Company: FLDDW
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-005202
Chunk: 74

Company: Fold Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 74
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 compliance and risk management methods might not be effective and may result in outcomes that could adversely affect our reputation, operating results, and financial condition. •We may suffer losses due to abrupt and erratic market movements. •Due to unfamiliarity and some negative publicity associated with Bitcoin products and services, confidence or interest in our platforms may decline. •We rely on search engines, social networking sites, and other web -basedplatforms to attract a meaningful portion of our users, and if those search engines, social networking sites and other web -basedplatforms change their listings or policies regarding advertising, or increase their pricing or suffer problems, it may limit our ability to attract new users. Risks Related to Intellectual Property •Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition. •We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their intellectual property rights. •Our platform contains third -partyopen source software components, and failure to comply with the terms of the underlying open source software licenses could harm our business. Risks Related to Our Employees and Other Service Providers •The loss of one or more of our key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could adversely impact our business, operating results, and financial condition. •Our culture emphasizes innovation, and if we cannot maintain this culture, our business and operating results could be adversely impacted. •In the event of employee or service provider misconduct or error, our business may be adversely impacted. General Risk Factors •Adverse economic conditions may adversely affect our business. •We are a remote -firstcompany which subjects us to heightened operational risks. •Environmental, social and governance factors may impose additional costs and expose us to new risks. •Changes in U.S. and foreign tax laws, as well as the application of such laws, could adversely impact our financial position and operating results. •Our ability to use our deferred tax assets may be subject to certain limitations under U.S. or foreign law. •If our estimates or judgment relating to our critical accounting estimates prove to be incorrect, our operating results could be adversely affected. •We may be adversely affected by natural disasters, pandemics, and other catastrophic events, and by man -madeproblems such as terrorism, that could disrupt our business operations, and our business continuity and disaster recovery plans may not adequately protect us from a serious disaster. •We might require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available. 36