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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
| Item 1 | Condensed Financial Statements | |
| Condensed Balance Sheets at June 30, 2021(unaudited) and March 31, 2020 | 3 | |
| Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) | 4 | |
| Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) | 5 | |
| Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) | 6 | |
| Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited) | 7 | |
| Item 2 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17 |
| Item 3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 21 |
| Item 4 | Controls and Procedures | 21 |
| PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 22 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 22 |
| Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 22 |
| Item 3 | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 23 |
| Item 4 | Mine Safety Disclosures | 23 |
| Item 5 | Other Information | 23 |
| Item 6 | Exhibits | 24 |
| Signatures | 25 |
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| June 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Payable to related party | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit): | ||||||||
| Preferred stock; $ par value; and shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock; $ par value; shares authorized; shares and shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Research and development expenses | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss before provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | - | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share: | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Three Month Period Ended June 30, 2020 and 2021
(Unaudited)
| Preferred Stock Outstanding | Common Stock Outstanding | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with private placement | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with exercise of common stock purchase warrants | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation – employee and consultant option grants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation in connection with stock option grants | - | |||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Payable to related party | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Deferred revenue | - | |||||||
| Net cash flows used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of placement agent fee | ||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net change in cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Income taxes paid | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
1. Business
Our Corporate History
On June 27, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), RocketFuel Blockchain Company (“RBC”) and B4MC Gold Mines, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“B4MC” or the “Purchaser”), consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) made and entered into as of June 27, 2018 by and among RBC, the Purchaser and Gert Funk, Joseph Page, PacificWave Partners Limited, PacificWave Partners UK Ltd. and Saxton Capital Ltd (collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”, individually each a “Seller”).
Pursuant
to the Contribution Agreement the Sellers contributed, transferred, assigned and conveyed to B4MC all right, title and interest in and
to one hundred percent (%) of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of RBC for an aggregate of shares of Common Stock,
par value $ per share, of B4MC (the “Purchaser Common Stock”), (such transaction, the “Business Combination”).
As a result of the Business Combination, RBC became a
Prior to the Business Combination, B4MC was a “shell company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. As a result of the Business Combination, we have ceased to be a “shell company.”
The Business Combination was treated as a “reverse acquisition” of RBC for financial accounting purposes. RBC was considered the acquirer for accounting purposes, and the historical financial statements of BFMC before the Business Combination were replaced with the historical financial statements of RBC before the Business Combination in all future filings with the SEC. The Purchaser Common Stock issued to the Sellers in connection with the Business Combination have not been registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2), which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering, Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated by the SEC under that section. These shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. In this report, references to RocketFuel, the “Company,” “we” and similar terms are to B4MC following the consummation of the reverse acquisition. In September 2018 B4MC changed its name to RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc.
The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete. For further information, please refer to the copy of the Contribution Agreement included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K which was filed with the SEC on June 29, 2018. There are representations and warranties contained in the Contribution Agreement that were made by the parties to each other as of the date of execution. The assertions embodied in these representations and warranties were made solely for purposes of the Contribution Agreement and may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating their terms. Moreover, some representations and warranties may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date because they are subject to a contractual standard of materiality that is different from certain standards generally applicable to shareholders or were used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. For these reasons, investors should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Contribution Agreement as statements of factual information.
Business
We provide check-out and payment systems that securely automate and simplify the way online payment and shipping information is received by merchants from their customers. Our “one click” checkout solution is modeled on the “buy now” button on leading eCommerce sites. Our check-out systems are designed to enhance customers’ data protection, enabling consumers to pay for goods and services using cryptocurrencies or by direct transfers from their bank accounts without exposing spending credentials such as credit card data. At the same time, our check-out systems are designed to increase the speed, security and ease of use for both customers and merchants and include a merchant portal that provides detailed transactions and metrics about payments received by the merchant. Our system also includes a customer portal where shoppers are able to track their payments, configure payment defaults and connect with various cryptocurrency exchanges and banks to facilitate payment to merchants. Merchants are able to integrate a unique pop-up user interface that allows customers to pay directly from their ecommerce checkout page with no need to redirect to another website or web page.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Our merchant portal is updated instantly when a payment transaction is made on the merchant website. The merchant is notified of the transaction and can see the transaction details, including the customer that made the transaction, the transaction amount and the transaction items. This information is added to the merchant dashboard where various metrics are tracked and displayed to the merchant, including information about the various cryptocurrencies that are used for payments to that merchant and the different currencies received by the merchant as payment. In addition to various metrics, merchants are able to see a variety of reports, and are able to configure various options including settlement options from their portal.
Customers of merchants that use the RocketFuel payment solution are able to track their payments in their online portal. They are also able to track payments they made to all the merchants that are integrated with the RocketFuel payment technology within one consolidated user portal. They are currently able to connect to their accounts on Coinbase, and in the future we plan to add connectivity to Binance, Kraken, Gemini and other exchanges. They can also pay from any cryptocurrency wallet. Customers are able to pay from bank accounts as well. These customers are able to make payment with any of these payment options with 1, 2, or 3 clicks from the merchant checkout page. By default, these customers can choose from dozens of cryptocurrencies to pay from.
Our payment user interface allows customers to easily onboard as well as to pay for merchants’ products or services with a variety of cryptocurrencies or via bank transfers. The user interface is displayed as a stand-alone popup that allows the creation of new accounts as well as payment directly from crypto exchanges, crypto wallets, and bank accounts, with no redirects to browser tabs or pages. This can be integrated as a plugin on the merchant checkout page or as a browser extension. The plugin, which we are currently developing, will come integrated with popular ecommerce platforms including WooCommerce, Shopify, Prestashop and others. The browser extension is integrated with popular browsers including Chrome, Chromium, Opera, Firefox, and Edge. The payment interface is designed for both web and mobile checkout experiences. Merchants are able to integrate the RocketFuel payment interface to their checkout page with software development kits (SDKs) that are available via the merchant portal. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are also available to the merchant for deeper integration into backend systems, ERP platforms, and other third-party platforms.
The RocketFuel payment solution utilizes a variety of blockchains in its execution including Bitcoin, Ethereum and others where the payment transactions are stored. A significant benefit of this technology is that the entire shopping cart checkout process will be accomplished via a distributed ledger or “blockchain,” meaning that merchant websites will no longer be required to operate complex payment and check-out infrastructures.
Our solution is designed to be implemented on an eCommerce site’s check-out page. The technology will also be used for different scenarios, including paying for services, paying invoices, and other payment strategies. In addition, we anticipate that a future version of our payment system will allow for advertisements in which the entire check out process is embedded on third party websites where sales may be completely finalized. Thus, our technology will enable eCommerce strategies that can include advertisements with a fully integrated check-out process. We believe that this has never before been accomplished on any eCommerce platform. We believe that such advertisements could provide significant new sales channels to retailers that are simply not possible with legacy check-out solutions. We also believe that transactions costs on our system will be significantly less expensive than the cost of credit-card transactions.
The RocketFuel check-out solution is based on a streamlined one- to-three-click check-out process for eCommerce purchases. The system is designed to operate identically across merchant channels with all participating merchants. eCommerce merchants are able to encode their check-out protocol to support our technology and the merchants will no longer have to administer complex check-out and payment gateways at their eCommerce websites. At the same time, consumers are able to experience enhanced data protection opportunities and significantly improved convenience.
With the RocketFuel check-out systems, consumers will no longer have to enter credit card information or shipping details every time they want to buy online. Payment and shipping information will be handled automatically. Using the RocketFuel payment solution, credit card data will no longer be shared or transmitted and exposed online. Rather, payments will be made via 100% secure cryptocurrency conveyance or direct bank transfer on the blockchain.
Our corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
2. Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which we consider necessary, for a fair presentation of those financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2021 may not necessarily be indicative of results that may be expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal year. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 22, 2021.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, and that affect the amounts reported in our unaudited condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to the audited financial statements as of March 31, 2021 which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on July 22, 2021.
3. Going Concern
Our
financial statements have been presented on the basis that we are a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction
of liabilities in the normal course of business. We incorporated our business on January 12, 2018, the date of our inception, and commenced
commercial operations in March 2021. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we reported a net loss of $
We
will require additional financing to continue to develop our product and execute on our business plan. However, there can be no assurances
that we will be successful in raising the additional capital necessary to continue operations and execute on our business plan. During
the three months ended June 30, 2021 we raised $
4. New Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting and reporting. We believe that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows when implemented.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
5. Related Party Transactions
During
the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, our chief financial officer was affiliated with legal counsel who provided us with general
legal services (the “Affiliate”). We recorded legal fees paid to the Affiliate of $
In
May 2021, we paid an affiliate of our executive chairman $
6. Deferred Revenue
During
the three months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded revenues of $
7. Income Taxes
We are required to file federal and state income tax returns in the United States. The preparation of these tax returns requires us to interpret the applicable tax laws and regulations in effect in such jurisdictions, which could affect the amount of tax paid by us. In consultation with our tax advisors, we base our tax returns on interpretations that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The tax returns, however, are subject to routine reviews by the various federal and state taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which we file tax returns. As part of these reviews, a taxing authority may disagree with respect to the income tax positions taken by us (“uncertain tax positions”) and, therefore, may require us to pay additional taxes. As required under applicable accounting rules, we accrue an amount for our estimate of additional income tax liability, including interest and penalties, which we could incur as a result of the ultimate or effective resolution of the uncertain tax positions. We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized.
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
We
had no income tax credits for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The effective tax rates for the three months ended June
30, 2021 was
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
8. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
On
January 9, 2020, we sold shares of our common stock to a private investor, resulting in cash proceeds of $
On
April 29, 2020, we entered into a subscription agreement with a private investor for the purchase of shares of our common stock,
at a purchase price of $ per share, resulting in cash proceeds of $
On
May 1, 2020, the Company issued a warrant to purchase
On
August 24, 2020, we issued shares of our Common Stock to a consultant in lieu of cash for services. The common stock was valued
at $
On
February 25, 2021, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Triton Funds,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Triton” or the “Selling Stockholder,” which term also includes Triton’s
successors and assigns under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Warrant). Under the Stock Purchase Agreement Triton, which is an unrelated
third party, agreed to invest up to $
Triton’s
obligation to purchase Common Stock is conditioned on certain factors including, but not limited to, our having an effective S-1 registration
statement in effect for resale of the Common Stock being purchased and Triton’s ownership not exceeding
In
connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, we also issued to Triton warrants to purchase, in one or more instalments,
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
From January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we granted stock options under our 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, to issue up to an aggregate of shares of our common stock to our employees, directors, and consultants, at a weighted average exercise price of $per share.
On
February 15, 2021, we issued a warrant to purchase
All of these transactions were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Regulations D or S, or Rule 701, thereunder.
As of June 30, 2021, and March 31, 2021, we had shares and shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
9. Employment Agreements
Gert Funk
Mr. Funk has received a grant of options to purchase shares of our Common Stock. Vesting of the options will be accelerated upon a change of control.
He
will also receive a cash bonus equal to
Peter M. Jensen
Mr.
Jensen’s employment agreement initially provided for a base salary of $
Mr. Jensen also received a grant of options to purchase shares of our Common Stock. Vesting of the options will be accelerated upon a change of control.
Bennett J. Yankowitz
Mr.
Yankowitz’s employment agreement provides for a base salary of $
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
10. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Option Plan
On August 8, 2018, the Board and stockholders holding a majority of our voting power approved the RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which plan enables us to make awards that qualify as performance-based compensation. Under the terms of the 2018 Plan, the options will (i) be incentive stock options, (ii) have an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant as determined by an independent valuation by a qualified appraiser, (iii) have a term of years, (iv) vest and become exercisable pursuant to the terms set forth in the grantees stock option agreement, (v) be subject to the exercise, forfeiture and termination provisions set forth in the 2018 Plan and (vi) otherwise be evidenced by and subject to the terms of our standard form of stock option agreement. We initially reserved shares of our common stock for issuance in connection with awards under the plan. On September 15, 2020 and March 18, 2021, our board of directors unanimously resolved to amend the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock available for grant to shares and shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 there were shares and shares, respectively, of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we had not yet solicited votes from our stockholders to approve the increase in the number of shares of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan.
Service-Based Stock Option Grants
From August 8, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we granted service-based options to employees and consultants, pursuant to the 2018 Plan, exercisable into a total of shares of our common stock. In determining the fair value of the service-based options granted during the period from August 8, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we utilized the Black-Scholes pricing model utilizing the following assumptions:
Service-Based Options | ||||
| Option exercise price per share | $ - $ | |||
| Grant date fair market value per share | $ - $ | |||
| Expected term of option in years | ||||
| Expected volatility | % to % | |||
| Expected dividend rate | % | |||
| Risk free interest rate | % to % | |||
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we granted service-based options to one employee, pursuant to the 2018 Plan, exercisable into a total of shares of our common stock. In determining the fair value of the service-based options granted during the three months June 30, 2021, we utilized the Black-Scholes pricing model utilizing the following assumptions:
Service-Based Options | ||||
| Option exercise price per share | $ - $ | |||
| Grant date fair market value per share | $ - $ | |||
| Expected term of option in years | ||||
| Expected volatility | % to % | |||
| Expected dividend rate | % | |||
| Risk free interest rate | % to % | |||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Options Outstanding | Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Granted | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled or forfeited | ||||||||||||||||
| Options outstanding as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Options exercisable as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Options vested or expected to vest as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 there were shares and shares, respectively, of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. There were no options granted, exercised or cancelled/forfeited during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2021 of $ and the exercise price of each in-the-money option) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on June 30, 2021. There were service-based stock options exercised under the 2018 Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded stock-based compensation expense for service-based stock options pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the amount of $ and $, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, we had $ of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to service-based stock options.
Performance-Based Stock Option Grants
We also granted performance-based options pursuant to the 2018 Plan to Rohan Hall, our chief technology officer, which are exercisable into shares of our common stock subject to certain designated milestones. On March 18, 2021, our Board of Directors determined that Mr. Hall earned all of the performance-based options effective February 1, 2021.
| Performance -Based Options | ||||
| Option exercise price per share | $ | |||
| Grant date fair market value per share | $ | |||
| Expected term of option in years | ||||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Expected dividend rate | % | |||
| Risk free interest rate | % | |||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
| Options Outstanding | Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled or forfeited | ||||||||||||||||
| Options outstanding as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Options exercisable as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Options vested or expected to vest as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing price of
the common stock on June 30, 2021 of $
For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded performance-based compensation expense for performance-based stock options pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the amount of $ and $, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, we had $ of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to performance-based stock options.
11. Legal Proceedings
Other than as set forth below, we are not the subject of any pending legal proceedings; and to the knowledge of management, no proceedings are presently contemplated against us by any federal, state or local governmental agency. Further, to the knowledge of management, no director or executive officer is party to any action in which any has an interest adverse to us.
On October 8, 2020, we filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Joseph Page, our former director and chief technology officer. On January 13, 2021, the case was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas Division. The causes of action include securities fraud under Federal and California law; fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment under California law; and violation of California Business and Professions Code §17200 et seq.
We
are seeking injunctive and declaratory relief as well as damages of at least $
On March 2, 2021, we filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (“EGS”) for negligence and legal malpractice, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. EGS had represented RBC prior to the Business Combination and represented us after the closing of the Business Combination through August 2019. In the litigation against Mr. Page, he has alleged that he provided information to an EGS partner that the patent applications had been abandoned and that EGS failed to inform RBC and us of the fact. We are seeking damages and the return of legal fees previously paid.
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ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
12. Subsequent Events
We evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when we issued these financial statements and, other than the matters discussed below, we did not have any other material recognizable subsequent events during this period.
Modification of G Kapital Warrant
On April 26, 2021, we issued
a warrant to G Kapital AsP (“G Kapital”) to purchase
Geneva Roth Convertible Note Transaction
On
August 4, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc., an accredited investor (“Geneva
Roth”), pursuant to which we sold Geneva Roth a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $
The Note provides for standard and customary events of default such as failing to timely make payments under the Note when due, our failure to timely comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, reporting requirements and the failure to maintain a listing on the OTC Markets. The interest rate on the Note increases to 22% upon the occurrence of an event of default. The Note also contains customary positive and negative covenants. The Note includes penalties and damages payable to Geneva Roth in the event we do not comply with the terms of the Note, including in the event we do not issue shares of common stock to Geneva Roth upon conversion of the Note within the time periods set forth therein. Additionally, upon the occurrence of certain defaults, as described in the Note, we are required to pay Geneva Roth liquidated damages in addition to the amount owed under the Note (including in some cases up to 200% of the amount of the Note and in other cases the value of the shares which Geneva Roth could have been issued upon the full conversion of the Note after including default fees equal to 150% of the amount of the Note).
The Note includes a most favored nations provision which allows Geneva Roth the right to modify the Note to provide for any more favorable terms offered in any future financing transaction, subject to certain limited exceptions.
At
no time may the Note be converted into shares of our common stock if such conversion would result in Geneva Roth and its affiliates owning
an aggregate of in excess of
We hope to repay the Geneva Roth Note prior to any conversion. In the event that the Note is not repaid in cash in its entirety, our shareholders may suffer significant dilution if, and to the extent that, the balance of the Note is converted into common stock.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that are “forward-looking” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us using information currently available.
The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and are not guaranties of future performance. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or using other similar expressions. We are making investors aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from our predictions include, without limitation:
| ● | Market acceptance of our products and services; | |
| ● | Competition from existing products or new products that may emerge; | |
| ● | The implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business and our products; | |
| ● | Estimates of our future revenue, expenses, capital requirements and our need for financing; | |
| ● | Our financial performance; | |
| ● | Current and future government regulations; | |
| ● | Developments relating to our competitors; and | |
| ● | Other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the section titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” |
Although we have sought to identify the most significant risks to our business, we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized, nor can there be any assurance that we have identified all possible issues which we might face. For all of these reasons, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise except as required by law. We urge readers to review carefully the risk factors described in this Quarterly Report and in the other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can read these documents at www.sec.gov.
Overview
Our Corporate History
On June 27, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), RocketFuel Blockchain Company (“RBC”) and B4MC Gold Mines, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“B4MC” or the “Purchaser”), consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) made and entered into as of June 27, 2018 by and among RBC, the Purchaser and Gert Funk, Joseph Page, PacificWave Partners Limited, PacificWave Partners UK Ltd. and Saxton Capital Ltd (collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”, individually each a “Seller”).
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement the Sellers contributed, transferred, assigned and conveyed to B4MC all right, title and interest in and to one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of RBC for an aggregate of 17,001,312 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of B4MC (the “Purchaser Common Stock”), (such transaction, the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, RBC became a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of B4MC. In September 2018 B4MC changed its name to RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. References to “we” and similar terms in this Report are to B4MC after the consummation of the Business Transaction.
Prior to the Business Combination, B4MC was a “shell company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. As a result of the Business Combination, we have ceased to be a “shell company.” The information contained in this Report constitutes the information necessary to satisfy the conditions contained in Rule 144(i)(2) under the Securities Act.
The Business Combination was treated as a “reverse acquisition” of RBC for financial accounting purposes. RBC was considered the acquirer for accounting purposes, and the historical financial statements of BFMC before the Business Combination were replaced with the historical financial statements of RBC before the Business Combination in all future filings with the SEC. The Purchaser Common Stock issued to the Sellers in connection with the Business Combination have not been registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2), which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering, and Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated by the SEC under that section. These shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. In this prospectus, references to RocketFuel, the “Company,” “we” and similar terms are to B4MC following the consummation of the reverse acquisition. In September 2018 B4MC changed its name to RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc.
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The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete. For further information, please refer to the copy of the Contribution Agreement included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K which was filed with the SEC on June 29, 2018. There are representations and warranties contained in the Contribution Agreement that were made by the parties to each other as of the date of execution. The assertions embodied in these representations and warranties were made solely for purposes of the Contribution Agreement and may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating their terms. Moreover, some representations and warranties may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date because they are subject to a contractual standard of materiality that is different from certain standards generally applicable to shareholders or were used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. For these reasons, investors should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Contribution Agreement as statements of factual information.
Our Business
We provide check-out and payment systems that securely automate and simplify the way online payment and shipping information is received by merchants from their customers. Our “one click” checkout solution is modeled on the “buy now” button on leading eCommerce sites. Our check-out systems are designed to enhance customers’ data protection, enabling consumers to pay for goods and services using cryptocurrencies or by direct transfers from their bank accounts without exposing spending credentials such as credit card data. At the same time, our check-out systems are designed to increase the speed, security and ease of use for both customers and merchants and include a merchant portal that provides detailed transactions and metrics about payments received by the merchant. Our system also includes a customer portal where shoppers are able to track their payments, configure payment defaults and connect with various cryptocurrency exchanges and banks to facilitate payment to merchants. Merchants are able to integrate a unique pop-up user interface that allows customers to pay directly from their ecommerce checkout page with no need to redirect to another website or web page.
Our merchant portal is updated instantly when a payment transaction is made on the merchant website. The merchant is notified of the transaction and can see the transaction details, including the customer that made the transaction, the transaction amount and the transaction items. This information is added to the merchant dashboard where various metrics are tracked and displayed to the merchant, including information about the various cryptocurrencies that are used for payments to that merchant the different currencies received by the merchant as payment. In addition to various metrics, merchants are able to see a variety of reports, and are able to configure various options including settlement options from their portal.
Customers of merchants that use the RocketFuel payment solution are able to track their payments in their online portal. They are also able to track payments they made to all the merchants that are integrated with the RocketFuel payment technology within one consolidated user portal. They are currently able to connect to their accounts on Coinbase and in the future we plan to add connectivity to Binance, Kraken, Gemini and other exchanges. They can also pay from any cryptocurrency wallet. Customers are able to pay from bank accounts as well. These customers are able to make payment with any of these payment options with 1, 2, or 3 clicks from the merchant checkout page. By default, these customers can choose from dozens of cryptocurrencies to pay from.
Our payment user interface allows customers to easily onboard as well as to pay for merchants’ products or services with a variety of cryptocurrencies or via bank transfers. The user interface is displayed as a stand-alone popup that allows the creation of new accounts as well as payment directly from crypto exchanges, crypto wallets, and bank accounts, with no redirects to browser tabs or pages. This can be integrated as a plugin on the merchant checkout page or as a browser extension. The plugin, which we are currently developing, will come integrated with popular ecommerce platforms including WooCommerce, Shopify, Prestashop and others. The browser extension is integrated with popular browsers including Chrome, Chromium, Opera, Firefox, and Edge. The payment interface is designed for both web and mobile checkout experiences. Merchants are able to integrate the RocketFuel payment interface to their checkout page with software development kits (SDKs) that are available via the merchant portal. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are also available to the merchant for deeper integration into backend systems, ERP platforms, and other third-party platforms.
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The RocketFuel payment solution utilizes a variety of blockchains in its execution including Bitcoin, Ethereum and others where the payment transactions are stored. A significant benefit of this technology is that the entire shopping cart checkout process will be accomplished via a distributed ledger or “blockchain,” meaning that merchant websites will no longer be required to operate complex payment and check-out infrastructures.
Our solution is designed to be implemented on an eCommerce site’s check-out page. The technology will also be used for different scenarios, including paying for services, paying invoices, and other payment strategies. In addition, we anticipate that a future version of our payment system will allow for advertisements in which the entire check out process is embedded to be placed on third party websites where sales may be completely finalized. Thus, our technology will enable eCommerce strategies that can include advertisements with a fully integrated check-out process. We believe that this has never before been accomplished on any eCommerce platform. We believe that such advertisements could provide significant new sales channels to retailers that are simply not possible with legacy check-out solutions. We also believe that transactions costs on our system will be significantly less expensive than the cost of credit-card transactions.
The RocketFuel check-out solution is based on a streamlined one- to-three-click check-out process for eCommerce purchases. The system is designed to operate identically across merchant channels with all participating merchants. eCommerce merchants are able to encode their check-out protocol to support our technology and the merchants will no longer have to administer complex check-out and payment gateways at their eCommerce websites. At the same time, consumers are able to experience enhanced data protection opportunities and significantly improved convenience.
With the RocketFuel check-out systems, consumers will no longer have to enter credit card information or shipping details every time they want to buy online. Payment and shipping information will be handled automatically. Using the RocketFuel payment solution, credit card data will no longer be shared or transmitted and exposed online. Rather, payments will be made via 100% secure cryptocurrency conveyance or direct bank transfer on the blockchain.
Our corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to the financial statements as of March 31, 2021 which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. There were no changes to our significant accounting policies during the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the significant account policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021. Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon these financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. In the past, actual results have not been materially different from our estimates. However, results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Results of Operations
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 vs June 30, 2020
Revenues
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded revenues of $2,500 as a result of the amortization of deferred revenues of $10,000 recorded as of March 31, 2021 in connection with the execution of a contract with one customer. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we executed a contract with one customer having a one-year term from the date of execution (the “Contract Term”), that provided for the payment of $10,000 in the aggregate in connection with the implementation of our blockchain technology. In addition, the Contract Term provided for transaction processing using our blockchain technology with no fees during the Contract Term as an inducement to adopt our blockchain technology. We recorded the $10,000 fee as deferred revenue as of June 30, 2021 which will be amortized ratably over the Contract Term.
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we did not generate any revenue and had not yet commenced commercial operations.
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We anticipate that future revenues will continue to be generated from (i) fees charged in connection with the implementation of our blockchain technology; and (ii) ongoing daily transactional fees derived as a negotiated percentage of the transactional revenues earned by our merchant customers.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were $326,217 as compared with $3,605 for the prior year period, an increase of $322,612. The increase is primarily a result of the engagement of contract developers and the payroll expenses incurred in connection with the hiring of our full-time chief technology officer, all of whom were engaged in continued development of and improvements in our blockchain technology for payment processing.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were $880,874 as compared with $93,755 for the prior year period, an increase of $787,119. The increase is primarily a result of (i) legal fees incurred in connection with certain litigation costs; (ii) payroll expenses incurred in connection with the hiring of certain key management personnel; and (ii) stock-based compensation. We did not have any expenditures for litigation-related legal fees, payroll expenses or stock-based compensation during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash of $506,491 as compared to $800,331 as of March 31, 2020.
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we had net cash of $876,340 used in operating activities, which was composed primarily of (i) our net loss of $1,204,591 and (ii) increases in accounts receivable, prepaid and other current assets, and decreases in payable to related party of $10,000, $55,0000 and $19,145, respectively. The cash flows used in operating activities were partially offset by (i) stock-based compensation of $316,896 in connection with employee stock option grants, and (ii) an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $88,000. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we had net cash of $97,233 used in operating activities, which was composed of our net loss of $97,360 and offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $127 primarily for legal and accounting fees.
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we had net cash of $582,5000 provided by financing activities as a result of the issuance of 550,000 shares of our common stock to two private investors in connection with the exercise of warrants. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we had net cash of $478,750 provided by financing activities as a result of the issuance 478,750 shares of our common stock to a private investor.
During April 2021, we issued 500,000 shares of our common stock upon the exercise of warrants by one investor in consideration of gross cash proceeds of $500,000. During May 2021, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock upon the exercise of warrants by a second investor in consideration of gross cash proceeds of $82,500. There were no other stock options or warrants exercised during the three months ended June 30, 2021. There were no stock options or warrants exercised during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Our financial statements have been presented on the basis that we are a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we reported a net loss of $1,204,591, which included non-cash stock-based compensation of $316,896, and cash flows used in operating activities of $876,340. As a result, management believes that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We will require additional financing in order to continue to develop our product and execute on our business plan. However, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in raising the additional capital necessary to continue operations and execute on our business plan. Any potential future sale of equity or debt securities may result in dilution to our stockholders, and we cannot be certain that additional public or private financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are required to raise additional financing, but are unable to obtain such financing, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more aspects of our operations or business development activities.
Commitments
We do not have any long-term commitments as of June 30, 2021.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant economic disruption despite progress made in recent months in the development and distribution of vaccines. It has already disrupted global travel and supply chains and adversely impacted global commercial activity. Considerable uncertainty still surrounds COVID-19, the evolution of its variants, its potential long-term economic effects, as well as the effectiveness of any responses taken by government authorities and businesses and of various efforts to inoculate the global population. The travel restrictions, limits on hours of operations and/or closures of non-essential businesses, and other efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted business activity globally and there is uncertainty as to when these disruptions will fully subside.
Significant uncertainty continues to exist concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers’ and prospects’ business and operations in future periods. Although our total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were not materially impacted by COVID- 19, we believe our revenues may be negatively impacted in future periods until the effects of the pandemic have fully subsided and the current macroeconomic environment has substantially recovered. The uncertainty related to COVID-19 may also result in increased volatility in the financial projections we use as the basis for estimates and assumptions used in our financial statements. We have adapted our operations to meet the challenges of this uncertain and rapidly evolving situation, including establishing remote working arrangements for our employees, limiting non-essential business travel, and cancelling or shifting our customer, employee, and industry events to a virtual-only format for the foreseeable future. We have not received any government assistance from various relief packages available in countries where we operate, although we may do so in the future.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that may negatively impact our business in future periods include, but are not limited to: limitations on the ability of our customers to conduct their business, purchase our products and services, and make timely payments; curtailed consumer spending; deferred purchasing decisions; delayed consulting services implementations; and decreases in product licenses revenues driven by channel partners. We will continue to actively monitor the nature and extent of the impact to our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act were not effective as of June 30, 2021 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to (i) insufficient segregation of duties in the finance and accounting functions due to limited personnel; and (ii) inadequate corporate governance policies. In the future, subject to working capital limitations, we intend to take appropriate and reasonable steps to make improvements to remediate these deficiencies.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Other than as set forth below, we are not the subject of any pending legal proceedings; and to the knowledge of management, no proceedings are presently contemplated against us by any federal, state or local governmental agency. Further, to the knowledge of management, no director or executive officer is party to any action in which any has an interest adverse to us.
On October 8, 2020, we filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Joseph Page, our former director and chief technology officer. On January 13, 2021, the case was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas Division. The causes of action include securities fraud under Federal and California law; fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment under California law; and violation of California Business and Professions Code §17200 et seq.
We are seeking injunctive and declaratory relief as well as damages of at least $5.1 million. On May 29, 2019, Mr. Page resigned from our board. After his resignation, we retained independent patent counsel to review our patent applications. In connection with this review, we discovered certain deficiencies in some of the applications and in their assignments to us. We determined that all of the applications had been abandoned. Based on this review, we decided to refile three of our applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which we did in May 2020. It is our belief that the three newly filed patent applications cover and/or disclose the same subject matter as we disclosed in the five original patent applications. In this case, our rights may be subject to any intervening patent applications made after the dates of the original applications. In the lawsuit, we are alleging that Mr. Page was aware of the abandonments when he assigned the patents to RocketFuel Blockchain Company (“RBC”), a private corporation that he controlled, and that he failed to disclose to us the abandonments when we acquired RBC in exchange for shares of our Common Stock. Mr. Page has filed an answer denying our clams and has asserted cross- and counterclaims against us and several of our shareholders alleging breach of contract and fraud. We intend to vigorously contest these allegations.
On March 2, 2021, we filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Ellenhoff Grossman & Schole LLP (“EGS”) for negligence and legal malpractice, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. EGS had represented RBC prior to the Business Combination and represented us after the closing of the Business Combination through August 2019. In the litigation against Mr. Page, he has alleged that he provided information to an EGS partner that the patent applications had been abandoned and that EGS failed to inform RBC and us of the fact. We are seeking damages and the return of legal fees previously paid.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The Risk Factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021 continue to represent the most significant risks to the Company’s future results of operations and financial conditions, without further modification or amendment.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
We claimed exemption from registration under the Securities Act for the sales and issuances of securities in the following transactions under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulations D and S promulgated thereunder, in that such sales and issuances (i) did not involve a public offering, or (ii) were made to non-U.S. Persons and otherwise complied with Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act, or (iii) were made pursuant to Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, in that they were offered and sold either pursuant to written compensatory plans or pursuant to a written contract relating to compensation, as provided by Rule 701. All of the purchasers of unregistered securities for which we relied on Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D represented that they were accredited investors as defined under the Securities Act. We claimed such exemption on the basis that (a) the purchasers in each case represented that they intended to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof and that they either received adequate information about the registrant or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information and (b) appropriate legends were affixed to the stock certificates issued in such transactions.
On May 1, 2020, we issued a warrant to a private investor to purchase 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at $1.00 per share. The warrant expired on April 30, 2021. We also agreed that upon the full and timely exercise of this warrant, we would issue a second warrant for an additional 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $1.50 per share; this second warrant will have a term of 12 months from the date of issue. The first warrant was transferred to an affiliate of the private investor on November 17, 2021. From November 17, 2020 through April 20, 2021 the warrant holder exercised the first warrant providing for the issuance of 1,500,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,500,000. On April 26, we issued to the investor the second warrant, covering an additional 1,500,000 shares of our common stock, expiring April 26, 2022, with an exercise price of $1.50 per share.
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On February 25, 2021, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Triton Funds, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Triton” or the “Selling Stockholder,” which term also includes Triton’s successors and assigns under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Warrant). Under the Stock Purchase Agreement Triton, which is an unrelated third party, agreed to invest up to $1,000,000 through purchases of our Common Stock during the commitment period (which runs through December 31, 2022). During the commitment period, we may, in our sole discretion, deliver purchase notices to Triton stating the dollar amount of shares which we intend to sell to Triton, not to exceed $500,000 per purchase notice. The amount to be funded under a purchase notice will be the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased multiplied by the greater of (i) $1.65 or (ii) 80 percent of the lowest closing price of our Common Stock within 15 business days prior to the closing date for the purchase. The closing date for each purchase is five business days following the date of the corresponding purchase notice. In connection with these transactions, we paid Triton an administrative fee of $15,000.
Triton’s obligation to purchase Common Stock is conditioned on certain factors including, but not limited to, our having an effective S-1 registration statement in effect for resale of the Common Stock being purchased and Triton’s ownership not exceeding 4.99% of our issued and outstanding shares at any time.
In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, we also issued to Triton warrants to purchase, in one or more instalments, 800,000 shares of our Common Stock (the “Warrants”) at an exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $1.65 per share or (ii) 80 percent of the average closing price of our Common Stock over the 90-calendar day period preceding the Warrant exercise date, subject to adjustments. The Warrants terminate on February 25, 2026. If, at any time after the initial effective date of the S-1 registration statement filed in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and during the exercise period of the Warrants, there is no effective registration statement covering the Selling Stockholder’s immediate resale of the shares underlying the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), then Selling Stockholder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise of the Warrants. On May 5, 2021, Triton exercised 50,000 Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $82,500.
From January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we granted stock options under our 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, to issue up to an aggregate of 5,499,585 shares of our common stock to our employees, directors, and consultants, at a weighted average exercise price of $1.08 per share.
These transactions were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Regulations D and S thereunder.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 31.2 | Certification of the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document. | |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxomony Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter M. Jensen | |
| Peter M. Jensen | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Bennett J. Yankowitz | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
| Dated: August 16, 2021 | ||
| 25 |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Peter M. Jensen, hereby certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. (the “Company”);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: August 16, 2021 | |
| /s/ Peter M. Jensen | |
| Peter M. Jensen | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Bennett J. Yankowitz, hereby certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. (the “Company”);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: August 16, 2021 | |
| /s/ Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Peter M. Jensen, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: August 16, 2021 | |
| /s/ Peter M. Jensen | |
| Peter M. Jensen | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
This certification accompanies each report of the Company on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Bennett J. Yankowitz, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: August 16, 2021 | |
| /s/ Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
This certification accompanies each report of the Company on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Mar. 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | ||
| Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 0 |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Issued | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 24,988,416 | 24,438,416 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 24,988,416 | 24,438,416 |
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||
| Revenues | $ 2,500 | |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Research and development expenses | 326,217 | 3,605 |
| General and administrative expenses | 880,874 | 93,755 |
| Total operating expenses | 1,207,091 | 97,360 |
| Loss from operations | (1,207,091) | (97,360) |
| Net loss before provision for income taxes | (1,204,591) | (97,360) |
| Provision for income taxes | ||
| Net loss | $ (1,204,591) | $ (97,360) |
| Net loss per common share: | ||
| Basic and diluted | $ (0.05) | $ (0.00) |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||
| Basic and diluted | 24,868,416 | 23,118,194 |
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
|
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Net loss | $ (1,204,591) | $ (97,360) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities | ||
| Stock-based compensation in connection with stock option grants | 316,896 | |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||
| Accounts receivable | (10,000) | |
| Prepaid and other current assets | (55,000) | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 88,000 | 127 |
| Payable to related party | (19,145) | |
| Deferred revenue | 7,500 | |
| Net cash flows used in operating activities | (876,340) | (97,233) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of placement agent fee | 582,500 | 478,750 |
| Net cash flows provided by financing activities | 582,500 | 478,750 |
| Net change in cash | (293,840) | 381,517 |
| Cash at beginning of period | 800,331 | 7,838 |
| Cash at end of period | 506,491 | 389,355 |
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash flow information: | ||
| Income taxes paid | ||
Business |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Business | 1. Business
Our Corporate History
On June 27, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), RocketFuel Blockchain Company (“RBC”) and B4MC Gold Mines, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“B4MC” or the “Purchaser”), consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) made and entered into as of June 27, 2018 by and among RBC, the Purchaser and Gert Funk, Joseph Page, PacificWave Partners Limited, PacificWave Partners UK Ltd. and Saxton Capital Ltd (collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”, individually each a “Seller”).
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement the Sellers contributed, transferred, assigned and conveyed to B4MC all right, title and interest in and to one hundred percent (%) of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of RBC for an aggregate of shares of Common Stock, par value $ per share, of B4MC (the “Purchaser Common Stock”), (such transaction, the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, RBC became a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of B4MC. In September 2018 B4MC changed its name to RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. References to “we” and similar terms in this report are to B4MC after the consummation of the Business Transaction.
Prior to the Business Combination, B4MC was a “shell company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. As a result of the Business Combination, we have ceased to be a “shell company.”
The Business Combination was treated as a “reverse acquisition” of RBC for financial accounting purposes. RBC was considered the acquirer for accounting purposes, and the historical financial statements of BFMC before the Business Combination were replaced with the historical financial statements of RBC before the Business Combination in all future filings with the SEC. The Purchaser Common Stock issued to the Sellers in connection with the Business Combination have not been registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2), which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering, Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated by the SEC under that section. These shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. In this report, references to RocketFuel, the “Company,” “we” and similar terms are to B4MC following the consummation of the reverse acquisition. In September 2018 B4MC changed its name to RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc.
The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete. For further information, please refer to the copy of the Contribution Agreement included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K which was filed with the SEC on June 29, 2018. There are representations and warranties contained in the Contribution Agreement that were made by the parties to each other as of the date of execution. The assertions embodied in these representations and warranties were made solely for purposes of the Contribution Agreement and may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating their terms. Moreover, some representations and warranties may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date because they are subject to a contractual standard of materiality that is different from certain standards generally applicable to shareholders or were used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. For these reasons, investors should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Contribution Agreement as statements of factual information.
Business
We provide check-out and payment systems that securely automate and simplify the way online payment and shipping information is received by merchants from their customers. Our “one click” checkout solution is modeled on the “buy now” button on leading eCommerce sites. Our check-out systems are designed to enhance customers’ data protection, enabling consumers to pay for goods and services using cryptocurrencies or by direct transfers from their bank accounts without exposing spending credentials such as credit card data. At the same time, our check-out systems are designed to increase the speed, security and ease of use for both customers and merchants and include a merchant portal that provides detailed transactions and metrics about payments received by the merchant. Our system also includes a customer portal where shoppers are able to track their payments, configure payment defaults and connect with various cryptocurrency exchanges and banks to facilitate payment to merchants. Merchants are able to integrate a unique pop-up user interface that allows customers to pay directly from their ecommerce checkout page with no need to redirect to another website or web page.
ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
Our merchant portal is updated instantly when a payment transaction is made on the merchant website. The merchant is notified of the transaction and can see the transaction details, including the customer that made the transaction, the transaction amount and the transaction items. This information is added to the merchant dashboard where various metrics are tracked and displayed to the merchant, including information about the various cryptocurrencies that are used for payments to that merchant and the different currencies received by the merchant as payment. In addition to various metrics, merchants are able to see a variety of reports, and are able to configure various options including settlement options from their portal.
Customers of merchants that use the RocketFuel payment solution are able to track their payments in their online portal. They are also able to track payments they made to all the merchants that are integrated with the RocketFuel payment technology within one consolidated user portal. They are currently able to connect to their accounts on Coinbase, and in the future we plan to add connectivity to Binance, Kraken, Gemini and other exchanges. They can also pay from any cryptocurrency wallet. Customers are able to pay from bank accounts as well. These customers are able to make payment with any of these payment options with 1, 2, or 3 clicks from the merchant checkout page. By default, these customers can choose from dozens of cryptocurrencies to pay from.
Our payment user interface allows customers to easily onboard as well as to pay for merchants’ products or services with a variety of cryptocurrencies or via bank transfers. The user interface is displayed as a stand-alone popup that allows the creation of new accounts as well as payment directly from crypto exchanges, crypto wallets, and bank accounts, with no redirects to browser tabs or pages. This can be integrated as a plugin on the merchant checkout page or as a browser extension. The plugin, which we are currently developing, will come integrated with popular ecommerce platforms including WooCommerce, Shopify, Prestashop and others. The browser extension is integrated with popular browsers including Chrome, Chromium, Opera, Firefox, and Edge. The payment interface is designed for both web and mobile checkout experiences. Merchants are able to integrate the RocketFuel payment interface to their checkout page with software development kits (SDKs) that are available via the merchant portal. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are also available to the merchant for deeper integration into backend systems, ERP platforms, and other third-party platforms.
The RocketFuel payment solution utilizes a variety of blockchains in its execution including Bitcoin, Ethereum and others where the payment transactions are stored. A significant benefit of this technology is that the entire shopping cart checkout process will be accomplished via a distributed ledger or “blockchain,” meaning that merchant websites will no longer be required to operate complex payment and check-out infrastructures.
Our solution is designed to be implemented on an eCommerce site’s check-out page. The technology will also be used for different scenarios, including paying for services, paying invoices, and other payment strategies. In addition, we anticipate that a future version of our payment system will allow for advertisements in which the entire check out process is embedded on third party websites where sales may be completely finalized. Thus, our technology will enable eCommerce strategies that can include advertisements with a fully integrated check-out process. We believe that this has never before been accomplished on any eCommerce platform. We believe that such advertisements could provide significant new sales channels to retailers that are simply not possible with legacy check-out solutions. We also believe that transactions costs on our system will be significantly less expensive than the cost of credit-card transactions.
The RocketFuel check-out solution is based on a streamlined one- to-three-click check-out process for eCommerce purchases. The system is designed to operate identically across merchant channels with all participating merchants. eCommerce merchants are able to encode their check-out protocol to support our technology and the merchants will no longer have to administer complex check-out and payment gateways at their eCommerce websites. At the same time, consumers are able to experience enhanced data protection opportunities and significantly improved convenience.
With the RocketFuel check-out systems, consumers will no longer have to enter credit card information or shipping details every time they want to buy online. Payment and shipping information will be handled automatically. Using the RocketFuel payment solution, credit card data will no longer be shared or transmitted and exposed online. Rather, payments will be made via 100% secure cryptocurrency conveyance or direct bank transfer on the blockchain.
Our corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California. |
Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation | 2. Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which we consider necessary, for a fair presentation of those financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2021 may not necessarily be indicative of results that may be expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal year. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 22, 2021.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, and that affect the amounts reported in our unaudited condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to the audited financial statements as of March 31, 2021 which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on July 22, 2021.
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Going Concern |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Going Concern | 3. Going Concern
Our financial statements have been presented on the basis that we are a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We incorporated our business on January 12, 2018, the date of our inception, and commenced commercial operations in March 2021. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we reported a net loss of $1,204,591, which included as a component of general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations a non-cash stock-based compensation charge of $, and cash flows used in operating activities of $876,340. As a result, management believes that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We will require additional financing to continue to develop our product and execute on our business plan. However, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in raising the additional capital necessary to continue operations and execute on our business plan. During the three months ended June 30, 2021 we raised $582,500 through the exercise of common stock purchase warrants from two investors. We have used and plan to continue using the net proceeds of the private placement and warrant exercise to recruit key management and operational personnel, to retain software and blockchain developers and to develop our blockchain based check-out solution. Management believes the funding from the private placement, the exercise of the common stock purchase warrant, and the growth strategy actions executed and planned for execution could contribute to our ability to mitigate any substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
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New Accounting Pronouncements |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract] | |
| New Accounting Pronouncements | 4. New Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting and reporting. We believe that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows when implemented. |
Related Party Transactions |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
| Related Party Transactions | 5. Related Party Transactions
During the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, our chief financial officer was affiliated with legal counsel who provided us with general legal services (the “Affiliate”). We recorded legal fees paid to the Affiliate of $24,160 and $5,503 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 we had $16,330 and $35,475, respectively, payable to the Affiliate.
In May 2021, we paid an affiliate of our executive chairman $3,000 to provide website-related services.
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Deferred Revenue |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract] | |
| Deferred Revenue | 6. Deferred Revenue
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded revenues of $2,500 as a result of the amortization of deferred revenues of $10,000 recorded as of March 31, 2021 in connection with the execution of a contract with one customer. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we executed a contract with one customer having a one-year term from the date of execution (the “Contract Term”), that provided for the payment of $10,000 in the aggregate in connection with the implementation of our blockchain technology. In addition, the Contract Term provided for transaction processing using our blockchain technology with no fees during the Contract Term as an inducement to adopt our blockchain technology. We included the $10,000 fee as deferred revenue as of June 30, 2021 which will be amortized ratably over the Contract Term. As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, we recorded total deferred revenue of $17,500 and $10,000, respectively.
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Income Taxes |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | 7. Income Taxes
We are required to file federal and state income tax returns in the United States. The preparation of these tax returns requires us to interpret the applicable tax laws and regulations in effect in such jurisdictions, which could affect the amount of tax paid by us. In consultation with our tax advisors, we base our tax returns on interpretations that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The tax returns, however, are subject to routine reviews by the various federal and state taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which we file tax returns. As part of these reviews, a taxing authority may disagree with respect to the income tax positions taken by us (“uncertain tax positions”) and, therefore, may require us to pay additional taxes. As required under applicable accounting rules, we accrue an amount for our estimate of additional income tax liability, including interest and penalties, which we could incur as a result of the ultimate or effective resolution of the uncertain tax positions. We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized.
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
We had no income tax credits for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was 21.0%. We have estimated our provision for income taxes in accordance with the Tax Act and guidance available as of the date of this filing but have kept the full valuation allowance. |
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Equity [Abstract] | |
| Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | 8. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
On January 9, 2020, we sold shares of our common stock to a private investor, resulting in cash proceeds of $10,000. On February 13, 2020, we sold shares of our common stock to a private investor, resulting in cash proceeds of $11,250.
On April 29, 2020, we entered into a subscription agreement with a private investor for the purchase of shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $ per share, resulting in cash proceeds of $478,750. This transaction was a part of a private placement of shares of common stock. We paid a placement fee of $50,000 in connection with these transactions.
On May 1, 2020, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share (the “First Warrant”). The warrant expired on April 30, 2021. The Company also agreed that upon the full and timely exercise of the First Warrant, it would issue a second warrant for an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.50 per share having a term of 12 months from the date of issue (the “Second Warrant”). The First Warrant was transferred to an affiliate of the original holder in November 2021. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the warrant holder exercised warrants from the First Warrant to purchase 1,100,000 shares of our common stock of which (i) shares of our common stock were issued in consideration of gross proceeds of $1,000,000 prior to March 31, 2021; and (ii) shares of our common stock, for which we received notice of exercise on March 31, 2021, were issued in April 2021 in consideration of gross proceeds of $100,000. Additionally, the warrant holder exercised the First Warrant for the remaining 400,000 shares of our common stock in April 2021 in consideration of gross proceeds of $400,000. On April 26, 2021 we issued the Second Warrant to the holder. On August 6, 2021, we agreed to amend the terms of the Second Warrant to increase the number of shares purchasable to 2,250,000 and to reduce the exercise price to $1.00 per share. The investor also agreed to exercise the Second Warrant as amended with respect at least 100,000 shares by August 20, 2021
On August 24, 2020, we issued shares of our Common Stock to a consultant in lieu of cash for services. The common stock was valued at $162,000, or $ per share, based on an independent appraisal.
On February 25, 2021, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Triton Funds, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Triton” or the “Selling Stockholder,” which term also includes Triton’s successors and assigns under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Warrant). Under the Stock Purchase Agreement Triton, which is an unrelated third party, agreed to invest up to $1,000,000 through purchases of our Common Stock during the commitment period (which runs through December 31, 2022). During the commitment period, we may, in our sole discretion, deliver purchase notices to Triton stating the dollar amount of shares which we intend to sell to Triton, not to exceed $500,000 per purchase notice. The amount to be funded under a purchase notice will be the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased multiplied by the greater of (i) $ or (ii) 80 percent of the lowest closing price of our Common Stock within 15 business days prior to the closing date for the purchase. The closing date for each purchase is five business days following the date of the corresponding purchase notice. As of June 30, 2021, we have not issued any purchase notices pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. In connection with these transactions, we paid Triton an administrative fee of $15,000.
Triton’s obligation to purchase Common Stock is conditioned on certain factors including, but not limited to, our having an effective S-1 registration statement in effect for resale of the Common Stock being purchased and Triton’s ownership not exceeding 4.99% of our issued and outstanding shares at any time.
In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, we also issued to Triton warrants to purchase, in one or more instalments, 800,000 shares of our Common Stock (the “Warrants”) at an exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $ per share or (ii) 80 percent of the average closing price of our Common Stock over the 90-calendar day period preceding the Warrant exercise date, subject to adjustments. The Warrants terminate on February 25, 2026. If, at any time after the initial effective date of the S-1 registration statement filed in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and during the exercise period of the Warrants, there is no effective registration statement covering the Selling Stockholder’s immediate resale of the shares underlying the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), then Selling Stockholder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise of the Warrants. On May 5, 2021, Triton exercised 50,000 Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $82,500.
ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
From January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we granted stock options under our 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, to issue up to an aggregate of shares of our common stock to our employees, directors, and consultants, at a weighted average exercise price of $per share.
On February 15, 2021, we issued a warrant to purchase 265,982 shares of our common stock to our chief executive officer at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.
All of these transactions were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Regulations D or S, or Rule 701, thereunder.
As of June 30, 2021, and March 31, 2021, we had shares and shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
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| Employment Agreements | 9. Employment Agreements
Gert Funk
Mr. Funk has received a grant of options to purchase shares of our Common Stock. Vesting of the options will be accelerated upon a change of control.
He will also receive a cash bonus equal to 2.5% of the net proceeds (i.e., adjusted for our costs) of any initial exchange offering (IEO), token generation event (TGE) or similar financing (a “Token Transaction”) completed on or before the date that is 12 months after the formal acceptance by the Board of a proposal for a Token Transaction (including a start date, milestones and responsibilities). In the event the Board decides to cancel the Token Transaction, Mr. Funk and the Board shall agree upon a mutually acceptable bonus structure in lieu of the foregoing.
Peter M. Jensen
Mr. Jensen’s employment agreement initially provided for a base salary of $7,500 per month, which was to increase to $20,000 per month once we had received gross proceeds of at least $2,000,000 in subsequent equity round financings. Our Board determined that the conditions for the salary increase occurred on February 1, 2021. He is also entitled to a performance bonus of $25,000 per calendar quarter based on his achieving quarterly financial and business objectives and milestones to be determined by our board of directors. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, we recorded bonus expense for Mr. Jensen in the amount of $37,500 of which $12,500 was paid in March 2021 and $25,000 was paid in May 2021.
Mr. Jensen also received a grant of options to purchase shares of our Common Stock. Vesting of the options will be accelerated upon a change of control.
Bennett J. Yankowitz
Mr. Yankowitz’s employment agreement provides for a base salary of $5,833 per month on the basis of a commitment of 20 hours per week. He is also entitled to a performance bonus of $7,500 per calendar quarter based on his achieving quarterly business objectives and milestones. In March 2021 he also received a grant of options to purchase shares of our Common Stock. of the options will become fully vested and exercisable upon the achievement of business objectives and milestones. In addition, vesting of the options will be accelerated upon a change of control. |
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| Stock-Based Compensation | 10. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Option Plan
On August 8, 2018, the Board and stockholders holding a majority of our voting power approved the RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which plan enables us to make awards that qualify as performance-based compensation. Under the terms of the 2018 Plan, the options will (i) be incentive stock options, (ii) have an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant as determined by an independent valuation by a qualified appraiser, (iii) have a term of years, (iv) vest and become exercisable pursuant to the terms set forth in the grantees stock option agreement, (v) be subject to the exercise, forfeiture and termination provisions set forth in the 2018 Plan and (vi) otherwise be evidenced by and subject to the terms of our standard form of stock option agreement. We initially reserved shares of our common stock for issuance in connection with awards under the plan. On September 15, 2020 and March 18, 2021, our board of directors unanimously resolved to amend the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock available for grant to shares and shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 there were shares and shares, respectively, of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we had not yet solicited votes from our stockholders to approve the increase in the number of shares of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan.
Service-Based Stock Option Grants
From August 8, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we granted service-based options to employees and consultants, pursuant to the 2018 Plan, exercisable into a total of shares of our common stock. In determining the fair value of the service-based options granted during the period from August 8, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we utilized the Black-Scholes pricing model utilizing the following assumptions:
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we granted service-based options to one employee, pursuant to the 2018 Plan, exercisable into a total of shares of our common stock. In determining the fair value of the service-based options granted during the three months June 30, 2021, we utilized the Black-Scholes pricing model utilizing the following assumptions:
ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 there were shares and shares, respectively, of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. There were no options granted, exercised or cancelled/forfeited during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2021 of $ and the exercise price of each in-the-money option) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on June 30, 2021. There were service-based stock options exercised under the 2018 Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded stock-based compensation expense for service-based stock options pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the amount of $ and $, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, we had $ of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to service-based stock options.
Performance-Based Stock Option Grants
We also granted performance-based options pursuant to the 2018 Plan to Rohan Hall, our chief technology officer, which are exercisable into shares of our common stock subject to certain designated milestones. On March 18, 2021, our Board of Directors determined that Mr. Hall earned all of the performance-based options effective February 1, 2021.
ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2021 of $1.45 and the exercise price of each in-the-money option) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on June 30, 2021. There were performance-based stock options exercised under the 2018 Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded performance-based compensation expense for performance-based stock options pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the amount of $ and $, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, we had $ of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to performance-based stock options.
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| Legal Proceedings | 11. Legal Proceedings
Other than as set forth below, we are not the subject of any pending legal proceedings; and to the knowledge of management, no proceedings are presently contemplated against us by any federal, state or local governmental agency. Further, to the knowledge of management, no director or executive officer is party to any action in which any has an interest adverse to us.
On October 8, 2020, we filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Joseph Page, our former director and chief technology officer. On January 13, 2021, the case was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas Division. The causes of action include securities fraud under Federal and California law; fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment under California law; and violation of California Business and Professions Code §17200 et seq.
We are seeking injunctive and declaratory relief as well as damages of at least $5.1 million. On May 29, 2019, Mr. Page resigned from our board. After his resignation, we retained independent patent counsel to review our patent applications. In connection with this review, we discovered certain deficiencies in some of the applications and in their assignments to us. We determined that all of the applications had been abandoned. Based on this review, we decided to refile three of our applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which we did in May 2020. It is our belief that the three newly filed patent applications cover and/or disclose the same subject matter as we disclosed in the five original patent applications. In this case, our rights may be subject to any intervening patent applications made after the dates of the original applications. In the lawsuit, we are alleging that Mr. Page was aware of the abandonments when he assigned the patents to RocketFuel Blockchain Company (“RBC”), a private corporation that he controlled, and that he failed to disclose to us the abandonments when we acquired RBC in exchange for shares of our Common Stock. Mr. Page has filed an answer denying our clams and has asserted cross- and counterclaims against us and several of our shareholders alleging breach of contract and fraud. Mr. Page is seeking damages and declaratory relief. We intend to vigorously contest these allegations.
On March 2, 2021, we filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (“EGS”) for negligence and legal malpractice, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. EGS had represented RBC prior to the Business Combination and represented us after the closing of the Business Combination through August 2019. In the litigation against Mr. Page, he has alleged that he provided information to an EGS partner that the patent applications had been abandoned and that EGS failed to inform RBC and us of the fact. We are seeking damages and the return of legal fees previously paid. |
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| Subsequent Events | 12. Subsequent Events
We evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when we issued these financial statements and, other than the matters discussed below, we did not have any other material recognizable subsequent events during this period.
Modification of G Kapital Warrant
On April 26, 2021, we issued a warrant to G Kapital AsP (“G Kapital”) to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share (the “Second Warrant”). The Second Warrant expires on April 26, 2022. On August 6, 2021, we agreed to amend the terms of the Second Warrant to increase the number of shares purchasable to 2,250,000 of our common stock and to reduce the exercise price to $1.00 per share. G Kapital also agreed to exercise the Second Warrant, as amended, with respect of at least 100,000 shares of our common stock no later than August 20, 2021.
Geneva Roth Convertible Note Transaction
On August 4, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc., an accredited investor (“Geneva Roth”), pursuant to which we sold Geneva Roth a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $130,000 (the “Note”). The Note accrues interest at a rate of 8% per annum and has a maturity date of August 4, 2022.
We have the right to prepay the Note at any time during the first 180 days the note is outstanding at the rate of (a) 110% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest, during the first 30 days the Note is outstanding, (b) 115% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest between days 31 and 60 after the issuance date of the Note, (c) 120% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest between days 61 and 150 after the issuance date of the Note, and (d) 125% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest between days 151 and 180 after the issuance date of the Note. The Note may not be prepaid after the 180th day following the issuance date.
Geneva Roth may in its option, at any time beginning 180 days after the date of the Note, convert the outstanding principal and interest on the Note into shares of our common stock at a conversion price per share equal to 65% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of our common stock during the 10 days trading days prior to the date of conversion. We agreed to reserve a number of shares of our common stock equal to 4.5 times the number of shares of common stock which may be issuable upon conversion of the Note at all times.
The Note provides for standard and customary events of default such as failing to timely make payments under the Note when due, our failure to timely comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, reporting requirements and the failure to maintain a listing on the OTC Markets. The interest rate on the Note increases to 22% upon the occurrence of an event of default. The Note also contains customary positive and negative covenants. The Note includes penalties and damages payable to Geneva Roth in the event we do not comply with the terms of the Note, including in the event we do not issue shares of common stock to Geneva Roth upon conversion of the Note within the time periods set forth therein. Additionally, upon the occurrence of certain defaults, as described in the Note, we are required to pay Geneva Roth liquidated damages in addition to the amount owed under the Note (including in some cases up to 200% of the amount of the Note and in other cases the value of the shares which Geneva Roth could have been issued upon the full conversion of the Note after including default fees equal to 150% of the amount of the Note).
The Note includes a most favored nations provision which allows Geneva Roth the right to modify the Note to provide for any more favorable terms offered in any future financing transaction, subject to certain limited exceptions.
At no time may the Note be converted into shares of our common stock if such conversion would result in Geneva Roth and its affiliates owning an aggregate of in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock.
We hope to repay the Geneva Roth Note prior to any conversion. In the event that the Note is not repaid in cash in its entirety, our shareholders may suffer significant dilution if, and to the extent that, the balance of the Note is converted into common stock. |
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| Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 24,988,416 | 24,438,416 | |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | |
| Contribution Agreement [Member] | B Four M C Gold Mines Inc [Member] | |||
| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum | 100.00% | ||
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 17,001,312 | ||
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.001 | ||
| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 100.00% |
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| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | $ 1,204,591 | $ 97,360 |
| Stock-based compensation | (316,896) | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | 876,340 | $ 97,233 |
| Subscription Agreement [Member] | Private Placement [Member] | ||
| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | ||
| Proceeds from private placement | $ 582,500 | |
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| Legal Fees | $ 24,160 | $ 5,503 | ||
| Due to Related Parties, Current | $ 16,330 | $ 35,475 | ||
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| Due to affiliate | $ 3,000 | |||
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| Revenue | $ 2,500 | ||
| Deferred revenue | 17,500 | $ 10,000 | |
| Deferred revenue | 10,000 | ||
| Deferred revenue | 17,500 | $ 10,000 | |
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| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||
| Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 10,000 | ||
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| Income tax statutory rate | 21.00% | 21.00% |
Employment Agreements (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ 144,830 | $ 232,830 |
| Gert Funk [Member] | ||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | ||
| Number of options granted | 500,000 | |
| Stock option description | The options will be issued under our 2018 Plan. The options will (i) be incentive stock options, (ii) have an exercise price equal to $1.08 per share, which is the fair market value per share of our Common Stock on March 15, 2021, as determined by an independent valuation by a qualified appraiser, (iii) have a term of 10 years, (iv) vest and become exercisable as to 1/48th of the shares subject to the options on the 15th day of each calendar month during the term of his employment agreement, commencing on April 15, 2021, (v) be subject to the exercise, forfeiture and termination provisions set forth in the Plan and (vi) otherwise be evidenced by and subject to the terms of our standard form of stock option agreement. | |
| Options exercise price | $ 1.08 | |
| Options term | 10 years | |
| Cash bonus percentage | 2.50% | |
| Peter M Jensen [Member] | ||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | ||
| Number of options granted | 2,393,842 | |
| Stock option description | The options will be issued under our 2018 Plan. The options will (i) be incentive stock options, (ii) have an exercise price equal to $1.08 per share, which is the fair market value per share of our Common Stock on September 15, 2020, as determined by an independent valuation by a qualified appraiser, (iii) have a term of 10 years, (iv) vest and become exercisable as to 1/48th of the shares subject to the options on the 15th day of each calendar month during the term of his employment agreement, commencing on October 15, 2020, (v) be subject to the exercise, forfeiture and termination provisions set forth in the Plan and (vi) otherwise be evidenced by and subject to the terms of our standard form of stock option agreement. | |
| Options exercise price | $ 1.08 | |
| Options term | 10 years | |
| Performance bonus | 12,500 | $ 37,500 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ 25,000 | |
| Peter M Jensen [Member] | Employment Agreement [Member] | ||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | ||
| Base salary | 7,500 | |
| Salary per month | 20,000 | |
| Proceeds from Other Equity | 2,000,000 | |
| Performance bonus | $ 25,000 | |
| Mr. Bennett J. Yankowitz [Member] | ||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | ||
| Number of options granted | 500,000 | |
| Stock option description | The options will be issued under our 2018 Plan. The options will (i) be incentive stock options, (ii) have an exercise price equal $1.08 per share, which is the fair market value per share of our Common Stock on March 1, 2001, as determined by an independent valuation by a qualified appraiser, (iii) have a term of 10 years, (iv) vest and become exercisable as to 1/48th of the shares subject to the options on the 1st day of each calendar month during the term of his employment agreement, commencing on April 1, 2021, (v) be subject to the exercise, forfeiture and termination provisions set forth in the Plan and (vi) otherwise be evidenced by and subject to the terms of our standard form of stock option agreement. | |
| Options exercise price | $ 1.08 | |
| Options term | 10 years | |
| Number of options vested and exercisable | 250,000 | |
| Mr. Bennett J. Yankowitz [Member] | Employment Agreement [Member] | ||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | ||
| Base salary | $ 5,833 | |
| Performance bonus | $ 7,500 |
Legal Proceedings (Details Narrative) $ in Millions |
Oct. 08, 2020
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 5.1 |
Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
Aug. 04, 2021 |
Aug. 20, 2021 |
Aug. 06, 2021 |
Apr. 26, 2021 |
May 01, 2020 |
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| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right | 1,500,000 | ||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ 1.00 | ||||
| Second Warrant [Member] | |||||
| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right | 1,500,000 | ||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ 1.50 | ||||
| Second Warrant [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||||
| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right | 100,000 | ||||
| Second Warrant [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | |||||
| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right | 2,250,000 | ||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ 1.00 | ||||
| G Kapital AsP [Member] | Second Warrant [Member] | |||||
| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right | 1,500,000 | ||||
| Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ 1.50 | ||||
| Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | |||||
| Entity Listings [Line Items] | |||||
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 130,000 | ||||
| Debt interst rate | 8.00% | ||||
| Debt maturity date | Aug. 04, 2022 | ||||
| Debt payment terms | We have the right to prepay the Note at any time during the first 180 days the note is outstanding at the rate of (a) 110% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest, during the first 30 days the Note is outstanding, (b) 115% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest between days 31 and 60 after the issuance date of the Note, (c) 120% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest between days 61 and 150 after the issuance date of the Note, and (d) 125% of the unpaid principal amount of the Note plus interest between days 151 and 180 after the issuance date of the Note. The Note may not be prepaid after the 180th day following the issuance date. | ||||
| Debt conversion description | Geneva Roth may in its option, at any time beginning 180 days after the date of the Note, convert the outstanding principal and interest on the Note into shares of our common stock at a conversion price per share equal to 65% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of our common stock during the 10 days trading days prior to the date of conversion. We agreed to reserve a number of shares of our common stock equal to 4.5 times the number of shares of common stock which may be issuable upon conversion of the Note at all times. | ||||
| Debt conversion, converted instrument, rate | 4.99% |