investing activities provided $2,474,000 which included a cash inflow of $24,891,000 from sale of crypto assets offset by $22,374,000 of cash outflow on purchase of crypto assets and $43,000 towards purchase of property and equipment to expand our fleet of ATMs.

Our investing activities provided $1,779,000 in cash for the year ended December 31, 2021 which included a cash inflow of $78,972,000 from sale of crypto assets offset by $74,973,000 of cash outflow on purchase of crypto assets, and $2,220,000 towards purchase of property and equipment to expand our fleet of ATMs including $1,194,000 as investment in our fleet of white label ATMs and other assets in El Salvador. For the year ended December 31, 2020, investing activities provided $5,461,000 which included a cash inflow of $68,818,000 from sale of crypto assets offset by $62,498,000 of cash outflow on purchase of crypto assets, and $859,000 towards purchase of property and equipment to expand our fleet of ATMs.

Cash flow from financing activities

Our financing activities used $130,000 in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to the repayment of debt compared to a use of cash of $777, 000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, also for the repayment of debt.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $5,126,000, primarily due to the issuance of 8% convertible debt for $4,985,000 and $141,000 proceeds from additional net debt. For the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities was $2,345,000, primarily due to the issuance of convertible debt for $3,125,000 and repayment of debt for $731,000.

Capital Expenditure Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no material commitments for capital expenditures.

The Company is not a party to any off-balance sheet transactions except for managing certain assets for the government of El Salvador as described above. Under our agreements with the government of El Salvador, the Chivo branded ATMs are provided with operating capital including USD and Bitcoin, over which the Company has responsibilities to manage, including the loading and unloading of the ATMs, and maintenance of a balance between USD and Bitcoin by entering trades within the Chivo systems. We have no other guarantees or obligations other than those which arise out of normal business operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. We continually evaluate the accounting policies and estimates used to prepare the financial statements. The estimates are based on historical experience and assumptions believed to be reasonable under current facts and circumstances. Actual amounts and results could differ from these estimates made by management. Certain accounting policies that require significant management estimates and are deemed critical to our results of operations or financial position. Our critical accounting estimates are more fully discussed in Note 2 to our unaudited financial statements contained herein.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues primarily from two sources: (i) point of sale transactions of crypto assets at ATMs and (ii) customized investor trading services for the sale or purchase of crypto assets. From the third quarter of 2021, it also has revenue from (i) white label operations in El Salvador and (ii) some ancillary activities. The Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue Recognition, effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method. Under ASC 606, Revenue Recognition, the Company recognizes revenue at the point of sale of these products or services to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products or services. The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

Determination of the transaction price

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

The Company recognizes revenue when performance obligations identified under the terms of contracts with its customers are satisfied. The Company’s revenue associated with ATM and investor services are recognized at a point in time when the crypto asset is delivered to the customer. We recognize operating fee revenues from the white label services at the end of every month when the services for the machines have been completed, per our agreement with the government of El Salvador. The payment terms with the government of El Salvador, for services rendered, are either Net 30 or Net 60 based on the terms of the contracts.

The Company controls the service as it is primarily responsible for fulfilling the service and has discretion in establishing pricing with its customers. Adoption of the new revenue standard resulted in no changes to the Company’s accounting policies for revenue recognition.

Crypto Asset Borrowings

The Company borrows crypto assets. Such crypto assets borrowed by the Company are reported in crypto assets held on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The borrowings are accounted for as hybrid instruments, with a liability host contract that contains an embedded derivative based on the changes in the fair value of the underlying crypto asset. The host contract is not accounted for as a debt instrument because it is not a financial liability, is carried at the fair value of the assets acquired and reported in crypto asset borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets. The embedded derivative is accounted for at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in other non-operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. We evaluate all of our loan contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The embedded derivatives are included in crypto asset borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets.

Expenses Paid in Crypto Assets

The Company considers the guidance in ASC 350, ASC 606, ASC 610, and ASC 845 when it evaluates the derecognition of its digital assets paid to vendors in lieu of cash payments. In these transactions, we have been invoiced by a vendor and given the option to pay in USD or crypto assets, typically Bitcoin. The amount of Bitcoin is determined by the market wide and easily determined price in accordance with the guidance of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. The Company records as an expense the USD value of the invoice and then considers the above references to determine the proper way to derecognize the intangible long-lived asset used as payment.

We consider the scoping exceptions for each of those topics and conclude that that the scope of 610-20 most closely matched the facts of the transactions. ASC 610-20-15-2 states “nonfinancial assets within the scope of this Subtopic include intangible assets,” which is how the company treats crypto assets.

We evaluated two possibilities to exclude these transactions from the scope ASC 845. The relevant exceptions to the scope of that Topic are as follows:

The transfer of goods or services in a contract with a customer within the scope of ASC Topic 606 in exchange for noncash consideration (ASC 845-10-15-4(j))

The transfer of a nonfinancial asset within the scope of ASC Topic 610-20 in exchange for noncash consideration (ASC 845-10-15-4(k))

For these transactions, our usage of the crypto asset is as a payment instrument to a vendor, therefore our interpretation of (1) above is for ASC 606 not to apply. We interpret (2) above to apply when the Company pays a vendor (who is not a customer) with a crypto asset (nonfinancial asset) in lieu of paying that same vendor with fiat currency (USD). Therefore, we account for the derecognition of the digital asset, in these transactions, under the guidance of ASC 610-20, Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets. This is the same guidance as in ASC 350-10-40-1, Transfer or Sale of Intangible Assets.

ASC 610-20-15-2 explicitly states the scope to include intangible assets. We treat crypto assets as intangible assets. We then apply the general principle of ASC 610-32-2 for recognizing the gain or loss for the difference between the amount of goods or services we receive (fair market value, per ASC 820 Level 2) and the cost of acquiring the digital asset.

We record invoices from vendors in the appropriate expense category, in the correct time period in which services were provided, in USD and for vendors who elect to be paid in crypto assets, we transfer the crypto assets at market value at the time of transfer in line with ASC 820 – Fair Value Measurement. We then recognize as a gain or loss, the difference between the cost of acquiring the crypto asset and its value at the time of transfer to Other Income (loss.)

Stock-based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation according to the provisions of ASC 718, Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options and non-vested stock awards, based on the fair values on the dates they are granted. The Company records the fair value of awards expected to vest as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model for determining the estimated fair value for stock-based awards. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions, which determine the fair value of stock-based awards, including the options expected term, expected volatility of the underlying stock, risk-free rate, and expected dividends. The expected volatility is based on the average historical volatility of certain comparable publicly traded companies within the Company’s industry. The expected term assumptions are based on the simplified method, due to insufficient historical exercise data and the limited period of time that the Company’s equity securities have been available for issuance. The risk-free interest rates are based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. The Company does not expect to pay dividends on common stock in the foreseeable future; therefore, it estimated the dividend yield to be 0%.

The Business

Overview

We place our machines in convenience stores, shopping centers, and other easily accessible locations. Our network presently includes Athena Bitcoin ATMs in 16 states and 3 countries in Central and South America. See table below for our ATMs breakdown, as of March 31, 2022.

Country	Number of Athena Bitcoin ATMs (as of March 31, 2022)		Type of Fiat Currency
Country	Total	Two-Way	Type of Fiat Currency
United States	227	170	U.S. Dollar
El Salvador	9	9	U.S. Dollar
Argentina	12	12	Argentine peso
Colombia	17	17	Colombian peso

Additionally, we operate ATMs and point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals on behalf of certain customers, typically under their brand, which we refer to as “white label service”. This white label service is comprised of maintaining ATMs and POS terminals to facilitate the exchange of crypto assets for cash, and vice-versa, by our customers with their counterparties. We do not control the service in this case as we are not responsible for fulfilling the exchange contract or establishing pricing at these ATMs and POS terminals. Currently, the government of El Salvador is our only white label service customer. The Company began working with the government of El Salvador in late June 2021 to support the implementation of its Bitcoin Law. In August 2021, we entered into certain agreements for services to be rendered by the Company to the Department of Treasury (Ministerio De Hacienda) of El Salvador, pursuant to which we have installed and are operating 200 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador, 10 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs at El Salvador consulates in the U.S., 45 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in other U.S. locations, and importing and delivering 950 Chivo point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals for local businesses in El Salvador to transact with Bitcoin. As of March 31, 2022, we continue to operate 200 white label ATMs in El Salvador for the Department of Treasury (Ministerio de Hacienda) of El Salvador. We were not operating any POS terminals on behalf of any clients as of December 31, 2021.

By increasing our geographic service area, including our expansion of operations to El Salvador, we aim to make Athena Bitcoin into a global financial services company that can connect the world’s cash to the world of crypto assets.

Background and Corporate History

On March 28, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Plan”) with VPartments; VPartments Acquisition Corp., a Georgia corporation that was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Subsidiary”); and Mark D. Anderson, Sr., who was the beneficial owner of approximately 60.1 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of VPartments. Under the terms of the Plan, the parties agreed that at the closing, the Merger Subsidiary would merge with and into VPartments, with each 7.52034545757 then-outstanding shares of VPartments common stock to be converted into the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. The Company issued a total of 150,525,000 “restricted” shares of its common stock to the stockholders of VPartments Inc., causing such stockholders to become the collective owners of approximately 90.8 percent of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. In connection with the change of control pursuant to the Plan, the Company’s then current officers and directors resigned, and the new officers and directors were appointed. The Company (GamePlan, Inc.) had no operations and was seeking acquisitions from April, 2014 until January 30, 2020. The Company (GamePlan, Inc.) did not enter into any debt obligations during that period.

In July, 2018, Magellan Capital Partners, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, became a majority shareholder of the Company after purchase of 90,421,378 shares of common stock (approximately 55%) in a private transaction with a majority shareholder, Mark D. Anderson. Following the acquisition of control, Dempsey Mork, a beneficial owner of Magellan Capital Partners, Inc., was appointed a sole officer and director of the Company, and subsequently elected as its sole director in November, 2018 shareholders’ meeting. On December 6, 2018, Mr. Mork entered into an agreement with Robert Berry, a former officer and director, to cancel all debts due to Mr. Berry from the Company in consideration for the issuance of the total of 90,421,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Mr. Berry and another shareholder.

On January 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company, Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Athena Bitcoin”) incorporated in 2015, and certain shareholders of Athena Bitcoin. The Agreement provides for the reorganization of Athena Bitcoin, with and into the Company, resulting in Athena Bitcoin becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Share Exchange”). GamePlan, Inc, had a total of 486,171,020 shares outstanding prior to the Share Exchange. The Agreement is for the exchange of 100% shares of the outstanding common stock of Athena Bitcoin, for 3,593,644,680 shares of GamePlan, Inc. common stock (an exchange rate of 1,244.69 shares of common stock of GamePlan, Inc. for each share of Athena Bitcoin common stock). The exchange rate was determined by the Board of Directors of Athena Bitcoin based on the arbitrary valuation of Athena Bitcoin by its Board of Directors and negotiations with the principals of GamePlan, Inc. No independent valuation was obtained. The authorized capital stock of Athena Bitcoin immediately preceding the closing of the Share Exchange consisted of (i) 3,000,000 shares of the Athena Bitcoin’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized, of which: 2,887,175 shares were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Share Exchange, which included the following conversion events in connection with the Share Exchange: (i) 1,328,381 shares resulting from the conversion of certain Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (“SAFT”) issued by Athena Bitcoin in 2018 pursuant to the SAFT provisions providing for the conversion into Athena Bitcoin equity under certain conditions (see SAFT Investments, page 56) were exchanged for 1,653,425,404 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $4.09; (ii) 93,106 shares resulting from the exercise of certain outstanding warrants at an average exercise price of $2.00 per share, issued by Athena Bitcoin were exchanged for 115,888,490 shares of the Company’s common stock (see also Description of Capital Stock – Warrants to Purchase Common Shares, page 69 and Note 16 to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020); (iii) 126,646 shares resulting from the exercise of stock options issued by Athena Bitcoin were exchanged for 157,635,309 shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 10 to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020); and (iv) 336,692 shares resulting from the conversion of the Swingbridge Conversion and Release Agreement were exchanged for 419,078,082 shares of the Company’s common stock (see Swingbridge Crypto LLC Loans, page 54 and Note 6 to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020). The closing of the Share Exchange transaction occurred as of January 30, 2020. Following the closing date of the transaction, there were 4,079,815,704 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. The Company had 5,000,000,000 shares of common stock authorized as of the closing date of the Share Exchange transaction. Subsequently, in May, 2020, following the Company’s Convertible Debenture financing (see Recent Financings below), the Company filed its amended and restated articles of incorporation authorizing a total of 4,409,605,000 shares of common stock.

The Company approved the name change from “GamePlan, Inc.” to "Athena Bitcoin Global" on March 10, 2021 by the unanimous consent of its Board of Directors and a majority consent of its shareholders. The Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the state of Nevada on April 6, 2021, with the effective date of April 15, 2021. The Company’s name change, and trading symbol change to “ABIT” on OTC Pink Market were declared effective by FINRA on June 9, 2021. The Company’s Board of Directors and its shareholders approved a 10-for-1 reverse stock split as of October 15, 2021.

The Company, Athena Bitcoin Global, is a Nevada corporation which owns our 100% of our operating subsidiary, Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Our domestic business operations are conducted by Athena Bitcoin, Inc. We also have operating subsidiaries in the specific countries where we operate, or in the case of Mexico, where we previously operated until 2019. Our wholly-owned subsidiaries located outside of the United States are: Athena Bitcoin S. de R.L. de C.V., incorporated in Mexico; Athena Holdings Colombia SAS, incorporated in Colombia; Athena Holding Company S.R.L, incorporated in Argentina; Athena Holdings of PR LLC, incorporated in Puerto Rico; and Athena Holdings El Salvador, S.A. de C.V., incorporated in El Salvador.

Recent Financings of Athena Bitcoin Global

On June 22, 2021, the Company commenced its private offering of up to $5,000,000 of 6% Convertible Debentures to accredited investors only. The maturity date on the 6% Convertible Debentures is two years after the date of issuance. The investor has an option to convert the principal amount of the Debenture into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) $0.10 or (ii) 25% less than the twenty trading day (20-trading day) volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the common stock-based on the closing prices per share reported by the OTC Pink Market operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc., for said twenty-day trading period, commencing ten-trading days prior to the date of election to convert the Debenture and ending ten-trading days after such election is made and the notice of conversion has been submitted to the Company. The investor is required to convert the Debenture if the Company’s common stock is admitted or listed for trading on a national stock exchange or if certain corporate transactions occur, such as merger, sale or change of control of the Company. The accrued interest on the 6% Convertible Debentures is paid quarterly and is not subject to conversion to common stock. The holders of the Debentures are provided with the registration rights to register the shares of common stock the Debentures are convertible into, in a registration statement to be filed by the Company on Form S-1 with the Commission. The Company sold a total of $4,985,000 of the 6% Convertible Debentures to 77 accredited investors. The proceeds of the private placement are to be used for working capital and operations of the Company. The Company closed its private placement as of September 30, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, $1,520,000 of the 6% Convertible Debentures were outstanding, the remainder having converted to common stock at a price of $0.10 per share.

On January 31, 2020 immediately following the closing of the Share Exchange transaction, the Company closed a private placement of its 8% Convertible Debentures in the total amount of $3,125,000 (the “Convertible Debentures”). The closing of the private placement was subject to the closing of the Share Exchange transaction by the Company. There were two purchasers of the Convertible Debentures: KGPLA, LLC, an entity in which a director of the Company and the Company’s beneficial owner of 41% has ownership interest ($3,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Debenture) and Swingbridge Crypto III, LLC ($125,000 principal amount of Convertible Debenture), an affiliate and former noteholder of the Company – see Note 7 to the Financial Statements. The Convertible Debentures have a maturity date of January 31, 2025 and bear interest at 8% per annum. The purchasers have an option to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest amount of their respective Convertible Debentures into shares of common stock of the Company at the lower of $0.012 per share or 20% discount to the next major financing or change in control. In connection with the Convertible Debentures private placement, the purchasers acquired certain registration and voting rights. – see also Description of Capital Stock.

Debt Obligations of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. and the Company

Notes

In 2017, Athena Bitcoin, Inc. entered into several subordinated note agreements with shareholders of its common stock. The notes had a principal amount of $117,000 with maturity dates in 2021 and 2022. The notes have 12% interest per annum. As of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal was $90,000 and $117,000 respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding principal was $90,000.

On May 30, 2017, the Company entered into a senior note agreement with Consolidated Trading Futures, LLC (“CTF”). The note provided for a principal amount of $1,490,000 of the loan secured against the Company’s cash in machines and held by service providers with a maturity date of May 31, 2022. The maturity date was subsequently extended to May 31, 2023 pursuant to the Loan Restructuring Agreement by and between the Company and CTF, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Restructuring Agreement”). Under the terms of the Loan Restructuring Agreement, the Company agreed to make a one-time payment in the amount of $200,000 and weekly payments in the amount of $25,000 towards the reduction of the principal amount of the loan. Interest as defined in the note is 15% per annum. As of March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal was $1,490,000. As of the date of this prospectus the outstanding principal was $1,240,000.

On August 1, 2018, Athena Bitcoin, Inc. entered into a promissory note with LoanMe, Inc. The promissory note provided for a principal amount of $100,000, with a final maturity date of August 1, 2028, with equal monthly installment payments of $2,205. The promissory note has 24% interest per annum. As of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal was $88,000 and $92,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding principal was $86,000.

Swingbridge Crypto LLC Loans

On October 22, 2018, Athena Bitcoin, Inc. entered into a loan agreement and a promissory note with Swingbridge Crypto I, LLC. The promissory note provided for an aggregate of $500,000 in principal with a maturity date of May 30, 2019. Interest as defined in the promissory note was simple interest equal to 8% per annum. As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding principal was $500,000. The principal amount and accrued interest on the note were converted into 153,817 shares of common stock of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. at a price of $4.09 per share. The conversion price was determined by the negotiation of the parties with an implied valuation of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. of not less than $5 million, pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement. Such shares of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. were then exchanged in the Share Exchange transaction (see above).

On May 21, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement and a promissory note with Swingbridge Crypto II, LLC. The promissory note provided for an aggregate of $300,000 in principal with a maturity date of August 21, 2019. Interest as defined in the promissory note was simple interest equal to 30% per annum. As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding principal was $300,000. The principal amount and accrued interest on the note were converted into 40,389 shares of common stock of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. at a price of $9.24 per share. The conversion price was determined by the negotiation of the parties with an implied valuation of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. of not less than $5 million, pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement. Such shares of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. were then exchanged in the Share Exchange transaction (see above).

On July 26, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement and a promissory note with Swingbridge Crypto III, LLC. The promissory note provided for an aggregate of $1,000,000 in principal with a maturity date of July 26, 2020. Interest as defined in the promissory note was simple interest equal to 40% per annum. As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding principal was $1,000,000. The principal amount and accrued interest on the note were converted into 142,486 shares of common stock of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. at a price of $8.32 per share. The conversion price was determined by the negotiation of the parties with an implied valuation of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. of not less than $5 million, pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement. Such shares of Athena Bitcoin, Inc. were then exchanged in the Share Exchange transaction (see above).

In connection with the Share Exchange transaction of the Company on January 30, 2020, and pursuant to the Swingbridge Conversion and Release Agreement, the 336,692 shares of common stock resulting from the conversion of the above Swingbridge notes were exchanged for 419,078,082 shares of the Company’s common stock.

DV Chain LLC Loan

On November 21, 2019, Athena Bitcoin, Inc. entered into a promissory note with DV Chain, LLC. The promissory note provided for a principal amount of $1,950,719 with a maturity date of May 1, 2021. Interest as defined in the promissory note was 15% per annum. On August 16, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with DV Chain, LLC, whereby the Company repurchased 30,422,825 common shares held by DV Chain, LLC at a price of $0.00388 and agreed to make accelerated payments of $25,000 per week on the promissory note until the maturity date of May 1, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the outstanding principal was $1,350,000 and $1,950,719, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding principal was $585,000. The Company repaid the remaining principal balance and interest due on this loan on May 31, 2021.

SBA Loan

On April 15, 2020, the Company entered into a forgivable loan agreement (SBA Loan) with Citizens National Bank of Greater St. Louis under the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Company received total proceeds of $156,919 from the SBA Loan. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, the Company used the proceeds from the SBA Loan primarily for payroll costs and retained the employment of full-time employees as required by the terms of the SBA Loan. The SBA Loan was scheduled to mature on April 15, 2022 and has a 1.00% interest rate. In accordance with the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, the Company applied for Loan Forgiveness for the full outstanding principal balance of the SBA Loan, which was approved in 2020. Accordingly, during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded $156,919 in other income for the forgiveness of the SBA Loan. See also Note 6 to our Financial Statements.

Loan from Banco Hipotecario

In September 2021, the Company’s El Salvador subsidiary, Athena Holdings El Salvador, S.A. DE C.V. (“Athena El Salvador”) entered into a loan agreement with Banco Hipotecario for the loan amount of $1,500,000. The loan has an interest rate of 7.5% and is secured by Athena El Salvador’s assets in El Salvador. The maturity date is 36 months after the disbursement of the funds. The monthly payments on the loan in the equal amounts of $49,000, begin two (2) months after the disbursement of the funds. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the outstanding principal was $1,387,000 and $1,500,000, respectively. The Company intends to utilize loan proceeds to expand its fleet of Bitcoin ATMs and for other general corporate purposes. See also Note 11 (“Debt”) to the unaudited financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Borrowing Agreements with the Company’s Former-Director and Shareholder

On August 22, 2018, Athena Bitcoin, Inc. entered into a loan agreement with Mike Komaransky, the Company’s principal shareholder (“Bitcoin Agreement”). Under this Bitcoin Agreement, the Company borrowed 30 bitcoin initially due on August 22, 2019. The borrowing fee, as defined in the agreement, is 13.5% of the outstanding principal. On July 12, 2021, Athena Bitcoin and the Company entered into Loan Restructuring and Related Amendments Agreement (the “Restructuring Agreement”) with Mr. Komaransky and Eric Gravengaard, the Company’s CEO, director and principal shareholder, with respect to the Bitcoin Agreement and certain other agreements. As of the date of the Restructuring Agreement, the Company had still a balance due of approximately 21.6 bitcoin. Pursuant to the terms of the Restructuring Agreement, the Company entered into First Amendment of the Loan Agreement which amended the terms of the Bitcoin Agreement. The new amended terms included the extension of the maturity date to May 31, 2022, mandatory weekly payments of $35,000 in Bitcoin and a grant of first priority security interest in all property described in that certain Security Agreement entered into at the same time. In addition, the First Amendment to the Loan Agreement provided for conversion of the note into U.S. dollars any time after June 30, 2021, if the market price of one bitcoin equals to or exceeds $75,000.

See also Description of Capital Stock, page 69.

In November 2018, the Company entered into another agreement with Mr. Komaransky. This agreement provides for up to four additional borrowings at 50 bitcoin increments with an initial term of 90 days for each loan. Fees for these borrowings is the greater of 10% of the outstanding principal or 0.4% of total ATM sales. The Company borrowed 50 bitcoin under this agreement in November 2018 and an additional 50 bitcoin in March 2019. The Company repaid these Bitcoin borrowings in the year ended December 31, 2020.

SAFT Investments

In 2018, Athena Bitcoin issued a series of instruments called “Simple Agreements for Future Tokens” (“SAFTs”) in exchange for investments in cash or crypto assets. The SAFTs entitle holders to receipt of tokens representing equity in the Athena Bitcoin. under certain pre-defined circumstances. These include a qualified financing event in which the Company raises $15 million or more in a single transaction, a “corporate transaction” (which definition includes a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets), or a dissolution. Athena Bitcoin may also elect to issue equity in lieu of tokens in settlement of the SAFTs. In January 2020, Athena Bitcoin issued 1,653,425,404 shares of common stock for the full outstanding SAFT balance of $5,434,819 since the Share Exchange transaction between GamePlan and Athena qualified as a corporate transaction, based upon the conversion price of $4.09 per share implied by the valuation of the Company as of the date of SAFT determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Athena Bitcoin and the capitalization of Athena Bitcoin immediately prior to the “corporate transaction” (see also “Background and Corporate History” above).

Buying and Selling Crypto

We are a provider of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH through automated kiosk machines, which we refer to as our ATMs, in the United States and Latin America, integrating one-stop convenience with expert-level customer service. We were one of the first companies to introduce Bitcoin ATMs into the United States, Colombia, Argentina, and El Salvador. We are committed to serving retail purchasers of digital assets with the highest level of customer care through a broad product selection, trained customer service staff, multi-lingual support, and convenient locations. We seek to address the consumer who prefers to transact in cash for digital assets such as Bitcoin, bypassing the traditional means of access to the financial system. Our varied selection of crypto assets includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and BCH. As of March 31, 2022, we operated 227 Athena Bitcoin ATMs in the United States and 38 in Argentina, Colombia, and El Salvador.

Our Athena Investor Services (“AIS”) group allows us to assist digital asset buyers and sellers who wish to use their bank accounts. This service caters to investors who are making larger purchases of Bitcoin in exchange for wire transfers from their bank accounts. These customers are often looking for the same crypto assets that we sell at our Athena Bitcoin ATMs but sometimes challenge us with finding a less well-known coin. In such cases where we do not have such a crypto asset in our possession, we first acquire the crypto asset and then subsequently make the sale to the customer. We earn their business through education, service, and quality execution of their transaction. The Company has changed the name of its over-the-counter service to Athena Crypto Exchange (“ACE”).

The retail digital asset space is crowded with large digital players including Coinbase, Square, Gemini, and PayPal. The Company focuses on the cash buyer, who needs bitcoin in the here and now. To serve our customers, we follow AML and KYC guidelines appropriate for BSA compliance. The Company's operating unit, Athena Bitcoin, Inc., is FinCEN registered and undergoes an annual Compliance and Financial audit to maintain good standing. We also comply with state regulations and reporting in each state where it is required.

Our objective is to become one of the world's leading retailers of Bitcoin through cash exchange kiosks. Key elements of our strategy include:

	·	International expansion in Latin America where we have a foothold;

	·	Machine count growth;

	·	Tailoring site selection to our target market.

Wide User Base

We serve a wide user base including people buying Bitcoin for the first time; small businesses buying Bitcoin to make global payments; Bitcoin owners needing weekend spending cash; and people that have no bank or savings accounts. While many people are interested in Bitcoin for potential investment profits, Athena believes the great promise of Bitcoin is something wholly different - the democratization of money. A key aspect of the rationale behind Bitcoin is that the traditional system of money and banking, with its many layers, costs and inefficiencies, results in the disenfranchisement of enormous numbers. This includes the world’s people of modest means, as well as the world’s small businesses.

There are over 30 million small businesses in the United States, according to the Small Business Administration, while there are several times that amount worldwide. Today, the Internet has enabled global communications with real-time translation of languages and business connections, that were next to impossible thirty years ago. For those small businesses to transact with each other, they no longer need to speak a common language; however, they do need a common currency. They need money native to the Internet. Bitcoin is the first widespread form of Internet native money. There are 1.7 billion people in the world without bank accounts, according to a 2017 report from the World Bank. This condition includes large segments of people in wealthy countries including the United States. There are 7.1 million U.S. families with no bank account according to a 2019 FDIC report. In 2017, the FDIC did a study on a segment of the U.S. population referred to as “underbanked,” which they define as households that have a bank account but opt to use check cashing services, payday loans, and other non-bank services. The FDIC estimated the underbanked population in the U.S. to include 48.9 million adults and 15.4 million children. The survey reported that more than half of the underbanked households said they did not have enough cash to keep in a bank account. Another 30% said they did not trust the system and 9% said the banks were in inconvenient locations.

Crypto assets are often used as stores of value by underbanked and unbanked people all over the world. Countless banked, unbanked, and underbanked people with relatives in other countries use Bitcoin and other crypto assets for sending funds to loved ones. Crypto assets also enable citizens in countries with high inflation and depreciating fiat currencies to keep their money in alternate forms such as stable coins or other digital tokens; thus, protecting vulnerable populations from significant loss in the value of their money. Athena Bitcoin ATMs are widely used by small businesses to make global payments.

For big companies that perform million-dollar transactions, the wire fees and currency conversion costs are a modest percentage of the total transaction. For small transactions (i.e., $1,000), these fees are significant. A small business seeking to pay $2,000 for this month’s order of birdfeeders from a small Asian factory will incur high fees when using the traditional money and banking system. One of our first customers in Ohio taught us this lesson when he explained why he needed Bitcoin quickly to secure a discount with a supplier around the other side of the world.

Products and Services

Sales of Bitcoin and Crypto Assets at Bitcoin ATM

The primary business activity of the Company is the purchase and sale of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and BCH through our Bitcoin ATMs —which are free standing kiosks that allow customers to exchange their physical currency for crypto assets. Customers can buy crypto assets or sell crypto assets using Athena Bitcoin ATMs - either spending or receiving physical currency (cash). We do not charge transaction fees but rather make a spread on the price of the crypto asset. The typical Bitcoin ATM that the Company uses is about 5-feet tall and features a large touchscreen for customer interaction. The ATMs are capable of both buying and selling multitude of crypto assets, but most transactions of the Company are for Bitcoin.

Customers can purchase as little as $1 of Bitcoin, but typically choose between $100 and $1,000. The Company charges a fee per bitcoin equal to the prevailing price at U.S. crypto-based exchanges plus a mark up that typically varies between 5% and 20%. The Company recognizes revenue when performance obligations identified under the terms of service with its customers are satisfied. The Company’s revenue associated with ATM transactions are recognized at a point in time when the digital asset is delivered to the customer. The Company controls the service as it is primarily responsible for fulfilling the service and has discretion in establishing pricing with its customers.

Our Bitcoin ATMs do not contain any crypto assets or keys to crypto assets. We sell crypto assets from cloud-based wallets in each country, enabling real-time supply of crypto assets to our customers. We buy the majority of our crypto assets through automated purchases on crypto exchanges, based on algorithms we have developed for balancing our holdings with anticipated demand. We do not seek to hold excess quantity of any crypto asset.

Our hot wallets are maintained by the staff of the Company. Access is limited to as few persons as is necessary to maintain their proper functionality. At this time, the Company does not maintain any balance of crypto asset in cold storage. The crypto assets the Company holds are available for immediate sale. We do not have any insurance policies that cover the crypto assets held in our wallets.

A perfect match between supply and demand can never be achieved as demand is generally predictable but not exact, and there are often demand spikes due to Bitcoin price movements. For example, if a big winter storm hits a large territory on a given weekend, less people than normal will visit our Bitcoin ATM locations and we may end up with excess holdings. If we ever fail to fully anticipate a spike in demand or if our buying turned out to be short for any reason, our users may not be able to purchase crypto assets from our Bitcoin ATMs. This is something we strive to minimize; thus, we try to err on the side of having a slight excess of crypto holdings.

ATM Operations

Suppliers of our ATMs

As of March 31, 2022, 265 of our Athena Bitcoin ATMs and their software systems, which include advanced security protections, are sold to us by Genesis Coin, Inc. (“Genesis Coin”), a major supplier of Bitcoin ATMs. We supplement these protections with our own added risk management methods. The Genesis Coin machines have a good track record for stability. We have worked with the company for many years and were among its first customers, and we continue to be impressed with the Genesis Coin hardware and software. To this date, our ATMs have only accepted a negligible number of counterfeit bills. For our white label service in El Salvador, we are operating and managing a mix of ATMs supplied by Genesis Coin as well as General Bytes s.r.o., and Bitaccess Inc., two other suppliers of Bitcoin ATMs.

Agreement with Genesis Coin, Inc.

We currently do not have a written contract for purchase and sale of ATMs with Genesis Coin. We have been operating based on our working relationship and the terms of the original purchase and sale contract with Genesis Coin, which we entered into on October 1, 2015. Although said contract was terminated when the equipment described therein was delivered and paid for, we continue to honor bilaterally, the terms of said contract in our ongoing business relationship. While the purchase price and delivery of each order of ATM machines is subject to negotiation and prevailing market conditions, we follow the terms agreed to in the 2015 contract, which include the agreement that: the software license we receive is limited and non-exclusive and/or sublicense; we pay to Genesis Coin or nominee a software license fee of one percent (1%) of the value of all transactions processed by us (such fees are assessed in Bitcoin, deducted automatically and transferred automatically to Genesis Coin or nominee); the term of license granted by Genesis Coin commences at delivery of equipment and continues as long as we retain legal right and title to operate the ATMs purchased from Genesis Coin; and Genesis Coin provides us with the one year limited parts warranty for the ATM kiosks we purchase.

Rental Agreements for our ATMs

We pay rent to the establishments where we place our ATMs. Our rental agreements are for one year, three years, five years, or less than one year with auto renewal and we are typically free to move our ATMs from sites that are not performing to our objectives, at minor cost. In addition to rent, we also pay for internet connection costs and cash logistics (handling) costs.

Technical Support for our ATMs

Our ATMs can experience down-time due to internet connection failures as well as technical problems. For technical problems like a frozen screen, our tech support team can typically reboot the machine remotely. In other cases, we may have to contact a local technician to repair the machine. In some rare cases, we may have to fly one of our team members to the location to fix the problem.

Global Cash Logistics

A significant operational aspect of our business involves collecting physical fiat currencies from our Bitcoin ATM fleet and getting them safely deposited into our bank account. The collection and deposit of the physical currencies received in our ATMs is a multi-step process. We do not directly handle the currency operations. This function is contracted to bonded security companies that have armored vehicles and cash storage vaults in many locations.

For logistic efficiency, it is impractical to retrieve cash from one machine and go directly to a bank branch. Rather the cash from all our machines in a city is collected by contracted armored vehicle companies on a periodic basis, and brought to their regional centers where it is counted, inventoried, and grouped with cash coming from our ATMs in other cities.

We actively oversee this process in conjunction with our cash logistics contractors to adjust for factors like three-day weekends and unanticipated surges. While we can manage the crypto side of our business with real-time tracking, the current time period from retrieving cash from our ATMs to having the funds available in our bank account is about eight (8) days. In our early years, the time period was close to twenty-one (21) days. This time period directly impacts our working capital and our ability to buy more crypto assets; thus, we strive to keep it as short as possible.

Just as shortages of crypto assets can temporarily prevent us from selling crypto assets to our customers, our ATMs running out of cash or becoming fully loaded with cash (and unable to take more bills) can impede our users from completing certain transactions until our cash logistics contractors fix the issue at their next visit to our ATMs. Our business has variable demand, and it is unavoidable that some machines will at times run out of cash or become fully loaded with cash (and unable to take more bills) for a time period.

Sales of Bitcoin and Crypto Assets by Telephone

For transactions larger than is practicable at our Athena Bitcoin ATMs, we offer select clients the ability to transact with us via telephone. This service is offered under the name Athena Investor Services (“AIS”). Through this service, clients can buy and sell a wide variety of crypto assets through a direct transaction and will complete their purchases by wiring funds directly from their bank accounts. In like manner we may buy a private party’s crypto assets. The Company is in the process of changing the name of its over-the-counter service to Athena Crypto Exchange (“ACE”).

Purchases or sales of crypto assets of $10,000 or more are made by agreement and closed with the parties exchanging a bank wire for crypto assets on the same day. This business currently constitutes about 28% percent of our overall sales by revenue, with an average transaction size of $99,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022. As the transaction sizes are larger for this business area, our mark ups are smaller than transactions using our ATMs. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not transact in any crypto assets except Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Litecoin, and BCH. We will update this prospectus if we decide to transact in other crypto assets. Such a change would only happen if there were significant customer demand for a specific crypto asset and that crypto asset was available to us through multiple trading partners, digital asset exchanges, and digital asset brokers.

Peer-to-Peer Exchange Services via BitQuick.co

In 2016, Athena Bitcoin purchased the assets of BitQuick Technologies including the peer-to-peer exchange at BitQuick.co. The services offered by BitQuick include the ability of sellers of Bitcoin, and only Bitcoin, to list for sale their Bitcoin and receive cash deposits into their bank accounts. BitQuick will verify that the deposit has been made and upon satisfaction of the terms of the sale, release the Bitcoin, which are held in escrow by the Company using a non-custodial multi-signature wallet during the processing of the transaction, to the buyer. BitQuick takes a percentage of the purchase as its fee for facilitating the transaction. On most transactions, this fee is 2% except when we split this fee with other website operators who have directed internet traffic to BitQuick. Through our “affiliate program” we pay website operators a portion of our fees when links from their websites result in transactions. The overall BitQuick business has faced significant headwinds in recent years as banks have restricted the ability of non-account holders to deposit cash into accounts they do not control. This has led to a decline in the ability of BitQuick buyers to deposit cash into BitQuick sellers’ accounts. As these policies are determined solely by each bank and not publicly discussed, we cannot say why these restrictions have been enacted nor if they will ever be lifted. As of the date of this prospectus, we have no plans to support additional crypto assets besides Bitcoin. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 total revenue from BitQuick was $40,000 while revenue from BitQuick was $90,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The Company has discontinued offering these services as of December 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the Company is safeguarding $286,000 of crypto assets on behalf of BitQuick sellers who have not yet removed their Bitcoin from the platform.

Expansion of Business Operations in El Salvador

Overview

On June 8, 2021, the Bitcoin Law, proposed by President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, was passed by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador giving Bitcoin the status of legal tender within El Salvador. Under this law, effective as of September 7, 2021, Salvadorans can pay taxes in Bitcoin and businesses will be obliged to accept Bitcoin as payment for goods and services. The U.S. dollar will continue to circulate alongside Bitcoin as the national currency and legally recognized tender. When Salvadorans convert their Bitcoin to dollars within the Chivo digital wallet, they do not receive dollars in the digital wallet in the same sense as having a dollar balance with a chartered bank. Instead, they become holders of dollar obligations as represented by a dollar balance within the Chivo digital wallet, which are only a claim to real dollars. At that point, Salvadorans hold an asset backed by Chivo S.A. de C. V., which according to news reports is not a chartered bank, and the full faith and credit of Mr. Bukele’s government. According to news reports, the government spent up to $120 million to supply $30 worth of Bitcoin into each Chivo wallet, the country’s new official Bitcoin wallet application. That funding would cover the cost of providing 4 million citizens with Bitcoin in a country of 6.5 million. The government created a $150 million fund to support Bitcoin to U.S. dollar conversions and began implementation of Chivo ATMs to give citizens access to paper-currency in exchange for their Bitcoin and U.S. dollar balances held in their Chivo digital wallets..

El Salvador ranks third to last among its regional peers in terms of banking access. Since approximately 70% of the adult population of El Salvador does not have access to the traditional banking system, Bitcoin/digital wallets can serve as a savings instrument, promote financial inclusion and democratize access to electronic payments. Currently, there are already 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in El Salvador, and it is likely easier to provide financial services linked to cellphones than trying to open new bank accounts. Bitcoin legalization could lower the cost of paying and receiving money. According to President Bukele, Bitcoin, which is easy to send across borders, will greatly reduce remittance fees. In El Salvador, remittances accounted for more than 20% GDP in 2020. On a global basis, according to the World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide (March 2021), sending remittances costs an average of 6.38% of the amount sent, but can reach more than 10% for small transactions. The high cost of remittances means that El Salvador loses more than 1% of GDP on remittances fees. The Chivo digital wallet also allows Salvadorans in the U.S. to send money home without incurring remittance fees. Since the implementation of the Bitcoin Law, many Bitcoin enthusiasts around the world have shown interest in moving to the country, where their Bitcoin trading profits would be tax-exempt and where tax rates are relatively low. El Salvador is offering permanent residency to anyone who invests at least three Bitcoins (about $160,000) in the country. Legalization of Bitcoin could attract investment of both crypto asset investors and miners, and could generate additional tourism.

Business Operations

Since June 2021, when the Bitcoin Law was enacted, the Company has focused its resources and expanded its operations in El Salvador. The Company’s operating subsidiary in El Salvador is Athena Holdings El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.; however, our agreements with the government of El Salvador discussed below, have also been entered with Athena Bitcoin Global, a Nevada corporation and Athena Bitcoin, Inc., a Delaware corporation, our wholly-owned operating subsidiary. We began discussions with the government of El Salvador in late June 2021, and successfully executed agreements with the Department of Treasury (Ministerio de Hacienda) in August, 2021. Under those agreements, the Company is responsible for several major projects, which include the operation of 200 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador,10 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs at El Salvador consulates in the U.S. (in the states of California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas), 45 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in other U.S. locations, and the delivery to the government of El Salvador 950 Chivo point-of-sale (“POS”) terminals for local businesses in El Salvador to process transactions with Bitcoin. Additionally, we develop and maintain a Bitcoin platform (“Chivo Ecosystem”) designed to support the Chivo digital wallet.

For operating 200 Bitcoin ATMs the Company was paid a one-time non-refundable installation fee and will recognize recurring monthly service fees for maintaining the machines. The Department of Treasury of El Salvador paid us the agreed price per contract for each POS terminal delivered in 2021. We are also charging a monthly fee to maintain Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. for each consulate and a transaction fee on all Bitcoin purchases made on those ATMs . The agreement terms vary by project from one year to three years with monthly or annual renewal terms. Currently, we do not face any direct competition for the services we provide since we are operating under contract with El Salvador’s Treasury department. The Treasury department owns all intellectual property developed for the Chivo Ecosystem and has granted Athena a royalty-free, fully paid up, perpetual worldwide right and license to use for any purpose.

Contracts with the Government of El Salvador

In the third quarter of 2021, the Company signed several contracts with the Department of Treasury (Ministerio de Hacienda) of El Salvador (“El Salvador Contracts”) which include installing and operating 200 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador, 10 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs at El Salvador consulates in the U.S., 45 Chivo Bitcoin ATMs in other U.S. locations, and sales of 950 point-of-sale (POS) terminals for local businesses in El Salvador to process transactions with Bitcoin. Additionally, the Company will sell intellectual property in software, and develop and maintain a Bitcoin platform designed to support a branded digital wallet, as specified in El Salvador Contracts. See also Note 5 to our financial statements on pages F-19 and F-51.

Letter of Intent with Vakano Industries

The Company entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent with Arley Lozano, a principal beneficial owner of Vakano Industries and XPay, both Colombian entities (collectively, “XPay”), for the purchase and sale of certain assets of XPay, primarily intellectual property assets, including the XPay Wallet (the precursor to the Chivo Wallet) and XPay POS software, to the Company. In September, 2021, Lozano and the Company entered into a letter of intent to acquire assets of XPay which include certain technologies, ATMs, point-of-sale terminals in El Salvador, X-Pay POS system and other assets. The total purchase price is comprised of $3 million in cash and the issuance of 270 million of the Company’s shares of common stock (valued at $27 million at a $0.10 per share valuation). The shares are subject to vesting over a three-year period based on the consulting services related to the management of Colombian operations to be provided by Mr. Lozano and additional five-year non-competition and non-solicitation clause. The shares shall vest on one year cliffs and then linearly thereafter. The definitive agreement for the purchase and sale of XPay assets has not been executed yet, however, the Company paid an initial deposit of $780,000 to XPay as a partial payment towards the purchase price of $3,000,000 for XPay assets. The initial payment was accepted and agreed to by XPay on September 9, 2021 in a written confirmation which included a specific list of assets to be acquired by the Company. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has paid a total of $1,595,000 and $845,000, respectively towards the purchase price and is presented under Other Advances in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company plans to use a combination of cash on hand, operating cash flows, new investment funds, and borrowings to pay for the XPay acquisition. Mr. Lozano, and collectively the other owners, of XPay will receive 270 million of the Company’s shares of common stock and a payment of $1,405,000 if the acquisition of XPay was to close on the terms set forth in the Letter of Intent. See also, Note 13 to the unaudited financial statements of the Company for the three months’ period ended March 31, 2022. The Company expects the acquisition to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2022. See also related risk factor on page 28.

Loan from Banco Hipotecario

In September 2021, the Company’s El Salvador subsidiary, Athena Holdings El Salvador, S.A. DE C.V. (“Athena El Salvador”) entered into a loan agreement with Banco Hipotecario for the loan amount of $1,500,000. The loan has an interest rate of 7.5% and is secured by Athena El Salvador’s assets in El Salvador. The maturity date is 36 months after the disbursement of the funds. The monthly payments on the loan in the equal amounts of $49,000, begin two (2) months after the disbursement of the funds.As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the outstanding principal was $1,387,000 and $1,500,000, respectively. The Company intends to utilize loan proceeds to expand its fleet of Bitcoin ATMs and for other general corporate purposes. See also Note 11 (“Debt”) to the unaudited financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Athena Ruru

In November 2021, the Company began marketing its services under a service branded “Athena Ruru”. Athena Ruru includes three services the Company offers: Bitcoin ATMs, point of sale (POS) terminals and merchant services, and the wallet solution. The Company believes that by defining those services as a complete product, it could facilitate the combined use of digital currency and electronic banking to power economies in need of access and inclusion to enable them to grow their GDP, such as the economy of El Salvador. As a payment system, it provides a mobile wallet which allows users to access both crypto assets and fiat balances, exchange between those assets, send and receive money, pay for goods and services, and deposit and withdraw funds to local bank accounts and international crypto asset platforms. The target market for the combined product offering includes other government entities, regional banks, and other trusted institutions that want to provide their constituencies with access to a wallet integrated into an ATM and merchant network.

See also “Risk Factors – “Our inability to close X-Pay acquisition and obtain the right to use certain intellectual property may negatively affect our business” on page 29 of this prospectus.

Environmental Impact

El Salvador’s Bitcoin plan has put a spotlight on the environmental impact of cryptocurrency with the World Bank flagging such potential adverse effects among its concerns. Mining digital currency requires large amounts of energy, and the Bitcoin industry’s global CO2 emissions have risen to 60 million tons, equal to the exhaust from about 9 million cars, according to Bank of America’s report in March 2021. President Bukele sought to counter sustainability concerns by engaging state-owned geothermal electric company, LaGeo SA de CV to offer Bitcoin mining facilities using renewable energy from the country’s volcanoes.

Marketing

Our marketing consists of:

	·	Trade shows,
	·	Digital advertising on search engines, map sites, and industry-specific platforms,
	·	Social media, and
	·	SMS messaging.

Athena also maintains country-specific websites that include information about how to access our service offerings as well as country-specific disclosures. Total advertising costs amounted to $52,000, $258,000 and $151,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 respectively.

Technology Research and Intellectual Property Development

Athena licenses most of its technology from third party vendors including the software that runs on our ATM kiosks. Our intellectual property (“IP”) includes proprietary algorithms that we have developed. Some effort is devoted to automating a majority of our crypto purchases in a manner that helps us match supply with anticipated demand. In addition, we have invested in building automated systems for customer onboarding including the collection of required KYC documentation as well as government transaction reporting.

Total technology costs amounted to $717,000, $2,071,000 and $702,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 respectively. Athena has not filed for protection of our algorithms and maintains them as private and proprietary business information. The IP we use for the security of our ATMs and transaction integrity is mostly provided by vendors, although we have added additional layers and extra private security measures that are unique to the Company.

Athena Bitcoin has registered both its name and distinctive owl logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As of March 31, 2022, the registration is live with serial number 90606452.

Competition

There are many different companies that enable people and businesses to buy or sell Bitcoin and other crypto assets, including other operators of Bitcoin ATM networks, online services and exchanges such as Coinbase and Gemini, and payment services such as Square and PayPal.

Our direct competition in the U.S. includes Coinstar, a major corporation that today runs one of the largest kiosk networks in the U.S., as well as a variety of Bitcoin ATM network operators. Coinstar is an existing operator of kiosks at major grocery chains that are used to exchange coinage for a variety of payment instruments such as gift cards and in-store vouchers. In recent years, they have added the ability to use physical coins and cash bills to buy Bitcoin on many of their kiosks, in partnership with Coinme. The other Bitcoin ATM network operators use machines similar to the Company’s fleet of Bitcoin ATMs.

The financial performance of any Bitcoin ATM network is influenced by several factors. We believe that site selection and branding have the biggest effect on per-ATM transaction volumes. We are not aware of the operating performance of our competitors as they are private companies and do not provide any public financial disclosures. From our years of experience in this industry, we believe the Company’s Bitcoin ATMs perform at or above industry averages.

While there are many other Bitcoin ATM operators, we believe the industry is nascent and that worldwide tens of thousands of attractive locations remain untouched. While we recognize that there is a terminal limit to the number of Bitcoin ATMs that the U.S. market can support, we believe that that limit has not yet been reached and is expanding as Bitcoin and other crypto assets gain more widespread use. In South America, the Bitcoin ATM network is still being developed and far from maturation.

Below is a partial list of US Bitcoin ATM networks that operate in the regions where the Company also operates:

Company Name	Units	Website
Coinstar/Coinme	5607	https://www.coinstar.com/bitcoin
LocalCoin	399	https://localcoinatm.com/
Bitcoin Depot	332	https://bitcoindepot.com
Digital Mint	269	https://www.digitalmint.io/
Cryptospace	8	https://www.cryptospace.com

Outside of the US market, which is the largest, the next highest concentration of Bitcoin ATMs is located in Eastern Europe. Below is a partial list of Bitcoin ATM networks outside the US.

Company Name	Units	Website
24nonStop	6971	http://24nonstop.com.ua/
iBox	5071	https://www.ibox.ua/ru/map/
Bitcoin Romania and Zebrapay	1685	https://selfpay.ro/
Sweepay and Swiss Railways	1357	https://sweepay.ch/
CashTerminal	612	http://www.cashterminal.eu/en
Bitcoin Romania	74	https://bitcoinromania.ro
LoCoins	27	https://locoins.io/
Bitnovo	10	https://www.bitnovo.com

In the United States, we have a small percentage of the total market, operating approximately 1% of ATMs according to one industry reporting service (https://coinatmradar.com). In Latin America, we control a larger percentage of the total market, operating 21% of ATMs overall, and 89% in the countries where the Company operates.

Apps like Robinhood, PayPal, and Cash App offer customers a way to purchase crypto assets using their smartphones and funds from their bank accounts. These apps offer competitive pricing relative to our ATMs; however, they do not accept physical currency and typically require users to connect their bank accounts.

Full-service exchanges like Coinbase Pro, Gemini, and Kraken allow traders to make investments in a wide variety of crypto assets. These exchanges cater to active traders and the most highly price sensitive consumers. The Company often uses such services for purchasing its crypto assets. Users from this segment of the overall market rarely overlaps with the Bitcoin ATM industry.

Competitive Advantages

We believe we enjoy several competitive advantages. We believe our foremost advantage is our many years of business experience combined with our insight into optimizing many interrelated factors and aspects of the crypto business. This winning combination ultimately drive our bottom-line profits.

No two Bitcoin ATM networks are the same, they will each have different results and a different bottom line. No two locations perform the same. Any company with sufficient capital on hand can copy our ATM offerings and exchange rates, and place them in 10,000 locations before we can. They might also lose money.

Site selection is a very substantial factor in overall performance. Many people think major shopping centers like Walmart would be an optimal location but in the U.S., we have found otherwise. Our site selection methodology is a trade secret of our business. Our methodology is not easily uncovered as we have ATMs located in rural, urban, and suburban areas. We have learned and refined our site selection methodology over the years, and we believe our expertise in this area constitutes a material competitive advantage.

We believe our operational efficiencies provide us with another competitive advantage. It took six years of significant efforts and achievements to grow the Company from start-up losses all the way to steady profitability and to develop several proprietary approaches to manage our operations efficiently with respect to all aspect of crypto transactions, risk management, and efficient cash handling spanning five countries. Operational efficiency is in the same category of importance as site selection.

Unlike many competitors that focus on quickly installing dozens or hundreds of ATMs, we prioritized getting to profitability on a global scale with a small base of ATMs. We focused on developing and putting in place scalable systems and methods for managing a diverse global operation. When comparing Bitcoin ATMs to other methods of transacting, the primary advantage of an ATM is its ability to complete a transaction from accepting payment to delivering crypto assets quickly. The ATM will only accept physical currency, which is an immediate and permanent form of payment. This subsequently facilitates the immediate delivery of crypto assets; also, an immediate and permanent form of transaction. Apps and services that rely on ACH or other bank mechanisms for the fiat leg of a transaction often cannot deliver the crypto assets quickly because of the funding mechanism is neither immediate nor permanent.

We also believe our branding gives us a competitive advantage with many store owners. Large companies often have access to capital, but they have no heritage in the crypto space. Companies that want to start a Bitcoin ATM network tomorrow can copy our offerings and hire top branding specialist, but what they can’t do is create a brand that has roots to the early years of Bitcoin and Bitcoin ATMs. The bright orange on our Athena Bitcoin ATMs is the same color as the orange in the original Bitcoin logo, helping our brand stand out and represent the spirit and essence of Bitcoin and the entire crypto industry in any stores where our ATMs are placed.

While the end result of a transaction on one Bitcoin ATM versus another may be similar, we believe that many store owners and customers looking for a Bitcoin ATM will often prefer an Athena Bitcoin ATM versus, for example, a multipurpose Coinstar machine that can handle your loose change and also sell you Bitcoin. That is our opinion from anecdotal feedback we have received over the years. We believe our branding and brand authenticity has been a contributing factor to getting good performing sites, and that it will continue to be a big contributor to our future growth.

Competitive Disadvantages

Our competitive disadvantages are that we do not yet have the operational and financial resources that some of our competitors have, which results in having fewer resources to deploy new ATMs, develop fewer new markets, and invest in technology that could extend our service offerings, as compared to some of our competitors. We intend to raise capital several times in the coming years to vastly expand our network, but we do not favor growth at all costs and will continue to focus on bottom line performance and maintain our standards of careful site selection. This could result in slower sales growth than would otherwise be possible.

Need for Government Approval of Principal Products and Services

Compliance with laws and regulations is a vital part of our business. In the United States, there are several important federal laws and regulations aimed at preventing money-laundering and terrorist financing that require specific record-keeping, filings, and other compliance procedures. In addition, there are laws and regulations in state jurisdictions that also require permits, reporting, and other compliance and customer service procedures. Finally, we are often contacted by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and subpoenaed for information on the activities of some customers.

Federal Regulation

In the United States, the Department of the Treasury through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has primary authority over dealers in crypto assets. This was established in 2013 when FinCEN released interpretive guidance to “clarify the applicability of the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) to person creating, obtaining, distributing, exchanging, accepting, or transmitting virtual currencies” (FIN-2013-G001). Since that time, all businesses that deal in crypto assets in the manner of the Company must register as a Money Service Business (“MSB”) with FinCEN and comply with the requirements of the BSA, the Patriot Act, and other amendments and administrative guidance issued by FinCEN and the Department of the Treasury.

We are subject to various anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws, including the BSA in the United States, and similar laws and regulations abroad. In the United States, as a money services business registered with FinCEN, the BSA requires us to among other things, develop, implement, and maintain a risk-based anti-money laundering program, provide an anti-money laundering-related training program, report suspicious activities and transactions to FinCEN, comply with certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and collect and maintain information about our customers. In addition, the BSA requires us to comply with certain customer due diligence requirements as part of our anti-money laundering obligations, including developing risk-based policies, procedures, and internal controls reasonably designed to verify a customer’s identity. Many states and other countries impose similar and, in some cases, more stringent requirements related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. We have implemented a compliance program designed to prevent our platform from being used to facilitate money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit activity in countries, or with persons or entities, included on designated lists promulgated by Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and equivalent foreign authorities. Our compliance program includes policies, procedures, reporting protocols, and internal controls, and is designed to address legal and regulatory requirements as well as to assist us in managing risks associated with money laundering and terrorist financing. Anti-money laundering regulations are constantly evolving and vary from jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction. We continuously monitor our compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations and industry standards and implement policies, procedures, and controls in light of the most current legal requirements.

Athena Bitcoin is registered with FinCEN and has registration number 31000158527394. In addition, Athena Bitcoin has appointed Sam Nazarro as its Chief Compliance Officer, written and distributed a BSA Compliance Policy, and engages an outside review firm to perform an annual review of its Compliance Policy.

State Regulation

Depending on the state where the Company places a Bitcoin ATM, there are local laws and regulations with which the Company must comply to operate legally. These laws usually require the Company to register with a state agency, provide a surety bond, and make regular reports about its activities in the state and its financial health.

In some jurisdictions, the Company may be required to obtain operating permits from the city or county. These typically involve the payment of registration fees.

Subpoenas and Other Law Enforcement Interactions

From time to time, the Company is subpoenaed for its records and asked to testify in legal proceedings. These requests come from all branches of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and are usually requests for information about our clients, their transactions, and other information that we have collected. Our compliance team is charged with responding in a timely and accurate manner to these requests once the validity and legality of the request has been determined.

Consumer Protection

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), and other U.S. federal, state, and local and foreign regulatory agencies regulate financial products, including money transfer services related to remittance or peer-to-peer transfers. These agencies, as well as certain other governmental bodies, in particular state attorneys general, have broad consumer protection mandates and discretion in enforcing consumer protection laws, including matters related to unfair or deceptive, and, in the case of the CFPB, abusive, acts or practices (“UDAAPs”), and they promulgate, interpret, and enforce rules and regulations that affect our business. For example, all persons offering or providing financial services or products to consumers in the United States, directly or indirectly, can be subject to enforcement actions related to the prohibition of UDAAPs. The CFPB has enforcement authority to prevent an entity that offers or provides consumer financial services or products or a service provider in the United States from committing or engaging in UDAAPs, including the ability to engage in joint investigations with other agencies, issue subpoenas and civil investigative demands, conduct hearings and adjudication proceedings, commence a civil action, grant relief (e.g., limit activities or functions; rescission of contracts), and refer matters for criminal proceedings.

International Regulations

Outside of the United States, the countries where the Company operates are members of an array of regional Anti-Money-Laundering (“AML”) treaty organizations. Specifically, Argentina and Colombia are signatories to the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (“GAFILAT”). Argentina is also a member of Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”). El Salvador is a member of Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (“CFATF”). The United States is a member of both FATF and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (“APG”). These relationships, both overlapping and non-overlapping, result in legal interpretations, regulation, and enforcement that is heterogeneous. In each of these jurisdictions, membership in one or more AML treaty organizations can influence the specific documentation, record keeping, and financial limits placed on MSB, or dealers in crypto assets.

Employees

We strive to foster a productive and engaging work environment. Our talent strategy is aligned with our business vision and platform strategy. We hire smart people with a passion for crypto assets and the possibilities to empower our customers to achieve their financial and transactional goals.

As of March 31, 2022, we employed 21 people within the United States, and through subsidiaries had 20 direct employees in foreign subsidiaries. We also engage temporary employees and consultants. As of March 31, 2022, we had 17 direct employees and have engaged 3 independent contractors to support our El Salvador operations. They are primarily responsible for customer support of the Bitcoin ATMs, the Chivo wallet and the Chivo POS terminals. We continue to search for additional personnel as we grow our operations in El Salvador.

Properties

We lease approximately 4,000 square feet of space across two office locations in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs pursuant to two leases that each expire in 2022. The monthly lease payments are approximately $4,500. The Company has short-term storage, office, and warehousing contracts in Illinois and Florida for approximately 1,750 square feet. We maintain international offices or co-working facilities in Colombia and Argentina. In El Salvador, we lease approximately 4,000 square feet of office space in San Salvador under the lease which expires in September 2022. The monthly lease payments are approximately $7,000. We believe we will be able to obtain additional space on commercially reasonable terms.

Legal Proceedings

On December 28, 2021, ROI Developers, Inc., doing business as Accruvia (“Accruvia”), filed a lawsuit against Athena Bitcoin, Inc., doing business as Athena Bitcoin Global in the 96th Judicial District in Tarrant County, Texas. The case was removed from Tarrant County Court and is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Accruvia is a provider of software development and support services. The complaint alleges failure to make payment for services performed for the Company and breach of contract. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of $250,000 or less, for compensation allegedly owed, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other relief as the court deems just and proper. The Company believes that the lawsuit is without a merit and intends to vigorously defend the case.

On February 7, 2022, the Company filed a lawsuit against Accruvia and Shaun Overton (“Overton”), Accruvia’s principal officer and shareholder, among others, in the Illinois state court. The complaint alleges a breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and intentional and tortious interference with the Company’s business relationship with the government of El Salvador. On September 22, 2021, Accruvia and the Company signed a term sheet agreement for the proposed acquisition of Accruvia’s assets (the “Term Sheet”). The terms of the acquisition were subject to due diligence and closing on or about October 22, 2021. Overton also signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) with the Company’s El Salvador subsidiary and began purporting to work for the Company and representing himself as its Chief Technology Officer in El Salvador. The Term Sheet provided for an employment agreement with Overton upon the closing of the acquisition, however, the transaction did not close and no definitive agreement was entered into. The Company’s complaint alleges that Overton’s intent was to sabotage and harm the Company’s business relationship with El Salvador’s government and to secure contract for Accruvia to provide its software and development services. The complaint further alleges that Overton violated the NDA and confidentiality clause in the Term Sheet, and caused losses by attempting to implement inappropriate hiring practices. The Company also seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief preventing Accruvia and Overton from disclosure of the Company’s confidential information. The Company is seeking damages of up to $3 million.

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Market Information

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Market operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “ABIT”. Our common stock last traded at $0.30 on June 23, 2022. The volume of shares of common stock traded was insignificant and therefore, does not represent a reliable indication of the fair market value of these shares. The following table sets forth the high and low closing-bid quotations for our common stock as reported on the OTC Pink Market for the periods indicated. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark up, mark down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. The OTC Markets Quotation System is a quotation service that display real-time quotes, last-sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter equity securities. The market is limited for our stock and any prices quoted may not be a reliable indication of the value of our shares of common stock.

For the year ended December 31, 2020		High				Low
First Quarter		$	0.1000