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NOTE 1 – THE COMPANY HISTORY AND NATURE OF THE BUSINESS

Nukkleus Inc. (f/k/a Compliance & Risk Management Solutions Inc.) (“Nukkleus” or the “Company”) was formed on July 29, 2013 in the State of Delaware as a for-profit Company and established a fiscal year end of September 30. 

The Company is a financial technology company which is focused on providing software and technology solutions for the worldwide retail foreign exchange (“FX”) trading industry. The Company primarily provides its software, technology, customer sales and marketing and risk management technology hardware and software solutions package to Triton Capital Markets Ltd. (“TCM”), formerly known as FXDD Malta Limited (“FXDD Malta”). The FXDD brand (e.g., see FXDD.com) is the brand utilized in the retail forex trading industry by TCM.

Nukkleus Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, provides its software, technology, customer sales and marketing and risk management technology hardware and software solutions package under a General Services Agreement (“GSA”) to TCM. TCM is a private limited liability company formed under the laws of Malta. The GSA provides that TCM will pay Nukkleus Limited at minimum $1,600,000 per month. Emil Assentato is also the majority member of Max Q Investments LLC (“Max Q”), which is managed by Derivative Marketing Associates Inc. (“DMA”). Mr. Assentato, who is our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and chairman, is the sole owner and manager of DMA. Max Q owns 79% of Currency Mountain Malta LLC, which in turn is the sole shareholder of TCM.

In addition, in order to appropriately service TCM, Nukkleus Limited entered into a GSA with FXDirectDealer LLC (“FXDIRECT”), which provides that Nukkleus Limited will pay FXDIRECT a minimum of $1,575,000 per month in consideration of providing personnel engaged in operational and technical support, marketing, sales support, accounting, risk monitoring, documentation processing and customer care and support. FXDIRECT may terminate this agreement upon providing 90 days’ written notice. Currency Mountain Holdings LLC is the sole shareholder of FXDIRECT. Max Q is the majority shareholder of Currency Mountain Holdings LLC.

In July 2018, the Company incorporated Nukkleus Malta Holding Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary. In July 2018, Nukkleus Malta Holding Ltd. incorporated Markets Direct Technology Group Ltd (“MDTG”), formerly known as Nukkleus Exchange Malta Ltd. MDTG was exploring potentially obtaining a license to operate an electronic exchange whereby it would facilitate the buying and selling of various digital assets as well as traditional currency pairs used in FX Trading. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, management made the decision to exit the exchange business and to no longer pursue the regulatory licensing necessary to operate an exchange in Malta.

On August 27, 2020, the Company renamed Nukkleus Exchange Malta Ltd. to Markets Direct Technology Group Ltd (“MDTG”). MDTG manages the technology and Internet Protocol (“IP”) behind the Markets Direct brand (which is operated by TCM). MDTG holds all the IP addresses and all the software licenses in its name, and it holds all the IP rights to the brands such as Markets Direct and TCM. MDTG then leases out the rights to use these names/brands licenses to the appropriate entities.

In fiscal year 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Match Financial Limited, a private limited company formed in England and Wales (“Match”) and its subsidiaries. Match, through its Digital RFQ Limited (“Digital RFQ”) subsidiary, is engaged in providing payment services from one fiat currency to another or to digital assets.

On October 20, 2021, the Company and the shareholders (the “Original Shareholders”) of Jacobi Asset Management Holdings Limited (“Jacobi”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Jacobi Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 5.0% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Jacobi in consideration of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Jacobi Transaction”). On December 15, 2021, the Company, the Original Shareholders and the shareholders of Jacobi that were assigned their interest in Jacobi by the Original Shareholders (the “New Jacobi Shareholders”) entered into an Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement agreeing that the Jacobi Transaction will be entered between the Company and the New Jacobi Shareholders. The Jacobi Transaction closed on December 15, 2021. Jacobi is a company focused on digital asset management that has received regulatory approval to launch the world’s first tier one Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Jamal Khurshid and Nicholas Gregory own, directly and indirectly, approximately 40% and 10% of Jacobi, respectively. Jamal Khurshid is the Company’s chief operating officer and director and Nicholas Gregory is the Company’s director. The transactions contemplated by the Jacobi Agreement constituted a “related-party transaction” as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K because of Mr. Khurshid’s and Mr. Gregory’s position as beneficial owner of one or more Original Shareholders and New Jacobi Shareholders.

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NOTE 1 – THE COMPANY HISTORY AND NATURE OF THE BUSINESS (continued)

On December 30, 2021, the Company and the shareholder (the “Digiclear Shareholder”) of Digiclear Ltd. (“Digiclear”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Digiclear Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 5,400,000 of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Digiclear in consideration of 15,151,515 shares of common stock of the Company (valued at $5,000,000 based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the acquisition date) (the “Digiclear Transaction”). In addition to, if and when the Company is acquired by a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”), the Company will fund and capitalize Digiclear with a minimum of $1,000,000 operating capital in exchange for 4.545% of additional shares of Digiclear’s capital stock. Digiclear shall retain the right to unwind the transaction and to have the Company return the 5,400,000 ordinary shares of Digiclear share in return for Digiclear returning to the Company the 15,151,515 of Company common shares. Digiclear can only unwind the transaction if the Company is no longer under contract to be acquired by a SPAC (See Note 15 – Merger). The Digiclear Transaction closed on March 17, 2022. Digiclear is a company developing a custody and settlement utility operating system.

Liquidity and capital resources

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, the Company had cash of $279,728 and $364,023, respectively, exclusive of customer custodial cash.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable for a going concern, which assumes that the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company incurred a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2022 of $1,133,922 and had a working capital deficit of $4,208,662 at December 31, 2022. These are indicators of substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from issuance of these financial statements. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the management of expenses and ability to obtain necessary financing to meet its obligations and pay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due, and upon profitable operations.

The Company cannot be certain that such necessary capital through equity or debt financings will be available to it or whether such capital will be available on terms that are acceptable to it. Any such financing likely would be dilutive to existing stockholders and could result in significant financial operating covenants that would negatively impact the Company business. In the event that there are any unforeseen delays or obstacles in obtaining funds through the aforementioned sources, TCM, which is wholly-owned by an entity that is majority-owned by Mr. Assentato, has committed to inject capital into the Company in order to maintain the ongoing operations of the business.

Based on the foregoing, management believes that its current financial resources, as of the date of the issuance of these financial statements, are sufficient to fund its current twelve-month operating budget, alleviating any concerns by its historical operating results and satisfying its estimated liquidity needs for the twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements.

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. The results reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. These accounts were prepared under the accrual basis of accounting. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2023. The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 contained herein has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2022, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

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Use of estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Changes in these estimates and assumptions may have a material impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Significant estimates during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 include the useful life of intangible assets, assumptions used in assessing impairment of long-term assets, valuation of deferred tax assets and the associated valuation allowances, valuation of stock-based compensation, and fair value of customer digital currency assets and liabilities.

Cash and cash equivalents

At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, the Company’s cash balances by geographic area were as follows:

For purposes of the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased and money market accounts to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022. Cash and cash equivalents excludes customer legal tender, which is reported separately as Customer custodial cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to “customer custodial cash and customer custodial cash liabilities” below for further details.

Customer custodial cash and customer custodial cash liabilities

Customer custodial cash represents cash and cash equivalents maintained in Company bank accounts that are controlled by the Company but held for the benefit of customers. Customer custodial cash liabilities represent these cash deposits to be utilized for its contractual obligations to its customers. The Company classifies the assets as current based on their purpose and availability to fulfill the Company’s direct obligations to its customers.

Customer digital currency assets and liabilities

At certain times, Digital RFQ’s customers’ funds that Digital RFQ uses to make payments on behalf of its customers, remain in the form of digital assets in its customers’ wallets at its digital asset trading platforms awaiting final conversion and/or transfer to the customer’s payment final destination. These indirectly held digital assets, may consist of USDT (Stablecoin), Bitcoin, and Ethereum (collectively, “Customer digital currency assets”). Digital RFQ maintains the internal recordkeeping of its customer digital currency assets, including the amount and type of digital asset owned by each of its customers.

Digital RFQ has control of the private keys and knows the balances of all wallets with its digital asset trading platforms in order to be able to successfully carry out the movement of digital assets for its client payment instruction. As part of its customer payment instruction, Digital RFQ can execute withdrawals on the wallets in its digital asset trading platforms.

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Customer digital currency assets and liabilities (continued)

Management has determined that Digital RFQ has control of the customer digital currency assets and records these assets on its balance sheet with a corresponding liability. Digital RFQ recognizes customer digital currency liabilities and corresponding customer digital currency assets, on initial recognition and at each reporting date, at fair value of the customer digital currency assets. Subsequent changes in fair value are adjusted to the carrying amount of these customer digital currency assets, with changes in fair value recorded in other general and administrative expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Any loss, theft, or other misuse would impact the measurement of customer digital currency assets. The Company classifies the customer digital currency assets as current based on their purpose and availability to fulfill the Company’s direct obligations to its customers.

Fair value of financial instruments and fair value measurements

The Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 for fair value measurements which clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Customer digital currency assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on an ongoing basis.

The following table provides these assets and liabilities carried at fair value, measured as of December 31, 2022:

The following table provides these assets and liabilities carried at fair value, measured as of September 30, 2022:

Customer digital currency assets and liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to safeguard customers’ digital assets. Accordingly, the Company has valued the assets and liabilities using quoted market prices for the underlying digital assets which is based on Level 2 inputs.

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NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Fair value of financial instruments and fair value measurements (continued)

ASC 825-10 “Financial Instruments”, allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable, unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to any outstanding instruments.

Credit risk and uncertainties

The ramifications of the outbreak of the novel strain of COVID-19, reported to have started in December 2019 and spread globally, are filled with uncertainty and changing quickly. Our operations have continued during the COVID-19 pandemic and we have not had significant disruption.

The Company is operating in a rapidly changing environment so the extent to which COVID-19 impacts its business, operations and financial results from this point forward will depend on numerous evolving factors that the Company cannot accurately predict. Those factors include the following: the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic.

The Company maintains a portion of its cash in bank and financial institution deposits within U.S. that at times may exceed federally-insured limits of $250,000. The Company manages this credit risk by concentrating its cash balances, including customer custodial cash, in high quality financial institutions and by periodically evaluating the credit quality of the primary financial institutions holding such deposits. The Company may also hold cash at digital asset trading platforms and performs a regular assessment of these digital asset trading platforms as part of its risk management process. The Company has not experienced any losses in such bank accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts. At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, the Company’s cash and customer custodial cash balances had approximately $8,031,000 and $1,571,000, respectively, in excess of the federally-insured limits.

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable. A portion of the Company’s sales are credit sales which is to the customer whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in these areas; however, concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to short-term payment terms. The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce credit risk.

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NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Digital assets

The digital assets held by the Company are accounted for as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, and are initially measured at cost. Digital assets accounted for as intangible assets are subject to impairment losses if the fair value of digital assets decreases below the carrying value at any time during the period. The fair value is measured using the quoted price of the digital asset at the time its fair value is being measured. Impairment expense is reflected in other general and administrative expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company assigns costs to transactions on a first-in, first-out basis.

Other current assets

Other current assets primarily consist of security deposit and prepaid OTC Markets listing fees. As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, other current assets amounted to $29,498 and $15,617, respectively.

Cost method investment

Investment in which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial matters are accounted for using the cost method. Under the cost method, investment is recorded at cost, with gains and losses recognized as of the sale date, and income recorded when received. The Company periodically evaluates its cost method investment for impairment due to decline considered to be other than temporary. If the Company determines that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, then a charge to earnings is recorded in “Other (expense) income” in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and a new basis in the investment is established. No impairment expense was recorded for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets consist of trade names, regulatory licenses, technology and software, which are being amortized on a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of 3 - 5 years.

Impairment of long-lived assets

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, or at least annually. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its book value. There were no triggering events requiring assessment of impairment as of December 31, 2022. For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, no impairment of long-lived assets was recognized.

Revenue recognition

The Company determines revenue recognition from contracts with customers through the following steps:

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Revenue recognition (continued)

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company’s revenues are derived from providing:

Disaggregation of revenues

The Company’s revenues stream detail are as follows:

In the following table, revenues are disaggregated by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

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Advertising and marketing costs

All costs related to advertising and marketing are expensed as incurred. For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, advertising and marketing costs amounted to $49,122 and $35,222, respectively, which is included in operating expenses on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Stock-based compensation

The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based awards granted to non-employees, including stock options, based on the grant date fair value of the award. The Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

For non-employee stock-based awards, fair value is measured based on the value of the Company’s common stock on the date that the commitment for performance by the counterparty has been reached or the counterparty’s performance is complete. The fair value of the equity instrument is calculated and then recognized as compensation expense over the requisite performance period.

Income taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the bases of certain assets and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified according to the financial statement classification of the assets and liabilities generating the differences.

The Company maintains a valuation allowance with respect to deferred tax assets. The Company establishes a valuation allowance based upon the potential likelihood of realizing the deferred tax asset and taking into consideration the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the current period. Future realization of the deferred tax benefit depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income within the carry-forward period under the Federal and foreign tax laws. Changes in circumstances, such as the Company generating taxable income, could cause a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset. Any change in the valuation allowance will be included in income in the period of the change in estimate.

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 Uncertainty in Income Taxes (ASC 740-10). Certain recognition thresholds must be met before a tax position is recognized in the financial statements. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold. 

Foreign currency translation

The reporting currency of the Company is U.S. Dollars. The functional currency of the parent company, Nukkleus Inc., Nukkleus Limited, Nukkleus Malta Holding Ltd. and its subsidiaries, is the U.S. dollar, the functional currency of Match Financial Limited and its subsidiary, Digital RFQ, is the British Pound (“GBP”) and the functional currency of Digital RFQ’s subsidiary, DRFQ Europe UAB, is Euro. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the reporting currency are translated into the reporting currency at the rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated using average rates during each reporting period, and stockholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the periods, therefore, amounts reported on the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income/loss.

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. Most of the Company’s revenue transactions are transacted in the functional currency of the Company. The Company does not enter into any material transaction in foreign currencies. Transaction gains or losses have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the results of operations of the Company.

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Foreign currency translation (continued)

Asset and liability accounts at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were translated at 0.8266 GBP and 0.8987 GBP to $1.00, respectively, which were the exchange rates on the balance sheet dates. Asset and liability accounts at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were translated at 0.9323 EUR and 1.0221 EUR to $1.00, respectively, which were the exchange rates on the balance sheet dates. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rate applied to the statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was 0.8525 GBP and 0.7422 GBP to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rate applied to the statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was 0.9806 EUR to $1.00. Cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies using the average translation rate.

Comprehensive loss

Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and all changes to the statements of equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. For the Company, comprehensive loss for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 consisted of net loss and unrealized loss from foreign currency translation adjustment.

Segment reporting

The Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire company. The Company has determined that it has two reportable business segments: general support services segment and financial services segment. These reportable segments offer different types of services and products, have different types of revenue, and are managed separately as each requires different operating strategies and management expertise. 

Per share data

ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) with a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.

Basic net earnings per share are computed by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during each period. For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, potentially dilutive common shares consist of the common shares issuable upon the exercise of common stock options (using the treasury stock method). Common stock equivalents are not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share if their effect would be anti-dilutive. In a period in which the Company has a net loss, all potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding as they would have had an anti-dilutive impact.

The following table summarizes the securities that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the effect of including these potential shares was antidilutive:

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Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“Topic 326”). The ASU introduces a new accounting model, the Current Expected Credit Losses model (“CECL”), which requires earlier recognition of credit losses and additional disclosures related to credit risk. The CECL model utilizes a lifetime expected credit loss measurement objective for the recognition of credit losses at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual period beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company expects that the adoption will not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

NOTE 4 - CUSTOMER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Company includes customer funds in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as customer custodial cash and also includes such a corresponding liability reflected as customer custodial cash liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following table presents customers’ cash and digital positions:

The Company controls digital assets for its customers in digital wallets and digital token identifiers necessary to access digital assets on digital asset trading platforms. The Company maintains a record of all assets in digital wallets held on digital asset trading platforms as well as the private keys, which are maintained on behalf of customers. The Company records the assets and liabilities, on the initial recognition and at each reporting date, at the fair value of the digital assets which it controls for its customers. Any loss or theft would impact the measurement of the customer digital currency assets. During the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, no losses have been incurred in connection with customer digital currency assets. The Company also controls the bank accounts holding the customer custodial cash, as reflected on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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NOTE 4 - CUSTOMER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)

The following table sets forth the fair market value of customer digital currency assets, as shown in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as customer digital currency assets and customer digital currency liabilities, as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022:

The following table summarizes the Company's digital asset holdings as of September 30, 2022:

The Company recorded impairment expense of $7,610 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in other general and administrative expenses on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

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NOTE 6 – NOTE RECEIVABLE

As of December 31, 2022, the Company made loans with an aggregate principal of $67,800 to Brilliant. The principal shall be payable promptly after the date on which Brilliant consummates an initial business combination with a target business. The principal may be prepaid at any time. These loans bear a fixed interest rate of 0% per annum. These loans shall not be convertible into any securities of Brilliant, and the Company shall have no recourse with respect to Brilliant’s ability to convert these loans into any securities of Brilliant (See Note 15 – Merger).

NOTE 7 – COST METHOD INVESTMENT 

At December 31, 2022, cost method investment amounted to $6,602,000. The investment represents the Company’s minority interest in Jacobi, a private company focused on digital asset management that has received regulatory approval to launch the world’s first tier one Bitcoin ETF.

On December 15, 2021, the Company issued 20,000,000 shares of its common stock to Jacobi’s shareholders for acquisition of 5.0% equity interest of Jacobi. These shares were valued at $6,602,000 ($0.3301 per share), the fair market value on the grant date using the reported closing share price of the Company on the date of grant.

In accordance with ASC Topic 321, the Company elected to use the measurement alternative to measure such investments at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, if any. The Company monitors its investment in the non-marketable security and will recognize, if ever existing, a loss in value which is deemed to be other than temporary. The Company determined that there was no impairment of this investment as of December 31, 2022.

NOTE 8 – EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

As of both December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, the equity method investment amounted to $0. The investment represents the Company’s interest in Digiclear. Digiclear was incorporated on July 13, 2021 in United Kingdom. The company and the other unrelated party accounted for 50% and 50% of the total ownership, respectively. Digiclear is a company developing a custody and settlement utility operating system.

The Company accounts for the investment in Digiclear under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost, adjusted for any excess of the Company’s share of the incorporated-date fair values of the investee’s identifiable net assets over the cost of the investment (if any). Thereafter, the investment is adjusted for the post incorporation change in the Company’s share of the investee’s net assets and any impairment loss relating to the investment.

In September 2022, the Company assessed its equity method investment for any impairment and concluded that there were indicators of impairment as of September 30, 2022. The impairment is due to the Company’s conclusion that it will be unable to recover the carrying amount of the investment due to the investee’s a series of operating losses and global economic environment. The Company calculated that the estimated undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount related to the equity method investment. The Company has recognized an impairment loss of $4,310,745 related to the equity method investment for the year ended September 30, 2022, which reduced the investment value to zero.

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NOTE 9 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets primarily consist of the valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired, representing trade names, regulatory licenses, and technology. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets.

At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, intangible assets consisted of the following:

For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, amortization expense amounted to $592,892 and $911,943, respectively, of which, $526,601 and $846,589 was included in cost of revenue – financial services, and $66,291 and $65,354 was included in operating expenses, respectively.

Amortization of intangible assets attributable to future periods is as follows:

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NOTE 11 – SHARE CAPITAL

Preferred stock

The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized to issue, at any time, without further stockholder approval, up to 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Board of Directors has the authority to fix and determine the voting rights, rights of redemption and other rights and preferences of preferred stock.  

Stock option activities for the three months ended December 31, 2022 were as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value of both stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable at December 31, 2022 was $0.

For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, stock-based compensation expense associated with stock options granted amounted to $146,876 and $378,746, respectively, which was recorded as professional fees on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested stock options granted as of December 31, 2022 and changes during the three months ended December 31, 2022 is presented below:

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NOTE 12 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Services provided by related parties

From time to time, Oliver Worsley, a shareholder of the Company, provides consulting services to the Company. As compensation for professional services provided, the Company recognized consulting expenses of $10,557 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which have been included in professional fees on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, the accrued and unpaid services charge related to Oliver Worsley amounted to $0 and $16,691, respectively, which have been included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

From time to time, Craig Vallis, a shareholder of the Company, provides consulting services to the Company. As compensation for professional services provided, the Company recognized consulting expenses of $22,287 and $674 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which have been included in professional fees on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

The Company uses affiliate employees for various services such as the use of accountants to record the books and accounts of the Company at no charge to the Company, which are considered immaterial.

Office space from related parties

The Company uses office space of affiliate companies, free of rent, which is considered immaterial.

Revenue from related party and cost of revenue from related party

The Company’s general support services operate under a GSA with TCM providing personnel and technical support, marketing, accounting, risk monitoring, documentation processing and customer care and support. The minimum monthly amount received is $1,600,000.

The Company’s general support services operate under a GSA with FXDIRECT receiving personnel and technical support, marketing, accounting, risk monitoring, documentation processing and customer care and support. The minimum monthly amount payable is $1,575,000.

Both of the above entities are affiliates through common ownership.

During the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, general support services provided to the related party, which was recorded as revenue – general support services - related party on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss were as follows:

During the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, services received from the related party, which was recorded as cost of revenue – general support services - related party on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss were as follows: