Company: FLDDW
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-005202
Chunk: 159

Company: Fold Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 159
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84 in the global banking system, increasing regulatory uncertainty and scrutiny or other unforeseen factors. In addition, even if debt financing is available, the cost of additional financing may be significantly higher than our current debt. If we incur additional debt, the debt holders would have rights senior to holders of our common stock to make claims on our assets, and the terms of any debt could restrict our operations, including our ability to pay dividends on our common stock. If we issue additional equity securities, stockholders will experience dilution, and the new equity securities could have rights senior to those of our currently authorized and issued common stock. The trading prices for our common stock may be highly volatile, which may reduce our ability to access capital on favorable terms or at all. In addition, a slowdown or other sustained adverse downturn in the general economic or Bitcoin market could adversely affect our business and the value of our common stock. Because our decision to raise capital in the future will depend on numerous considerations, including factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of any future issuances of securities. As a result, our stockholders bear the risk of future issuances of debt or equity securities reducing the value of our common stock and diluting their interests. Our inability to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, could significantly limit our ability to continue supporting our business growth and responding to business challenges. Risks Related to Being a Public Company The market price of shares of our common stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance. You may lose some or all of your investment. The trading price of our common stock following the Business Combination is likely to be volatile. The stock market recently has experienced extreme volatility. This volatility often has been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. You may not be able to resell your shares at an attractive price due to a number of factors such as those listed in “— Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” and the following: •the uncertainty resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Israel -Hamasconflict, strategic competition and tensions between Taiwan, China and the United States and resulting sanctions, and other events (such as terrorist attacks, geopolitical unrest, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases); •our operating and financial performance and prospects; •our quarterly or annual earnings or those of other companies in our industry compared to market expectations; •conditions that impact demand for our products and/or services; •future