EX-99.9 10 exhibit99-9.htm EXHIBIT 99.9 Sol Strategies Inc.: Exhibit 99.9 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars)


MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. for the six months end March 31, 2024 (the "Interim Statements) were prepared by management in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. The most significant of these standards have been set out in the note 2 of these Interim Statements. Any applicable changes in accounting policies have also been disclosed in these financial statements. Management acknowledges responsibility for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements, including responsibility for significant accounting judgments and estimates and the choice of accounting principles and methods that are appropriate to the Company's circumstances.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring management fulfills its financial reporting responsibilities and for reviewing and approving the financial statements together with other financial information. The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling this responsibility. The Audit Committee meets with management to review the internal controls over the financial reporting process and the period end financial statements together with other financial information of the Company. The Audit Committee reports its findings to the Board of Directors for its consideration in approving the financial statements together with other financial information of the Company for issuance to the shareholders.

Management recognizes its responsibility for conducting the Company's affairs in compliance with established financial standards, and applicable laws and regulations, and for maintaining proper standards of conduct for its activities.

MANAGEMENT'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate control over its financial reporting. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on "Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Guidance for Smaller Public Companies" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as at March 31, 2024.

CONCLUSION RELATING TO DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as defined in the National Instrument 52-109. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as at March 31, 2024.

NOTICE TO READER

Under National Instrument 51-102, Part 4, subsection 4.3(3)(a), if an auditor has not performed a review of the financial statements; they must be accompanied by a notice indicating that the financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.

The accompanying Interim Statements of the Company have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company's management.

The Company's independent auditor has not performed a review of these Interim Statements in accordance with standards established by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants for a review of financial statements by an entity's auditor.


CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

    March 31,     September 30,  
    2024     2023  
             
Assets            
             
Current Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents (note 3) $ 7,596,275   $ 1,927,280  
Receivables and prepaid expenses (note 4)   102,124     117,138  
    7,698,399     2,044,418  
             
Cryptocurrencies pledged as collateral (note 5 and 6)   4,846,860     -  
Cryptocurrencies (note 6)   11,217,175     7,852,418  
Investments (note 7)   6,902,680     6,464,119  
Other assets (note 8)   44,327     60,145  
Deferred tax asset (note 17)   633,145     633,145  
             
  $ 31,342,586   $ 17,054,245  
             
             
Liabilities            
             
Current Liabilities            
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 9 and 14) $ 173,401   $ 226,476  
             
    173,401     226,476  
             
Shareholders' Equity            
Capital stock (note 10)   17,478,896     17,864,782  
Reserves   17,731,815     17,669,046  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   9,826,431     (196,846 )
Accumulated deficit   (13,867,957 )   (18,509,213 )
             
    31,169,185     16,827,769  
             
  $ 31,342,586   $ 17,054,245  
             

Nature of operations and going concern (note 1)

Subsequent events (note 19)

SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

(Signed) "Rubsun Ho" (Signed) "Moe Adham"  
Director Director  

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
                         
Income (loss)                        
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments (note 7) $ 384,152   $ 290,060   $ 3,033,163   $ 290,060  
Realized (loss) on investments (note 7)   (630,352 )   -     (359,691 )   (1,178,765 )
Other income   90,644     90,522     101,095     133,199  
Dividend income   88,606     13,773     91,219     17,640  
Realized gain on disposition of assets (Note 8)   -     -     -     536,633  
                         
    (66,950 )   394,355     2,865,786     (201,233 )
                         
Expenses                        
Consulting fees (note 13)   88,827     104,750     195,187     221,664  
Professional fees (note 13)   41,401     71,149     85,867     226,448  
General and administrative   36,127     17,091     75,534     103,401  
Stock-based compensation (notes 11 and 13)   24,693     156,182     62,769     297,988  
Director fees (note 13)   9,702     15,000     20,000     30,000  
Amortization (note 8)   7,909     7,909     15,818     55,019  
Foreign exchange (gain) loss   (34,365 )   150,591     9,852     341,522  
                         
    174,294     522,672     465,027     1,276,042  
                         
Income (loss) for the period   (241,244 )   (128,317 )   2,400,759     (1,477,275 )
                         
Other comprehensive income                        
                         
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss   5,743,799     63,105     10,023,277     63,105  
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss   2,235,724     -     2,240,497     -  
                         
Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 7,738,279   $ (65,212 ) $ 14,664,533   $ (1,414,170 )
                         
                         
Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted $ -   $ -   $ 0.02   $ (0.01 )
                         
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted   151,866,655     157,134,949     151,967,467     159,664,125  
                         

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

                      Accumulated              
                      Other              
    Common     Capital           Comprehensive     Retained        
    Shares     Stock     Reserves     Income     Deficit     Total  
                                     
Balance, September 30, 2022   160,070,718   $ 18,572,547   $ 17,238,101   $ -   $ (12,226,885 ) $ 23,583,763  
                                     
Stock-based compensation (note 11)   -     -     297,988     -     -     297,988  
Purchase of shares for cancellation (note 10)   (2,960,000 )   (256,355 )   -     -     -     (256,355 )
Unrealized gain on cryptocurrencies   -     -     -     63,105     -     63,105  
Net loss for the period   -     -     -     -     (1,477,276 )   (1,477,276 )
                                     
Balance, March 31, 2023   157,110,718   $ 18,316,192   $  17,536,089   $ 63,105   $ (13,704,161 ) $ 22,211,225  
                                     
Stock-based compensation (note 11)   -     -     132,957     -     -     132,957  
Purchase of shares for cancellation (note 10)   (5,043,535 )   (451,410 )   -     -     -     (451,410 )
Net loss for the period   -     -     -     -     (4,805,052 )   (4,805,052 )
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss   -     -     -     (259,951 )   -     (259,951 )
                                     
Balance, September 30, 2023   152,067,183   $ 17,864,782   $ 17,669,046   $ (196,846 ) $ (18,509,213 ) $ 16,827,769  
                                     
Stock-based compensation (note 11)   -     -     62,769     -     -     62,769  
Purchase of shares for cancellation (note 10)   (3,041,343 )   (385,886 )   -     -     -     (385,886 )
Net income for the period   -     -     -     -     2,400,759     2,400,759  
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss   -     -     -     12,263,774     -     12,263,774  
Items reclassified to retained earnings   -     -     -     (2,240,497 )   2,240,497     -  
                                     
Balance, March 31, 2024   149,025,840   $ 17,478,896   $ 17,731,815   $ 9,826,431   $ (13,867,957 ) $ 31,169,185  

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six months ended March 31,   2024     2023  
Cash and cash equivalents (used in) provided by:            
Operating activities            
Income (loss) for the period $ 2,400,759   $ (1,477,276 )
Adjustments for:            
Unrealized (gain) loss on investments   (3,033,163 )   (290,060 )
Realized loss (gain) on investments   359,691     1,178,765  
Realized (gain) loss on sale of assets         (536,633 )
Stock-based compensation   62,769     297,988  
Asset impairment   -     2,837  
Interest   -     20,078  
Foreign exchange loss   9,852     341,522  
Other non-cash (income) loss   (154,855 )   (79,007 )
Amortization of assets sold   -     (302,352 )
Amortization   15,818     55,019  
Net change in non-cash working capital items:            
Receivables and prepaid expenses   15,014     61,404  
Treasury management assets   -     60,037  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (53,075 )   (51,233 )
Cash used in operating activities   (377,190 )   (718,911 )
             
Financing activities            
Purchase of shares for cancellation   (385,886 )   (256,355 )
Cash provided by financing activities   (385,886 )   (256,355 )
             
Investing activities            
Purchase of cryptocurrencies   -     (2,592,982 )
Proceeds from sale of cryptocurrencies   4,197,160     19,156  
Proceeds from sale of assets   -     1,172,863  
Purchase of investments   -     (9,434,917 )
Sale/redemption of investments   2,234,911     1,591,591  
Cash used in investing activities   6,432,071     (9,244,289 )
Change in cash and cash equivalents   5,668,995     (10,219,555 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period   1,927,280     18,537,221  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 7,596,275   $ 8,317,666  

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN

Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (the "Company" or "Cypherpunk") is a publicly listed company incorporated in Canada under the legislation of the Province of Ontario. The registered office of the Company is located at 217 Queen St W #401, Toronto, ON M5V 0R2. Since February 4, 2019, the Company's common shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the trading symbol "HODL".

The Company's business plan is based on its investment thesis that there will be increasing demand for technologies and cryptocurrencies with strong privacy, self-sovereignty, and digital property rights (the "Thesis"). Cypherpunk executes its Thesis through three lines of effort: (1) Treasury management and diversified yield generation - a core holding of crypto currencies supported with risk management strategies to reduce volatility, and lending, staking and liquidity provisioning to generate yield; (2) Private equity focused on early stage companies in the privacy, gaming, DeFi and blockchain sectors; and (3) Active investments to generate yield including bitcoin mining. The Company's cryptocurrencies and related investments may be subject to significant fluctuations in value and are subject to risks unique to the asset class and different from traditional financial assets (note 16). Additionally, during the six months ended March 31, 2024, certain assets were held in cryptocurrency exchanges or with custodians that are limited in oversight by regulatory authorities.

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended March 31, 2024 (the "Interim Statements") have been prepared and presented on a going concern basis. The Company has sufficient cash and cash equivalents and other assets to supports its operations for the next twelve months from the date of the issuance of the Interim Statements.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of Compliance

The Company applies International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and the interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee. These Interim Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements required by IFRS as issued by the IASB.

The policies applied in these Interim Statements are based on IFRSs issued and outstanding as of May 29, 2024, the date the Board of Directors approved the Interim Statements. The same accounting policies and methods of computation are followed in these Interim Statements as compared with the most recent audited annual financial statements as at and for the year ended September 30, 2023. Any subsequent changes to IFRS that are given effect in the Company's annual financial statements for the year ending September 30, 2024 could result in restatement of these Interim Statements.

3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The balance consists of funds in cash and banks immediately available for use in the Company's operations. There were no restricted balances at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023.

    March 31,     September 30,  
    2024     2023  
Cash in banks $ 7,596,275   $ 1,927,280  
  $ 7,596,275   $ 1,927,280  

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

4. RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES

The balances are comprised as follows:

    March 31,     September 30,  
    2024     2023  
Prepaid expenses $ 22,434   $ 54,477  
Harmonized sales tax   79,690     62,661  
  $ 102,124   $ 117,138  

5. TREASURY MANGEMENT INVESTMENTS

During the six months ended March 31, 2024 the Company resumed its treasury management investment strategy to generate income on its cryptocurrency assets, previously executed during the year ended September 30, 2022. As at the date hereof, the treasury management investment strategy involves selling covered European call options (each, an "Option") on OTC markets. During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company transferred 50 Bitcoin to each of Zerocap Pty Ltd. ("Zerocap") and Wintermute Trading Ltd. ("Wintermute") to use as collateral. The Company recognizes premium income upon the sale of an Option. In the event the Option expires in-the-money, the Company's underlying Bitcoin used as collateral to sell the Option are sold at the strike price of the Option. There were no Options written during the year ended September 30, 2023. Prior to March 31, 2024, 51.3566 Bitcoin held at Zerocap were sold to hold nil Bitcoin. The open treasury management trades at March 31, 2024 are as follows:

Trading Option Bought/   Crypto-     Strike Premium Bitcoin
Platform type Sold Trade Date currency Expiry   (USD) (Bitcoin) Pledged
                   
Wintermute Trading Ltd Call Sold 29-Mar-24 Bitcoin 5-Apr-24 $ 77,000 0.35710 49.79

6. CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that are typically part of a decentralized system of recording transactions, new digital assets are issued based on reliance on cryptography to secure its transactions, to control the creation of additional digital assets, and to verify the transfer of assets.

The balance of cryptocurrencies at cost and at market value, is as follows:

    Quantity     Cost (USD) (a)     Cost (CAD) (a)     Market Value  
Bitcoin   166.20   $ 4,651,418   $ 6,295,057   $ 16,064,036  
Balance at March 31, 2024       $ 4,651,418   $ 6,295,057   $ 16,064,036  

    Quantity     Cost (USD) (a)     Cost (CAD) (a)     Market Value  
Bitcoin   215.37   $ 6,038,069   $ 8,172,065   $ 7,852,418  
Balance at September 30, 2023       $ 6,038,069   $ 8,172,065   $ 7,852,418  

(a) The cost is determined as the historical weighted average cost of the cryptocurrencies acquisitions and disposals.


CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The activity of the Company's cryptocurrencies, excluding the Bitcoin posted as collateral at Wintermute and Zerocap (Note 5), for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended September 30, 2023 is as follows is as follows:

Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 3,035  
Cash purchases   8,120,383  
Cash sales   (19,620 )
Investment income received in cryptocurrencies   31,625  
Dividend income received in cryptocurrencies   36,642  
Change in fair value   (319,647 )
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 7,852,418  
Cash sales   (28,882 )
Gain on cash sales   4,564  
Investment income received in cryptocurrencies   104,018  
Cryptocurrencies posted as collateral   (3,794,250 )
Change in fair value   7,079,307  
Balance at March 31, 2024 $ 11,217,175  

The activity of the Company's cryptocurrencies posted as collateral (note 5) for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and year ended September 30, 2023, is as follows:

Balance at September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2023 $ -  
Cryptocurrencies posted as collateral   3,794,250  
Investment income received in cryptocurrencies   57,961  
Cash sales   (4,168,278 )
Gain on cash sales   2,235,225  
Foreign exchange gain   (17,335 )
Change in fair value   2,945,037  
Balance at March 31, 2024 $ 4,846,860  

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

7. INVESTMENTS

The Company's investments in equity instruments are classified as FVTPL and are carried at fair value. The detail is as follows:

          March 31,           September 30,  
    Quantity     2024     Quantity     2023  
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (a)   6,590,909   $ 5,585,084     9,090,909   $ 5,120,897  
Chia Network Inc. (b)   19,860     358,952     19,860     366,932  
Lucy Labs Flagship Offshore Fund SPC (c)   500     -     500     -  
NGRAVE.IO (d)   138,966     82,799     138,966     80,976  
Streetside Development, LLC (e)   1,429     119,979     1,429     122,646  
zkSNACKS Limited - Shares (f)   4,500     755,866     4,500     772,668  
        $ 6,902,680         $ 6,464,119  

(a) During the year ended September 30, 2023, the Company purchased 9,090,909 shares of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ("Animoca") at a cost of AUD $1.10 ($1.04 CAD) per share for a total cost of AUD $10,000,000 ($9,434,917 CAD). During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 2,500,000 Animoca shares at a price of AUD $0.90 per share ($0.79 CAD) for net proceeds of AUD $2,250,000 ($1,964,250 CAD) At March 31, 2024 the Company determined the fair value of its remaining 6,590,909 Animoca shares to be $5,585,087 (September 30, 2023 - $5,120,897) recognizing an unrealized gain of $ 3,058,789 in the Interim Statements (2023 - $316,904).

(b) During the year ended September 30, 2021, pursuant to the Company's Simple Agreement for Future Equity ("SAFE") investment in Chia Network Inc. ("Chia"), the Company received 19,806 shares of Series B Stock priced at US$15 per share, and the Company also exercised its participation rights and acquired 600 common shares of Chia at a price of US$21.21. Based on a review of the financial status of Chia as at September 30, 2023, management estimated Chia's fair market value per share to be $17.98 (US$13.30), the Company wrote its investment Chia down by $2,558 (2022 - $188,231) to a value of $366,932 (2022 - 369,490) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company determined the fair value of its Chia shares was $358,953 as at March 31, 2024 recognizing an unrealized loss of $7,979 in the Interim Statements (2022 - $nil).

(c) During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Company invested $636,075 (US$500,000) in Lucy Labs Flagship Offshore Fund Crypto Rising tide portfolio ("Lucy Labs"). As at September 30, 2022, the Company determined that the fair value of Lucy Labs was $707,649, recognizing an unrealized gain of $71,574 in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. On November 11, 2022, FTX Trading Ltd. ("FTX") filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. FTX was a counterparty of Lucy Labs. Based on correspondence with Lucy Labs, the Company wrote down its investments with Lucy Labs to $nil during the year ended September 30, 2023. See also Note 19.

(d) During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Company's convertible loan to NGRAVE was converted into common shares of NGRAVE pursuant to its convertible loan agreement which resulted in the Company receiving 138,966 NGRAVE common shares at a deemed price of EUR 0.7936. Based on an independent valuation of NGRAVE dated September 30, 2023, that estimated the fair value of NGRAVE to be C$80,976 (2022 - $148,419) as at September 30, 2023, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $67,443 (2022 - $107,692) on its NGRAVE investment in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company determined the fair value of its NGRAVE shares was $82,799 as at March 31, 2024 recognizing an unrealized gain of $1,823 in the Interim Statements (2022 - $nil).

(e) Based on an independent valuation of Streetside Development, LLC dated September 30, 2023 that estimated the fair value of Streetside to be $122,646 (2022 - $126,516) as at September 30, 2023, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $3,870 (2022 - $nil) on its Streetside investment in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company determined the fair value of its Streetside shares was $119,979 as at March 31, 2024 recognizing an unrealized loss of $2,667 in the Interim Statements (2022 - $nil).

(f) Based on an independent valuation of zkSNACKS Limited dated September 30, 2023 that estimated the fair value of zkSNACKS to be $772,668 (2022 - $445,028) as at September 30, 2023, the Company recognized an unrealized gain of $327,641 (2022 - $nil) on its zkSNACKS investment in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company determined the fair value of its Streetside shares was $755,866 as at March 31, 2024 recognizing an unrealized loss of $16,802 in the Interim Statements (2022 - $nil).

During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Company invested US$1,500,000 ($1,923,658) in three tranches acquiring 14,762.1833 Class B common shares of the AB Digital Strategies Fund (the "Isla Shares") managed by UK FCA-regulated Isla Capital Ltd. ("Isla"). During the year ended September 30, 2023, the Company redeemed its Isla shares for proceeds of $1,591,591, realizing a loss of $471,116 in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. During the three months ended December 30, 2023 Isla sold its right to FTX bankruptcy claims (the "Claims"). As a result, the Company recognized a realized gain on investments of $270,661 in its Interim Statements


CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(2022 - a realized loss of $471,116) representing its pro rata share of the proceeds from Isla's sale of the Claims, which were received by the Company during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The activity of investments for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:

Balance, September 30, 2022 $ 3,859,808  
Cash purchases   9,434,917  
Proceeds from sales   (1,591,591 )
Realized loss on sale of investments   (1,178,765 )
Net unrealized loss on investments   (4,060,250 )
Balance, September 30, 2023 $ 6,464,119  
Proceeds from sales   (2,234,911 )
Realized loss on sale of investments   (359,691 )
Net unrealized gain on investments   3,033,163  
Balance, March 31, 2024 $ 6,902,680  

8.     OTHER ASSETS

The balances are comprised as follows:

      March 31,     September 30,  
      2024     2023  
Cryptocurrency mining assets (a) $ 44,327   $ 60,145  
    $ 44,327   $ 60,145  

(a) Cryptocurrency mining assets of $44,327 (September 30, 2023 - $60,145) represent the acquisition cost of 25 Bitmain S19J Pro miners (the "Equipment") purchased by the Company during the year ended September 30, 2022 for cash consideration of $376,819, net of accumulated amortization and other adjustments. The Equipment is leased to MineOn LLC, which hosts and operates the machines in Iowa, USA for Cypherpunk pursuant to a managed mining and profit sharing agreement. During the year ended September 30, 2022 the Company determined that the value of the Equipment had declined and an impairment charge of $215,802 was recorded at year end. The Equipment is amortized on a straight line basis from the date of acquisition over its estimated economic useful life of 5 years. During the six-months ended March 31, 2024 the Company recognized amortization expense of $15,818 (2023 - $15,818) for total accumulated amortization of $105,944 (2023 - $82,169).

9. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

The balances are comprised as follows:            
    March 31,     September 30,  
    2024     2023  
Trade accounts payable $ 89,403   $ 107,025  
Accrued liabilities   54,000     119,451  
  $ 143,403   $ 226,476  

CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

10. CAPITAL STOCK

a) AUTHORIZED

Unlimited common shares with a par value of $nil.

b) ISSUED

Common Shares   Shares     Stated Value  
Balance at September 30, 2022   160,070,718   $ 18,572,547  
Purchase of shares for cancellation   (8,003,535 )   (707,765 )
Balance at September 30, 2023   152,067,183   $ 17,864,782  
Purchase of shares for cancellation   (3,041,343 )   (385,886 )
Balance at March 31, 2024   149,025,840   $ 17,478,896  

Pursuant to the terms of a normal course issuer bid, during the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased and cancelled 3,041,343 shares (2023 - 2,960,000).

During the year ended September 30, 2023, pursuant to the terms of a normal course issuer bid, the Company purchased and cancelled 8,003,535 shares.

11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has a stock option plan (the "Plan") in place under which it is authorized to grant options to acquire shares of the Company to directors, officers, consultants, and other key employees of the Company. The number of common shares subject to options granted under the Plan is limited to 10% in the aggregate, of the number of issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the date of the grant of the option. The exercise price of any option granted under the Plan may not be less than the fair market value of the common shares at the time the option is granted, less any permitted discount. Options issued under the Plan may be exercised during a period determined by the board of directors which cannot exceed five years. The plan does not require any vesting period and the board of directors may specify a vesting period on a grant by grant basis. As at March 31, 2024, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the Plan was 14,902,584, of which 11,827,000 shares had been granted, leaving 3,075,584 shares available for issue

On November 21, 2022, the Company issued 3,956,500 options for future services to a director and an officer to buy common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per common share and expiring on November 21, 2027. The stock options vest 25% on each six month anniversary of the grant date, fully vesting on November 21, 2024. The fair value assigned was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: share price $0.10, dividend yield 0%, expected volatility based on historical volatility of 161.6%, a risk free interest rate of 3.32%, and an expected life of 5 years. The fair value of the options was estimated at $369,925 on that grant date. During the six months ended March 31, 2024, 279,500 options were cancelled. As a result, $37,606 (2022 - $42,305) was recognized in the Interim Statements, representing the pro rata value of remaining options that had vested during the period.

On November 11, 2021, the Company issued 2,000,000 options for future services to a director and an officer to buy common shares at an exercise price of $0.24 per common share and expiring on November 11, 2026. The stock options vested 25% on each six month anniversary of the grant date. The fair value assigned was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: share price $0.24, dividend yield 0%, expected volatility based on historical volatility of 207.72%, a risk free interest rate of 1.56%, and an expected life of 5 years. The fair value of the options was estimated at $470,600 on the grant date. During the year ended September 30, 2023, 2,000,000 options were cancelled. As a result, $nil (2022 - $nil) was recognized in the Interim Statements, representing the pro rata value of remaining options that had vested during the period.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The continuity of outstanding stock options for the six months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended September 30, 2023 is as follows, is as follows:

          Weighted           Weighted  
          average           average  
    March 31,     exercise     September 30,     exercise  
    2024     price     2023     price  
Beginning balance   13,106,500   $ 0.18     14,050,000   $ 0.18  
Granted   -   $ 0.10     3,956,500   $ 0.23  
Cancelled   (1,279,500 ) $ 0.00     (4,000,000 )   ($0.18)  
Expired   -   $ 0.00     (900,000 ) $ 0.00  
Ending balance - outstanding   11,827,000   $ 0.16     13,106,500   $ 0.18  

The detail of outstanding options at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023 is as follows:

    March 31,           Exercise     September 30,           Exercise  
Expiry Date   2024     Exercisable     Price     2023     Exercisable     Price  
August 28, 2025   600,000     600,000   $ 0.10     600,000     600,000   $ 0.10  
December 1, 2025   250,000     250,000   $ 0.12     250,000     250,000   $ 0.12  
April 9, 2026   1,500,000     1,500,000   $ 0.30     1,500,000     1,000,000   $ 0.30  
July 7, 2026   4,800,000     4,800,000   $ 0.17     5,800,000     3,650,000   $ 0.17  
October 7, 2026   1,000,000     1,000,000   $ 0.20     1,000,000     500,000   $ 0.20  
November 21, 2027   3,677,000     1,698,750   $ 0.10     3,956,500     989,125   $ 0.10  
Ending balance - outstanding   11,827,000     9,848,750           13,106,500     6,989,125        

At March 31, 2024, 9,988,500 options were exercisable at a weighted average price of $0.17 per share (September 30, 2023 - 6,989,125 at $0.17). The weighted average life of the outstanding options is 1.50 years (September 30, 2023 - 1.9 years).

12. WARRANTS

In connection with a private placement completed on March 24, 2021, the Company issued 14,705,883 warrants exercisable within 36 months at a price of $0.395 per share. The warrants were assigned a fair value of $2,443,637 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: share price $0.285, dividend yield 0%, expected volatility, based on historical volatility 152.75%, a risk- free interest rate of 0.49% and an expected life of 3 years.

In connection with the private placement completed on March 24, 2021, the Company issued 2,058,824 broker warrants exercisable within 36 months at a price of $0.425 per share. The warrants were assigned a fair value of $455,542 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: share price $0.285, dividend yield 0%, expected volatility, based on historical volatility 152.75%, a risk-free interest rate of 0.49% and an expected life of 3 years.


CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The continuity of outstanding warrants the six months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended September 30, 2023, is as follows:

          Weighted           Weighted  
          average           average  
    March 31,     exercise     September 30,     exercise  
    2024     price     2023     price  
Beginning balance   16,764,707   $ 0.40     26,698,442   $ 0.33  
Expired   (16,764,707 )   -$0.40     (9,933,735 ) $ 0.10  
Ending balance   -   $ 0.00     16,764,707   $ 0.40  

The detail of outstanding warrants at March 31, 2024 and the year ended September 30, 2023:

    March 31,     September 30,     Exercise  
Expiry Date   2024     2023     Price  
March 24, 2024   -     14,705,883   $ 0.395  
March 24, 2024   -     2,058,824   $ 0.425  
    -     16,764,707        

The weighted average life of the outstanding warrants as at March 31, 2024 is nil years (September 30, 2023 - 0.48 years).

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The Company's related parties include its subsidiary, key management personnel and any entity related to key management personnel that has transactions with the Company. Key management personnel are those persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly.

During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid $36,000 (2023 - $36,000) for consulting services provided by a director and officer of the Company. March 31, 2024, there is $nil (2022 - $nil) of accounts payable to this related party.

During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid $22,500 (2023 - $15,000) for consulting services provided by an officer of the Company. At March 31, 2024 there is $nil (2022 - $nil) of accounts payable to this related party.

During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid $60,000 (2023 - $60,000) for consulting services provided by an officer of the Company. At March 31, 2024, there is $30,000 (2023 - $30,000) of accounts payable to this related party.

During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid $36,000 (2023 - $36,000) for consulting services provided by a director and officer of the Company. At March 31, 2024, there is $nil of accounts payable to this related party (2022 - $nil).

During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Company paid $nil (2023 - $5,000) for consulting services provided by a director of the Company. At March 31, 2024, there is $nil of accounts payable to this related party (2023 - $5,650).

During the six months ended March 31, 2024, $5,981 (2023 - $38,994) was charged for legal services by a firm of which an officer of the Company is a partner. At March 31, 2024, there is $nil of accounts payable to this related party (2023 - $39,765).


CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

Key Management Compensation

Key management includes the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and directors of the Company.

The compensation payable to current and former key management is shown below:

Six months ended March 31,   2024     2023  
Consulting fees $ 177,000   $ 167,000  
Director fees   20,000     30,000  
Stock-based compensation   62,769     297,988  
  $ 259,769   $ 494,988  

At March 31, 2024, included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is $36,384 (2023\ - $86,415) owed to related parties.

14. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Netherlands Preliminary Tax Assessment - On February 15, 2017 the Company received an income tax reassessment from the Netherlands tax authority reassessing the Company's subsidiary KRBV for an amount payable of 3.3 million euros (CAD$5 million). This reassessment was pursuant to management challenging an earlier preliminary assessment for an amount payable by KRBV of 11.4 million euros. The preliminary tax assessment and the reassessment were both issued before KRBV had filed its 2016 tax return and as such are based on incomplete information. The 2016 tax return has since been filed. It is management's opinion that the assessed amount payable of 3.3 million euros (CAD$5 million) continues to be an over assessment. The Netherlands Tax Authority has again issued a preliminary assessment and the Company has filed a notice of objection to this assessment. Management believes that this issue will be resolved when the Netherlands tax authority has completed a review of all the facts. As a result, no provision has been made for this reassessment in these Interim Statements.

Disputed Claim for Unpaid Services - During the year ending September 30, 2021, the Company received a claim for unpaid services of 83,731 euros (the "Claim") from a Netherlands based company that had been engaged to provide administrative services to KRBV (the "Engagement"). The Engagement was terminated by the Company on July 29, 2020. The Company has accrued 50,000 euros ($73,980) for the Claim in these Interim Statements. The Company has not received any new information regarding the Claim in during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and believes that the lawsuit is unlikely to result in any liability to the Company.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

15. FAIR VALUE

The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents are not materially different from the carrying values given the short term nature.

Recurring fair value measurements (financial and non-financial assets)

(i) Fair value hierarchy

The Company records certain financial instruments or assets on a recurring fair value basis as follows:

Recurring fair value measurements - December 31, 2023   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Financial assets at fair value through FVTPL                  
Equity investment $ -   $ 5,585,084   $ 1,317,596  
Non financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income                  
Cryptocurrencies   -     11,217,175     -  
Cryptocurrencies pledged as collateral $ -     4,846,860     -  
  $ -   $ 21,649,119   $ 1,317,596  

Recurring fair value measurements - September 30, 2023   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Financial assets at fair value through FVTPL                  
Equity investment $ -   $ 5,120,897   $ 1,343,222  
Non financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income                  
Cryptocurrencies   -     7,852,418     -  
  $ -   $ 12,973,315   $ 1,343,222  

The Company defines its fair value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1: The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets (such as publicly traded equity securities) is based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the group is the current bid price. These instruments are included in level 1.

Level 2: The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (e.g., other public markets) is determined using valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable market data and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2.

The Company exercised significant due diligence and judgement and determined that this presence and availability of this market was the most advantageous market and utilized the pricing available in the market as an estimate of the fair value of the investment. In addition, The Company's cryptocurrencies, convertible loan, and assets held as collateral are classified as Level 2 determined by taking the price from www.coinmarketcap.com as of 24:00 UTC.

Level 3: If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. This is the case for unlisted equity securities.


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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(ii) Valuation techniques used to determine fair values:

Specific valuation techniques used to fair value financial instruments, specifically those that are not quoted in an active market. These are development stage companies, as such the Company utilized a market approach:

a) The use of quoted market prices in active or other public markets

b) The use of most recent transactions of similar instruments

c) Changes in expected technical milestones of the investee

d) Changes in management, strategy, litigation mattes or other internal matters

e) Significant changes in the results of the investee compared with the budget, plan, or milestone

(iii) Transfers between levels 2 and 3

There were no transfers between levels 2 and 3 during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended September 30, 2023.

(iv) Valuation inputs and relationships to fair value

The following table summarizes the quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the level 3 fair value measurements (see above for valuation techniques adopted):

      Unobservable  
Description Fair Value Inputs Range of inputs
  March 31, September 30, March 31, March 31,
  2024 2023 2024 2024
Investments $       1,317,596 $       1,343,222 (a) and (b) N/A

(vi) Valuation processes

The Investment Committee includes a team that performs the valuations of all items required for financial reporting purposes, including level 3 fair values. This team collaborates with the chief financial officer ("CFO") at least once every three months which is in-line with the Company's reporting requirements. The main Level 3 inputs derived and evaluated by the Company's team are the timeline for expected milestones and assessment of the technical matter relating to the technology.

The independent valuators utilized a variety of approaches and assumptions, including but not limited to:

- Income, comparable market multiples, precedent transactions, and cost approach

- Forecast revenue, expenses, and profitability

- Income tax

- Capex

- Discount rates

- Residual value

- Volatility of underlying asset

- Risk free rate of interest

- Value of strategic coin reserves, if any

- Weighting of various valuation approaches

- Timing of liquidity date, if any

The Company performed a sensitivity analysis on the carrying value of its Level 3 assets at March 31, 2024 and noted that a 20% decrease would result in a $263,519 decrease in fair value.


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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

16. FINANCIAL RISK FACTORS

Capital Management

The Company manages and adjusts its capital structure, based on the funds available to the Company, in order to support the investment in cryptocurrencies and blockchain companies. The Board of Directors does not establish quantitative return on capital criteria for management, but rather relies on the expertise of the Company's management to sustain future development of the business. The Company considers capital to be its capital stock, warrant, and stock option components of shareholders' equity.

To effectively manage the Company's capital requirements, the management has in place a planning, budgeting, and forecasting process to help determine the funds required to ensure the Company has the appropriate liquidity to meet its operating and growth objectives. The Company ensures that there are sufficient working capital and planned future capital raises to meet its short-term business requirements, taking into account its anticipated cash flow from operations and its holding of cash and short-term investments.

Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable.

There were no changes in the Company's approach to capital management during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Safeguarding of Cryptocurrency Assets

The Company retains one third-party custodian (the "Custodian") to safeguard its cryptocurrency assets; Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC ("Coinbase") to hold the Company's Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrency assets. The Custodian is only responsible for holding and safeguarding the Company's cryptocurrency assets and has not appointed a sub-custodian to hold certain cryptocurrency assets.

Coinbase, located at 200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1208, New York, NY 10003, is regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and operates as an independently capitalized entity. Coinbase is a fiduciary under § 100 of the New York Banking Law and is licensed to custody its clients' digital assets in trust on their behalf. As a New York state-chartered trust, Coinbase is held to the same fiduciary standards as national banks and is a qualified custodian for purposes of § 206(4)-2(d)(6) of the Advisers Act, commonly called the custody role.

Cypherpunk is not aware of anything with regards to the Coinbase's operations that would adversely affect the Company's operations and there are no known security breaches or other similar incidents involving the custodian as a result of which the Company's cryptocurrency assets have been lost or stolen. Coinbase held 100% of the Company's bitcoin holdings and carries an annually renewed commercial crime policy, with Coinbase Global Inc., Coinbase's parent company, as the named insured. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency Cypherpunk will enforce its rights under the Custodial Services Agreement through Arbitration under the laws of the State of New York, and will be in contact with Coinbase's Regulator, the New York State Department of Financial Services, as well as Coinbase's named insurer.

The due diligence Cypherpunk performed on Coinbase included confirmation that an annual SOC 1 audit report pertaining to internal controls over financial reporting, as well as an annual SOC 2 audit report pertaining to controls related to operations and compliance were completed by Coinbase, a review of negative news related to Coinbase, and a review of online training and tutorials offered by Coinbase.

The Company utilizes the third-party trading platform, Wintermute Asia Pte. Ltd. ("Wintermute") as an OTC desk for derivatives. Wintermute Trading Ltd (registered company number 10882520) and Wintermute Asia Pte. Ltd. (registered company number 202108542H) are proprietary trading firms providing liquidity in various crypto assets and, in the case of Wintermute Asia Pte. Ltd, certain derivatives referencing crypto assets. Wintermute Trading Limited is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") as a Cryptoasset firm and complies with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer for Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 as amended. The Company uses Wintermute for is OTC derivative trading desk. The Company is not aware of anything with regards to Wintermute's operations that would adversely affect their ability to obtain an unqualified audit opinion on its audited financial statements. Wintermute is not related to the Company.


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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The Company utilizes the third-party trading platform, Zerocap Pty Ltd ("Zerocap") as an OTC desk for derivatives. Zerocap (registered company number 100635539) is a proprietary trading firm providing liquidity in various crypto assets and certain derivatives referencing crypto assets. Zerocap is registered with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre ("AUSTRAC") as a Digital Currency Exchange ("DCE") and complies with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer for Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations. The Company uses Zerocap for is OTC derivative trading desk. The Company is not aware of anything with regards to Zerocap's operations that would adversely affect their ability to obtain an unqualified audit opinion on its audited financial statements. Zerocap is not related to the Company.

Risk Disclosures

Exposure to credit, interest rate, cryptocurrency and currency related risks arises in the normal course of the Company's business.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation or commitment that it has entered into, causing the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company limits its credit risk by placing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions and with cryptocurrency exchanges on which the Company has performed internal due diligence procedures. The Company deems these procedures necessary as some exchanges are unregulated and not subject to regulatory oversight. Furthermore, cryptocurrency exchanges engage in the practice of commingling their clients' assets in exchange wallets. When cryptoassets are commingled, transactions are not recorded on the applicable blockchain ledger but are only recorded by the exchange. Therefore, there is risk around the occurrence of transactions, or the existence of period end balances represented by exchanges.

As at March 31, 2024, the Company holds $7,596,275 in cash and cash equivalents at high credit quality financial institutions (September 30, 2023 - $1,927,280). The Company's due diligence procedures around exchanges and custodians utilized throughout the period include, but are not limited to, internal control procedures around on-boarding new exchanges or custodians which includes review of the exchanges or custodians anti-money laundering ("AML") and know-your-client ("KYC") policies by the Company's chief investment officer, constant review of market information specifically regarding the exchanges or custodians security and solvency risk, setting balance limits for each exchange account based on risk exposure thresholds and preparing weekly asset management reports to ensure limits are being followed and having a fail-over plan to move cash and cryptocurrencies held on an exchange or with a custodian in instances where risk exposure significantly changes.

There is no significant credit risk with respect of receivables.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company has no exposure to interest rate risk since there are no outstanding debts or other payables subject to interest charges at the end of the reported periods.

Cryptocurrencies Risk

Cryptocurrencies are measured at fair value less cost to sell. Cryptocurrency prices are affected by various forces including global supply and demand, interest rates, exchanges rates, inflation or deflation and political and economic conditions. Further, cryptocurrencies have no underlying backing or contracts to enforce recovery of invested amounts. The profitability of the Company is related to the current and future market price of cryptocurrencies; in addition, the Company may not be able to liquidate its cryptocurrencies at its desired price if necessary. Investing in cryptocurrencies is speculative, prices are volatile, and market movements are difficult to predict. Supply and demand for such currencies change rapidly and are affected by a variety of factors, including regulation and general economic trends.

Cryptocurrencies have a limited history; their fair values have historically been volatile, and the value of cryptocurrencies held by the Company could decline rapidly. A decline in the market prices of cryptocurrencies could negatively impact the Company's future operations. Historical performance of cryptocurrencies is not indicative of their future performance.

Many cryptocurrency networks are online end-user-to-end-user networks that host a public transaction ledger (blockchain) and the source code that comprises the basis for the cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing such networks. In many cryptocurrency transactions, the recipient or the buyer must provide its public key, which serves as an address for a digital wallet, to the seller. In the data packets distributed from cryptocurrency software programs to confirm transaction activity, each party to the transaction user must sign transactions with a data code derived from entering the private key into a hashing algorithm, which signature serves as validation that the transaction has been authorized by the owner of the cryptocurrency. This process is vulnerable to hacking and malware and could lead to theft of the Company's digital wallets and the loss of the Company's cryptocurrency.


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Cryptocurrencies are loosely regulated and there is no central marketplace for exchange. Supply is determined by a computer code, not a central bank. Additionally, exchanges may suffer from operational issues, such as delayed execution, which could have an adverse effect on the Company.

The cryptocurrency exchanges on which the Company may trade on are relatively new and, in many cases, largely unregulated, and therefore may be more exposed to fraud and failure than regulated exchanges for other assets. Any financial, security, or operational difficulties experienced by such exchanges may result in an inability of the Company to recover money or cryptocurrencies being held on the exchange. Further, the Company may be unable to recover cryptocurrencies awaiting transmission into or out of the exchange, all of which could adversely affect an investment of the Company. Additionally, to the extent that the digital asset exchanges representing a substantial portion of the volume in digital asset trading are involved in fraud or experience security failures or other operational issues, such digital asset exchanges' failures may result in loss or less favorable prices of cryptocurrencies, or may adversely affect the Company, its operations, and its investments.

Furthermore, crypto-exchanges engage in commingling their client's assets in exchange wallets. When crypto-assets are commingled transactions are not recorded on the applicable blockchain ledger but are only recorded by the exchange. Therefore, there is a risk around the occurrence of transactions or existence of period end balances represented by exchanges.

Loss of access risk

The loss of access to the private keys associated with the Company's cryptocurrency holdings may be irreversible and could adversely affect an investment. Cryptocurrencies are controllable only by an individual that posses both the unique public key and private key or keys relating to the "digital wallet" in which the cryptocurrency is held. To the extent a private key is lost, destroyed, or otherwise compromised and no backup is accessible the Company may be unable to access the cryptocurrency.

Irrevocability of transactions

Cryptocurrency transactions are irrevocable and stolen or incorrectly transferred cryptocurrencies may be irretrievable. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft generally will not be reversible, and the Company may not be capable of seeking compensation.

Hard fork and air drop risks

Hard forks may occur for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, disputes over proposed changes to the protocol, significant security breach, or an unanticipated software flaw in the multiple versions of otherwise compatible software. In the event of a hard fork in a cryptocurrency held by the Company, it is expected that the Company would hold an equivalent amount of the old and new cryptocurrency following the hard fork.

Air drops occur when the promoters of a new cryptocurrency send amounts of the new cryptocurrency to holders of another cryptocurrency that they will be able to claim a certain amount of the new cryptocurrency for free.

The Company may not be able to realize the economic benefit of a hard fork or air drop, either immediately or ever, for various reasons. For instance, the Company may not have any systems in place to monitor or participate in hard forks or airdrops.


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Market Risk

Market risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign currency risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. All investments present a risk of loss of capital. The maximum risk resulting from financial instruments is equivalent to their fair value. The Company's investments are susceptible to other market risk arising from uncertainties about future prices of the instruments. The Company moderates this risk through the various investment strategies within the parameters of the Company's investment guidelines.

As at March 31, 2024, management's estimate of the effect on equity to a +/- 10% change in the market prices of the Company's investments, with all other variables held constant, is $690,268 (September 30, 2023 - $646,412).

Foreign Currency Risk

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk on financial assets and liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the Canadian dollar. The currencies giving rise to this risk are primarily the U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, and the Euro, the balance of net monetary assets in such currencies as of March 31, 2024 is $5,684,038 (September 30, 2023 - $1,669,621). Sensitivity to a plus or minus 10% change in the foreign exchange rates would result in a foreign exchange gain/loss of $568,404 (September 30, 2023 - $166,962).

Liquidity Risk

The Company is exposed to liquidity risk primarily as a result of its trade accounts payable as well as the risk of not being able to liquidate assets at reasonable prices. The Company's approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when due. As at March 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents balance of $7,596,275 (September 30, 2023 - $1,927,280) to settle accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $173,401 (September 30, 2023 - $226,476). All of the Company's trade accounts payable have contractual maturities of less than 30 days and are subject to normal trade terms.

17. INCOME TAX

As at September 30, 2023, the Company recognized a deferred tax asset of $nil (2022 - $201,518) in respect of Canadian non-capital loss carry forwards, leaving approximately $1,285,482 expiring between 2037 and 2040, and a net deferred tax asset of $633,145. The net deferred tax assets which originated during the year ended September 30, 2023 have also not been recognized in the Interim Statements.

18. SEGMENTED INFORMATION

The Company operates in one reportable operating segment being investment in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 9, 2024, the Company cancelled 299,500 common shares purchased pursuant to the NCIB.

On April 26, 2024, the Company cancelled 2,764,500 common shares purchased pursuant to the NCIB.

On April 30, 2024, based on recent events pertaining to Streetside, the Company wrote its investment in Streetside down to $nil.

On May 15, 2024, zkSNACKS, based on recent events pertaining to zkSNACKS, the Company wrote its investment in zkSNACKS down to $nil.

On May 15, 2024, the Company was advised that it would recover approximately US$500,000 on its investment in Lucy Labs that had previously been written off pursuant to the FTX bankruptcy (Note 7 (c)).