Company: FLDDW
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-005202
Chunk: 142

Company: Fold Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 142
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, and those states can change from time to time based on the licensing status of each provider. If our relationship with one of the Bitcoin Service Providers were to end, or if either of the Bitcoin Service Providers were to restrict or cease operations, our ability to continue to offer Bitcoin services would be affected, which could adversely affect our financial and business results. In such an event, we may need to partner with a different financial institution with authority to provide services substantially similar to our Bitcoin services to continue to offer these services. If we partner with a new crypto service provider, our Bitcoin -related 75 services would be disrupted and delayed as customers would be required to open new accounts with a different Bitcoin service provider, and as we transition connectivity of our information technology systems to such different financial institution partner. We also may face increased costs and compliance burdens if our program agreement with one of the Bitcoin Service Providers is terminated. We entered into our agreement with Fortress in June, 2023, whereby Fortress would custody Bitcoin on behalf of our customers itself or use BitGo as a sub -custodianin states where BitGo was not authorized to provide custody services directly. In August, 2024, we entered into an agreement directly with BitGo, and we anticipate that over time more of our customers will be serviced under this direct relationship with BitGo. Fortress is subject to regulation and supervision by the Division of Financial Institutions of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, and BitGo is subject to regulation and supervision by the Division of Banking of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. In addition, certain custodial services are provided by BitGo’s affiliate BitGo New York Trust Company LLC, which is subject to regulation and supervision by the New York Department of Financial Services. In addition, the Bitcoin Service Providers are subject to regulation and supervision by many other state banking and financial institution regulators (individually and collectively, “State Banking Departments”). Many laws and regulations that apply directly to the Bitcoin Service Providers indirectly impact us (and our products) as a partner of the Bitcoin Service Providers. As such, our partnerships with the Bitcoin Service Providers may be subject to the supervision and enforcement authority of the State Banking Departments. Our customers enter into agreements directly with Sutton Bank and our Bitcoin Service Providers. Our customers enter into agreements for banking services directly with Sutton Bank, and enter into agreements for Bitcoin -relatedservices directly with one or more of the Bitcoin Service Providers. Our third -partyservice providers have not agreed to indemnify us for losses based on their breaches of their agreements with