10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒	Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023
☐	Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 001-39187

CleanSpark, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	87-0449945
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10624 S. Eastern Ave, Suite A -638

Henderson, Nevada 89052

(Address of principal executive offices)

(702) 989-7692

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 _____________________________________________________________

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CLSK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days

☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

☐ Large accelerated filer	☒ Accelerated filer
☐ Non-accelerated Filer	☐  Smaller reporting company
	☐  Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 198,064,754 shares as of February 8, 2024.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1:	Financial Statements	5
Item 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	6
Item 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	16
Item 4:	Controls and Procedures	16
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1:	Legal Proceedings	18
Item 1A:	Risk Factors	18
Item 2:	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	18
Item 3:	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	18
Item 4:	Mine Safety Disclosures	18
Item 5:	Other Information	18
Item 6:	Exhibits	19

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, future hash rate capacity, industry and business trends, equity compensation, business strategy, plans, market growth and our objectives for future operations.

The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:

•our ability to achieve profitability, and to maintain profitability, in the future;

•high volatility in the value attributable to our business;

•the rapidly changing regulatory and legal environment in which we operate, which may lead to unknown future challenges to operating our business or which may subject our business to added costs and/or uncertainty regarding our ability to operate;

•the availability of financing opportunities, risks associated with economic conditions;

•economic dependence on regulated terms of service and power rates;

•dependency on continued growth in blockchain and bitcoin usage;

•security and cybersecurity threats and hacks;

•dependency on third parties to maintain our cold and hot wallets that hold our bitcoin;

•changes to bitcoin mining difficulty;

•our reliance on a limited number of key employees;

•changes in network and infrastructure;

•our ability to successfully integrate our newly acquired operations;

•the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;

•our ability to execute on our business strategy;

•our ability to remediate the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting included in Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023;

•our ability to resolve open comments from the SEC on our public filings and any changes to our disclosures as a result of the resolution of such matters;

•risks relating to our potential establishment of an in-house function to trade bitcoin for our own account on the bitcoin we have mined, and hedge risk relating to our bitcoin holdings; and

•other risks described in the Company's prior press releases and in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the headings "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual

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Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any subsequent filings with the SEC.

The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the understanding that our actual future results, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise stated or the context requires otherwise, references to “CleanSpark,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to CleanSpark, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

GENERAL

We encourage investors and others interested in CleanSpark to review the information that we make available on our website at https://www.cleanspark.com/investor-relations, in addition to our filings with the SEC, webcasts, press releases and conference calls. Information contained on our website is not part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

All reports we file with the SEC are available for download free of charge via the Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) System on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We also make electronic copies of our reports available for download, free of charge, through our website at https://www.cleanspark.com/investor-relations/ as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such material with the SEC. Information contained on our website is not part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q are as follows:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 (unaudited) and September 30, 2023;	F-1
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited);	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited);	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited);	F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).	F-9

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 1, 2023.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and the SEC instructions to Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the interim period ended December 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the full year.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in thousands, except par value and share amounts)

	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash	$	48,458	$	29,215
Accounts receivable, net		—		5
Inventory		732		809
Prepaid expense and other current assets		2,971		12,034
Bitcoin (See Note 2 and Note 5)		126,951		56,241
Derivative investment asset		1,454		2,697
Investment in debt security, AFS, at fair value		755		726
Current assets held for sale		384		445
Total current assets	$	181,705	$	102,172
Property and equipment, net	$	637,481	$	564,395
Operating lease right of use asset		647		688
Intangible assets, net		4,089		4,603
Deposits on miners and mining equipment		25,048		75,959
Other long-term asset		5,718		5,718
Goodwill		8,043		8,043
Total assets	$	862,731	$	761,578
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	33,415	$	65,577
Current portion of operating lease liability		176		181
Current portion of finance lease liability		96		130
Current portion of long-term loans payable		7,421		6,992
Dividends payable		579		—
Current liabilities held for sale		706		1,175
Total current liabilities	$	42,393	$	74,055
Long-term liabilities
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		474		519
Finance lease liability, net of current portion		—		9
Loans payable, net of current portion		7,047		8,911
Deferred income taxes		2,256		857
Total liabilities	$	52,170	$	84,351

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

($ in thousands, except par value and share amounts)

	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock; $0.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 185,554,611 and 160,184,921 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		186			160
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; Series A shares; 2,000,000 authorized; 1,750,000 and 1,750,000 issued and outstanding, respectively		2			2
Additional paid-in capital		1,113,248			1,009,482
Accumulated other comprehensive income		255			226
Accumulated deficit		(303,130	)		(332,643	)
Total stockholders' equity		810,561			677,227
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	862,731		$	761,578

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

	For the three months ended
	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Revenues, net
Bitcoin mining revenue, net	$	73,786		$	27,746
Other services revenue		—			73
Total revenues, net	$	73,786		$	27,819
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		28,896			20,416
Professional fees		1,572			2,831
Payroll expenses		15,321			9,802
General and administrative expenses		5,003			3,724
Loss on disposal of assets		677			—
Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net (see Note 2 and Note 5)		(36,041	)		—
Other impairment expense (related to bitcoin)		—			83
Realized loss on sale of bitcoin		—			517
Depreciation and amortization		29,847			19,329
Total costs and expenses	$	45,275		$	56,702
Income (loss) from operations		28,511			(28,883	)
Other income (expense)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		—			485
Unrealized loss on derivative security		(1,243	)		(1,271	)
Interest income		586			70
Interest expense		(546	)		(889	)
Total other (expense) income	$	(1,203	)	$	(1,605	)
Income (loss) before income tax expense		27,308			(30,488	)
Income tax expense		1,399			—
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	25,909		$	(30,488	)
Discontinued operations
Income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	1,457
Income tax expense		—			—
Income on discontinued operations	$	—		$	1,457
Net income (loss)	$	25,909		$	(29,031	)
Preferred stock dividends		579			—
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	25,330		$	(29,031	)
Other comprehensive income		29			29
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	25,359		$	(29,002	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Continued)

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

	For the three months ended
	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share - basic	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share - diluted	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		180,783,535		66,395,174
Income (loss) on discontinued operations per common share - basic	$	-	$	0.02
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Income (loss) on discontinued operations per common share - diluted	$	-	$	0.02
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		180,783,535		67,400,334

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share amounts)

For the three months ended December 31, 2023

	Preferred Stock				Common Stock						Additional Paid-in			Accumulated Other Comprehensive		Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Capital			Income		Deficit			Equity
Balance, September 30, 2023		1,750,000	$	2		160,184,921		$	160		$	1,009,482		$	226	$	(332,643	)	$	677,227
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (See Note 2)		—		—		—			—			—			—		4,183			4,183
Options and restricted stock units issued for services		—		—		1,441,152			2			9,951			—		—			9,953
Shares withheld for net settlement of restricted stock units related to tax withholdings		—		—		(553,390	)		(1	)		(5,532	)		—		—			(5,533	)
Exercise of options		—		—		6,096			—			36			—		—			36
Shares issued under equity offering, net of offering costs		—		—		24,475,832			25			99,311			—		—			99,336
Preferred stock dividends		—		—		—			—			—			—		(579	)		(579	)
Net income		—		—		—			—			—			—		25,909			25,909
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—			—			—			29		—			29
Balance, December 31, 2023		1,750,000	$	2		185,554,611		$	186		$	1,113,248		$	255	$	(303,130	)	$	810,561

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share amounts)

For the three months ended December 31, 2022

	Preferred Stock				Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated Other Comprehensive		Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Income		Deficit			Equity
Balance, September 30, 2022		1,750,000	$	2		55,661,337	$	56	$	599,898	$	110	$	(196,054	)	$	404,012
Options and restricted stock units issued for services		—		—		11,210		—		5,878		—		—			5,878
Shares issued for business acquisition		—		—		1,590,175		2		4,801		—		—			4,803
Shares issued under equity offering, net of offering costs		—		—		14,481,208		14		41,330		—		—			41,344
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—		—		(29,031	)		(29,031	)
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		29		—			29
Balance, December 31, 2022		1,750,000	$	2		71,743,930	$	72	$	651,907	$	139	$	(225,085	)	$	427,035

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(Unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Income (loss)	$	25,909		$	(29,031	)
Less: Income from discontinued operations		—			(1,457	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Impairment of bitcoin		—			83
Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net (see Note 2)		(36,041	)		—
Realized gain on sale of bitcoin		—			517
Bitcoin issued for services		265			134
Unrealized loss on derivative asset		1,243			1,271
Gain on fair value of contingent consideration		—			(485	)
Non-cash lease expense		41			79
Stock based compensation		9,953			5,878
Depreciation and amortization		29,847			19,329
Provision for bad debts		53			70
Amortization of debt discount		27			1
Loss on disposal of assets		677			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Mining of bitcoin		(73,786	)		(27,746	)
Proceeds from sale of bitcoin		—			34,067
Increase (Decrease) in operating lease liabilities		(50	)		56
(Decrease) Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(8,255	)		3,265
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,010			1,862
Decrease (Increase) in accounts receivables		5			(73	)
Decrease (Increase) in inventory		77			(176	)
Increase in deferred income taxes		1,399			—
Long-term deposits paid		—			(2,941	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from Continuing Operations	$	(39,626	)	$	4,703
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of Discontinued Operations		(408	)		412
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(40,034	)	$	5,115
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Payments on miners (including deposits)	$	(48,858	)	$	(31,540	)
Purchase of fixed assets		(27,503	)		(4,953	)
Proceeds from sale of bitcoin		43,035			—
Proceeds from sale of miners		508			—
Acquisition of Mawson		—			(22,518	)
Net cash used in investing activities - Continuing Operations	$	(32,818	)	$	(59,011	)
Net cash provided by investing activities - Discontinued Operations		—			2,523
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(32,818	)	$	(56,488	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Continued)
(Unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Payments on loans	$	(1,701	)	$	(8,430	)
Payments on finance leases		(43	)		(93	)
Refund of loan commitment fee		—			150
Payments of taxes on shares withheld for net settlement of restricted stock units		(5,533	)		—
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants		36			—
Proceeds from equity offerings, net		99,336			41,344
Net cash provided by financing activities - Continued Operations	$	92,095		$	32,971
Net cash provided by financing activities - Discontinued Operations		—			—
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	92,095		$	32,971
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	19,243		$	(18,402	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$	29,215		$	20,463
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	$	48,458		$	2,061
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	$	519		$	808
Non-cash investing and financing transactions
Change in Accounting Principle (see Note 2)	$	4,183		$	—
Fixed asset and miner purchases accrued not paid	$	3,462		$	—
Fixed assets purchased through finance transactions	$	240		$	164
Software purchased with bitcoin	$	—		$	229
Preferred shares dividends accrued	$	579		$	—
Unrealized gain on investment in available-for-sale debt security	$	29		$	29

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CLEANSPARK, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited, $ in thousands, except per share and per bitcoin and per terahash amounts)

1.ORGANIZATION

CleanSpark is a bitcoin mining company. The Company independently owns and operates five data centers in Georgia for a total developed capacity of 230 MW. The Company is developing an additional 150 MW at its data center in Sandersville, GA. A partner in Massena, NY, hosts 50 MW for the Company. CleanSpark designs its infrastructure to responsibly support Bitcoin, the world’s most important digital commodity and an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion.

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal period, as reported in the Form 10-K, have been omitted.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CleanSpark, Inc., and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, ATL Data Centers LLC (“ATL”), CleanBlok, CleanSpark DW, LLC, CleanSpark GLP, LLC, CSRE Properties Norcross, LLC, CSRE Property Management Company, LLC, CSRE Properties, LLC, CSRE Properties Washington, LLC, CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC, CSRE Properties Dalton, LLC, and CleanSpark HQ, LLC. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these entities.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-08, Intangible - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) (“ASC 350-60”). ASC 350-60 requires entities with certain crypto assets to subsequently measure such assets at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net income in each reporting period. Crypto assets that meet all the following criteria are within the scope of the ASC 350-60:

(1)meet the definition of intangible assets as defined in the Codification

(2)do not provide the asset holder with enforceable rights to or claims on underlying goods, services, or other assets

(3)are created or reside on a distributed ledger based on blockchain or similar technology

(4)are secured through cryptography

(5)are fungible, and

(6)are not created or issued by the reporting entity or its related parties. In addition, entities are required to provide additional disclosures about the holdings of certain crypto assets.

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Bitcoin, which is the sole crypto asset mined by the Company, meets each of these criteria. For all entities, the ASC 350-60 amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued (or made available for issuance). If an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it must adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company has elected to early adopt the new guidance effective October 1, 2023 resulting in a $4,183 cumulative-effect change to adjust the Company's bitcoin held on October 1, 2023 with the corresponding entry to beginning accumulated deficit.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Disclosures About Reportable Segments, which requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The new guidance is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2020-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities are recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The Company adopted the provisions of the accounting pronouncement as of October 1, 2023 and the new standard did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments on October 1, 2020 (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 requires entities to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that reflects expected credit losses, including credit losses related to trade receivables, and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates, which generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The Company adopted the ASU effective October 1, 2023, and the adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or cash flows.

Liquidity

The Company has cash and cash equivalents of $48,458 and bitcoin (measured at fair value) of $126,951 as of December 31, 2023. As shown in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company generated a net income from continuing operations of $25,909 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company had cash outflows from operating activities from continuing operations, which were $39,626 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company has cash outflows from investing activities from continuing operations due to its investments in capital expenditures in support of its bitcoin mining operations partially offset by proceeds of bitcoin sales. The Company has generated significant cash inflows from financing activities from continuing operations, primarily attributed to proceeds from equity offerings. The Company generates non-cash consideration in the form of bitcoin, that the Company will sell to generate cash to funds its operations. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold $43,035 of bitcoin at various times during the quarter and utilized the proceeds to pay expenditures. However, the Company utilized portions of its equity offerings to offset its cash used in operating and investing activities. The Company has sufficient cash and bitcoin, which should continue to support its ongoing operations for the next twelve months. The Company intends to continue generating cash from its access to equity financing through its At-the-Market offering facility (see Note 12).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial

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statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include valuation of derivative assets, available-for-sale investments, and the valuations of share-based awards. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions including, but not limited to, the ultimate impact that the ongoing global supply chain issues may have on the Company’s operations.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Revenue from Bitcoin Mining

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

1.Identify the contract with the customer

2.Identify the performance obligations in the contract

3.Determine the transaction price

4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

5.Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation

Step 1: The Company enters into a contract with a bitcoin mining pool operator (i.e., the customer) to provide computing power to the mining pools. The contracts are terminable at any time by either party and there are no penalties for contract termination by either party. The Company earns revenue based on the Full-Pay-Per-Share (“FPPS”) payout method, set forth by our customer. The calculation has specific components which include network block subsidies, network difficulty, network transaction fees, and pool operating fees. The network block subsidy consists of newly generated coins and comprises the largest share of the block reward. Network difficulty is the difficulty required to mine a block on the Bitcoin network, which is a component in the calculation for payout. Network transaction fees consist of fees paid by the users of the network for the execution of transactions that are included in the block. Pool operating fees are fees charged by the mining pool operator in order to operate the pool. Network block subsidies are based on the total amount of block subsidies that are expected to be generated on the bitcoin network as a whole during the 24-hour period beginning at midnight Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) daily, regardless of whether the mining pool operator successfully records a block to the blockchain. Network difficulty is based on the actual difficulty to mine a block on the Bitcoin network. Network transaction fees are based on the total amount of transaction fees and block rewards that are actually generated on the blockchain network as a whole during the 24-hour period. Pool operating fees are determined by a fee rate set forth in the customer’s terms of service as a percentage of the actual daily FPPS payout.

The mining pool that the Company contributes its hash computation computing power only provides services for bitcoin mining and the fees charged during the most recent quarter were 0.19% of the total daily bitcoin mined. Applying the criteria per ASC 606-10-25-1, the contract arises at the point that the Company provides computing power to the mining pool operator, which is beginning contract day at midnight UTC (contract inception), because customer consumption is in tandem with daily earnings of delivery of the computing power.

Step 2: In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met:

•The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct); and

•the entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

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Based on these criteria, the Company has a single performance obligation in providing computing power services (i.e., hashrate) to the mining pool operator (i.e., customer). The performance obligation of computing power services is fulfilled daily over-time, as opposed to a point in time, because the Company provides the hashrate throughout the day and the customer simultaneously obtains control of it and uses the asset to produce bitcoin. The Company has full control of the mining equipment utilized in the mining pool and if the Company determines it will increase or decrease the processing power of its machines and/or fleet (i.e., for repairs or when power costs are excessive) the computing power provided to the customer will be reduced.

Step 3: The transaction consideration the Company earns is non-cash digital consideration in the form of bitcoin, which the Company measures at fair value as the closing bitcoin price on the date earned as determined by our principal market and such price is not materially different from using the price at the inception of each daily contract. According to the customer contract, daily earnings are calculated from midnight-to-midnight UTC time, and the sub-account balance is credited one hour later at 1:00 AM UTC time. The Company utilizes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is also the midnight of UTC time, since this is consistent with our customer contract in calculating our daily earnings from midnight-to-midnight UTC time.

The transaction consideration the Company earns is all variable since it is dependent on the daily computing power provided by the Company. The Company’s bitcoins earned through the contractual payout formula is not known until the Company’s computational hashrate contributed over the daily measurement period is fulfilled over-time daily between midnight-to-midnight UTC time. The Company’s proportionate amount of the global network transaction fee rewards earned are calculated at the end of each transactional day (midnight to midnight). There are no other forms of variable considerations, such as discounts, rebates, refunds, credits, price concessions, incentives, performance bonuses, penalties, or other similar items.

The Company fully constrains all variable consideration as a result of ASC 606-10-32-12a because the amount of consideration is highly susceptible to factors outside of our control as defined by the Company’s customer’s payout methodology. The variable consideration is constrained until the Company can reasonably estimate the amount of mining rewards by the end of a given transactional day based on the actual amount of computing power provided to the mining pool operators. By then, the Company considers it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenues will not occur and includes such variable consideration in the transaction price.

Step 4: The transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation upon verification for the provision of computing power to the mining pool operator. There is a single performance obligation (i.e., computing power or hashrate) for the contract; therefore, all consideration from the mining pool operator is allocated to this single performance obligation.

Step 5: The Company’s performance is complete in transferring the hashrate service over-time (midnight to midnight) to the customer and the customer obtains control of that asset.

In exchange for providing computing power, the Company is entitled to a pro-rata share of the fixed bitcoin awards earned over the measurement period, plus a pro-rata fractional share of the global transaction fee rewards for the respective measurement period, less net digital asset fees due to the mining pool operator over the measurement period, as applicable. The transaction consideration the Company receives is non-cash consideration, in the form of bitcoin. The Company measures the bitcoin at fair value on the date earned using the closing price of bitcoin on the date earned (midnight UTC).

There are no deferred revenues or other liability obligations recorded by the Company since there are no payments in advance of the performance. At the end of the 24 hour “midnight-to-midnight" period, there are no remaining performance obligations.

Revenues from data center services

As of September 30, 2023, data center services are no longer provided to external customers. The Company formerly provided data services, such as providing its customers with rack space, power and equipment, and cloud services, such as virtual services, virtual storage, and data backup services, generally based on monthly services provided at a defined price included in the contracts. The performance obligations were the services provided to a customer for the month based on the contract. The transaction price was the price agreed with the customer for the monthly services provided and the revenues are recognized monthly based on the services rendered for the month.

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Cost of Revenues

Bitcoin mining segment (sole reportable segment)

The Company includes energy costs and external co-location mining hosting fees in cost of revenues.

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Temporary cash investments are made with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, such investments in U.S. accounts may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.

The Company does have restricted cash of $1,716 as of December 31, 2023 held in a separate bank account in a certificate of deposit as collateral for utility bonds. The utility bonds are reported in prepaid expense and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable is comprised of uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms. They are initially recorded at the invoiced amount upon the sale of goods or services to customers and do not bear interest. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluation of its customers and management closely monitors outstanding receivables based on factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reviewed periodically for collectability. If management determines that collection is unlikely, an allowance that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected is recorded.

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Accounts Receivable, gross	$	348		$	353
Provision for doubtful allowances		(348	)		(348	)
Total Accounts Receivable, net	$	—		$	5

Inventory

Inventory balances mainly include supplies inventory used to maintain bitcoin mining facilities and are presented at net realizable value with cost being measured on an average cost method. The Company periodically reviews inventories for unusable and obsolete items. Based on this evaluation, provisions are made to write inventories down to their net realizable value. Inventory was $732 and $809 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Prepaid expense and other current assets

The Company records a prepaid expense for costs paid but not yet incurred. Those expected to be incurred within one year are recognized and shown as a short-term pre-paid expense. Any costs expected to be incurred outside of one year would be considered other long-term assets.

Other current assets are assets that consist of supplies, deposits and interest receivable. Deposits and interest we expect to receive within one year are shown as short-term. Those we expect to receive outside of one year are shown as other long-term assets.

Concentration Risk

At times throughout the year, the Company may maintain cash balances in certain bank accounts in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limits. The cash balance in excess of the FDIC limits was $36,484 and $28,965 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The accounts offered by the custodian of the Company’s bitcoin, which accounts totaled $126,951 and $56,241 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively, are not insured by the FDIC. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

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The Company has certain customers and vendors who individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s revenue or capital expenditures. Please refer to Note 16 - Major Customers and Vendors.

Stock-based compensation

The Company follows the guidelines in FASB Codification Topic ASC 718-10 Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires companies to measure the cost of employee and non-employee services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Stock-based compensation expense for stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company may issue compensatory shares for services including, but not limited to, executive, management, accounting, operations, corporate communication, financial and administrative consulting services. The Company determines the grant date fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For equity awards granted by the Company that are contingent upon market-based conditions, the Company fair values these awards using the Monte Carlo simulation model. For discussion of accounting for restricted stock units (“RSUs”), please refer Note 14 – Stock-Based Compensation.

Earnings (loss) per share

The Company reports earnings (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260-10 “Earnings Per Share,” which provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The calculation of diluted net loss per share gives effect to common stock equivalents; however, potential common shares are excluded if their effect is anti-dilutive. All common stock equivalents that consist of options, warrants and restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share

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calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2022 as their effect is anti-dilutive. Provided below is the income (loss) per share calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except share and per share)	2023		2022
Continuing Operations
Numerator
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	25,909	$	(30,488	)
Preferred stock dividends		579		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	25,330	$	(30,488	)
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		—
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Diluted	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Discontinued Operations
Numerator
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	1,457
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		1,005,160
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		67,400,334
Income on discontinued operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	-	$	0.02
Diluted	$	-	$	0.02

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Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Construction-in-progress is the construction or development of assets that have not yet been placed in service for their intended use. Depreciation for machinery and equipment, mining equipment, buildings, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements commences once they are ready for their intended use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the terms of the related leases. Land is not depreciated.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

	Useful life (years)
Land improvements	5 - 15
Building and building improvements	Shorter of lease term or 30 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Miners	3 - 5
Mining equipment	3 - 15
Infrastructure asset	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Machinery and equipment	3 - 10
Furniture and fixtures	1 - 5

In accordance with the FASB ASC 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment, the carrying value of property and equipment and other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value. During the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not record an impairment expense on property and equipment.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin are included in current assets in the consolidated balance sheets due to the Company’s ability to sell bitcoin in a highly liquid marketplace and such bitcoin holdings are expected to be realized in cash or sold or consumed during the normal operating cycle of the Company.

As a result of adopting ASC 350-60 on October 1, 2023, bitcoin is measured at fair value as of each reporting period (see Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements). The fair value of bitcoin is measured using the period-end closing bitcoin price from its principal market, Coinbase, in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. Since bitcoin is traded on a 24-hour period, the Company utilizes the price as of midnight UTC time, which aligns with the Company's revenue recognition cut-off. The increase and decrease in fair value from each reporting period is reflected on the consolidated statements of operation as "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net". The Company sells bitcoin and such gains and losses from such transactions are measured as the difference between the cash proceeds and the carrying basis of bitcoin as determined on a First In-First Out ("FIFO") basis and are also recorded within the same line item "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net".

Prior to issuance of the ASU 2023-08 and adoption of ASC 350-60, bitcoin were recorded at cost less impairment and were classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. Bitcoin was accounted for in connection with the Company’s revenue recognition policy detailed above. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life was not amortized but was assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occurred indicating that it was more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset was impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. In testing for impairment for periods under prior accounting guidance, the Company had the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that an impairment exists. If it was determined that it was not more likely than not that an impairment exists, a quantitative impairment test was not necessary. If the Company concluded otherwise, it was required to perform a quantitative impairment test. The Company elected to perform the quantitative impairment test each period rather than first performing the qualitative assessment. Quantitative impairment was measured using the intraday low bitcoin price from Coinbase in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses was not permitted as per ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.

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Bitcoin, which is non-cash consideration earned by the Company through its mining activities, are included as a reconciling item as a cash outflow within operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. The cash proceeds from the sales of bitcoin are classified based on the holding period in which the bitcoin are held. ASC 350-60 provides guidance on classifying proceeds from bitcoin and concludes that bitcoin converted nearly immediately into cash would qualify as cash flows from operating activities. All other sales would qualify as investing activities. In prior fiscal periods, the Company did not hold its bitcoin for extended periods of time and such sales proceeds prior to the adoption of ASC 350-60, were reported as cash flows from operating activities. Upon adoption, the Company evaluates its sales of bitcoin and will record bitcoin sold nearly immediately as operating cash flows and the remainder will be recorded as investing activities. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, all proceeds from bitcoin sales were classified as investing activities.

Fair Value Measurement of financial instruments, derivative asset and contingent consideration

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of input, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable.

Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets.

Level 2 Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices included for identical or similar assets and liabilities that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. These are typically obtained from readily available pricing sources for comparable instruments.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own beliefs about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available under the circumstances.

The carrying value of cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term portion of loan payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of the instruments. The carrying amount of the Company's long-term portion of loan payable is also stated at fair value since the stated rate of interest approximates market rates. Management believes the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheets on a recurring basis, and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Bitcoin	$	126,951	$	126,951	$	—	$	—
Derivative investment asset		1,454		—		—		1,454
Investment in debt security		755		—		—		755
Total	$	129,160	$	126,951	$	—	$	2,209

September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivative investment asset	$	2,697	$	—	$	—	$	2,697
Investment in debt security		726		—		—		726
Total	$	3,423	$	—	$	—	$	3,423

There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

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The activities of the financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company's balance sheets on a recurring basis during the three months ended December 31, 2023 are described in Note 6 - Investments.

Discontinued Operations

The Company deemed its energy operations to be discontinued operations due to its strategic decision to strictly focus on its bitcoin mining operations and divest of the majority of its energy assets.

Through its discontinued operations segment, the Company previously provided energy solutions through its wholly-owned subsidiaries CleanSpark, LLC, CleanSpark Critical Power Systems, Inc., GridFabric, LLC, and Solar Watt Solutions, Inc. These solutions consisted of engineering, design and software solutions, custom hardware solutions, Open Automated Demand response, solar, energy storage for microgrid and distributed energy systems. The Company has sold the majority of its assets related to the Energy Segment, which included software and intellectual property, and inventory. See Note 4 – Discontinued Operations.

3.ACQUISITIONS

Acquisitions Relating to Continuing Operations

Coinmaker LLC Acquisition - Dalton, GA

On June 21, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of two bitcoin mining facilities in Dalton, GA for $9,389. Each of the facilities are located on separate one-acre sites, each of which are under land leases. The combined facilities utilize 20 megawatts of power and operates a total of approximately 6,000 miners. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition, whereby the total purchase price is allocated first to the fair value of the assets acquired and any excess purchase price is allocated to the acquired assets pro-rata. No goodwill is calculated in an asset acquisition.

The allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired are summarized below:

($ in thousands)	Allocation at Acquisition Date
Land lease - right of use asset	$	266
Operating lease liability		(266	)
Building		1,328
Infrastructure		8,061
Total purchase price	$	9,389

There have been no subsequent adjustments to the allocation of the purchase price after the preliminary allocation.

4.DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company determined to make available for sale the asset groups related to the energy segment due to its strategic shift to strictly focus on its bitcoin mining operations. As a result, the energy segment's results of operations have been reclassified as discontinued operations on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of this segment are separately reported as “assets and liabilities held for sale” as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has since sold the majority of its software and intellectual property assets related to the energy segment and is in the process of selling additional remaining inventory

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and assets. The results of operations of this segment, for all periods, are separately reported as “discontinued operations” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Provided below are the key areas of the financials that constitute the discontinued operations:

	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net	$	65	$	126
Inventory		319		319
Total current assets held for sale	$	384	$	445
Total assets held for sale	$	384	$	445
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	706	$	978
Operating lease liability		—		197
Total current liabilities held for sale		706		1,175

	For the three months ended
	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Energy hardware, software and services revenue	$	—	$	101
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		—		48
Payroll expenses		—		274
General and administrative expenses		—		31
Total costs and expenses		—		353
Loss from operations	$	—	$	(252	)
Other income (expense)
Gain on disposal of assets		—		1,710
Interest expense		—		(1	)
Total other income (expense)		—		1,709
Income before income tax (expense) benefit		—		1,457
Income tax benefit (expense)		—		—
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	—	$	1,457

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5.BITCOIN

The following table presents the Company's bitcoin holdings as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

	As of
Bitcoin holdings	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023 (unaudited)
Number of bitcoin held		3,002		2,243
Carrying basis - per bitcoin	$	34,311	$	25,074
Fair value - per bitcoin	$	42,290	$	26,961
Carrying basis of bitcoin (in '000s)	$	102,997	$	56,241
Fair value of bitcoin (in '000s)	$	126,951	$	60,424

The carrying basis represents the valuation of bitcoin at the time the Company earns the bitcoin through mining activities.

The Carrying amount for 2,243 bitcoin held as of the adoption of ASC 350-60, was determined on the "cost less impairment" basis.

The Company's bitcoin holdings are not subject to rehypothecation and do not serve as collateral for any existing loans or agreements. As of December 31, 2023, the Company held no other crypto currency (except for a de minimis amount of USD Coin).

As of December 31, 2023, the Company held 97% of its bitcoin in cold storage and 3% in hot wallets and as of September 30, 2023 held 95% of its bitcoin in cold storage and 5% in hot wallets.

6.INVESTMENTS

As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Company had total investments of $2,209 and $3,423, respectively, that are comprised of the following:

Investment in Debt Securities (Preferred Stock) and related Embedded Derivative Asset

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "SPA"), dated as of November 6, with International Land Alliance, Inc. ("ILAL").

Pursuant to the terms of the SPA with ILAL, the Company purchased 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of ILAL (the “ILAL Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $500, less certain expenses and fees. The Series B Preferred Stock accrue cumulative in-kind accruals at a rate of 12% per annum and were redeemable on August 6, 2020. The ILAL Preferred Stock can be converted into common stock at a variable rate (refer to the discussion on embedded derivative assets below). This variable conversion ratio will increase by 10% with the occurrence of certain events. Since the investments were not redeemed on August 6, 2020, they are now redeemable at the Company`s option in cash or into common stock, based on the conversion ratio. The ILAL Preferred Stock is recorded as an available-for-sale ("AFS") debt security and is reported at its estimated fair value as of December 31, 2023. Any change in the fair values of AFS debt securities are reported net of income tax as an element of Other Comprehensive Income.

The Company accrued no interest, net on our available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The fair value of investment in Debt Securities is $755 and $726 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company has included gain on change in fair value of preferred stock amounting to $29 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, and $29 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as part of Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company has deemed this variable conversion feature of the ILAL Preferred Stock as an embedded derivative instrument in accordance with ASC Topic No. 815. This topic requires the Company to account for the conversion

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feature on its balance sheet at fair value and account for changes in fair value as a derivative gain or loss. Unrealized gain or loss on fair valuation of this embedded feature is recognized as income or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Total fair value of investment in derivative assets as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively was $1,454 and $2,697. The Company fair values the debt security as a straight debt instrument based on liquidation value and accrued interest to date. The fair value of the derivative asset is based on the difference in the fair value of the debt security determined as a straight debt instrument and the fair value of the debt security if converted as of the reporting date. The Company recorded an unrealized loss on derivative assets for $1,243 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared to an unrealized loss on derivative assets for $1,271 for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of carrying value of all investments as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands)	ILAL Debt Securities		ILAL Derivative Asset
Balance as of September 30, 2023	$	726	$	2,697
Unrealized loss on derivative asset		—		(1,243	)
Unrealized gain on fair value recognized in other comprehensive income		29		—
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	755	$	1,454

7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consist of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Land	$	4,144		$	4,144
Land improvements		1,695			1,564
Building and improvements		57,705			52,198
Leasehold improvements		672			672
Miners		634,115			527,868
Mining equipment		18,753			18,706
Infrastructure		45,954			45,612
Machinery and equipment		2,190			1,907
Furniture and fixtures		766			386
Construction in progress		64,758			81,875
Total	$	830,752		$	734,932
Less: accumulated depreciation		(193,271	)		(170,537	)
Property and equipment, net	$	637,481		$	564,395

Depreciation expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $29,333 and $18,827, respectively. There were no disposals during either the three months ended December 31, 2023 or 2022. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company disposed of $7,784 of miners with a net book value of $1,185 for $508 and recognized a $677 loss on disposal.

The Company placed-in service property and equipment of $120,721 during the three months ended December 31, 2023, which includes $240 in machinery and equipment acquired in the financing transactions. This increase in fixed assets primarily consisted of miners of $114,030.

On April 7, 2023, CleanSpark HQ, LLC (“HQLLC”), a single member limited liability company and subsidiary wholly owned by the Company, purchased certain real property located at 10424 South Eastern Ave., Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada (the "Eastern Property") for $4,100. The property consists of approximately 15,000 square feet of office space. The Company utilizes this office space as its new corporate headquarters. The real property is recorded in building and building improvements and was placed in service in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Construction in progress: The Company is expanding its facilities in the State of Georgia, including infrastructure, building, and land improvements to expand its mining operations.

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As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Company has outstanding deposits for miners and mining equipment totaling $25,048 and $75,959, respectively. Such deposits are as long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

	December 31, 2023							September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Intangible assets		Accumulated amortization			Net intangible assets		Intangible assets		Accumulated amortization			Net intangible assets
Software	$	440	$	(113	)	$	327	$	440	$	(90	)	$	350
Websites		15		(10	)		5		15		(8	)		7
Strategic Contract		9,800		(6,043	)		3,757		9,800		(5,554	)		4,246
Total	$	10,255	$	(6,166	)	$	4,089	$	10,255	$	(5,652	)	$	4,603

Amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $514 and $502, respectively.

The Company expects to record amortization expense of intangible assets over the next 5 years and thereafter as follows:

Fiscal Year
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023
2024		1,539
2025		2,050
2026		415
2027		78
2028		7
Total	$	4,089

9.LEASES

On October 1, 2019, the Company adopted the amendments to ASC 842-Leases, which requires lessees to recognize lease assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the balance sheet.

The Company's lease costs recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss consist of the following:

	For the three months ended
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Operating lease cost (1)	$	46	$	113
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation expense of financed assets	$	41	$	80
Interest on lease obligations	$	2	$	6

(1) Included in general and administrative expenses

Other lease information is as follows:

	For the three months ended
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in    measurement of lease obligations:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	60	$	34
Operating cash outflows from finance leases	$	2	$	6
Financing cash outflows from finance leases	$	43	$	93

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	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term -    operating leases	3.5 years			3.8 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term -    finance leases	0.7 years			0.9 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		5.40	%		5.40	%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		5.50	%		5.50	%

The following is a schedule of the Company's lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands) Fiscal Year	Operating Leases			Finance Leases
2024	$	154		$	89
2025		201			9
2026		204			—
2027		106			—
2028		41			—
Gross lease liabilities		706			98
Less: imputed interest		(56	)		(2	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	650		$	96
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities		(176	)		(96	)
Total lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	474		$	—

10. LOANS

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had a gross balance outstanding of $14,617, netted against discount on the loans payable of $150. Total principal payments on loans during the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $1,701.

The following is a schedule of the Company's and loan balance, net of debt discount and future loan payments, as of December 31, 2023:

			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Maturity Date	Rate	Debt Balance, Net			Debt Balance, Net
Master Equipment Financing Arrangement	Apr-25	13.80%	$	10,076		$	11,603
Mortgage - Corporate Facility	Apr-25	10.00%		1,957			1,950
Marquee Funding Partners	Jul-26 - Feb-27	13.00%		1,616			1,725
Auto & Equipment Loans	Sep 24 - Dec -29	0.0-11.3%		819			625
Total Loans Outstanding			$	14,468		$	15,903
Less: current portion of long-term loans				(7,421	)		(6,992	)
Long-term loans, excluding current portion			$	7,047		$	8,911

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($ in thousands)	5-Year Loan Maturities
Outstanding Loan	FY 2024		FY 2025		FY 2026		FY 2027		FY 2028		Thereafter		Total
Master Equipment Financing Arrangement	$	4,962	$	5,221	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10,183
Mortgage - Corporate Facility		—		2,000		—		—		—		—		2,000
Marquee Funding Partners		349		521		592		154						1,616
Auto & Equipment Loans		154		215		206		115		92		36		818
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	$	5,465	$	7,957	$	798	$	269	$	92	$	36	$	14,617
Unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts														(150	)
Total loan book value as of December 31, 2023													$	14,467

Mortgage - Corporate Office

On May 10, 2023, HQLLC completed a refinancing transaction whereby it borrowed a net $1,937 against the equity of the real property purchased in April 2023 that is currently utilized as the Company's Corporate Office (see Note 7). The loan agreement has a two year term, 10% interest rate and monthly interest only payments until maturity.

Master Equipment Financing Agreement

On April 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Equipment Financing Agreement with Trinity Capital Inc. (the "Lender"). The Master Equipment Financing Agreement provided for up to $35,000 of borrowings to finance the Company’s acquisition of blockchain computing equipment. The Company received a loan of $20,000 at closing, with the remaining $15,000 fundable upon the Company's request, if requested no later than December 31, 2022, subject to certain customary conditions. The Company did not request the funding and agreed with the Lender that the related 1% loan commitment fee for the unused portion would be refunded to the Company, which was received in December 2022. The borrowings under the Master Equipment Financing Agreement are collateralized by 3,336 S19j Pro miners, which are located at our College Park, GA and Norcross, GA sites.

Marquee Funding Partners

In connection with the WAHA Transaction, certain assets were encumbered with mortgages which the Company assumed. The mortgages assumed have a current unpaid principal balance of $1,616 and remaining payment terms ranging from 32-39 months and annual interest of 13%.

Auto Loans

The Company has entered into various financing arrangements to purchase vehicles and non-miner equipment with combined principal outstanding at December 31, 2023 of $819. The loans vary in terms from 12-72 months with annual interest rates ranging from 0.00% - 11.30%. The loans are secured with the purchased vehicles and equipment. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into six separate agreements for the purchase of machinery, autos and equipment with a combined principal of $240, with terms ranging from 12-72 months and interest rates ranging from 0%-11.3%.

11. INCOME TAXES

The Company calculates the tax provision for interim periods using an estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income and adjusts for discrete items, if applicable, in the quarter. In each quarter, the estimate of the annual effective tax rate is updated and an adjustment is made in the year-to-date provision. The annual effective tax rate is subject to fluctuation due to factors including changing assumptions on forecasted annual pretax income, certain book and tax differences, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, or changes in or interpretation of tax laws. We consider new evidence (both positive and negative) at each reporting date that could affect our view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. We evaluate information such as historical financial results, historical

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taxable income, projected future taxable income, expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in our analysis.

The Company's income tax expense (including discrete items) was $1,399 and nil for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company's estimated annual effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to maintaining a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.

12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Overview

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. In the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in March 2023, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 100,000,000 to 300,000,000. As of December 31, 2023, there were 185,554,611 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 1,750,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. As of September 30, 2023, there were 160,184,921 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 1,750,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

On June 3, 2021, the Company entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Original ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Agent”), to create an at-the-market equity program under which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of its common stock, having an aggregate gross offering price of up to $500,000 to or through the Agent.

On December 14, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the At the Market Offering Agreement with the Agent (the “ATM Agreement Amendment” and, together with the Original ATM Agreement, the “ATM Agreement”). Under the ATM Agreement, the Company may, but has no obligation to, issue and sell up to the lesser number of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock that does not exceed (a) $500,000 of shares of common stock, exclusive of any amounts previously sold under the Original ATM Agreement, (b) the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock (less the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any outstanding securities of the Company or otherwise reserved from the Company’s authorized capital stock), or (c) if applicable, the maximum number or dollar amount of shares of common stock that can be sold without causing the Company or the offering of the Shares to fail to satisfy the eligibility and transaction requirements for use of Form S-3, including General Instruction I.B.6 of Registration Statement on Form S-3, from time to time through the Agent, or to them, as sales agent and/or principal, on the terms set forth therein.

On January 5, 2024, the Company entered into a new At The Market Offering Agreement (the “2024 ATM Agreement”) with the Agent, to create an at-the-market equity program under which the Company may, but has no obligation to, issue and sell up to the lesser number of shares of the Company’s common stock that does not exceed (a) $500,000 of shares of common stock, or (b) the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock (less the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any outstanding securities of the Company or otherwise reserved from the Company’s authorized capital stock). In connection with the Company’s entry into the 2024 ATM Agreement, the 2021 ATM Agreement was terminated.

Common stock issuances during the three months ended December 31, 2023

The Company issued 24,475,832 shares of common stock under its 2021 ATM Agreement resulting in net proceeds of $99,336 during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The Company issued 1,441,152 shares of common stock in relation to the settlement of restricted stock awards and withheld 553,390 shares of common stock of $5,533 for net settlement.

The Company issued 6,096 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options. Cash received from such issuance was $36.

Common stock issuances during the three months ended December 31, 2022

The Company issued 14,481,208 shares of common stock under its 2021 ATM Agreement resulting in net proceeds of $41,344 during the three months ended December 31, 2022.

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The Company issued 11,210 shares of common stock in relation to the settlement of restricted stock awards.

The Company issued 1,590,175 shares of common stock valued at $4,803 as consideration in connection with business acquisitions.

13. STOCK WARRANTS

The following is a summary of stock warrant activity during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

	Number of Warrant Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
Balance, September 30, 2023		185,560		$	13.49
Warrants granted		—			—
Warrants expired		(3,000	)		25.00
Warrants canceled		—			—
Warrants exercised		—			—
Balance, December 31, 2023		182,560		$	13.30

As of December 31, 2023, there were warrants exercisable to purchase 182,560 shares of common stock in the Company and there were no warrants that were unvested. These warrants have a weighted average exercise price of $13.30. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, there were no exercise of warrants.

As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding warrants have a weighted average remaining term of 1.95 years and an intrinsic value of $283.

14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company sponsors a stock-based incentive compensation plan known as the 2017 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which was established by the Board of Directors of the Company on June 19, 2017. As of September 2022, an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance under the Plan.

In March 2023, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan, as amended to date, to (i) increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder from 3,500,000 shares of common stock to 11,512,000 shares and (ii) add an evergreen provision to, on April 1st and October 1st of each year, automatically increase the maximum number of shares of common stock available under the Plan to fifteen percent (15% ) of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, in each case as of the last day of the immediately preceding month. On April 1, 2023, the total shares authorized for issuance under the Plan increased to 14,542,583 and subsequently on October 1, 2023, there were 160,184,921 outstanding shares of common stock, and accordingly the total shares authorized for issuance under the Plan increased to 24,027,738.

As of December 31, 2023, after giving effect to the evergreen provision there were 10,025,740 shares available and authorized for issuance under the Plan.

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STOCK OPTIONS

The following is a summary of stock option activity during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

	Number of Option Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
Balance, September 30, 2023		1,970,458		$	14.86
Options granted		65,000		$	6.16
Options expired		(80,236	)	$	8.88
Options canceled/forfeited		(17,823	)	$	5.36
Options exercised		(6,096	)	$	5.91
Balance, December 31, 2023		1,931,303		$	14.93

As of December 31, 2023, there were options exercisable to purchase 1,138,068 shares of common stock in the Company and 793,235 unvested options outstanding that cannot be exercised until vesting conditions are met. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding options have a weighted average remaining term of 1.18 years and an intrinsic value of $4,600.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company also granted 65,000 options to purchase shares of common stock to employees with a total fair value of $388.

The Black-Scholes model utilized the following inputs to value the options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

Fair value assumptions Options:	December 31, 2023
Risk free interest rate	3.94% - 4.82%
Expected term (years)		5.77
Expected volatility		176	%
Expected dividends		0	%

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense relating to stock options of $1,812 and $1,657 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the Company expects to recognize $5,540 of stock-based compensation for the non-vested outstanding options over a weighted-average period of 1.79 years.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

The Company grants restricted stock units ("RSU"s) that contain either a) service conditions, b) performance conditions, or c) market performance conditions. RSUs containing service conditions vest monthly or annually. RSUs containing performance conditions generally vest over 1 year, and the number of shares earned depends on the achievement of predetermined Company metrics. RSUs that contain market conditions will vest based on the terms of the agreement and generally are either 1 year or over the employee's term of employment.

The Company recognizes the expense equal to the total fair value of the RSUs on the grant date. The time-based RSUs granted were valued equal the stock price on the grant date and the value of market-based RSUs are valued utilizing the monte-carlo valuation model. The expense is recognized ratably over the service period.

The following table summarizes the activity for all RSUs during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2023		5,471,435		$	4.18	$	20,846
Granted		209,972			3.81
Vested		(1,404,754	)		3.94
Cancelled		-			-
Forfeited		(2,504	)		4.15
Outstanding at December 31, 2023		4,274,149		$	4.24	$	47,144

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On September 29, 2023, the Compensation Committee granted 3,460,000 market-based restricted stock units to senior leadership of the Company. A 33% tranche of the market-based awards vest based upon the Company's stock price reaching 200%, 300% and 400% of the stock price on the date of grant. Each tranche will vest upon the target stock price being met for at least 10 of 20 consecutive trading days and the awards are not dependent on a defined service period. The total fair value of the award is approximately $13,160 and is amortized over a weighted average period of less than 1 year. Any unvested market-based RSUs will expire on September 29, 2033.

On October 1, 2023, the Company granted 209,972 time-based RSUs to its board members as part of their annual compensation. These RSUs vest 25% each quarter-end and have a combined grant-date fair value of $800. The first vesting occurred on December 31, 2023 and the 52,492 shares were settled and issued in January 2024.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had 1,967,480 outstanding unvested time-based restricted stock awards and 2,306,669 outstanding unvested market-based restricted stock awards. 50% of the time-based awards will vest on September 12, 2024 and 50% on September 12, 2025.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had 196,435 performance based awards that were unvested. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023 193,931 performance based awards vested in October 2023 when the Company achieved its exahash target rate of 10.0 and 2,504 performance based awards were forfeited due to termination.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense relating to restricted stock units of $8,141 and $4,221 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $14,801 in unrecognized compensation costs related to all RSU awards that it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.27 years.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase of bitcoin mining related equipment

The Company has $37,044 in open purchase commitments for miners or mining equipment as of December 31, 2023. These commitments pertain to the purchase transaction with Bitmain Technologies Delaware Limited signed in October 2023 for the purchase 4.4 EH/s of Antminer S21 bitcoin mining machines for a purchase price up to $61,740 (after coupons). As of December 31, 2023, $24,696 of payments have been made and are recorded as deposits for mining equipment or miners.

Contractual future payments

The following table sets forth certain information concerning our obligations to make contractual future payments towards our agreements as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands)	Fiscal Year 2024		Fiscal Year 2025		Fiscal Year 2026		Fiscal Year 2027		Fiscal Year 2028		Thereafter		Total
Recorded contractual obligations:
Operating lease obligations	$	154	$	201	$	204	$	106	$	41	$	—	$	706
Finance lease obligations		89		9		—		—		—		—		98
Loans		5,465		7,957		798		269		92		36		14,617
Construction in progress		8,350		—		—		—		—		—		8,350
Miners and mining equipment contracts		24,696		12,348		—		—		—		—		37,044
Total	$	38,754	$	20,515	$	1,002	$	375	$	133	$	36	$	60,815

Legal contingencies

Bishins v. CleanSpark, Inc. et al.

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On January 20, 2021, Scott Bishins (“Bishins”), individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated (together, the “Class”), filed a class action complaint (the “Class Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, its Chief Executive Officer, Zachary Bradford (“Bradford”), and its Chief Financial Officer at the time, Lori Love (“Love”) (such action, the “Class Action”). Subsequent to the filing of the Class Action, Darshan Hasthantra, as lead Plaintiff (together with Bishins, the “Plaintiffs”) filed an amended complaint (the “Amended Class Complaint”), which named S. Matthew Schultz (“Schultz”) as a defendant (the Company, Bradford and Schultz, collectively, the “Defendants”) and no longer named Love as a defendant.

The Amended Class Complaint alleges that, between December 10, 2020 and August 16, 2021 (the “Class Period”), Defendants made material misstatements and omissions regarding the Company’s acquisition of ATL and its anticipated expansion of bitcoin mining operations and seeks: (a) certification of the Class, (b) an award of compensatory damages to the Class, and (c) an award of reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Class in the litigation.

To date, no class has been certified in the Class Action, and the case is moving forward in discovery.

The Company believes that the claims raised in the Amended Class Complaint are without merit. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously against these claims. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to the Amended Class Complaint.

Shareholder Derivative Actions

Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Actions

On May 26, 2021, Andrea Ciceri (“Ciceri”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Ciceri Derivative Action”) in the United States District Court in the District of Nevada against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (collectively referred to as “Ciceri Derivative Defendants”) (Ciceri v. Bradford, Schultz, Love, Beynon, McNeill and Wood). On June 22, 2021, Mark Perna (“Perna”) (Ciceri, Perna, and Ciceri Derivative Defendants collectively referred to as the “Parties”) filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Perna Derivative Action”) in the same Court against the same Ciceri Derivative Defendants, making substantially similar allegations. On June 29, 2021, the Court consolidated the Ciceri Derivative Action with the Perna Derivative Action in accordance with a stipulation among the parties (the consolidated case referred to as the “Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action”). The Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action asserts claims of breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste of corporate assets and seeks declaratory relief, monetary damages, and imposition of adequate corporate governance and internal controls.

In June 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed a special litigation committee (the “SLC”), comprised of independent Directors and represented by independent counsel to investigate, evaluate and prosecute as appropriate any and all claims asserted in the Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action as well as the Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions (defined below). On October 23, 2023, the Court stayed the case until July 23, 2024, pending the completion of the SLC’s investigation.

The Company believes that the claims raised in that case are without merit. The Company intends to both defend itself vigorously against these claims and to vigorously prosecute any counterclaims. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to the Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action.

Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions

On February 21, 2023, Brandon Smith (“Smith”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (Smith v. Bradford, Love, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill and Wood).

On February 24, 2023, Plaintiff Nicholas Iraci (“Iraci”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Iraci Derivative Action”) in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (Iraci v. Bradford, Love, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill and Wood).

On March 1, 2023, Plaintiff Eric Atanasoff (“Atanasoff”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Atanasoff Derivative Action”) in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of

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Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s Officers and Directors (Atanasoff v. Bradford, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill, and Wood).

On March 8, 2023, Plaintiff Travis France (“France”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “France Derivative Action”) in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (France v. Bradford, Love, Tadayon, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill and Wood).

Ultimately, each of the aforementioned derivative actions were consolidated into the Smith Derivative Action in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada (the “Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions”).

The operative Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions assert claims of breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and corporate waste and seek monetary damages, restitution, declaratory relief, litigation costs, and imposition of adequate corporate governance and internal controls.

On November 6, 2023, the Court stayed the Consolidated Smith Derivative Action for five months pending the completion of the SLC’s investigation.

The Company believes that the claims raised in Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions are without merit. The Company intends to both defend itself vigorously against these claims and to vigorously prosecute any counterclaims. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to the Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions.

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and that have not been fully resolved. The outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. In the opinion of management, there was not at least a reasonable possibility the Company may have incurred a material loss, or a material loss greater than a recorded accrual, concerning loss contingencies for asserted legal and other claims.

16. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS

The Company has one mining pool operator (Foundry Digital) that represented 100% of revenue for the periods ended three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had the following significant suppliers of mining equipment.

	Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Cryptech Solutions			0	%		87	%
Bitmain Technologies Ltd.			100	%		0	%
Sunnyside Digital Inc.			0	%		11	%

17.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We have evaluated events occurring between January 1, 2024 through February 8, 2024. There were no material subsequent events except as disclosed below:

At-the-Market Equity Issuances

From January 1, 2024 through February 8,2024, the Company issued 12,457,651 shares under its 2024 ATM offering facility resulting in net proceeds of approximately $122,000.

Miner Purchase Agreement

On January 6, 2024, the Company, entered into an agreement with Bitmain Technologies Delaware Limited to purchase up to 160,000 Bitmain S21 miners, which is equal to 32 exahashes per second. The delivery of the mining machines is expected to begin in April 2024. The agreement allows for the purchase of 60,000 miners for a net purchase price of $193,200 (after application of coupons) for a net cost of $16.10 per terahash. The agreement also

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includes an option for the Company to purchase up to an additional 100,000 S21 miners for $320,000, or $16.00 per terahash. The agreement requires the Company to pay $32,000 for the option, which expires on December 31, 2024, and is exercisable at the Company's discretion. The Company plans to use the mining machines to expand its digital currency mining activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Asset Acquisitions

Dalton, GA

On February 2, 2024, the Company entered into agreements to acquire land and assets ("Dalton Acquisition") in Dalton, GA for a combined purchase price of approximately $3,500 with an additional $3,400 of expected build-out costs.

Mississippi Locations

On February 5, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire assets in three separate locations within Mississippi, each of which include land, building and infrastructure for a combined purchase price of $19,800.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

($ presented in 000's, except for bitcoin price)

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the interim consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 ("Form 10-K"). This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” or in other parts of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as those identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Company Overview

We are a bitcoin mining company. We have no intention to mine, purchase or hold any other cryptocurrency at this time or in the foreseeable future (although we held a de minimis amount of USD Coin ("USDC") as of December 31, 2023). We independently own and operate five data centers in Georgia for a total developed capacity of 230 MW. We are developing an additional 150 MW at our data center in Sandersville, GA. We have a partner in Massena, NY, that hosts 50 MW for us. We design our infrastructure to responsibly support Bitcoin, the world’s most important digital commodity and an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. We strive to leave the planet better than we found it by investing in communities that source low-carbon energy, like wind, solar, nuclear, and hydro. We cultivate trust and transparency among our employees, the communities we operate in, and the people around the world who depend on Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin was introduced in 2008 with the goal of serving as a digital means of exchanging and storing value. Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that depends upon a consensus-based network and a public ledger called a “blockchain”, which contains a record of every bitcoin transaction ever processed. The bitcoin network is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network, powered by users participating in the consensus protocol, with no central authority or middlemen, that has wide network participation. The authenticity of each bitcoin transaction is protected through digital signatures that correspond with addresses of users that send and receive bitcoin. Users have full control over remitting bitcoin from their own sending addresses. All transactions on the bitcoin blockchain are transparent, allowing those running the appropriate software to confirm the validity of each transaction. To be recorded on the blockchain, each bitcoin transaction is validated through a proof-of-work consensus method, which entails solving complex mathematical problems to validate transactions and post them on the blockchain. This process is called mining. Miners are rewarded with bitcoins, both in the form of newly created bitcoins and fees in bitcoin, for successfully solving the mathematical problems and providing computing power to the network.

Factors such as access to computer processing capacity, interconnectivity, electricity cost, environmental factors (such as cooling capacity) and location play important roles in mining. As of December 31, 2023, our operating mining units were capable of producing over 10.0 exahash per second (“EH/s”) of computing power. In bitcoin mining, “hashrate” is a measure of the computing and processing power and speed by which a mining computer mines and processes transactions on the bitcoin network. We expect to continue increasing our computing power through 2024 and beyond as we expand our infrastructure at our owned sites in the State of Georgia, seek strategic acquisition targets, and through strategic co-location agreements. As of the date of this filing, February 8, 2024, we are capable of producing 12.5 EH/s of computing power. A company’s computing power measured in hashrate is generally considered to be one of the most important metrics for evaluating bitcoin mining companies.

We own approximately 146,000 miners as of December 31, 2023, of which approximately 88,500 are in service and the remainder mainly pertains to new machines ready to install in the Sandersville, GA expansion. These miners range in age from 2-36 months and have an average age of approximately 11 months. We do not have scheduled downtime for our miners, however, we periodically perform unscheduled maintenance on our miners, but such downtime has not historically been significant. When performing unscheduled maintenance, we will typically replace the miner

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with a substitute miner to limit overall downtime. The miners owned as of December 31, 2023 have a range of energy efficiency (watts per terahash – “w/th”) of 17.5 to 38 w/th with an average energy efficiency of 26.4 w/th.

We obtain bitcoin as a result of our mining operations, and we sell bitcoin from time to time, to support our operations and strategic growth. We do not currently plan to engage in regular trading of bitcoin (other than as necessary to convert our bitcoin into U.S. dollars) or to engage in hedging activities related to our holding of bitcoin; however, our decisions to hold or sell bitcoin at any given time may be impacted by the bitcoin market, which has been historically characterized by significant volatility. Currently, we do not use a formula or specific methodology to determine whether or when we will sell bitcoin that we hold, or the number of bitcoins we will sell. Rather, decisions to hold or sell bitcoins are currently determined by management by analyzing forecasts and monitoring the market in real time.

The value of bitcoin has historically been subject to wide swings. The following table provides a range of intraday low and intraday high bitcoin prices between October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.

Range of intraday bitcoin prices
Quarterly Reporting Periods Ended	Minimum Price		Maximum Price
December 31, 2022	$	15,460	$	21,479
March 31, 2023	$	16,490	$	29,190
June 30, 2023	$	24,750	$	31,444
September 30, 2023	$	24,900	$	31,862
December 31, 2023	$	26,521	$	45,000

As of December 31, 2023, we held 3,002 bitcoins. The fair value of our bitcoins as of December 31, 2023 was $126,951 on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Effective October 1, 2023, we adopted ASC 350-60 which required bitcoin to be measured at fair value. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more details on impact of implementation to the financial statements. As a result, the carrying value of each bitcoin we held at the end of December 31, 2023 and each subsequent reporting period reflects the price of one bitcoin quoted on the active exchange at the end of the reporting period. Therefore, negative swings in the market price of bitcoin could have a material impact on our earnings and on the carrying value of our bitcoin.

As of December 31, 2023, we held $0.05 in USDC, which is a digital currency that is fully backed by U.S. dollar assets, with the value of one USDC coin pegged 1:1 to the value of one U.S. dollar.

Through our wholly owned subsidiaries CSRE Properties, LLC, CSRE Property Management Company LLC, CSRE Properties Norcross, LLC, CSRE Properties Washington, LLC, CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC, CSRE Properties Dalton, LLC and CleanSpark HQ, LLC, we maintain real property holdings.

Discontinued Operations

As of June 30, 2022, we deemed our energy operations to be discontinued operations due to our strategic decision to strictly focus on bitcoin mining operations and divest of our energy assets.

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Results of continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

($ presented in 000's, except for bitcoin price and information set forth under the heading “Bitcoin Mining Operations”)

Bitcoin Mining Operations

Overview

We operate a fleet of servers commonly known as miners or ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits), which are computer chips customized for a specific use. In the case of bitcoin mining, ASICs calculate the SHA-256 algorithm as efficiently and quickly as possible in order to compete with other miners to solve blocks. Each calculation is a hash, and each machine’s computational power is measured in terahash processed per second (“th/s”). One terahash is equal to 1 trillion hashes. The more terahash we produce and contribute into the mining pool, the higher our percentage of the blockchain reward.

There are a variety of factors that influence our ability to mine bitcoin profitability. Our ability to mine profitability is dependent on successfully navigating these fluctuating variables, which include bitcoin’s value in USD (the volatility of which is described above), mining difficulty, global hashrate, power prices, fleet energy efficiency, data center energy efficiency, and other factors.

The energy efficiency of a mining fleet helps drive profitability, because the most significant direct expense for bitcoin mining is power. We measure efficiency by the watts of energy required to produce each terahash of processing power (“w/th”). We believe we operate a highly efficient fleet of miners. The table below describes our fleet as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and describes our miner efficiency and computing power as compared to the global computing power.

	As of the fiscal periods ended
Combined facilities	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Period ended Global hashrate (in terms of EH/s) (1)		558.4			274.2
Period ended miner efficiency (w/th) (2)		26.4			31.7
Period ended CleanSpark hashrate (in terms of EH/s)		10.0			6.2
Period ended CleanSpark percentage of total global hashrate		1.80	%		2.26	%
(1) Total global hashrate obtained from YCHARTS (https://ycharts.com/indicators/bitcoin_network_hash_rate).
(2) Watts of energy required to produce each terahash of processing power.

As of December 31, 2023, our operating hashrate was approximately 1.80% of the total global hashrate, and we received approximately the same percentage of the global blockchain rewards, which as of that date, equaled approximately 15-17 bitcoin per day, excluding the bitcoin earned from network transaction fees. Ultimately, in order to mine profitably, we work to ensure that these mining rewards cover our direct operating costs.

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The table below describes the average cost of mining each bitcoin for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the total energy usage and cost per each kilowatt hour ("KWH") utilized within both our four owned facilities and our hosted facility.

	For the Three Months Ended
Cost of Revenues - Analysis of costs to mine one bitcoin (per bitcoin amounts are actual)	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Cost of Mining - Owned Facilities
Cost of energy per bitcoin mined	$	12,783		$	12,995
Other direct costs of mining - non energy utilities per bitcoin mined		25			52
Cost to mine one bitcoin - Owned facilities	$	12,808		$	13,047
Cost of Mining - Hosted Facilities
Hosting fees expense per one bitcoin	$	22,621		$	13,565
Weighted average cost of mining one bitcoin (1)(3)	$	14,308		$	13,221
Average revenue of each bitcoin mined (2)	$	36,535		$	18,129
Cost of mining one bitcoin as % of average bitcoin mining revenue		39.2	%		72.9	%
Statistics
Owned Facilities
Total bitcoin mined at owned facilities		1,710.9			1,017.8
Bitcoin mining revenue - Owned facilities- ($ in thousands)	$	62,400		$	18,428
Total miners in service in owned facilities - as of the periods ended		72,234			47,087
Total KWHs utilized		495,197,028			222,963,788
Total energy expense - ($ in thousands)	$	21,871		$	13,226
Cost per KWH	$	0.044		$	0.059
Energy expense as percentage of bitcoin mining revenue, net		35.0	%		71.8	%
Other direct costs of mining - non energy utilities - ($ in thousands)	$	42		$	53
Hosted Facilities
Total bitcoin mined at hosted facilities		308.7			512.7
Bitcoin mining revenue - Hosted facilities- ($ in thousands)	$	11,386		$	9,319
Total miners in service in hosted facilities - as of the periods ended		16,325			16,613
Total KWHs utilized		104,598,890			108,297,639
Total hosting fee expense - ($ in thousands)	$	6,983		$	6,955
Hosting fee per KWH	$	0.067		$	0.064
Hosting fee expense as percentage of bitcoin mining revenue, net		61.3	%		74.6	%
(1) Weighted average cost of mining one bitcoin is calculated by dividing the sum of total energy expense and other direct costs of mining non-energy utilities (owned facilities) and total hosting fee expense (hosted facilities) by the total bitcoin mined during the respective periods.
(2) Average revenue of each bitcoin mined is calculated by dividing the sum of bitcoin mining revenue for both owned and hosted facilities by the total number of bitcoin mined during the respective periods. We have determined that Coinbase is the principal market for valuing bitcoin transactions and uses the daily closing prices as the source of recording revenue. See the table "Range of intraday bitcoin prices" for information on the range of intraday bitcoin prices for quarterly periods since October 1, 2022.
(3) The weighted average cost of mining one bitcoin excludes equipment related expenses, such as miner repair expenses and miner depreciation expense.

Power prices are the most significant cost driver for our wholly owned locations, and energy costs represented 35.0% and 71.8% as expressed as a percentage of bitcoin mining revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For our co-locations, hosting fees (which comprise direct operating costs of the third-party operator with energy as the largest cost) and profit sharing were a combined 61.3% and 74.6% as a percentage of bitcoin mining revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Energy prices can be highly volatile and global events (including the war in Ukraine and the resulting natural gas shortage) caused power prices to increase nationwide in 2022. All of our wholly owned and operated sites in the State of Georgia and our hosted miners in New York State are currently subject to variable prices and market rate fluctuations with respect to wholesale power costs. Such prices are governed by power purchase agreements which

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vary by location and said prices can change hour to hour. While this renders energy prices less predictable, it also gives us greater ability and flexibility to actively manage the energy we consume with an eye towards increasing profitability and energy efficiency. Energy prices are also highly sensitive to weather events, such as winter storms and polar vortices, which increase the demand for power regionally. When such events occur, we may curtail our operations to avoid using power at increased rates. The average power prices we paid in our owned facilities for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.044 and $0.059 per kilowatt hour, respectively. At our hosting facilities, the hosting fee as compared to KWHs utilized in the hosted facilities was $0.067 and $0.064 per kilowatt hour for such periods, respectively.

The management team makes real-time determinations on the need and timing during which we should curtail. We curtail when power prices exceed the value we would receive for the corresponding fixed bitcoin reward. This means if bitcoin’s value decrease or energy prices increase, our curtailment will increase; likewise, when bitcoin’s value increases and energy prices decrease, our curtailment will decrease. The management team manages this decision on an hour-by-hour basis across all our sites both wholly owned and hosted.

In the three months ended December 31, 2022, energy prices spiked nationwide due to weather events and, as a result, we curtailed a total of 15% of our fleet, with December being the month with the greatest curtailment. Our active curtailment strategy allowed us to avoid excessive cost during these events, but it also resulted in decreased production. The Company did not have significant curtailment during the three months ended December 31, 2023

Results of continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

($ presented in 000's, except for average bitcoin price)

Bitcoin mining revenue

We earned $73,786 in bitcoin mining revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of $46,040, or 166%, as compared with $27,746 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Bitcoin mining revenues, are recorded net of bitcoin mining fees charged by our sole mining pool operator that equaled approximately 0.19% of gross bitcoin mining revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2023, are determined by two main drivers: quantity of bitcoin mined and the price of bitcoin on the date the bitcoin is mined. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we mined 2,020 bitcoin with an average bitcoin price of $36,535 as compared to 1,530 bitcoin with an average bitcoin price of $18,129 during the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in bitcoin mining revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was attributable the increase in the bitcoin mined during the period and the increase in the average bitcoin price as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the quantity of bitcoin mined was primarily driven by the increased number of miners in operation, which increased to approximately 88,500 and compared to 63,700, an increase of 24,800 between December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023. The increase in miners in operation increases our hashrate, which is our total computational power, and which when understood in the context of global hashrate, determines how much bitcoin we are able to mine.

Other services revenues

Other services revenues pertain to our former data center operations for which we earned $73 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. In fiscal year 2023 we ceased data center operations.

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense)

Our cost of revenues were $28,896 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $8,480, or 42%, as compared with $20,416 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. These costs were primarily related to energy costs to operate the mining equipment within our owned facilities, which was $21,871 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $8,604 or 65% as compared to $13,267 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in energy costs is due to the increases in the volume of mining equipment operating in our owned locations. We continually evaluate energy and bitcoin prices and periodically will curtail our mining operations when it is advantageous to do so.

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We also incurred hosting fees of $5,574 and profit sharing fees of $1,409 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $655, or 11%, and increase of $683, or 94%, as compared to $6,229 and $726, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The hosting fees and profit sharing fees are primarily the result of our co-location agreement with Coinmint. The hosting fees remained consistent for both period since the decrease in KWHs utilized was offset by the increase in the rate charged per KWH.

Professional fees

Professional fees, which consists primarily of legal, accounting and consulting fees, were $1,572 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $1,259, or 44%, from $2,831 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Legal expenses were $158 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $1,955 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily attributable to no legal settlements during the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $1,010 of legal settlements during the three months ended December 31, 2022. Other professional fees, namely accounting and consulting, were $1,414 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $876 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing a increase of $538.

Payroll expenses

Payroll expenses were $15,321 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $5,519, or 56%, from $9,802 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Our payroll expenses include all compensation related expenses for our employees and mainly include salaries, wages, payroll-related taxes and benefits and non-cash stock-based compensation. Payroll expenses, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation, were $5,368 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, representing an increase of 37% from $3,924 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 mainly attributed to an increase in employee headcount.

We grant stock-based awards to certain employees as a significant portion of our payroll-related costs. Stock-based compensation, which is a non-cash expense, was $9,953 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $4,075, or 69%, from $5,878 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in stock based compensation was mainly attributed to the vesting of a certain market-based restricted stock awards in December 2023.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased to $5,003 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 from $3,724 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of $1,279. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in corporate overhead, including, but not limited to, taxes, licenses, and insurance premiums.

Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net

Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net for the three months ended December 31, 2023 is $36,041. As discussed in Notes 2 and Note 5 above, the Company adopted the amendments per ASC 350-60 in the current period, accordingly, we measured crypto assets within the scope of ASC Topic 350-60 - Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets at fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement and included the gains and losses from remeasurement in net income. The gain pertains to the change in bitcoin's fair value from adoption date, October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.

Prior to adoption of ASC 350-60 - Crypto Assets, bitcoin was classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets and were measured at cost less impairment. Additionally, in the previous guidance, subsequent increases in bitcoin prices are not allowed to be recorded (unrealized gains) unless the bitcoin is sold, at which point the gain is recognized. Accordingly, gains (losses) recognized on fair value of bitcoin in fiscal year 2024 are not comparable to fiscal year 2023.

Other impairment expense (related to bitcoin)

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Impairment expense in the amount of $83 was recognized for the three months ended December 31, 2022. There is no impairment expense related to bitcoin for the three months ended December 31, 2023 due to the adoption of ASC 350-60 (as described in Note 2 and Note 5) which resulted in measuring bitcoin at fair value and recognizing gains or losses from remeasurement of the assets rather than at cost less impairment. The prior year impairment expense consists of bitcoin impairments due to the general decrease in bitcoin prices during the year. Decreases in bitcoin prices for periods subsequent to the mining date were recorded as impairment expense. Under ASC Topic 350 - Goodwill and Other (prior guidance), subsequent increases in bitcoin prices are not allowed to be recorded (unrealized gains) unless the bitcoin is sold, at which point the gain is recognized.

Realized loss on sale of bitcoin

Realized loss on sale of bitcoin was $517 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. As described under the heading "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net", gains (losses) recognized on bitcoin transactions in fiscal year 2024 are not comparable to fiscal year 2023.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $29,847 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $19,329 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $10,518. Depreciation expense increased by $10,506, or 56%, during the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $18,827 to $29,333, due to an increase in miners and mining-related equipment being placed in service during the comparative period. Amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $514, an increase of $12, or 2%, from $502 for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Other Income (Expenses)

Other expense was $1,203 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared with other expense of $1,605 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, which is a change of $402. Other expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of an unrealized loss on derivative security of $1,243 as compared to loss for the same prior year period of $1,271. This change between the periods is the result of a change in fair value of the underlying instrument.

Interest expense in the three months ended December 31, 2023 decreased by $343 to $546 from $889 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 due to lower average debt balances during three months ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Interest income in the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased from the prior year balance was due to an increase in short-term overnight investments.

Net income (loss) from Continuing Operations

Net income from continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $25,909 as compared to net loss from continuing operations of $30,488 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, for the reasons discussed above.

Net income (loss)

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $25,909, a fluctuation of $54,940 compared to net loss of $29,031 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, for the reasons stated above.

Non-GAAP Measure

We present adjusted EBITDA, which is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Our non-GAAP "Adjusted EBITDA" excludes (i) impacts of interest, taxes, and depreciation; (ii) our share-based compensation expense, unrealized gains/losses on securities, and, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration with respect to previously completed acquisitions, all of which

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are non-cash items that we believe are not reflective of our general business performance, and for which the accounting requires management judgment, and the resulting expenses could vary significantly in comparison to other companies; (iii) non-cash impairment losses related to long-lived assets (including goodwill); (iv) legal fees related to litigation and various transactions, which fees management does not believe are reflective of our ongoing operating activities; (v) gains and losses on disposal of assets, the majority of which are related to obsolete or unrepairable machines that are no longer deployed; and (vi) gains and losses related to discontinued operations that would not be applicable to our future business activities.

Management believes that providing this non-GAAP financial measure that excludes these items allows for meaningful comparisons between the Company's core business operating results and those of other companies, and provides the Company and its management with an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating its own core business operating results over different periods of time. In addition to management's internal use of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, management believes that adjusted EBITDA is also useful to investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis. Management believes the foregoing to be the case even though some of the excluded items involve cash outlays and some of them recur on a regular basis (although management does not believe any of such items are normal operating expenses necessary to generate our bitcoin related revenues). For example, we expect that share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from adjusted EBITDA, will continue to be a significant recurring expense over the coming years and is an important part of the compensation provided to certain employees, officers, and directors. Additionally, management does not consider any of the excluded items to be expenses necessary to generate our bitcoin related revenue.

The Company's adjusted EBITDA measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies in our industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently. The Company's adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income (loss) or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. Although management utilizes internally and presents adjusted EBITDA, we only utilize that measure supplementally and do not consider it to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results.

Accordingly, adjusted EBITDA is not meant to be considered in isolation of, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained in our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following is a reconciliation of our non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure (i.e., net income (loss)) for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)	2023			2022
Reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA
Net income (loss)	$	25,909		$	(29,031	)
Loss on discontinued operations		—			(1,457	)
Depreciation and amortization		29,847			19,329
Share-based compensation expense		9,953			5,878
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		—			(485	)
Unrealized loss of derivative security		1,243			1,271
Interest income		(586	)		(70	)
Interest expense		546			889
Loss on disposal of assets		677			—
Income tax expense		1,399			—
Other 1		102			1,705
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*	$	69,090		$	(1,971	)

* We have not excluded our net gain on fair value off bitcoin ($36,041 in the quarter ended December 31, 2023), which we now record in our statement of operations as provided in ASC 350-60, as discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

1 Represents legal fees related to litigation & settlement related expenses and financing & business development transactions

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

($ presented in 000's)

Our primary requirements for liquidity and capital are working capital, capital expenditures, public company costs and general corporate needs. We expect these needs to continue as we further develop and grow our business. Our principal sources of liquidity have been and are expected to be our cash and cash equivalents and bitcoin inventory.

As of December 31, 2023, we had total current assets of $181,705, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets, bitcoin, investment in debt security and related derivative asset, current assets held for sale, and total assets in the amount of $862,731. Our total current liabilities and total liabilities as of December 31, 2023 were $42,393 and $52,170, respectively. We had working capital of $139,312 as of December 31, 2023. We sell the bitcoin we mine to fund operations and to fund capital expenditures. In addition, we have access to equity financing through our At-the-Market offering facility (see Note 12 - Stockholders' Equity and Note 17 - Subsequent Events to our consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).

We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, together with cash we expect to generate from future operations, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We are likely to require additional capital to respond to technological advancements, competitive dynamics or technologies, customer demands, business opportunities, challenges, acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances and in either the short-term or long-term may determine to engage in equity or debt financings. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited. In particular, the ongoing impacts of inflation and rising interest rates, and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant disruption and volatility in the global financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital. If we are unable to raise additional funds when or on the terms desired, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Material Cash Requirements

We are a party to many contractual obligations involving commitments to make payments to third parties. These obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. Certain contractual obligations are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, while others are considered future commitments. Our contractual obligations primarily consist of cancelable purchase commitments with various parties to purchase goods or services, primarily miners and equipment, entered into in the normal course of business and operating leases. For information regarding our other contractual obligations, refer to Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2023, and Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on December 1, 2023.

We regularly evaluate opportunities to expand our business, including through potential acquisitions of businesses or assets. We will evaluate a variety of sources of capital in connection with financing any future possible acquisitions, including the incurrence of debt, sales of stock or bitcoin, or using cash on hand. We may also use the Company’s stock as transaction consideration, as we have done in the past.

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Operating Activities

Operating activities from continuing operations used $39,626 in cash for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to providing $4,703 in cash for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Our depreciation and amortization of $29,847, stock based compensation of $9,953, and a decrease in prepaid and other current assets of $9,010 were the main components of our operating cash inflow for the three months ended December 31, 2023, offset primarily by cash outflows for bitcoin mining of $73,786, net income of $25,909, and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $8,255. Our cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by net loss for the period of $29,031, proceeds from the sale of bitcoin of $34,067, gain on change in fair value of bitcoin of $83, stock based compensation of $5,878, depreciation and amortization of $19,329, increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $3,265, partially offset by mining of bitcoin of $27,746, realized gain on sale of bitcoin of $517, and increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1,862.

Investing Activities

Investing activities from continuing operations used $32,818 during the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared with using $59,011 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Our payments on miner (including miner deposits) of $48,858, purchase of fixed assets of $27,503, were the main components of our investing cash outflow for the three months ended December 31, 2023. This was offset by cash proceeds received from the sale of bitcoin of $43,035. Our payments on miner deposits of $31,540, the acquisition of Mawson of $22,518, and purchase of fixed assets of $4,953 were the main components of our investing cash outflow for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Financing Activities

Cash flows generated from financing activities of continuing operations during the three months ended December 31, 2023 amounted to $92,095, when compared to $32,971 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Our cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of proceeds from the underwritten offering of $99,336 partially offset by payments on loans in the amount of $1,701. Our cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2022 mainly consisted of proceeds from underwritten offerings of $41,344 partially offset by payments on loans in the amount of $8,430.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and 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 the judgments we make about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Because these estimates can vary depending on the situation, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and statement of cash flows.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to those disclosed in our Form 10-K. For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, see Part I, Item 1, Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in our notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please refer to Note 2 in our unaudited consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The following discussion about the Company’s market risk exposures involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Market Price Risk of Bitcoin. The Company holds a significant amount of bitcoin; therefore, it is exposed to the impact of market price changes in bitcoin on its bitcoin holdings. This exposure would generally manifest itself in the following areas:

•The Company accounts for its bitcoin holdings as indefinite lived intangible assets and records impairment charges whenever the carrying value of bitcoin holdings on the balance sheet exceeds their fair market value. Subsequent recovery of bitcoin prices would not impact the carrying value of bitcoin on the balance sheet, as recovery of previously recorded impairment charges are not allowed under current U.S. GAAP.

•Declines in the fair market value of bitcoin will impact the cash value that would be realized if the Company were to sell its bitcoin for cash, therefore having a negative impact on its liquidity.

At December 31, 2023, the Company held approximately 3,002 bitcoins and the fair value of a single bitcoin was approximately $42,290, meaning that the fair value of its bitcoin holdings on that date was approximately $127 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Limitation on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic and current reports that we file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

Material Weakness and Remediation Plan

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in

management assessment:

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•Information and Technology Controls: Certain individual control deficiencies related to information technology (“IT”) general controls and report reviews aggregate into a material weakness, as follows:

oControls were not fully documented responding to all of the Complementary User Entity Controls forwarded through Software as a Service (SaaS) vendor audit reports in the design and implementation of suggested controls.

oThere were not always appropriate IT controls related to information produced by the entity (IPE), including spreadsheets, that are relevant to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

This material weakness did not result in any identified material misstatements to the financial statements, and there were no changes to previously released financial results. Based on this material weakness, management concluded that at December 31, 2023, internal control over financial reporting was not effective.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, MaloneBailey, LLP, has issued an adverse audit report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2023, which appears on page F-2 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 1, 2023.

Remediation

The Company’s Board of Directors and management take internal control over financial reporting and the integrity of its financial statements seriously. Management has been implementing and continues to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated, such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions include the following:

•establish more specific controls to respond to Complementary User Entity Controls forwarded through SaaS vendor audit reports in the design and implementation of suggested controls;

•expand the management and governance over IT system controls, including the creation of a Systems Analyst position and hiring to fill this position;

•establish more specific controls to gain additional comfort over the completeness and accuracy of IPE, including data used in spreadsheets used in the preparation of consolidated financial statements; and

•implement enhanced process controls around internal user access management including provisioning, removal, and periodic review.

We believe that these actions will remediate the material weakness, once management has performed its assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting including the remedial measures described above. The weakness will not be considered remediated, however, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We expect that the remediation of this material weakness will be fully completed prior to the end of fiscal year 2024.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than as described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are from time to time subject to various claims, lawsuits, and other legal and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. See Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, together with the cautionary statement under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These described risks are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

On December 21, 2023, S. Matthew Schultz, our Executive Chairman, entered into a trading arrangement intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1(c)”), authorizing (i) the sale of shares of our common stock solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company arising from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Schultz under the CleanSpark, Inc. 2017 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) (which will remain active until December 21, 2024 and (ii) the potential sale of up to 1,286,000 shares of our common stock so long as the market price of our common stock is higher than certain minimum threshold prices specified in the arrangement (which will remain active from March 27, 2024 until October 11, 2024).

On December 22, 2023, Zachary Bradford, our Chief Executive Officer and President, entered into a trading arrangement intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c), authorizing (i) the sale of shares of our common stock solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company arising from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Bradford under the Plan (which will remain active until September 12, 2025 and (ii) the potential sale of up to 1,464,000 shares of our common stock so long as the market price of our common stock is higher than certain minimum threshold prices specified (which will remain active from March 21, 2024 until November 11, 2024).

On December 21, 2023, Gary A. Vecchiarelli, our Chief Financial Officer, entered into a trading arrangement intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c), authorizing the sale of shares of our common stock solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company arising from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Vecchiarelli under the Plan. The trading arrangement will be active from March 22, 2024 until December 21, 2024.

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Item 6. Exhibits

		Incorporated by Reference				Filed/
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Furnished Herewith
3.1	Conformed Copy of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CleanSpark, Inc., as amended through March 8, 2023	S-8	333-39187	4.1	4/6/2023
3.2	First Amended and Restated Bylaws of CleanSpark, Inc., dated September 17, 2021	8-K	001-39187	3.2	9/17/2021
10.1	Future Sales and Purchase Agreement entered into by and between the CleanSpark, Inc. and BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES DELAWARE LIMITED on October 6, 2023	8-K	001-39187	10.1	10/11/2023
10.2	Amendment, dated October 24, 2023, to Employment Agreement, by and between CleanSpark, Inc. and Zachary K. Bradford	8-K	001-39187	10.1	10/27/2023
10.3	Amendment, dated October 24, 2023, to Employment Agreement, by and between CleanSpark, Inc. and S. Matthew Schultz	8-K	001-39187	10.2	10/27/2023
10.4	Amendment, dated October 24, 2023, to Employment Agreement, by and between CleanSpark, Inc. and Gary Vecchiarelli	8-K	001-39187	10.3	10/27/2023
10.5	At the Market Offering Agreement, dated January 5, 2024, between CleanSpark, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC	S-3ASR	333-276409	1.2	01/05/2024
10.6	Future Sales and Purchase Agreement entered into by and between the CleanSpark, Inc. and Bitmain Technologies Delaware Limited on January 6, 2024	8-K	001-39187	10.1	01/08/2024
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)					*
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)					*
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350					**
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350					**

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*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 8, 2024	By: /s/ Zachary K. Bradford Zachary K. Bradford Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: February 8, 2024	By: /s/ Gary A. Vecchiarelli Gary A. Vecchiarelli Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Zachary K. Bradford, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023 of CleanSpark, Inc.;

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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’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 registrant 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 registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Zachary K. Bradford
		Zachary K. Bradford
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Gary A Vecchiarelli, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023 of CleanSpark, Inc.;

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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’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 registrant 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 registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Gary A. Vecchiarelli
		Gary A. Vecchiarelli
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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 CleanSpark, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Zachary K. Bradford, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(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: February 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Zachary K. Bradford
		Zachary K. Bradford
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER 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 CleanSpark, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gary A. Vecchiarelli, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(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: February 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Gary A. Vecchiarelli
		Gary A. Vecchiarelli
		Chief Financial Officer

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
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Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash	$ 48,458	$ 29,215
Accounts receivable, net	0	5
Inventory	732	809
Prepaid expense and other current assets	2,971	12,034
Bitcoin (See Note 2 and Note 5)	126,951	56,241
Derivative investment asset	1,454	2,697
Investment in debt security, AFS, at fair value	755	726
Current assets held for sale	384	445
Total current assets	181,705	102,172
Property and equipment, net	637,481	564,395
Operating lease right of use asset	647	688
Intangible assets, net	4,089	4,603
Deposits on miners and mining equipment	25,048	75,959
Other long-term asset	5,718	5,718
Goodwill	8,043	8,043
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	33,415	65,577
Current portion of operating lease liability	176	181
Current portion of finance lease liability	96	130
Current portion of long-term loans payable	7,421	6,992
Dividends payable	579	0
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Operating lease liability, net of current portion	474	519
Finance lease liability, net of current portion	0	9
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Deferred income taxes	2,256	857
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Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)	28,896	20,416
Professional fees	1,572	2,831
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General and administrative expenses	5,003	3,724
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Interest income	586	70
Interest expense	(546)	(889)
Total other (expense) income	(1,203)	(1,605)
Income (loss) before income tax expense	27,308	(30,488)
Income tax expense	1,399	0
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Income tax expense	0	0
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Beginning balance, value at Sep. 30, 2023	677,227	$ 2	$ 160	1,009,482	226	(332,643)
Beginning balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2023		1,750,000	160,184,921
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (See Note 2)	4,183					4,183
Options and restricted stock units issued for services, value	9,953		$ 2	9,951
Options and restricted stock units issued for services, shares			1,441,152
Shares Withheld for Net Settlement of Restricted Stock Units Related to Tax Withholdings, value	(5,533)		$ (1)	(5,532)
Shares withheld for net settlement of restricted stock units related to tax withholdings, Shares			(553,390)
Exercise of options, value	36			36
Exercise of options, shares			6,096
Shares issued under equity offering, net of offering costs, value	99,336		$ 25	99,311
Shares issued under equity offering, net of offering costs, shares			24,475,832
Preferred stock dividends	(579)					(579)
Net Income (Loss)	25,909					25,909
Other comprehensive income	29				29
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 810,561	$ 2	$ 186	$ 1,113,248	$ 255	$ (303,130)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2023		1,750,000	185,554,611

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Income (Loss)	$ 25,909	$ (29,031)
Less: Income from discontinued operations	0	(1,457)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Impairment of bitcoin	0	83
Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net (see Note 2)	(36,041)	0
Realized gain on sale of bitcoin	0	517
Bitcoin issued for services	265	134
Unrealized loss on derivative asset	1,243	1,271
Gain on fair value of contingent consideration	0	(485)
Non-cash lease expenses	41	79
Stock based compensation	9,953	5,878
Depreciation and amortization	29,847	19,329
Provision for bad debts	53	70
Amortization of debt discount	27	1
Loss on disposal of assets	677	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Mining of bitcoin	(73,786)	(27,746)
Proceeds from sale of bitcoin	0	34,067
Increase (Decrease) in operating lease liabilities	(50)	56
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(8,255)	3,265
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,010	1,862
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivables	5	(73)
Decrease (increase) in inventory	77	(176)
Deferred income taxes	1,399	0
Long -term deposits paid		(2,941)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from Continuing Operations	(39,626)	4,703
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of Discontinued Operations	(408)	412
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(40,034)	5,115
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Payments on miners (including deposits)	(48,858)	(31,540)
Purchase of fixed assets	(27,503)	(4,953)
Proceeds from sale of bitcoin	43,035	0
Proceeds from sale of miners	508	0
Acquisition of Mawson	0	(22,518)
Net cash used in investing activities - Continuing Operations	(32,818)	(59,011)
Net cash provided by investing activities - Discontinued Operations	0	2,523
Net cash used in investing activities	(32,818)	(56,488)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Payments on loans	(1,701)	(8,430)
Payments on finance leases	(43)	(93)
Refund of loan commitment fee	0	150
Payments of taxes on shares withheld for net settlement of restricted stock units	(5,533)	0
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants	36	0
Proceeds from equity offerings, net	99,336	41,344
Net cash provided by financing activities - Continued Operations	92,095	32,971
Net cash provided by financing activities - Discontinued Operations	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	92,095	32,971
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	19,243	(18,402)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	29,215	20,463
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	48,458	2,061
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	519	808
Non-cash investing and financing transactions
Change in Accounting Principle - (see Note 2)	4,183	0
Cumulative change in accounting principle	4,183
Fixed asset and miner purchases accrued not paid	3,462	0
Fixed assets purchased through finance transactions	240	164
Software purchased with bitcoin	0	229
Preferred share dividends accrued	579	0
Unrealized gain on investment in available-for-sale debt security	$ 29	$ 29

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net Income (Loss)	$ 25,909	$ (29,031)

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Insider Trading Arrangements

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

shares

Trading Arrangements, by Individual

Material Terms of Trading Arrangement

On December 21, 2023, S. Matthew Schultz, our Executive Chairman, entered into a trading arrangement intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1(c)”), authorizing (i) the sale of shares of our common stock solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company arising from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Schultz under the CleanSpark, Inc. 2017 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) (which will remain active until December 21, 2024 and (ii) the potential sale of up to 1,286,000 shares of our common stock so long as the market price of our common stock is higher than certain minimum threshold prices specified in the arrangement (which will remain active from March 27, 2024 until October 11, 2024).

On December 22, 2023, Zachary Bradford, our Chief Executive Officer and President, entered into a trading arrangement intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c), authorizing (i) the sale of shares of our common stock solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company arising from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Bradford under the Plan (which will remain active until September 12, 2025 and (ii) the potential sale of up to 1,464,000 shares of our common stock so long as the market price of our common stock is higher than certain minimum threshold prices specified (which will remain active from March 21, 2024 until November 11, 2024).

On December 21, 2023, Gary A. Vecchiarelli, our Chief Financial Officer, entered into a trading arrangement intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c), authorizing the sale of shares of our common stock solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company arising from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Vecchiarelli under the Plan. The trading arrangement will be active from March 22, 2024 until December 21, 2024

S. Matthew Schultz [Member]

Trading Arrangements, by Individual

Name

S. Matthew Schultz

Title

Executive Chairman

Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted

false

Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted

false

Arrangement Duration

201 days

Aggregate Available

1,286,000

Zachary Bradford [Member]

Trading Arrangements, by Individual

Name

Zachary Bradford

Title

Chief Executive Officer

Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted

false

Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted

false

Arrangement Duration

235 days

Aggregate Available

1,464,000

Gary A. Vecchiarelli [Member]

Trading Arrangements, by Individual

Name

Gary A. Vecchiarelli

Title

Chief Financial Officer

Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted

false

Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted

false

Arrangement Duration

275 days

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1. ORGANIZATION

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION

1.ORGANIZATION

CleanSpark is a bitcoin mining company. The Company independently owns and operates five data centers in Georgia for a total developed capacity of 230 MW. The Company is developing an additional 150 MW at its data center in Sandersville, GA. A partner in Massena, NY, hosts 50 MW for the Company. CleanSpark designs its infrastructure to responsibly support Bitcoin, the world’s most important digital commodity and an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal period, as reported in the Form 10-K, have been omitted.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CleanSpark, Inc., and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, ATL Data Centers LLC (“ATL”), CleanBlok, CleanSpark DW, LLC, CleanSpark GLP, LLC, CSRE Properties Norcross, LLC, CSRE Property Management Company, LLC, CSRE Properties, LLC, CSRE Properties Washington, LLC, CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC, CSRE Properties Dalton, LLC, and CleanSpark HQ, LLC. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these entities.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-08, Intangible - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) (“ASC 350-60”). ASC 350-60 requires entities with certain crypto assets to subsequently measure such assets at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net income in each reporting period. Crypto assets that meet all the following criteria are within the scope of the ASC 350-60:

(1)meet the definition of intangible assets as defined in the Codification

(2)do not provide the asset holder with enforceable rights to or claims on underlying goods, services, or other assets

(3)are created or reside on a distributed ledger based on blockchain or similar technology

(4)are secured through cryptography

(5)are fungible, and

(6)are not created or issued by the reporting entity or its related parties. In addition, entities are required to provide additional disclosures about the holdings of certain crypto assets.

Bitcoin, which is the sole crypto asset mined by the Company, meets each of these criteria. For all entities, the ASC 350-60 amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued (or made available for issuance). If an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it must adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company has elected to early adopt the new guidance effective October 1, 2023 resulting in a $4,183 cumulative-effect change to adjust the Company's bitcoin held on October 1, 2023 with the corresponding entry to beginning accumulated deficit.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Disclosures About Reportable Segments, which requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The new guidance is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2020-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities are recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The Company adopted the provisions of the accounting pronouncement as of October 1, 2023 and the new standard did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments on October 1, 2020 (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 requires entities to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that reflects expected credit losses, including credit losses related to trade receivables, and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates, which generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The Company adopted the ASU effective October 1, 2023, and the adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or cash flows.

Liquidity

The Company has cash and cash equivalents of $48,458 and bitcoin (measured at fair value) of $126,951 as of December 31, 2023. As shown in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company generated a net income from continuing operations of $25,909 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company had cash outflows from operating activities from continuing operations, which were $39,626 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company has cash outflows from investing activities from continuing operations due to its investments in capital expenditures in support of its bitcoin mining operations partially offset by proceeds of bitcoin sales. The Company has generated significant cash inflows from financing activities from continuing operations, primarily attributed to proceeds from equity offerings. The Company generates non-cash consideration in the form of bitcoin, that the Company will sell to generate cash to funds its operations. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold $43,035 of bitcoin at various times during the quarter and utilized the proceeds to pay expenditures. However, the Company utilized portions of its equity offerings to offset its cash used in operating and investing activities. The Company has sufficient cash and bitcoin, which should continue to support its ongoing operations for the next twelve months. The Company intends to continue generating cash from its access to equity financing through its At-the-Market offering facility (see Note 12).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial

statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include valuation of derivative assets, available-for-sale investments, and the valuations of share-based awards. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions including, but not limited to, the ultimate impact that the ongoing global supply chain issues may have on the Company’s operations.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Revenue from Bitcoin Mining

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

1.Identify the contract with the customer

2.Identify the performance obligations in the contract

3.Determine the transaction price

4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

5.Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation

Step 1: The Company enters into a contract with a bitcoin mining pool operator (i.e., the customer) to provide computing power to the mining pools. The contracts are terminable at any time by either party and there are no penalties for contract termination by either party. The Company earns revenue based on the Full-Pay-Per-Share (“FPPS”) payout method, set forth by our customer. The calculation has specific components which include network block subsidies, network difficulty, network transaction fees, and pool operating fees. The network block subsidy consists of newly generated coins and comprises the largest share of the block reward. Network difficulty is the difficulty required to mine a block on the Bitcoin network, which is a component in the calculation for payout. Network transaction fees consist of fees paid by the users of the network for the execution of transactions that are included in the block. Pool operating fees are fees charged by the mining pool operator in order to operate the pool. Network block subsidies are based on the total amount of block subsidies that are expected to be generated on the bitcoin network as a whole during the 24-hour period beginning at midnight Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) daily, regardless of whether the mining pool operator successfully records a block to the blockchain. Network difficulty is based on the actual difficulty to mine a block on the Bitcoin network. Network transaction fees are based on the total amount of transaction fees and block rewards that are actually generated on the blockchain network as a whole during the 24-hour period. Pool operating fees are determined by a fee rate set forth in the customer’s terms of service as a percentage of the actual daily FPPS payout.

The mining pool that the Company contributes its hash computation computing power only provides services for bitcoin mining and the fees charged during the most recent quarter were 0.19% of the total daily bitcoin mined. Applying the criteria per ASC 606-10-25-1, the contract arises at the point that the Company provides computing power to the mining pool operator, which is beginning contract day at midnight UTC (contract inception), because customer consumption is in tandem with daily earnings of delivery of the computing power.

Step 2: In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met:

•The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct); and

•the entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

Based on these criteria, the Company has a single performance obligation in providing computing power services (i.e., hashrate) to the mining pool operator (i.e., customer). The performance obligation of computing power services is fulfilled daily over-time, as opposed to a point in time, because the Company provides the hashrate throughout the day and the customer simultaneously obtains control of it and uses the asset to produce bitcoin. The Company has full control of the mining equipment utilized in the mining pool and if the Company determines it will increase or decrease the processing power of its machines and/or fleet (i.e., for repairs or when power costs are excessive) the computing power provided to the customer will be reduced.

Step 3: The transaction consideration the Company earns is non-cash digital consideration in the form of bitcoin, which the Company measures at fair value as the closing bitcoin price on the date earned as determined by our principal market and such price is not materially different from using the price at the inception of each daily contract. According to the customer contract, daily earnings are calculated from midnight-to-midnight UTC time, and the sub-account balance is credited one hour later at 1:00 AM UTC time. The Company utilizes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is also the midnight of UTC time, since this is consistent with our customer contract in calculating our daily earnings from midnight-to-midnight UTC time.

The transaction consideration the Company earns is all variable since it is dependent on the daily computing power provided by the Company. The Company’s bitcoins earned through the contractual payout formula is not known until the Company’s computational hashrate contributed over the daily measurement period is fulfilled over-time daily between midnight-to-midnight UTC time. The Company’s proportionate amount of the global network transaction fee rewards earned are calculated at the end of each transactional day (midnight to midnight). There are no other forms of variable considerations, such as discounts, rebates, refunds, credits, price concessions, incentives, performance bonuses, penalties, or other similar items.

The Company fully constrains all variable consideration as a result of ASC 606-10-32-12a because the amount of consideration is highly susceptible to factors outside of our control as defined by the Company’s customer’s payout methodology. The variable consideration is constrained until the Company can reasonably estimate the amount of mining rewards by the end of a given transactional day based on the actual amount of computing power provided to the mining pool operators. By then, the Company considers it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenues will not occur and includes such variable consideration in the transaction price.

Step 4: The transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation upon verification for the provision of computing power to the mining pool operator. There is a single performance obligation (i.e., computing power or hashrate) for the contract; therefore, all consideration from the mining pool operator is allocated to this single performance obligation.

Step 5: The Company’s performance is complete in transferring the hashrate service over-time (midnight to midnight) to the customer and the customer obtains control of that asset.

In exchange for providing computing power, the Company is entitled to a pro-rata share of the fixed bitcoin awards earned over the measurement period, plus a pro-rata fractional share of the global transaction fee rewards for the respective measurement period, less net digital asset fees due to the mining pool operator over the measurement period, as applicable. The transaction consideration the Company receives is non-cash consideration, in the form of bitcoin. The Company measures the bitcoin at fair value on the date earned using the closing price of bitcoin on the date earned (midnight UTC).

There are no deferred revenues or other liability obligations recorded by the Company since there are no payments in advance of the performance. At the end of the 24 hour “midnight-to-midnight" period, there are no remaining performance obligations.

Revenues from data center services

As of September 30, 2023, data center services are no longer provided to external customers. The Company formerly provided data services, such as providing its customers with rack space, power and equipment, and cloud services, such as virtual services, virtual storage, and data backup services, generally based on monthly services provided at a defined price included in the contracts. The performance obligations were the services provided to a customer for the month based on the contract. The transaction price was the price agreed with the customer for the monthly services provided and the revenues are recognized monthly based on the services rendered for the month.

Cost of Revenues

Bitcoin mining segment (sole reportable segment)

The Company includes energy costs and external co-location mining hosting fees in cost of revenues.

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Temporary cash investments are made with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, such investments in U.S. accounts may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.

The Company does have restricted cash of $1,716 as of December 31, 2023 held in a separate bank account in a certificate of deposit as collateral for utility bonds. The utility bonds are reported in prepaid expense and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable is comprised of uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms. They are initially recorded at the invoiced amount upon the sale of goods or services to customers and do not bear interest. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluation of its customers and management closely monitors outstanding receivables based on factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reviewed periodically for collectability. If management determines that collection is unlikely, an allowance that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected is recorded.

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Accounts Receivable, gross	$	348		$	353
Provision for doubtful allowances		(348	)		(348	)
Total Accounts Receivable, net	$	—		$	5

Inventory

Inventory balances mainly include supplies inventory used to maintain bitcoin mining facilities and are presented at net realizable value with cost being measured on an average cost method. The Company periodically reviews inventories for unusable and obsolete items. Based on this evaluation, provisions are made to write inventories down to their net realizable value. Inventory was $732 and $809 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Prepaid expense and other current assets

The Company records a prepaid expense for costs paid but not yet incurred. Those expected to be incurred within one year are recognized and shown as a short-term pre-paid expense. Any costs expected to be incurred outside of one year would be considered other long-term assets.

Other current assets are assets that consist of supplies, deposits and interest receivable. Deposits and interest we expect to receive within one year are shown as short-term. Those we expect to receive outside of one year are shown as other long-term assets.

Concentration Risk

At times throughout the year, the Company may maintain cash balances in certain bank accounts in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limits. The cash balance in excess of the FDIC limits was $36,484 and $28,965 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The accounts offered by the custodian of the Company’s bitcoin, which accounts totaled $126,951 and $56,241 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively, are not insured by the FDIC. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

The Company has certain customers and vendors who individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s revenue or capital expenditures. Please refer to Note 16 - Major Customers and Vendors.

Stock-based compensation

The Company follows the guidelines in FASB Codification Topic ASC 718-10 Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires companies to measure the cost of employee and non-employee services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Stock-based compensation expense for stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company may issue compensatory shares for services including, but not limited to, executive, management, accounting, operations, corporate communication, financial and administrative consulting services. The Company determines the grant date fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For equity awards granted by the Company that are contingent upon market-based conditions, the Company fair values these awards using the Monte Carlo simulation model. For discussion of accounting for restricted stock units (“RSUs”), please refer Note 14 – Stock-Based Compensation.

Earnings (loss) per share

The Company reports earnings (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260-10 “Earnings Per Share,” which provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The calculation of diluted net loss per share gives effect to common stock equivalents; however, potential common shares are excluded if their effect is anti-dilutive. All common stock equivalents that consist of options, warrants and restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share

calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2022 as their effect is anti-dilutive. Provided below is the income (loss) per share calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except share and per share)	2023		2022
Continuing Operations
Numerator
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	25,909	$	(30,488	)
Preferred stock dividends		579		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	25,330	$	(30,488	)
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		—
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Diluted	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Discontinued Operations
Numerator
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	1,457
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		1,005,160
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		67,400,334
Income on discontinued operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	-	$	0.02
Diluted	$	-	$	0.02

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Construction-in-progress is the construction or development of assets that have not yet been placed in service for their intended use. Depreciation for machinery and equipment, mining equipment, buildings, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements commences once they are ready for their intended use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the terms of the related leases. Land is not depreciated.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

	Useful life (years)
Land improvements	5 - 15
Building and building improvements	Shorter of lease term or 30 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Miners	3 - 5
Mining equipment	3 - 15
Infrastructure asset	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Machinery and equipment	3 - 10
Furniture and fixtures	1 - 5

In accordance with the FASB ASC 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment, the carrying value of property and equipment and other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value. During the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not record an impairment expense on property and equipment.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin are included in current assets in the consolidated balance sheets due to the Company’s ability to sell bitcoin in a highly liquid marketplace and such bitcoin holdings are expected to be realized in cash or sold or consumed during the normal operating cycle of the Company.

As a result of adopting ASC 350-60 on October 1, 2023, bitcoin is measured at fair value as of each reporting period (see Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements). The fair value of bitcoin is measured using the period-end closing bitcoin price from its principal market, Coinbase, in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. Since bitcoin is traded on a 24-hour period, the Company utilizes the price as of midnight UTC time, which aligns with the Company's revenue recognition cut-off. The increase and decrease in fair value from each reporting period is reflected on the consolidated statements of operation as "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net". The Company sells bitcoin and such gains and losses from such transactions are measured as the difference between the cash proceeds and the carrying basis of bitcoin as determined on a First In-First Out ("FIFO") basis and are also recorded within the same line item "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net".

Prior to issuance of the ASU 2023-08 and adoption of ASC 350-60, bitcoin were recorded at cost less impairment and were classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. Bitcoin was accounted for in connection with the Company’s revenue recognition policy detailed above. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life was not amortized but was assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occurred indicating that it was more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset was impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. In testing for impairment for periods under prior accounting guidance, the Company had the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that an impairment exists. If it was determined that it was not more likely than not that an impairment exists, a quantitative impairment test was not necessary. If the Company concluded otherwise, it was required to perform a quantitative impairment test. The Company elected to perform the quantitative impairment test each period rather than first performing the qualitative assessment. Quantitative impairment was measured using the intraday low bitcoin price from Coinbase in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses was not permitted as per ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.

Bitcoin, which is non-cash consideration earned by the Company through its mining activities, are included as a reconciling item as a cash outflow within operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. The cash proceeds from the sales of bitcoin are classified based on the holding period in which the bitcoin are held. ASC 350-60 provides guidance on classifying proceeds from bitcoin and concludes that bitcoin converted nearly immediately into cash would qualify as cash flows from operating activities. All other sales would qualify as investing activities. In prior fiscal periods, the Company did not hold its bitcoin for extended periods of time and such sales proceeds prior to the adoption of ASC 350-60, were reported as cash flows from operating activities. Upon adoption, the Company evaluates its sales of bitcoin and will record bitcoin sold nearly immediately as operating cash flows and the remainder will be recorded as investing activities. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, all proceeds from bitcoin sales were classified as investing activities.

Fair Value Measurement of financial instruments, derivative asset and contingent consideration

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of input, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable.

Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets.

Level 2 Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices included for identical or similar assets and liabilities that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. These are typically obtained from readily available pricing sources for comparable instruments.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own beliefs about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available under the circumstances.

The carrying value of cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term portion of loan payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of the instruments. The carrying amount of the Company's long-term portion of loan payable is also stated at fair value since the stated rate of interest approximates market rates. Management believes the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheets on a recurring basis, and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Bitcoin	$	126,951	$	126,951	$	—	$	—
Derivative investment asset		1,454		—		—		1,454
Investment in debt security		755		—		—		755
Total	$	129,160	$	126,951	$	—	$	2,209

September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivative investment asset	$	2,697	$	—	$	—	$	2,697
Investment in debt security		726		—		—		726
Total	$	3,423	$	—	$	—	$	3,423

There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The activities of the financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company's balance sheets on a recurring basis during the three months ended December 31, 2023 are described in Note 6 - Investments.

Discontinued Operations

The Company deemed its energy operations to be discontinued operations due to its strategic decision to strictly focus on its bitcoin mining operations and divest of the majority of its energy assets.

Through its discontinued operations segment, the Company previously provided energy solutions through its wholly-owned subsidiaries CleanSpark, LLC, CleanSpark Critical Power Systems, Inc., GridFabric, LLC, and Solar Watt Solutions, Inc. These solutions consisted of engineering, design and software solutions, custom hardware solutions, Open Automated Demand response, solar, energy storage for microgrid and distributed energy systems. The Company has sold the majority of its assets related to the Energy Segment, which included software and intellectual property, and inventory. See Note 4 – Discontinued Operations.

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3. ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

3.ACQUISITIONS

Acquisitions Relating to Continuing Operations

Coinmaker LLC Acquisition - Dalton, GA

On June 21, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of two bitcoin mining facilities in Dalton, GA for $9,389. Each of the facilities are located on separate one-acre sites, each of which are under land leases. The combined facilities utilize 20 megawatts of power and operates a total of approximately 6,000 miners. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition, whereby the total purchase price is allocated first to the fair value of the assets acquired and any excess purchase price is allocated to the acquired assets pro-rata. No goodwill is calculated in an asset acquisition.

The allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired are summarized below:

($ in thousands)	Allocation at Acquisition Date
Land lease - right of use asset	$	266
Operating lease liability		(266	)
Building		1,328
Infrastructure		8,061
Total purchase price	$	9,389

There have been no subsequent adjustments to the allocation of the purchase price after the preliminary allocation.

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

4.DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company determined to make available for sale the asset groups related to the energy segment due to its strategic shift to strictly focus on its bitcoin mining operations. As a result, the energy segment's results of operations have been reclassified as discontinued operations on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of this segment are separately reported as “assets and liabilities held for sale” as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has since sold the majority of its software and intellectual property assets related to the energy segment and is in the process of selling additional remaining inventory

and assets. The results of operations of this segment, for all periods, are separately reported as “discontinued operations” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Provided below are the key areas of the financials that constitute the discontinued operations:

	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net	$	65	$	126
Inventory		319		319
Total current assets held for sale	$	384	$	445
Total assets held for sale	$	384	$	445
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	706	$	978
Operating lease liability		—		197
Total current liabilities held for sale		706		1,175

	For the three months ended
	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Energy hardware, software and services revenue	$	—	$	101
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		—		48
Payroll expenses		—		274
General and administrative expenses		—		31
Total costs and expenses		—		353
Loss from operations	$	—	$	(252	)
Other income (expense)
Gain on disposal of assets		—		1,710
Interest expense		—		(1	)
Total other income (expense)		—		1,709
Income before income tax (expense) benefit		—		1,457
Income tax benefit (expense)		—		—
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	—	$	1,457

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5. BITCOIN

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Common Domain Members [Abstract]

BITCOIN

5.BITCOIN

The following table presents the Company's bitcoin holdings as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

	As of
Bitcoin holdings	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023 (unaudited)
Number of bitcoin held		3,002		2,243
Carrying basis - per bitcoin	$	34,311	$	25,074
Fair value - per bitcoin	$	42,290	$	26,961
Carrying basis of bitcoin (in '000s)	$	102,997	$	56,241
Fair value of bitcoin (in '000s)	$	126,951	$	60,424

The carrying basis represents the valuation of bitcoin at the time the Company earns the bitcoin through mining activities.

The Carrying amount for 2,243 bitcoin held as of the adoption of ASC 350-60, was determined on the "cost less impairment" basis.

The Company's bitcoin holdings are not subject to rehypothecation and do not serve as collateral for any existing loans or agreements. As of December 31, 2023, the Company held no other crypto currency (except for a de minimis amount of USD Coin).

As of December 31, 2023, the Company held 97% of its bitcoin in cold storage and 3% in hot wallets and as of September 30, 2023 held 95% of its bitcoin in cold storage and 5% in hot wallets.

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6. INVESTMENTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS

6.INVESTMENTS

As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Company had total investments of $2,209 and $3,423, respectively, that are comprised of the following:

Investment in Debt Securities (Preferred Stock) and related Embedded Derivative Asset

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "SPA"), dated as of November 6, with International Land Alliance, Inc. ("ILAL").

Pursuant to the terms of the SPA with ILAL, the Company purchased 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of ILAL (the “ILAL Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $500, less certain expenses and fees. The Series B Preferred Stock accrue cumulative in-kind accruals at a rate of 12% per annum and were redeemable on August 6, 2020. The ILAL Preferred Stock can be converted into common stock at a variable rate (refer to the discussion on embedded derivative assets below). This variable conversion ratio will increase by 10% with the occurrence of certain events. Since the investments were not redeemed on August 6, 2020, they are now redeemable at the Company`s option in cash or into common stock, based on the conversion ratio. The ILAL Preferred Stock is recorded as an available-for-sale ("AFS") debt security and is reported at its estimated fair value as of December 31, 2023. Any change in the fair values of AFS debt securities are reported net of income tax as an element of Other Comprehensive Income.

The Company accrued no interest, net on our available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The fair value of investment in Debt Securities is $755 and $726 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company has included gain on change in fair value of preferred stock amounting to $29 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, and $29 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as part of Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company has deemed this variable conversion feature of the ILAL Preferred Stock as an embedded derivative instrument in accordance with ASC Topic No. 815. This topic requires the Company to account for the conversion

feature on its balance sheet at fair value and account for changes in fair value as a derivative gain or loss. Unrealized gain or loss on fair valuation of this embedded feature is recognized as income or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Total fair value of investment in derivative assets as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively was $1,454 and $2,697. The Company fair values the debt security as a straight debt instrument based on liquidation value and accrued interest to date. The fair value of the derivative asset is based on the difference in the fair value of the debt security determined as a straight debt instrument and the fair value of the debt security if converted as of the reporting date. The Company recorded an unrealized loss on derivative assets for $1,243 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared to an unrealized loss on derivative assets for $1,271 for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of carrying value of all investments as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands)	ILAL Debt Securities		ILAL Derivative Asset
Balance as of September 30, 2023	$	726	$	2,697
Unrealized loss on derivative asset		—		(1,243	)
Unrealized gain on fair value recognized in other comprehensive income		29		—
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	755	$	1,454

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8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

	December 31, 2023							September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Intangible assets		Accumulated amortization			Net intangible assets		Intangible assets		Accumulated amortization			Net intangible assets
Software	$	440	$	(113	)	$	327	$	440	$	(90	)	$	350
Websites		15		(10	)		5		15		(8	)		7
Strategic Contract		9,800		(6,043	)		3,757		9,800		(5,554	)		4,246
Total	$	10,255	$	(6,166	)	$	4,089	$	10,255	$	(5,652	)	$	4,603

Amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $514 and $502, respectively.

The Company expects to record amortization expense of intangible assets over the next 5 years and thereafter as follows:

Fiscal Year
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023
2024		1,539
2025		2,050
2026		415
2027		78
2028		7
Total	$	4,089

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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consist of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Land	$	4,144		$	4,144
Land improvements		1,695			1,564
Building and improvements		57,705			52,198
Leasehold improvements		672			672
Miners		634,115			527,868
Mining equipment		18,753			18,706
Infrastructure		45,954			45,612
Machinery and equipment		2,190			1,907
Furniture and fixtures		766			386
Construction in progress		64,758			81,875
Total	$	830,752		$	734,932
Less: accumulated depreciation		(193,271	)		(170,537	)
Property and equipment, net	$	637,481		$	564,395

Depreciation expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $29,333 and $18,827, respectively. There were no disposals during either the three months ended December 31, 2023 or 2022. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company disposed of $7,784 of miners with a net book value of $1,185 for $508 and recognized a $677 loss on disposal.

The Company placed-in service property and equipment of $120,721 during the three months ended December 31, 2023, which includes $240 in machinery and equipment acquired in the financing transactions. This increase in fixed assets primarily consisted of miners of $114,030.

On April 7, 2023, CleanSpark HQ, LLC (“HQLLC”), a single member limited liability company and subsidiary wholly owned by the Company, purchased certain real property located at 10424 South Eastern Ave., Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada (the "Eastern Property") for $4,100. The property consists of approximately 15,000 square feet of office space. The Company utilizes this office space as its new corporate headquarters. The real property is recorded in building and building improvements and was placed in service in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Construction in progress: The Company is expanding its facilities in the State of Georgia, including infrastructure, building, and land improvements to expand its mining operations.

As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Company has outstanding deposits for miners and mining equipment totaling $25,048 and $75,959, respectively. Such deposits are as long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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9. LEASES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

LEASES

9.LEASES

On October 1, 2019, the Company adopted the amendments to ASC 842-Leases, which requires lessees to recognize lease assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the balance sheet.

The Company's lease costs recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss consist of the following:

	For the three months ended
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Operating lease cost (1)	$	46	$	113
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation expense of financed assets	$	41	$	80
Interest on lease obligations	$	2	$	6

(1) Included in general and administrative expenses

Other lease information is as follows:

	For the three months ended
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in    measurement of lease obligations:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	60	$	34
Operating cash outflows from finance leases	$	2	$	6
Financing cash outflows from finance leases	$	43	$	93

	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term -    operating leases	3.5 years			3.8 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term -    finance leases	0.7 years			0.9 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		5.40	%		5.40	%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		5.50	%		5.50	%

The following is a schedule of the Company's lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands) Fiscal Year	Operating Leases			Finance Leases
2024	$	154		$	89
2025		201			9
2026		204			—
2027		106			—
2028		41			—
Gross lease liabilities		706			98
Less: imputed interest		(56	)		(2	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	650		$	96
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities		(176	)		(96	)
Total lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	474		$	—

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10. LOAN

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

LOAN

LOANS

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had a gross balance outstanding of $14,617, netted against discount on the loans payable of $150. Total principal payments on loans during the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $1,701.

The following is a schedule of the Company's and loan balance, net of debt discount and future loan payments, as of December 31, 2023:

			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Maturity Date	Rate	Debt Balance, Net			Debt Balance, Net
Master Equipment Financing Arrangement	Apr-25	13.80%	$	10,076		$	11,603
Mortgage - Corporate Facility	Apr-25	10.00%		1,957			1,950
Marquee Funding Partners	Jul-26 - Feb-27	13.00%		1,616			1,725
Auto & Equipment Loans	Sep 24 - Dec -29	0.0-11.3%		819			625
Total Loans Outstanding			$	14,468		$	15,903
Less: current portion of long-term loans				(7,421	)		(6,992	)
Long-term loans, excluding current portion			$	7,047		$	8,911

($ in thousands)	5-Year Loan Maturities
Outstanding Loan	FY 2024		FY 2025		FY 2026		FY 2027		FY 2028		Thereafter		Total
Master Equipment Financing Arrangement	$	4,962	$	5,221	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10,183
Mortgage - Corporate Facility		—		2,000		—		—		—		—		2,000
Marquee Funding Partners		349		521		592		154						1,616
Auto & Equipment Loans		154		215		206		115		92		36		818
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	$	5,465	$	7,957	$	798	$	269	$	92	$	36	$	14,617
Unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts														(150	)
Total loan book value as of December 31, 2023													$	14,467

Mortgage - Corporate Office

On May 10, 2023, HQLLC completed a refinancing transaction whereby it borrowed a net $1,937 against the equity of the real property purchased in April 2023 that is currently utilized as the Company's Corporate Office (see Note 7). The loan agreement has a two year term, 10% interest rate and monthly interest only payments until maturity.

Master Equipment Financing Agreement

On April 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Equipment Financing Agreement with Trinity Capital Inc. (the "Lender"). The Master Equipment Financing Agreement provided for up to $35,000 of borrowings to finance the Company’s acquisition of blockchain computing equipment. The Company received a loan of $20,000 at closing, with the remaining $15,000 fundable upon the Company's request, if requested no later than December 31, 2022, subject to certain customary conditions. The Company did not request the funding and agreed with the Lender that the related 1% loan commitment fee for the unused portion would be refunded to the Company, which was received in December 2022. The borrowings under the Master Equipment Financing Agreement are collateralized by 3,336 S19j Pro miners, which are located at our College Park, GA and Norcross, GA sites.

Marquee Funding Partners

In connection with the WAHA Transaction, certain assets were encumbered with mortgages which the Company assumed. The mortgages assumed have a current unpaid principal balance of $1,616 and remaining payment terms ranging from 32-39 months and annual interest of 13%.

Auto Loans

The Company has entered into various financing arrangements to purchase vehicles and non-miner equipment with combined principal outstanding at December 31, 2023 of $819. The loans vary in terms from 12-72 months with annual interest rates ranging from 0.00% - 11.30%. The loans are secured with the purchased vehicles and equipment. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into six separate agreements for the purchase of machinery, autos and equipment with a combined principal of $240, with terms ranging from 12-72 months and interest rates ranging from 0%-11.3%.

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11. INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

11. INCOME TAXES

The Company calculates the tax provision for interim periods using an estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income and adjusts for discrete items, if applicable, in the quarter. In each quarter, the estimate of the annual effective tax rate is updated and an adjustment is made in the year-to-date provision. The annual effective tax rate is subject to fluctuation due to factors including changing assumptions on forecasted annual pretax income, certain book and tax differences, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, or changes in or interpretation of tax laws. We consider new evidence (both positive and negative) at each reporting date that could affect our view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. We evaluate information such as historical financial results, historical

taxable income, projected future taxable income, expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in our analysis.

The Company's income tax expense (including discrete items) was $1,399 and nil for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company's estimated annual effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to maintaining a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.

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12. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Overview

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. In the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in March 2023, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 100,000,000 to 300,000,000. As of December 31, 2023, there were 185,554,611 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 1,750,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. As of September 30, 2023, there were 160,184,921 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 1,750,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

On June 3, 2021, the Company entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Original ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Agent”), to create an at-the-market equity program under which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of its common stock, having an aggregate gross offering price of up to $500,000 to or through the Agent.

On December 14, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the At the Market Offering Agreement with the Agent (the “ATM Agreement Amendment” and, together with the Original ATM Agreement, the “ATM Agreement”). Under the ATM Agreement, the Company may, but has no obligation to, issue and sell up to the lesser number of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock that does not exceed (a) $500,000 of shares of common stock, exclusive of any amounts previously sold under the Original ATM Agreement, (b) the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock (less the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any outstanding securities of the Company or otherwise reserved from the Company’s authorized capital stock), or (c) if applicable, the maximum number or dollar amount of shares of common stock that can be sold without causing the Company or the offering of the Shares to fail to satisfy the eligibility and transaction requirements for use of Form S-3, including General Instruction I.B.6 of Registration Statement on Form S-3, from time to time through the Agent, or to them, as sales agent and/or principal, on the terms set forth therein.

On January 5, 2024, the Company entered into a new At The Market Offering Agreement (the “2024 ATM Agreement”) with the Agent, to create an at-the-market equity program under which the Company may, but has no obligation to, issue and sell up to the lesser number of shares of the Company’s common stock that does not exceed (a) $500,000 of shares of common stock, or (b) the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock (less the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any outstanding securities of the Company or otherwise reserved from the Company’s authorized capital stock). In connection with the Company’s entry into the 2024 ATM Agreement, the 2021 ATM Agreement was terminated.

Common stock issuances during the three months ended December 31, 2023

The Company issued 24,475,832 shares of common stock under its 2021 ATM Agreement resulting in net proceeds of $99,336 during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The Company issued 1,441,152 shares of common stock in relation to the settlement of restricted stock awards and withheld 553,390 shares of common stock of $5,533 for net settlement.

The Company issued 6,096 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options. Cash received from such issuance was $36.

Common stock issuances during the three months ended December 31, 2022

The Company issued 14,481,208 shares of common stock under its 2021 ATM Agreement resulting in net proceeds of $41,344 during the three months ended December 31, 2022.

The Company issued 11,210 shares of common stock in relation to the settlement of restricted stock awards.

The Company issued 1,590,175 shares of common stock valued at $4,803 as consideration in connection with business acquisitions.

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13. STOCK WARRANTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Stock Warrants

STOCK WARRANTS

STOCK WARRANTS

The following is a summary of stock warrant activity during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

	Number of Warrant Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
Balance, September 30, 2023		185,560		$	13.49
Warrants granted		—			—
Warrants expired		(3,000	)		25.00
Warrants canceled		—			—
Warrants exercised		—			—
Balance, December 31, 2023		182,560		$	13.30

As of December 31, 2023, there were warrants exercisable to purchase 182,560 shares of common stock in the Company and there were no warrants that were unvested. These warrants have a weighted average exercise price of $13.30. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, there were no exercise of warrants.

As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding warrants have a weighted average remaining term of 1.95 years and an intrinsic value of $283.

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14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company sponsors a stock-based incentive compensation plan known as the 2017 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which was established by the Board of Directors of the Company on June 19, 2017. As of September 2022, an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance under the Plan.

In March 2023, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan, as amended to date, to (i) increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder from 3,500,000 shares of common stock to 11,512,000 shares and (ii) add an evergreen provision to, on April 1st and October 1st of each year, automatically increase the maximum number of shares of common stock available under the Plan to fifteen percent (15% ) of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, in each case as of the last day of the immediately preceding month. On April 1, 2023, the total shares authorized for issuance under the Plan increased to 14,542,583 and subsequently on October 1, 2023, there were 160,184,921 outstanding shares of common stock, and accordingly the total shares authorized for issuance under the Plan increased to 24,027,738.

As of December 31, 2023, after giving effect to the evergreen provision there were 10,025,740 shares available and authorized for issuance under the Plan.

STOCK OPTIONS

The following is a summary of stock option activity during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

	Number of Option Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
Balance, September 30, 2023		1,970,458		$	14.86
Options granted		65,000		$	6.16
Options expired		(80,236	)	$	8.88
Options canceled/forfeited		(17,823	)	$	5.36
Options exercised		(6,096	)	$	5.91
Balance, December 31, 2023		1,931,303		$	14.93

As of December 31, 2023, there were options exercisable to purchase 1,138,068 shares of common stock in the Company and 793,235 unvested options outstanding that cannot be exercised until vesting conditions are met. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding options have a weighted average remaining term of 1.18 years and an intrinsic value of $4,600.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company also granted 65,000 options to purchase shares of common stock to employees with a total fair value of $388.

The Black-Scholes model utilized the following inputs to value the options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

Fair value assumptions Options:	December 31, 2023
Risk free interest rate	3.94% - 4.82%
Expected term (years)		5.77
Expected volatility		176	%
Expected dividends		0	%

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense relating to stock options of $1,812 and $1,657 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the Company expects to recognize $5,540 of stock-based compensation for the non-vested outstanding options over a weighted-average period of 1.79 years.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

The Company grants restricted stock units ("RSU"s) that contain either a) service conditions, b) performance conditions, or c) market performance conditions. RSUs containing service conditions vest monthly or annually. RSUs containing performance conditions generally vest over 1 year, and the number of shares earned depends on the achievement of predetermined Company metrics. RSUs that contain market conditions will vest based on the terms of the agreement and generally are either 1 year or over the employee's term of employment.

The Company recognizes the expense equal to the total fair value of the RSUs on the grant date. The time-based RSUs granted were valued equal the stock price on the grant date and the value of market-based RSUs are valued utilizing the monte-carlo valuation model. The expense is recognized ratably over the service period.

The following table summarizes the activity for all RSUs during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2023		5,471,435		$	4.18	$	20,846
Granted		209,972			3.81
Vested		(1,404,754	)		3.94
Cancelled		-			-
Forfeited		(2,504	)		4.15
Outstanding at December 31, 2023		4,274,149		$	4.24	$	47,144

On September 29, 2023, the Compensation Committee granted 3,460,000 market-based restricted stock units to senior leadership of the Company. A 33% tranche of the market-based awards vest based upon the Company's stock price reaching 200%, 300% and 400% of the stock price on the date of grant. Each tranche will vest upon the target stock price being met for at least 10 of 20 consecutive trading days and the awards are not dependent on a defined service period. The total fair value of the award is approximately $13,160 and is amortized over a weighted average period of less than 1 year. Any unvested market-based RSUs will expire on September 29, 2033.

On October 1, 2023, the Company granted 209,972 time-based RSUs to its board members as part of their annual compensation. These RSUs vest 25% each quarter-end and have a combined grant-date fair value of $800. The first vesting occurred on December 31, 2023 and the 52,492 shares were settled and issued in January 2024.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had 1,967,480 outstanding unvested time-based restricted stock awards and 2,306,669 outstanding unvested market-based restricted stock awards. 50% of the time-based awards will vest on September 12, 2024 and 50% on September 12, 2025.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had 196,435 performance based awards that were unvested. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023 193,931 performance based awards vested in October 2023 when the Company achieved its exahash target rate of 10.0 and 2,504 performance based awards were forfeited due to termination.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense relating to restricted stock units of $8,141 and $4,221 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $14,801 in unrecognized compensation costs related to all RSU awards that it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.27 years.

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15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase of bitcoin mining related equipment

The Company has $37,044 in open purchase commitments for miners or mining equipment as of December 31, 2023. These commitments pertain to the purchase transaction with Bitmain Technologies Delaware Limited signed in October 2023 for the purchase 4.4 EH/s of Antminer S21 bitcoin mining machines for a purchase price up to $61,740 (after coupons). As of December 31, 2023, $24,696 of payments have been made and are recorded as deposits for mining equipment or miners.

Contractual future payments

The following table sets forth certain information concerning our obligations to make contractual future payments towards our agreements as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands)	Fiscal Year 2024		Fiscal Year 2025		Fiscal Year 2026		Fiscal Year 2027		Fiscal Year 2028		Thereafter		Total
Recorded contractual obligations:
Operating lease obligations	$	154	$	201	$	204	$	106	$	41	$	—	$	706
Finance lease obligations		89		9		—		—		—		—		98
Loans		5,465		7,957		798		269		92		36		14,617
Construction in progress		8,350		—		—		—		—		—		8,350
Miners and mining equipment contracts		24,696		12,348		—		—		—		—		37,044
Total	$	38,754	$	20,515	$	1,002	$	375	$	133	$	36	$	60,815

Legal contingencies

Bishins v. CleanSpark, Inc. et al.

On January 20, 2021, Scott Bishins (“Bishins”), individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated (together, the “Class”), filed a class action complaint (the “Class Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, its Chief Executive Officer, Zachary Bradford (“Bradford”), and its Chief Financial Officer at the time, Lori Love (“Love”) (such action, the “Class Action”). Subsequent to the filing of the Class Action, Darshan Hasthantra, as lead Plaintiff (together with Bishins, the “Plaintiffs”) filed an amended complaint (the “Amended Class Complaint”), which named S. Matthew Schultz (“Schultz”) as a defendant (the Company, Bradford and Schultz, collectively, the “Defendants”) and no longer named Love as a defendant.

The Amended Class Complaint alleges that, between December 10, 2020 and August 16, 2021 (the “Class Period”), Defendants made material misstatements and omissions regarding the Company’s acquisition of ATL and its anticipated expansion of bitcoin mining operations and seeks: (a) certification of the Class, (b) an award of compensatory damages to the Class, and (c) an award of reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Class in the litigation.

To date, no class has been certified in the Class Action, and the case is moving forward in discovery.

The Company believes that the claims raised in the Amended Class Complaint are without merit. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously against these claims. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to the Amended Class Complaint.

Shareholder Derivative Actions

Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Actions

On May 26, 2021, Andrea Ciceri (“Ciceri”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Ciceri Derivative Action”) in the United States District Court in the District of Nevada against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (collectively referred to as “Ciceri Derivative Defendants”) (Ciceri v. Bradford, Schultz, Love, Beynon, McNeill and Wood). On June 22, 2021, Mark Perna (“Perna”) (Ciceri, Perna, and Ciceri Derivative Defendants collectively referred to as the “Parties”) filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Perna Derivative Action”) in the same Court against the same Ciceri Derivative Defendants, making substantially similar allegations. On June 29, 2021, the Court consolidated the Ciceri Derivative Action with the Perna Derivative Action in accordance with a stipulation among the parties (the consolidated case referred to as the “Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action”). The Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action asserts claims of breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste of corporate assets and seeks declaratory relief, monetary damages, and imposition of adequate corporate governance and internal controls.

In June 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed a special litigation committee (the “SLC”), comprised of independent Directors and represented by independent counsel to investigate, evaluate and prosecute as appropriate any and all claims asserted in the Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action as well as the Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions (defined below). On October 23, 2023, the Court stayed the case until July 23, 2024, pending the completion of the SLC’s investigation.

The Company believes that the claims raised in that case are without merit. The Company intends to both defend itself vigorously against these claims and to vigorously prosecute any counterclaims. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to the Consolidated Ciceri Derivative Action.

Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions

On February 21, 2023, Brandon Smith (“Smith”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (Smith v. Bradford, Love, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill and Wood).

On February 24, 2023, Plaintiff Nicholas Iraci (“Iraci”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Iraci Derivative Action”) in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (Iraci v. Bradford, Love, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill and Wood).

On March 1, 2023, Plaintiff Eric Atanasoff (“Atanasoff”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “Atanasoff Derivative Action”) in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of

Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s Officers and Directors (Atanasoff v. Bradford, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill, and Wood).

On March 8, 2023, Plaintiff Travis France (“France”), derivatively on behalf of CleanSpark, Inc., filed a verified shareholder derivative action (the “France Derivative Action”) in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County against certain of the Company’s officers and directors (France v. Bradford, Love, Tadayon, Schultz, Beynon, McNeill and Wood).

Ultimately, each of the aforementioned derivative actions were consolidated into the Smith Derivative Action in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada (the “Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions”).

The operative Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions assert claims of breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and corporate waste and seek monetary damages, restitution, declaratory relief, litigation costs, and imposition of adequate corporate governance and internal controls.

On November 6, 2023, the Court stayed the Consolidated Smith Derivative Action for five months pending the completion of the SLC’s investigation.

The Company believes that the claims raised in Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions are without merit. The Company intends to both defend itself vigorously against these claims and to vigorously prosecute any counterclaims. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to the Consolidated Smith Derivative Actions.

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and that have not been fully resolved. The outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. In the opinion of management, there was not at least a reasonable possibility the Company may have incurred a material loss, or a material loss greater than a recorded accrual, concerning loss contingencies for asserted legal and other claims.

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16. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS

MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS

The Company has one mining pool operator (Foundry Digital) that represented 100% of revenue for the periods ended three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had the following significant suppliers of mining equipment.

	Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Cryptech Solutions			0	%		87	%
Bitmain Technologies Ltd.			100	%		0	%
Sunnyside Digital Inc.			0	%		11	%

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17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

17.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We have evaluated events occurring between January 1, 2024 through February 8, 2024. There were no material subsequent events except as disclosed below:

At-the-Market Equity Issuances

From January 1, 2024 through February 8,2024, the Company issued 12,457,651 shares under its 2024 ATM offering facility resulting in net proceeds of approximately $122,000.

Miner Purchase Agreement

On January 6, 2024, the Company, entered into an agreement with Bitmain Technologies Delaware Limited to purchase up to 160,000 Bitmain S21 miners, which is equal to 32 exahashes per second. The delivery of the mining machines is expected to begin in April 2024. The agreement allows for the purchase of 60,000 miners for a net purchase price of $193,200 (after application of coupons) for a net cost of $16.10 per terahash. The agreement also

includes an option for the Company to purchase up to an additional 100,000 S21 miners for $320,000, or $16.00 per terahash. The agreement requires the Company to pay $32,000 for the option, which expires on December 31, 2024, and is exercisable at the Company's discretion. The Company plans to use the mining machines to expand its digital currency mining activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Asset Acquisitions

Dalton, GA

On February 2, 2024, the Company entered into agreements to acquire land and assets ("Dalton Acquisition") in Dalton, GA for a combined purchase price of approximately $3,500 with an additional $3,400 of expected build-out costs.

Mississippi Locations

On February 5, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire assets in three separate locations within Mississippi, each of which include land, building and infrastructure for a combined purchase price of $19,800.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal period, as reported in the Form 10-K, have been omitted.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CleanSpark, Inc., and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, ATL Data Centers LLC (“ATL”), CleanBlok, CleanSpark DW, LLC, CleanSpark GLP, LLC, CSRE Properties Norcross, LLC, CSRE Property Management Company, LLC, CSRE Properties, LLC, CSRE Properties Washington, LLC, CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC, CSRE Properties Dalton, LLC, and CleanSpark HQ, LLC. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these entities.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-08, Intangible - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) (“ASC 350-60”). ASC 350-60 requires entities with certain crypto assets to subsequently measure such assets at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net income in each reporting period. Crypto assets that meet all the following criteria are within the scope of the ASC 350-60:

(1)meet the definition of intangible assets as defined in the Codification

(2)do not provide the asset holder with enforceable rights to or claims on underlying goods, services, or other assets

(3)are created or reside on a distributed ledger based on blockchain or similar technology

(4)are secured through cryptography

(5)are fungible, and

(6)are not created or issued by the reporting entity or its related parties. In addition, entities are required to provide additional disclosures about the holdings of certain crypto assets.

Bitcoin, which is the sole crypto asset mined by the Company, meets each of these criteria. For all entities, the ASC 350-60 amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued (or made available for issuance). If an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it must adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company has elected to early adopt the new guidance effective October 1, 2023 resulting in a $4,183 cumulative-effect change to adjust the Company's bitcoin held on October 1, 2023 with the corresponding entry to beginning accumulated deficit.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Disclosures About Reportable Segments, which requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The new guidance is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2020-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities are recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The Company adopted the provisions of the accounting pronouncement as of October 1, 2023 and the new standard did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments on October 1, 2020 (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 requires entities to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that reflects expected credit losses, including credit losses related to trade receivables, and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates, which generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The Company adopted the ASU effective October 1, 2023, and the adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or cash flows.

Liquidity

Liquidity

The Company has cash and cash equivalents of $48,458 and bitcoin (measured at fair value) of $126,951 as of December 31, 2023. As shown in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company generated a net income from continuing operations of $25,909 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company had cash outflows from operating activities from continuing operations, which were $39,626 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company has cash outflows from investing activities from continuing operations due to its investments in capital expenditures in support of its bitcoin mining operations partially offset by proceeds of bitcoin sales. The Company has generated significant cash inflows from financing activities from continuing operations, primarily attributed to proceeds from equity offerings. The Company generates non-cash consideration in the form of bitcoin, that the Company will sell to generate cash to funds its operations. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold $43,035 of bitcoin at various times during the quarter and utilized the proceeds to pay expenditures. However, the Company utilized portions of its equity offerings to offset its cash used in operating and investing activities. The Company has sufficient cash and bitcoin, which should continue to support its ongoing operations for the next twelve months. The Company intends to continue generating cash from its access to equity financing through its At-the-Market offering facility (see Note 12).

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial

statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include valuation of derivative assets, available-for-sale investments, and the valuations of share-based awards. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions including, but not limited to, the ultimate impact that the ongoing global supply chain issues may have on the Company’s operations.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Revenue from Bitcoin Mining

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

1.Identify the contract with the customer

2.Identify the performance obligations in the contract

3.Determine the transaction price

4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

5.Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation

Step 1: The Company enters into a contract with a bitcoin mining pool operator (i.e., the customer) to provide computing power to the mining pools. The contracts are terminable at any time by either party and there are no penalties for contract termination by either party. The Company earns revenue based on the Full-Pay-Per-Share (“FPPS”) payout method, set forth by our customer. The calculation has specific components which include network block subsidies, network difficulty, network transaction fees, and pool operating fees. The network block subsidy consists of newly generated coins and comprises the largest share of the block reward. Network difficulty is the difficulty required to mine a block on the Bitcoin network, which is a component in the calculation for payout. Network transaction fees consist of fees paid by the users of the network for the execution of transactions that are included in the block. Pool operating fees are fees charged by the mining pool operator in order to operate the pool. Network block subsidies are based on the total amount of block subsidies that are expected to be generated on the bitcoin network as a whole during the 24-hour period beginning at midnight Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) daily, regardless of whether the mining pool operator successfully records a block to the blockchain. Network difficulty is based on the actual difficulty to mine a block on the Bitcoin network. Network transaction fees are based on the total amount of transaction fees and block rewards that are actually generated on the blockchain network as a whole during the 24-hour period. Pool operating fees are determined by a fee rate set forth in the customer’s terms of service as a percentage of the actual daily FPPS payout.

The mining pool that the Company contributes its hash computation computing power only provides services for bitcoin mining and the fees charged during the most recent quarter were 0.19% of the total daily bitcoin mined. Applying the criteria per ASC 606-10-25-1, the contract arises at the point that the Company provides computing power to the mining pool operator, which is beginning contract day at midnight UTC (contract inception), because customer consumption is in tandem with daily earnings of delivery of the computing power.

Step 2: In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met:

•The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct); and

•the entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

Based on these criteria, the Company has a single performance obligation in providing computing power services (i.e., hashrate) to the mining pool operator (i.e., customer). The performance obligation of computing power services is fulfilled daily over-time, as opposed to a point in time, because the Company provides the hashrate throughout the day and the customer simultaneously obtains control of it and uses the asset to produce bitcoin. The Company has full control of the mining equipment utilized in the mining pool and if the Company determines it will increase or decrease the processing power of its machines and/or fleet (i.e., for repairs or when power costs are excessive) the computing power provided to the customer will be reduced.

Step 3: The transaction consideration the Company earns is non-cash digital consideration in the form of bitcoin, which the Company measures at fair value as the closing bitcoin price on the date earned as determined by our principal market and such price is not materially different from using the price at the inception of each daily contract. According to the customer contract, daily earnings are calculated from midnight-to-midnight UTC time, and the sub-account balance is credited one hour later at 1:00 AM UTC time. The Company utilizes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is also the midnight of UTC time, since this is consistent with our customer contract in calculating our daily earnings from midnight-to-midnight UTC time.

The transaction consideration the Company earns is all variable since it is dependent on the daily computing power provided by the Company. The Company’s bitcoins earned through the contractual payout formula is not known until the Company’s computational hashrate contributed over the daily measurement period is fulfilled over-time daily between midnight-to-midnight UTC time. The Company’s proportionate amount of the global network transaction fee rewards earned are calculated at the end of each transactional day (midnight to midnight). There are no other forms of variable considerations, such as discounts, rebates, refunds, credits, price concessions, incentives, performance bonuses, penalties, or other similar items.

The Company fully constrains all variable consideration as a result of ASC 606-10-32-12a because the amount of consideration is highly susceptible to factors outside of our control as defined by the Company’s customer’s payout methodology. The variable consideration is constrained until the Company can reasonably estimate the amount of mining rewards by the end of a given transactional day based on the actual amount of computing power provided to the mining pool operators. By then, the Company considers it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenues will not occur and includes such variable consideration in the transaction price.

Step 4: The transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation upon verification for the provision of computing power to the mining pool operator. There is a single performance obligation (i.e., computing power or hashrate) for the contract; therefore, all consideration from the mining pool operator is allocated to this single performance obligation.

Step 5: The Company’s performance is complete in transferring the hashrate service over-time (midnight to midnight) to the customer and the customer obtains control of that asset.

In exchange for providing computing power, the Company is entitled to a pro-rata share of the fixed bitcoin awards earned over the measurement period, plus a pro-rata fractional share of the global transaction fee rewards for the respective measurement period, less net digital asset fees due to the mining pool operator over the measurement period, as applicable. The transaction consideration the Company receives is non-cash consideration, in the form of bitcoin. The Company measures the bitcoin at fair value on the date earned using the closing price of bitcoin on the date earned (midnight UTC).

There are no deferred revenues or other liability obligations recorded by the Company since there are no payments in advance of the performance. At the end of the 24 hour “midnight-to-midnight" period, there are no remaining performance obligations.

Revenues from data center services

As of September 30, 2023, data center services are no longer provided to external customers. The Company formerly provided data services, such as providing its customers with rack space, power and equipment, and cloud services, such as virtual services, virtual storage, and data backup services, generally based on monthly services provided at a defined price included in the contracts. The performance obligations were the services provided to a customer for the month based on the contract. The transaction price was the price agreed with the customer for the monthly services provided and the revenues are recognized monthly based on the services rendered for the month.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of Revenues

Bitcoin mining segment (sole reportable segment)

The Company includes energy costs and external co-location mining hosting fees in cost of revenues.

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Temporary cash investments are made with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, such investments in U.S. accounts may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.

The Company does have restricted cash of $1,716 as of December 31, 2023 held in a separate bank account in a certificate of deposit as collateral for utility bonds. The utility bonds are reported in prepaid expense and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable is comprised of uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms. They are initially recorded at the invoiced amount upon the sale of goods or services to customers and do not bear interest. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluation of its customers and management closely monitors outstanding receivables based on factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reviewed periodically for collectability. If management determines that collection is unlikely, an allowance that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected is recorded.

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Accounts Receivable, gross	$	348		$	353
Provision for doubtful allowances		(348	)		(348	)
Total Accounts Receivable, net	$	—		$	5

Inventory

Inventory

Inventory balances mainly include supplies inventory used to maintain bitcoin mining facilities and are presented at net realizable value with cost being measured on an average cost method. The Company periodically reviews inventories for unusable and obsolete items. Based on this evaluation, provisions are made to write inventories down to their net realizable value. Inventory was $732 and $809 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively

Prepaid expense and other current assets

Prepaid expense and other current assets

The Company records a prepaid expense for costs paid but not yet incurred. Those expected to be incurred within one year are recognized and shown as a short-term pre-paid expense. Any costs expected to be incurred outside of one year would be considered other long-term assets.

Other current assets are assets that consist of supplies, deposits and interest receivable. Deposits and interest we expect to receive within one year are shown as short-term. Those we expect to receive outside of one year are shown as other long-term assets.

Concentration Risk

Concentration Risk

At times throughout the year, the Company may maintain cash balances in certain bank accounts in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limits. The cash balance in excess of the FDIC limits was $36,484 and $28,965 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. The accounts offered by the custodian of the Company’s bitcoin, which accounts totaled $126,951 and $56,241 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively, are not insured by the FDIC. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

The Company has certain customers and vendors who individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s revenue or capital expenditures. Please refer to Note 16 - Major Customers and Vendors.

Stock -based compensation

Stock-based compensation

The Company follows the guidelines in FASB Codification Topic ASC 718-10 Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires companies to measure the cost of employee and non-employee services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Stock-based compensation expense for stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company may issue compensatory shares for services including, but not limited to, executive, management, accounting, operations, corporate communication, financial and administrative consulting services. The Company determines the grant date fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For equity awards granted by the Company that are contingent upon market-based conditions, the Company fair values these awards using the Monte Carlo simulation model. For discussion of accounting for restricted stock units (“RSUs”), please refer Note 14 – Stock-Based Compensation.

Earnings (loss) per share

Earnings (loss) per share

The Company reports earnings (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260-10 “Earnings Per Share,” which provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The calculation of diluted net loss per share gives effect to common stock equivalents; however, potential common shares are excluded if their effect is anti-dilutive. All common stock equivalents that consist of options, warrants and restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share

calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2022 as their effect is anti-dilutive. Provided below is the income (loss) per share calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except share and per share)	2023		2022
Continuing Operations
Numerator
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	25,909	$	(30,488	)
Preferred stock dividends		579		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	25,330	$	(30,488	)
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		—
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Diluted	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Discontinued Operations
Numerator
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	1,457
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		1,005,160
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		67,400,334
Income on discontinued operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	-	$	0.02
Diluted	$	-	$	0.02

Property and equipment

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Construction-in-progress is the construction or development of assets that have not yet been placed in service for their intended use. Depreciation for machinery and equipment, mining equipment, buildings, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements commences once they are ready for their intended use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the terms of the related leases. Land is not depreciated.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

	Useful life (years)
Land improvements	5 - 15
Building and building improvements	Shorter of lease term or 30 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Miners	3 - 5
Mining equipment	3 - 15
Infrastructure asset	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Machinery and equipment	3 - 10
Furniture and fixtures	1 - 5

In accordance with the FASB ASC 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment, the carrying value of property and equipment and other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value. During the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not record an impairment expense on property and equipment.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin

Bitcoin are included in current assets in the consolidated balance sheets due to the Company’s ability to sell bitcoin in a highly liquid marketplace and such bitcoin holdings are expected to be realized in cash or sold or consumed during the normal operating cycle of the Company.

As a result of adopting ASC 350-60 on October 1, 2023, bitcoin is measured at fair value as of each reporting period (see Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements). The fair value of bitcoin is measured using the period-end closing bitcoin price from its principal market, Coinbase, in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. Since bitcoin is traded on a 24-hour period, the Company utilizes the price as of midnight UTC time, which aligns with the Company's revenue recognition cut-off. The increase and decrease in fair value from each reporting period is reflected on the consolidated statements of operation as "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net". The Company sells bitcoin and such gains and losses from such transactions are measured as the difference between the cash proceeds and the carrying basis of bitcoin as determined on a First In-First Out ("FIFO") basis and are also recorded within the same line item "Gain on fair value of bitcoin, net".

Prior to issuance of the ASU 2023-08 and adoption of ASC 350-60, bitcoin were recorded at cost less impairment and were classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. Bitcoin was accounted for in connection with the Company’s revenue recognition policy detailed above. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life was not amortized but was assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occurred indicating that it was more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset was impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. In testing for impairment for periods under prior accounting guidance, the Company had the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that an impairment exists. If it was determined that it was not more likely than not that an impairment exists, a quantitative impairment test was not necessary. If the Company concluded otherwise, it was required to perform a quantitative impairment test. The Company elected to perform the quantitative impairment test each period rather than first performing the qualitative assessment. Quantitative impairment was measured using the intraday low bitcoin price from Coinbase in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses was not permitted as per ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.

Bitcoin, which is non-cash consideration earned by the Company through its mining activities, are included as a reconciling item as a cash outflow within operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. The cash proceeds from the sales of bitcoin are classified based on the holding period in which the bitcoin are held. ASC 350-60 provides guidance on classifying proceeds from bitcoin and concludes that bitcoin converted nearly immediately into cash would qualify as cash flows from operating activities. All other sales would qualify as investing activities. In prior fiscal periods, the Company did not hold its bitcoin for extended periods of time and such sales proceeds prior to the adoption of ASC 350-60, were reported as cash flows from operating activities. Upon adoption, the Company evaluates its sales of bitcoin and will record bitcoin sold nearly immediately as operating cash flows and the remainder will be recorded as investing activities. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, all proceeds from bitcoin sales were classified as investing activities.

Fair Value Measurement of financial instruments, derivative asset and contingent consideration

Fair Value Measurement of financial instruments, derivative asset and contingent consideration

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of input, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable.

Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets.

Level 2 Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices included for identical or similar assets and liabilities that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. These are typically obtained from readily available pricing sources for comparable instruments.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own beliefs about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available under the circumstances.

The carrying value of cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term portion of loan payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of the instruments. The carrying amount of the Company's long-term portion of loan payable is also stated at fair value since the stated rate of interest approximates market rates. Management believes the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheets on a recurring basis, and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Bitcoin	$	126,951	$	126,951	$	—	$	—
Derivative investment asset		1,454		—		—		1,454
Investment in debt security		755		—		—		755
Total	$	129,160	$	126,951	$	—	$	2,209

September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivative investment asset	$	2,697	$	—	$	—	$	2,697
Investment in debt security		726		—		—		726
Total	$	3,423	$	—	$	—	$	3,423

There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The activities of the financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company's balance sheets on a recurring basis during the three months ended December 31, 2023 are described in Note 6 - Investments.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

The Company deemed its energy operations to be discontinued operations due to its strategic decision to strictly focus on its bitcoin mining operations and divest of the majority of its energy assets.

Through its discontinued operations segment, the Company previously provided energy solutions through its wholly-owned subsidiaries CleanSpark, LLC, CleanSpark Critical Power Systems, Inc., GridFabric, LLC, and Solar Watt Solutions, Inc. These solutions consisted of engineering, design and software solutions, custom hardware solutions, Open Automated Demand response, solar, energy storage for microgrid and distributed energy systems. The Company has sold the majority of its assets related to the Energy Segment, which included software and intellectual property, and inventory. See Note 4 – Discontinued Operations.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Accounts Receivable, gross	$	348		$	353
Provision for doubtful allowances		(348	)		(348	)
Total Accounts Receivable, net	$	—		$	5

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted

Provided below is the income (loss) per share calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except share and per share)	2023		2022
Continuing Operations
Numerator
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	25,909	$	(30,488	)
Preferred stock dividends		579		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	25,330	$	(30,488	)
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		—
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Diluted	$	0.14	$	(0.46	)
Discontinued Operations
Numerator
Income from discontinued operations	$	—	$	1,457
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    basic		178,809,264		66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards		1,974,271		1,005,160
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition		—		—
Weighted- average common shares outstanding,    diluted		180,783,535		67,400,334
Income on discontinued operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$	-	$	0.02
Diluted	$	-	$	0.02

Schedule of Estimated Useful Life of Asset

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

	Useful life (years)
Land improvements	5 - 15
Building and building improvements	Shorter of lease term or 30 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Miners	3 - 5
Mining equipment	3 - 15
Infrastructure asset	Shorter of lease term or 15 years
Machinery and equipment	3 - 10
Furniture and fixtures	1 - 5

Schedule of Financial Instruments

The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheets on a recurring basis, and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Bitcoin	$	126,951	$	126,951	$	—	$	—
Derivative investment asset		1,454		—		—		1,454
Investment in debt security		755		—		—		755
Total	$	129,160	$	126,951	$	—	$	2,209

September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivative investment asset	$	2,697	$	—	$	—	$	2,697
Investment in debt security		726		—		—		726
Total	$	3,423	$	—	$	—	$	3,423

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3. ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Schedule of Coinmaker Purchase Price Allocation

The allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired are summarized below:

($ in thousands)	Allocation at Acquisition Date
Land lease - right of use asset	$	266
Operating lease liability		(266	)
Building		1,328
Infrastructure		8,061
Total purchase price	$	9,389

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of discontinued operations

Provided below are the key areas of the financials that constitute the discontinued operations:

	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net	$	65	$	126
Inventory		319		319
Total current assets held for sale	$	384	$	445
Total assets held for sale	$	384	$	445
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	706	$	978
Operating lease liability		—		197
Total current liabilities held for sale		706		1,175

	For the three months ended
	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Energy hardware, software and services revenue	$	—	$	101
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		—		48
Payroll expenses		—		274
General and administrative expenses		—		31
Total costs and expenses		—		353
Loss from operations	$	—	$	(252	)
Other income (expense)
Gain on disposal of assets		—		1,710
Interest expense		—		(1	)
Total other income (expense)		—		1,709
Income before income tax (expense) benefit		—		1,457
Income tax benefit (expense)		—		—
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	—	$	1,457

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5. BITCOIN (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Common Domain Members [Abstract]

Schedule of activities Of The Bitcoin

The following table presents the Company's bitcoin holdings as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

	As of
Bitcoin holdings	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023 (unaudited)
Number of bitcoin held		3,002		2,243
Carrying basis - per bitcoin	$	34,311	$	25,074
Fair value - per bitcoin	$	42,290	$	26,961
Carrying basis of bitcoin (in '000s)	$	102,997	$	56,241
Fair value of bitcoin (in '000s)	$	126,951	$	60,424

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6. INVESTMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

Summary of Reconciliation of carrying value of all investments

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of carrying value of all investments as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands)	ILAL Debt Securities		ILAL Derivative Asset
Balance as of September 30, 2023	$	726	$	2,697
Unrealized loss on derivative asset		—		(1,243	)
Unrealized gain on fair value recognized in other comprehensive income		29		—
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	755	$	1,454

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8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023:

	December 31, 2023							September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Intangible assets		Accumulated amortization			Net intangible assets		Intangible assets		Accumulated amortization			Net intangible assets
Software	$	440	$	(113	)	$	327	$	440	$	(90	)	$	350
Websites		15		(10	)		5		15		(8	)		7
Strategic Contract		9,800		(6,043	)		3,757		9,800		(5,554	)		4,246
Total	$	10,255	$	(6,166	)	$	4,089	$	10,255	$	(5,652	)	$	4,603

Schedule of amortization expense of intangible assets

The Company expects to record amortization expense of intangible assets over the next 5 years and thereafter as follows:

Fiscal Year
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023
2024		1,539
2025		2,050
2026		415
2027		78
2028		7
Total	$	4,089

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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Land	$	4,144		$	4,144
Land improvements		1,695			1,564
Building and improvements		57,705			52,198
Leasehold improvements		672			672
Miners		634,115			527,868
Mining equipment		18,753			18,706
Infrastructure		45,954			45,612
Machinery and equipment		2,190			1,907
Furniture and fixtures		766			386
Construction in progress		64,758			81,875
Total	$	830,752		$	734,932
Less: accumulated depreciation		(193,271	)		(170,537	)
Property and equipment, net	$	637,481		$	564,395

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9. LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Lease costs

The Company's lease costs recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss consist of the following:

	For the three months ended
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Operating lease cost (1)	$	46	$	113
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation expense of financed assets	$	41	$	80
Interest on lease obligations	$	2	$	6

(1) Included in general and administrative expenses

Other Lease Information

Other lease information is as follows:

	For the three months ended
($ in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in    measurement of lease obligations:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	60	$	34
Operating cash outflows from finance leases	$	2	$	6
Financing cash outflows from finance leases	$	43	$	93

Weighted-average Remaining Lease Terms

	December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term -    operating leases	3.5 years			3.8 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term -    finance leases	0.7 years			0.9 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		5.40	%		5.40	%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		5.50	%		5.50	%

Contractual Maturity of Lease Liability

The following is a schedule of the Company's lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands) Fiscal Year	Operating Leases			Finance Leases
2024	$	154		$	89
2025		201			9
2026		204			—
2027		106			—
2028		41			—
Gross lease liabilities		706			98
Less: imputed interest		(56	)		(2	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	650		$	96
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities		(176	)		(96	)
Total lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	474		$	—

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10. LOAN (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of loans outstanding

The following is a schedule of the Company's and loan balance, net of debt discount and future loan payments, as of December 31, 2023:

			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)	Maturity Date	Rate	Debt Balance, Net			Debt Balance, Net
Master Equipment Financing Arrangement	Apr-25	13.80%	$	10,076		$	11,603
Mortgage - Corporate Facility	Apr-25	10.00%		1,957			1,950
Marquee Funding Partners	Jul-26 - Feb-27	13.00%		1,616			1,725
Auto & Equipment Loans	Sep 24 - Dec -29	0.0-11.3%		819			625
Total Loans Outstanding			$	14,468		$	15,903
Less: current portion of long-term loans				(7,421	)		(6,992	)
Long-term loans, excluding current portion			$	7,047		$	8,911

Schedule of principal amount of loan maturities due over the years

($ in thousands)	5-Year Loan Maturities
Outstanding Loan	FY 2024		FY 2025		FY 2026		FY 2027		FY 2028		Thereafter		Total
Master Equipment Financing Arrangement	$	4,962	$	5,221	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10,183
Mortgage - Corporate Facility		—		2,000		—		—		—		—		2,000
Marquee Funding Partners		349		521		592		154						1,616
Auto & Equipment Loans		154		215		206		115		92		36		818
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	$	5,465	$	7,957	$	798	$	269	$	92	$	36	$	14,617
Unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts														(150	)
Total loan book value as of December 31, 2023													$	14,467

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13. STOCK WARRANTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Stock Warrants

Summary of stock warrant activity

The following is a summary of stock warrant activity during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

	Number of Warrant Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
Balance, September 30, 2023		185,560		$	13.49
Warrants granted		—			—
Warrants expired		(3,000	)		25.00
Warrants canceled		—			—
Warrants exercised		—			—
Balance, December 31, 2023		182,560		$	13.30

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14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Option Summary

The following is a summary of stock option activity during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

	Number of Option Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
Balance, September 30, 2023		1,970,458		$	14.86
Options granted		65,000		$	6.16
Options expired		(80,236	)	$	8.88
Options canceled/forfeited		(17,823	)	$	5.36
Options exercised		(6,096	)	$	5.91
Balance, December 31, 2023		1,931,303		$	14.93

Fair Value Option, Disclosures

The Black-Scholes model utilized the following inputs to value the options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

Fair value assumptions Options:	December 31, 2023
Risk free interest rate	3.94% - 4.82%
Expected term (years)		5.77
Expected volatility		176	%
Expected dividends		0	%

Schedule of Restricted Stock Summary

The following table summarizes the activity for all RSUs during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2023		5,471,435		$	4.18	$	20,846
Granted		209,972			3.81
Vested		(1,404,754	)		3.94
Cancelled		-			-
Forfeited		(2,504	)		4.15
Outstanding at December 31, 2023		4,274,149		$	4.24	$	47,144

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15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Contractual Future Payments Obligations

The following table sets forth certain information concerning our obligations to make contractual future payments towards our agreements as of December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands)	Fiscal Year 2024		Fiscal Year 2025		Fiscal Year 2026		Fiscal Year 2027		Fiscal Year 2028		Thereafter		Total
Recorded contractual obligations:
Operating lease obligations	$	154	$	201	$	204	$	106	$	41	$	—	$	706
Finance lease obligations		89		9		—		—		—		—		98
Loans		5,465		7,957		798		269		92		36		14,617
Construction in progress		8,350		—		—		—		—		—		8,350
Miners and mining equipment contracts		24,696		12,348		—		—		—		—		37,044
Total	$	38,754	$	20,515	$	1,002	$	375	$	133	$	36	$	60,815

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16. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Purchase and Supply Commitment, Excluding Long-Term Commitment [Text Block]

For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had the following significant suppliers of mining equipment.

	Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Cryptech Solutions			0	%		87	%
Bitmain Technologies Ltd.			100	%		0	%
Sunnyside Digital Inc.			0	%		11	%

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1. ORGANIZATION (Details Narrative)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 Facility Servers
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Mining capacity	230
GA (Member)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Mining capacity	150
Number of facility | Facility	5
NY(Member)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Mining capacity	50

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable, gross	$ 348	$ 353
Provision for doubtful allowances	(348)	(348)
Total Accounts Receivable, net	$ 0	$ 5

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Basic Earnings and Diluted Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Numerator
Loss income from continuing operations	$ 25,909	$ (30,488)
Income from discontinued operations	0	1,457
Preferred stock dividends	$ 579	$ 0
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding, basic	178,809,264	66,395,174
Weighted- average common shares outstanding, diluted	180,783,535	66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$ 0.14	$ (0.46)
Diluted	0.14	(0.46)
Income on discontinued operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	0	0.02
Diluted	$ 0	$ 0.02
Continuing Operations [Member]
Numerator
Loss income from continuing operations	$ 25,909	$ (30,488)
Preferred stock dividends	579	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$ 25,330	$ (30,488)
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding, basic	178,809,264	66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards	1,974,271	0
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition	0	0
Weighted- average common shares outstanding, diluted	180,783,535	66,395,174
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$ 0.14	$ (0.46)
Diluted	$ 0.14	$ (0.46)
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Numerator
Income from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 1,457
Denominator
Weighted- average common shares outstanding, basic	178,809,264	66,395,174
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards	1,974,271	1,005,160
Dilutive impact of contingent shares issued for business acquisition	0	0
Weighted- average common shares outstanding, diluted	180,783,535	67,400,334
Income on discontinued operations per common share attributable to common shareholders
Basic	$ 0	$ 0.02
Diluted	$ 0	$ 0.02

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Useful Life of Property and Equipment (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023
Land Improvements (Member) | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Land Improvements (Member) | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	15 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	30 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	15 years
Miners [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Miners [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Mining Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Mining Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	15 years
Infrastructure asset [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	15 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	10 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	1 year
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Bitcoin's Value	$ 43,035
Derivative investment asset	1,454	$ 2,697
Amount
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Bitcoin's Value	126,951
Derivative investment asset	1,454	2,697
Investment in debt security	755	726
Total	129,160	3,423
Level 1
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Bitcoin's Value	126,951
Derivative investment asset	0	0
Investment in debt security	0	0
Total	126,951	0
Level 2
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Bitcoin's Value	0
Derivative investment asset	0	0
Investment in debt security	0	0
Total	0	0
Level 3
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Bitcoin's Value	0
Derivative investment asset	1,454	2,697
Investment in debt security	755	726
Total	$ 2,209	$ 3,423

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2023
Product Information [Line Items]
Cumulative effect change (fair value)(adoption of ASC 350-60)				$ 4,183
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,458
Bitcoin (See Note 2 and Note 5)	126,951		$ 56,241
Bitcoin's Value	$ 43,035
Services For Bitcoin Mining	0.19%
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (25,909)	$ 30,488
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from Continuing Operations	(39,626)	4,703
Inventory	732		809
Restricted Cash	1,716
FDIC Indemnification Asset, Period Increase (Decrease)	36,484		28,965
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	$ 0
Bitcoin [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
FDIC Indemnification Asset, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 126,951		$ 56,241
Revenue from Rights Concentration Risk [Member] | Major Customers and Vendors | Revenue
Product Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Percentage	10.00%

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3. ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Coinmaker Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 21, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Right of use lease asset	$ 647	$ 688
Coinmaker LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Right of use lease asset			$ 266
Lease liability assumed			(266)
Building			1,328
Infrastructure asset			8,061
Total assets acquired			$ 9,389

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3. ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of MIG Consideration (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
1,590,175 shares of CLSK common stock	$ 4,803

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3. ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of MIG Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Right of use lease asset	$ 647	$ 688
Miners	634,115	527,868
Machinery and equipment	2,190	1,907
Goodwill	$ 8,043	$ 8,043

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3.ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of WAHA and SPRE Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Miners	$ 634,115	$ 527,868

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3. ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Information Assuming Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales from continuing operations	$ 73,786	$ 27,819
Income from continuing operations	$ 25,330	$ (29,031)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	180,783,535	66,395,174

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3. ACQUISITIONS (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	Jun. 21, 2023 USD ($) a Facility Servers	Apr. 07, 2023 ft²
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land | ft²		15,000
Coinmaker LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of mining facility | Facility	2
Acquisition payment | $	$ 9,389
Area of Land | a	1
Mining servers purchased | Servers	20

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Current assets held for sale	$ 384	$ 445

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Summary of balance sheet disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net	$ 65	$ 126
Inventory	319	319
Total current assets held for sale	384	445
Total assets held for sale	384	445
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	706	978
Operating lease liability	0	197
Total current liabilities held for sale	$ 706	$ 1,175

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Summary of Income statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenues, net
Energy hardware, software and services revenue	$ 0	$ 101
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)	0	48
Payroll expenses	0	274
General and administrative expenses	0	31
Total costs and expenses	0	353
Loss from operations	0	(252)
Other income (expense)
Gain on disposal of assets		1,710
Interest expense	0	(1)
Total other income (expense)	0	1,709
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	0	1,457
Income tax benefit (expense)	0	0
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 0	$ 1,457

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5. BITCOIN (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Common Domain Members [Abstract]
Total Company Bitcoin	$ 2,243
Percentage of Bitcoin in Cold Storage	97.00%	95.00%
Percentage of Bitcoin in Hot Wallets	3.00%	5.00%

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5. BITCOIN - Schedule of activities Of The Bitcoin (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Common Domain Members [Abstract]
Number of Bitcoins Held	$ 3,002,000	$ 2,243,000
Carrying basis - per bitcoin	34,311	25,074
Fair value - per bitcoin	42,290	26,961
Carrying basis of bitcoin (in '000s)	102,997,000	56,241,000
Fair value of bitcoin (in '000s)	$ 126,951,000	$ 60,424,000

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6. INVESTMENTS - Reconciliation of carrying value of all investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Balance	$ 726
Unrealized loss on derivative asset	1,243	$ 1,271
Balance	755
ILAL Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Balance	726
Unrealized loss on derivative asset	0
Unrealized gain on fair value recognized in other comprehensive income	29
Balance	755
ILAL Derivative Asset [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Balance	2,697
Unrealized loss on derivative asset	(1,243)
Unrealized gain on fair value recognized in other comprehensive income	0
Balance	$ 1,454

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6. INVESTMENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 05, 2019	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments		$ 2,209		$ 3,423
Investment Owned, Fair Value		755		726
Loss on preferred stock other comprehensive income loss		29	$ 29
Unrealized loss on derivative asset		1,243	$ 1,271
International Land Alliance
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares	1,000
Investment Owned, Face Amount	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature	The Series B Preferred Stock accrue cumulative in-kind accruals at a rate of 12% per annum and were redeemable on August 6, 2020. The ILAL Preferred Stock can be converted into common stock at a variable rate (refer to the discussion on embedded derivative assets below). This variable conversion ratio will increase by 10% with the occurrence of certain events. Since the investments were not redeemed on August 6, 2020, they are now redeemable at the Company`s option in cash or into common stock, based on the conversion ratio. The ILAL Preferred Stock is recorded as an available-for-sale ("AFS") debt security and is reported at its estimated fair value as of December 31, 2023. Any change in the fair values of AFS debt securities are reported net of income tax as an element of Other Comprehensive Income.
Amount
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Derivative assets investment fair value		$ 1,454		$ 2,697

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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Land	$ 4,144	$ 4,144
Land Improvements	1,695	1,564
Building and improvements	57,705	52,198
Leasehold improvements	672	672
Miners	634,115	527,868
Mining equipment	18,753	18,706
Infrastructure	45,954	45,612
Machinery and equipment	2,190	1,907
Furniture and fixtures	766	386
Construction in progress	64,758	81,875
Total	830,752	734,932
Less: accumulated depreciation	(193,271)	(170,537)
Property and equipment, net	$ 637,481	$ 564,395

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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 07, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense		$ 29,333	$ 18,827
Disposal of property and equipment		7,784
Gain on disposal of assets		677
Area of Land | ft²	15,000
Property purchsed	$ 4,100
Outstanding deposits		25,048		$ 75,959
Placed-in Service [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Purchased of mining equipment		120,721
Payments to Acquire Machinery and Equipment		240
Miners and Mining Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Purchased of mining equipment		114,030
Miners [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gain on disposal of assets		(677)
Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Net		1,185
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment		508
Outstanding deposits		$ 25,048		$ 75,959

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8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Software	$ 440	$ 440
Websites	15	15
Strategic Contract	9,800	9,800
Total	10,255	10,255
Accumulated Amortization [Member]
Accumulated Amortization
Software	(113)	(90)
Websites	(10)	(8)
Strategic Contract	(6,043)	(5,554)
Total	(6,166)	(5,652)
Net Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Software	327	350
Websites	5	7
Strategic Contract	3,757	4,246
Total	$ 4,089	$ 4,603

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8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2028	Sep. 30, 2027	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization Of Intangible Assets	$ 514	$ 502
Future amortization of intangible assets	$ 4,089		$ 7	$ 78	$ 415	$ 2,050	$ 1,539

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8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization Of Intangible Assets	$ 514	$ 502

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9. LEASES - Lease costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	[1]	$ 46	$ 113
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation expense of financed assets		41	80
Interest on lease obligations		$ 2	$ 6

[1] Included in general and administrative expenses

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9. LEASES - Other Lease Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$ 60	$ 34
Operating cash outflows from finance leases	2	6
Financing cash outflows from finance leases	$ 43	$ 93

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9. LEASES - Weighted-average Remaining Lease Terms (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Leases [Abstract]
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases	3 years 6 months	3 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases	8 months 12 days	10 months 24 days
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	5.40%	5.40%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases	5.50%	5.50%

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9. LEASES - Contractual Maturity of Lease Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities	$ (176)	$ (181)
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities	(96)	$ (130)
Operating Lease [Member]
2024	154
2025	201
2026	204
2027	106
2028	41
Gross lease liabilities	706
Less: imputed interest	(56)
Present value of lease liabilities	650
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities	(176)
Total lease liabilities, net of current portion	474
Finance Lease [Member]
2024	89
2025	9
2026	0
2027	0
2028	0
Gross lease liabilities	98
Less: imputed interest	(2)
Present value of lease liabilities	96
Less: Current portion of lease liabilities	(96)
Total lease liabilities, net of current portion	$ 0

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10. LOAN (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	May 10, 2023	Apr. 22, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Principal amount of loan payments			$ 14,617
Loans payable, net of current portion			14,617
Gross loan outstanding			150
Principal payments on loans			1,701
Auto Loans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			819
Auto Loans [Member] | Separate Agreements [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 240
Auto Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			11.30%
Debt instrument term			72 months
Auto Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Separate Agreements [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			11.30%
Debt instrument term			72 months
Auto Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			0.00%
Debt instrument term			12 months
Auto Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Separate Agreements [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			0.00%
Debt instrument term			12 months
Trinity Capital Inc [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Borrowings to finance		$ 35,000
Loan received		20,000
Remaining fundable amount		$ 15,000
Loan commitment fee				1.00%
Marquee Funding Partners [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			13.00%
Loans Assumed			$ 1,616
Marquee Funding Partners [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt instrument term			39 months
Marquee Funding Partners [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Debt instrument term			32 months
Mortgage Corporate Facility [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Principal amount of loan payments	$ 1,937
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%
Debt instrument term	2 years

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10. LOAN - Schedule of Loans Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Loans Outstanding	$ 14,468	$ 15,903
Less: current portion of long-term loans	(7,421)	(6,992)
Long-term loans, excluding current portion	$ 7,047	8,911
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date	Sep 24 - Dec -29
Total Loans Outstanding	$ 819	625
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	0.00%
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	11.30%
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date	Apr-25
Rate	13.80%
Total Loans Outstanding	$ 10,076	11,603
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date	Apr-25
Rate	10.00%
Total Loans Outstanding	$ 1,957	1,950
Marquee Funding Partners [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date	Jul-26 - Feb-27
Rate	13.00%
Total Loans Outstanding	$ 1,616	$ 1,725

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10. LOAN - Schedule of Principal Amount of Loan Maturities Due Over The Years (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	$ 14,617
Unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts	(150)
Total loan book value as of September 30, 2023	14,467
FY 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	5,465
FY 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	7,957
FY 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	798
FY 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	269
FY 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	92
Thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	36
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	10,183
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member] | FY 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	4,962
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member] | FY 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	5,221
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member] | FY 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member] | FY 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member] | FY 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Master Equipment Financing Arrangment [Member] | Thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	2,000
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member] | FY 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member] | FY 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	2,000
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member] | FY 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member] | FY 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member] | FY 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Mortgage - Corporate Facility [Member] | Thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	0
Marquee Funding Partners [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	1,616
Marquee Funding Partners [Member] | FY 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	349
Marquee Funding Partners [Member] | FY 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	521
Marquee Funding Partners [Member] | FY 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	592
Marquee Funding Partners [Member] | FY 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	154
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	818
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | FY 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	154
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | FY 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	215
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | FY 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	206
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | FY 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	115
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | FY 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	92
Auto & Equipment Loans [Member] | Thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount of loan payments by fiscal year	$ 36

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11. INCOME TAXES (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$ 1,399	$ 0
Annual effective tax rate	21.00%

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12. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 01, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 14, 2022	Jun. 03, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000			300,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000			10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001			$ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued	185,554,611			160,184,921
Common stock, shares outstanding	185,554,611		160,184,921	160,184,921
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,750,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,750,000
Common shares issued in relation to exercise of options	6,096
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period	17,823
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement	$ 99,336,000	$ 41,344,000
Common stock, value issued	186,000			$ 160,000
Cash Received From Issuance	$ 36,000
Seller Agreements Related to Business Acquisition [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued		1,590,175
Settlement of contingent consideration related to business acquisition		$ 4,803,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued	1,441,152	11,210
Shares Withheld for Net Settlement of Restricted Stock Units Related to Tax Withholdings, Shares	553,390
Common stock net settlement, value	$ 5,533,000
A T M [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	24,475,832	14,481,208
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement	$ 99,336,000	$ 41,344,000
Common stock, value issued					$ 500,000
A T M [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	100,000,000
A T M [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	300,000,000
2024 ATM [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, value issued	$ 500,000
At-the-Market offering facility [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate gross offering prices						$ 500,000

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13. STOCK WARRANTS - Summary of stock warrant activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares
Stock Warrants
Warrant Shares, Beginning Balance | shares	185,560
Warrant Shares, Granted | shares	0
Warrant Shares, Expired | shares	(3,000)
Warrants shares, canceled | shares	0
Warrants share, exercised | shares	0
Warrant Shares, Ending Balance | shares	182,560
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.49
Weighted Average Exercise, Granted | $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Exercise, Expired | $ / shares	25
Weighted Average Exercise, Canceled | $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Exercise, Exercised | $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.3

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13. STOCK WARRANTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	182,560
Unvested warrants outstanding	0
Weighted average exercise price	$ 13.3	$ 13.49
Warrant exercised to purchase shares	0
Weighted average outstanding warrants term	1 year 11 months 12 days
Weighted average outstanding warrants intrinsic value	$ 283

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14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Schedule of Option Summary (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares
Equity [Abstract]
Number of Option Shares, Beginning Balance | shares	1,970,458
Options granted | shares	65,000
Options expired | shares	(80,236)
Options canceled/forfeited | shares	(17,823)
Options exercised | shares	(6,096)
Number of Option Shares, Ending Balance | shares	1,931,303
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance | $ / shares	$ 14.86
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options granted | $ / shares	6.16
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options expired | $ / shares	8.88
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options canceled/forfeited | $ / shares	5.36
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options exercised | $ / shares	5.91
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance | $ / shares	$ 14.93

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14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Fair Value Assumptions 2021 (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023
Expected term (years)	5 years 9 months 7 days
Expected volatility	176.00%
Expected dividends	0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Risk free interest rate	3.94%
Maximum [Member]
Risk free interest rate	4.82%

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14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Schedule of Restricted Stock Summary (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Option Shares, Beginning Balance | shares	1,970,458
Number of Option Shares, Ending Balance | shares	1,931,303
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$ 13.49
Weighted Average Exercise, Granted	0
Weighted Average Exercise, Expired	25
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance	$ 13.3
Restricted [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Option Shares, Beginning Balance | shares	5,471,435
Number of Shares, Granted | shares	209,972
Number of Shares, Vested | shares	(1,404,754)
Number of Shares, Forfeited | shares	(2,504)
Number of Option Shares, Ending Balance | shares	4,274,149
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$ 4.18
Weighted Average Exercise, Granted	3.81
Weighted Average Exercise, Vested	3.94
Weighted Average Exercise, Expired	4.15
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance	$ 4.24
Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at Beginning | $	$ 20,846
Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at Ending | $	$ 47,144

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14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023	Apr. 01, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding	160,184,921				185,554,611		160,184,921
Shares of common stock in the Company there are options exercisable to purchase					1,138,068
Unvested options outstanding					793,235		196,435
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense					$ 9,953	$ 5,878
Weighted average remaining term of outstanding options					1 year 2 months 4 days
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value					$ 4,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term					1 year 9 months 14 days
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense					$ 1,812	1,657
Amended Equity Incentive Plan 2017 [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Common stock, shares subscribed but unissued					10,025,740
Options [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense					$ 5,540
Total fair value to purchase shares of common stock to employees					$ 388
Employees [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross					65,000
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Share settled and issued					52,492
Restricted Stock Units RSU [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with vesting of restricted stock awards	209,972	3,460,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-Based Compensation Cost					$ 14,801
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Total					$ 13,160
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term					1 year 3 months 7 days
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense					$ 8,141	$ 4,221
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					1 year
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term					1 year
Fair value	$ 800
Restricted Stock Units Vest Percentage	25.00%
Restricted Stock Units RSU [Member] | Employees [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					1 year
Performance Based Awards [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Exahash Target Rate					10.00%
Number of Shares, Forfeited					2,504
Number of Shares, Vested						193,931
Performance Based Awards [Member] | September 12, 2025
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Vest time-based awards					50.00%
Performance Based Awards [Member] | September 12, 2025 | Minimum [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Vest time-based awards					50.00%
Time-Based Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Unvested options outstanding					1,967,480
Market-Based Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Unvested options outstanding					2,306,669
2017 Incentive Plan [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized to issue				11,512,000
Increase Number Of Shares Authoirzed For Issuance				3,500,000				3,500,000
Percentage of increase in number of shares authorized to issue				15.00%
Increase in number of shares available to issue	24,027,738		14,542,583

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15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) QuintillionHash
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 61,740
Mining Equipment [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Long-term purchase commitment amount	$ 37,044
Mining Equipment or Miners [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Deposits	$ 24,696
Purchase Exahashes Per Second | QuintillionHash		4,400

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15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Schedule of Contractual Future Payments Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Fiscal Year 2024	$ 38,754
Fiscal Year 2025	20,515
Fiscal Year 2026	1,002
Fiscal Year 2027	375
Fiscal Year 2028	133
Thereafter	36
Contractual Obligation, Total	60,815
Operating Lease Obligations [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Fiscal Year 2024	154
Fiscal Year 2025	201
Fiscal Year 2026	204
Fiscal Year 2027	106
Fiscal Year 2028	41
Thereafter	0
Contractual Obligation, Total	706
Finance Lease Obligations [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Fiscal Year 2024	89
Fiscal Year 2025	9
Fiscal Year 2026	0
Fiscal Year 2027	0
Fiscal Year 2028	0
Thereafter	0
Contractual Obligation, Total	98
Loans [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Fiscal Year 2024	5,465
Fiscal Year 2025	7,957
Fiscal Year 2026	798
Fiscal Year 2027	269
Fiscal Year 2028	92
Thereafter	36
Contractual Obligation, Total	14,617
Construction in Progress [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Fiscal Year 2024	8,350
Fiscal Year 2025	0
Fiscal Year 2026	0
Fiscal Year 2027	0
Fiscal Year 2028	0
Thereafter	0
Contractual Obligation, Total	8,350
Miners and Mining Equipment Contracts [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Fiscal Year 2024	24,696
Fiscal Year 2025	12,348
Fiscal Year 2026	0
Fiscal Year 2027	0
Fiscal Year 2028	0
Thereafter	0
Contractual Obligation, Total	$ 37,044

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16. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS (Additional Information) (Details) - Operator	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Bitcoin [Member]
Representation of company's revenue, percent	100.00%	100.00%
Mining pool operator
Mining pool operator	1	1

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16. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS - Digital currency mining segment major suppliers (Details) - Customer Concentration Risk [Member] - Accounts receivable	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cyptech Solutions
Concentration Risk Percentage	0.00%	87.00%
Bitmain Technologies Ltd.
Concentration Risk Percentage	100.00%	0.00%
Sunnyside Digital Inc.
Concentration Risk Percentage	0.00%	11.00%

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17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Additional Information) (Details)		1 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2024 USD ($) shares	Jan. 06, 2024 USD ($) Miners QuintillionHash	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 61,740,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share issued under ATM Agreement | shares			12,457,651
Proceeds from ATM Agreement			$ 122,000,000
Purchase of miners | Miners				60,000
Value of Bitmain S21 Miners | QuintillionHash				32
Net purchase of miners				$ 193,200,000
Net value of minors				16.1
Open option agreement written exercise price				$ 32,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | S21 miners [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase of miners | Miners				160,000
Purchase price				$ 320,000,000
Additional miners | Miners				100,000
Additional purchase value of minors | QuintillionHash				16
Subsequent Event [Member] | Dalton GA [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Land building and infrastructure purchase price	$ 3,500,000
Additional build-out costs	$ 3,400,000
Purchase description	Dalton, GAOn February 2, 2024, the Company entered into agreements to acquire land and assets ("Dalton Acquisition") in Dalton, GA for a combined purchase price of approximately $3,500 with an additional $3,400 of expected build-out costs.
Subsequent Event [Member] | Makerstar Capital Inc [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Land building and infrastructure purchase price		$ 19,800,000
Purchase description	Mississippi LocationsOn February 5, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire assets in three separate locations within Mississippi, each of which include land, building and infrastructure for a combined purchase price of $19,800.
Subsequent Event [Member] | At The Market Equity Issuances [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Description of market equity issuances			At-the-Market Equity IssuancesFrom January 1, 2024 through February 8,2024, the Company issued 12,457,651 shares under its 2024 ATM offering facility resulting in net proceeds of approximately $122,000.