References in this report (this "Quarterly Report") to "we," "us" or the
"Company" refer to Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp. References to our "management" or
our "management team" refer to our officers and directors, and references to the
"Sponsor" refer to Crypto 1 Sponsor LLC. The following discussion and analysis
of the Company's financial condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the
discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that
are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q
including, without limitation, statements in this "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" regarding the
Company's financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of
management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as
"expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "seek" and variations
and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future
performance, but reflect management's current beliefs, based on information
currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance
or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results
discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk
Factors section of the Company's final prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company's securities filings can be
accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Except as
expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp was incorporated the Cayman Islands on May 24, 2021.
The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar
business transaction with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet
identified (a "Business Combination").
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our
acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business
Combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All
activity through September 30, 2021 relates to the Company's formation and the
Initial Public Offering (the "IPO"). The Company will not generate any operating
revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest.
The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income
from the proceeds derived from the IPO placed in the Trust Account (defined
below).
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and for the period May 24, 2021
(inception) through to September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $9,436 and
$39,022, respectively, which consisted of general and administrative expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The registration statement for the Company's IPO (the "Registration Statement")
was declared effective on December 6, 2021. On December 9, 2021, the Company
consummated the sale of 20,000,000 units ("Units") with respect to the Class A
ordinary shares included in the Units being offered (the "Public Shares") at
$10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000, which is discussed in
Note 3.
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Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of
7,400,000 warrants ("Private Placement Warrants") at a price of $1.00 per
Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to the Company's sponsor,
Crypto 1 Sponsor LLC (the "Sponsor") generating gross proceeds of $7,400,000.
Additionally with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of
the sale of 3,000,000 additional Units at $10.00 per Unit upon receiving notice
of the underwriter's election to partially exercise its overallotment option
("Overallotment Units"), generating additional gross proceeds of $30,000,000.
Simultaneously with the exercise of the overallotment, the Company consummated
the Private Placement of an additional 750,000 Private Placement Warrants to the
Sponsor at $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of
$750,000.
Offering costs for the IPO and the Over-allotment Units amounted to $13,
451,852, consisting of $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred
underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below))
and $801,852 of other costs. As described in Note 6, the $8,050,000 of deferred
underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business
Combination within 12 months from the closing of the IPO or up to 18 months
during any extension period, as described in the Registration Statement, and
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Following the closing of the IPO and partial exercise of the over-allotment,
$231,150,000 ($10.05 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in
the IPO, Over-Allotment Units, and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in
a trust account ("Trust Account") and will be invested in U.S. government
securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), with a maturity
of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself
out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of
paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act,
as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a
Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account.
For the period May 24, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, there was no
cash used in operating activities.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account,
including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less
taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our
capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete
our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will
be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or
businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of September 30, 2021, we had no cash.
On June 16, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to
$300,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO pursuant to a promissory note.
This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of December 31,
2021, or the completion of the IPO. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had
$157,725 of borrowings under the Note.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination,
the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company's officers
and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be
required ("Working Capital Loans"). If the Company completes a Business
Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the
proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working
Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account.
In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a
portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital
Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the
Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working
Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist
with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid
upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the
lender's discretion, up to $1,500,000 million of such Working Capital Loans may
be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price
of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement
Warrants. As of September 30, 2021, there were no Working Capital Loans
outstanding.
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We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the
expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of
the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence
and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary
to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior
to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional
financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become
obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation
of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or
incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered
off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2021. We do not participate
in transactions that create relationships with entities or financial
partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have
been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements,
established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of
other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease
obligations or long-term liabilities. The underwriters are entitled to a
deferred underwriting commissions of $0.35 per unit, or $8,050,000 from the
closing of the IPO and the Over-Allotment Units. The deferred fee will become
payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely if
the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the
underwriting agreement.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains
provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for
qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an "emerging growth company" and
under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting
pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded)
companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting
standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting
standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required
for non-emerging growth companies. As such, our financial statements may not be
comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the
other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to
certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an "emerging growth
company," we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among
other things, (i) provide an auditor's attestation report on our system of
internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be
required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement
that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a
supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the
audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv)
disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation
between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of executive
compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a
period of five years following the completion of our IPO or until we are no
longer an "emerging growth company," whichever is earlier.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements and related
disclosures 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 at the date of the financial statements, and
income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially
differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical
accounting policies:
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Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC
Topic 260, "Earnings Per Share." Net loss per common share is computed by
dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of ordinary shares
outstanding during the period. Weighted average shares were reduced for the
effect of an aggregate of 750,000 Class B ordinary shares that are subject to
forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters
(see Note 5). On September 30, 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive
securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or
converted into shares of ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the
Company. As a result, diluted loss per common share is the same as basic loss
per common share for the period presented.
Accounting for Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or
liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments'
specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting
Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 480,
Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity ("ASC 480") and ASC 815, Derivatives and
Hedging ("ASC 815"). The assessment considers whether the instruments are free
standing financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a
liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the
requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the
instruments are indexed to the Company's own common shares and whether the
instrument holders could potentially require "net cash settlement" in a
circumstance outside of the Company's control, among other conditions for equity
classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional
judgment, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each
subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding.
Management has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants
issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting
treatment.
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