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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HYPERION DEFI, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001682639
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 471178401
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38365
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26808883

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 295 MADISON AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2400
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 833-393-6684

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 295 MADISON AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2400
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** EYENOVIA, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20160818

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

**FORM 10-K**

☒**ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2025**

**OR**

**☐** **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: 001-38365**

**HYPERION DEFI, INC.**

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| **DELAWARE** | **47-1178401** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of<br>Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |
| <br>**23461 South Point Drive, Suite 390** <br>**Laguna Hills, CA** | <br>**92653** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (833) 393-6684**

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

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| **Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value** | **HYPD** | **Nasdaq Capital Market** |

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: none

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

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.

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

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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 news or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Auditor PCAOB ID Number: 199 Auditor Name: CBIZ CPAs P.C. Auditor Location: Philadelphia, PA

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of June 30, 2025 (based on the closing price of $10.38 on June 30, 2025, the last trading day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $50.1 million. Common stock held by each officer and director and by each person known to the registrant who owned 10% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock was 11,391,645 as of March 23, 2026.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

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**Hyperion DeFi, Inc.**

**Form 10-K**

**For Year Ended December 31, 2025**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| [**PART I**](#PARTI_175655) |  |
| [Item 1. Business](#Item1Business_43311) | 3 |
| [Item 1A. Risk Factors](#Item1ARiskFactors_477025) | 9 |
| [Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments](#Item1BUnresolvedStaffComments_753307) | 30 |
| [Item 1C. Cybersecurity](#Item1CCybersecurity_903316) | 30 |
| [Item 2. Properties](#Item2Properties_726600) | 31 |
| [Item 3. Legal Proceedings](#Item3LegalProceedings_424474) | 31 |
| [Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures](#Item4MineSafetyDisclosures_402018) | 31 |
| [**PART II**](#PARTII_313885) |  |
| [Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities](#Item5MarketforRegistrantsCommonEquityRel) | 32 |
| [Item 6. \[Reserved\]](#Item6Reserved_50498) | 32 |
| [Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#Item7ManagementsDiscussionandAnalysisofF) | 33 |
| [Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk](#Item7AQuantitativeandQualitativeDisclosu) | 40 |
| [Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#Item8FinancialStatementsandSupplementary) | 40 |
| [Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures](#Item9ChangesinandDisagreementsWithAccoun) | 40 |
| [Item 9A. Controls and Procedures](#Item9AControlsandProcedures_189522) | 40 |
| [Item 9B. Other Information](#Item9BOtherInformation_716920) | 42 |
| [Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections](#Item9CDisclosureRegardingForeignJurisdic) | 42 |
| [**PART III**](#PARTIII_708505) |  |
| [Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance](#Item10DirectorsExecutiveOfficersandCorpo) | 43 |
| [Item 11. Executive Compensation](#Item11ExecutiveCompensation_134160) | 46 |
| [Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters](#Item12SecurityOwnershipofCertainBenefici) | 54 |
| [Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence](#Item13CertainRelationshipsandRelatedTran) | 56 |
| [Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services](#Item14PrincipalAccountingFeesandServices) | 59 |
| [**PART IV**](#PARTIV_109853) |  |
| [Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules](#Item15ExhibitsFinancialStatementSchedule) | 60 |
| [Item 16. Form 10-K Summary](#Item16Form10KSummary_647637) | 64 |
| [Signatures](#SIGNATURES_529831) | 65 |

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**PART I**

**CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements include our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and our need for additional financing and other financial items; any statements regarding the viability of, and risks associated with, our cryptocurrency treasury strategy; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; estimates regarding the potential market opportunity for our platform technology; factors that may affect our operating results; statements about our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property rights; statements about our ability to retain key personnel and hire necessary employees and appropriately staff our operation; statements related to future capital expenditures; statements related to future economic conditions or performance; and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, "anticipate," "believe," "can," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "will," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "would," and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled "Summary Risk Factors" described below and "Risk Factors" included in Item 1A of Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the risks discussed in our other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, filings. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

As used in this report, the terms "Hyperion DeFi, Inc.," "Hyperion DeFi," "Hyperion," "Company," "company," "we," "us," and "our" mean Hyperion DeFi, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise.

**Summary Risk Factors**

Some of the factors that could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, the market price of shares of our common stock or our prospects include, but are not limited to, the following. You should read this summary together with the more detailed description of each risk factor contained in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

***Risks Related to Our HYPE Token Treasury Strategy***

● The Hyperliquid platform and technologies and HYPE have a limited operating history. Our HYPE Token Treasury Strategy is significantly concentrated in our holdings of HYPE. HYPE is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price and liquidity of HYPE may influence our financial results and the market price of our listed securities. HYPE faces unique technical, governance and concentration risks that could materially affect its long-term viability.

● HYPE, the Hyperliquid network and other digital assets are novel and are subject to significant legal and regulatory uncertainty. Our HYPE and other digital assets treasury strategy subjects us to enhanced regulatory oversight. Absent federal regulations, there is a possibility that HYPE may be classified as a "security." Any classification of HYPE as a "security" would subject us to additional regulation and could materially and adversely impact the operation of our business.

● We face risks relating to the custody of our HYPE and other digital assets, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to access our HYPE and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to our HYPE, including smart contract related losses and vulnerabilities. We are also subject to similar risk of loss, cyberattack and other data loss by counterparties with whom we do business.

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***Risks Related to Our Business Operations and Managing Growth***

● We are highly dependent on the services of our senior management team, including our Chief Executive Officer, and if we are not able to retain these members of our management team or recruit and retain additional management personnel, our business will be harmed.

● We have limited corporate infrastructure.

● If we fail to comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, we could become subject to fines or penalties or incur costs that could harm our business.

***Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock***

● A significant portion of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is performing well.

● The price of our common stock has been, and may continue to be, volatile and may fluctuate substantially, which could result in substantial losses for purchasers of our common stock.

● We have broad discretion in the use of our cash, including the net proceeds from our financings, and might not use them effectively.

***Risks Related to Our Financial Position and Need for Additional Capital***

● We may need to raise additional capital, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.

● Any delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq could prevent us from maintaining an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our common stock.

● We have entered into multiple loan modification agreements with Avenue, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to comply with the terms of this agreement, or continue obtaining forbearance if needed.

● We have incurred annual operating losses since our inception. We might never achieve or maintain profitability.

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**Item 1. Business.**

**Corporate Information**

We were organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida on March 12, 2014 under the name "PGP Holdings V, Inc." On May 5, 2014, we changed our name to Eyenovia, Inc. On October 6, 2014, we reincorporated in the State of Delaware by merging into Eyenovia, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On July 1, 2025, we changed our name to Hyperion DeFi, Inc. Our principal executive office is located at 23461 S. Pointe Drive, Suite 390, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, and our telephone number is (833) 393-6684. We maintain a website at www.hyperiondefi.com, to which we regularly post copies of our press releases as well as additional information about us. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of this report. We have included our website address in this report solely as an inactive textual reference.

**Disclaimer**

Certain information contained in this Item 1 relate to or are based on studies, publications, surveys and other data obtained from third-party sources and Hyperion DeFi's own internal estimates and research. While Hyperion DeFi believes these third-party studies, publications, surveys and other data to be reliable as of the date of this report, it has not independently verified, and makes no representation as to, the adequacy, fairness, accuracy or completeness of any information obtained from third-party sources. In addition, no independent source has evaluated the reasonableness or accuracy of Hyperion DeFi's internal estimates or research and no reliance should be made on any information or statements made in this report relating to or based on such internal estimates and research. You should conduct your own investigation and analysis of Hyperion DeFi, its business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. In furnishing this information, Hyperion DeFi does not undertake any obligation to provide you with access to any additional information (including forward-looking information and any projections contained herein) or to update or correct the information, except as may be required by law.

**Overview**

Hyperion DeFi, Inc. is the first U.S. publicly listed company building a long-term strategic treasury of Hyperliquid's native token, HYPE, in addition to being a pioneering digital ophthalmic technology company. Hyperion DeFi is working to provide its shareholders with simplified exposure to the Hyperliquid ecosystem, which we believe to be one of the highest revenue-generating blockchains in the world, according to information provided by various blockchain data tracking sources, including Artemis Analytics and DefiLlama. When we refer to HYPE tokens, we may also be referring to the HYPE liquid staking tokens described more fully herein. At the same time, we continue to execute on our planned completion of development and registration of our Optejet ophthalmic liquid delivery device.

**HYPE Treasury**

Hyperliquid is a layer one (L1) blockchain engineered for transparent high-frequency finance. The blockchain hosts fully on-chain perpetual futures and spot order books, with every order, cancel, trade and liquidation occurring within 70 millisecond block times and offering up to 200,000 transactions per second, resulting in near-instant trade settlement. The Hyperliquid blockchain also hosts the HyperEVM, a general-purpose smart contract platform that, like Ethereum, supports permissionless decentralized financial applications such as perpetual futures trading platforms.

Hyperliquid supports non-custodial trading via its performant HyperCore order books, with perpetual futures trading for a range of digital assets with Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL) and Sui (SUI) driving its utilization.

Perpetual futures are a type of cryptocurrency derivative contract that allows traders to speculate on the price of an asset without owning the underlying asset itself. Unlike traditional futures contracts, perpetual futures have no expiration date, allowing traders to hold positions indefinitely, as long as they meet margin requirements. Hyperliquid utilizes a traditional order book system. This approach allows traders to place bids and asks for various assets, more akin to a centralized cryptocurrency exchange than other decentralized exchanges that rely on automated market makers to fulfill orders. The Hyperliquid blockchain is available to any potential user with a compatible cryptocurrency wallet such as MetaMask, Phantom, and Coinbase Wallet. However, Hyperliquid interface operators can choose to block persons in certain jurisdictions or sanctioned wallets as required via solutions such as geo-blocking and address screening.

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HYPE serves multiple purposes: users can stake HYPE to earn staking rewards, use staked HYPE inventory to reduce their trading fees, use HYPE to conduct transactions on the HyperEVM, and use HYPE as collateral on various DeFi applications. Our HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS) agreement with Felix, one of the earliest HyperEVM protocols, is one such example, in which staked HYPE tokens can enable additional on-chain utility.

HYPE is the native token of Hyperliquid. The initial total supply of HYPE was set at 1 billion, which has been subsequently reduced to approximately 959 million as of February 28, 2026, as further described below, with 31% of the initial total supply issued in November 2025, and 38.88% of the initial total supply reserved for future community emissions. Hyperliquid has a unique network mechanism that autonomously purchases and removes HYPE tokens from circulation into the "Assistance Fund". This is done by using the trading fees generated on the network's order books to buy back available HYPE. Approximately 99% of daily fees are allocated to this mechanism, which creates consistent open market demand for the token. As of February 2026, approximately 41 million HYPE have been acquired by the Assistance Fund. In December 2025, the Hyperliquid Foundation initiated a network-wide validator governance vote to formally recognize all HYPE tokens held in the Assistance Fund system address as permanently burned. The validators approved (via a majority vote) that the tokens were mathematically irretrievable and must be treated as removed from both the circulating and total supply of HYPE.

The Hyperliquid L1 is a proof-of-stake blockchain, in which validators that have staked the threshold number of HYPE tokens are selected to produce blocks, and will receive rewards when they successfully validate blocks. Holders of HYPE can delegate to validators who then are able to vote on certain decisions regarding the platform, such as the listing and de-listing of new markets. Any holder of HYPE can delegate HYPE to a validator to earn staking rewards, should the validator successfully participate in network consensus. Staked HYPE is locked until un-staked, and subject to a seven-day un-staking queue before HYPE is released back to the user. Staking also provides revenues to the Company in the form of staking yields; however, the required seven-day unlocking period may limit the Company's liquidity while its HYPE remains staked. The Company anticipates operating with sufficient cash and cash equivalents to cover its expenses and any debt obligations during these periods. In addition, all HiHYPE, kHYPE and kmHYPE owned by the Company (as described further below), and other future liquid staked HYPE which may potentially be owned by the Company, will be subject to the same seven-day unlocking period. The Company initialized the staking process on July 1, 2025, and as of December 31, 2025, it had approximately 939,074 HYPE native staked directly to the Kinetiq x Hyperion validator, described further below. The Company intends for staking to become a primary revenue generation strategy in the coming fiscal year.

**Key Metrics of Hyperliquid and HYPE as of February 28, 2026**

● Ranked #11 market cap (excluding stablecoins)

● Hyperliquid generates annual fees of approximately $1.0 billion, based on an observed monthly run-rate of $81 million

● Approximately 99% of Hyperliquid revenues are used by the Hyperliquid Assistance Fund, which has cumulatively purchased and owns approximately 41 million HYPE tokens with a market value of $1.2 billion

● There have been approximately 1.1 million cumulative Hyperliquid marketplace users since inception

● The Hyperliquid Token's maximum supply is 959 million, of which the circulating supply is 258 million, corresponding to a market capitalization outstanding of approximately $7.5 billion

● Monthly trading volume on Hyperliquid exceeded $240 billion in the thirty days ended February 28, 2026

● Cumulative Hyperliquid fees have exceeded $1.1 billion since inception

● Cumulative cryptocurrency perpetuals trading volume on Hyperliquid has exceeded $3.9 trillion since inception

**Digital Assets Business Activities**

Since the Company first pivoted to its Hyperliquid DeFi strategy, we have continued to emphasize that our business is "more than just HYPE". The accumulation of HYPE is the first step in a broader DeFi monetization roadmap that continues to accelerate.

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As part of its broader onchain engagement strategy, on October 27, 2025 the Company entered into a Joint Validator Operators Agreement with Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd. ("Kinetiq Group") and Pier Two Pty Ltd ("Pier Two"), that established a co-branded Hyperliquid validator, referred to as "Kinetiq x Hyperion". Validator operations are further supported by infrastructure provided by Pier Two, an institutional staking services provider. Under this agreement, staking commissions and other validator-level rewards are allocated among Hyperion (50%), Kinetiq Group (25%) and Pier Two (25%), with specific overrides for referred delegations. By running our own validator, the Company can directly access HYPE staking yield in addition to supporting Hyperliquid's network stability and security. Our Kinetiq x Hyperion validator has experienced rapid growth and has over 11 million in delegated HYPE as of February 28, 2026, (including HYPE tokens owned by the Company), HYPE holdings are required to participate in ecosystem governance, and we aim to support the growth of the of the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

The Company currently stakes a majority of its HYPE tokens as part of its broader participation in the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Under its operational policy, the Company utilizes staked HYPE to serve as the foundation for certain revenue-generating strategies, including the Company's proprietary HAUS product. These strategies are made possible through technical infrastructure unique to Hyperliquid, which can deploy staked HYPE across various utilities in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, such as significantly reduced trading fees and the ability to support new non-crypto markets on the Hyperliquid platform, both of which the Company has productized and offered to clients as services.

More recently, the Hyperliquid network implemented the HIP-3 (Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3) upgrade, which enables any user with 500,000 HYPE staked at a deployer address to launch a custom on-chain perpetual futures market for non-crypto assets such as equities, commodities and indices. These network upgrades expand both Hyperliquid's product suite and its potential user base, further establishing it as a premier on-chain destination for financial activity. To support HIP-3, the Company provided Felix with the HYPE required to launch a perpetual futures market and earns a share of the fees earned from trading activity through its HYPE Asset Use Service Agreement, described in more detail below. This perpetual futures market is operated and maintained by Felix and is accessible only to non-U.S. persons. Because the perpetual futures market is not currently subject to regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and perpetual futures are not permitted for unrestricted trading in the United States, this perpetual futures market is operated outside the United States and is not made available to or marketed to U.S. persons. Beyond engaging with Hyperliquid's flagship exchange product, users can also deploy HYPE into the HyperEVM for various strategies such as lending and liquidity provisioning. The Company is the first public company on HyperEVM, staking a significant portion of its native HYPE into Kinetiq Group's uniquely designed iHYPE (institutional HYPE) product. This enabled the Company to earn staking yield on its HYPE while also gaining access to a unique liquid receipt token, HiHYPE (Hyperion iHYPE), which is used for various on-chain and off-chain strategies. The Company has also earned kPoints, a participation-based incentive that qualified the Company to receive a portion of the airdrop of Kinetiq Group's KNTQ token. This reflects yet another DeFi strategy that translates into additional yield from and ownership of key products built on Hyperliquid.

Anchorage Digital Bank National Association ("Anchorage Digital"), which recently rolled out full support asset custody on HyperEVM, provides custody and trade execution services for HYPE. Anchorage Digital is a federally chartered cryptocurrency bank in the United States, serves as a custodian for digital assets, and is licensed and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Anchorage Digital has institutional-grade security required by institutional investors and employs HSM (Hardware Security Module) for a unique security model for secure digital assets. We believe that Anchorage Digital's public support for Hyperliquid by prioritizing development of infrastructure uniquely for Hyperliquid is a testament to the future prospect of the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

Because Anchorage Digital does not currently support the HyperCore infrastructure required for the Company's strategy to stake HYPE and operate on-chain, HYPE used for those purposes must be held in self-custodied wallets. The Company holds its HYPE in self-custodied cold wallet addresses using infrastructure provided by regulated custodians, including Porto by Anchorage Digital, and hardware wallet providers such as Ledger. These arrangements provide the Company flexibility to reallocate HYPE among its wallet addresses, and holdings may be concentrated with a single infrastructure provider from time to time. To support security of its self-custodied cold wallets, the Company utilizes the Porto security infrastructure as well as additional protections such as a HyperCore-native multi-signature configuration that requires multiple Company-owned addresses as additional signers. The Company will periodically evaluate additional custody infrastructure providers to support operational flexibility as its HYPE strategy evolves.

In addition to security infrastructure, Anchorage Digital, through which the Company maintains an account, provides certain enterprise-level insurance policies that apply to assets held in its custodial accounts, including crime insurance with a $100 million limit, general liability coverage with a $4 million limit, cyber and technology errors and omissions coverage with a $1 million limit, and other standard liability coverages. Currently, the Company self-custodies all its digital assets, and digital assets that the Company self-custodies are not covered by these insurance policies.

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By prudently building and deploying a treasury of HYPE, the Company believes that it can rapidly accelerate the growth of the Hyperliquid ecosystem and further its adoption, potentially creating a powerful flywheel effect that may drive platform usage, increase protocol value and strengthen the long-term position of both the Hyperliquid ecosystem and the Company.

**Overview of the HYPE Token Lifecycle**

**HYPE Creation**

The circulating supply of HYPE is approximately 258 million tokens as of February 28, 2026. The first token generation event occurred on November 29, 2024, with approximately 310 million tokens created and circulated. Approximately 389 million HYPE tokens were initially reserved for future community rewards and emissions. Approximately 238 million HYPE tokens are reported to be vesting to core contributors of the Hyperliquid blockchain beginning November 29, 2025 and continuing over a multi-year vesting schedule. The amounts reported to have been vested include approximately 1.75 million HYPE in November 2025, 1.2 million HYPE in December 2025, 140,000 HYPE in January 2026 and 173,000 HYPE in February 2026. The initial total supply of HYPE was set at 1 billion, which has been subsequently reduced to approximately 959 million as of February 28, 2026 due to purchases by the Assistance Fund which are deemed permanently burned.

**HYPE Acquisition and Sale Process**

Our management team continually reviews the Company's short-term obligations and the excess cash available for dedication to our HYPE treasury strategy. When we determine that the Company has excess capital available to deploy, we work with institutional digital asset trading venues and counterparties to acquire HYPE from institutional sellers. Our HYPE acquisition process is designed to maximize the quantity of HYPE that we acquire with the capital that we have, while minimizing market impact and execution risk. While we have never resold any of our HYPE tokens as of March 23, 2026, we would anticipate only selling our HYPE tokens to institutional counterparties and trading venues.

**HYPE Token Custody**

We hold our HYPE in self-custodied cold wallet addresses, including using infrastructure provided by Porto by Anchorage Digital Bank (a regulated custodian), as well as hardware wallet providers such as Ledger. In light of the significant amount of HYPE that we hold, we continually evaluate additional custody infrastructure providers (such as BitGo and Fireblocks) to potentially pursue a greater degree of diversification in the custody of our HYPE, as the extent of potential risk of loss depends, in part, on the degree of diversification.

**HyperEVM**

HyperEVM is a general-purpose Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) execution layer natively integrated into the Hyperliquid Layer-1 blockchain. It provides a high-performance, Ethereum-compatible smart contract environment that operates directly alongside Hyperliquid's on-chain trading engine, HyperCore, while sharing the same consensus and validator set. A defining feature of HyperEVM is its deep integration with HyperCore's on-chain spot and perpetual order books, allowing dedicated smart contracts to access real-time exchange data and trading functionality natively. This architecture enables composable designs such as vaults, automated trading strategies, structured products, and other advanced DeFi systems that interact directly with live on-chain market primitives within a single unified blockchain.

**HYPE Native Staking & Validating**

On the Hyperliquid Network, staking rewards are determined by the protocol and are distributed to validators and their associated stakers based on the proportion of their stake relative to the total active HYPE staked in the network. The rewards come from Hyperliquid's future emissions reserve. The staking reward rate formula is inspired by Ethereum's model, where the reward rate is inversely proportional to the square root of total HYPE staked. As of February 28, 2026, the annual reward rate is approximately 2.1% per year (net rate after validator commission, which varies among individual validators). Rewards are accrued continuously (every minute) and are automatically distributed and compounded daily with automatic redelegation to the staked validator. This means that Hyperion DeFi's staking balance grows automatically, without requiring manual intervention or claiming transactions.

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Hyperion DeFi operates a dedicated validator node on Hyperliquid in partnership with Kinetiq and Pier Two, under its Kinetiq x Hyperion Joint Validator Operator Agreement. Through the Kinetiq x Hyperion validator, Hyperion DeFi participates directly in Hyperliquid's consensus and block production. The validator receives validator rewards proportional to its total delegated stake, generates validator commission income from HYPE stakers who delegate to it, and contributes to Hyperliquid Network decentralization by operating a professional validator node.

On November 27, 2025 we received 1,918,478.78 KNTQ through the Kinetiq token generation event of that date. In addition, we secured the right to stake 28,888 liquid staking "kmHYPE" tokens with Markets by Kinetiq, a decentralized exchange enabled by Hyperliquid's HIP-3. The Company owns 28,888 kmHYPE as of December 31, 2025.

As noted above, the Company currently stakes a majority of its HYPE tokens. Staking provides revenues to the Company in the form of staking yields, but creates liquidity risks given that staked tokens are not sellable until a seven-day un-staking queue is completed. The Company anticipates operating with enough cash, cash equivalents, and USDH (a US dollar-pegged stablecoin native to the Hyperliquid ecosystem), to cover its expenses and any debt payments.

**HYPE Liquid Staking**

Liquid staking allows Hyperion DeFi to earn staking rewards while maintaining liquidity and accessing additional yield opportunities. Through liquid staking, we deposit HYPE to a non-custodial liquid staking protocol and receive liquid staking tokens in return that represent our staked position and accrued rewards. These liquid staking tokens may be used throughout the HyperEVM ecosystem in decentralized finance applications, while the underlying HYPE remains staked and earning consensus-layer rewards. Hyperion DeFi participates in liquid staking through Kinetiq, a non-custodial liquid staking protocol built on Hyperliquid.

When Hyperion DeFi deposits HYPE to Kinetiq for staking, we receive liquid staking tokens such as "HiHYPE", "kHYPE" or "kmHYPE", which represent a proportional claim on the underlying staked HYPE and accrued staking rewards, remains liquid and tradeable on HyperEVM's decentralized exchanges, automatically accrues staking rewards with the token balance increasing daily, can be redeemed for HYPE at any time (subject to liquidity and redemption queue conditions), and can be held, traded, or deployed in DeFi strategies without unstaking the underlying HYPE. The Kinetiq protocol operates non-custodially, meaning Kinetiq does not take possession or control of user HYPE; instead, users retain cryptographic control and can verify that their HYPE is staked to designated validators on HyperCore at all times.

**HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS) and Protocol Partnerships**

Beyond core staking, Hyperion DeFi supplies HYPE inventory to third-party DeFi protocols including structured agreements known as HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS). Under HAUS agreements, the Company's partners use the HYPE inventory to enable unique on-chain utility, and the Company receives compensation in the form of fees on transaction volume, revenue share from protocol earnings, additional HYPE or other tokens as incentive payments, and potentially equity or governance tokens in the protocol. These arrangements are contractually documented and operate within specified risk parameters managed by Hyperion DeFi's treasury and risk policies.

The Company entered its first HYPE Asset Use Service Agreement on September 12, 2025 with Credo Cayman. The Company linked 100,000 of its owned and staked HYPE tokens to the trading wallet of Credo Cayman, allowing Credo Cayman to receive reduced trading fees on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, and entitling the Company to earn a portion of those fee savings as income.

On October 28, 2025, Hyperion DeFi entered into a HAUS agreement with Felix, pursuant to which we supply HYPE inventory to support custom markets and derivative trading strategies. The Company is entitled to earn a portion of the trading fees generated on these markets as income.

On November 19, 2025, the Company entered into a Temporary Use Agreement with Native Markets, Inc. Under this agreement, 300,000 of the Company's HYPE tokens are staked at a deployer address to meet certain requirements of the Hyperliquid blockchain which unlocks more favorable economics for the USDH stablecoin. In return, the Company receives a fee for the use of its tokens by Native Markets, Inc., and the Company is entitled to receive all staking rewards on the tokens.

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**Hyperliquid Governance**

Governance of the Hyperliquid protocol is conducted through a decentralized, token-based voting system. Holders of HYPE tokens can propose and vote on protocol upgrades, parameter changes, and treasury allocations. Governance decisions are executed on-chain via smart contracts, ensuring transparency and immutability. The governance framework is designed to align incentives among stakeholders and promote long-term protocol sustainability.

**The Optejet**

Hyperion DeFi is also developing the proprietary Optejet User Filled Device (the "Optejet UFD"), which is designed to work with a variety of topical ophthalmic liquids, including artificial tears and lens rewetting products. The Optejet UFD is especially useful in chronic front-of-the-eye diseases due to its ease of use, enhanced safety and tolerability, and potential for superior compliance versus standard eye drops. Together, these benefits may result in higher treatment compliance and better outcomes for patients and providers.

The ergonomic and functional design of the Optejet UFD allows for horizontal drug delivery and eliminates the need to tilt the head back or the manual dexterity to squeeze a bottle to administer medications. Drug is delivered in a microscopic array of droplets that is comfortable and matches the amount of fluid that the front of the eye can hold. The precise delivery of a low-volume columnar spray by the Optejet UFD helps ensure instillation success while minimizing contamination risk with a non-protruding nozzle and self-closing shutter. In clinical trials, the Optejet UFD has demonstrated that its targeted delivery achieves a high rate of successful administration, with 98% of sprays being accurately delivered upon first attempt compared to the established rate reported with traditional eye drops of approximately 50%.

A more physiologically appropriate volume of medication in the range of seven to ten microliters is delivered by the Optejet UFD, which is approximately one-fifth of the 35 to 50 microliter dose typically delivered in a single eye drop. Lower volume of medication exposes the ocular surface to less active ingredients and preservatives, potentially reducing ocular stress and surface damage and improving tolerability. The lower volume also minimizes the potential for drug to enter systemic circulation, with the goal of avoiding some common side effects that are related to overdosing of the eye.

We anticipate registering the second generation of the Optejet UFD as a liquid drug delivery device, based on our experience with MydCombi®. MydCombi was the only Food and Drug Administration-approved fixed combination of the two leading mydriatic agents, tropicamide and phenylephrine, in the United States delivered with technology that is nearly identical to the first generation of the Optejet UFD. In the first quarter of 2026, we executed a non-binding Letter of Intent to monetize the Optejet UFD, and we expect the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2026.

**Human Capital Resources**

As of December 31, 2025, we had nine employees, all of which are full-time employees. On January 12, 2026, Robert Rubenstein joined the Company as General Counsel and Secretary. We also engage various consultants and contractors.

We consider our relations with our employees to be good. To successfully operate our business, we must be able to attract and retain highly skilled personnel. We continually evaluate our business needs and opportunities, and balance in-house expertise and capacity with outsourced expertise and capacity.

We believe that our future success largely depends upon our continued ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees. Digital asset treasury companies both large and small compete for a limited number of qualified applicants to fill specialized positions. To attract qualified applicants, we offer a total rewards package potentially consisting of base salary and cash target bonus, a comprehensive benefit package and equity compensation. Bonus opportunity and equity compensation increase as a percentage of total compensation based on level of responsibility. Actual bonus payout is based on performance.

Our success is rooted in the diversity of our teams and our commitment to inclusion. We value diversity at all levels. We believe that our business benefits from the different perspectives a diverse workforce brings, and we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive and positive culture based on our shared mission and values.

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**Information About Our Directors and Executive Officers**

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| **Name** | **Position** |
| Michael Geltzeiler | Director |
| Rachel Jacobson | Director |
| Ellen Strahlman, M.D., MHSc | Director |
| Happy Walters | Director |
| Hyunsu Jung | Director and Chief Executive Officer |
| David Knox | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Robert Rubenstein | General Counsel and Secretary |

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**Available Information**

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge on our website at www.hyperiondefi.com as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing or furnishing such material to the SEC. The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that includes our reports, proxy statements and other information.

**Item 1A. Risk Factors.**

*Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other information in this report, including our financial statements and the related notes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," before deciding whether to invest in our common stock. The occurrence of any of the events or developments described below could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. In such an event, the market price of our common stock could decline and you might lose all or part of your investment.*

**RISKS RELATED TO OUR HYPE TOKEN TREASURY STRATEGY**

***The Hyperliquid platform and technologies and HYPE have a limited operating history.***

The Hyperliquid blockchain, exchange and related products launched in early 2023, and the HYPE token launched in November 2024. When we refer to HYPE, we are referring to HYPE tokens and liquid staking tokens derived from HYPE tokens ("LSTs"). We also hold other digital assets. Hyperliquid is an early-stage project with a limited operating history. Developers, validators, traders and market makers may not adopt Hyperliquid's technology, and we believe that Hyperliquid's adoption will likely depend on significant platform and product development and differentiation in a highly competitive market. A failure to scale, unexpected technical flaws, privacy issues or the lack of engagement could materially reduce demand for HYPE and adversely affect its value.

Because our treasury strategy is currently primarily focused on holdings of HYPE, our treasury assets are highly dependent upon the value and performance of the Hyperliquid platform and HYPE. If the Hyperliquid platform fails to achieve its objective, or has significant setbacks or delays, the value of HYPE may severely decline, which could materially and adversely impact the value of our treasury assets, liquidity, and financial condition, which could have a substantial impact on the value of our common stock.

***HYPE is subject to extreme price volatility, and any sustained decline in the market price of HYPE could lead to substantial losses on our digital asset holdings and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.***

The price of HYPE has exhibited sudden and significant fluctuations due to shifts in market sentiment, speculative trading, macroeconomic trends, technology-related disruptions and regulatory announcements. Because digital asset trading markets are relatively new, largely unregulated and, at times, subject to limited liquidity, HYPE has experienced and may continue to experience larger or more frequent price swings than traditional asset classes. A rapid decrease in the price of HYPE - whether the result of negative perception, a lack of stability on the digital asset trading platforms on which HYPE trades, market manipulation of cryptocurrency trading platforms by customers, a cyber-security incident, regulatory action or other factors-could materially reduce the value of any HYPE we hold, force us to recognize impairment charges, and depress the market price of our securities.

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Additionally, large portions of HYPE, potentially 238 million HYPE tokens or more, have been reported to be held by the Hyperliquid core contributors. As a result, trading activity by these parties could have a material impact on the price and trading volume of HYPE. Further, to our knowledge, the core contributors and other large holders of HYPE began to "unlock" their tokens on November 29, 2025, meaning that they became able to sell some of their HYPE starting on such date and at periodic unlock dates over a multi-year period. The large influx of HYPE increases the circulating supply, which can lead to a price drop if demand does not increase proportionally to absorb the new tokens. If all HYPE tokens that were unlocked on that day and are unlocked on subsequent unlock dates are immediately sold, this could have significant impacts on the price of HYPE on or around such unlock dates and depress the price of our common stock.

***HYPE is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price and liquidity of HYPE may influence our financial results and the market price of our listed securities.***

Our financial results and the market price of our listed securities would be adversely affected, and our business and financial condition would be negatively impacted, if the price of HYPE decreased substantially, including as a result of:

● decreased user and investor confidence in HYPE, including due to the various factors described in this filing;

● investment and trading activities such as (i) trading activities of highly active retail and institutional users, speculators and investors or (ii) actual or expected significant dispositions of HYPE by large holders, including the expected liquidation of digital assets seized by governments or associated with entities that have filed for bankruptcy protection, or associated with tokens vested by the Hyperliquid core team;

● negative publicity, media or social media coverage, or sentiment due to events in or relating to, or perception of, HYPE, Hyperliquid or the broader digital assets industry;

● changes in consumer preferences and the perceived value or prospects of HYPE or the utility of Hyperliquid;

● competition from other decentralized exchanges or digital assets that exhibit comparable or better speed, security, scalability or energy efficiency, that feature other more favored characteristics, that are backed by governments, including the U.S. government, or reserves of fiat currencies, or that represent ownership or security interests in physical assets;

● a decrease in the price of other digital assets, to the extent the decrease in the price of such other digital assets may cause a decrease in the price of HYPE or adversely affect investor confidence in digital assets generally;

● developments relating to the Hyperliquid blockchain, including (i) changes to the Hyperliquid blockchain that impact its security, speed, scalability, usability or value, such as changes to the cryptographic security protocol underpinning the Hyperliquid blockchain, changes to the maximum number of HYPE outstanding, changes to the mutability of transactions, changes relating to the size of blockchain blocks, and similar changes; (ii) failures to make upgrades to the Hyperliquid blockchain and the Hyperliquid interface to adapt to security, technological, legal or other challenges; and (iii) changes to the Hyperliquid blockchain that introduce software bugs, security risks or other elements that adversely affect HYPE;

● disruptions, failures, unavailability, or interruptions in services of trading venues for HYPE;

● the filing for bankruptcy protection by, liquidation of, or market concerns about the financial viability of digital asset custody infrastructure providers, trading venues, lending platforms, investment funds, or other digital asset industry participants;

● regulatory, legislative, enforcement and judicial actions that adversely affect access to, functionality of or performance of Hyperliquid and its associated products such as cryptocurrency perpetual futures, the price, ownership, transferability, trading volumes, legality or public perception of, HYPE or other Layer 1 blockchains, or that adversely affect the operations of or otherwise prevent digital asset custodians, trading venues, lending platforms or other digital assets industry participants from accessing the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange and its associated products or operating in a manner that allows them to continue to deliver services to the digital assets industry;

● transaction congestion and fees associated with processing transactions on the Hyperliquid network;

● macroeconomic changes, such as changes in the level of interest rates and inflation, fiscal and monetary policies of governments, trade restrictions and fiat currency devaluations;

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● developments in mathematics or technology, including in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, that could result in the cryptography used by the Hyperliquid blockchain becoming insecure or ineffective; and

● changes in national and international economic and political conditions, including, without limitation, federal government policies, trade tariffs and trade disputes, and the adverse impacts attributable to global conflicts, including those between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East.

The price of our listed securities has been and is likely to continue to be volatile, and with the adoption of our cryptocurrency treasury strategy in 2025, we expect to continue to see additional volatility in our stock price. In addition, if investors view the value of our listed securities as dependent upon or linked to the value or change in the value of our HYPE holdings, the price of HYPE may significantly influence the market price of our listed securities. The price of HYPE has historically been, and is likely to continue to be, volatile.

***HYPE faces unique technical, governance and concentration risks that could materially affect its long-term viability.***

HYPE is a high-throughput Layer 1 blockchain with an architectural feature that differs significantly from other blockchains, such as Ethereum. While these features allow for rapid processing of transactions, they introduce risks that could adversely impact the value of HYPE and the stability of the HYPE network. HYPE has previously experienced a network outage that resulted in slow operations and user inability to close positions. If this kind of network outage were to recur, the confidence of the HYPE development community and its users could be adversely affected, which could cause a decline in the value of HYPE. Structural flaws could emerge that require a fork, which may have an adverse impact on the HYPE network and our holdings.

In addition, the concentration of validators on the Hyperliquid network presents centralization risks that could affect the security and value of our HYPE token holdings. The Hyperliquid blockchain currently operates with a limited number of validators (approximately 24 as of the date of this filing), which creates potential single points of failure. If these validators were to be compromised or act maliciously, it could result in network disruption, loss of funds, or other adverse effects that could materially impact the value of our HYPE token holdings.

***HYPE is subject to technological obsolescence, including competition from emerging blockchain and artificial intelligence protocols, which could have a negative impact on the price of HYPE and adversely affect the value of our HYPE holdings.***

The digital asset ecosystem is characterized by rapid technological innovation and evolution, short development cycles, and intense competition among Layer 1 blockchains and related infrastructure providers. Numerous alternative cryptocurrencies, blockchains, and DeFi platforms are vying for market share in areas such as perpetual futures trading, staking, and on-chain liquidity provision, which are core to the Hyperliquid ecosystem and its HYPE token. As of February 28, 2026, HYPE was the eleventh largest digital asset by market capitalization (excluding stablecoins), as tracked by CoinMarketCap.com, based on circulating market capitalization. As of February 28, 2026, the top eleven digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com (excluding stablecoins) had a total market capitalization of approximately $1.82 trillion (including the approximately $7.5 billion market cap of HYPE, based on circulating market capitalization), as calculated using market prices and total available supply of each digital asset.

HYPE faces competition from a wide range of digital assets, including Bitcoin and Ether, and from existing protocols, such as Aptos and Sei, as well as new entrants that are currently being developed. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned blockchain platforms rather than open platforms like the Hyperliquid network. As 99% of Hyperliquid's revenues are currently allocated to the Assistance Fund for the repurchase of HYPE tokens, a decline in revenue could have a material impact on the demand for HYPE tokens. In addition, HYPE is supported by fewer trading platforms than more established digital assets, such as Bitcoin and Ether, which could impact its liquidity. Further, the Hyperliquid network is in direct competition with other smart contract platforms, such as the Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche and Cardano networks. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets or other smart contract platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, HYPE, and thereby adversely affect the value of our HYPE holdings.

Competitors may offer superior scalability, security, interoperability, decentralization, programmability and adoption, and may attract developers away from the HYPE ecosystem. Advancements in AI and blockchain technology are likely to accelerate the development of such protocols, including the development of additional networks that natively integrate AI into consensus mechanisms and other core features. If HYPE is unable to evolve to address such increased competition or if Layer 2 networks believe that HYPE's core technology stack is outdated or less attractive compared with other Layer 1 networks, HYPE may be considered technologically obsolete by the next generation of protocols. Any decline in the HYPE network would materially impact the market value of HYPE and adversely affect the value of our HYPE treasury holdings and our stock price.

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Investors may also invest in HYPE through means other than our securities, including through direct investments in HYPE and other financial vehicles, such as securities backed by or linked to HYPE and digital asset treasury companies similar to us. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond our control, may make it more attractive to gain exposure to HYPE through other vehicles, rather than our securities.

***Proof-of-stake blockchains are a relatively recent innovation, and have not been subject to as widespread use or adoption over as long of a period of time as traditional proof-of-work blockchains.***

Certain digital assets, such as Bitcoin, use a "proof-of-work" consensus algorithm. The genesis block on the Bitcoin blockchain was mined in 2009, and Bitcoin's blockchain has been in operation since then. Many newer blockchains enabling smart contract functionality use a newer consensus algorithm known as "proof-of-stake." While their proponents believe that they may have certain advantages, the "proof-of-stake" consensus mechanisms and governance systems underlying many newer blockchain protocols, including the Hyperliquid network, and their associated digital assets – including our HYPE holdings – have not been tested at scale over as long of a period of time or subject to as widespread use or adoption as, for example, Bitcoin's proof-of-work consensus mechanism has. This could lead to these blockchains, and their associated digital assets, having undetected vulnerabilities, structural design flaws, suboptimal incentive structures for network participants (e.g., validators), technical disruptions or a wide variety of other problems, any of which could cause these blockchains not to function as intended, lead to outright failure to function entirely causing a total outage or disruption of network activity, or cause the blockchains to suffer other operational problems or reputational damage, leading to a loss of users or adoption or a loss in value of the associated digital assets, including our HYPE holdings. Over the long term, there can be no assurance that the proof-of-stake blockchain on which our HYPE holdings rely will achieve widespread scale or adoption or perform successfully. Any failure to do so could negatively impact the price of HYPE and the value of our HYPE holdings.

***The concentration of our HYPE holdings could enhance the risks inherent in our HYPE treasury strategy.***

The concentration of our HYPE holdings limits the risk mitigation that we could achieve if we were to purchase a more diversified portfolio of treasury assets, and the absence of diversification enhances the risks inherent in our HYPE treasury strategy. Any future significant declines in the price of HYPE would have a more pronounced impact on our financial condition than if we used our cash to purchase a more diverse portfolio of assets.

***The emergence or growth of other digital assets, including those with significant private or public sector backing, could have a negative impact on the price of HYPE and adversely affect our business.***

As a result of our HYPE treasury strategy, our assets are concentrated in our HYPE holdings. Accordingly, the emergence or growth of digital assets other than HYPE may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. There are numerous alternative digital assets and many entities, including consortiums and financial institutions, that are researching and investing resources into private or permissioned blockchain platforms or digital assets, that do not use proof-of-stake consensus mechanism like the Hyperliquid network, or use different technical innovations that build upon or improve the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. For example, in late 2022, the Ethereum network transitioned to a "proof-of-stake" mechanism for validating transactions that requires significantly less computing power than proof-of-work mining. The Ethereum network has completed another major upgrade since then and may undertake additional upgrades in the future. If the mechanisms for validating transactions in Ethereum and other alternative digital assets are perceived as superior to proof-of-stake, those digital assets could gain market share relative to HYPE.

***We plan to use a portion of our capital raised that is not required to provide working capital for our ongoing operations to invest in HYPE, which may adversely affect our financial results and the market price of our securities.***

We plan to use a portion of our capital raised that is not required to provide working capital for our ongoing operations to invest in HYPE. The price of HYPE has been subject to significant price fluctuations and is highly volatile. Moreover, digital assets are relatively novel, and the application of securities laws and other regulations to such assets is unclear in many respects. It is possible that regulators may interpret laws in a manner that adversely affects the liquidity or value of our HYPE holdings.

Any increase or decrease in the fair value of HYPE will require us to recognize unrealized gains or losses, which could be material to our financial results for the applicable reporting period, which may create significant volatility in our reported earnings. Any decrease in reported earnings or increased volatility of such earnings could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our securities. In addition, the application of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States with respect to digital assets remains uncertain in some respects, and any future changes in the manner in which we account for our HYPE holdings could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and the market price of our securities.

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In addition, if investors view the value of our securities as dependent upon or linked to the value or change in the value of our HYPE holdings, the price of such digital assets may significantly influence the market price of our securities.

***Our digital asset holdings are less liquid than our existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for us to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents.***

Historically, cryptocurrency markets have been characterized by significant volatility in price, limited liquidity and trading volumes compared to sovereign currencies markets, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges, and various other risks inherent in their entirely electronic, virtual form and decentralized network. During times of market instability, we may not be able to sell our digital asset holdings at favorable prices or at all. Further, we use custody infrastructure providers and transact with trade execution partners. Currently, we do not deposit our digital assets directly with a custodian but instead use a self-custody approach using infrastructure provided by a custodian. These entities do not have the same protections as are available to cash or securities deposited with or transacted by institutions subject to regulation. For example, U.S. banks are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") up to $250,000 per depositor in the case of the bank's insolvency. In addition, U.S. broker-dealers are covered by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"), which ensures recovery of the securities by the depositor. In contrast, cryptocurrency custody infrastructure providers do not offer such protections. If such a provider were to become insolvent, it is possible that, while the assets are not in custody of a third party, we could face delays or difficulties with respect to the management of our digital assets.

Apart from the risk of insolvency of the custody infrastructure provider, there is also a risk of custodians causing operational difficulty, typically in connection with a security incident, regulatory compliance or technical issues, and may be unresponsive to customers attempting to retrieve their funds. In such events, it may be difficult to reach a representative to assist with unfreezing assets and we may not be able to sell or use our digital assets.

Additionally, the secondary market for borrowing against digital assets is not well developed. We may be unable to enter into term loans or other capital raising transactions collateralized by our unencumbered digital assets or otherwise generate funds using our digital assets, especially during times of market instability or when the price of digital assets has declined significantly. If we are unable to sell our digital assets, enter into additional capital raising transactions using digital assets as collateral or otherwise generate funds using our digital assets, or if we are forced to sell our digital assets at a significant loss in order to meet our working capital requirements, our business and financial condition could be negatively impacted.

***Competition from central bank digital currencies ("CBDCs") and emerging payments initiatives involving financial institutions could adversely affect the price of HYPE and other digital assets.***

Central banks in various countries have introduced digital forms of legal tender. China's CBDC project, known as Digital Currency Electronic Payment, has reportedly been tested in a live pilot program conducted in multiple cities in China. Central banks representing at least 130 countries have published retail or wholesale CBDC work ranging from research to pilot projects. Whether or not they incorporate blockchain or similar technology, CBDCs, as legal tender in the issuing jurisdiction, could have an advantage in competing with, or replace, HYPE and other cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange or store of value. Central banks and other governmental entities have also announced cooperative initiatives and consortia with private sector entities, with the goal of leveraging blockchain and other technology to reduce friction in cross-border and interbank payments and settlement, and commercial banks and other financial institutions have also recently announced a number of initiatives of their own to incorporate new technologies, including blockchain and similar technologies, into their payments and settlement activities, which could compete with, or reduce the demand for, HYPE. As a result of any of the foregoing factors, the price of HYPE could decrease, which could adversely affect the value of our HYPE holdings.

***The Company's options activity on the price of HYPE exposes the Company to financial, liquidity, and counterparty risk.***

The Company operates an options strategy on the price of HYPE to mitigate risk and enhance yield on its digital asset treasury. The Company executes its options strategies through agreements with institutional counterparties. Confirmations of transaction activity are executed among the Company and its counterparties. In 2025, the Company only executed out of the money covered call option agreements, on the price of HYPE sold against and collateralized by HYPE owned by the Company (including liquid staking tokens such as HiHYPE and kHYPE). Executing covered calls limits upside appreciation potential on the Company's corresponding digital assets. In addition, these covered call agreements are typically collateralized 100% by the Company's underlying digital assets. This means the Company is restricted from selling, transferring, or otherwise deploying corresponding HYPE tokens while posted as collateral under open positions. In the first quarter of 2026, the Company also sold out of the money puts on the price of HYPE. Selling

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puts may obligate the Company to purchase HYPE at a level above the current market price if the options expire in-the-money, which could result in a subsequent unrealized loss on the value of HYPE purchased. In addition, these put agreements are typically 100% collateralized by cash, USDC, or USDH, and the Company is restricted from utilizing that collateral for other purposes. The Company may choose to execute other options strategies in the future, including but not limited to, purchasing puts. There can be no assurance that such options activity will result in net positive economic impacts to the Company. Further, while the Company conducts due diligence on its counterparties, including their safeguarding practices with respect to the Company's posted collateral, there can be no assurance that the posted collateral will be returned to the Company when the positions are closed. In addition, while counterparty diversification is a factor in the Company's decision for which counterparties to use, all collateral under the Company's options strategy may be posted to one counterparty or concentrated in a small number of counterparties, which may create concentrated risk of loss.

***The Company's Temporary Use Agreement with Native Markets, Inc. exposes the Company to financial risk, earnings volatility, liquidity constraints, and risk of loss.***

On November 19, 2025, the Company entered into a Temporary Use Agreement with Native Markets, Inc., for 300,000 HYPE tokens. This is the Company's only Temporary Use Agreement, as of December 31, 2025. Under this Agreement, the Company's 300,000 HYPE tokens are staked at a deployer address to meet certain requirements of the Hyperliquid blockchain which unlocks more favorable economics for USDH. In return the Company receives a fee for the use of its tokens by NativeMarkets, Inc., and the Company is entitled to receive all staking rewards on the tokens. The Company's interest in the tokens is secured by a Security Agreement and UCC Filing. However, there can be no assurance that the Company's tokens will be returned to the Company at the end of the Temporary Use Agreement. In addition, the Company has limited ability to sell, transfer, or obtain liquidity against its tokens while they are deployed into this strategy. Furthermore, given that this strategy has contractual limitations limiting the Company's ability to withdraw its tokens without financial consequence, the Company may not be able to immediately deploy these tokens into more compelling economic opportunities without significant delay. The Company may enter into similar Temporary Use Agreements, or other arrangements whereby the Company's tokens are deployed in bespoke arrangements with uncertain economic, liquidity, and risk outcomes.

***There may be no realized economic value of the Company's KNTQ tokens.***

The Kinetiq protocol is a liquid staking platform built on the Hyperliquid Layer 1 blockchain. On November 27, 2025, Kinetiq executed a token generation event of its governance token called "KNTQ". KNTQ gives holders voting rights to influence Kinetiq's governance decisions, such as protocol upgrades, parameter changes, and reward structures. The maximum total supply of KNTQ is 1 billion, of which 25% was air dropped on November 27, 2025. It is reported that approximately 30% of the KNTQ maximum supply are retained for growth and rewards, 23.5% for contributors, 10% for the Kinetiq Foundation, and the rest for other purposes. The Company received 1,918,478.78 KNTQ in the airdrop on November 27, 2025. KNTQ has limited trading history, with a limited number of trading venues providing liquidity as of December 31, 2025. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to monetize these tokens for any material economic value.

***The Company's liquid staking activities, including its holdings of HiHYPE, kHYPE, and kmHYPE (each an intangible digital asset), expose the Company to additional risks and earnings volatility.***

Hyperion Institutional HYPE ("HiHYPE"), Kinetiq Staked HYPE ("kHYPE") and Kinetiq Market HYPE ("kmHYPE") are liquid staking tokens (each, an "LST") designed by Kinetiq that enable the Company to access HyperEVM DeFi. Each LST evidences ownership of the Company's deposited HYPE, the underlying digital asset of such LST, and automatically accrues staking rewards denominated in HYPE. Liquid staking allows the Company to earn native staking rewards while maintaining access to liquidity on its digital assets that can be used for additional strategies on- and off-chain.

The risks involved with liquid staking differ from direct staking, including the following:

● Liquid staking requires a certain level of technical expertise to manage the staking and un-staking process effectively. There is associated counterparty risk tied to the reliance on using the liquid staking provider's smart contract platform.

● Disputes or compromise among the liquid staking provider's core team may lead to the value of staking assets diverging from HYPE or failure to exit the liquid staking position.

● The price of the staked derivative may decrease from its original price. This may happen because the new token has a lower market price.

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● If we lose any of our LSTs, we will also lose access to our staked token. This can result from liquidations at lending protocols or other execution partners, the loss of private keys or other forms of access to the addresses that hold our LSTs, and mistaken or stolen asset transfers.

The Hyperliquid network is based, in part, upon the development and deployment of smart contracts, which are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement written into software code. Like any software code, smart contracts are exposed to risk that the code contains a bug or other security vulnerability, which can lead to loss of assets that are held on or transacted through the contract. The smart contract is deployed on Hyperliquid and, as such, may contain a bug or other vulnerability that may lead to the loss of, or inability to access, digital assets held in the smart contract. The Company currently relies on Kinetiq for its liquid staking solution. The smart contract code written by Kinetiq was audited by Code4rena, Spearbit, Pashov Audit Group and Zenith. Nevertheless, there is no guaranty against a bug or other vulnerability leading to a loss of digital assets.

In addition, the Company is also exposed to risk of losing HYPE in the pool due to system failure or hacking. As a result, LSTs do not confer an enforceable right to the underlying HYPE tokens, but only a claim. Further, the redemption of LSTs back into the underlying HYPE tokens may be subject to any protocol-defined lockup or unbonding periods.

LSTs are initially recognized at the fair value of the HYPE tokens exchanged and, due to their indefinite useful life, are not amortized but instead are subject to impairment testing. In contrast, HYPE is measured at fair value. The variances in valuation methods between HYPE and LSTs may create material volatility in the financial statements depending on conversion and redemption activity between HYPE and LSTs each period. In addition, any staking rewards earned on LSTs are not recognized until LSTs are redeemed.

**REGULATORY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR STRATEGY**

***HYPE, the Hyperliquid network and other digital assets are novel and are subject to significant legal and regulatory uncertainty.***

HYPE and other digital assets are relatively novel, have not been in existence for an extended period of time, and are subject to significant uncertainty, which could adversely impact their price. The application of state and federal securities laws and other laws and regulations to digital assets is unclear in certain respects, and it is possible that regulators in the United States or foreign countries may interpret or apply existing laws and regulations in a manner that adversely affects the price of HYPE or the ability of individuals or institutions such as us to own or transfer HYPE.

The U.S. federal government, states, regulatory agencies, and foreign countries may also enact new laws and regulations, or pursue regulatory, legislative, enforcement or judicial actions, that could materially impact the price of HYPE or the ability of individuals or institutions such as us to own or transfer HYPE. For example, within the past several years:

● in March 2026, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") jointly released interpretive guidance regarding the application of federal securities laws to certain crypto assets and transactions (the "SEC Interpretive Release"). Among other things, the interpretive guidance aims to: provide a token taxonomy for digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins, and digital securities; address how a non-security crypto asset may become subject to, and how it may cease to be subject to, an investment contract; and clarify the application of federal securities laws to airdrops, protocol mining, protocol staking, and the wrapping of a non-security crypto asset; ,

● in January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order instructing a working group comprised of representatives from key federal agencies to evaluate measures that can be taken to provide regulatory clarity and certainty built on technology-neutral regulations for individuals and firms involved in digital assets, including through well-defined jurisdictional regulatory boundaries. This area continues to evolve and additional regulations are likely to be issued in the future, the effect of which cannot be predicted at this time;

● in January 2025, the SEC announced the formation of a "Crypto Task Force," which was created to provide clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to the crypto asset market and to recommend policy measures with respect to digital asset security status, registration and listing of digital asset-based investment vehicles, and digital asset custody, lending and staking;

● in November 2023, Binance Holdings Ltd. ("Binance") and its then chief executive officer reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the CFTC, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to resolve a multi-year investigation by the agencies and a civil suit brought by

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the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, pursuant to which Binance agreed to, among other things, pay $4.3 billion in penalties across the four agencies and to discontinue its operations in the United States;

● in November 2023, the SEC filed a complaint against Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., together known as Kraken, alleging, among other claims, that Kraken's crypto trading platform was operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer and clearing agency;

● in June 2023, the SEC filed complaints against Binance and Coinbase, Inc. ("Coinbase"), and their respective affiliated entities, relating to, among other claims, assertions that each party was operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer and clearing agency;

● in June 2023, the United Kingdom adopted and implemented the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, which regulates market activities in "cryptoassets";

● in April 2023, the European Union adopted Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, a comprehensive digital asset regulatory framework for the issuance and use of digital assets, like bitcoin;

● in China, the People's Bank of China and the National Development and Reform Commission have outlawed cryptocurrency mining and declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal within the country, and

● Uncertainty over the passage of legislation in the United States that would help clarify the regulatory landscape, such as the CLARITY Act.

While the complaint against Coinbase was dismissed in February 2025, the complaint against Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc. was dismissed with prejudice in March 2025, and the complaint against Binance was dismissed on May 29, 2025, the SEC or other regulatory agencies may initiate similar actions in the future, which could materially impact the price of HYPE and our ability to own or transfer HYPE.

It is not possible to predict whether or when new laws will be enacted that change the legal framework governing digital assets or provide additional authorities to the SEC or other regulators, or whether or when any other federal, state or foreign legislative bodies will take any similar actions. It is also not possible to predict the nature of any such additional laws or authorities, how additional legislation or regulatory oversight might impact the ability of digital asset markets to function, the willingness of financial and other institutions to continue to provide services to the digital assets industry, or how any new laws or regulations, or changes to existing laws or regulations, might impact the value of digital assets generally and HYPE specifically. The consequences of any new law or regulation relating to digital assets and digital asset activities could adversely affect the market price of HYPE, as well as our ability to hold or transact in HYPE, and in turn adversely affect the market price of our listed securities.

***Our HYPE and other digital assets treasury strategy subjects us to enhanced regulatory oversight.***

There has been increasing focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities, fund criminal or terrorist activities, or circumvent sanctions regimes, including those sanctions imposed in response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While we have implemented and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and regulations and take care to only acquire our HYPE and other digital assets through entities subject to anti-money laundering regulation and related compliance rules in the United States, if we are found to have purchased any of our HYPE or other digital assets from bad actors that have used HYPE or other digital assets to launder money or persons subject to sanctions, we may be subject to regulatory proceedings, and any further transactions or dealings in HYPE or other digital assets by us may be restricted or prohibited.

A portion of our HYPE or other digital assets may serve as collateral securing our outstanding indebtedness, and we may incur additional indebtedness or enter into other financial instruments in the future that may be collateralized by our HYPE or other digital assets. We may also consider pursuing strategies to create income streams or otherwise generate funds using our HYPE or other digital assets. These types of digital assets-related transactions are the subject of enhanced regulatory oversight. These and any other digital assets-related transactions we may enter into, beyond simply acquiring and holding digital assets, may subject us to additional regulatory compliance requirements and scrutiny, including under federal and state money services regulations, money transmitter licensing requirements and various commodity and securities laws and regulations.

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Additional laws, guidance and policies may be issued by domestic and foreign regulators following the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by FTX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, in November 2022. The FTX collapse may have increased regulatory focus on the digital assets industry. Increased enforcement activity and changes in the regulatory environment, including changing interpretations and the implementation of new or varying regulatory requirements by the government or any new legislation affecting HYPE, as well as enforcement actions involving or impacting our trading venues, counterparties and custody infrastructure providers, may impose significant costs or significantly limit our ability to hold and transact in HYPE. However, it is important to note that Hyperliquid—the exchange to which HYPE is native—is intended to be more decentralized than FTX, such that a single entity is unlikely to exert complete control over the entire system. For example, unlike FTX when it filed for bankruptcy protection, Hyperliquid's assets are custodied on-chain (not centrally by a single entity), order matching on Hyperliquid occurs transparently via on-chain mechanisms (not fully off-chain), Hyperliquid is governed by a set of approximately 24 validators (not a single individual), and Hyperliquid's on-chain states (e.g., positions, collateral, and funding rates) are publicly available such that users can audit the system.

In addition, private actors that are wary of HYPE or the regulatory concerns associated with HYPE have in the past taken and may in the future take actions that may have an adverse effect on our business or the market price of our listed securities. For example, it is possible that a financial institution could restrict customers from buying our securities if it were to determine that the value of our securities is closely tied to the performance of HYPE, signaling a reluctance to facilitate exposure to virtual currencies.

***Absent federal regulations, there is a possibility that HYPE may be classified as a "security." Any classification of HYPE as a "security" would subject us to additional regulation and could materially and adversely impact the operation of our business.***

If HYPE were classified as a "security" for purposes of the U.S. federal securities laws, our business would become subject to additional regulation, including a requirement to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act"). To date, neither the SEC nor any other U.S. federal or state regulator has publicly stated whether they believe that HYPE should be classified as a "security." There can be no certainty that the March 2026 SEC Interpretive Release, including in combination with other rulemakings or executive orders, will become recognized as authoritative framework for determining with certainty whether HYPE is or is not a "security" for purposes of the U.S. federal securities laws. For the reasons discussed below, we believe that HYPE should not be classified as a "security," and, as a result, we do not believe the Company is required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. However, because of the lack of any current authoritative framework for analyzing the issue, it is possible that the SEC or another regulatory body or federal court could determine that HYPE is a security. Our belief, even if reasonable under the circumstances, would not preclude legal or regulatory action based on such a finding that HYPE is a "security," including a requirement to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. If we were required to register as an investment company, we expect we would need to make fundamental changes to our business model, strategy, operations and assets.

We have implemented a process for analyzing the U.S. federal securities law status of HYPE and other cryptocurrencies as guidance and case law continue to evolve. As part of this process, we take into account a number of factors, including the various definitions of what constitutes a "security" under U.S. federal securities laws and federal court decisions interpreting the elements of these definitions, such as the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in the *Howey* and *Reves* cases, as well as court rulings, regulatory reports, orders, press releases, public statements, and speeches by the SEC Commissioners and SEC Staff providing guidance on when a digital asset or a transaction to which a digital asset may relate may be a security for purposes of U.S. federal securities laws. In July 2025, the SEC announced "Project Crypto" which is expected to result in rulemakings and/or other authoritative guidance on how to determine whether digital assets are or are not "securities" for purposes of U.S. federal securities laws and in March 2026, the SEC issued the SEC Interpretive Release. Public statements by Chairman Atkins suggest that the SEC is considering further regulatory safe harbors. Further, it appears that the current United States Congress is inclined toward increased flexibility regarding the regulatory treatment of digital assets. We expect this area of regulation will develop rapidly during this Administration, and we plan to continually monitor developments in this area as they evolve.

Our position that HYPE is not a "security" is premised, in part, on our conclusion that HYPE does not meet the elements of the *Howey* test. Among the reasons for our conclusion that HYPE is not a security is that holders of HYPE do not have a reasonable expectation of profits from the efforts of Hyperliquid, the Hyperliquid Foundation or any other person, entity or group of persons in respect of their holding of HYPE. HYPE's value does not primarily derive from the efforts of a centralized "manager" because Hyperliquid is structured around validator governance rather than a single operating entity. Relatedly, token holders are not passive investors; rather, they have the ability to directly influence governance decisions, staking incentives, and validator participation. Consistent with this analysis, we note that Hyperliquid's founding team has stated a clear goal of "full decentralization" in both validator

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distribution and protocol governance, signaling an intent to eliminate all vestiges of centralized managerial reliance. Also, HYPE ownership does not guarantee the right to receive any interest, rewards or other returns.

While we recognize that any new regulatory framework for digital assets promulgated by the SEC, such as the SEC Interpretive Release, may not be based on all of the elements of the *Howey* test, we believe more generally that HYPE does not otherwise have the characteristics of a "security" for purposes of the U.S. federal securities laws. The views of the SEC and other regulators, and Congress, regarding the proper classification of HYPE and other digital assets may evolve over time, based in part on assessments of a multitude of factors over which we have no control. Application of securities laws to the specific facts and circumstances of digital assets is complex and subject to change. Our conclusion that HYPE should not be classified as a security, even if reasonable under the circumstances, would not preclude legal or regulatory action based on a finding that HYPE or any other digital asset we might hold is a "security." If HYPE is alleged or ultimately determined to be a security, the viability of Hyperliquid, HYPE and our own business model would be materially and adversely affected. In such event, we would likely be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, and would also be at risk of enforcement proceedings and lawsuits against us, which could result in potential injunctions, cease-and-desist orders, fines and penalties. Such developments would adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

***If we were deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, applicable restrictions likely would make it impractical for us to continue segments of our business as currently contemplated.***

Under Sections 3(a)(1)(A) and (C) of the Investment Company Act, a company generally will be deemed to be an "investment company" if (i) it is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities or (ii) it engages or proposes to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities, and it owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. Rule 3a-1 under the Investment Company Act generally provides that notwithstanding the test described in clause (ii) in the previous sentence, an entity will not be deemed to be an "investment company" for purposes of the Investment Company Act if no more than 45% of the value of its assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) consists of, and no more than 45% of its net income after taxes (for the last four fiscal quarters combined) is derived from, securities other than U.S. government securities, securities issued by employees' securities companies, securities issued by qualifying majority owned subsidiaries of such entity, and securities issued by qualifying companies that are controlled primarily by such entity.

We do not believe that we are an "investment company" as such term is defined in either Section 3(a)(1)(A) or Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act since we believe HYPE is not an investment security. With respect to Section 3(a)(1)(A), we do not hold ourselves out as being engaged primarily or propose to engage primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities within the meaning of such section. With respect to Section 3(a)(1)(C), we believe we satisfy the elements of Rule 3a-1 and therefore are deemed not to be an investment company under, and we intend to conduct our operations such that we will not be deemed an investment company under, Section 3(a)(1)(C).

HYPE and other digital assets, as well as new business models and transactions enabled by blockchain technologies, present novel interpretive questions under the Investment Company Act. There is a risk that assets or arrangements that we have concluded are not securities could be deemed to be securities by the SEC or another authority for purposes of the Investment Company Act, which would increase the percentage of securities held by us for Investment Company Act purposes. The SEC has requested information from a number of participants in the digital assets' ecosystem regarding the potential application of the Investment Company Act to their businesses. For example, in an action unrelated to the Company, in February 2022, the SEC issued a cease-and-desist order under the Investment Company Act to BlockFi Lending LLC ("BlockFi"), in which the SEC alleged that BlockFi was operating as an unregistered investment company because it issued securities and also held more than 40% of its total assets, excluding cash, in investment securities, including the loans of digital assets made by BlockFi to institutional borrowers.

If we were deemed to be an investment company, Rule 3a-2 under the Investment Company Act is a safe harbor that provides a one-year grace period for transient investment companies that have a bona fide intent to be engaged primarily, as soon as is reasonably possible (in any event by the termination of such one-year period), in a business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities, with such intent evidenced by the company's business activities and an appropriate resolution of its board of directors. The grace period is available not more than once every three years and runs from the earlier of (i) the date on which the issuer owns securities and/or cash having a value exceeding 50% of the issuer's total assets on either a consolidated or unconsolidated basis or (ii) the date on which the issuer owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of such issuer's total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. Accordingly, the grace period

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may not be available at the time that we seek to rely on Rule 3a-2; however, Rule 3a-2 is a safe harbor and we may rely on any exemption or exclusion from investment company status available to us under the Investment Company Act at any given time. Furthermore, reliance on Rule 3a-2, Section 3(a)(1)(C) or Rule 3a-1 could require us to take actions to dispose of securities, limit our ability to make certain investments or enter into joint ventures, or otherwise limit or change our service offerings and operations. If we were to be deemed an investment company in the future, restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act—including limitations on our ability to issue different classes of stock and equity compensation to directors, officers, and employees and restrictions on management, operations, and transactions with affiliated persons—likely would make it impractical for us to continue our business as contemplated, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. Investment companies in the United States that are not registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act (as we are not), and which are not exempt from such registration, are generally prohibited from engaging in interstate commerce, and the contracts entered into by such companies are generally unenforceable.

***We are not subject to the legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers.***

Mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and their directors and management are subject to extensive regulation as investment companies and investment advisers under U.S. federal and state law; this regulation is intended for the benefit and protection of investors. We are not subject to, and do not otherwise voluntarily comply with, these laws and regulations. This means, among other things, that the execution of or changes to our treasury reserve policy or our HYPE strategy, our use of leverage, the manner in which our HYPE is custodied, our ability to engage in transactions with affiliated parties and our operating and investment activities generally are not subject to the extensive legal and regulatory requirements and prohibitions that apply to investment companies and investment advisers. For example, although a significant change to our treasury reserve policy would require the approval of our board of directors, no stockholder or regulatory approval would be necessary. Consequently, our board of directors has broad discretion over the investment, leverage and cash management policies it authorizes, whether in respect of our HYPE or other activities we may pursue, and has the power to change our current policies, including our strategy of acquiring and holding HYPE. As a result, investors in our company may be exposed to greater volatility, concentration risk and governance discretion than they would be if we were subject to the protections afforded to regulated investment vehicles.

**TECHNOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR STRATEGY**

***HYPE is created and transmitted through the operations of the peer-to-peer Hyperliquid network, a decentralized network of computers running software following the HYPE protocol. If the Hyperliquid network is disrupted or encounters any unanticipated difficulties, the value of HYPE could be negatively impacted.***

If the Hyperliquid network is disrupted or encounters any unanticipated difficulties, the processing of transactions on the Hyperliquid network may be disrupted, which in turn may prevent us from depositing or withdrawing HYPE from our wallet addresses or otherwise effecting HYPE transactions. Such disruptions could include, for example: the price volatility of HYPE; the insolvency, business failure, interruption, default, failure to perform, security breach, or other problems of participants, custodians or others; the closing of HYPE trading platforms due to fraud, failures, security breaches or otherwise; or network outages or congestion, power outages, or other problems or disruptions affecting the Hyperliquid network. For example, in June 2025, after a trader allegedly manipulated the price of JELLY in a Hyperliquid vault market, Hyperliquid forcibly closed the market at a very low price to minimize losses. Hyperliquid's intervention raised questions as to whether the platform is truly decentralized.

In addition, digital asset validating operations can consume significant amounts of electricity, which may have a negative environmental impact and give rise to public opinion against allowing, or government regulations restricting, the use of electricity for validating operations. Additionally, validators may be forced to cease operations during an electricity shortage or power outage.

***We face risks relating to the custody of our HYPE and other digital assets, such as the loss or destruction of private keys required to access our HYPE and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to our HYPE, including smart contract-related losses and vulnerabilities.***

We hold our HYPE and other digital assets in self-custodied wallet addresses using infrastructure provided by Anchorage Digital Bank (a regulated custodian), as well as hardware wallet providers. Our wallet infrastructure does not restrict our ability to reallocate our HYPE and other digital assets among our wallet addresses, and our HYPE and other digital assets may be concentrated with a single custodian or custodial infrastructure provider from time to time. In light of the significant amount of HYPE that we hold, we expect to continually seek to engage additional custody infrastructure providers to achieve a greater degree of diversification in the custody of our HYPE as the extent of potential risk of loss is dependent, in part, on the degree of diversification. However, multiple custody infrastructure providers may utilize similar wallet infrastructure, cloud service providers or software systems, which could

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increase systemic technology risk. While we will conduct due diligence on our custody infrastructure providers and any smart contract platforms we may use, there can be no assurance that such diligence will uncover all risks, including operational deficiencies, hidden vulnerabilities or legal noncompliance.

HYPE is controllable only by the possessor of both the unique public key and private key(s) relating to the local or online digital wallet in which the HYPE is held. While the Layer 1 blockchain ledger requires a public key relating to a digital wallet to be published when used in a transaction, private keys must be safeguarded and kept private in order to prevent a third party from accessing the HYPE held in such wallet. To the extent the private key(s) for a digital wallet are lost, destroyed, or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key(s) is accessible, neither we nor our custody infrastructure providers will be able to access the HYPE held in the related digital wallet. Furthermore, we cannot provide assurance that our digital wallets, nor the digital wallets of our custody infrastructure providers, will not be compromised as a result of a cyberattack. The HYPE and blockchain ledger, as well as other digital assets and blockchain technologies, have been, and may in the future be, subject to security breaches, cyberattacks or other malicious activities.

***Our digital assets are not insured by the FDIC or SIPC.***

The digital assets held by us are not insured. The market for such insurance is in the early stages. Further, banking institutions will not accept our digital assets and they are therefore not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). Therefore, a loss may be suffered with respect to our digital assets that is not covered by insurance and we may not be able to recover any of our carried value in these digital assets if they are lost or stolen or suffer significant and sustained reduction in conversion spot price. If we are not otherwise able to recover damages from a malicious actor in connection with these losses, our business and results of operations may suffer, which may have a material negative impact on the price of our securities. The limited rights of legal recourse available to us and our lack of insurance protection for risk of loss of our digital assets exposes us and our shareholders to the risk of loss of our digital assets for which no person may ultimately be held liable and we may not be able to recover our losses. Any uninsured losses may have an adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

To the extent that we obtain insurance to cover losses of our HYPE holdings in the future, such insurance may cover none or only a small fraction of the value of the entirety of our HYPE holdings. Any loss associated with any insolvency proceedings is unlikely to be covered by any insurance coverage we may obtain in the future related to our HYPE. The legal framework governing digital asset ownership and rights in custodial or insolvency contexts remains uncertain and continues to evolve, which could result in unexpected losses, protracted recovery processes or adverse treatment in insolvency proceedings.

***We use smart contracts that are subject to coding errors and other potential flaws.***

As part of our treasury management strategy, we may engage in staking, restaking, or other permitted activities that involve the use of "smart contracts" or decentralized applications. The use of smart contracts or decentralized applications entails certain risks including risks stemming from the existence of an "admin key" or coding flaws that could be exploited, potentially allowing a bad actor to issue or otherwise compromise the smart contract or decentralized application, which could lead to a loss of our HYPE. Like all software code, smart contracts are exposed to risk that the code contains a bug or other security vulnerability, which can lead to loss of assets that are held on or transacted through the contract or decentralized application. Smart contracts and decentralized applications may contain bugs, security vulnerabilities or poorly designed permission structures that could result in the irreversible loss of HYPE or other digital assets. Exploits, including those stemming from admin key misuse, admin key compromise or protocol flaws, have occurred in the past and may occur in the future.

***We are exposed to slashing risks.***

Our participation in on-chain activities related to validating and DeFi partnerships, such as our HYPE Asset Use Service agreements, exposes the company to slashing risk, which may result in partial loss of staked digital assets. Slashing is an enforcement mechanism that financially penalizes blockchain network validators for behavior that endangers network security or reliability. Slashing may occur due to validator misbehavior, software flaws, operational mistakes or changes to network governance, with tokens permanently forfeited and not recoverable. Such losses could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and reputation. While we seek to mitigate these risks through legal contracts, internal controls and counterparty diligence, residual risk remains due to factors beyond our control.

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***We face other risks related to our digital asset treasury reserve business model.***

Our digital asset treasury reserve business model exposes us to various risks, including the following:

● HYPE and other digital assets are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty, and our HYPE strategy subjects us to enhanced regulatory oversight;

● regulatory changes could impact our ability to operate validators or receive rewards;

● regulatory scrutiny of the Company's activities may increase, potentially limiting our operations;

● potential litigation risks exist related to smart contract vulnerabilities, validator operations, or our business activities;

● uncertainty around the regulatory status of digital assets, including HYPE, may impact our ability to list on certain exchanges;

● changes in political administration may not guarantee a favorable regulatory environment for digital assets;

● future SEC actions or court decisions could retroactively classify digital assets as a security, potentially leading to penalties or forced unwinding of transactions; and

● increased regulatory focus on Layer 1 blockchains beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum could result in new compliance requirements.

***We may engage in distinct digital asset financing strategies in which we will leverage our digital asset holdings to acquire additional amounts of the same leveraged digital assets, and may do so on a compounded basis, which will increase our exposure to smart-contract, operational and counterparty risks.***

We may engage in digital asset leverage strategies to acquire additional amounts of HYPE. As part of this strategy, we may borrow digital assets by pledging our own HYPE holdings as collateral, deploy these borrowed assets to acquire additional amounts of HYPE, and subsequently re-pledge the newly acquired HYPE to further engage in these leveraged transactions. As each of these transactions will be effectuated on chain, the strategy may expose us to significant smart-contract vulnerabilities and operational risks. The smart contracts that are used for purposes of these transactions may contain undiscovered bugs, logical errors or economic vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors or that could cause the contracts to perform in unintended ways, resulting in partial or total loss of our collateral and borrowed assets. In addition, the strategy may subject us to counterparty risk through the platforms we utilize to facilitate leveraging strategies including, among others, insolvency of the platform, coding errors and cyberattacks. Finally, lenders customarily require that collateral ratios be maintained within narrowly defined thresholds and may exercise broad contractual discretion to impose additional margin requirements or to liquidate collateral without notice when those thresholds are breached. We may also incur losses if the interest that accrues on our borrowings significantly exceeds the revenue generated by the borrowed HYPE.

**FINANCIAL REPORTING, TAX, ACCOUNTING AND TRADING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR STRATEGY**

***We may be subject to additional tax liability if regulation or policy changes adversely affect the tax treatment of rewards from staking HYPE.***

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of rewards from staking digital assets such as HYPE remains uncertain and is currently under the subject of debate and regulatory attention. Under current guidance by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), staking rewards are generally treated as ordinary income upon receipt. If regulation or policy changes, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, results in adverse tax treatment of rewards from staking HYPE, we could be subject to increased audits by the IRS and additional tax liabilities.

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***Our historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future relating to our HYPE holdings.***

Our historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that we may experience in the future from holding or selling significant amounts of HYPE. The prices of digital assets have historically been subject to significant price fluctuations and are highly volatile. In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets ("ASU 2023-08"), which we have adopted.

ASU 2023-08 requires us to measure our HYPE holdings at fair value in our statement of financial position, and to recognize gains and losses from changes in the fair value of our HYPE in net income each reporting period. ASU 2023-08 also requires us to provide certain interim and annual disclosures with respect to our HYPE holdings. As a result, volatility in our earnings may be significantly more than what we experienced in prior periods.

***Unrealized fair value gains on our HYPE holdings could cause us to become subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax under the Inflation Reduction Act.***

The United States enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA") in August 2022. Unless an exemption applies, the IRA imposes a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax ("CAMT") on a corporation with respect to an initial tax year and subsequent tax years, if the average annual adjusted financial statement income for any consecutive three-tax-year period preceding the initial tax year exceeds $1 billion. On September 12, 2024, the Department of Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations with respect to the application of the CAMT.

In connection with the implementation of our HYPE treasury strategy, we have adopted ASU 2023-08. ASU 2023-08 requires us to measure our HYPE holdings at fair value in our statement of financial position, with gains and losses from changes in the fair value of our HYPE recognized in net income each reporting period. When determining whether we are subject to CAMT and when calculating any related tax liability for an applicable tax year, the proposed regulations provide that, among other adjustments, our adjusted financial statement income must include this ratable amount in addition to any unrealized gains or losses reported in the applicable tax year.

Accordingly, as a result of the enactment of the IRA and our adoption of ASU 2023-08, we could become subject to the CAMT in future tax years, unless the IRA is amended or the proposed regulations with respect to CAMT, when finalized, are revised to provide relief (or other interim relief is granted). If we become subject to the CAMT, it could result in a material tax obligation that we would need to satisfy in cash, which could materially affect our financial results, including our earnings and cash flow, and our financial condition.

***Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of many HYPE trading venues, these trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes, which may result in a loss of confidence in HYPE trading venues and adversely affect the value of our HYPE.***

HYPE trading venues are relatively new and, in many cases, unregulated. Furthermore, there are many HYPE trading venues that do not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in HYPE trading venues, including prominent exchanges that handle a significant volume of HYPE trading and/or are subject to regulatory oversight, in the event one or more HYPE trading venues cease or pause for a prolonged period the trading of HYPE or other digital assets, or experience fraud, significant volumes of withdrawal, security failures or operational problems.

The SEC alleged as part of its June 5, 2023, complaint against Binance that Binance committed strategic and targeted "wash trading" through its affiliates to artificially inflate the volume of certain digital assets traded on its exchange. The SEC has also brought actions against individuals and digital asset market participants alleging that such persons artificially increased trading volumes in certain digital assets through wash trades, or repeated buying and selling of the same assets in fictitious transactions to manipulate their underlying trading price. Such reports and allegations may indicate that the HYPE market is significantly smaller than expected and that the United States makes up a significantly larger percentage of the HYPE market than is commonly understood. Any actual or perceived wash trading in the HYPE market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of our HYPE.

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Negative perception, a lack of stability in the broader digital currency markets and the closure, temporary shutdown or operational disruption of HYPE trading venues, lending institutions, institutional investors, institutional miners, custodians, or other major participants in the HYPE ecosystem, due to fraud, business failure, cybersecurity events, government-mandated regulation, bankruptcy or any other reason, may result in a decline in confidence in HYPE and the broader digital currency ecosystem and greater volatility in the price of HYPE. For example, in 2022, each of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, Three Arrows Capital, FTX and BlockFi filed for bankruptcy, following which digital assets significantly declined. In addition, in June 2023, the SEC announced enforcement actions against Coinbase and Binance, two providers of large trading venues for digital assets, which similarly was followed by a decrease in the market price of digital assets. These were followed in November 2023 by an SEC enforcement action against Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., together known as Kraken, another large trading venue for digital assets. While the complaint against Coinbase was dismissed in February 2025, the complaint against Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc. was dismissed with prejudice in March 2025, and the complaint against Binance was dismissed in May 2025, the SEC or other regulatory agencies may initiate similar actions in the future. As the price of our listed securities may be affected by the value of our HYPE holdings, the failure of a major participant in the digital currency ecosystem could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our listed securities.

***Delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq could prevent us from maintaining an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our common stock.***

Our ability to publicly or privately sell equity securities and the liquidity of our common stock would be adversely affected if we are delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market or if we are unable to transfer our listing to another stock market. In the past, we have encountered issues with compliance with aspects of the Listing Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), including the rules relating to minimum bid price and stockholders' equity.

If our common stock is delisted by Nasdaq, it could lead to a number of negative implications, including an adverse effect on the price of our common stock, deterring broker-dealers from making a market in or otherwise seeking or generating interest in our common stock, increased volatility in our common stock, reduced liquidity in our common stock, the loss of federal preemption of state securities laws and greater difficulty in obtaining financing. Delisting could also cause a loss of confidence of our customers, collaborators, vendors, suppliers and employees, which could harm our business and future prospects.

If our common stock is delisted by Nasdaq, the price of our common stock may decline, and although our common stock may be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system or on the pink sheets, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of their common stock or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. If our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, trading in our securities may be subject to the SEC's "penny stock" rules. These "penny stock" rules will require brokers trading in our common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our common stock. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by these requirements may discourage broker-dealers from recommending transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the liquidity of our securities and consequently adversely affect the market price for our securities.

Further, if our common stock is delisted, we would incur additional costs under state blue sky laws in connection with any sales of our securities. These requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of our common stock and the ability of our stockholders to sell our common stock in the secondary market.

***The terms of our Loan and Security Agreement require us to meet certain operating covenants and place restrictions on our operating and financial flexibility. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, the terms of any new debt could further restrict our ability to operate our business.***

On November 22, 2022, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Avenue Capital (as amended, the "Loan and Security Agreement"), which is secured by a lien on all of our assets. The amount we owed under the Loan and Security Agreement as of December 31, 2025 was $8,339,366. The Loan and Security Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. Affirmative covenants include, among others, covenants requiring us to protect and maintain our intellectual property and comply with all applicable laws, deliver certain financial reports and maintain insurance coverage. Negative covenants include, among others, covenants restricting us from transferring any part of our business or intellectual property, incurring additional indebtedness, engaging in mergers or acquisitions, repurchasing shares, paying dividends or making other distributions, making investments, and creating other liens on our assets, including our intellectual property, in each case subject to customary exceptions. If we raise any additional debt financing, the terms of such additional debt could further restrict our operating and financial flexibility. These restrictions may include, among other things, limitations on the incurrence of additional debt and specific restrictions on the use of our assets, as well as prohibitions on our ability to create liens, pay dividends, redeem capital stock or make investments. If we default

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under the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement or any future debt facility, Avenue may accelerate all of our repayment obligations and take control of our pledged assets, potentially requiring us to renegotiate our agreement on terms less favorable to us or to immediately cease operations. Further, if we were to be liquidated, Avenue's right to repayment would be senior to the rights of the holders of our common stock. Avenue could declare an event of default upon the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to result in what they interpret as a material adverse effect as defined under the Loan and Security Agreement. Any declaration by Avenue of an event of default could significantly harm our business and prospects and could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

***If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms, we may be unable to expand or maintain our HYPE reserve, which could adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and growth prospects.***

We completed a private placement of our securities on June 20, 2025, the net proceeds of which have been used for our HYPE treasury strategy. To the extent holders exercise the warrants we have issued for cash, we may acquire additional HYPE at market prices, which could magnify our exposure to HYPE price volatility. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital through warrant exercises, our at-the-market offering facility or other equity financings on acceptable terms, we may be unable to expand or maintain our HYPE reserve, which could adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and growth prospects.

***We may need to raise additional capital in the future, which may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all.***

We require significant capital resources in order to continue to operate our business. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6.4 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $240.6 million. Also as of December 31, 2025, we owed approximately $8.3 million in principal and accrued interest under the Loan and Security Agreement. We expect to continue to incur cash outflows from operations for the near future. Implementation of our plans will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully commercialize our products and services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies.

Also, it is very difficult to project our current monthly cash burn rate, and we may expend our resources sooner than we anticipate. Although we have the ability to liquidate HYPE tokens to fund our operations, any required additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all, due to a variety of factors, including volatile conditions in the economy and capital markets, due to inflation, questions about bank stability and other factors. If we are unsuccessful in our operations to secure additional financing, or if any such incremental financing is not sufficient to fund our operations, we may be required to take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve our cash.

We may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, if at all. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the percentage ownership of our then current stockholders will be reduced, and the holders of the new equity securities may have rights superior to those of our then existing securityholders, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting power of shares of our common stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt securities or preferred stock, the holders of such securities may have rights that are senior to those of our then existing securityholders, and the terms of those securities could impose restrictions on operations and create a significant interest expense for us, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

***A significant portion of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is performing well.***

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time, subject to certain restrictions. These sales, or the perception in the market that holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. As of December 31, 2025, we had 600,000,000 shares of common stock authorized and 8,680,005 shares of common stock outstanding, 33,820,785 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, 92,075 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options, 1,545,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") and 16,307,691 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock").

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***We have broad discretion in the use of our cash, including the net proceeds from our financings, and might not use them effectively.***

Our management has broad discretion in the application and deployment of our cash resources, including the net proceeds from our financing transactions, and could spend our cash in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our common stock. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business and cause the price of our common stock to decline. Pending their use, we may invest our cash, including the net proceeds from our financings, in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

***We may be adversely affected by the effects of inflation.***

Inflation has the potential to adversely affect our liquidity, business, financial condition and results of operations by increasing our overall cost structure. The existence of inflation in the economy has resulted in, and may continue to result in, higher interest rates and capital costs, shipping costs, supply shortages, increased costs of labor, weakening exchange rates and other similar effects. Recently, inflation has increased throughout the U.S. economy. We may experience increases in the prices of labor and other costs of doing business. In an inflationary environment, cost increases may outpace our expectations, causing us to use our cash and other liquid assets faster than forecasted. If this happens, we may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations, which may not be available in sufficient amounts or on reasonable terms, if at all, sooner than expected.

***As a public company, we are required to have effective internal controls and disclosure controls, which are costly and time consuming to implement. Failure to maintain adequate financial controls could cause us to have material weaknesses, which could adversely affect our operations and financial position.***

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The requirements of these rules and regulations result in legal, accounting and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming and costly, and may also place undue strain on our personnel, systems and resources.

We are required to disclose changes made to our internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis. However, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until we are no longer a "smaller reporting company" as defined in the rules of the SEC. If we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner, the market price of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.

An internal control system, no matter how well-designed, cannot provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected. If we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or if we are unable to maintain proper and effective internal controls, we might not be able to produce timely and accurate financial statements. If that were to happen, the market price of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

Any failure to maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in our periodic reports filed with the SEC under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock. Implementing any appropriate changes to our internal controls may require specific compliance training of our directors, officers and employees, entail substantial costs in order to modify our existing accounting systems, and take a significant period of time to complete. Such changes may not be effective, however, in maintaining the adequacy of our internal controls, and any failure to maintain that adequacy, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our operating costs and could materially impair our ability to operate our business. In the event that we are not able to demonstrate compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that our internal controls are perceived as inadequate, or that we are unable to produce timely or accurate financial statements, investors may lose confidence in our operating results and our stock price could decline.

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***The accuracy of our financial reporting depends on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which may raise questions regarding the accuracy and reliability of our financial statements and our ability to report accurately in the future.***

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. We have identified material weaknesses, both in the past and currently, and have taken steps to remediate those material weaknesses, as follows:

● As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting because the controls associated with evaluating our right-of-use (ROU) assets for potential impairment were not adequately designed or operating effectively. This deficiency resulted from a lack of sufficient precision in our control activities to properly account for the impairment of ROU assets and to appropriately measure the impairment loss.

To remediate this material weakness, management redesigned the control requiring that ROU assets be evaluated for impairment upon the occurrence of triggering events. The control now includes the identification of appropriate asset groups, a structured assessment of triggering events, the application of the required order of impairment testing, including performance of the undiscounted cash flow recoverability test with measurement of the impairment utilizing the fair value of the asset group as required, with contemporaneous written documentation subject to review by the Chief Financial Officer.

● As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting because the controls over the accounting for certain significant and complex, non-routine transactions and events were not adequately designed or operating effectively. Specifically, we failed to properly account for the fair value of common equity shares issued in relation to the consideration for licensing agreements and debt modification.

To remediate this material weakness, management redesigned the control associated with contractual equity issuances. The control now requires that all such obligations to issue equity are subject to a mandatory accounting assessment, followed by a review by a professional with the requisite technical competence.

Management has evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of these enhanced controls and has concluded that the two material weaknesses described above have been remediated and are operating effectively as of December 31, 2025. This remediation represents a material change to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

In addition, during the process of preparing the financial statements as of, and for the year ended, December 31, 2025, we determined that we had a new material weakness. We failed to properly design and implement controls over digital asset pricing, specifically relating to validation of digital asset pricing and principal market determination provided by third party service providers.

Due to the existence of this material weakness, our management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective.

We have since taken steps to redesign the internal controls over digital asset pricing and principal market determination, including implementation of an internal process to test, and independently verify, the digital asset pricing data received from the third party source. Our management is committed to taking further action and implementing necessary enhancements or improvements, including those necessary to address the material weakness cited above. However, the material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

We cannot provide any assurance that the measures we have taken will be sufficient to remediate the material weakness that existed as of December 31, 2025 or will avoid additional material weaknesses from occurring in the future. These material weaknesses, or those that may occur in the future, could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our reporting obligations, which could cause our investors to lose confidence in our publicly reported information, cause the market price of our stock to decline, harm our reputation, business and financial results, and expose us to litigation or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

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**OTHER RISKS RELATING TO THE OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK**

***Provisions in our corporate charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.***

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control of us that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which you might otherwise receive a premium for your shares. These provisions also could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, thereby depressing the market price of our common stock. In addition, because our board of directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board"). Among other things, these provisions:

● allow the authorized number of our directors to be changed only by resolution adopted by a majority of our Board of Directors;

● limit the manner in which stockholders can remove directors from the board of directors, as may be permitted by law;

● establish advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals that can be acted on at stockholder meetings and nominations to our Board of Directors;

● limit who may call stockholder meetings; and

● authorize our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to institute a stockholder rights plan, or so-called "poison pill," that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer, effectively preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by our Board of Directors.

Moreover, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), which prohibits a person who owns in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock from merging or combining with us for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person acquired in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock, unless the merger or combination is approved in a prescribed manner.

***Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders. These choice of forum provisions could limit the ability of stockholders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.***

Unless we consent to the selection of an alternative forum, our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the "Court of Chancery") will be, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the sole and exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees or agents to the Company or our stockholders; any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the DGCL, or our certificate of incorporation or bylaws; any action to enforce or determine the validity of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Since the choice of forum provisions are only applicable to "the fullest extent permitted by law," as provided in our certificate of incorporation, the provisions do not designate the Court of Chancery as the exclusive forum for any derivative action or other claim for which the applicable statute creates exclusive jurisdiction in another forum. As such, the choice of forum provisions do not apply to any actions arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

These choice of forum provisions may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

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***Because we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future, capital appreciation, if any, will be your sole source of gain.***

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. In addition, the terms of any future debt agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

***If securities analysts do not continue to publish research or reports about our business or if they publish negative evaluations of our stock, the price of our stock could decline.***

The trading market for our common stock relies, in part, on the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us or our business. If securities analysts do not continue coverage of us, the trading price of our stock could decrease. Additionally, if one or more of the analysts covering our business downgrade their evaluations of our stock, the price of our stock could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover our stock, we could lose visibility in the market for our stock, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline.

***We are an "smaller reporting company" and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors.***

We are considered a "smaller reporting company" under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. We are therefore entitled to rely on certain reduced disclosure requirements, such as an exemption from providing selected financial data and certain executive compensation information. These exemptions and reduced disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a smaller reporting company also mean our auditors are not required to review our internal control over financial reporting and may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our common stock prices may be more volatile. We will remain a smaller reporting company until our public float exceeds $250 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second quarter if our annual revenues are $100 million or more as of our most recently completed fiscal year, or until our public float exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second quarter if our annual revenues are less than $100 million as of our most recently completed fiscal year.

***We are highly dependent on the services of our senior management team, and if we are not able to retain these members of our management team or recruit and retain additional management personnel, our business will be harmed.***

We are highly dependent on our senior management team. The employment agreements we have with our executive officers do not prevent such persons from terminating their employment with us at any time. The loss of the services of any of these persons could impede the achievement of our business objectives.

In addition, we are dependent on our continued ability to retain and motivate highly qualified additional personnel. If we are not able to retain our management and to retain personnel necessary for the operation of our business, we might not be able to sustain our operations or grow.

***We rely upon information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology, including any cyber security incidents, could harm our ability to operate our business effectively.***

In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data and intellectual property and proprietary business information owned or controlled by ourselves or our business partners. This data encompasses a wide variety of business-critical information including operational information, commercial information, and business and financial information. We face four primary risks relative to protecting this critical information: loss of access; inappropriate disclosure; inappropriate modification; and inadequate monitoring of our controls over the first three risks.

The secure processing, storage, maintenance and transmission of this critical information is vital to our operations and business strategy, and we devote significant resources to protecting such information. Although we take measures to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access or disclosure, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or viruses, breaches, interruptions due to employee error, malfeasance, faulty password management, lapses in compliance with privacy and

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security mandates or other disruptions. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber-attack or cyber intrusion, including by computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. Our IT networks and related systems are essential to the operation of our business and our ability to perform day-to-day operations. To the extent that any disruption or security breach were to result in a loss of or damage to our data or applications, or inappropriate disclosure of confidential or proprietary information, we could incur substantial liability. Although we make efforts to maintain the security and integrity of these types of IT networks and related systems, and we have implemented various measures to manage the risk of a security breach or disruption, there can be no assurance that our security efforts and measures will be effective or that attempted security breaches or disruptions would not be successful or damaging. Our information technology systems may have vulnerabilities, and we may not have the resources or technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent rapidly evolving types of cyberattacks, such as ransomware attacks. A significant cyber incident, including system failure, security breach, disruption by malware or other damage, could interrupt or delay our operations, result in a violation of applicable cybersecurity and privacy and other laws, damage our reputation, cause a loss of customers or expose sensitive data, or give rise to monetary fines and other penalties, which could be significant.

Any such breach or interruption could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed by unauthorized parties, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Third parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees or other persons into disclosing usernames, passwords or other sensitive information, which may in turn be used to access our information systems, commit identity theft or carry out other unauthorized or illegal activities. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. We engage third-party vendors and service providers to store and otherwise process some of our data, including sensitive and personal information. Our vendors and service providers may also be the targets of the risks described above, including cyberattacks, malicious software, phishing schemes and fraud. Our ability to monitor our vendors and service providers' data security is limited, and, in any event, third parties may be able to circumvent those security measures, resulting in the unauthorized access to, misuse, disclosure, loss or destruction of our data, including sensitive and personal information, and disruption of our or third-party service providers' systems. We and our third-party service providers may face difficulties in identifying, or promptly responding to, potential security breaches and other instances of unauthorized access to, or disclosure or other loss of, information. Any hacking or other attack on our or our third-party service providers' or vendors' systems, and any unauthorized access to, or disclosure or other loss of, information suffered by us or our third-party service providers or vendors, or the perception that any of these have occurred, could result in legal claims or proceedings, loss of intellectual property, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, negative publicity, disruption of our operations and damage to our reputation, which could divert our management's attention from the operation of our business and materially and adversely affect our business, revenues and competitive position. Moreover, we may need to increase our efforts to train our personnel to detect and defend against cyber- or phishing-attacks, which are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, and we may need to implement additional protective measures to reduce the risk of potential security breaches, which could cause us to incur significant additional expenses.

Any such security breach or interruption, as well as any action by us or our employees or contractors that might be inconsistent with the rapidly evolving data privacy and security laws and regulations applicable within the United States, could result in enforcement actions by U.S. states and the U.S. federal government, regulatory penalties, other legal proceedings, including but not limited to private litigation, the incurrence of significant remediation costs, disruptions to our business operations, diversion of management efforts and damage to our reputation, which could harm our business and operations. Because of the rapidly moving nature of technology and the increasing sophistication of cybersecurity threats, our measures to prevent, respond to and minimize such risks may be unsuccessful.

In addition, our insurance may be insufficient to cover our losses resulting from cyber-attacks, breaches or other interruptions, and any incidents may result in loss of, or increased costs of, such insurance. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, or denials of coverage, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our financial condition, results of operations and reputation.

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**Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.**

Smaller reporting companies such as us are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

**Item 1C. Cybersecurity.**

Information technology is important to our business operations, and we are committed to protecting the privacy, security and integrity of the data we use in our business, as well as our employee and clinical data. The Company has a comprehensive cybersecurity program in place for assessing, identifying and managing cybersecurity risks that is designed to protect its systems and data from unauthorized access, use or other security impact. This program is integrated into the Company's overall Enterprise Risk Management and Resiliency process.

We continuously monitor and update our information technology networks and infrastructure to prevent, detect, address and mitigate risks associated with unauthorized access, misuse, computer viruses and other events that could have a security impact. We invest in industry standard security technology to protect the Company's data and business processes against risk of cybersecurity incidents. Our data security management program includes identity, trust, vulnerability and threat management business processes, as well as adoption of standard data protection policies.

In terms of governance and oversight, the following is in place to enhance transparency and accountability in cybersecurity management:

*Responsibility Assignment*:

● The Company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) assumes a pivotal role in overseeing the cybersecurity risk management program. The CEO collaborates with business leaders on the matters of cybersecurity across the Company.

*Board Oversight*:

● Cybersecurity risks fall within the purview of the Audit Committee and, ultimately, the Board of Directors. Regular oversight and reviews occur at established intervals. The Audit Committee engages in discussions with the CEO and Company management at least once a year , covering various aspects of cybersecurity risk management, including recent developments, evolving standards, vulnerability assessments, and the threat environment.

We measure our data security effectiveness by benchmarking against industry-accepted methods and we work to remediate any significant findings. We maintain and routinely test backup systems and disaster recovery and also have processes in place to prevent disruptions resulting from our implementation of new software and systems.

We have a comprehensive incident response plan to address cybersecurity incidents. Our incident response plan includes procedures for identifying, containing and responding to cybersecurity incidents and is subject to regular review and assessment to ensure that it is effective in protecting our information technology. To date, we believe that our cybersecurity program has been effective in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its information; however, the Company cannot guarantee that its cybersecurity program will be successful in preventing all cybersecurity incidents. Further, we currently maintain a cyber insurance policy that provides coverage for security breaches; however, such insurance may not be sufficient in type or amount to cover us against claims related to security breaches, cyber-attacks and other related breaches.

We engage external parties, including consultants, computer security firms and risk management and governance experts, to enhance our cybersecurity oversight. In order to oversee and identify risks from cybersecurity threats associated with our use of third-party service providers, we also have a third-party risk management program designed to help protect against the misuse of information technology by third parties and business partners, which includes certification of our major technology suppliers and any outsourced services through accepted security certification standards.

While we are regularly subject to cybersecurity attacks, ransomware and other security breaches, we have not experienced any material cybersecurity incidents or a series of related unauthorized occurrences for the year ended December 31, 2025. We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that are reasonably likely to materially affect us or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.

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**Item 2. Properties.**

Our principal executive offices are located in approximately 4,600 square feet of office space in Laguna Hills, California and co-located with our R&D and commercial teams. In addition, we lease approximately 12,000 square feet of office space in Reno, Nevada, that has been fully subleased as of December 31, 2025. We also lease approximately 3,800 square feet of office space in New York City, New York for our finance team.

We believe that our existing facilities are adequate to meet our current needs, and that suitable additional alternative spaces will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms.

**Item 3. Legal Proceedings.**

We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us due to defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, negative publicity, reputational harm and other factors.

**Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.**

Not applicable

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**PART II**

**Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.**

**Market for Common Equity**

Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "HYPD."

Based upon information furnished by our transfer agent, at March 23, 2026, we had approximately 39 holders of record of our common stock.

**Dividend Policy**

We have never declared dividends on our equity securities, and currently do not plan to declare dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future. We expect to retain our future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business. Subject to the foregoing, the payment of cash dividends in the future, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon such factors as earnings levels, capital requirements, our overall financial condition and any other factors deemed relevant by our Board.

**Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans**

See Item 11 of this report for disclosure regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K.

**Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities**

On November 25, 2025, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with Merenti Management GmbH ("Merenti"), pursuant to the Advisor Agreement with Merenti dated September 22, 2025. Pursuant to the Advisor Agreement, the Company agreed to issue shares as compensation for advisory services with an aggregate value of $300,000, payable in 24 equal monthly installments. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company issued 14,882 common shares to Merenti. The common shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

**Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers**

None.

**Item 6. [Reserved]**

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**Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation**

*The following discussion and analysis is based on, and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, which are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains statements that are forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risk, uncertainties and other factors. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "estimate," or "continue," and similar expressions or variations. Actual results could differ materially because of the factors discussed in "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors that we have not identified.*

**Overview**

Hyperion DeFi, Inc., formerly known as Eyenovia, Inc., is the first U.S. publicly listed company building a long-term strategic treasury of HYPE in addition to being a pioneering digital ophthalmic technology company. We are working to provide our shareholders with simplified exposure to the Hyperliquid ecosystem, which we believe to be one of the highest revenue-generating blockchains in the world. At the same time, we continue to execute on our planned completion of development and registration of our Optejet ophthalmic microdose mist delivery system.

**The Private Placement**

On June 20, 2025, we received approximately $50 million in gross proceeds in connection with the closing of a private placement (the "Private Placement"). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2025, in the Private Placement, the purchasers purchased an aggregate of 5,128,205 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase up to 30,769,230 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share. We used the net proceeds from the Private Placement to build a reserve of HYPE.

In connection with the Private Placement, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") with the purchasers, which provided that the Company would register the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants. The Company filed a registration statement with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement on July 18, 2025.

Chardan Capital Markets LLC ("Chardan") acted as placement agent for us in connection with the Private Placement. Pursuant to the Engagement Letter, dated as of June 17, 2025, as compensation for its services, we issued to Chardan 307,692 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (convertible into up to 923,076 shares of common stock) and Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 1,846,153 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share.

**At-The-Market Offering**

On September 24, 2025, we entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Sales Agreement (the "A&R Sales Agreement") with Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, with respect to our existing at-the-market offering program. The Amendment increases the aggregate offering amount under the A&R Sales Agreement from $50 million to $100 million.

On November 14, 2025, the Company entered into a new Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Chardan Capital Markets with respect to the Company's at-the-market offering program. The new agreement, among other things, increases the aggregate offering price from $100 million to $500 million and increases the total fees payable to the two sales agents from 3.0% to 4.0%.

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company received approximately $39.4 million and $6.0 million in proceeds net of offering costs of $1.3 million and $0.2 million from the sale of 5,607,759 and 70,381 shares of its common stock, respectively.

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**Fourth Amendment of the Avenue Loan**

On June 17, 2025, the Company and the Lenders entered into the Fourth Amendment to Supplement to the Loan and Security Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment"). The Fourth Amendment, among other things, extended the maturity date of the loans under the Loan and Security Agreement to July 1, 2028; provided for an interest-only period from July 1, 2025 until January 31, 2027; reduced the interest rate on the loans from 12.0% to 8.0%, payable half in cash and half in kind; eliminated the option of the Lenders to convert an aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million of the loans outstanding into shares of common stock; and provided us with the option to prepay debt owed under the Loan and Security Agreement in part. In connection with the Fourth Amendment, we issued to the Lenders warrants to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share.

**Nasdaq Compliance**

On April 29, 2025, we received a notice from the Staff of Nasdaq stating that the Company's stockholders' equity as reported in the 2024 Form 10-K was below the minimum $2,500,000 required for continued listing under Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the "Minimum Equity Requirement"). The Notice had no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. On September 2, 2025, we received notice from the Staff of Nasdaq that the Company was now in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules and that the matter was closed.

**Implications of Being a Smaller Reporting Company**

We are a "smaller reporting company" as defined under the Exchange Act. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year's second fiscal quarter and our annual revenue exceeds $100 million during such completed fiscal year, or (ii) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million, regardless of our annual revenue, as of the end of that year's second fiscal quarter.

Our net losses were $45.3 million and $49.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, we had working capital surplus and an accumulated deficit of approximately $4.5 million and $240.6 million, respectively.

**Financial Overview**

Revenue and Cost of Revenue

*Digital Assets*

We jointly operate a validator node on the Hyperliquid blockchain network and earn HYPE as rewards and commission income for validating transactions and maintaining network security. These activities include both self-staking (using our own tokens) and providing validation services to third-party delegators. The provision of services related to transaction validation on the Hyperliquid blockchain network (through both staking rewards and commission income) is an output of our ordinary activities.

We recognize revenue by applying the guidance in ASC 606, *Revenue from Contracts with Customers* ("ASC 606"). HYPE earned from validator operations, in the form of staking rewards and commission income, are recognized as revenue when we satisfy our performance obligations (i.e., successfully validate blocks or transactions as determined by the protocol). The HYPE earned are non-cash consideration and therefore measured at fair value at the inception of each contract.

Prior to December 15, 2025, because we did not unilaterally control the validator, we were not the principal to the validation service; as such, we presented staking rewards and commission income as revenue on a net basis, reflecting only the portion of protocol rewards and commission to which we are entitled. On December 15, 2025, we gained unilateral control over the validator. Therefore, on and after December 15, 2025, we were the principal to the validation service; as such, we presented staking rewards and commission income as revenue on a gross basis, with the portion of protocol rewards and commission to which third parties are entitled presented as cost of revenue.

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We also enter into arrangements with customers under which we provide the temporary use of our HYPE tokens in exchange for consideration. The Company's obligation is to make the digital assets available for use over a defined period, which represents a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time as the counterparty simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of use. In arrangements where control of the digital assets transfers to the customer, the Company records a receivable representing its right to receive the digital assets at the end of the contractual term, as well as provisions for credit losses against such receivables. Consideration is primarily based on transaction volume, trading activity, or other usage-based metrics generated during the contract term. The Company recognizes revenue in the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed, consistent with the application of the right-to-invoice practical expedient.

*Ophthalmic Technology*

Revenue is earned from the sale of our ophthalmological products. However, we have ceased our sales efforts with respect to our ophthalmological products and had limited revenue from sales of such products during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025. Cost of sales consisted of the cost of the production of the ophthalmological products that were sold.

Research and Development Expenses

*Ophthalmic Technology*

In 2025, our research and development expenses consisted primarily of internal salaries, benefits and non-cash stock-based compensation expenses incurred in connection with the research and development of our Optejet UFD device which we anticipate registering with the FDA in the coming months. We anticipate that our research and development expenses will decline after the Optejet UFD device is registered.

In 2024, prior to the termination of our CHAPERONE study, our research and development expenses were incurred in connection with the research and development of our prior Optejet microdose therapeutics and consisted primarily of contract service expenses. Our research and development expenses consisted of:

● direct clinical and non-clinical expenses, which include expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations, contract manufacturing organizations, and costs associated with preclinical activities, development activities and regulatory activities;

● personnel-related expenses, which include expenses related to consulting agreements with individuals that have since entered into employment agreements with us as well as salaries and other compensation of employees that are attributable to research and development activities; and

● facilities and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, marketing, insurance and other supplies used in research and development activities.

We expense research and development costs as incurred. We recorded costs for some development activities, such as clinical trials, based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as subject enrollment, clinical site activations or other information our vendors provide to us.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses, legal and other professional services, insurance expense, and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will decrease in the short term as requirements to support our continued research and development and commercial activities decline and in light of the conclusion of our review of strategic options, as well as a decline in our near term funding requirements following the closing of the Private Placement in June 2025 and subsequent establishment of our treasury strategy.

Gains and Losses in Connection with Digital Assets

HYPE digital assets are initially recorded at cost and then subsequently remeasured at fair value as of the balance sheet date with changes in fair value recognized as unrealized gains or losses in operating income (expense). Upon derecognition of HYPE, the Company recognizes realized gains or losses in operating income (expense).

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Liquid staking tokens and other digital assets are intangible assets with indefinite lives; they are not amortized but are subject to impairment. These assets are presented as digital intangible assets in the Balance Sheets at cost, net of any recognized impairments. The Company tests digital intangible assets for impairment quarterly and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. The test for impairment consists of a comparison of the fair value of the digital intangible assets with their carrying amounts. Should market prices fall below carrying value, the resulting difference is recognized as an impairment charge. Such impairment charges are presented as impairment of digital intangible assets in operating income (expense).

**Results of Operations**

***Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2024***

Revenue and Cost of Revenue

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled $813,455 (of which $798,735 was from digital assets and $14,720 was from sales of our ophthalmological products), partially offset by cost of revenues of $303,290 (of which $303,242 was from digital assets and $48 was from the production of the ophthalmological products that were sold).

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $57,336, which was offset by cost of revenues of $3,927,228, both of which were entirely from ophthalmic technology.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled $1.9 million, a decrease of $12.6 million, or 87%, as compared to $14.5 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024. Research and development expenses consisted of the following:

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|  | **For the Year Ended** | **For the Year Ended** |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Salaries and benefits | $1099840 | $6215323 |
| Direct clinical and non-clinical expenses | 151180 | 3072416 |
| Facilities expenses | 190182 | 834406 |
| Non-cash stock based compensation expenses | 389245 | 623049 |
| Supplies and materials | 25130 | 2195608 |
| Other expenses | 42165 | 409457 |
| Depreciation expense | 12688 | 1112463 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total research and development expenses | $1910430 | $14462722 |

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The decrease in salaries and benefits and non-cash stock-based compensation was primarily due to the layoffs that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2024 after the termination of our CHAPERONE study and slowdown of our commercial operations relating to our ophthalmology product development in November 2024. The decrease in direct clinical and non-clinical expenses and supplies and materials was primarily due to the termination of our CHAPERONE study. The decrease in facilities expense was primarily due the phase out of our Redwood City, California, and Reno, Nevada, R&D and manufacturing locations over 2025, as we consolidated our focus to the development of the Optejet UFD to our Laguna Hills, California facility, as well as the impairment of right-of-use (ROU) assets in the fourth quarter of 2024, which lowered non-cash rent expense. The decrease in depreciation expense was primarily due to the full impairment of fixed assets that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled $17.2 million, an increase of $2.8 million, or 20%, as compared to $14.3 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The increase primarily resulted from increases in professional fees and general and administrative compensation expenses, offset by a decrease in sales and marketing expense.

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Gains and Losses in Connection with Digital Assets

Digital assets are initially recorded at cost and then subsequently remeasured at fair value as of the balance sheet date with changes in fair value recognized as unrealized gains or losses in operating income (expense). In the year ended December 31, 2025, the unrealized losses on digital assets totaled $9.0 million.

Upon conversion of HYPE to liquid staking tokens, or liquid staking tokens to HYPE, the Company recognizes realized gains or losses in operating income (expense). In addition, in 2025, the Company received KNTQ digital assets through a network-initiated token distribution by Kinetiq. The Company did not provide goods or services in exchange for the tokens and did not enter into a contractual arrangement in connection with the distribution. The receipt of the tokens was accounted for as a non-reciprocal transaction within "Realized gain – digital assets" totaling $0.3 million. In the year ended December 31, 2025, realized gains – digital assets totaled $8.3 million.

Liquid staking tokens and other digital assets are intangible assets with indefinite lives; they are not amortized but are subject to impairment. These assets are presented as digital intangible assets in the Balance Sheets at cost, net of any recognized impairments. The Company tests digital intangible assets for impairment quarterly and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. The test for impairment consists of a comparison of the fair value of the digital intangible assets with their carrying amounts. Should market prices fall below carrying value, the resulting difference is recognized as an impairment charge. Such impairment charges are presented as impairment of digital intangible assets in operating income (expense). In the year ended December 31, 2025, impairment loss on digital intangible assets totaled $27.2 million.

The Company operates an options strategy on the price of HYPE to mitigate risk and enhance yield on its digital asset treasury. In 2025, the Company only executed out of the money covered call option agreements, on the price of HYPE sold against and collateralized by HYPE owned by the Company (including liquid staking tokens such as HiHYPE and kHYPE). In the year ended December 31, 2025, total realized gains in connections with covered call options strategies totaled $0.2 million. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no outstanding HYPE options outstanding.

KNTQ digital assets are subsequently remeasured at fair value as of the balance sheet date with changes in fair value recognized as unrealized gains or losses in operating income (expense). In the year ended December 31, 2025, the unrealized losses on KNTQ digital assets totaled $0.2 million.

There were no gains or losses in connection with digital assets for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Reacquisition of License Rights

There was no Reacquisition of license rights for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Reacquisition of license rights for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $4.9 million, comprised of the aggregate $5.0 million of payments ($2.0 million of cash and $3.0 million settled in common stock) to Bausch + Lomb in connection with the reacquisition of the Bausch Licensed Product (which we are recording as an operating expense), partially offset by $0.1 million allocated to the repurchase of equipment.

Asset Impairments (excluding digital assets)

There were no asset impairments for the year ended December 31, 2025 excluding digital asset activity.

Asset impairments expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 was approximately $11.2 million. Uncertainty associated with our business and our exploration of our strategic options has led us to record impairments for the year ended December 31, 2024 of our intangible assets of $6.1 million, property and equipment of $2.5 million, equipment deposits of $0.7 million, prepaid expenses of $0.7 million, operating lease right-of-use asset of $0.4 million, deferred clinical supply costs of $0.4 million and other assets of $0.4 million. We ceased exploration of strategic options in June 2025.

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Other Income (Expense)

Total other income for the year ended December 31, 2025 was approximately $1.4 million, compared to total other expense of approximately $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Total other income for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily consisted of approximately (a) $2.3 million gain on extinguishment of liabilities, including $2.2 million from the release of obligations related to a license agreement (see Note 6 – Other Intangible Assets), (b) $0.4 million other income, and (c) $0.2 million of interest income, partially offset by $1.6 million of interest expense related to the loan pursuant to the Avenue Loan Agreement (the "Avenue Loan). Total other expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily consisted of approximately $2.5 million of interest expense related to the Avenue Loan, partially offset by $1.2 million of changes in fair value of equity consideration (the equity payable for the Bausch + Lomb and Formosa Pharmaceuticals) and approximately $0.2 million of interest income, primarily from Treasury bills.

**Liquidity and Capital Resources**

We measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:

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|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $6443467 | $2121463 |
| Working Capital (Deficit) | $4544796 | $(13279008) |
| Notes Payable (Gross) | $8339366 | $10740402 |

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*Cash Flow*

Since inception, we have experienced negative cash flows from operations and our operations have primarily been funded by proceeds received in equity and debt financings. At December 31, 2025, our accumulated deficit since inception was $240.6 million. As of December 31, 2025, we had a cash and cash equivalents balance of $6.4 million, a working capital surplus of approximately $4.5 million and stockholders' equity of $41.1 million. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $8.3 million and $10.7 million, respectively, of gross debt outstanding.

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, our sources and uses of cash were as follows:

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was approximately $14.8 million, which includes cash used to fund a net loss of $45.3 million, increased by $2.9 million of net cash used by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by $33.4 million of non-cash expenses. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 was approximately $30.1 million, which includes cash used to fund a net loss of $49.8 million, increased by $0.3 million of net cash used by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by $20.0 million of non-cash expenses.

Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was approximately $72.0 million, which was primarily related to the purchase of HYPE digital assets. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 was approximately $0.2 million, which was primarily related to the purchase of property and equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled approximately $91.0 million, which was primarily attributable to $49.4 million of net proceeds from the sale of Series A Preferred Stock and warrants in the Private Placement, $39.4 million of net proceeds from the sale of common stock in our "at-the-market" offering and $4.8 million of net proceeds from the exercise of warrants partially offset by $1.5 million from the repayment of notes payable and $0.9 million from payment of preferred dividends. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled approximately $17.6 million, which was primarily attributable to $17.0 million of net proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants in equity offerings and, $6.1 million of net proceeds from the sale of common stock in our "at-the-market" offering, partially offset by $5.5 million from the repayment of notes payable.

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We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2025, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months. Our financial condition is substantially dependent on the market price and liquidity of HYPE tokens, which are subject to extreme volatility and limited trading venues. Substantially all of our treasury assets are concentrated in HYPE tokens and HYPE LSTs. HYPE tokens have experienced significant price volatility, and our financial results and carrying value of our digital assets will fluctuate materially based on HYPE token price movements. We depend on the continued success and adoption of the Hyperliquid protocol for the value of our treasury holdings.

We plan to continue to pursue additional capital through our at-the-market offering program in the future, however, such funding may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. Although we believe that such capital sources will continue to be available, there can be no assurances that financing will be available to us when needed, or if available, on terms acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing on terms that are satisfactory to us, our ability to continue to grow or support the business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited, which may adversely affect our business plans. We may require proceeds from sales of digital assets in order to fund ongoing operations.

*USDH*

USDH is Hyperliquid's native stablecoin which powers gas-free payments and enables noncustodial financial primitives. As part of its regular operations, the Company began adopting USDH as a method of settling certain digital assets transactions as purchasing HYPE digital assets or receiving fees for its temporary HYPE Asset Use Service agreements. USDH is accounted for as a financial instrument that can be redeemed one USDC for one U.S. dollar on demand from the issuer. The Company holds $81,422 USDH on its Balance Sheet within prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2025. The Company did not own any USDH as of December 31, 2024.

**Contractual Obligations and Commitments**

During the next twelve months we have commitments to pay (a) $2.2 million to settle our December 31, 2025 accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and (b) $0.5 million relating to our non-cancelable operating lease commitments.

The Avenue Loan is in an interest-only period, with half of the accruing interest being paid-in-kind, until 2027.

After the next twelve months we have commitments to pay (a) $0.2 million relating to our non-cancelable operating lease commitments and (b) $8.3 million relating to our notes payable.

**Risks and Uncertainties**

The continuing worldwide implications of the war between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East remain difficult to predict at this time. These events, such as the interruption in telecommunications or internet services, cyber-related terrorist acts, civil disturbances, war or other catastrophes, could also negatively affect the digital asset economy in one or more jurisdictions. Moreover, foreign laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of one or more digital assets by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the digital asset economy in the United States and globally.

**Critical Accounting Estimates**

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require our management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial condition or results of operations would be affected. We base our estimates on our own historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable after taking account of our circumstances and expectations for the future based on available information. We evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis.

We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (i) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made, and (ii) changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period or use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have a material

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impact on our financial condition or results of operations. There are items within our financial statements that require estimation but are not deemed critical, as defined above.

**Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.**

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

**Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.**

See the financial statements included at the end of this report beginning on page F-1.

**Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.**

Not applicable.

**Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.**

**Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures**

As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any disclosure 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 its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

Based on their evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, due to the material weakness disclosed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide assurance at a reasonable level that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures as of December 31, 2025.

**Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting**

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) (2013 Framework). Based on this evaluation under the 2013 Framework and due to the identified material weakness discussed below, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025.

We failed to properly design and implement controls over digital asset pricing, specifically relating to validation of digital asset pricing and principal market determination provided by third party service providers.

Notwithstanding the existence of the material weakness described above, we believe that the financial statements in this Annual Report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates, and for the periods presented, in conformity with GAAP.

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***Remediation Plan***

We have since taken steps to redesign the internal controls over digital asset pricing and principal market determination, including implementation of an internal process to test, and independently verify, the digital asset pricing data received from the third party source. Our management is committed to taking further action and implementing necessary enhancements or improvements, including those necessary to address the material weakness cited above. However, the material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

***Remediation of Prior Material Weaknesses***

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting because the controls associated with evaluating our right-of-use (ROU) assets for potential impairment were not adequately designed or operating effectively. This deficiency resulted from a lack of sufficient precision in our control activities to properly account for the impairment of ROU assets and to appropriately measure the impairment loss.

To remediate this material weakness, management redesigned the control requiring that ROU assets be evaluated for impairment upon the occurrence of triggering events. The control now includes the identification of appropriate asset groups, a structured assessment of triggering events, the application of the required order of impairment testing, including performance of the undiscounted cash flow recoverability test with measurement of the impairment utilizing the fair value of the asset group as required, with contemporaneous written documentation subject to review by the Chief Financial Officer.

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting because the controls over the accounting for certain significant and complex, non-routine transactions and events were not adequately designed or operating effectively. Specifically, we failed to properly account for the fair value of common equity shares issued in relation to the consideration for licensing agreements and debt modification.

To remediate this material weakness, management redesigned the control associated with contractual equity issuances. The control now requires that all such obligations to issue equity are subject to a mandatory accounting assessment, followed by a review by a professional with the requisite technical competence.

Management has evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of the redesigned controls relating to the two matters described above and has concluded that the two material weaknesses described above have been remediated as of December 31, 2025. This remediation represents a material change to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

**Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting**

In the year ended December 31, 2025, in connection with the Company's new digital assets strategy which commenced in June 2025, we instituted new policies, procedures, and internal controls related to digital asset activities, including those affecting our financial reporting processes. These enhancements include controls over the authorization and execution of digital asset transactions, safeguarding and custody arrangements, valuation and fair value measurement processes, reconciliation and monitoring procedures, and related IT general controls. Management continues to evaluate and refine these controls as our digital asset activities evolve. The implementation of these controls has materially affected, and is reasonably likely to continue to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

**Attestation Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm**

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to an exemption for non-accelerated filers.

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**Item 9B. Other Information.**

*Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations for Series A Preferred Stock*

On March 23, 2026, we amended and restated the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations, or the Certificate of Designation for our Series A Preferred Stock originally issued in connection with the Private Placement.

The amendments were made in response to comments from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC regarding Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b), which governs change-of-control transactions. Although the original terms of the Series A Preferred Stock already complied with Rule 5635(b) by including a non-waivable 19.99% beneficial ownership limitation and applicable attribution provisions, the Company adopted the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation with the consent of not less than a majority of the holders of the Preferred Stock, in order to align with Nasdaq's interpretive preferences and facilitate the completion of Nasdaq's review process. The amendment confirms that the beneficial ownership limitations in the Certificate of Designation may not be amended or waived without stockholder approval. The amended Certificate of Designation does not alter the economic terms of the Series A Preferred Stock and is consistent with the Company's original intent to comply with applicable Nasdaq listing standards.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1.6 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

*Trading Arrangements*

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers adopted, modified or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act or any "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K).

**Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections**

Not applicable.

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**PART III**

**Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.**

Our Board of Directors currently consists of five members, each of whom serve for a one-year term or until a successor has been elected and qualified: Michael Geltzeiler, Rachel Jacobson, Hyunsu Jung, Ellen Strahlman, M.D., and Happy Walters.

The name of and certain information regarding each director as of March 27, 2026 is set forth below. This information is based on data furnished to us by the directors. There is no family relationship between any director, executive officer, or person nominated to become a director or executive officer. The business address for each director for matters regarding the Company is 23461 South Pointe Drive, Suite 390, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.

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| **Name of Director Nominee** | **Age** | **Positions with the Company** | **Director Since** |
| Michael Geltzeiler | 67 | Director | November 2023 |
| Rachel Jacobson | 52 | Director | February 2022 |
| Hyunsu Jung | 30 | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Director | June 2025 |
| Ellen Strahlman, M.D. | 68 | Director | July 2022 |
| Happy Walters | 59 | Director | September 2025 |

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**Directors**

*Michael Geltzeiler — Director*

Mr. Geltzeiler has been a member of the Board of Directors since November 2023. Mr. Geltzeiler brings to the Board significant expertise as a chief financial officer of public companies. Mr. Geltzeiler served as chief financial officer at ADT Corporation from November 2013 – June 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Geltzeiler served as chief financial officer of NYSE Euronext from June 2008 – November 2013. Mr. Geltzeiler served as a director of Cypress Creek Renewables, a private company, from October 2018 to December 2021. Mr. Geltzeiler also served as an operating partner of Temasek, a private company, from June 2017 to July 2023.

Mr. Geltzeiler holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Delaware and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.

We believe Mr. Geltzeiler's significant experience as a Chief Financial Officer of companies including ADT Corporation, NYSE Euronext and Readers Digest, and his extensive finance background, is valuable to the Company and qualifies him to serve as one of our directors.

*Rachel Jacobson - Director*

Ms. Jacobson has been a member of the Board of Directors since February 2022. Ms. Jacobson brings to the Board significant expertise in business development and marketing, having served in leadership positions at major global sports organizations including the Drone Racing League ("DRL") and the National Basketball Association ("NBA"). Ms. Jacobson most recently served as the President, Business Ventures & Partnerships at Infinite Reality from June 2024 through March 2025 (with the acquisition of DRL and successful transition into the parent company, Ms. Jacobson left Infinite Reality to return back to her passion of building high performing sports properties and global companies). Prior to the acquisition, from April 2020 through June 2024, Ms. Jacobson served as President of DRL, the world's premier, professional drone racing property, where she spearheaded global partnerships and media rights deals, and led the marketing and business development teams. Bringing to DRL her legacy of creating transformative partnerships with leading sports and technology brands, Ms. Jacobson forged groundbreaking partnerships with organizations including Algorand, Google, T-Mobile, New Balance, the U.S. Air Force, Pfizer and others. Laser focused on making a global, philanthropic impact, she also expanded the league's DRL Academy STEM program to create new, interactive drone racing curriculum for students around the world.

Prior to DRL, she served as the Chief Business Development Officer at Landit, Inc., the market leader in personalized career pathing technology to increase the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace. Before that, she spent 21 years at the NBA, where she oversaw business development, licensing, marketing, account management, event planning, and held several other roles during her tenure. As their SVP of Global Partnerships, she closed partnership sales and secured global partnerships

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with some of the world's most prominent companies including PepsiCo, Inc., ExxonMobil Corporation, Under Armour, Inc., Marriott International Inc., Harman International Industries, Kaiser Permanente and other Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Jacobson has received numerous industry accolades, including being named a Fortune's Most Powerful Women member, Cynopsis Top Women in Media's "Innovator & Disruptor," TechStars Sports Accelerator Mentor and a recipient of Sports Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award. She is a charter member of the W.O.M.E.N. Mentoring Program, where she helps other professional women advance their careers through leadership training. Ms. Jacobson is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel & Business Management.

We believe Ms. Jacobson's significant experience in business development and marketing is valuable to the Company and qualifies her to serve as one of our directors.

*Ellen Strahlman, M.D., MHSc, – Director*

Dr. Strahlman has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2022. She currently serves as Partner at Reillen Group LLC. She previously served as Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD") (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, from 2013 until 2018. While at BD, the company was selected as the Outstanding Corporate Innovator in 2015 by the Product Development & Management Association. Before joining BD, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for GlaxoSmithKline, plc ("GSK") from 2008 to 2013, spending her last year at GSK as Senior Advisor to the CEO, leading GSK's Global Health Programs. Prior to 2008, Dr. Strahlman held senior executive leadership roles in global product development and commercialization and business development at Pfizer, Inc., Novartis AG, Virogen Limited, and Merck & Co., Inc. She was the Senior Vice President for Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer for Bausch & Lomb from 1995 to 2000.

Dr. Strahlman was chosen to serve as Industry Representative on the FDA/CDER Dermatology and Ophthalmology Advisory Committee (DODAC), from 2008 to 2013. From 2016 to November 2020, Dr. Strahlman served as a director of Syncona Limited (LSE: SYNC.L), having previously served as a director of Syncona Partners, LLP. She is currently a director of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO). In addition to her corporate board service, Dr. Strahlman serves as a visiting professor at the University of Turku in Finland.

Dr. Strahlman earned a B.A. from Harvard University in biochemistry and an M.D. from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is an American Board of Ophthalmology board-certified ophthalmologist, having trained at the Wilmer Eye Institute from 1984 to 1987. She was awarded a Carnegie Mellon Public Health Fellowship in 1987, during which she earned an M.H.Sc. in Epidemiology from the Bloomberg School of Public Health from 1987 to 1989.

We believe Dr. Strahlman's extensive executive experience in publicly traded companies is valuable to the Company and qualifies her to serve as one of our directors.

*Happy Walters – Director*

Mr. Walters is the founder of and has been Chief Executive Officer of Blue Horizon Capital LLC since 2019, where Mr. Walters leverages his deep expertise and strategic vision to drive growth in cutting-edge sectors such as telehealth, blockchain, fitness, and lifestyle. Mr. Walters also serves on the board of directors of Immutable Holdings, Inc. (Cboe: HOLD). Mr. Walters previously co-founded and served on the board of LifeMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: LFMD) and co-founded Bitcoin treasury ZOOZ Power Ltd. (Nasdaq and TASE: ZOOZ). Mr. Walters was an early investor in Hedera Hashgraph, an open-source, public network governed by a council of leading global institutions, consulting on counsel and investor relations. As an early investor in Axelar Networks, a Layer 2 protocol blockchain platform, Mr. Walters provided strategic support in investor fundraising and go-to-market strategies. Mr. Walters earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1990.

We believe Mr. Walters' extensive experience in blockchain is valuable to the Company and qualifies him to serve as one of our directors.

*Hyunsu Jung – Chief Executive Officer and Director*

Mr. Jung has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since January 2026, as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer from September 2025 until January 2026, and as the Company's Chief Investment Officer and a director since June 2025. Prior to joining the Company, from June 2021 to June 2025, Mr. Jung was a Portfolio Manager at DARMA Capital, an $1B+ asset manager registered with the CFTC and NFA. Previously, Mr. Jung was a Consultant at EY-Parthenon from October 2018 to June 2021, where he drove Finance and Digital Transformation for major enterprise M&A deals. Mr. Jung earned his B.A. from Vassar College in 2018.

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We believe Mr. Jung's experience as our Chief Executive Officer, as well as his experience in the finance and digital asset fields, is valuable to the Company and qualifies him to serve as one of our directors.

**Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert**

Our Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, composed of Michael Geltzeiler (Chair), Rachel Jacobson and Dr. Strahlman, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements of Rules 5605(a)(2) and 5605(c)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules and Section 10A(m)(3) of the Exchange Act. Our Board has determined that Mr. Geltzeiler is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Our Audit Committee met six times during the 2025 fiscal year.

**Code of Business Conduct and Ethics**

We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers, employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, and consultants. The full text of our code of business conduct and ethics is available under the *Governance* – *Governance Documents* section of our website at *ir.hyperiondefi.com*. Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing our code of business conduct and ethics and any waivers applicable to any director, executive officer, or employee. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our code of business conduct and ethics, or waivers of such provisions applicable to our directors, officers, and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, and consultants, on our website identified above.

**Insider Trading Policy**

We have adopted an Insider Trading Policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of our securities that applies to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, as well as certain other covered persons. We believe that our Insider Trading Policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to us. A full copy of our Insider Trading Policy can be found as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Hedging and Pledging Transactions**

Under our Insider Trading Policy, we strongly discourage our employees (including our named executive officers) and our directors from hedging our securities, holding shares of our common stock in a margin account, or pledging shares of our common stock as collateral for a loan.

**Executive Officers**

The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers as of March 23, 2026:

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| **Name** | **Age** | **Position** |
| Hyunsu Jung | 30 | Chief Executive Officer |
| David Knox | 36 | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Robert Rubenstein | 59 | General Counsel and Secretary |

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See "**Directors**" above for additional information about Mr. Jung**.**

**David Knox** has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since September 2025. Prior to that, he served as Head of Capital Markets and Head of Finance for Global Credit and Financial Services at PayPal Holdings, Inc. ("PayPal") from April 2024 to September 2025. In his dual role at PayPal, Mr. Knox was responsible for supporting the profitable growth of the company's lending segments under a "balance sheet light" strategic imperative, while also executing core FP&A responsibilities with robust governance and reporting across the PayPal and Venmo global financial services platforms. Prior to his time at PayPal, from June 2020 to March 2024, Mr. Knox served multiple roles at SoFi Technologies, Inc. including Vice President of Capital Markets and Business Lead for Refi Student Loans. Mr. Knox was Director at Cantor Fitzgerald from September 2018 to June 2020, where he provided capital markets structuring and advisory services across mortgage-backed and asset-backed finance transactions. Mr. Knox also held prior roles in lending and capital markets at Hudson Advisors L.P. and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Mr. Knox holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.

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**Robert Rubenstein** has served as the Company's General Counsel and Secretary since January 2026. Prior to that, he served as a self-employed lawyer and consultant from May 2024 to December 2025. From May 2021 to May 2024, Mr. Rubenstein served as Vice President and General Counsel of Moldex Metric, Inc. where he was responsible for overseeing the company's legal affairs and compliance matters. Prior to that, from December 2019 to March 2021, Mr. Rubenstein served multiple roles at Peer Street, Inc. including General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary. Mr. Rubenstein held senior legal leadership roles at Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment and Las Vegas Sands Corp., where he supported global operations, regulatory compliance and large-scale financings. Mr. Rubenstein holds a Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

**Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports**

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. These executive officers, directors and shareholders are required by the SEC to furnish us with copies of all forms they file pursuant to Section 16(a).

Based upon a review of Section 16(a) forms furnished to the Company, we believe that all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements were met during the year ended December 31, 2025, except for the following due to administrative errors: (i) one Form 3 was filed for Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. on June 30, 2025 with respect to a reportable event that occurred on January 31, 2025; (ii) one Form 4 was filed for Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. on June 30, 2025 with respect to a reportable event that occurred on February 21, 2025; (iii) a Form 3 was filed for Hyunsu Jung on July 9, 2025 for a reportable event that occurred on June 17, 2025; (iv) a Form 4 was filed for Hyunsu Jung on July 9, 2025 for a reportable event that occurred on June 17, 2025; and (v) a Form 4 was filed for each of Michael Geltzeiler, Michael Rowe, Rachel Jacbson and Ellen Strahlman on July 9, 2025 for a reportable event for each individual that occurred on June 13, 2025.

**Item 11. Executive Compensation.**

This Item 11 discusses material components of our executive compensation program for the following individuals, each of whom is one of our "named executive officers" for 2025: Hyunsu Jung (our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer), Michael Rowe (our former Chief Executive Officer), David Knox (our Chief Financial Officer), and Bren Kern (our former Chief Operating Officer).

We have opted to comply with the executive compensation disclosure rules applicable to "smaller reporting companies", as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

**Key Elements of Our Compensation Program for 2025**

In 2025, we compensated our named executive officers through a combination of base salary, bonuses and long-term equity incentives in the form of RSUs. Our named executive officers are also eligible for our standard benefits programs, which include group health insurance and vacation programs.

We do not use specific formulas or weightings in determining the allocation of the various compensation elements. Instead, the compensation for our named executive officers has been designed to provide a combination of fixed and at-risk compensation that is tied to the achievement of our short- and long-term objectives. We believe that this approach achieves the primary objectives of our compensation program.

We are continually evaluating various compensation programs to implement as our business evolves. The disclosures below describe our historical compensation practices.

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**Summary Compensation Table**

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our named executive officers for fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company does not have any non-equity incentive plans or awards.

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| **Name and**<br>**Principal**<br>**Position** | <br>**Year** | <br>**Salary**<br>**($)** | <br>**Bonus**<br>**($)** | **Stock**<br>**awards**<br>**($)**<sup>(1)</sup> | **Option**<br>**awards**<br>**($)**<sup>(1)</sup> | **All other**<br>**compensation**<br>**($)** | <br>**Total($)** |
| Hyunsu Jung | 2025 | 135000<br><sup>(2)</sup> |  | 9150000<br><sup>(3)</sup> |  | 1089<br><sup>(4)</sup> | 9286089 |
| *Chief Executive Officer / Chief Investment Officer* | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| David Knox | 2025 | 103030<br><sup>(5)</sup> | 75000.00 | 3072000<br><sup>(6)</sup> |  | 1787<br><sup>(7)</sup> | 3251817 |
| *Chief Financial Officer* | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Michael Rowe | 2025 | 466667<br><sup>(8)</sup> |  | 16014<br><sup>(9)</sup> |  | 5397<br><sup>(10)</sup> | 488078 |
| *Former Chief Executive Officer* | 2024 | 632500 |  |  | 101230<br><sup>(11)</sup> | 74026<br><sup>(12)</sup> | 807756 |
| Bren Kern | 2025 | 199901<br><sup>(13)</sup> |  | 53500<br><sup>(14)</sup> |  | 462347<br><sup>(15)</sup> | 715748 |
| *Former Chief Operating Officer* | 2024 | 396750 |  |  | 67487<br><sup>(16)</sup> | 43127<br><sup>(17)</sup> | 507364 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The amounts reported in the "Stock awards" and "Option awards" columns reflect the aggregate fair value of stock-based compensation awarded during the year computed in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 13 to our financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10- for the assumptions underlying the valuation of equity awards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Mr. Jung was paid pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated June 17, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) During 2025, we granted RSU awards of 500,000 shares of our common stock as an inducement at a grant date value of $6.10 per share to Mr. Jung. The RSUs had a total grant date fair value of $3,050,000. The RSUs vested immediately and the inducement grant will settle on the following schedule: 250,000 RSUs on December 15, 2025; 125,000 RSUs on May 26, 2026; and 125,000 RSUs on August 16, 2026. During 2025, we also granted RSU awards of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at a grant date value of $6.10 per share to Mr. Jung. The RSUs had a total grant date fair value of $6,100,000. The RSUs will vest upon the achievement of market capitalization milestones, as follows: (i) five hundred thousand (500,000) RSUs shall vest upon the Company achieving a market capitalization of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000); and (ii) five hundred thousand (500,000) RSUs shall vest upon the Company achieving a market capitalization of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) (the "Market Cap Milestones"). The shares of our common stock underlying such RSUs (the "Market Cap Shares") will be settled according to the following schedule: (a) 33.33% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled immediately upon achievement of the Market Cap Milestones. (b) 33.33% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled one year following achievement of the Market Cap Milestones and (c) 33.33% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled two years following achievement of the Market Cap Milestones.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Represents amounts paid to Mr. Jung in 2025 for a stipend reimbursement for health insurance while residing in Puerto Rico and a monthly cell phone allowance received by all Company employees.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Mr. Knox was paid pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated September 8, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) During 2025, we granted RSU awards of 100,000 shares of our common stock as an inducement at a grant date value of $10.24 per share to Mr. Knox. The RSUs had a total grant date fair value of $1,024,000. The RSUs vest in two equal installments, with fifty percent (50%) vesting on the six-month anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining fifty percent (50%) vesting on the twelve-month anniversary of the date of grant. During 2025, we also granted RSU stock awards of 200,000 shares of our common stock at a grant date value of $10.24 per share to Mr. Knox. The RSUs had a total grant date fair value of $2,048,000. The RSUs will vest upon the achievement of market capitalization milestones as follows: (i) one hundred thousand (100,000) RSUs shall vest upon the Company achieving a market capitalization of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000); and (ii) one hundred thousand (100,000) RSUs shall vest upon the Company achieving a market capitalization of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) (the "Market Cap Milestones"). The shares of our common stock underlying such RSUs (the "Market Cap Shares") will be settled according to the following schedule: (a) 25% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled three months following achievement of each of the Market Cap Milestones, (b) an additional 25% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled six months following achievement of each of the Market Cap Milestones; an additional 25% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled nine months following achievement of each of the Market Cap Milestones and (c) an additional 25% of the Market Cap Shares will be settled twelve months following achievement of each of the Market Cap Milestones.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Represents amounts paid to Mr. Knox in 2025 pursuant to his contributions to the Company's 401(k) program and a monthly cell phone allowance received by all Company employees.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Mr. Rowe was paid pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2022. On September 2, 2025, Michael Rowe notified the Board of Directors of the Company of his intent to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. His last day of employment with the company was November 1, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) On June 13, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to Michael Rowe 6,600 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $16,104. The RSUs vested in full on June 13, 2025.

(10) Represents amounts paid to Mr. Rowe in 2025 for matching funds for his contributions to the Company's 401(k) program and a monthly cell phone allowance received by all Company employees.

(11) During 2024, we granted options to purchase 936 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $152.80 per share to Mr. Rowe. The options had an original grant date fair value of $101,230. The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on February 12, 2025, and the remaining options become exercisable in 24 equal increments on one-month anniversaries thereafter. The shares and exercise price of the grant have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

(12) Represents amounts paid to Mr. Rowe in 2024 for accrued vacation time when the Company transitioned to an unlimited vacation time policy in 2024, matching funds for his contributions to the Company's 401(k) program and a monthly cell phone allowance received by all Company employees.

(13) Mr. Kern was paid pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated December 19, 2022. His employment with the company was terminated by the company with a Separation and Release Agreement dated July 1, 2025, and Mr. Kern received prorated compensation for his service during 2025.

(14) During 2025, we granted RSU awards of 50,000 shares of common stock at a grant date value of $1.07 per share on April 21, 2025 to Mr. Kern. The RSUs had a grant date fair value of $53,500. The RSUs vested upon the company's decision to terminate Mr. Kern's employment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Represents amounts paid to Mr. Kern in 2025 pursuant to the terms of a Separation and Release Agreement, a post-employment Advisor Agreement, for matching funds for his contributions to the Company's 401(k) program, and a monthly cell phone allowance received by all Company employees.

(16) During 2024, we granted options to purchase 624 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $152.80 per share to Mr. Kern. The options had a grant date fair value of $67,487. The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on February 12, 2025 and the remaining options become exercisable in 24 equal increments on one-month anniversaries thereafter. The shares and exercise price of the grant have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. In connection with the Company's reduction in force, Mr. Kern transitioned out of his position as Chief Operating Officer in July 2025, and a portion of the shareswere partially vested on that date. Thus, 659 options were forfeited.

(17) Represents amounts paid to Mr. Kern in 2024 for accrued vacation time when the Company transitioned to an unlimited vacation time policy in 2024, matching funds for his contributions to the Company's 401(k) program and a monthly cell phone allowance received by all Company employees.

**Employment Arrangements**

***Hyunsu Jung***

Mr. Jung is currently compensated for his services as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 2026 (the "Jung Employment Agreement"). Under the terms of the Jung Employment Agreement, the Company is required to pay Mr. Jung a base salary of not less than $520,000 per year. Mr. Jung is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based upon the achievement of pre-established annual individual and Company objectives determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. He is also eligible to receive equity award grants pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's then current equity plan, subject to the terms of an equity agreement as approved by the Board of Directors.

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Under a previous employment agreement with the Company dated June 17, 2025 (the "Initial Jung Employment Agreement"), the Company was required to pay Mr. Jung an initial salary of $250,000. Upon his initial hiring by the Company, he received an inducement equity award consisting of 500,000 shares of Common Stock and an aggregate of 1,000,000 RSUs, to vest in two equal installments, subject to certain milestones being achieved.

The Jung Employment Agreement provides the following payments upon termination of Mr. Jung's employment:

*Termination by Company for Cause; by Executive without Good Reason; or as a Result of Disability or Death.* If Mr. Jung's employment is terminated by us for Cause (as defined in the Jung Employment Agreement), by Mr. Jung without Good Reason (as defined in the Jung Employment Agreement), or as a result of Mr. Jung's Disability (as defined in the Jung Employment Agreement) or death, then the Company is required to pay Mr. Jung the portion of his base salary that has accrued prior to such termination and has not yet been paid and the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Mr. Jung prior to such termination and not yet reimbursed (collectively, the "Jung Accrued Obligations"), promptly following the effective date of such termination.

*Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason.* If Mr. Jung's employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, Disability or death, or by Mr. Jung for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Jung Accrued Obligations, Mr. Jung is entitled to receive the following, subject to the execution of a separation agreement and release of claims and other terms and conditions set forth in the Jung Employment Agreement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· *Severance Payment.* Payment in an amount equal to Mr. Jung's base salary for a twelve-month period, less customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid in one lump sum amount.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· *Benefits.* Health insurance coverage at no cost to Mr. Jung for up to twelve months following the termination date, subject to earlier termination upon Mr. Jung's eligibility for coverage under another employer's health plan and applicable COBRA requirements.

Mr. Jung does not receive separate compensation for his role as a director.

***David Knox***

Mr. Knox is currently compensated for his services as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated September 8, 2025 (the "Knox Employment Agreement"). Under the Knox Employment Agreement, the Company is required to pay Mr. Knox a base salary of not less than $400,000 per year. Mr. Knox also received a one-time sign on bonus in the amount of $75,000. Pursuant to the Knox Employment Agreement, Mr. Knox received an inducement equity award consisting of 100,000 RSUs, which will vest in two equal installments on the sixth month and first year anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Knox's continued employment with the Company on the applicable vesting dates. Mr. Knox also received a grant of 200,000 RSUs, or two grants each comprised of 100,000 RSUs (the "Milestone Grants"), pursuant to the Company's 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, subject to the Company reaching certain milestones described in the Knox Employment Agreement. Each Milestone Grant will vest in equal quarterly installments over the 12-month period following the date on which the applicable milestone is achieved, subject to Mr. Knox's continued employment with the Company on the applicable vesting dates.

If Mr. Knox's employment is terminated for any reason, including by us with or without Cause (as defined in the Knox Employment Agreement), by Mr. Knox with or without Good Reason (as defined in the Knox Employment Agreement), or as a result of Mr. Knox's Disability (as defined in the Knox Employment Agreement) or death, then the Company is required to pay Mr. Knox the portion of his base salary that has accrued prior to such termination and has not yet been paid and the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Mr. Knox prior to such termination and not yet reimbursed promptly following the effective date of such termination. Mr. Knox is not entitled to any severance payments, continued benefits, or other post-termination compensation, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

***Michael Rowe***

Mr. Rowe was compensated for his services as our former Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2022 (the "Rowe Employment Agreement") which was amended and restated on June 17, 2025 (the "A&R Rowe Employment Agreement").

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Under the terms of both the Rowe Employment Agreement and A&R Rowe Employment Agreement, the Company was required to pay Mr. Rowe a base salary of not less than $575,000 per year. Under the Rowe Employment Agreement, Mr. Rowe was eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based upon the achievement of pre-established annual individual and Company objectives determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. Under the A&R Rowe Employment Agreement, he was eligible to receive an annual cash bonus in a target amount up to 60% of his base salary based upon the achievement of pre-established annual individual and Company objectives determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Rowe was also eligible to receive equity award grants pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's then current equity plan, subject to the terms of an equity agreement as approved by the Board of Directors under the Rowe Employment Agreement, and an option to purchase shares of the Company's common stock representing 1% of the fully-diluted common equity pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's then current equity plan and Board approval under the A&R Rowe Employment Agreement.

Mr. Rowe did not receive additional compensation for his role as Principal Financial Officer of the Company during fiscal year 2025. Mr. Rowe resigned from his roles at the Company, effective November 1, 2025.

***Bren Kern***

Mr. Kern was compensated for his services as our Chief Operating Officer pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated December 19, 2022 (the "Kern Employment Agreement"). Under the terms of the Kern Employment Agreement, the Company was required to pay Mr. Kern a base salary of not less than $345,000 per year. Mr. Kern was eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, based upon the achievement of annual performance objectives generally determined by the Compensation Committee. He was also eligible to receive equity award grants pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's then current equity plan, subject to the terms of an equity agreement as approved by the Board of Directors.

In connection with a reduction in force, Mr. Kern's employment with the Company ended in July 2025.

**Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2025**

The following table sets forth information regarding all outstanding stock options held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2025:

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| <br>**Name** | **Number of**<br>**securities**<br>**underlying**<br>**unexercised**<br>**options(#)**<br>**exercisable** | **Number of**<br>**securities**<br>**underlying**<br>**unexercised**<br>**options(#)**<br>**unexercisable** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Option**<br>**exercise**<br>**price**<br>**($)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Option**<br>**expiration**<br>**date** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Number of**<br>**shares or**<br>**untis of stock that**<br>**have not vested(#)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Market value**<br>**of shares or**<br>**untis of stock**<br>**that have not**<br>**vested($)**<sup>(9)</sup> |
| Hyunsu Jung |  |  |  |  | 1000000<br><sup>(10)</sup> | 3560000 |
| *Chief Investment Officer / Chief Executive Officer* |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| David Knox |  |  |  |  | 200000<br><sup>(11)</sup> | 712000 |
| *Chief Financial Officer* |  |  |  |  | 100000<br><sup>(12)</sup> | 356000 |
| Michael Rowe | 750<br><sup>(1)</sup> |  | 504.00 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
| *Former Chief Executive Officer* | 248<br><sup>(2)</sup> |  | 496.00 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
|  | 534<br><sup>(3)</sup> |  | 248.80 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
|  | 1644<br><sup>(4)</sup> |  | 217.60 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
|  | 1603<br><sup>(5)</sup> |  | 480.80 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
|  | 289<br><sup>(6)</sup> |  | 248.00 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
|  | 5499<br><sup>(7)</sup> |  | 132.80 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
|  | 520<br><sup>(8)</sup> |  | 152.80 | 2/1/2026 |  |  |
| Bren Kern |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| *Former Chief Operating Officer* |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The options vested as to 20.83 shares on August 2, 2018 and vested in equal 20.83 share amounts on each of the 35 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on July 24, 2019 and became exercisable in equal share amounts on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the option on August 16, 2020 and the remaining options become exercisable in equal increments on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on June 3, 2021 and the remaining options become exercisable in equal increments on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on January 30, 2022 and the remaining options become exercisable in equal increments on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on February 14, 2023 and the remaining options become exercisable in equal increments on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on August 1, 2023 and the remaining options become exercisable in equal increments on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) The options vested as to one-third of the shares underlying the options on February 12, 2025 and the remaining options were to become exercisable in equal increments on each of the 24 one-month anniversaries thereafter. These options were 100% forfeited 3 months from the date of Mr. Rowe's resignation effective November 1, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) The closing price of HYPD on December 31, 2025 was $3.56.

(10) The RSUs vest upon the achievement of the Jung Market Cap Milestones. The shares of common stock underlying such RSUs will be settled according to the following schedule: (a) 33.33% of the RSUs will be settled immediately upon achievement of the Jung Market Cap Milestones, (b)33.33% of the RSUs will be settled one year following achievement of the Jung Market Cap Milestones and (c) 33.33% of the RSUs will be settled two years following achievement of the Jung Market Cap Milestones.

(11) The RSUs vest upon the achievement of the Knox Market Cap Milestones. The shares of common stock underlying such RSUs will be settled according to the following schedule: 25% of the RSUs will be settled three months following achievement of each of the Knox Market Cap Milestones; an additional 25% of the RSUs will be settled six months following achievement of each of the Knox Market Cap Milestones; an additional 25% of the RSUs will be settled nine months following achievement of each of the Knox Market Cap Milestones; and an additional 25% of the RSUs will be settled twelve months following achievement of each of the Knox Market Cap Milestones.

(12) The RSUs vest in two equal installments, with fifty percent (50%) vesting on March 29, 2026, the six-month anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining fifty percent (50%) vesting on September 29, 2026, the 12-month anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Mr. Knox's continued employment with the Company through each such vesting date.

**Director Compensation**

In April 2022, our Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, adopted a Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy for the Company's non-employee directors, which was further amended in August 2022, March 2023 and July 2025. Each non-employee director receives a quarterly retainer of $25,000. In addition, certain non-employee directors receive additional quarterly cash retainers for service in leadership roles: the Chair of the Board received an additional quarterly retainer of $15,000; the Audit Committee Chair, Compensation Committee Chair and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair each receives an additional quarterly retainer of $10,000; and all other members of our Board committees receive an additional quarterly retainer of $5,000.

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Non-employee directors are also eligible to receive equity compensation in the form of RSUs granted under the Company's equity incentive plan. In connection with the adoption of the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, effective as of July 22, 2025, and the Company's new business strategy, each non-employee director continuing to serve on the Board received a one-time grant of 50,000 RSUs, subject to time-based vesting. Beginning with the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, each non-employee director who continues to serve on the Board following the annual meeting is expected to receive an annual grant of RSUs with a value of $185,000, vesting in full on the earlier of one year from the date of grant or the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to continued service.

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation of our then serving directors (excluding Mr. Jung, who is an executive officer) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025:

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| **Name** | **Fees earned or paid in cash** | **Stock awards** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Option awards** <sup>(1)</sup> | **All other compensation** | **Total** |
| Charles E. Mather IV<sup>(2)</sup> | $65000 | $24400<br><sup>(6)</sup> | $— | $— | $89400 |
| Tsontcho Ianchulev, M.D., M.P.H<sup>(2)</sup> | $20000 | $17080<br><sup>(4)</sup> | $— | $— | $37080 |
| Michael Geltzeiler | $120000 | $390080<br><sup>(4)(7)(10)</sup> | $— | $— | $510080 |
| Rachel Jacobson | $115000 | $385200<br><sup>(5)(7)(9)</sup> | $— | $— | $500200 |
| Ram Palanki, Pharm.D<sup>(2)</sup> | $26250 | $12200<br><sup>(5)</sup> | $— | $— | $38450 |
| Happy Walters<sup>(3)</sup> | $37500 | $324000<br><sup>(8)</sup> | $— | $— | $361500 |
| Ellen Strahlman, M.D. | $118750 | $385200<br><sup>(5)(7)(9)</sup> | $— | $— | $503950 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The amounts reported in the "Stock awards" and "Option awards" columns reflect the aggregate fair value of stock-based compensation awarded during the year computed in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 13 to our financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the assumptions underlying the valuation of equity awards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Dr. Ianchulev, Mather and Palanki retired from the Board on June 17, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Mr. Walters joined the Board on September 8, 2025

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) On June 13, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to each of Dr. Ianchulev and Mr. Geltzeiler 7,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $17,080. The RSUs shall vest in full upon the earlier of (i) the closing of a financing that results in more than $10 million in gross proceeds to the Company or (ii) the grantee's retirement from the Board of Directors in connection with the closing of the transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) On June 13, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to each of Ms. Jacobson, Dr. Palanki, and Dr. Strahlman 5,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $12,200. The RSUs shall vest in full upon the earlier of (i) the closing of a financing that results in more than $10 million in gross proceeds to the Company or (ii) the grantee's retirement from the Board of Directors in connection with the closing of the transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) On June 13, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to Mr. Mather 10,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $24,400. The RSUs shall vest in full upon the earlier of (i) the closing of a financing that results in more than $10 million in gross proceeds to the Company or (ii) the grantee's retirement from the Board of Directors in connection with the closing of the transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) On August 18, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to each of Ms. Jacobson, Dr. Strahlman and Mr. Geltzeiler 50,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $373,000. The RSUs shall vest as follows: (1) 25,000 RSUs shall vest on December 15, 2025; (2) 12,500 RSUs shall vest on May 26, 2026; and (3) 12,500 RSUs shall vest on August 16, 2026; provided, however, that such awards shall vest immediately in full upon the date on which merger, sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, liquidation or dissolution, any reverse merger or related transactions, or acquisition in a single or series of related transactions by a beneficial owner ("Corporate Transaction") occurs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) On September 8, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to Mr. Walters 50,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $324,000. The RSUs shall as follows: (1) 25,000 RSUs shall vest on March 31, 2026; (2) 12,500 RSUs shall vest on August 16, 2026; and (3) 12,500 RSUs shall vest on November 16, 2026; provided, however, that such awards shall vest immediately and in full upon (a) the date on which a Corporate Transaction is consummated.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) On April 21, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to each of Ms. Jacobson and Dr. Strahlman 3,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $3,210. The RSUs were to vest upon the closing of the Company's proposed business combination with a specific entity. The proposed business combination with the specific entity did not occur and these units were cancelled accordingly and ultimately had no compensation value.

(10) On April 21, 2025, the Board of Directors granted to Mr. Geltzeiler 5,000 RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $5,350. The RSUs were to vest upon the closing of the Company's proposed business combination with a specific entity. The proposed business combination with the specific entity did not occur and these units were cancelled accordingly and ultimately had no compensation value.

As of December 31, 2025, our non-employee directors held the following unvested RSUs and outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock.

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| <br>**Name** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Aggregate**<br>**Number of**<br>**Unvested RSUs** | **Aggregate**<br>**Number of**<br>**Options**<br>**Outstanding** |
| Michael Geltzeiler | 26015 | 1422 |
| Rachel Jacobson | 26301 | 1814 |
| Happy Walters | 50000 |  |
| Ellen Strahlman, M.D. | 26235 | 1723 |
| Tsontcho Ianchulev, MD., M.P.H. |  | 3342 |

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None of our non-employee directors received any compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 in their capacity as directors other than as reflected above.

***Timing of Equity Grants***

We do not have any program, plan or obligation that requires us to grant equity awards on specified dates, although the Company's longstanding practice has been to make annual equity grants in January and May or June of each year at the regularly scheduled meetings of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors. We believe this allows management, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors to review all elements of compensation at the same points in each year. The Board, with respect to our Chief Executive Officer, and the Compensation Committee, with respect to our other named executive officers, may also grant equity awards from time to time in recognition of a named executive officer's expanded duties and responsibilities or continuing contributions to the Company's performance.

Neither the Compensation Committee nor the Board of Directors takes material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of grants of equity compensation. Further, we do not have any program, plan or practice to time grant dates of equity compensation awards in coordination with the release of material nonpublic information and have not timed the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company did not grant stock options to any NEO during any period beginning four business days before and ending one business day after the filing of any Company periodic report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of any Form 8-K that disclosed any material nonpublic information.

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The following table provides information as of December 31, 2025 about our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under all of our existing equity compensation plans (including individual arrangements):

**Equity Compensation Plan Information**

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| <br>**Plan Category** | <br>**Number of securities** <br>**to be issued upon**<br>**exercise of**<br>**outstanding options,** <br>**warrants, and rights**<br>**(a)** | **Weighted-**<br>**average**<br>**exercise price**<br>**of outstanding**<br>**options,**<br>**warrants and**<br>**rights**<br>**(b)** | <br>**Number of securities**<br>**remaining available for**<br>**future issuance under**<br>**equity compensation plan**<br>**(excluding securities** <br>**reflected in column (a))**<br>**(c)** |
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |  |  |  |
| 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended | 8889 | $280.41 |  |
| Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan | 83186 | $53.55 | 3762013 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |  |  |  |
| Total | 92075 | $217.82 | 3762013 |

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**Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.**

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of February 28, 2026, unless otherwise noted below, for the following:

● each person or entity known to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock as of the date indicated in the corresponding footnote;

● the named executive officers set forth in the Summary Compensation Table;

● each director; and

● all current directors and executive officers as a group.

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 10,635,794 shares of our common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2026, unless otherwise noted below. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, based on factors including voting and investment power with respect to shares. Common stock subject to options currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days after February 28, 2026 is deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding those securities, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each listed stockholder is c/o Hyperion DeFi, Inc., 23461 South Pointe Drive, Suite 390, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.

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| <br>**Name of Beneficial Owner** | **Shares** <br>**Beneficially** <br>**Owned Number** | <br>**Percentage** |
| ***Directors and Named Executive Officers*** |  |  |
| Hyunsu Jung <sup>(1)</sup> | 417676 | 3.8% |
| David Knox <sup>(2)</sup> | 77950 | \* |
| Michael Geltzeiler <sup>(3)</sup> | 64437 | \* |
| Rachel Jacobson <sup>(4)</sup> | 33115 | \* |
| Ellen Strahlman <sup>(5)</sup> | 102753 | 1.0% |
| Happy Walters <sup>(6)</sup> | 86930 | \* |
| Michael Rowe <sup>(7)</sup> | 7975 | \* |
| Bren Kern <sup>(8)</sup> | 27650 | \* |
| ***All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)*** <sup>(9)</sup> | 818486 | 7.5% |
| **5% Stockholders:** |  |  |
| Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension <sup>(10)</sup> | 863087 | 8.1% |
| Armistice Capital, LLC <sup>(11)</sup> | 912475 | 8.0% |
| Avenue Capital Group <sup>(12)</sup> | 590124 | 5.4% |

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\*Less than 1% of the outstanding shares of our common stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Includes (i) 167,676 shares of common stock and (ii) 250,000 RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Includes (i) 27,950 shares of common stock and (ii) 50,000 RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Includes (i) 62,000 shares of common stock, (ii) 1,422 shares of common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2026, and (iii) 1,015 shares of common stock underlying RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Includes (i) 30,000 shares of common stock, (ii) 1,814 shares of common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2026, and (iii) 1,301shares of common stock underlying RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Includes (i) 99,795 shares of common stock, (ii) 1,723 shares of common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2026, and (iii) 1,235 shares of common stock underlying RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Includes (i) 61,930 shares of common stock and (ii) 25,000 RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Includes 7,975 shares of common stock believed to have been owned by Mr. Rowe at the time he left the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Includes 27,650 shares of common stock believed to have been owned by Mr. Kern at the time he left the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) See footnotes (1) through (8).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Based on information known to the Company and a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on March 3, 2026, for an event that required disclosure on February 24, 2026 by Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension. Consists of 863,087 shares of common stock. The address of Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension is Box 1399, Stockholm, Sweden, 11139.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) Based on information known to the Company and a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on November 14, 2024 by Armistice Capital, LLC ("Armistice Capital"). Consists of 107,500 shares of our common stock (as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split) (the "Shares") and includes 804,975 shares of our common stock underlying warrants (the "Warrants") that are exercisable by Armistice Capital at any time. The Warrants are only exercisable to the extent that the holder thereof, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own no more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock after giving effect to such exercise (the "Warrant Beneficial Ownership Limitation"). As a result of the Warrant Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the number of shares that may be issued to the holder upon exercise of the Warrants may change depending upon changes in the outstanding shares of our common stock. Upon 61 days' prior notice to the Company, the holder may increase, decrease or terminate the Warrant Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Armistice Capital is the investment manager of Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (the "Master Fund"), the direct holder of the Shares and the Warrants, and pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement, Armistice Capital exercises voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by the Master Fund and thus may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Company held by the Master Fund. Steven Boyd, as the managing member of Armistice Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Company held by the Master Fund. The Master Fund specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company directly held by it by virtue of its inability to vote or dispose of such securities as a result of its Investment Management Agreement with Armistice Capital. The address of Armistice Capital, LLC and Mr. Boyd is 510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Based on information known to the Company and a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on September 19, 2025 by Avenue Capital Group ("Avenue Capital"). Consists of (i) 96,049 shares of common stock held directly by Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. ("Avenue I") and (ii) 144,075 shares of common stock held directly by Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P. ("Avenue II") and includes (i) 140,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant to purchase shares of the Company's common stock issued to Avenue I and (i) 210,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant to purchase shares of common stock issued to Avenue II. Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. is a registered investment adviser and is the manager ("Manager") of each of Avenue and Avenue II, (the "Avenue Funds"). The general partner of each of Avenue I and Avenue II has delegated all management authority to Manager and therefore, Manager has sole voting and dispositive power over all securities of the Company held by the Avenue Funds but disclaims beneficial ownership thereof except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein. Avenue Venture Opportunities Partners, LLC ("AVOP") is the general partner of Avenue I. AVOP has delegated voting and dispositive power over securities held by Avenue I to Manager and disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Avenue I, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein. GL Venture Opportunities Partners, LLC ("GLVOP") is the managing member of AVOP, the general partner of Avenue I. GLVOP has no voting or dispositive power over securities held by Avenue I and disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Avenue I, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein. Avenue Venture Opportunities Partners II, LLC ("AVOPII") is the general partner of Avenue II. AVOPII has delegated voting and dispositive power over securities held by Avenue II to Manager and disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Avenue II, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein. GL Venture Opportunities Partners II, LLC ("GLVOPII") is the managing member of AVOPII, the general partner of Avenue II. GLVOPII has no voting or dispositive power over securities held by Avenue II and disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Avenue II, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein. Marc Lasry is the beneficial owner of GLVOP and GLVOPII and therefore is the ultimate beneficial owner of the Avenue Funds. Mr. Lasry does not have voting or dispositive power over securities held by the Avenue Funds. The Avenue Funds and related entities described herein are subject to a blocker that limits their beneficial ownership to 9.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the "Blocker"). The aggregate beneficial ownership of the Avenue Funds and related entities gives effect to the Blocker and therefore excludes shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The address of Avenue Capital Group is 11 West 42nd Street, 9th Floor New York, NY, 10036.

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**Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.**

Below are transactions since January 1, 2024 to which we have been or are a participant, including currently proposed transactions, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which any of our directors, executive officers, or beneficial holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock, or any immediate family member of, or person sharing the household with any of these individuals, had or has a direct or indirect material interest.

**Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2025**

On June 17, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with certain institutional accredited investors (the "Purchasers"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers purchased an aggregate of 5,128,205 shares (the "Preferred Shares") of the Company's Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and warrants to purchase 200% of the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon full conversion of the Preferred Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $50,000,000. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Jung as a director and to the position of Chief Investment Officer.

The Purchase Agreement provides that to the extent that at any time during the 36 months following the closing date thereunder (assuming HLIP Holdings, LLC, f/k/a Hyperion DeFi Holdings, LLC, continues to hold at least 50% of the shares of common stock underlying the shares of preferred stock and the warrants originally issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement), Mr. Jung no longer serves as a director or the Company's Chief Investment Officer, HLIP Holdings, LLC shall have the right to nominate a replacement to fill either or both of those roles and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the replacement(s) appointed as soon as reasonably practicable. In addition, the Purchase Agreement provides that HLIP Holdings, LLC shall have the ability to nominate a director to serve as the Chair of the Board.

**Loan and Security Agreement**

On June 17, 2025, Company entered into the Fourth Amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the Supplement (as previously amended, the "Supplement") to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 22, 2022 (the "Loan and Security Agreement") with Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P., as a lender ("Avenue 1") and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., as a lender (together with Avenue 1, the "Lenders").

As previously disclosed, the Loan and Security Agreement, as supplemented by the Supplement, provides for term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.0 million to be delivered in multiple tranches. The Fourth Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity date of the loans to July 1, 2028; provides for an interest-only period from July 1, 2025 until January 31, 2027; reduces the interest rate from 12.0% to 8.0%, payable half in cash and half in kind; eliminates the option of the Lenders to convert an aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million of the loans outstanding into shares of Common Stock; eliminates the final required payment of $637,500; and provides the Company with the option to prepay debt owed under the Loan and Security Agreement in part, subject to certain limitations. The maturity date of the loan is July 1, 2028. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement was $8,339,366, and the outstanding principal amount as of March 23, 2026 was $8,394,123. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repaid an aggregate of $1,463,438 of the outstanding principal amount and paid $481,360 of accrued interest under the Loan and Security Agreement.

In connection with the Fourth Amendment, the Company issued to the Lenders warrants (the "Lender Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. The issuance of the Lender Warrants was not registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or under any state securities laws.

**Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.**

*September 2024 Offering*

On September 30, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering with Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd ("Armistice"), pursuant to which the Company sold to Armistice 107,875 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 821 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 108,696 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $40.00 per share.

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The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $36.80. The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $36.79, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the September 2024 Offering, minus $0.008, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The warrants will be exercisable beginning six months following the date of issuance and may be exercised until March 31, 2030. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the September 2024 Offering were approximately $4.0 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $3.6 million.

*November 2024 Offering* 

On November 24, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "November 2024 Offering") with Armistice, pursuant to which the Company sold to Armistice 112,500 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 38,522 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 302,045 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.608 per share. The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $8.608. The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $8.60, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the November 2024 Offering, minus $0.008, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The warrants will be exercisable beginning six months following the date of issuance and may be exercised until November 24, 2029. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the November 2024 Offering were approximately $1.3 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $1.1 million.

*December 2024 Offering*

On December 5, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "December 2024 Offering") with Armistice, pursuant to which the Company sold to Armistice 137,500 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 113,563 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 502,126 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.752 per share. The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $7.752. The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $7.744, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the December 2024 Offering, minus $0.008, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the December 2024 Offering were approximately $1.9 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $1.7 million.

*January 2025 Offering* 

On January 16, 2025, the Company entered into an Inducement Offer (the "January Inducement Offer") with Armistice, by which the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of 197,118 existing warrants ("the January Existing Warrants") from $55.20 per share, to $5.272 per share. The January Inducement Offer had a limited exercise period, until January 17, 2025, to exercise the January Existing Warrants (the "Exercise Period").

In connection with the January Inducement Offer, if Armistice exercised the January Existing Warrants within the Exercise Period, the Company agreed to issue 197,118 Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrants and 197,118 Series B Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase an additional 394,236 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.272 per share which may be exercised for five years from the initial exercise date. The warrants became exercisable upon receipt of stockholder approval on August 18, 2025, at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting.

On January 17, 2025, Armistice exercised the January Existing Warrants within the Exercise Period. The aggregate gross cash proceeds to the Company from the January Inducement Offer were approximately $1.0 million, and net cash proceeds after offering costs were approximately $0.9 million.

**Indemnification Agreements**

Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our second amended and restated bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. We also maintain a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy. The policy insures directors and officers against unindemnified losses arising from certain wrongful acts in their capacities as directors and officers and reimburses us for those losses for which we have lawfully indemnified the directors and officers. The policy contains various exclusions. We have also entered into director indemnification agreements with each of our directors.

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**Employment Arrangements**

We have entered into employment arrangements with our named executive officers that provide for salary and severance compensation. For more information regarding these arrangements and amounts earned pursuant to them, see "*Executive Compensation - Employment Arrangements*" and the "*Summary Compensation Table*" above.

**Equity Issued to Executive Officers and Directors**

We granted RSUs to our named executive officers and directors in 2025, as more fully described in the sections entitled "*Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2025*" and "*Director Compensation*".

**Procedures for Approval of Related-Party Transactions**

The Audit Committee, pursuant to its written charter and our Related Party Transaction Policy, is responsible for reviewing and approving or ratifying any related-party transaction reaching a certain threshold of significance. In the course of its review and approval or ratification of a related-party transaction, the committee, among other things, considers, consistent with Item 404 of Regulation S-K, the following:

● whether the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of business;

● whether the transaction was initiated by the Company or the related person;

● whether the terms of the transaction are fair to the Company and on the same basis as would apply if the transaction did not involve the related person;

● whether there are business reasons for the Company to enter into the transaction;

● the approximate dollar value of the transaction, and the significance of that amount, particularly as it relates to the related person;

● whether the transaction would impair the independence of an outside director;

● any pre-existing contractual obligations; and

● whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director or executive officer of the Company, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the director, executive officer, or the related person, the direct or indirect nature of the director's, executive officer's, or the related person's interest in the transaction and the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any other factors the Audit Committee deems relevant.

Any member of the Audit Committee who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review will not be permitted to vote or participate in discussions regarding approval or ratification of the transaction, but must provide all material information regarding the transaction to the Audit Committee.

Future transactions between us and our officers, directors, or 5% stockholders, and respective affiliates will be on terms that the committee determines in good faith to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and will be approved by a majority of our directors who do not have an interest in the transactions and who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel.

To the best of our knowledge, since January 1, 2024, other than as set forth above, there were no material transactions, or series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which we were or are to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known by us to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, has an interest (other than compensation to our officers and directors in the ordinary course of business).

**Director Independence**

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Our Board of Directors has reviewed the composition of our Board of Directors and its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our Board of Directors has determined that each of our directors, with the exception of Mr. Jung, is an "independent director" as defined under Rule 5606(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Our Board of Directors determined that Dr. Strahlman, Messrs. Geltzeiler and Walters, and Ms. Jacobson satisfy the applicable independence standards established by the SEC and the Nasdaq Listing Rules. In making such determinations, our Board of Directors considered the relationships that each non-employee director has with our Company and all other facts and circumstances our Board of Directors deemed relevant in determining independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.

**Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.**

The Audit Committee has adopted a policy for the pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services that may be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. Under this policy, each year, at the time it engages an independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee pre-approves the engagement terms and fees and may also pre-approve detailed types of audit-related and permitted non-audit services, subject to certain dollar limits, to be performed during the year. All other permitted non-audit services are required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee on an engagement-by-engagement basis.

**Audit Fees**

The following table summarizes the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered to us by CBIZ CPAs P.C. ("CBIZ") in 2025 and Marcum LLP ("Marcum") in 2024. Our engagement with Marcum LLP ended May 2, 2025 in connection with their merger with CBIZ. A description of these various fees and services follows the table.

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|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| CBIZ CPAs P.C. |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*Audit Fees* | $768695 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*Audit-Related Fees* |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*Tax Fees* |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*All Other Fees* |  |  |
| Marcum LLP |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*Audit Fees* | $— | $589175 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*Audit-Related Fees* |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*Tax Fees* |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;*All Other Fees* |  |  |

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Audit fees relate to the financial statement audits, the quarterly reviews and related matters. Audit fees include services rendered by CBIZ for the 2025 audits and Marcum for the 2024 audits totaling $350,000 and $223,125, respectively. Fees also include services rendered for reviews of the condensed financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-Q's during the first three quarters of by CBIZ in 2025 and Marcum in 2024 totaling $192,095 and $115,235, respectively. Audit fees include fees for services related to the review of our registration statements, SEC comment letters and issuance of comfort letters by CBIZ, in 2025 and by Marcum, in 2024, totaling $226,600 and $250,815, respectively.

**Audit-Related Fees**

No audit-related fees were billed to us by CBIZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 or by Marcum for the year ended December 31, 2024.

**Tax Fees**

No tax fees were billed to us by CBIZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 or by Marcum for the year ended December 31, 2024.

**All Other Fees**

No other fees were billed to us by CBIZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 or by Marcum for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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**PART IV**

**Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) List of documents filed as part of this report:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Financial Statements:

The financial statements of the Company and the related reports of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm thereon have been filed under Item 8 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Financial Statement Schedules:

None.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Exhibits Index

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

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| <br>**ExhibitNumber** | <br>**Exhibit Description** | **Form** | **File No.** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 3.1 | [Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000114420418004366/tv484256_ex3-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1 | January 29, 2018 |
| 3.1.1 | [Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000114420418034222/tv495935_ex3-1x1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1.1 | June 14, 2018 |
| 3.1.2 | [Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924071527/tm2417270d1_ex3-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1 | June 14, 2024 |
| 3.1.3 | [Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925008090/tm254752d1_ex3-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1 | January 31, 2025 |
| 3.1.4 | [Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925065294/tm2519676d1_ex3-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1 | July 2, 2025 |
| 3.1.5 | [Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925080998/tm2523917d1_ex3-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1 | August 21, 2025 |
| 3.1.6 | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock](hypd-20251231xex3d16.htm) |  |  |  | Filed herewith |
| 3.2 | [Third Amended and Restated Bylaws](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465926034858/tm269775d1_ex3-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 3.1 | March 26, 2026 |
| 4.1 | [Description of Securities](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057825000743/eyen-20241231xex4d1.htm) | 10-K | 001-38365 | 4.1 | April 15, 2025 |
| 4.2 | [Form of Class B Warrant Issued on March 24, 2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465920037871/tm2011864d2_ex4-2.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 4.2 | March 25, 2020 |
| 4.3 | [Warrant Amendment Agreement, dated June 28, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924076581/tm2418533d1_ex10-3.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.3 | July 1, 2024 |
| 4.4 | [Form of Warrant Issued on May 7, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465921063815/tm2115655d1_ex4-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 4.1 | May 10, 2021 |

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4.5 [Form of Warrant Issued on July 1, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924076581/tm2418533d1_ex4-1.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.1 July 1, 2024

4.6 [Form of Warrant Issued on September 30, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924103959/tm2425134d1_ex4-1.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.1 September 30, 2024

4.7 [Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Issued on September 30, 2024, dated December 9, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057825000743/eyen-20241231xex4d7.htm) 10-K 001-38365 4.7 April 15, 2025

4.8 [Form of Warrant Issued on November 26, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924122846/tm2429414d3_ex4-1.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.1 November 26, 2024

4.9 [Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Issued on November 26, 2024, dated December 9, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057825000743/eyen-20241231xex4d9.htm) 10-K 001-38365 4.9 April 15, 2025

4.10 [Form of Warrant Issued on December 9, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924126533/tm2430479d1_ex4-1.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.1 December 9, 2024

4.11 [Form of Series A Warrant Issued on January 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925004007/tm253514d1_ex4-1.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.1 January 16, 2025

4.12 [Form of Series B Warrant Issued on January 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925004007/tm253514d1_ex4-2.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.2 January 16, 2025

4.13 [Form of Amended and Restated Purchaser Warrant, dated as of June 17, 2025](hypd-20251231xex4d13.htm) Filed herewith

4.14 [Form of Placement Agent Warrant, dated June 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925062095/tm2518559d1_ex4-2.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.2 June 24, 2025

4.15 [Form of Lender Warrant, dated June 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925062095/tm2518559d1_ex4-3.htm) 8-K 001-38365 4.3 June 24, 2025

10.1 [Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 22, 2022, by among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057823000511/eyen-20221231xex10d30.htm) 10-K 001-38365 10.30 March 31, 2023

10.2 [Supplement to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 22, 2022, by among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057823000511/eyen-20221231xex10d31.htm) 10-K 001-38365 10.31 March 31, 2023

10.3 [Subscription Agreement, dated November 22, 2022, by and among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057823000511/eyen-20221231xex10d32.htm) 10-K 001-38365 10.32 March 31, 2023

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| 10.4 | [First Amendment to Supplement to the Loan and Security Agreement by and among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., dated November 22, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924122380/tm2429359d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | November 25, 2024 |
| 10.5 | [Subscription Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2024, by and among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465924122380/tm2429359d1_ex10-2.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.2 | November 25, 2024 |
| 10.6 | [Second Amendment to Supplement to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2025, by and among the Company, Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925016375/tm257380d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | February 24, 2025 |
| 10.7 | [Third Amendment to Supplement to Loan and Security Agreement by and among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., dated May 30, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925056679/tm2517193d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | June 5, 2025 |
| 10.8 | [Fourth Amendment to Supplement to Loan and Security Agreement by and among Eyenovia, Inc., Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., dated June 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925062095/tm2518559d1_ex10-3.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.3 | June 24, 2025 |
| 10.9\* | [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Eyenovia, Inc. and Michael Rowe, dated as of June 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925062095/tm2518559d1_ex10-5.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.5 | June 24, 2025 |
| 10.10\* | [Employment Agreement by and between the Company and David Knox, dated September 8. 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925094565/tm25227454d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | September 29, 2025 |
| 10.11\* | [Separation and Release Agreement by and between the Company and Bren Kern, dated July 1, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925065294/tm2519676d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | July 2, 2025 |
| 10.12\* | [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Hyperion DeFi, Inc. and Hyunsu Jung, dated January 1, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465926000748/tm2534601d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | January 1, 2026 |

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| 10.13 | [Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925111671/hypd-20250930xex10d3.htm) | 10-Q | 001-38365 | 10.3 | November 14, 2025 |
| 10.14\* | [Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057825001740/hypd-20250630xex10d8.htm) | 10-Q |  | 10.8 | August 13, 2025 |
| 10.15\* | [Eyenovia, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000114420419040097/tv527418_ex10-14.htm) | S-8 | 333-233278 | 10.14 | August 14, 2019 |
| 10.16\* | [Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000114420419040097/tv527418_ex10-15.htm) | S-8 | 333-233278 | 10.15 | August 14, 2019 |
| 10.17 | [Eyenovia, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465923075268/tm2319705d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | June 27, 2023 |
| 10.18 | [Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465923054420/tm2314185d1_ex10-34.htm) | 10-K/A | 001-38365 | 10.34 | May 1, 2023 |
| 10.19\* | [Form of Notice of Inducement Stock Option Grant](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057824001894/eyen-20240930xex10d7.htm) | 10-Q | 001-38365 | 10.7 | November 12, 2024 |
| 10.20\* | [Form of Indemnification and Advancement Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057824001894/eyen-20240930xex10d8.htm) | 10-Q | 001-38365 | 10.8 | November 12, 2024 |
| 10.21 | [Sales Agreement by and among Hyperion DeFi, Inc. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, dated November 14, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925112966/tm2531328d1_ex1-2.htm) | S-3 | 333-291570 | 1.2 | November 17, 2025 |
| 10.22 | [Inducement Letter, dated January 16, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925004007/tm253514d1_ex10-1.htm) | 10-K | 001-38365 | 10.26 | April 15, 2025 |
| 10.23 | [Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925062095/tm2518559d1_ex10-1.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.1 | June 24, 2025 |
| 10.24 | [Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925062095/tm2518559d1_ex10-2.htm) | 8-K | 001-38365 | 10.2 | June 24, 2025 |
| 10.25# | [Joint Validator Operators' Agreement by and among Hyperion DeFi, Inc., Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd. and Pier Two Pty Ltd, dated as of June 25, 2025](hypd-20251231xex10d25.htm) |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |
| 19.1 | [Insider Trading Policy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057825000743/eyen-20241231xex19d1.htm) | 10-K | 001-38365 | 19.1 | April 15, 2025 |
| 23.1 | [Consent of CBIZ, Inc.](hypd-20251231xex23d1.htm) |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |
| 23.2 | [Consent of Marcum, LLP](hypd-20251231xex23d2.htm) |  |  |  | Filed herewith |
| 31.1 | [Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](hypd-20251231xex31d1.htm) |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |
| 31.2 | [Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](hypd-20251231xex31d2.htm) |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |

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| 32.1 | [Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](hypd-20251231xex32d1.htm) |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |
| 32.2 | [Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](hypd-20251231xex32d2.htm) |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |
| 97.1 | [Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000141057824000226/eyen-20231231xex97d1.htm) | 10-K | 001-38365 | 97.1 | March 18, 2024 |
| 101 | Inline interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024; (ii) Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; (iii) Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; (iv) Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; and (v) Notes to Financial Statements |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101 |  | -- |  | Filed herewith |

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\* Management contract or other compensatory plan.

# Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with brackets ("[\*\*\*]") because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) are the type of information that the Company treats as private or confidential.

**Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.**

None.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) 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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **HYPERION DEFI, INC.** | **HYPERION DEFI, INC.** |
| Date: March 27, 2026 | By: | /s/ Hyunsu Jung |
|  |  | Hyunsu Jung |
|  |  | Chief Executive Officer  |
|  |  | (Principal Executive Officer) |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Hyunsu Jung | Chief Executive Officer | March 27, 2026 |
| Hyunsu Jung | (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |  |
| /s/ David Knox | Chief Financial Officer | March 27, 2026 |
| David Knox | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ Rachel Jacobson | Director | March 27, 2026 |
| Rachel Jacobson |  |  |
| /s/ Michael Geltzeiler | Director | March 27, 2026 |
| Michael Geltzeiler |  |  |
| /s/ Ellen Strahlman | Director | March 27, 2026 |
| Ellen Strahlman |  |  |
| /s/ Happy Walters | Director | March 27, 2026 |
| Happy Walters |  |  |

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**HYPERION DEFI, INC.**

**INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

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|:---|:---|
|  | **PageNumber** |
| **Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#REPORTOFINDEPENDENTREGISTEREDPUBLICACCOU)(PCAOB ID: 199) | F-2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#REPORTOFINDEPENDENT2) (PCAOB ID: 688) | F-4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024](#BalanceSheets_411116) | F-5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024](#StatementsofOperations_46506) | F-6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Statements of Changes in Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024](#StatementsofChangesinStockholdersEquity_) | F-7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024](#StatementsofCashFlows_619680) | F-8 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Notes to Financial Statements](#Note1BusinessOrganizationandNatureofOper) | F-10 |

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Hyperion Defi, Inc.

**Opinion on the Financial Statements**

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Hyperion Defi, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

**Basis for Opinion**

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

**Critical Audit Matters**

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recognizes a variety of digital assets on its balance sheet. Digital assets that are qualifying indefinite-lived intangible assets are measured at fair value. Digital assets that are indefinite-lived intangible assets that do not qualify for measurement at fair value are recorded at cost, less any impairment losses incurred. As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the Company's digital assets was $36.9 million.

We identified the evaluation of the existence of and the rights to substantially all of the Company's digital assets as a critical audit matter. A high degree of auditor judgment was involved in determining the nature and extent of the procedures performed and audit evidence obtained to assess the existence of and rights to the digital assets.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We obtained an understanding of the Company's internal controls over digital asset custody and digital asset transactions. We consulted with subject matter experts regarding our planned audit response to address risks of material misstatement of digital assets. We compared the Company's records of certain digital asset balances and transactions to the records on the public blockchain and evaluated the relevance and reliability of audit evidence obtained from the public blockchain. We obtained evidence that management has control of the private keys required to access digital assets through observing the movement, redemption, and/or unstaking of selected digital assets using the underlying private keys.

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/s/ CBIZ CPAs P.C.

CBIZ CPAs P.C.

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2017 (such date takes into account the acquisition of the attest business of Marcum llp by CBIZ CPAs P.C. effective November 1, 2024).

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 27, 2026

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Hyperion Defi, Inc.

**Opinion on the Financial Statements**

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Hyperion Defi, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2024, the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' (deficit) equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

**Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern**

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

**Basis for Opinion**

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Marcum LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor from 2017 through 2025.

New York, New York

April 15, 2025

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### Balance Sheets

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|  | **December 31,** <br>**2025** | **December 31,** <br>**2024** |
| **Assets** |  |  |
| Current Assets |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $6443467 | $2121463 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 802342 | 645736 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Current Assets | 7245809 | 2767199 |
| Digital assets  | 16345347 |  |
| Digital assets receivable, net | 6935131 |  |
| Digital intangible assets | 20591555 |  |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | 415998 | 718360 |
| Other assets | 230416 | 182200 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Assets | $51764256 | $3667759 |
| **Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** |  |  |
| Current Liabilities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | $317900 | $1954681 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued former licensor obligations |  | 2245087 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 1871106 | 1322674 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating lease liabilities - current portion | 512007 | 575163 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes payable - current portion, net of debt discount of $0 and $527,870 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively  |  | 5212532 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convertible notes payable - net of debt discount of $0 and $263,930 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively |  | 4736070 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Current Liabilities | 2701013 | 16046207 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes payable - non-current portion, net of debt discount of $543,230 and $0 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 7796136 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion | 206600 | 717504 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Liabilities | 10703749 | 16763711 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |  |  |
| Stockholders' Equity (Deficit): |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, 5,435,898 shares designated, and 5,435,897 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, with a liquidation preference of $50,795,000 as of December 31, 2025 | 544 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 8,762,329 shares issued and 8,680,005 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 1,506,369 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 876 | 151 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional paid-in capital | 281937072 | 182213889 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Treasury stock, at cost, 82,324 shares as of December 31, 2025 | (253558) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated deficit | (240624427) | (195309992) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) | 41060507 | (13095952) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) | $51764256 | $3667759 |

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### Statements of Operations

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For the Year Ended** | **For the Year Ended** |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Revenue | $813455 | $57336 |
| Cost of revenue | (303290) | (3927228) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gross Profit (Loss) | 510165 | (3869892) |
| **Operating (Income) Expenses:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Research and development | 1910430 | 14462722 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selling, general and administrative | 17175698 | 14333114 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Realized gain - digital assets | (8321844) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized loss - digital assets | 9030413 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Impairment loss - digital assets | 27188768 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Impairment loss - other assets |  | 11207897 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain on covered call option | (157570) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provision for credit losses | 405331 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reacquisition of license rights |  | 4864600 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net Operating Expenses | 47231226 | 44868333 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Loss From Operations | (46721061) | (48738225) |
| **Other Income (Expense):** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other income (expense), net | 389685 | (90601) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain on extinguishment of liabilities | 2334711 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in fair value of equity consideration payable |  | 1240800 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | (1557788) | (2484431) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest income | 240018 | 254024 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Other Income (Expense), Net | 1406626 | (1080208) |
| **Net Loss** | (45314435) | (49818433) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividend to preferred stockholders | (1684783) |  |
| **Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders** | $(46999218) | $(49818433) |
| Net Loss per Share - Basic and Diluted | $(9.40) | $(59.81) |
| Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted | 5000331 | 832997 |

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.
**Statements of Changes in Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024** |
|  | **Preferred Stock** | **Preferred Stock** | **Common Stock** | **Common Stock** | | **Treasury Stock** | **Treasury Stock** | | |
|  | **Shares** | **Amount** | **Shares** | **Amount** | <br>**Additional**<br>**Paid-In**<br>**Capital** | **Shares** | **Amount** | <br>**Accumulated**<br>**Deficit** | **Total**<br>**Stockholders'**<br>**(Deficiency)**<br>**Equity** |
| **Balance - January 1, 2024** |  | $— | 569409 | $57 | $154490596 |  | $— | $(145491559) | $8999094 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock in At the Market Program [1] |  |  | 70381 | 7 | 6047362 |  |  |  | 6047369 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock as consideration for licensing agreement [2] |  |  | 7668 | 1 | 436808 |  |  |  | 436809 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock as consideration for reacquisition of licensing agreement [3] |  |  | 28742 | 3 | 2322388 |  |  |  | 2322391 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock and warrants in offerings [4] |  |  | 653493 | 66 | 17011256 |  |  |  | 17011322 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exercise of pre-funded stock warrants |  |  | 152905 | 15 | 1208 |  |  |  | 1223 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Warrant modification and additional warrants - incremental value [5] |  |  |  |  | 2868000 |  |  |  | 2868000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Warrant modification and additional warrants - in issuance costs for offering [6] |  |  |  |  | (2868000) |  |  |  | (2868000) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock as consideration for modification of loan agreement |  |  | 23771 | 2 | 199998 |  |  |  | 200000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of stock option awards |  |  |  |  | 1454946 |  |  |  | 1454946 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of restricted stock units |  |  |  |  | 249327 |  |  |  | 249327 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49818433) | (49818433) |
| **Balance - December 31, 2024** |  |  | 1506369 | 151 | 182213889 |  |  | (195309992) | (13095952) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of preferred stock and warrants in private placement [7] | 5435897 | 544 |  |  | 49365206 |  |  |  | 49365750 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock in At the Market offering [8] |  |  | 5607759 | 561 | 39357243 |  |  |  | 39357804 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock from exercise of warrants [9] |  |  | 502125 | 50 | 3892423 |  |  |  | 3892473 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Induced exercise of stock warrants [10] |  |  | 197118 | 19 | 922731 |  |  |  | 922750 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Warrants issued in consideration for debt modification |  |  |  |  | 858270 |  |  |  | 858270 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock from the partial conversion of note payable |  |  | 404820 | 41 | 640295 |  |  |  | 640336 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock from the delivery of vested restricted stock units |  |  | 529297 | 53 | (53) |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares withheld for employee payroll taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 82324 | (253558) |  | (253558) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reverse stock split settlement of fractional shares |  |  | (41) |  | (160) |  |  |  | (160) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of stock option awards |  |  |  |  | 533062 |  |  |  | 533062 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of restricted stock units |  |  |  |  | 5785548 |  |  |  | 5785548 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock to vendors in consideration for service provided |  |  | 14882 | 1 | 53401 |  |  |  | 53402 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (45314435) | (45314435) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferred stock dividend ($0.59 per preferred share outstanding) |  |  |  |  | (1684783) |  |  |  | (1684783) |
| **Balance - December 31, 2025** | 5435897 | $544 | 8762329 | $876 | $281937072 | 82324 | $(253558) | $(240624427) | $41060507 |

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[1] Includes gross proceeds of $6,234,402 less total issuance costs of $187,033.

[2] Shares issued as partial consideration for License Agreement with Formosa Pharmaceuticals Inc.

[3] Shares issued as partial consideration for reversion of License Agreement with Bausch & Lomb Ireland Limited.

[4] Includes gross proceeds of $19,385,015, less total cash issuance costs of $2,373,693.

[5] Offering includes modification of warrants and additional warrants in the July 2024 offering.

[6] Non-cash warrant modification and additional warrants issuance costs related to one of the offerings are shown on a separate line item for clarity.

[7] Includes gross proceeds of $50,000,000 less total issuance costs of $634,250.

[8] Includes gross proceeds of $40,645,265 less total issuance costs of $1,287,461.

[9] Partial exercise of the Armistice warrants.

[10] Includes gross proceeds of $1,039,206 less total issuance costs of $116,456. Also note that incremental value and non-cash warrant modification and additional warrants issuance costs related to the warrant inducement entered into on January 16, 2025 offset to a zero balance. See Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency).

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

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#### Statements of Cash Flows

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For the Year Ended** | **For the Year Ended** |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Cash Flows From Operating Activities** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss | $(45314435) | $(49818433) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation | 6372012 | 1704273 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in fair value of equity consideration payable |  | (1240800) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation of property and equipment |  | 1128449 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of debt discount | 655997 | 759049 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asset impairments |  | 11207897 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Write-down of inventories to net realizable value |  | 3085450 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reacquisition of license rights |  | 2864600 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-cash lease expense  | 302362 | 528359 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain on extinguishment of liabilities | (2334711) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-cash realized gain - digital assets | (8321844) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized loss - digital assets | 9030413 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Impairment loss - digital assets | 27188768 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Staking income | (554098) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-cash commission paid to co-validators | 26160 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provision for credit losses | 405331 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unamortized non-refundable upfront fee on digital asset receivable | 307278 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paid-in-kind interest expense | 379998 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (156606) | 554020 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;License fee and expense reimbursement receivables |  | 99006 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred clinical supply costs |  | 868328 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Security and equipment deposits | (48217) | 1506 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | (1636781) | 446596 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued compensation |  | (1514452) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (497741) | (293579) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease liabilities | (574060) | (501250) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used In Operating Activities** | (14770174) | (30120981) |
| **Cash Flows From Investing Activities** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase of property and equipment |  | (161477) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase of productive digital assets | (71954039) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used In Investing Activities** | (71954039) | (161477) |
| **Cash Flows From Financing Activities** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants in direct offering  |  | 19385015 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from sale of preferred stock and warrants in private placement | 50000000 | (2373693) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of private placement issuance costs | (634250) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from sale of common stock in At the Market offering | 40645265 | 6234402 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of issuance costs for At the Market offering | (1287461) | (187033) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from exercise of stock warrants | 3892473 | 1223 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from induced exercise of stock warrants | 1039206 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of cash issuance costs for induced exercise of stock warrants | (116456) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Reverse stock split settlement of fractional shares | (160) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Repayments of notes payable | (1463437) | (5505050) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of preferred dividend | (892167) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of costs in connection with debt extinguishment | (136796) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided By Financing Activities** | 91046217 | 17554864 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents** | 4322004 | (12727594) |
| **Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year** | 2121463 | 14849057 |
| **Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year** | $6443467 | $2121463 |

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

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**Statements of Cash Flows, continued**

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For the Year Ended** | **For the Year Ended** |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest | $481360 | $1622479 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes | $— | $— |
| **Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deposits of HYPE into liquid staking activities | $58753773 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Redemption of liquid staking tokens for HYPE | $15866574 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transfer of HYPE to digital asset receivable | $9922239 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued dividend payable | $792616 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase of insurance policy financed by note payable | $— | $505050 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrual for intangible asset milestone obligation | $— | $2000000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclassification of deferred clinical supply costs to inventories  | $— | $2975652 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Modification date carrying value of extinguished Avenue Loan | $10262280 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Modification date fair value of modified Avenue Loan | $10172657 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Warrants issued for debt modification | $858270 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Warrant modification and additional warrants - incremental value | $1194102 | $2868000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock issued in consideration for equipment received in conjunction with licensing agreement | $— | $135400 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conversion of Avenue Loan to common stock | $640336 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock issued in consideration for licensing agreement  | $— | $436809 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock issued in consideration for reacquisition of licensing agreement  | $— | $2322391 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock issued as consideration for modification of loan agreement | $— | $200000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense added to note principal | $367308 | $102902 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock related to vested restricted stock units | $53 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Treasury stock held for employee payroll taxes upon the delivery of restricted stock units | $253558 | $— |

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

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**HYPERION DEFI, INC.**

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024

#### Note 1 – Business Organization, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
**Organization and Operations**

Hyperion DeFi, Inc. ("Hyperion DeFi" or the "Company"), formerly known as Eyenovia, Inc., is the first U.S. publicly listed company building a long-term strategic treasury of HYPE. Hyperion DeFi is working to provide its shareholders with simplified exposure to the Hyperliquid ecosystem. At the same time, the Company continues to execute on its planned completion of the development and registration of its Optejet ophthalmic microdose mist delivery system.

HYPE is the native token of Hyperliquid, a decentralized Layer-1 blockchain designed for high-frequency, transparent trading. Hyperliquid supports fully on-chain perpetual futures and spot order books, operating with block times of approximately 70 milliseconds. Hyperion DeFi's strategy is designed to allow shareholders to benefit from a gradually compounding exposure to HYPE, both from its native staking yield and additional revenues generated from its unique on-chain utility.

Hyperion DeFi is also completing development of its proprietary Optejet User Filled Device, designed to work with a variety of topical ophthalmic liquids, including artificial tears and lens rewetting products. The Optejet is especially useful in chronic front-of-the-eye diseases due to its ease of use, enhanced safety and tolerability.

Beginning in July 2025, the Company used the proceeds from its capital raising activities to acquire and deploy HYPE in various revenue-generating activities, which includes native staking, liquid staking and its proprietary HYPE Asset Use Service agreements.

**Basis of Presentation**

On January 31, 2025, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1–for-80 (the "Reverse Split"). Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in these financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect the Reverse Split and adjustment of the conversion price or exercise price of each outstanding equity award, convertible security and warrant as if the transaction had occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.

**Note 2 – Management's Liquidity Plans**

The Company's primary source of liquidity has historically been cash generated from equity offerings and debt, along with periodic revenue generated from licensing agreements. Under ASC Subtopic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern, the Company has the responsibility to evaluate whether conditions and/or events raise substantial doubt about its ability to meet future financial obligations as they become due within one year after the date that these financial statements are issued. Since the Company's inception, it has had a history of recurring net losses from operations, recurring use of cash in operating activities and working capital deficits.

As of December 31, 2024, there was substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date the financial statements were issued. This was based on a significant working capital deficiency, significant historical losses and the need to raise additional funds to meet the Company's obligations and sustain its operations. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company raised significant capital through both an ATM offering and a private placement of Series A preferred stock (see Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit). A significant amount of the proceeds generated from these capital raises was used to purchase digital assets in connection with the launch of the Company's new long-term strategic treasury of HYPE. The Company also extended the maturity date of its Loan and Security Agreement (see Note 9 – Notes Payable). These actions have alleviated the substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern that existed at December 31, 2024.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of approximately $6.4 million and working capital of $4.5 million. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $45.3 million and $49.8 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company used cash in operating activities of approximately $14.8 million and $30.1 million, respectively. Based on the Company's current financial condition and forecast of cash flow needs for the next twelve months, Management expects that the Company's existing resources will be sufficient to enable the Company to fund its anticipated level of operations through one year from the date of this report.

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
The Company's financial condition is substantially dependent on the market price and liquidity of HYPE tokens, which are subject to extreme volatility and limited trading venues. Substantially all of the Company's treasury assets are concentrated in HYPE tokens, the native cryptocurrency of the Hyperliquid protocol. HYPE tokens have experienced significant price volatility, and the Company's financial results and carrying value of its digital assets will fluctuate materially based on HYPE token price movements. The Company depends on the continued success and adoption of the Hyperliquid protocol for the value of its treasury holdings.

The Company plans to continue to pursue additional capital through its at-the-market offering programs in the future, however, such funding may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. Although Management believes that such capital sources will continue to be available, there can be no assurances that financing will be available to the Company when needed, or if available, on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate financing on terms that are satisfactory to the Company, when the Company requires it, the Company's ability to continue to grow or support the business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited, which may adversely affect the Company's business plans.

While the Company plans to hold its digital assets as part of a long-term treasury strategy, and deploy its assets for productive purposes including staking and HYPE Asset Use Service agreements, the Company's management has the discretion and ability to sell its digital assets as needed to cover liquidity obligations. As of December 31, 2025, the Company owns $16.2 million HYPE digital assets, of which nearly all are native staked and therefore would be subject to a seven-day unstaking queue before the Company could sell or transfer the assets. In addition, the majority of the Company's HYPE digital assets are also deployed into HYPE Asset Use Service agreements or the Joint Validator Operator's Agreement which are subject to additional restrictions on transferability (See Note 11 - commitments and contingencies). The Company also has approximately $21.0 million HYPE LSTs which can be traded, sold, or redeemed for HYPE and sold (subject to liquidity and redemption queue conditions, as well as the same seven-day unstaking queue as native staked HYPE).

#### Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the amounts disclosed in the related notes to the financial statements. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The amounts of assets and liabilities reported in the Company's balance sheets and the amounts of expenses reported for each of the periods presented are affected by estimates and assumptions, which are used for, but not limited to, fair value calculations for equity securities, establishment of valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, revenue recognition, the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets, the realization of inventories and deferred clinical supply costs, the recovery of deferred costs and the deferral of revenues. Certain of the Company's estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that actual results could differ from those estimates.

See Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Stock-Based Compensation for additional discussion of the use of estimates in estimating the fair value of the Company's common stock.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents in the financial statements. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had U.S. Treasury Bills with original maturity dates of three months or less classified within cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $4,016,156 and $0, respectively.

The Company has cash deposits in financial institutions that, at times, may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance limits. The Company has not experienced losses in such accounts and periodically evaluates the creditworthiness of its financial institutions. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalent balances in excess of FDIC insurance limits of $6,094,774 and $1,658,188, respectively.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
Impairment of Long-lived Assets

The Company reviews for potential impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable. An impairment would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. The Company recorded $11.2 million in impairment losses during the year ended December 31, 2024, of which approximately $9.8 million was for the Company's long-lived assets consisting of $6.1 million of intangible assets, $3.3 million of property and equipment, which includes $0.7 million of equipment deposits, and $0.4 million of operating lease right-of-use assets. This is presented in Impairment losses - other assets within the Statement of Operations.

Digital Assets

The Company's digital assets primarily include HYPE (the Hyperliquid network's utility token), liquid staking tokens (including HiHYPE kHYPE, and kmHYPE, each referred to as an "LST"), and KNTQ (the governance token of the Kinetiq liquid staking protocol). HYPE and KNTQ are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350-60, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets ("ASC 350-60"). LSTs are classified as intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350-30, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill ("ASC 350-30"). Since LSTs represent a claim on HYPE, they do not fall under the scope of ASC 350-60.

HYPE digital assets are initially recorded at cost and then subsequently remeasured at fair value as of the balance sheet date with changes in fair value recognized as unrealized gains or losses in operating income (expense). Upon derecognition of HYPE, the Company recognizes realized gains or losses in operating income (expense).

Digital intangible assets with indefinite lives; they are not amortized but are subject to impairment. LSTs are recorded at acquisition cost, reflecting the fair value of underlying HYPE deposited in the liquid staking pool and tracked by lot. These assets are presented as digital intangible assets in the Balance Sheets at cost, net of any recognized impairments. The Company tests digital intangible assets for impairment quarterly and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. The test for impairment consists of a comparison of the fair value of the digital intangible assets with their carrying amounts. Should market prices fall below carrying value, the resulting difference is recognized as an impairment charge. Such impairment charges are presented as impairment of digital intangible assets in operating income (expense).

The Company uses the specific identification method to track the cost basis of all digital assets and digital intangible assets.

*Revenue Recognition*

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, applying the five-step model: identify the contract, identify performance obligations, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to performance obligations, and recognize revenue when or as performance obligations are satisfied. Transaction prices include fixed and variable consideration, and estimates of variable consideration are included only to the extent that a significant reversal of revenue is not probable; the Company applies the as-invoiced practical expedient when applicable. The Company evaluates whether it is a principal or agent and reports revenue net when acting as an agent.

*Native Staking*

The Company operates a co-branded Hyperliquid validator, known as "Kinetiq × Hyperion" ("KxH"), with Kinetiq Research Pte ("Kinetiq") and Pier Two Pty Ltd ("Pier Two") and earns HYPE as rewards and commission income from native staking by validating transactions and maintaining network security. The Company participates in the native staking through both self-staking (using the Company's own tokens) and providing validation services to third-party delegators. The Company delegates its own HYPE digital assets to the co-branded KxH validator node and receives staking rewards in return. The Company is also entitled to commission income charged to third party delegators, for successfully validating transactions. Commission income from validation services is shared among the Company, Kinetiq and Pier Two. These rewards are received by the Company directly from the Hyperliquid network. The provision of services related to transaction validation on the Hyperliquid blockchain network (through both staking rewards and commission income) is an output of the Company's ordinary activities.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
The Company recognizes revenue from native staking in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, by following the five steps. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services (i.e., performance obligations) to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for promised goods or services.

The Company earns commission income in the form of HYPE from validator operations and staking rewards in the form of HYPE from self-staking. A contract with enforceable rights and obligations exists when the Company stakes its tokens to the validator and starts solving blocks on the Hyperliquid blockchain, which is the customer by analogy. Staking rewards and commission income are recognized as revenue when the Company satisfies its performance obligations (i.e., successfully validates blocks or transactions as determined by the protocol). HYPE rewards are variable consideration, resolved at the conclusion of each block. The HYPE earned is noncash consideration and therefore measured at fair value at the inception of each contract.

Prior to December 2025, the Company did not have control over the validator and was therefore not considered the principal for the validation service. Consequently, staking rewards and commission income were recognized in revenue on a net basis, reflecting only the portion of protocol rewards and commission that the Company was entitled to receive. After gaining unilateral control of the validator on December 15, 2025, the Company became the principal for the validator service. From that point onward, rewards and commissions have been presented on a gross basis following this change.

*Temporary HYPE Asset Use Services*

The Company enters into arrangements with customers under which it provides the temporary use of its HYPE tokens in exchange for consideration. The Company's obligation is to make the digital assets available for use over a defined period, which represents a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time as the counterparty simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of use. In arrangements where control of the digital assets transfers to the customer, the Company records a receivable representing its right to receive the digital assets at the end of the contractual term. Consideration is primarily based on transaction volume, trading activity, or other usage-based metrics generated during the contract term. The Company recognizes revenue in the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed, consistent with the application of the right-to-invoice practical expedient.

*Digital Assets Receivable and Credit Loss Allowance*

The Company records a digital asset receivable when digital assets are transferred or deposited into a wallet controlled by a third party and the Company determines that it has lost control of the assets in accordance with the definition of control in ASC 606 (i.e., the Company no longer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the digital assets). In assessing whether control has transferred, the Company considers factors such as legal title, rights to transfer or pledge the assets, access to private keys, contractual restrictions, and the practical ability to direct the use of the digital assets. The Company evaluates the legal form and economic substance of each arrangement and documents the basis for its control conclusions.

If the economic substance of an arrangement is more akin to a financing or lending arrangement, the Company accounts for the arrangement in a manner consistent with crypto asset lending arrangements rather than as a sale or transfer of digital assets. In such cases, the digital asset receivable is initially and subsequently measured at the fair value of the underlying digital assets, with changes in fair value recognized in "Unrealized gains or losses — digital assets."

The Company records an allowance for credit losses on digital asset receivables arising from arrangements in which control of the digital assets transfers to a third party, as described in Note 7 – Digital Assets – Revenue Recognition. The allowance for credit losses is measured in accordance with the current expected credit loss ("CECL") model under ASC 326, Current Expected Credit Losses ("ASC 326"). In estimating expected credit losses, the Company considers counterparty-specific information, contractual terms, conditions in the digital asset market, conditions in the broader financial services market (including observed industry delinquency trends), corporate default rate forecasts published by third-party industry participants, and other relevant transaction-specific factors. Due to limited historical loss experience for digital asset receivables, the Company utilizes external data and applies a probability of default ("PD") and loss given default ("LGD") methodology.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company recorded an allowance for credit losses of $0.4 million related to the digital asset receivable based on the PD/LGD methodology.

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
*Liquid Staking Income*

Beginning in July 2025, the Company used the proceeds from its capital raising activities to acquire and deploy HYPE in staking activities, which includes native staking and liquid staking. Revenue from native staking is accounted for in accordance with ASC 606.

The Company engages in liquid staking arrangements by staking HYPE in exchange for LSTs, primarily kHYPE and HiHYPE. kHYPE serves as the standard retail liquid staking receipt token for HYPE, while HiHYPE is an institutional variant of kHYPE. HiHYPE is issued through Kinetiq's gated iHYPE pool specifically for the Company, offering the same economic exposure as kHYPE. Both HiHYPE and kHYPE feature a floating redemption rate determined by the value of the underlying staked HYPE and associated rewards, penalties, and fees. These tokens—HiHYPE and kHYPE—are transferable, can be monetized, and may be utilized in other transactions, even while the original HYPE assets remain staked.

When HYPE is deposited into liquid staking pools, the Company recognizes any realized gains or losses on the HYPE in accordance with ASC 610-20, Operating (Income) Expense — Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets, since the Company relinquishes control over the HYPE deposited in the pool.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company determines fair value measurements for digital assets in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements ("ASC 820"), which defines fair value as the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an ordinary transaction between market participants. ASC 820 establishes a framework for valuation techniques, prioritized by reliability, according to the following tiers:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for similar or identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; valuation models in which all significant inputs are derived from observable market data

Level 3 - Unobservable valuation model inputs for assets and liabilities such as discounted cash flow models or similar techniques; inputs for fair value instruments; includes assumptions and may require significant judgment and estimation by management

The Company's digital assets are subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used for such measurements were as follows:

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|  | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** |
|  | | **Fair Value** | **Fair Value** | **Fair Value** |
|  | <br>**Carrying Value** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** |
| HYPE digital assets | $16233941 | $16233941 | $— | $— |
| KNTQ digital assets | 111406 |  | 111406 |  |
| Total digital assets | $16345347 | $16233941 | $111406 | $— |

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HYPE digital assets are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using quoted prices in its principal market (Level 1 inputs). The Company routinely evaluates which market qualifies as its principal market by considering factors such as accessibility, trading volume, and transaction activity. Ultimately, the principal market is determined as the one most accessible to the Company with the highest volume and orderly transactions for HYPE. As of December 31, 2025, a regulated exchange market is utilized as the principal market for HYPE.

KNTQ digital assets are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using market-corroborated inputs (Level 2 inputs) including the observed transactions on decentralized exchanges within the Hyperliquid and HyperEVM ecosystems.

The carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments, such as cash and cash equivalents, digital assets receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair values due to the short-term nature or effective interest rates of these instruments.

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Income Taxes

The Company is subject to Federal, New York State and City, and State of California income taxes and files tax returns in those jurisdictions.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included or excluded in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts, or temporary differences, at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which such temporary differences are expected to reverse.

The Company utilizes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

The Company's policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax-related interest as interest expense and penalties as selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") was signed into law, which makes permanent many of the tax provisions enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire at the end of 2025. In addition, OBBBA makes changes to certain U.S. corporate tax provisions, but many are generally not effective until 2026. While further evaluation is ongoing, the new tax legislation is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Ophthalmic Technology Revenue

The Company's revenues are also generated through product sales or research, development and commercialization agreements. The terms of such agreements may contain multiple promised goods and services, which may include (i) licenses to its intellectual property, and (ii) in certain cases, payment in connection with the manufacturing and delivery of clinical supply materials. Payments to the Company under these arrangements typically include one or more of the following: non-refundable, upfront license fees; milestone payments; payments for clinical product supply, and royalties on future product sales.

The Company analyzes its arrangements to assess whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities. For collaboration arrangements that are deemed to be within the scope of ASC Topic 808, "Collaborative Arrangements", the Company allocates the contract consideration between such joint operating activities and elements that are reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and, therefore, within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company's policy is to recognize amounts allocated to joint operating activities as a reduction in research and development expense.

Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when its customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps:

● Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer;

● Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

● Step 3: Determine the transaction price;

● Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

● Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation.

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized revenue primarily from the following type of contract:

Product sales – Revenue is recognized at the point in time the customer obtains control of the goods and the Company satisfies its performance obligation, which is generally at the time it ships the product to the customer.

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The Company must make significant judgments in its revenue recognition process, including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each performance obligation. Milestone payments represent variable consideration that will be recognized when the performance obligation is achieved. Sales-based royalty payments derived from usage of intellectual property are recognized when those sales occur.

Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer's discretion are generally considered discretionary purchase options. The Company assesses if these options provide a material right to the customer and if so, they are considered performance obligations.

During 2020, the Company entered into a license agreement, or the Arctic Vision License Agreement, with Arctic Vision (Hong Kong) Limited, or Arctic Vision, and a license agreement, or the Bausch License Agreement, with Bausch Health Companies, Inc., or Bausch + Lomb. Each license has three revenue components:

1) an upfront license fee;

2) milestone payments and

3) royalty payments.

***Arctic Vision License Agreement***

On August 10, 2020, the Company entered into the Arctic Vision License Agreement pursuant to which Arctic Vision may develop and commercialize MicroPine for the treatment of progressive myopia and MicroLine for the treatment of presbyopia in Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) and South Korea. On September 14, 2021, the Company and Arctic Vision executed Amendment 1 to the Arctic Vision License Agreement pursuant to which Arctic Vision may develop and commercialize MicroStat for the treatment of mydriasis in Greater China and South Korea.

*Milestone Payments*

The Company may receive up to $37.7 million in milestone payments in connection with the Arctic Vision License Agreement, as amended, based on various development and regulatory milestones, including the initiation of clinical research and regulatory approvals in Greater China and South Korea, related to the filing of marketing authorization applications of approximately $13.2 million and the receipt of regulatory approvals of approximately $24.5 million. It is currently unknown when or if remaining milestones related to the performance obligations will be achieved.

*Royalty Payments*

Arctic Vision also will purchase its supply of MicroPine, MicroLine and MicroStat from the Company or, for such products not supplied by the Company, pay the Company a mid-single digit percentage royalty on net sales of such products, subject to certain adjustments. No royalty payments were earned through December 31, 2025. The Company will pay a percentage in the range from 30% to 40% of such payments, royalties, or net proceeds of such supply to Senju Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd. ("Senju") pursuant to a License Agreement.

***Bausch License Agreement***

On October 9, 2020, the Company entered into the Bausch License Agreement, pursuant to which Bausch + Lomb was permitted to develop and commercialize the Bausch Licensed Product (as defined in the Bausch License Agreement) in the United States and Canada (the "Licensed Territory"). Bausch + Lomb could terminate the Bausch License Agreement, with respect to the Bausch Licensed Product to either country in the Licensed Territory, at any time for convenience upon 90 days' written notice.

On January 12, 2024, the Company and Bausch + Lomb entered into a mutual termination and reassignment agreement (the "Letter Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company reacquired the rights to the Bausch Licensed Product. The terms of the agreement include the immediate transfer of the rights and the subsequent transfer of certain assets relating to the Bausch Licensed Product from Bausch + Lomb to the Company in exchange for cash and common stock consideration. In addition, under the terms of the Letter Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Bausch + Lomb a low single-digit royalty on its net sales of the Bausch Licensed Product in the United States and Canada for a period of ten years from the date of the first commercial sale by the Company (or its affiliates or licensees) of the Bausch Licensed Product in the United States. Under the Letter Agreement, (i) the Company reacquired any and all licenses and other

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rights granted by the Company to Bausch + Lomb under the original Bausch License Agreement, (ii) any and all licenses and other rights granted by Bausch + Lomb to the Company under the License Agreement are terminated, other than as set forth in the Letter Agreement, and (iii) other than as set forth in the Letter Agreement, Bausch + Lomb is released from all of their ongoing obligations under the License Agreement, including development and commercialization obligations.

Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company paid Bausch + Lomb an upfront payment of $2.0 million in cash on January 22, 2024. The Company recorded this amount as an operating expense. In connection with the entry into the Letter Agreement, the Company also agreed to issue Bausch + Lomb $3.0 million in shares of the Company's common stock, following the Regulatory Transfer Date (the "Transfer Date"). On April 11, 2024, the Transfer Date, the transfer of the rights and certain assets relating to the CHAPERONE trial from Bausch + Lomb to the Company, was completed. On May 3, 2024, the Company issued Bausch + Lomb 28,742 shares of the Company's common stock (calculated pursuant to the Letter Agreement at $3.0 million using a thirty-day volume-weighted average price on April 11, 2024, but valued at $2.3 million on the May 3, 2024 settlement date, resulting in a $0.7 million change in fair value of the equity consideration payable), in satisfaction of its obligations pursuant to the Letter Agreement.

Pursuant to the Side Letter, the Company agreed to pay approximately $0.5 million to Bausch + Lomb related to the defective clinical supply. It was also agreed that the Company would receive approximately $0.25 million from Bausch + Lomb to fund the vendor hold back liability that will be due upon completion of the CHAPERONE study. In addition, the Company purchased $0.5 million of clinical supplies from Bausch + Lomb in April 2024.

Intangible Assets

Definite-lived intangible assets are stated at fair value as of the date acquired, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is calculated based on the estimated useful lives of the assets, using the straight-line method.

The Company periodically evaluates the remaining useful lives of its intangible assets to determine whether events or circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining periods of amortization. In the event that the estimate of an intangible asset's remaining useful life has changed, the remaining carrying amount of the intangible asset is amortized prospectively over that revised remaining useful life. If it is determined that an intangible asset has an indefinite useful life, such as certain digital assets, that intangible asset would be subject to impairment testing annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not, based on future undiscounted cash flows or market factors, be recoverable.

Operating Leases

The Company leases its facilities under non-cancellable operating leases. The Company evaluates the nature of each lease at the inception of an arrangement to determine whether it is an operating or financing lease and recognizes the right-of-use asset and lease liabilities based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the expected lease term. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted at the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The Company's leases do not generally contain an implicit interest rate and therefore the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate it would expect to pay to borrow on a similar collateralized basis over a similar term in order to determine the present value of its lease payments. The right-of-use asset is measured at the amount of the lease liability adjusted for the remaining balance of any lease incentives received, any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent if the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term, any unamortized initial direct costs, and any impairment of the right-of-use-asset. Operating lease expense consists of a single lease cost calculated so that the remaining cost of the lease is allocated over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis, after consideration of any impairment of the right-of-use asset.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. The Company records prepaid expenses on its balance sheet for the payment of research and development expenses in advance of services being provided.

The Company's license agreements were determined to represent collaborative arrangements. Pursuant to these collaborative arrangements, the licensee is required to reimburse the Company for certain research and development expenses. Providing research and development activities in the context of a collaboration agreement is not an ordinary activity for the Company. Accordingly, the licensee is not a customer with respect to the reimbursements and such payments are not subject to ASC 606. The Company's policy is

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to recognize the reimbursements as contra – research and development expense. The receivable for such payments, plus other license payments, is included in "prepaid expenses and other current assets" on the accompanying balance sheets.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Upon the exercise of an option, the Company issues new shares of common stock out of the shares reserved for issuance under its equity plans. See Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity – Stock Options for additional information related to estimating the fair value of stock options.

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the financial statements were issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 16 ("Subsequent Events").

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2024, The FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220 – 04). This update requires an entity to disclose more detailed information regarding expenses for the entity. The amendments require that at each interim and the annual reporting period, the entity must disclose amounts related to purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil and gas- producing activities. Including the amounts, the entity is required to disclose and qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions, and to disclose the total amount of selling expenses and the definition of selling expenses. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to financial statements issued for the current period presented, and retrospectively to any prior periods presented in the financials. Although early adoption is permitted, the new guidance becomes effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Since this new ASU addresses only disclosures, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have any material effects on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07 "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures." These amendments require a public entity to disclose significant segment expenses and other segment items on an annual and interim basis and to provide in interim periods all disclosures about a reportable segment's profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually. Public entities with a single reporting segment are required to provide both the new disclosures and all of the existing disclosures required under ASC 280. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU for the year ended December 31, 2024. Since this new ASU addresses only disclosures, the adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the year ended December 31, 2025. While the adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, there will be increased disclosures required in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period balances have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on previously reported results of operations or loss per share.

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**Note 4 – Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock**

The Company's net income (loss) per share is calculated using the two-class method in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share. The two-class method allocates earnings between common stockholders and holders of participating securities. The Company's Series A Preferred Stock (see Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) – Securities Purchase Agreement) are deemed to be participating securities due to their rights to participate in dividends with common stock. However, the two-class method has no impact on the calculation of loss per share during periods when the Company has a net loss, because the holders of participating securities are not required to absorb losses.

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the common share equivalents had been issued (computed using the treasury stock or if converted method), if dilutive. There were no dilutive securities outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share:

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|  | **For the Years Ended**  | **For the Years Ended**  |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Numerator: |  |  |
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $(46999218) | $(49818433) |
| Denominator (weighted average quantities): |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common shares issued | 4907637 | 830569 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Add: Undelivered vested restricted shares | 92694 | 2428 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per share | 5000331 | 832997 |
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $(9.40) | $(59.81) |

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The following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive shares of common stock because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

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|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Options | 92075 | 68183 |
| Warrants | 33820785 | 1166017 |
| Unvested RSU | 1545000 | 4611 |
| Series A Convertible Preferred | 16307691 |  |
| Convertible debt |  | 29096 |
| Total potentially dilutive shares | 51765551 | 1267907 |

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#### Note 5 – Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

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|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Payroll tax receivable | $262085 | $288705 |
| Prepaid insurance expenses | 135856 | 148117 |
| Prepaid general and administrative expenses | 137422 | 61610 |
| Prepaid patent expenses | 65414 | 49967 |
| Other | 201565 | 97337 |
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $802342 | $645736 |

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As of December 31, 2024, the Company wrote off $0.7 million of prepaid regulatory expenses, due to the uncertainty associated with the Company's clobetasol propionate and Mydcombi products and its exploration of strategic alternatives.

**Note 6 – Other Intangible Assets**

On August 15, 2023, the Company entered into a license agreement (the "Formosa License") with Formosa Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Formosa"), whereby the Company acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to commercialize any product related to a novel formulation of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension, 0.05% (the "Formosa Licensed Product"), which was approved by the FDA for ophthalmic use for inflammation and pain after ocular surgery and supplemental disease indications, if any, associated with the New Drug Application for the Formosa Licensed Product. The Formosa License had a term of ten years from the date of the first commercial sale of a Formosa Licensed Product, unless earlier terminated. The Company paid Formosa the aggregate amount of $2.0 million (the "Upfront Payment"), consisting of (a) cash in the amount of $1.0 million and (b) 6,097 shares of common stock, which is included in intangible assets on the accompanying balance sheet. The Company also capitalized $122,945 of transaction costs, which were primarily legal expenses. In addition to the Upfront Payment, the Company must pay Formosa up to $4.0 million upon the achievement of certain development milestones and up to $80.0 million upon the achievement of certain sales milestones. The trigger for the initial $2.0 million development milestone payments was FDA approval of the Formosa Licensed Product and the effective date of the acceptance by the Company of the transfer and assignment of the FDA approval. This occurred on March 14, 2024. Based on the achievement of that milestone, the Company paid Formosa the aggregate amount of $2.0 million, consisting of (a) cash in the amount of $1.0 million on April 26, 2024 and (b) 7,668 shares of common stock on April 29, 2024 (calculated pursuant to the Formosa License using a five-day volume-weighted average price on March 14, 2024, but valued at $0.4 million on the April 29, 2024 settlement date, resulting in a $0.6 million change in fair value of the equity consideration payable), which was included in net impairment of intangible assets at December 31, 2024. The second $2.0 million development milestone (to be fully paid in cash) was earned upon FDA approval of the Formosa Licensed Product and payment was triggered on the earlier of twelve months after FDA approval or six months following the first commercial sale of the Formosa Licensed Product. Because the payment became probable and estimable, the Company recorded an additional $2.0 million increase in the intangible asset which was included in accrued expenses at December 31, 2024.

It was determined that the transaction represented an asset acquisition, rather than a business combination, because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset. Consequently, the accounting is pursuant to the cost accumulation model. The Upfront Payment has been capitalized as an intangible asset by the Company.

In October 2024, the Company had its first commercial sale of the Licensed Product, however, due to the uncertainty associated with its clobetasol propionate product, the Company impaired the full $6.1 million carrying value of the Formosa License at December 31, 2024.

On June 6, 2025, the Company and Formosa entered into the Mutual Termination Agreement, whereby the License Agreement (and all other agreements between the Company and Formosa) would be terminated, subject to certain terms and conditions. Formosa and the Company each agreed to provide the other party with a release of all claims, including Formosa releasing the Company from total obligations of $2.2 million. The Company met the conditions to be released from the obligations in July 2025 and the liabilities were extinguished at that time. The resulting income is presented on the Statement of Operations in Gain on extinguishment of liabilities.

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**Note 7 – Digital Assets**

*Native Staking* 

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had native staked 939,074 HYPE to the KxH validator node (including 300,725 digital assets receivable). The Company received 23,937 HYPE valued at $787,171 from such staking activities for the year ended December 31, 2025. Net of staking rewards paid to third-parties from December 15, 2025 onward (which is when the Company became principal for the validator service), receipt and accrual of HYPE from native activities generated $554,099 in the year ended December 31, 2025.

*Temporary HYPE Asset Use Service Agreements* 

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $11,564 revenue from temporary HYPE Asset Use Service agreements. These assets are included in HYPE digital assets.

*Digital Assets Receivable* 

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $90,636 interest income in connection with its digital assets receivables. As of December 31, 2025, Digital Assets Receivable totaled $6,935,131, which is net of $307,278 unamortized nonrefundable upfront fee and $405,331 provision for credit loss. The company had no Digital Assets Receivable balance as of December 31, 2024. There were no realized credit losses in the year ended December 31, 2025.

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Digital Asset Reconciliation

The following table represents a reconciliation of the Company's assets and (liabilities) related to its digital assets:

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|  | <br>**HYPE Digital**<br>**Assets** | <br>**KNTQ Digital**<br>**Assets** | <br>**Digital Asset**<br>**Receivable** | **Digital**<br>**Intangible**<br>**Assets** | <br>**Total** |
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Proceeds from sale of covered call option, net of repurchase proceeds |  |  |  |  |  |
| Purchases | 71819039 |  |  | 135000 | 71954039 |
| Deposits of HYPE into liquid staking activities | (58753773) |  |  | 58753773 |  |
| Receipts of HYPE from liquid staking activities | 15866574 |  |  | (15866574) |  |
| Receipt and accrual of HYPE from native staking activities | 554099 |  |  |  | 554099 |
| Commission paid to co-validators | (26160) |  |  |  | (26160) |
| Purchase of digital asset receivable for HYPE | (9922239) |  | 9922239 |  |  |
| Unamortized nonrefundable upfront fee |  |  | (307278) |  | (307278) |
| Unrealized loss | (6581870) | (174044) | (2274499) |  | (9030413) |
| Realized gain | 3278271 | 285450 |  | 4758124 | 8321845 |
| Impairment |  |  |  | (27188768) | (27188768) |
| Provision for credit loss |  |  | (405331) |  | (405331) |
| Balance, December 31, 2025 | $16233941 | $111406 | $6935131 | $20591555 | $43872033 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) There were no realized credit losses in the year ended December 31, 2025.

*Digital Assets*

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|  | **Units** | **Cost Basis** | **Fair Value** |
| HYPE digital assets | 638352 | $22808555 | $16233941 |
| KNTQ digital assets | 1918479 | 285450 | 111406 |
| Total |  | $23094005 | $16345347 |

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*Digital Intangible Assets*

The following table sets forth the cost basis, impairment amount, and carrying amount of digital intangible assets held, as shown on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2025:

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|  | **Units** | **Cost** | **Carrying Value** |
| HiHYPE | 398277 | $18695687 | $8437277 |
| kHYPE | 505434 | 14656514 | 11369458 |
| kmHYPE | 28888 | 884473 | 649820 |
| Other digital assets | 2 | 135000 | 135000 |
| Total | 932601 | $34371674 | $20591555 |

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The Company tracks the cost of its LSTs by lot. Impairment losses for the Company's LSTs are recognized when a lot's carrying value falls below its fair value. The fair value of LSTs are estimated based on the original HYPE deposited minus transaction costs. For the period ending December 31, 2025, the Company reported an impairment loss of $27.2 million on the statement of operations under impairment of digital intangible assets.

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*Airdrop*

During the period, the Company received KNTQ digital assets through a network-initiated token distribution by Kinetiq. The Company did not provide goods or services in exchange for the tokens and did not enter into a contractual arrangement in connection with the distribution. The receipt of the tokens was accounted for as a non-reciprocal transaction within "Realized gain – digital assets". The Company recognized operating income of $285,450 upon receipt of the tokens based on the tokens' end-of-day fair value on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, which the Company considers to be its principal market.

#### Note 8 – Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Accrued dividend | $792616 | $— |
| Accrued rework of clinical supply returns | 250000 | 250000 |
| Accrued franchise tax | 193052 |  |
| Accrued compensation expense | 190709 | 144161 |
| Accrued research and development expenses | 176948 | 302880 |
| Accrued professional services | 157770 | 111750 |
| Accrued foreign tax | 100000 | 295711 |
| Other accrued expenses | 10011 | 218172 |
| Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $1871106 | $1322674 |

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#### Note 9 –Notes Payable
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, notes payable and convertible notes payable consisted of the following:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
|  | **Notes Payable** | **Debt Discount** | **Net** | **Notes Payable** | **Debt Discount** | **Net** |
| Avenue - Note payable  | $8339366 | $(543230) | $7796136 | $5740402 | $(527870) | $5212532 |
| Avenue - Convertible note payable  |  |  |  | 5000000 | (263930) | 4736070 |
|  | $8339366 | $(543230) | $7796136 | $10740402 | $(791800) | $9948602 |

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On November 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Avenue Loan Agreement") with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P., ("Avenue 1"), and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. II, ("Avenue 2", and together with Avenue, the "Lender"), for an aggregate principal amount of up to $15,000,000 (the "Avenue Loan"). The initial tranche of the Avenue Loan was $10,000,000, consisting of $4,000,000 from Avenue and $6,000,000 from Avenue 2. Up to $5,000,000 of the principal amount outstanding may be converted at the option of the Lender into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $171.84 per share, subject to typical anti-dilution adjustments. The Avenue Loan bears interest at an annual rate equal to the greater of (a) 7.0% and (b) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus 4.45%. The Avenue Loan maturity date was November 1, 2025, but was extended to July 1, 2028 (see below for further discussion). The Company was able to and did request an additional $5,000,000 of gross funding between April 1, 2023 and July 31, 2023, subject to agreed-upon conditions (see below for further discussion). The Company must also make an incremental final payment equal to 4.25% of the aggregate funding, amounting to a premium of $425,000 on the initial tranche. The Company was required to make monthly interest-only payments during the first twelve months of the Avenue Loan, which was increased to up to eighteen months upon the achievement of specified performance milestones. Following the interest-only period, the Company is required to make equal monthly payments of principal and interest until the maturity date, plus interest. The Company could opt to prepay the Avenue Loan, subject to certain prepayment fees depending on the prepayment date, however no such prepayments have occurred.

On May 22, 2023, pursuant to the Avenue Loan Agreement, the Company received an additional tranche of non-convertible debt funding in the amount of $5,000,000. The Company paid approximately $126,000 of origination and legal fees in connection with this debt

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funding. The additional funding is subject to the same interest and maturity date as the initial tranche. The additional funding triggered the extension of the interest-only payment period from the original 12 months to 18 months (through May 2024) for the entire outstanding balance due under the Avenue Loan Agreement (initial and additional tranches). Following the interest-only period, the Company was required to make equal monthly payments of principal until the maturity date, plus interest. The Company must also make a final payment equal to 4.25% of the additional tranche, amounting to a premium of $212,500 on the additional tranche. The total final payment on the aggregate borrowing is $637,500. As noted above, the Company could opt to prepay the Avenue Loan, subject to certain prepayment fees depending on the prepayment date, however no such prepayments have occurred.

In June 2024, the Company began making principal payments related to the Avenue Loan in the amount of $833,333 per month plus interest.

On November 22, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment of the Avenue Loan (the "First Amendment"), whereby the Lender agreed to defer principal and interest payments on the amounts outstanding until March 2025. In connection with the First Amendment, the Company issued an aggregate of 23,771 shares of its common stock to the Lender. The price per share was based on the Company's five trading-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP) preceding the date of the First Amendment of approximately $8.42 per share. The shares had a fair value of approximately $200,000 on the issuance date, which value was accounted for as a component of debt discount.

On February 21, 2025, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (the "Second Amendment") to Supplement the Avenue Loan Agreement whereby Avenue agreed to defer principal and interest payments on amounts outstanding until the end of September 2025. Deferred interest continued to accrue on the outstanding principal amount at the interest rate stated in the original Avenue Loan Agreement.

Under the Second Amendment, the Company agreed to use a portion of the proceeds from its at-the-market offering (see Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), At-The-Market Offering) to pay down the outstanding principal amount under the Avenue Loan Agreement as follows: a) until the Company raised $3.0 million of aggregate proceeds, 65% of the proceeds would be remitted to the Lenders as a payment in respect of the outstanding principal amount and any accrued interest, and b) after the Company raised $3.0 million of aggregate proceeds, 75% of the proceeds would be remitted to the Lenders as a payment in respect of the outstanding principal amount and any accrued interest. In connection with the Second Amendment, the Company paid the Lenders $1.7 million in net proceeds, of which $1.4 million was applied to principal and $0.3 million was applied to interest, received from the at - the - market offering for the period from February 21, 2025 to June 17, 2025, which was equivalent to 65% of the proceeds raised less a negotiated adjustment of $0.3 million. This requirement was eliminated in conjunction with the Fourth Amendment to Supplement to the Avenue Loan Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment") executed on June 17, 2025 (see below for discussion of the Fourth Amendment).

Pursuant to the Second Amendment, at any time on or after April 1, 2025, the Lenders also had the right, at their discretion, but not the obligation, to convert an aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million of the aggregate principal amount under the Avenue Loan Agreement into shares of the Company's common stock, at a conversion price equal to $1.68 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2025, Avenue converted principal of $680,098 (less $39,762 of debt discount) into 404,820 shares of common stock. The conversion feature was eliminated in conjunction with the Fourth Amendment executed on June 17, 2025.

The Second Amendment of the Avenue Loan was accounted for as an extinguishment, due to the addition of the substantive conversion option. Accordingly, the $10.3 million modification date carrying value of the pre - modification Avenue Loan was derecognized and the $10.2 million modification date fair value of the post - modification Avenue Loan was recognized, resulting in the recording of a $0.1 million extinguishment gain. The post - modification Avenue Loan was valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the following key assumptions: (a) discount rate of 70.0%; (b) volatility of 130.0%; and (c) risk - free rate of 4.2%.

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#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
On May 30, 2025, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to Supplement to the Avenue Loan Agreement (the "Third Amendment"). Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the conversion rights provided to the Lenders under the Second Amendment were revised to restrict the Lenders from exercising such conversion right if doing so would cause the Lenders and their affiliates to beneficially own more than 9.99% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock immediately after the conversion. The Lenders had the ability to increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitation up to a maximum of 19.99% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock with a written notice to the Company and provided that such an increase in the beneficial ownership limitation would not have been effective until 61<sup>st</sup> day following the written notice. Additionally, the Third Amendment provided that if a significant corporate event occurred (such as a merger, asset sale, or stock recapitalization) while the conversion option remained in effect, the Lenders would have retained the right to convert the loan as if the conversion had occurred immediately prior to such event. The Company determined that the Third Amendment should be accounted for as a modification and continuation of the existing indebtedness. The conversion feature was eliminated in conjunction with the Fourth Amendment executed on June 17, 2025.

On June 17, 2025, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment which, among other things, extended the maturity date of the loans to July 1, 2028; provided for an interest - only period from July 1, 2025 until January 31, 2027; reduced the interest rate from 12.0% to 8.0% (payable half in cash and half in kind); eliminated the option to convert an aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million of the loans outstanding into shares of common stock; eliminated the final payment of $637,500; and provided the Company with the option to prepay the debt owed under the Avenue Loan Agreement.

In connection with the Fourth Amendment, the Company issued to the Lenders warrants (the "Lender Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock. The Lender Warrants are exercisable immediately and may be exercised for five years from the initial issuance date at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. The Lender Warrants, if still outstanding at the expiration date, will be automatically exercised on a cashless basis. The Company determined that the Lender Warrants should be equity classified and valued the Lender Warrants at $858,270 using the Black - Scholes option pricing model using the following inputs (common stock market price of $2.97; volatility of 124%; dividend rate of 0.00% and risk - free rate of 3.99)%.

The Company determined that the Fourth Amendment should be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring. Because the remaining undiscounted cash flows of the Avenue Loan exceed the June 17, 2025 carrying value, no gain was recognized and a new effective interest rate was established based on the new carrying value of the Avenue Loan and the amended cash flows. Finally, the $858,270 value of the Lender Warrants was capitalized as additional debt discount and will be amortized over the new term of the Avenue Loan, using the effective interest method.

The Avenue Loan requires the Company to make and maintain representations and warranties and other agreements that are customary in loan agreements of this type. The Avenue Loan is secured by all of the Company's assets, including intellectual property. The Avenue Loan also contains customary events of default, including non-payment of principal or interest, violations of covenants, bankruptcy and material judgments. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, all interest and principal immediately become due and payable. In addition, Avenue will have the right to exercise any other right or remedy provided by applicable law.

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded interest expense relating to the Avenue Loan of $1,557,788 (which includes $655,997 of amortization of debt discount) and $2,468,863 (which includes $759,049 of amortization of debt discount), respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, interest expense in the amount of $379,998 was added to the principal balance outstanding.

BankDirect Capital Finance Loan

On February 24, 2024, the Company issued a note payable in the amount of $505,050 for the purchase of a directors and officers' liability insurance policy (the "2024 D&O Loan"). The note accrued interest at a rate of 8.15% per year and matured on October 24, 2024. The 2024 D&O Loan was payable in eight monthly payments of $65,076 consisting of principal and interest. The note payable was repaid in full during the year ended December 31, 2024. Interest expense was $15,568 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024

#### Note 10 – Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (expenses) benefits:

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|  | **For The Years Ended**  | **For The Years Ended**  |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Current tax (provision) benefit: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Federal |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;State and local | (30940) |  |
| Deferred tax (provision) benefit:  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | 9092800 | 12749587 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;State and local | (12148400) | 9773203 |
|  | (3086540) | 22522790 |
| Change in valuation allowance | 3055600 | (22522790) |
| Provision for income taxes  | $(30940) | $— |

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The effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025, differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **2025** | **2025** |
| US Federal statutory tax rate at 21% | 21.00% | $(9516031) |
| State and local taxes, net of federal income tax effect | 0.07% | (31318) |
| Tax credits | (1.37)% | 621947 |
| Changes in valuation allowance | (14.44)% | 6541633 |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible items | (0.47)% | 215053 |
| Other reconciling items related to net operating losses | (5.14)% | 2331301 |
| Other reconciling items related to prior period deferreds | 0.42% | (193525) |
| Effective income tax rate | 0.07% | $(30940) |

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As previously disclosed for the tax year ended December 31, 2024, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

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|  | **2024** |
| Federal statutory rate | (21.00)% |
| State tax rate, net of federal benefit | (13.20)% |
| Permanent differences | 1.00% |
| Research & development tax credits | (0.80)% |
| Prior period adjustments and other | (3.60)% |
| Rate and apportionment changes | (7.60)% |
| Change in valuation allowance | 45.20% |
| Effective income tax rate | 0.00% |

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#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
The amounts of cash taxes paid are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For The Years Ended** | **For The Years Ended** |
|  | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Federal | $— | $— |
| State and Local  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;New York |  | 24625 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;New York City | (9665) | 9690 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;All other states | 1525 | 1807 |
|  | $(8140) | $36122 |

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Deferred tax assets consist of the following:

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|  | **For The Years Ended**  | **For The Years Ended**  |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net operating loss carryforwards | $35004024 | $35921285 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Research and development tax credits | 1373706 | 1995653 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized research and development costs | 3616980 | 8177548 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation | 1762617 | 3026311 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intangible assets | 1271620 | 3322919 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease liability | 154455 | 441895 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other impaired assets | 489027 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property and equipment | 102854 | 246074 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unrealized gain/loss on digital assets | 6057526 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current expected credit loss | 87121 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total gross deferred tax assets | 49919930 | 53131685 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation allowance | (49830516) | (52886116) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 89414 | 245569 |
| Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property and equipment |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right of use asset | (89414) | (245569) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred tax liabilities, net | $— | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in valuation allowance | $(3055600) | $(22522790) |

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As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $149.0 million of domestic federal net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs"), that may be available to offset future federal taxable income. Approximately $3.2 million of those NOLs will expire during the years ranging from 2034 to 2037. The remaining NOLs of approximately $145.8 million have no expiration dates. As a result of the ownership change on June 20, 2025, the Company's NOLs are subject to an annual limitation of approximately $0.4 million per year. Additionally, as a result of the ownership change, approximately $7.5 million of NOLs are not expected to be realizable. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $62.3 million of state NOLs, which do not expire.

The Company recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $49.8 million and $52.9 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Valuation allowances are established when the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets are not realizable. The Company's ability to realize its remaining deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2025 is primarily dependent upon generating sufficient taxable income of the proper character in future years. Management has concluded that there is not sufficient positive evidence to support the expected realization of these deferred tax assets primarily due to the fact that unrealized investment on

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digital assets and large net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2025 is a source of future taxable benefits that will not be offset by future taxable income on minimal deferred tax liabilities. As part of the assessment of the amount of the valuation allowance, the Company considered that it has the ability and intent to execute tax planning strategies if necessary, including selling digital assets with a built-in-gain.

After consideration of all available evidence, the Company has concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized. If the market value of digital assets changes in future periods, the Company will assess other sources of forecasted taxable income of proper character, which could result in the release of the valuation allowance.

Management has evaluated and concluded that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company's financial statements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within twelve months of the reporting date.

No tax audits were commenced or were in process during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. No tax related interest or penalties were incurred during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company's federal, state and local income tax returns beginning with the year ended December 31, 2022 remain subject to examination.

#### Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies
Hype Asset Use Service Agreement

The Company entered its first HYPE Asset Use Service Agreement (a "HAUS Agreement") on September 12, 2025 with Credo Cayman. The Company linked 100,000 of its owned and staked HYPE tokens to the trading wallet of Credo Cayman, allowing Credo Cayman to receive reduced trading fees on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, and entitling the Company to earn a portion of those fee savings as income, plus 100% of staking rewards. These tokens are presented as "Digital assets" on the Balance Sheets and "HYPE digital assets" (see Note 7), with a fair value of $2,543,100 as of December 31, 2025. The HAUS agreement has an initial term of 26 weeks and is automatically renewable for successive 4-week periods unless terminated with 14 days' notice. The agreement with Credo Cayman was terminated in January 2026.

On October 28, 2025, the Company entered into a HAUS Agreement with Felix Foundation ("Felix") to support the deployment of a perpetual futures market on the Hyperliquid protocol. Under the agreement, the Company allocated 500,000 HYPE tokens to a multi-signature wallet controlled jointly by Hyperion DeFi and Felix. These tokens are presented as "Digital assets" on the Balance Sheets and "HYPE digital assets" (see Note 7), with a fair value of $12,715,500 as of December 31, 2025. These tokens will be staked to satisfy the HIP-3 deployment requirements for launching a perpetual futures market ("HIP-3 Market"). The Company will retain full ownership of the allocated HYPE tokens, and Felix is prohibited from transferring, encumbering, or otherwise alienating the allocated HYPE tokens. Further, under the agreement, the Company will receive a share of HIP-3 Market revenues based on trading volume tiers, plus 100% of staking rewards. The agreement has an initial term of 52 weeks and is automatically renewable for successive 26-week periods unless terminated with 30 days' notice; in addition, the Company may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days' prior written notice.

On November 19, 2025, the Company entered into a Temporary Use Agreement with Native Markets, Inc., for 300,000 HYPE tokens. Under this agreement, 300,000 of the Company's HYPE tokens are staked at a deployer address to meet certain requirements of the Hyperliquid blockchain which unlocks more favorable economics for the USDH stablecoin. In return, the Company receives a fee for the use of its tokens by Native Markets, Inc., and the Company is entitled to receive all staking rewards on the tokens. The Temporary Use Agreement contains a six-month Initial Term, automatically renewing for successive six-month periods unless either party provides 90 days' notice of non-renewal. Upon termination or expiration of the Temporary Use Agreement, Native Markets must immediately return all tokens to the Company. These tokens are presented as digital assets receivables on the Balance Sheets.

Joint Validator Operators' Agreement

On October 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Joint Validator Operators' Agreement (the "Joint Validator Agreement") with Kinetiq and Pier Two, effective retroactively to June 25, 2025. The Joint Validator Agreement formalizes the parties' collaboration in jointly operating a co-branded validator node ("Kinetiq × Hyperion" or "KxH Node") on the Hyperliquid Layer-1 blockchain ("Hyperliquid").

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Under the Joint Validator Agreement, Hyperion initiated the validator with 10,000 HYPE and agreed to provide staking capital from its treasury of HYPE tokens, so that the validator enters Hyperliquid's active set of validators and it is eligible to produce and attest blocks in the Hyperliquid consensus protocol. Hyperion is contractually required to keep 10,000 HYPE tokens at the validator, and these tokens are presented as "Digital assets" on the Balance Sheets and "HYPE digital assets" within Note 7 – Digital Assets, with a fair value of $254,310 as of December 31, 2025. Kinetiq Group will contribute validator operations support, smart contract infrastructure, and stake-routing tooling via its liquid staking protocols, and Pier Two will host and manage the validator infrastructure, including uptime, monitoring and security, and will maintain ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 compliance.

The Joint Validator Agreement outlines shared responsibilities for validator operations, governance, incident response, and performance monitoring. It includes a revenue-sharing arrangement whereby staking commissions and other validator-level rewards are allocated among Hyperion, Kinetiq Group and Pier Two, with specific overrides for referred delegations.

The Joint Validator Agreement is effective for an initial term of one year and will automatically renew annually unless terminated by any party with 90 days' notice.

Employment Agreements

As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate potential severance pay for the executive officers of the Company is approximately $489,000.

Operating Leases

The Company leases office space in Laguna Hills, California; Reno, Nevada; and New York, New York. An additional lease for a location in Redwood City, California, expired in August 2025. The total security deposits for the existing leases amount to $182,200 and are presented in other assets on the balance sheet. On October 1, 2025, the Company entered into a lease assignment agreement for the Reno, Nevada space with a third party. During the year ended December 31, 2024, due to uncertainty associated with the operations, the Company recorded a partial impairment of the Laguna Hills, Reno and New York right-of-use assets and a full impairment of the Redwood City right-of-use asset, in the total amount of $420,000. The Company's rent expense for all office space amounted to $392,652 and $737,271 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
A summary of the Company's right-of-use assets and liabilities is as follows:

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|  | **For the Years Ended**  | **For the Years Ended**  |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Operating cash flows used in operating activities | $574060 | $501250 |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Operating leases | $— | $— |
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Operating leases | 1.38 | 2.16 |
| Weighted Average Discount Rate |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Operating leases | 10.0% | 10.0% |

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Future minimum payments under the Company's operating lease agreements are as follows:

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|:---|:---|
| **For the Years Ending**<br>**December 31,**  | **Minimum**<br> **Lease Payments** |
| 2026 | $560996 |
| 2027 | 214619 |
| Total future minimum lease payments | 775615 |
| Less: imputed interest | (57008) |
| Present value of lease liabilities | 718607 |
| Less: current portion | (512007) |
| Lease liabilities, non-current portion | $206600 |

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Litigations, Claims and Assessments

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements.

**Note 12 – Related Party Transactions**

**Loan and Security Agreement**

On June 17, 2025, Company entered into the Fourth Amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the Supplement (as previously amended, the "Supplement") to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 22, 2022 (the "Loan and Security Agreement") with Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P., as a lender ("Avenue 1") and Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., as a lender (together with Avenue 1, the "Lenders").

As previously disclosed, the Loan and Security Agreement, as supplemented by the Supplement, provides for term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.0 million to be delivered in multiple tranches. The Fourth Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity date of the loans to July 1, 2028; provides for an interest-only period from July 1, 2025 until January 31, 2027; reduces the interest rate from 12.0% to 8.0%, payable half in cash and half in kind; eliminates the option of the Lenders to convert an aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million of the loans outstanding into shares of Common Stock; eliminates the final required payment of $637,500; and provides the Company with the option to prepay debt owed under the Loan and Security Agreement in part, subject to certain limitations. The maturity date of the loan is July 1, 2028. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement was $8,339,366, and the outstanding principal amount as of March 23, 2026 was $8,394,123. During

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#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repaid an aggregate of $1,463,438 of the outstanding principal amount and paid $481,360 of accrued interest under the Loan and Security Agreement.

In connection with the Fourth Amendment, the Company issued to the Lenders warrants (the "Lender Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. The issuance of the Lender Warrants was not registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or under any state securities laws.

**Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.**

*March 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement*

On March 3, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, (the "Purchase Agreement") with Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd ("Armistice"), or the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company issued (i) 37,500 shares of common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 23,377 shares of common stock and (iii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 60,877 shares of common stock, (together, the "the March 2022 Offering"). The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the March 2022 Offering were approximately $15 million.

*August 2023 Offering*

On August 24, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Armistice, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, in a registered direct offering by the Company directly to the Purchaser (the "August 2023 Offering"), 52,483 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 28,162 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to 60,484 shares of common stock (the "Common Warrants" and, together with the Pre-Funded Warrants, the "Warrants"). The combined offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying Common Warrant was $148.80, and the combined offering price for each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Common Warrant was $148.00. The net cash proceeds of the August 2023 Offering were approximately $10.9 million after deducting cash issuance costs in the aggregate amount of approximately $1.1 million.

*September 2024 Offering*

On September 30, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering with Armistice, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 107,875 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 821 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 108,696 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $40.00 per share. See Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) – Offerings.

*November 2024 Offering*

On November 24, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "November 2024 Offering") with Armistice, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 112,500 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 38,522 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 302,045 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.608 per share. See Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) – Offerings.

*December 2024 Offering*

On December 5, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "December 2024 Offering") with Armistice, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 137,500 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 113,563 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 502,126 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.752 per share. See Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) – Offerings.

*January 2025 Offering*

On January 16, 2025, the Company entered into an Inducement Offer (the "January Inducement Offer") with Armistice, (the "January Investor"), by which the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of 197,118 existing warrants ("the January Existing Warrants") from $55.20 per share, to $5.272 per share. See Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) – Offerings.

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
Advisory Agreement

In August 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Dr. Ianchulev, a former director, pursuant to which Dr. Ianchulev agreed to provide medical expertise and consultation related to the Company's research and development programs, and such other matters as reasonably requested by the Company for an initial period of one year. The terms allowed for the agreement to be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. In consideration for Dr. Ianchulev's services, the Company agreed to provide Dr. Ianchulev with a $5,000 monthly retainer throughout the term of the agreement, in addition to the compensation payable to all non-employee members of the Board. The Agreement was terminated effective December 31, 2024.

#### Note 13 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Authorized Capital

The Company is authorized to issue 600,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, and 60,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share. The holders of the Company's common stock are entitled to one vote per share. The Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights.

On June 12, 2024, at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, the Company proposed and the shareholders approved an increase in the authorized number of shares of the Company's common stock from 90,000,000 to 300,000,000 at the same par value of $0.0001 per share.

On August 19, 2025, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended with the Secretary of State of Delaware to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, from 300,000,000 shares to 600,000,000 shares and the total number of shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, from 6,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares.

Common Stock Issuances

Pursuant to the License and certain milestone achievements, the Company issued 7,668 shares of common stock valued at $0.4 million on April 29, 2024 to Formosa (see Note 6 – Intangible Assets).

On May 3, 2024, the Company issued Bausch + Lomb 28,742 shares of the Company's common stock, valued at $2.3 million, in satisfaction of its obligations pursuant to the Letter Agreement (see Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Bausch License Agreements).

On November 25, 2025, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with Merenti Management GmbH ("Merenti"), pursuant to the Advisor Agreement with Merenti dated September 22, 2025. Pursuant to the Advisor Agreement, the Company issues shares as compensation for advisory services. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company issued 14,882 common shares to Merenti.

At-The-Market Program

*December 2021 Sales Agreement*

On December 14, 2021, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement, (the "December 2021 Sales Agreement"), with Leerink Partners LLC ("Leerink Partners") (formerly SVB Securities) under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of common stock for gross proceeds of up to $50.0 million through Leerink Partners as its sales agent, or the 2021 Offering. The issuance and sale of shares, if any, of common stock by the Company under the December 2021 Sales Agreement will be pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-261638) filed with the SEC on December 14, 2021, or the Registration Statement, and the prospectus relating to the 2021 Offering filed therewith that forms a part of the Registration Statement.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the December 2021 Sales Agreement, Leerink Partners may sell the common stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an "at the market offering" as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
Leerink Partners will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the common stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company will pay Leerink Partners a commission equal to three percent (3.0)% of the gross sales proceeds of any common stock sold through Leerink Partners under the December 2021 Sales Agreement and also has provided Leerink Partners with certain indemnification rights.

On December 30, 2024, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Sales Agreement (the "A&R Sales Agreement") with Chardan Capital Markets, LLC ("Chardan") with respect to the Company's existing at-the-market offering program. The A&R Sales Agreement amends and restates the December 2021 Sales Agreement by and between the Company and Leerink Partners to, among other things, replace Leerink Partners with Chardan as sales agent. The Company agreed to pay Chardan a commission equal to three percent (3.0)% of the gross sales proceeds of any common stock sold through Chardan under the December 2024 Sales Agreement and also provided Chardan with certain indemnification rights.

On September 24, 2025, the Company entered into an Amendment to the A&R Sales Agreement (the "Amended A&R Sales Agreement"), with respect to the Company's existing at-the-market offering program. The Amended A&R Sales Agreement, among other things, increases the aggregate offering price under the A&R Sales Agreement from $50 million to $100 million.

On November 14, 2025, the Company entered into a new Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Chardan with respect to the Company's at-the-market offering program. The new agreement increases the aggregate offering price from $100 million to $500 million and increases the total fees payable to the two sales agents from 3.0% to 4.0%.

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company received approximately $39.4 million and $6.0 million in proceeds, net of offering costs of $1.3 million and $0.2 million from the sale of 5,607,759 and 70,381 shares of its common stock, respectively.

Offerings

*2025 Offerings*

*January Offering*

On January 16, 2025, the Company entered into an Inducement Offer (the "January Inducement Offer") with an Investor (the "January Investor"), by which the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of 197,118 existing warrants ("the January Existing Warrants") from $55.20 per share, to $5.272 per share. The January Inducement Offer had a limited exercise period, until January 17, 2025, to exercise the January Existing Warrants (the "Exercise Period").

In connection with the January Inducement Offer, if the Investor exercised the January Existing Warrants within the Exercise Period, the Company agreed to issue 197,118 Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrants and 197,118 Series B Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase an additional 394,236 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.272 per share which may be exercised for five years from the initial exercise date. The warrants became exercisable upon receipt of stockholder approval on August 18, 2025, at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting.

On January 17, 2025, the January Investor exercised the January Existing Warrants within the Exercise Period. The aggregate gross cash proceeds to the Company from the January Inducement Offer were approximately $1.0 million, and net cash proceeds after offering costs were approximately $0.9 million.

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
*2024 Offerings and Warrant Modification*

A summary of the 2024 offerings is presented below:

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|  | **Common Stock** | **Common Stock** | | |
|  | **Shares** | **Amount** | **Additional**<br>**Paid-In**<br>**Capital** | **Total**<br>**Stockholders'**<br>**Equity** |
| April Offering | 40297 | $4 | $1888825 | $1888829 |
| July Offering | 94697 | 10 | 4299391 | 4299401 |
| August Offering | 160624 | 16 | 4451091 | 4451107 |
| September Offering | 107875 | 11 | 3597659 | 3597670 |
| November Offering | 112500 | 11 | 1058792 | 1058803 |
| December Offering | 137500 | 14 | 1715498 | 1715512 |
|  | 653493 | $66 | $17011256 | $17011322 |

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*April Offering*

On April 8, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with a single fundamentals-based healthcare investor (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, in a registered direct offering by the Company directly to the Purchaser (the "April 2024 Offering"), 40,297 shares of common stock. The price per share in the April 2024 Offering was $49.63. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the 2024 April Offering were $2.0 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $1.9 million.

*July Offering and Warrant Amendment*

On July 1, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "July 2024 Offering") with certain institutional and accredited investors (the "July 2024 Investors"), pursuant to which the Company sold 94,697 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to 94,697 shares of common stock. The combined offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrant was $52.80. The Company also agreed to issue warrants to purchase an additional 21,872 shares of common stock (the "July Additional Warrants") to one of the July 2024 Investors. All of the new warrants become exercisable six months following their issuance, at an exercise price of $55.20 per share, and may be exercised until January 2, 2030.

In connection with the July 2024 Offering, the Company entered into warrant amendment agreements (the "Amendments") with the holders of previously issued warrants (the "Prior Warrants") to purchase up to an aggregate of 129,828 shares of common stock, whereby the Company agreed to amend the Prior Warrants to reduce the exercise price of the Prior Warrants from $178.40 and $197.60 per share of common stock to $55.20 per share of common stock, extend the term of the Prior Warrants until January 2, 2030 and prohibit exercise of the Prior Warrants for the six-month period following the effective date of the Amendments.

The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the July 2024 Offering were approximately $5.0 million, and net proceeds after cash offering costs were approximately $4.3 million. Offering costs include placement agent fees of $0.4 million and Company legal fees of $0.3 million. In addition, there were $2.9 million of non-cash issuance costs which represents the value of the July Additional Warrants, plus the modification date incremental value of the modified Prior Warrants as compared to the original Prior Warrants, as an issuance cost of the warrant exercise.

*August Offering*

On August 21, 2024, the Company agreed to sell 160,624 shares of common stock to certain institutional and accredited investors (the "August Investors"), in some cases pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the "August 2024 Offering"). The price per share in the August 2024 Offering was $32.00. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the August 2024 Offering were approximately $5.1 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $4.5 million.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
*September Offering and Warrant Amendment*

On September 30, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "September 2024 Offering") with a certain purchaser, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 107,875 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 821 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 108,696 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $40.00 per share. The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $36.80. The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying Warrant was $36.79, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the September 2024 Offering, minus $0.008, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The warrants will be exercisable beginning six months following the date of issuance and may be exercised until March 31, 2030. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the September 2024 Offering were approximately $4.0 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $3.6 million. On October 1, 2024, the holder of the 821 pre-funded warrants issued in the September Offering, exercised the pre-funded warrants at a price of $0.008 per share of common stock.

In connection with the December Offering, the Company entered into an amendment of the September Offering warrants to require stockholder approval to be exercisable and the termination date to be five years after stockholder approval.

On January 21, 2025, in connection with the December Offering, the stockholders approved the exercise of the September Offering warrants, the November Offering warrants and the December Offering warrants.

*November Offering and Warrant Amendment*

On November 24, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "November 2024 Offering") with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 112,500 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 38,522 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 302,045 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.608 per share. The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $8.608 The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying Warrant was $8.60, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the November 2024 Offering, minus $0.008, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The warrants will be exercisable beginning six months following the date of issuance and may be exercised until November 24, 2029. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the November 2024 Offering were approximately $1.3 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $1.1 million. On November 25, 2024, the holder of the 38,522 pre-funded warrants issued in the November Offering, exercised the pre-funded warrants at a price of $0.008 per share of common stock.

In connection with the December Offering, the Company entered into an amendment of the November Offering warrants to require stockholder approval to be exercisable and the termination date to be five years after stockholder approval.

On January 21, 2025, in connection with the December Offering, the stockholders approved the exercise of the September Offering warrants, the November Offering warrants and the December Offering warrants.

*December Offering*

On December 5, 2024, the Company closed on a registered direct offering (the "December 2024 Offering") with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchaser 137,500 shares of common stock; pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 113,563 shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase up to 502,126 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.752 per share. The combined offering price for each share and accompanying warrant was $7.752. The combined offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying Warrant was $7.744, which is equal to the purchase price per share in the December 2024 Offering, minus $0.008, the exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants. The warrants required stockholder approval to be exercisable and the termination date to be five years after stockholder approval. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the December 2024 Offering were approximately $1.9 million, and net proceeds after offering costs were approximately $1.7 million. On December 11, 2024, the holder of the 113,563 pre-funded warrants issued in the December Offering, exercised the pre-funded warrants at a price of $0.008 per share of common stock.

On January 21, 2025, in connection with the December Offering, the stockholders approved the exercise of the September Offering warrants, the November Offering warrants and the December Offering warrants.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
June 2025 Series A Preferred Stock Securities Purchase Agreement

On June 17, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with institutional accredited investors whereby the Company offered units consisting of a share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") and a warrant to purchase six shares of common stock. On June 20, 2025, the closing date, the investors were issued an aggregate of 5,128,205 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price of $9.75 per share for aggregate consideration of $50,000,000. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into three shares of common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.0001 per share. Additionally, the investors were issued five-year warrants exercisable into an aggregate of 30,769,230 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share exercisable beginning on December 21, 2025.

On June 20, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations to provide for the designation of 5,435,898 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The key features of the Series A Preferred Stock are that (a) each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into three shares of common stock; (b) it accrues quarterly cumulative dividends at 6% per annum payable in cash or common stock at the Company's option; (c) it participates in declared and paid cash common stock dividends; (d) it is non-voting except for certain protective covenants; and (e) it has a liquidation preference of $50,795,000 as of December 31, 2025, equal to the original purchase price, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

The Company incurred cash issuance costs of $634,250 in connection with the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the placement agent, as compensation for its services, received securities valued at $3.0 million, consisting of 307,692 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and five-year warrants to purchase 1,846,153 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share exercisable beginning on December 21, 2025.

The Company has determined that the Series A Preferred Stock, plus the investor and placement agent warrants, qualified to be equity classified.

Warrants

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of existing warrants to purchase 197,118 shares of common stock from $55.20 per share to $5.272 per share. These warrants were immediately exercised for net proceeds to the Company of approximately $0.9 million. Cash issuance costs were $116,456 (see Offerings – 2025 Offerings – January Offering).

Modification accounting was only performed on the warrants that were actually exercised pursuant to the Inducement Offer as it represented a short-term inducement. The Company recognized the $1,194,102 modification date incremental value of the modified January Existing Warrants and July Additional Warrants issued as compared to the original January Existing Warrants, as an issuance cost of the warrant exercise.

The table below presents the assumptions that were used before and after the modification date. There was no warrant activity other than on the modification date. The following inputs were utilized to value the warrants for the Inducement Offer:

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|  | **Before Modification** | **After Modification** |
| Risk free interest rate | 4.42% | 4.42% |
| Term | 4.96 years | 5.51 years |
| Volatility | 110% | 107% |
| Dividends | n/a | n/a |

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
The issuance date or modification date fair value of stock warrants issued or modified during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was determined using the Black Scholes method, with the following assumptions used:

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|  | **For the Years Ended**  | **For the Years Ended**  |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Risk free interest rate | 4.42% | 4.39% - 5.22% |
| Expected term | 5.51 years | 0.7 - 5.5 years |
| Expected volatility | 107% | 86% - 118% |
| Expected dividends | n/a | n/a |

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A summary of the warrant activity during the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:

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|  | <br>**Number of**<br>**Warrants** | <br>**Weighted** <br>**Average**<br>**Exercise**<br>**Price** | **Weighted**<br>**Average**<br>**Remaining**<br>**Life**<br>**In Years** | <br>**Aggregate**<br>**Intrinsic**<br>**Value** |
| Outstanding January 1, 2025 | 1166017 | $22.33 |  |  |
| Issued | 33359619 | $3.28 |  |  |
| Repriced - (Old) (1) | (197118) | $55.20 |  |  |
| Repriced - (New) (1) | 197118 | $5.27 |  |  |
| Expired | (5605) | $207.39 |  |  |
| Exercised | (699246) | $7.05 |  |  |
| Outstanding December 31, 2025 | 33820785 | $3.54 | 4.5 | $10110769 |
| Exercisable December 31, 2025 | 33820785 | $3.54 | 4.5 | $10110769 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Repriced warrants represent the reset of the exercise price of certain warrants to purchase 197,118 shares of common stock to a price of $5.27 per share.

The following table presents information related to warrants as of December 31, 2025:

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| **Warrants Outstanding** | **Warrants Outstanding** | **Warants Exercisable** | **Warants Exercisable** |
| <br>**Exercise**<br>**Price** | <br>**Outstanding**<br>**Number of**<br>**Warrants** | **Weighted**<br>**Average**<br>**Remaining Life**<br>**In Years** | <br>**Exercisable**<br>**Number of**<br>**Warrants** |
| $3.2500  | 32615381 | 4.5 | 32615381 |
| $4.0000  | 350000 | 4.5 | 350000 |
| $5.2720  | 394234 | 4.6 | 394236 |
| $8.6080  | 302045 | 4.1 | 302045 |
| $197.5680  | 108696 | 4.1 | 108696 |
| $217.9200  | 49280 | 4.0 | 49280 |
| $380.8000  | 1149 | 5.3 | 1149 |
|  | 33820785 | 4.5 | 33820787 |

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company records stock-based compensation expense related to common stock, stock options and restricted stock units, or RSUs. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense allocated as follows:

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|  | **For the Years Ended** | **For the Years Ended** |
|  | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Research and development | $389245 | $623049 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 5982767 | 1081224 |
|  | $6372012 | $1704273 |

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*Equity Incentive Plans*

On April 7, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "Restated Plan"), which stockholders approved on June 30, 2020. Under the Restated Plan, as amended on June 16, 2022 and June 27, 2023, 83,750 shares of the Company's common stock are reserved for issuance. The Restated Plan requires that all equity awards issued under the Restated Plan vest at least twelve months from the applicable grant date, subject to accelerated vesting, and provides that no dividend or dividend equivalent will be paid on any unvested equity award, although dividends with respect to unvested portions of equity may accrue and be paid when, and if, the awards later vest and the shares are actually issued to the grantee. In addition, the Restated Plan sets an annual limit on the grant date fair value of awards to any non-employee director, together with any cash fees paid during the year, of $150,000, subject to certain exceptions for a non-executive chair of the Board. As of December 31, 2024, the number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans was 14,227. On January 21, 2025, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan to reserve an additional 350,000 shares of the Company's common stock for issuance.

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of the restricted stock units activity during the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:

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|  | <br>**Number of**<br>**RSUs** | **Weighted**<br>**Average**<br>**Grant Date**<br>**Price** |
| RSUs non-vested January 1, 2025 | 4608 | $52.00 |
| Granted | 2401725 | 5.96 |
| Vested | (810833) | 5.91 |
| Forfeited | (50500) | 1.31 |
| RSUs non-vested December 31, 2025 | 1545000 | $6.63 |
| Vested RSUs undelivered December 31, 2025 | 284551 | $5.49 |

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RSUs have been granted to directors, employees and contractors in accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "2018 Omnibus Plan"). Some RSUs are subject to delayed delivery of the shares underlying the vested RSUs until the termination of grantee service.

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
During the year ended December 31, 2025, two executive officers entered into Employment Agreements with the Company. Per the Agreements, Hyunsu Jung received an immediately vested inducement grant and an additional market-based grant dated August 31, 2025. David Knox received an inducement grant vesting over 12 months from the grant date and an additional market-based grant dated September 29, 2025. Each of the market-based grants vest in two tranches based on the Company's market capitalization. In applying the Barrier Option Pricing Model, the following inputs were utilized to value the grants:

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|  | **August 31, 2025**<br>**Award** | **September 29, 2025**<br>**Award** |
| Risk free interest rate | 4.80% | 4.60% |
| Term | 30 years | 30 years |
| Volatility | 108% | 106% |
| Dividends | n/a | n/a |

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As of December 31, 2025, there was $8.5 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Stock Options

A summary of the option activity during the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:

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|  | <br>**Number of**<br>**Options** | <br>**Weighted**<br>**Average**<br>**Exercise**<br>**Price** | **Weighted**<br>**Average**<br>**Remaining**<br>**Life**<br>**in Years** | <br>**Aggregate**<br>**Intrinsic**<br>**Value** |
| Outstanding, January 1, 2025 | 68183 | $231.06 |  |  |
| Granted | 60000 | 11.28 |  |  |
| Exercised |  |  |  |  |
| Forfeited/Expired | (36108) | 240.62 |  |  |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2025 | 92075 | $84.17 | 7.5 | $— |
| Exercisable, December 31, 2025 | 31281 | $222.09 | 3.1 | $— |

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The following table presents information related to stock options as of December 31, 2025:

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| **Options Outstanding** | **Options Outstanding** | **Options Exercisable** | **Options Exercisable** |
| <br>**Exercise**<br>**Price** | <br>**Number of**<br>**Options** | **Weighted**<br>**Average**<br>**Remaining Life**<br>**In Years** | <br>**Number of**<br>**Options** |
| $0.01 - $19.99 | 60000 |  |  |
| $20.00 - $59.99 | 4743 | 8.4 | 4655 |
| $60.00 - $99.99 | 62 | 8.3 | 34 |
| $100.00+ | 27270 | 2.3 | 26592 |
|  | 92075 | 3.1 | 31281 |

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#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to stock options granted, the Company used the following approximate assumptions:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For the Years Ended**  | **For the Years Ended**  |
|  | **December 31,**  | **December 31,**  |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| Expected term (years) | 5.85 | 5.50 - 10.00 |
| Risk free interest rate | 4.38% | 3.47% - 4.72% |
| Expected volatility | 121% | 80% - 87% |
| Expected dividends | 0.00% | 0.00% |

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The Company has computed the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Option forfeitures are accounted for at the time of occurrence. The expected term used for options issued is the estimated period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The Company utilizes the "simplified" method to develop an estimate of the expected term of "plain vanilla" option grants. The Company uses its historical volatility for the period from its initial public offering through the valuation date in computing the expected volatility. Accordingly, the Company is utilizing an expected volatility figure based on a review of its historical volatility over a period of time equivalent to the expected life of the instrument being valued. The risk-free interest rate was determined from the implied yields from U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with a remaining term consistent with the expected term of the instrument being valued. The Company has not declared dividends, is currently in the development stage and has no plan to declare future dividends at this time.

The weighted average estimated grant date fair value of the stock options granted for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $10 and $63 per share, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025, there was $617,219 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

Treasury Stock

On December 29, 2025, 82,324 shares were withheld from a delivery of RSUs to Hyunsu Jung to cover the Company's tax obligations and are now treasury stock. The Company records repurchases of its own common stock at cost. Repurchased common stock is presented as a reduction of equity in the balance sheets. Gains resulting from differences between the cost of treasury stock and the re-issuance proceeds would be credited to additional paid-in capital. Losses resulting from differences between the cost of treasury stock and the re-issuance proceeds would be debited to additional paid-in capital.

#### Note 14 – Employee Benefit Plans
401(k) Plan

In April 2019, the Company adopted the Eyenovia 401(k) Plan, or the Plan, which went into effect in May 2019. All Company employees are able to participate in the Plan, subject to eligibility requirements as outlined in the Plan documents. Under the terms of the Plan, eligible employees are able to defer a percentage of their pay every pay period up to annual limitations set by Congress and the Internal Revenue Service under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company's Board of Directors approved a matching contribution equal to 100% of elective deferrals up to 4% of eligible earnings with the matching contribution subject to certain vesting requirements as outlined in the Plan documents. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a reduction in expenses of $44,592 due to forfeitures from former employees. The Company recorded expense of $264,104 associated with its matching contributions for the year ended December 31, 2024.

**Note 15 – Segment Reporting**

The Company has two operating and reporting segments (ophthalmic technology and digital assets). The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), who is the Company's chief executive officer, utilizes the Company's financial information on an aggregate basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing financial performance, as well as for making strategic operations decisions and managing the organization.

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
The following table summarizes the activity of the Company's segments for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2025** | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** | **2024** | **2024** |
|  | **Ophthalmic**<br>**Technology** | **Digital**<br>**Assets** | **Corporate/**<br>**Other** | <br>**Total** | **Ophthalmic**<br>**Technology** | **Digital**<br>**Assets** | **Corporate/**<br>**Other** | <br>**Total** |
| **Revenue:** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revenue | $14720 | $798735 | $— | $813455 | $57336 | $— | $— | $57336 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Less:** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of revenue | (48) | (303242) |  | (303290) | (3927228) |  |  | (3927228) |
| **Gross Income (Loss)** | 14672 | 495493 |  | 510165 | (3869892) |  |  | (3869892) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Less:** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Research and Development: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Salaries and benefits | 1099840 |  |  | 1099840 | 6215323 |  |  | 6215323 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Direct clinical and non-clinical expenses | 151180 |  |  | 151180 | 3072416 |  |  | 3072416 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Facilities expenses | 190182 |  |  | 190182 | 834406 |  |  | 834406 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-cash stock based compensation expenses | 389245 |  |  | 389245 | 623049 |  |  | 623049 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplies and materials | 25130 |  |  | 25130 | 2195608 |  |  | 2195608 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Expenses<sup>(1)</sup> | 42165 |  |  | 42165 | 409457 |  |  | 409457 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation expense | 12688 |  |  | 12688 | 1112463 |  |  | 1112463 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Realized gain - digital assets |  | (8321844) |  | (8321844) |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gain/loss - digital assets |  | 9030413 |  | 9030413 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Impairment loss - digital assets |  | 27188768 |  | 27188768 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Impairment loss - other assets |  |  |  |  | 11207897 |  |  | 11207897 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain on covered call option |  | (157570) |  | (157570) |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provision for credit losses |  | 405331 |  | 405331 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reacquisition of license rights |  |  |  |  | 4864600 |  |  | 4864600 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Segment loss** | 1910430 | 28145098 |  | 30055528 | 30535219 |  |  | 30535219 |
| **Reconciling Items** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selling, general and administrative expense <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  | 17175698 | 17175698 | 14333114 |  |  | 14333114 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other (income) expense, net <sup>(3)</sup> |  |  | (1406626) | (1406626) | (1080208) |  |  | (1080208) |
| **Net Income (Loss)** | $**(1895758)** | $**(27649605)** | $**(15769072)** | $**(45314435)** | $**(49818433)** | $**—** | $— | $**(49818433)** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Other research and development expenses include outsourced engineering and IT systems used for research and development.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily include professional fees, general and administrative compensation expenses, general strategic consulting, Nasdaq/SEC fees, insurance and facilities expenses.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Other (income) expense, net includes interest income, interest expense and gain on extinguishment of liabilities.

The following table summarizes the segment assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
|  | **Ophthalmic**<br>**Technology** | **Digital**<br>**Assets** | **Corporate/**<br>**Other** | <br>**Total** | **Ophthalmic**<br>**Technology** | **Digital**<br>**Assets** | **Corporate/**<br>**Other** | <br>**Total** |
| **Segment Assets** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Cash | $— | $— | $6443467 | $6443467 | $2121463 | $— | $— | $2121463 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Digital assets |  | 43872033 |  | 43872033 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;All other assets | 132652 |  | 1316104 | 1448756 | 1546296 |  |  | 1546296 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Assets** | $132652 | $43872033 | $7759571 | $51764256 | $3667759 | $— | $— | $3667759 |

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#### HYPERION DEFI, INC.

#### NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

#### FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
**Note 16 – Subsequent Events**

*At-The-Market Offering*

Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company received approximately $6.7 million in net proceeds from the sale of 1,852,325 shares of its common stock pursuant to its Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in its "at-the-market" offering.

*HYPE Digital Token Activity*

Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company purchased approximately 47,395 HYPE digital tokens for a cost of approximately $1.5 million. There has been no liquid staking activity subsequent to December 31, 2025.

*Series A Preferred Stock Dividend*

On January 5, 2026, pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Company's Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, dated June 17, 2025, the Company paid its quarterly dividend payable to the Series A Preferred Stock in 244,518 shares of the Company's common stock.

*Amendment to the Company's By-Laws regarding Quorum Threshold*

On March 20, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors, pursuant to Section 216 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, approved an amendment to the Company's By-laws changing the quorum threshold for stockholder meetings from a simple majority to one-third (1/3) of the Company's outstanding shares.

*HYPE Asset Use Service Agreement with Silhouette AG* 

On March 18, 2026, the Company entered into a HYPE Asset Use Service Agreement with Silhouette AG. The Company agreed to link 100,000 of its owned and staked HYPE tokens to the trading wallet of Silhouette AG, allowing Silhouette AG to receive reduced trading fees on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, and entitling the Company to earn a portion of those fee savings as income, plus 100% of staking rewards. The agreement has an initial term of 52 weeks and is automatically renewable for successive 52-week periods unless either party provides notice of termination within 30 days prior to the end of the initial term; in addition, the Company may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 90 days' prior written notice.

## Exhibit 3.1

**Exhibit 3.1.6**

**AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS**

**OF**

**HYPERION DEFI, INC.**

**A DELAWARE CORPORATION**

Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the undersigned, HYUNSU JUNG, hereby certifies that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. He is the duly elected Chief Executive Officer of HYPERION DEFI, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "**Corporation** ").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. A resolution was adopted and approved by the board of directors of the Corporation (the "**Board of Directors**") by unanimous written consent on June 17, 2025 authorizing and approving the Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Non-voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the "**Series A Preferred Stock**") of the Corporation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. A resolution was adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on October 20, 2025 and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock on February 19, 2026 by written consent, authorizing and approving the amended and restated Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation as set forth in Exhibit A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. 5,435,897 shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been issued as of the date hereof, 5,235,897 of which remain outstanding.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned does hereby execute this Certificate, and does hereby acknowledge that this instrument constitutes his act and deed and that the facts stated herein are true.

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| **HYPERION DEFI, INC.** | **HYPERION DEFI, INC.** |
| By: /s/Hyunsu Jung | By: /s/Hyunsu Jung |
| Name: | Hyunsu Jung |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Dated: | March 23, 2026 |

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**EXHIBIT A**

**HYPERION DEFI, INC.**

**AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS**

**OF**

**SERIES A NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK**

Pursuant to Section 151 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY, on behalf of Hyperion DeFi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Corporation***"), that in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "***DGCL***"), and in accordance with the provisions of the unanimous written consent (the "***Consent***") *of* the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "***Board of Directors***") on June 17, 2025, which provided for the creation of a series of the Corporation's Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which is designated as "Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock," with the preferences, rights and limitations set forth therein relating to dividends, conversion, redemption, dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation:

**WHEREAS**: the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the "***Certificate of Incorporation***"), provides for a class of its authorized stock known as Preferred Stock, consisting of 60,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the "***Preferred Stock***"), issuable from time to time in one or more series.

**WHEREAS**: Pursuant to the Consent, the Board of Directors (i) authorized the issuance of 5,435,898 shares of "Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock" pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2025, by and among the Corporation and the Holders (as defined below) (the "***Purchase Agreement***"), and (ii) fixed the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such shares of Preferred Stock, in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series.

**WHEREAS**: The Certificate of Designation of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the "***Original Certificate of Designation***") was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 20, 2025.

**WHEREAS**: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and a majority of the Holders.

**RESOLVED**: That the Board does hereby provide that the rights set forth in the Original Certificate of Designation are hereby amended and restated as follows:

**TERMS OF SERIES A NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"***Business Day***" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

"***Closing Sale Price***" means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or

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trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

"***Commission***" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

"***Common Stock***" means the Corporation's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

"***Conversion Price***" means $3.25.

"***Conversion Shares***" means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

"***Conversion Shares Registration Statement***" means the registration statement or statements to be filed pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2025, by and between the Company and Holder.

"***Exchange Act***" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

"***Holder***" means a holder of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

"***Person***" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.

*"****Principal Market****"* means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

"***Trading Day***" means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as the Corporation's Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the "***Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock***") and the number of shares so designated shall be 5,435,898. Each share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Dividends.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1Holders of shares of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 6%, payable quarterly in arrears (the "***Dividend Rate***"). Such dividend shall be payable in cash or, at the Corporation's option, in freely tradeable shares of Common Stock (the "***PIK Dividend***"), at the Conversion Price, measured as of the date on which such shares are issued, subject to the Maximum Percentage

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(defined below) limitations. Such dividends will accrue on all issued and outstanding shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, prior to and in preference to all other shares of capital stock of the Corporation. PIK Dividends shall be paid by delivering to each record holder of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock a number of shares of Common Stock ("***PIK Dividend Shares***") determined by dividing (x) the total aggregate dollar amount of dividends accrued and unpaid with respect to the number of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock owned by such record holder on the record date for the applicable Dividend Payment Date (rounded to the nearest whole cent) by (y) the then applicable Conversion Price. In order to deliver PIK Dividend Shares in lieu of cash on a Dividend Payment Date (as defined below), the Corporation must deliver, on or before the fifteenth (15th) calendar day immediately prior to such date, written notice to each Holder of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock stating that the Corporation wishes to do so (a "***PIK Stock Dividend Notice***"); in the event that the Corporation does not deliver a PIK Stock Dividend Notice on or before such fifteenth (15th) day, the Corporation will be deemed to have elected to pay the related dividend in cash. Dividends on the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall accrue daily and be cumulative until paid from, and including, the Issuance Date and shall be payable monthly on the fifth (5th) day following the last day of each fiscal quarter (each such payment date, a "***Dividend Payment Date***," and each such quarterly period, a "***Dividend Period***"); provided that if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that Dividend Payment Date may be paid on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that Dividend Payment Date to that next succeeding Business Day. Any dividend payable on the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, including dividends payable for any partial Dividend Period, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of four 90-day quarters. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the Corporation's stock records for the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the last day of the calendar quarter, whether or not a Business Day, in which the applicable Dividend Payment Date falls (each, a "***Dividend Record Date***"). All Dividend Amounts payable with respect to the Holders of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be paid, whether in cash or in PIK Dividend Shares pursuant to this Section 3.1, pro rata to each Holder of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock based upon the aggregate accrued but unpaid dividends on the shares held by each such Holder. PIK Dividend Shares issued on the applicable Dividend Payment Date shall have an aggregate Dividend Amount on such Dividend Payment Date equal to the total Dividend Amount accrued on such shares as of such Dividend Payment Date minus any portion thereof paid in cash pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall take all actions necessary for all PIK Dividend Shares to be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and issued free and clear of all liens, mortgages, security interests, pledges, deposits, restrictions or other encumbrances, on each Dividend Payment Date. The Corporation shall update its books and records to reflect the issuance of any PIK Dividend Shares promptly following each Dividend Payment Date, and at the request of any Holder of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, shall deliver to such Holder a copy of such books and records reflecting the issuance of such PIK Dividend Shares; provided, however, that the failure of the Corporation to comply with the terms of this sentence shall not in any way affect the issuance of such PIK Dividend Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. To the extent that the Corporation determines a shelf registration statement to cover resales of PIK Dividend Shares is required in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, such PIK Dividend Shares, the Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file and maintain the effectiveness of such a shelf registration statement until such time as all shares of such stock have been resold thereunder or such shares are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2If the Corporation fails to pay in full any dividend on the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock on the applicable Dividend Payment Date, then, commencing on the day immediately following such missed Dividend Payment Date and continuing until all accrued and unpaid dividends have been paid in full, all unpaid dividends shall be cumulative and shall automatically accrue and compound as the PIK Dividend, which shall be added to the liquidation preference of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3In addition to their rights under Section 3.1 above, Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis, without regard to the Maximum Percentage limitations) equal to and in the same form, and in the same manner, as dividends (other than dividends on shares of the Common Stock payable in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid

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on shares of the Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends payable in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.Voting Rights.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock: (i) agree to a any consolidation or merger, consolidation, amalgamation or arrangement to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of its, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, any recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or otherwise; (ii) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of Preferred Stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any of the foregoing actions shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or otherwise, (iii) issue further shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock or increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the number of authorized shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock; (iv) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing; (v) increase or decrease the size of the Company's Board of Directors from five (5); or (vi) incur additional indebtedness other than presently outstanding indebtedness. Holders of shares of Common Stock acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same voting rights as each other holder of Common Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2Any vote required or permitted under Section 4.1 may be taken at a meeting of the Holders or through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of such meeting, provided that the consent is executed by Holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.Rank; Liquidation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1The Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank on parity with the Common Stock as to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a "***Liquidation***"), each Holder shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the applicable purchase price per share of Preferred Stock originally paid by the Holder, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) the same amount that a holder of Common Stock would receive if the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purpose any Maximum Percentage limitation) to Common Stock. If, upon any such Liquidation, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the Holders of shares of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock the amount required under the preceding sentence, then all remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to the Holders and the holders of Common Stock in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on all such securities if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the avoidance of any doubt, a Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) shall not be deemed a Liquidation unless the Corporation expressly declares that such Fundamental Transaction shall be treated as if it were a Liquidation.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1Conversion at Option of Holder. Subject to Section 6.3, each share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the Holder thereof, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio, subject to the Maximum Percentage limitations (each, an "***Optional Conversion***"). Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as **Annex A** (a "***Notice of Conversion***"), duly completed and executed. Provided the Corporation's transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company ("***DTC***") Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Notice of Conversion may specify, at the Holder's election, whether the applicable Conversion Shares shall be credited to the account of the Holder's prime broker with DTC through its DWAC Delivery. The date on which an Optional Conversion shall be deemed effective (the "***Conversion Date***") shall be the Trading Day that the Notice of Conversion, completed and executed, is sent via email to, and received during regular business hours by, the Corporation; provided, that the original certificate(s) (if any) representing such shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion, are received by the Corporation within two (2) Trading Days thereafter. In all other cases, the Conversion Date shall be defined as the Trading Day on which the original certificate(s) (if any) representing such shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion, are received by the Corporation. The calculations set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2Conversion Ratio. The "***Conversion Ratio***" for each share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be three (3) shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion (the "***Conversion***") of each share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Company shall not effect conversion of any share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations, and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder (or any of such Holder's affiliates or any other Person who would be a beneficial owner of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including any "group" of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, "***Attribution Parties***")) collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or such greater percentage to which a Holder's beneficial ownership may be duly increased by notice from the Holder in accordance with this Section 6.3 (the "***Maximum Percentage***") of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion; *provided, however*, that in no event shall the Maximum Percentage when combined with the number of shares of Common Stock held by Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceed 19.99% without stockholder approval. For purposes of this Section 6.3, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which the determination of the Maximum Percentage is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 6.3. For purposes of this Section 6.3, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. If the Company receives a Notice of Conversion from the Holder which would cause beneficial ownership in excess of the Maximum Percentage, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion would otherwise cause the Holder's beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 6.3, to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Conversion Shares to be acquired pursuant to such Notice of Conversion (the number of shares by which such conversion is reduced, the "***Reduction Shares***") and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any conversion price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934

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Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder's and the other Attribution Parties' aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the "***Excess Shares***") shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the conversion price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 19.99% as specified in such notice; provided that any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61<sup>st</sup>) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.3 or elsewhere in this Certificate of Designations, the Maximum Percentage may exceed 19.99% if and to the extent that the Company's stockholders have approved a higher limitation by written consent or at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called, in accordance with Delaware law and the Company's bylaws. To the extent that the limitations contained in this Section 6.3 apply, the determination of whether the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Attribution Parties) and of which portion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder's determination of whether the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Attribution Parties) and of which portion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, in each case subject to the Maximum Percentage limitations, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. No prior inability to convert the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this Section 6.3 shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6.3 to the extent necessary to correct this Section or any portion of this Section which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 6.3 or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4Mechanics of Conversion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4.1Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance. Upon Conversion not later than (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) after the applicable Conversion Date, or if the Holder requests the issuance of physical certificate(s), two (2) Trading Days after receipt by the Corporation of the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion (the "***Share Delivery Date***"), the Corporation shall either: (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a physical certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, or (b) in the case of a DWAC Delivery (if so requested by the Holder), electronically transfer such Conversion Shares by crediting the account of the Holder's prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates for the Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares are not electronically delivered to or as directed by, the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Notice of Conversion by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates for Conversion Shares or electronic receipt of such shares, as applicable, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates or otherwise direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation. As used herein, "Standard Settlement Period" means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Corporation's Principal Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the Conversion Date.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4.2Obligation Absolute. Subject to Section 6.3 and subject to Holder's right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6.4.1, the Corporation's obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares..

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4.3Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that at all times it will reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holder's compliance with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and applicable securities laws).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4.4Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued and no cash shall be paid for any such fractional shares. Any fractional shares of Common Stock that a Holder of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be aggregated with all fractional shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder and any remaining fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock the Holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4.5Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.5Status as Stockholder. Upon each Conversion Date, (i) the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder's rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation's failure to convert Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.Certain Adjustments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while this Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock or in other securities of the Corporation (which, for avoidance

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of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Ratio shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately after such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person or any stock sale to, or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, share exchange or scheme of arrangement) with or into another Person (other than such a transaction in which the Corporation is the surviving or continuing entity and its Common Stock is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property), (B) the Corporation effects any sale, lease, transfer or exclusive license of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which more than 50% of the voting power of the common equity not held by the Corporation or such Person is exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 7.1) to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a "***Fundamental Transaction***"), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock the Holders shall have the right to receive, in lieu of the right to receive Conversion Shares, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the "***Alternate Consideration***"). For purposes of any such subsequent conversion, the determination of the Conversion Ratio shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall adjust the Conversion Ratio in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holders shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new certificate of designations with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders' right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party and pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 7.2 and insuring that this Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall cause to be delivered to each Holder, at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, written notice of any Fundamental Transaction at least 10 calendar days prior to the date on which such Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.3Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.Redemption. The shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise deal in such shares to the extent otherwise permitted hereby and by law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.Transfer. A Holder may transfer any shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock together with the accompanying rights set forth herein, held by such holder without the consent of the Corporation; provided that such transfer is in compliance with applicable securities laws. The Corporation shall in good faith (a) do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and (b) execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, in each case, as any holder of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Section 9. The transferee of any shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation applicable to the transferor as of the time of such transfer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock Register. The Corporation shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as it may designate by notice to the Holders in accordance with Section 11), a register for the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, in which the Corporation shall record (a) the name, address, and electronic mail address of each holder in whose name the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock have been issued and (b) the name, address, and electronic mail address of each transferee of any shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.Notices. Any notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Certificate of Designation to be given to a Holder of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the provisions of the DGCL, and shall be deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.Book-Entry; Certificates. The Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock will be issued in book-entry form; provided that, if a Holder requests that such Holder's shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock be issued in certificated form, the Corporation will instead issue a stock certificate to such Holder representing such Holder's shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock. To the extent that any shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form, references herein to "certificates" shall instead refer to the book-entry notation relating to such shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.Waiver; Amendment. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders, other than as expressly set forth herein. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, provided, however, that (i) the beneficial ownership limitation applicable to a Holder, and any provisions contained herein that are related to such beneficial ownership limitation, cannot be modified, waived or terminated without the consent of such Holder, (ii) any proposed waiver that would, by its terms, have a disproportionate and materially adverse effect on any Holder shall require the consent of such Holder(s), and (iii) so long as the Company remains required to do so under applicable listing standards and regulations, the Maximum Percentage may not exceed 19.99% for any Holder unless the Company's stockholders approve such an increase in accordance with Section 6.3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14.Severability. Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is held to be prohibited by or invalid under

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applicable law, then such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.Status of Converted Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock. If any shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted by the Corporation, such shares shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be retired and cancelled upon such acquisition, and shall not be reissued as a share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock. Any share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock so acquired shall, upon its retirement and cancellation, and upon the taking of any action required by applicable law, resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16.Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

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**ANNEX A**

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES A<br>NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK)

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below, represented in book-entry form, into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "***Common Stock***"), of Hyperion DeFi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Corporation***"), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the "***Certificate of Designation***") filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 23, 2026.

As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned Holder (together with such Holder's Attribution Parties), including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock subject to this Notice of Conversion, but excluding the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained in Section 6.4 of the Certificate of Designation, is _____. For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, "group" has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission.

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| CONVERSION CALCULATIONS: |
| Date to Effect Conversion: |
| Number of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: |
| Number of shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock to be Converted: |
| Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued: |
| Address for delivery of physical certificates: |
| For DWAC Delivery, please provide the following: |
| Broker No.: |
| Account No.: |
| [HOLDER] |

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## Exhibit 4.13

**Exhibit 4.13**

**NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.**

**Hyperion DeFi, Inc.**

**Amended and Restated Warrant To Purchase Common Stock**

Warrant No.: [·]

Date of Issuance: [<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> ], 2026 ("**Issuance Date**")

Hyperion DeFi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> ], the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the "**Holder**"), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) up to [<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> ] (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the "**Warrant Shares**"), at any time or times, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below). The period during which this Warrant is exercisable is referred to herein as the "**Exercise Period**."

Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Amended and Restated Warrant (the "**Warrant**"), which amends and restates in its entirety that certain Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, issued on June 20, 2025, shall have the meanings set forth in Section 12. This Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2025, by and between the Company and the Holder (the "**Securities Purchase Agreement**").

1.<u>EXERCISE OF WARRANT.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Mechanics of Exercise</u>. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(e)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day during the Exercise Period (an "**Exercise Date**"), in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit A** (the "**Exercise Notice**"), of the Holder's election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant was so exercised (the "**Aggregate Exercise Price**") in cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds if

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the Holder did not notify the Company in such Exercise Notice that such exercise was made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(c)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit B**, to the Holder and the Company's transfer agent (the "**Transfer Agent**"), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Exercise Notice in accordance with the terms herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Exercise Price</u>. For purposes of this Warrant, "**Exercise Price**" means $3.25, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Cashless Exercise</u>. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares for the deemed surrender of the Warrant in whole or in part equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)=as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of "regular trading hours" (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, or (ii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of "regular trading hours" on such Trading Day;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)=the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(X)=the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

"VWAP" means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then

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listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Disputes</u>. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly cause the Transfer Agent to issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with the procedures documented in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Limitations on Exercises</u>. The Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and any such exercise shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the "**Maximum Percentage**") of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise; *provided, however*, that in no event shall the Maximum Percentage when combined with the number of shares of Common Stock held by Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceed 19.99%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maximum Percentage may exceed 19.99% if and to the extent that the Company's stockholders have approved a higher beneficial ownership limitation by written consent or at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware law and the Company's bylaws. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 1(e). For purposes of this Section 1(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder which would cause beneficial ownership in excess of the Maximum Percentage, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder's beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 1(e), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Warrant Shares to be acquired pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such purchase is reduced, the "**Reduction Shares**") and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any exercise price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant results

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in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder's and the other Attribution Parties' aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the "**Excess Shares**") shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the exercise price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of the highest percentage then permitted under this Section 1(e), as specified in such notice, provided that any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61<sup>st</sup>) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. To the extent that the limitations contained in this Section 1(e) apply, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder's determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(e) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(e) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)<u>Reservation of Shares</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)<u>Required Reserve Amount</u>. So long as this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company's obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Warrant (the "**Required Reserve Amount**").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)<u>Insufficient Authorized Shares</u>. If, notwithstanding Section 1(f)(i) above, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while the Warrant remain outstanding, the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve the Required Reserve Amount (an "**Authorized Share Failure**"), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company's authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount

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sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders' approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such time of an Authorized Share Failure, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to approve the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C. Nothing contained in this Section 1(f) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)<u>Registration Rights for Warrant Shares</u>. The Warrant Shares shall be considered Registrable Securities pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2025, by and between the Company and Holder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)<u>No Fractional Shares or Scrip</u>. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)<u>Automatic Exercise on a Change of Control</u>. In the event of a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) that is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, this Warrant shall be automatically exchanged for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the terms hereof (after taking into account all adjustments described herein) had Holder elected to exercise this Warrant immediately prior to the closing of such Change of Control and purchased all such shares pursuant to the cash exercise provision set forth in Section 1(c) hereof. Company acknowledges and agrees that Holder shall not be required to make any payment (cash or otherwise) for such shares as further consideration for their issuance pursuant to the terms of the preceding sentence. This Warrant shall terminate upon Holder's receipt of the number of shares of Company's equity securities described in this Section 1(i).

2.<u>ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES</u>. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Stock Dividends and Splits</u>. If the Company, at any time on or after the Issue Date, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii)

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combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Number of Warrant Shares</u>. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 2(a), the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Calculations</u>. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100<sup>th</sup> of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issuance or sale of Common Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Notice to Holder</u>. If (i) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form other than a stock split) on the Common Stock, (ii) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the shares of Common Stock (excluding any granting or issuance of rights to all of the Company's stockholders pursuant to a stockholder rights plan), (iii) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the shares of Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of the Company or of any rights, (iv) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger, amalgamation or arrangement to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of its, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last email address as provided to the Company, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of

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Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, amalgamation, arrangement sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

3.<u>NONCIRCUMVENTION</u>. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Holder has not been permitted to exercise this Warrant in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 1(e) hereof) sixty (60) calendar days following the commencement of the Exercise Period, then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to permit such exercise into shares of Common Stock.

4.<u>WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER</u>. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 4, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

5.<u>REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Transfer of Warrant</u>. If this Warrant is to be transferred (which transfer must comply with applicable securities laws and Section 2(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement),

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the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 5(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 5(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant</u>. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants</u>. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Issuance of New Warrants</u>. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 5(a) or Section 5(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, (iv) shall have an exchange date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, which is the same as the Exchange Date and (v) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

6.<u>NOTICES</u>. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant (other than the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise in accordance with the terms hereof), including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor.

7.<u>AMENDMENT AND WAIVER</u>. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant (other than Section 1(e), which may not be amended without the approval of the Company's stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware law) may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or

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omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

8.<u>SEVERABILITY</u>. If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

9.<u>GOVERNING LAW</u>. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement. This Warrant shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Warrant to be drafted.

10.<u>CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS</u>. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

11.<u>REMEDIES</u>. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, exercises and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof).

12.<u>CERTAIN DEFINITIONS</u>. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)"**1933 Act**" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)"**1934 Act**" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)"**Affiliate**" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that "control" of a Person means the power directly or

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indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)"**Attribution Parties**" means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (ii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iii) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder's and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)"**Bloomberg**" means Bloomberg, L.P.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)"**Business Day**" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)"**Change of Control**" means any sale, license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, any reorganization, consolidation, merger or other transaction involving the Company where the holders of the Company's securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction; *provided however*, that an issuance of equity securities for the primary purpose of raising capital shall not be considered a Change of Control under this Warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)"**Common Stock**" means (i) the Company's shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)"**Expiration Date**" means June 20, 2030.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)"**Group**" means a "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)"**Person**" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)"**Principal Market**" means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)"**SEC**" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n)"**Trading Day**" means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the

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Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o)"**Trading Market**" means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF,** the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Exchange Date set out above.

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**EXHIBIT A**

**EXERCISE NOTICE**

**TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS**

**WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK**

**HYPERION DEFI, INC.**

The undersigned holder hereby elects to exercise the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock No.<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> (the "**Warrant**") of Hyperion DeFi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**") as specified below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.<u>Form of Exercise Price</u>. The Holder intends that payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made as:

☐ a "<u>Cash Exercise</u>" with respect to <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> Warrant Shares;

☐ a "<u>Cashless Exercise</u>" with respect to <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> Warrant Shares; and/or

☐ an "Alternate Cashless Exercise" with respect to <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> Warrant Shares with an applicable Alternate Cashless Exercise Amount of________ shares of Common Stock.

In the event that the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Exercise Notice was executed by the Holder at <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> [a.m.][p.m.] on the date set forth below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.<u>Payment of Exercise Price</u>. In the event that the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.<u>Delivery of Warrant Shares</u>. The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:

☐Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issue to:<br>

☐ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:

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DTC Participant: <br> DTC Number: <br> Account Number:

Date: <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> <u> </u>, <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> 

<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>

Name of Registered Holder

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**EXHIBIT B**

**ACKNOWLEDGMENT**

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>, 202<u> </u>, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>.

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## Exhibit 10.25

**Exhibit 10.25**

**[Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted. The redacted portions**

**are both not material and the type of information that the registrant treats as private or confidential.]**

**JOINT VALIDATOR OPERATORS' AGREEMENT**

**(For Hyperliquid Active Validator Node)**

THIS JOINT VALIDATOR OPERATORS' AGREEMENT (including all schedules, annexes, and referenced protocols, this "***Agreement***" or "***JVOA***") is being entered into as of October 27, 2025 (the ***"Execution Date***"), *nunc pro tunc* to June 25, 2025 (the "***Effective Date***"), by and among HYPERION DEFI, INC. (formerly Eyenovia, Inc.), a Delaware corporation listed on Nasdaq, with its principal place of business located at 23461 South Pointe Drive, Suite 390, Laguna Hills, California 92653 ("***Hyperion***" or the "***Company***"), PIER TWO PTY LTD, a proprietary company limited by shares, registered in the State of Queensland, with its principal place of business located at 1/32 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia ("***Pier Two***") and KINETIQ RESEARCH PTE. LTD., a Singapore private company limited by shares, with its principal place of business located at 68 Circular Road #02-01, Singapore 049422 ("***Kinetiq Group***").

RECITALS**:**

WHEREAS, Hyperliquid is a high-throughput Layer-1 blockchain that features a fully on-chain central limit order book for spot and perpetual markets and HyperEVM, an Ethereum-compatible execution environment that inherits security from HyperBFT consensus;

WHEREAS, validator node operations are essential to Hyperliquid's protocol security, decentralization, and economic integrity and require continuous monitoring and high-availability infrastructure to maintain active status and support network performance;

WHEREAS, Hyperion has established a strategic treasury of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid network, and on or about June 25, 2025, announced the launch of an active, co-branded Hyperliquid validator known as "Kinetiq × Hyperion" ("***KxH***"), including all associated hardware, software, cryptographic keys, and configurations (the "***KxH Node***" or the "***Node***");

WHEREAS, the Kinetiq Group develops and operates a native liquid-staking protocol for the Hyperliquid blockchain, which includes kHYPE, and the institution-focused iHYPE, together with StakeHub, an autonomous validator-scoring and stake-distribution engine designed to route stake toward high-performing validators and to support secure, auditable staking at scale.

WHEREAS, Pier Two is an institutional, non-custodial staking services and infrastructure provider of enterprise-grade validator hosting and technical operations utilizing hybrid cloud and bare-metal deployments with zonal redundancy and related uptime, monitoring, and security/availability practices, and maintains ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 (Type I & Type II) compliance for its validator infrastructure;

WHEREAS, Hyperion, the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two (each, a "***Party***," and collectively, the "***Parties***") intend to jointly operate the KxH Node by combining their complementary capabilities, including, Hyperion's provisioning and management of staking capital from its HYPE treasury and public and public-company governance; Kinetiq Group's validator-operations support, its liquid staking protocol engineering, smart-contract infrastructure, and stake-routing

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tooling; and Pier Two's validator hosting, site-reliability engineering, and security/availability practices, to promote reliable, secure, and performant Node operations on the Hyperliquid network;

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that this joint operators' arrangement will preserve security, regulatory compliance, market credibility, and operational efficiency of the KxH Node, including by pairing token-holder liquidity and validator diversification enabled by Kinetiq Group's liquid-staking protocol with Hyperion's staked HYPE management knowledge and public-company reporting and governance protocol, and Pier Two's continuously monitored, enterprise-grade infrastructure;

WHEREAS, the Parties further expect that their governance- and service-level-agreement (SLA)-driven operating framework will be robust during periods of market volatility, regulatory examination, and network upgrades, through clearly defined roles and responsibilities, performance objectives and monitoring, incident-response procedures, and accountability for any Slashing or penalties, as further set forth herein;

WHEREAS, in connection with the KxH Node and any additional Hyperliquid validator nodes the Parties may mutually designate, the Parties' operational framework will include incident-response procedures and Slashing and penalty accountability, in each case aligned with a risk-managed security posture consistent with institutional best practices;

WHEREAS, the Parties' legal and governance framework will include confidentiality and data-protection standards, appropriate insurance and indemnity undertakings, and governance, dispute-resolution, and termination mechanisms, together with regulatory and legal compliance commitments in the United States, Australia, Singapore and any other applicable jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to formalize their collaboration as joint operators of the KxH Node, including their respective responsibilities, reporting, performance metrics, monitoring, service-level expectations, appropriate remedies, risk-management practices, regulatory-compliance commitments, and the allocation of validator commissions and staking rewards generated by the Node on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

**Section 1** **Recitals; Incorporation by Reference.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The recitals set forth above (the "***Recitals***") are hereby incorporated into, and made a part of, this Agreement as if fully set forth herein and may be used to construe the intent, context, scope, and subject matter of the Parties' obligations under this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Each Party acknowledges and agrees that, as of the Effective Date, the factual statements in the Recitals that relate specifically to such Party (and not to the other Parties) are true and correct in all material respects.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Capitalized terms used in the Recitals and not otherwise defined therein shall have the meanings given to them in <u>Section 2</u> (Definitions); to the extent not defined in this Agreement, such terms shall be interpreted in their customary industry sense in the context of Hyperliquid validator operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Recitals and the operative provisions of this Agreement, the operative provisions shall control; *provided*, *however*, that the Recitals shall continue to inform the interpretation of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted without creating any independent covenant, obligation, or warranty beyond those expressly set forth in the operative provisions.

**Section 2** **Definitions.**

For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given elsewhere in this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, definitions are applicable to both singular and plural forms.

**"*Active-Set Validator*"** means a validator included in Hyperliquid's active set of validators, currently the top twenty-four by stake as of the Execution Date of this Agreement, such that it is eligible to produce and attest blocks in the Hyperliquid consensus protocol.

**"*Bonded HYPE*"** as used in this Agreement, refers to HYPE tokens that have been staked to the KxH Node Address and are available to participate in Hyperliquid staking on behalf of the Node. Bonded HYPE is subject to Hyperliquid's staking rules and remains at risk of Slashing until unbonded in accordance with Hyperliquid's bonding and unbonding rules.

**"*Business Day*"** means any calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close. All time references herein are to New York local time unless expressly stated otherwise.

**"*DeFi*"** (decentralized finance) means the ecosystem of financial applications, products and services built on one or more distributed ledger networks and executed by self-enforcing smart contracts, enabling peer-to-peer lending, borrowing, trading, asset management, payments and other financial activities without reliance on centralized intermediaries.

**"*Effective Bonded Amount*"** means, at any point in time, the total of all Bonded HYPE delegated to the KxH Node, including HYPE tokens bonded by third-party delegators and by the Parties, as recorded and verifiable on the Hyperliquid blockchain explorer or via Hyperliquid's official network API.

**"*Force Majeure Event*"** means an event or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party that could not have been anticipated, controlled or avoided by the exercise of prudent business-continuity and disaster-recovery planning, and that prevents or materially impairs the performance of that Party's obligations under this Agreement. Force Majeure Events include, without limitation: (i) acts of God, natural disasters or other major catastrophes; (ii) war, terrorism, civil unrest or insurrection; (iii) governmental or regulatory acts or sanctions; (iv) pandemics or

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public health emergencies; (v) labor disputes or other industrial disturbances; (vi) failures or outages of telecommunications networks, power grids, data centers or hosting facilities not caused by the obligated Party; (vii) cyberattacks, hacking, distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks or other malicious intrusions; and (viii) material changes to the Hyperliquid protocol (such as network-wide hard forks or consensus upgrades) that the affected Party could not reasonably have anticipated or controlled.

**"*HYPE*"** means the native cryptocurrency of the Hyperliquid blockchain, which functions as the network's governance and utility token. HYPE holders participate in protocol governance, pay gas fees for on-chain operations and may stake HYPE to earn rewards while contributing to network security. HYPE has a fixed supply and is integral to the operation of Hyperliquid's trading and staking ecosystem.

**"*Hyperliquid*"** means the decentralized perpetual-futures exchange and DeFi platform built on its own custom Layer-1 blockchain. Hyperliquid is designed from the ground up for trading, providing the speed of a centralized exchange with the transparency and security of a blockchain. It combines an on-chain perpetual-futures and spot trading engine (HyperCore) with an Ethereum-compatible smart-contract environment (HyperEVM) and uses a high-throughput consensus mechanism known as HyperBFT.

**"*KxH Node*"** (or **"*Kinetiq×Hyperion Node*"** or **"*Node*"**) means the co-branded validator on the Hyperliquid network operated pursuant to this Agreement, including all associated hardware, software, node keys and configurations. Identified at the following address 0xEEEe86F718F9Da3e7250624A460f6EA710E9C006 on the Hyperliquid Layer-1 blockchain.

**"Jailing"** means the temporary removal or suspension of a validator's ability to participate in block production, attestation or other active-set duties by the Hyperliquid protocol or its authorized foundation/maintenance processes (including automated protective measures, heartbeat/time-out enforcement, protocol-level safety timeouts, or administrative control actions), where such removal: (i) is automatic or administrative in nature and intended to protect protocol consensus or network health (for example, for missed heartbeats, prolonged connectivity loss, node misconfiguration, or other non-byzantine failures); and (ii) does not by itself reduce or forfeit Bonded HYPE or otherwise constitute a punitive reduction of staked tokens under the protocol's slashing rules but may result in missed rewards. For the avoidance of doubt, Jailing is distinct from a Slashing event and will only be treated as a Slashing event where the Hyperliquid protocol expressly imposes Slashing in addition to or consequent upon the Jailing action.

"***KINETIQ***" as used in this Agreement, shall mean the "Kinetiq" liquid staking protocol and/or the stake distribution engine, both individually or collectively, as the context may require, which are owned and operated by affiliates comprising the Kinetiq Group that are parties to this agreement.

**"*Major Decision*"** has the meaning set forth in <u>Section 3.8(a)</u>.

**"*Minimum Active Stake*"** means the smallest amount of staked HYPE required by a Node in order to achieve and maintain status as an Active Set Validator (approximately 2,000,000 bonded HYPE as of the Execution Date of this Agreement). The Minimum Active Stake is a dynamic threshold

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amount that is determined pursuant to Hyperliquid's staking protocol and is subject to change as network conditions evolve.

**"*Node Address*"** (or **"*KxH Address*"**) means the unique Hyperliquid on-chain address registered for the KxH Node. The Node Address holds and bonds HYPE, is linked to the Node's public key for block signing, receives protocol-level staking rewards (net of commissions) and initiates any unbonding or exit transactions.

**"*Operator Commission Pool*"** has the meaning given in <u>Section 5.1(a)</u> and comprises the aggregate staking commissions and other validator-level payments credited by the Hyperliquid protocol to the Operator Fee Account for the KxH Node.

**"*Personal Data*"** means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, as further defined in applicable data-protection laws.

**"*Service Credit*"** (or **"*Service Credits*"**) means a monetary or token-based credit awarded to Hyperion in respect of Pier Two's failure to meet performance metrics set forth in the Service Level Agreement attached as Schedule A. Service Credits are calculated by applying the percentage penalties specified in Schedule A to the monthly fees or Shared Revenue distributions otherwise payable to Pier Two. Service Credits may be used to offset amounts due to Pier Two or redeemed in HYPE or U.S. Dollars at the conversion rate specified in Schedule A and will expire ninety (90) days after the end of the calendar month in which they were earned unless otherwise agreed.

**"*Shared Revenue*"** has the meaning given in <u>Section 5.1(b)</u> and comprises all amounts in the Operator Commission Pool together with any additional incentives, tokens or rewards accruing by virtue of operating the KxH Node, except as otherwise expressly provided.

**"*Slashing*"** means any on-chain punitive measure imposed by the Hyperliquid protocol that results in a reduction of Bonded HYPE, forfeiture of stake, or other economic penalty to the KxH Node (and its staked tokens) as a direct result of a protocol-recognized Validator Node or Node fault (for example, double-signing, equivocation, or other misconduct expressly defined by the Hyperliquid protocol as slashable). For the avoidance of doubt, protocol level Jailing is not a Slashing event in itself and does not reduce Bonded HYPE unless the Hyperliquid protocol separately and expressly imposes a slashing penalty**.**

**"*Unjailing*"** means the on-chain and/or off-chain remedial steps required to restore a Jailed Node to active participation under the Hyperliquid protocol rules, which may include root-cause remediation, manual or authorized key-holder action, completion of any protocol-imposed waiting period, and any administrative approvals required under the Key-Management Policy.

**"*Validator Node*"** means the technical and operational infrastructure registered on Hyperliquid under a node address and responsible for producing, validating and attesting to blocks pursuant to Hyperliquid's proof-of-stake consensus protocol.

**Other Terms**. Additional terms may be defined elsewhere in this Agreement. All references to currency or tokens refer to HYPE unless otherwise stated. Terms should be construed according

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to their ordinary meaning in the global digital-asset industry and, where appropriate, by reference to interpretive materials of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

**Section 3. Roles and Responsibilities of Co-Validators.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.1** ***Purpose and Scope***.

This <u>Section 3</u> sets forth the operating roles and responsibilities of the Parties in relation to the KxH Node (the "***Node***") on the Hyperliquid network. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by all Parties, (i) responsibilities are limited to the KxH Node (and any additional Validator Nodes the Parties may later designate under this Agreement), and (ii) no Party shall have custody of another Party's digital assets except as expressly authorized herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.2** ***Joint Responsibilities***.

The Parties shall, acting in good faith and with commercially reasonable efforts:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)maintain an operational posture for the Node consistent with protocol rules, network-required participation standards, and industry security best practices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)implement a change-management process for upgrades, parameter changes, and maintenance windows, including advance notice and rollback planning as set forth in **Schedule A (SLA)**;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)maintain continuous monitoring and alerting for availability, performance, and security events, and retain operational logs and metrics for at least the period specified in the SLA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)coordinate incident response, including triage, escalation, communication, and post-incident reviews with documented root-cause analysis and corrective actions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)participate in on-chain and off-chain governance matters reasonably related to validator operations, seeking mutual agreement on governance votes that materially affect the Node;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)designate and keep current technical and business points of contact for 24×7 escalation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)keep and provide to one another accurate, non-misleading reports on Node performance and status, consistent with the SLA and any regulatory obligations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.3** ***Hyperion Responsibilities*.**

Without limiting <u>Section 3.2</u>, Hyperion shall:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Stake Provisioning & Network Participation</u>. Provide and manage the staking capital from its HYPE treasury (directly or via an approved custodian), including coordinating increases or adjustments reasonably necessary to maintain active-set eligibility and

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respond to network-driven changes in the Minimum Active Stake. Hyperion will monitor the Node's ranking and performance and collaborate with the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two to keep the Node in the top-24 active validators;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Operations Coordination</u>. Coordinate validator operations with Pier Two, including upgrade planning, parameter changes, and key management procedures, consistent with the key-management policy to be drafted pursuant to <u>Section 3.6</u> and the provisions of <u>Section 4</u> of this Agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Validator Operations Support & Infrastructure Coordination</u>. Provide ongoing operations support for the KxH Node and coordinate infrastructure activities. This includes scheduling, planning upgrades, and parameter changes with Pier Two and the Kinetiq Group and ensuring the Node's configuration aligns with the KINETIQ liquid-staking protocols. The Kinetiq Group will not unilaterally operate validator hardware or hold node keys; instead, it will work with Pier Two to address technical issues and restore functionality;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Regulatory & Public</u><u>-</u><u>Company Compliance</u>. Satisfy all applicable reporting, audit and disclosure obligations as a U.S. public company, and provide any KYB/AML confirmations or other compliance information reasonably requested by the Kinetiq Group or Pier Two to facilitate Node operations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Decision Participation</u>. Participate in all Major Decisions (<u>Section 3.8(a)</u>), including approval of client software selection, changes to or effecting the Key-Management Policy reference in <u>Section 3.6</u> and/or the provisions of <u>Section 4</u>, and any other material parameter changes to this Agreement, including those contained in the Schedules hereto; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)<u>Non</u><u>-</u><u>Interference & Liaison</u>. Refrain from unilateral actions that could adversely affect the Node except as permitted in this Agreement. Maintain a named liaison to liaise with the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two on operational issues, the Key-Management Policy referenced in <u>Section 3.6</u> and the provisions of <u>Section 4</u> of this Agreement, other governance proposals, and emergencies; and remain reasonably available for consultation on all Major Decisions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.4** ***Kinetiq Group Responsibilities.***

Without limiting <u>Section 3.2</u>, the Kinetiq Group shall:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Smart Contract & Liquid</u><u>-</u><u>Staking Interface</u>. Operate and maintain KINETIQ, the Kinetiq Group's liquid-staking interface and smart-contract infrastructure (including kHYPE, iHYPE and successor products), ensuring the KxH Node's integration into the Kinetiq ecosystem and communicating any changes through the agreed change-management process;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>StakeHub & Performance Management</u>. Utilize the KINETIQ validator-scoring and stake-distribution system (e.g. StakeHub) to support the KxH Node's performance, visibility and network security. Provide Hyperion and Pier Two with relevant performance metrics and analytics and adjust delegation within StakeHub as appropriate to optimize returns and security, subject to joint approval where material;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Reporting</u>. Deliver periodic reports (not less than monthly, via online dashboard) summarizing staked assets routed to the KxH Node through KINETIQ products, validator health, any material on-chain program changes, and StakeHub performance metrics;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Operations Support & Infrastructure Coordination</u>. Provide operations support for the KxH Node and coordinate with Hyperion and Pier Two regarding infrastructure activities. Ensuring the Node's configuration aligns with KINETIQ liquid-staking protocols. The Kinetiq Group will not unilaterally operate the KxH Node's validator hardware or hold its node keys; instead, it will work with Hyperion and Pier Two to address technical issues and restore functionality with the KINETIQ products;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Incentive & Program Coordination</u>. Administer any KINETIQ incentive or rewards program associated with liquid staking (such as kPoints); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)<u>No Custody/No Unilateral Control</u>. Refrain from taking custody of Hyperion's digital assets or exercising unilateral control over the Node's key material.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.5** ***Pier Two Responsibilities.***

Without limiting <u>Section 3.2</u>, Pier Two shall:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Provisioning & Hosting</u>. Provision, host, and operate the validator infrastructure for the Node (hybrid cloud and/or bare-metal) with appropriate redundancy, failover, and zonal diversity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Day-to-Day Operations</u>. Perform 24×7 monitoring, alerting, patching, and security updates across hardware, network, and software layers, and apply critical security patches within the target windows set in the SLA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Security & Key Protection</u>. Implement and maintain enterprise-grade security controls, including DDoS mitigation, access control, and controlled storage/use of validator key material in HSM/MPC or functionally equivalent secure modules, consistent with the Key-Management Policy;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Performance Standards</u>. Meet or exceed the uptime, participation, and latency targets defined in the SLA; promptly investigate and remediate missed signatures or downtime;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Incident Management</u>. Lead technical incident response for infrastructure-related events, promptly notify the other Parties, and deliver incident reports (with root-cause and corrective actions) in accordance with the SLA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)<u>Slashing Safeguards</u>. Maintain Slashing loss safeguards (such as insurance, technical deployments of infrastructure in a way that mitigates Slashing loss, or equivalent risk-transfer/financial protections) appropriate to its role and the SLA;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)<u>Compliance Certifications</u>. Maintain the information security certifications and controls represented in the Recitals (e.g., ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2) or functional equivalents, and notify the Parties of any material changes thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)<u>No Custody/No Unilateral Control</u>. Refrain from taking custody of Hyperion's digital assets or exercising unilateral control over the Node's key material; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)<u>Jailing Management</u>. Monitor Jailing alerts regarding the Node in near real time and shall not perform any Unjailing steps without following the incident notification timelines in the SLA and/or notifying Parties as set out in the SLA. Pier Two shall not intentionally cause or accelerate Unjailing of the Node where doing so would risk Slashing<u>.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.6** ***Key-Management Policy; Separation of Duties.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Parties shall adopt a written key-management policy (a "***KMP***") governing the generation, storage, and use of the Node's cryptographic keys. Unless otherwise agreed in writing: (i) validator signing occurs within HSM/MPC or substantially equivalent secure modules under strict non-export controls and (ii) any access to key material is logged and retained per the SLA.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Parties will maintain separation of key management duties so that no single Party can reconfigure signing quorum or make changes that reasonably risk double-signing or prolonged downtime.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.7** ***Change Management; Maintenance Windows.***

The Parties shall follow the change-management process in the SLA, including: (i) scheduled maintenance windows with advance notice; (ii) emergency changes with prompt after-action reporting; and (iii) testing of upgrades in staging where practical before production deployment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.8** ***Decision-Making; Major Decisions; Emergency Actions*.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Major Decisions</u>. The following matters are Major Decisions requiring mutual written consent of all Parties: (i) migration of the Node to materially different infrastructure or geographic region; (ii) client software family changes or material parameter changes that affect security or performance; (iii) modification of commission rates or reward-sharing applicable to the Node; and (iv) any redelegation or withdrawal of Hyperion stake that would remove the Node from the active set (other than for approved emergency or termination).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Operational Discretion</u>. Subject to the SLA and this <u>Section 3</u>, Pier Two may make ordinary-course operational decisions (e.g., patching, log-level changes, failover between pre-approved sites) and the Kinetiq Group may make ordinary-course routing/tooling decisions (e.g., telemetry dashboards, analytics thresholds), in each case consistent with approved policies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Emergency Actions</u>. If immediate action is reasonably necessary to prevent double-signing, slashing, or material degradation, Pier Two may take prudent emergency steps

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(including temporarily pausing signing or failing over) and shall notify the Parties without undue delay and provide an incident report per the SLA.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.9** ***Reporting; Transparency***.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Operational Reports</u>. Pier Two will deliver periodic operational summaries (e.g., weekly or monthly, as set in the SLA) including uptime, participation, incidents, upgrades applied, and capacity utilization;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Program Reports</u>. the Kinetiq Group will deliver periodic program reports (e.g., monthly) on stake routed via KINETIQ products (to the extent available), validator scoring, and any material program changes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Incident Notices</u>. Material incidents (availability breach, security event, or potential slashing exposure) must be reported promptly and within the timeframe specified in the SLA; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Access to Dashboards</u>. Each Party shall have authenticated access to agreed monitoring dashboards presenting near-real-time Node health metrics.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.10** ***Compliance with Protocol Rules and Law***.

Each Party shall operate in compliance with (i) Hyperliquid protocol rules and standards applicable to validators; (ii) applicable laws and regulations (including sanctions, AML, and data-protection laws); and (iii) the Parties' internal policies that have been disclosed to, and are not inconsistent with obligations to, the other Parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.11** ***Prohibited Actions.***

No Party shall (i) intentionally double-sign or run conflicting validator instances; (ii) disable or circumvent monitoring or logging required under the SLA; or (iii) make unilateral changes reasonably likely to cause Slashing or the Node's removal from the active set.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.12** ***Delegation; Subcontracting.***

No Party may delegate or subcontract material obligations under this <u>Section 3</u> without the prior written consent of the other Parties, except for (i) use of reputable cloud/data-center providers, DDoS/CDN vendors, and HSM/MPC providers in the ordinary course; and (ii) engagement of auditors or security specialists. Any permitted delegate or subcontractor shall be bound by written obligations at least as protective as those herein, and the engaging Party remains fully responsible for performance.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.13** ***Service Levels; Remedies.***

Operational targets, measurement, reporting, service credits (if any), exclusions, and remedies for missed targets shall be as set forth in **Schedule A** (***SLA***). Nothing in the SLA limits any Party's rights or remedies for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach of this

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Agreement (including indemnity and insurance obligations to be set forth elsewhere in this Agreement).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.14** ***Records; Audit Cooperation.***

Each Party shall maintain records reasonably sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this <u>Section 3</u> and the SLA, and shall, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, cooperate with another Party's reasonable requests for information or attestations necessary to verify performance or satisfy regulatory obligations, subject to confidentiality and data-protection commitments under this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.15** ***Security, Privacy, and Compliance.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Information Security Program</u>. Each Party shall maintain a written information-security program appropriate to Node operations. Pier Two shall maintain ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 (Type II or functional equivalent) for its validator-hosting environment and notify the Parties of any material change thereto. All Parties shall implement controls aligned with recognized frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF and, for any web apps/dashboards, OWASP guidelines).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Encryption & Access Control</u>. The Parties shall (i) encrypt Node Operational Data and Confidential Information in transit and at rest; (ii) enforce least-privilege access, multi-factor authentication for privileged access, and network segmentation for validator systems; and (iii) maintain vulnerability management and patching processes consistent with **Schedule B** (***Information Security Addendum***).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Security Logging & Evidence</u>. Security-relevant logs for validator systems and supporting services shall be retained for at least the period specified in **Schedule B** and made available to the other Parties for audit/verification under confidentiality. Upon reasonable request, Pier Two will provide executive summaries of third-party assessments and, where applicable, SOC 2 report excerpts or bridge letters.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Data Privacy & Cross-Border Transfers</u>. Each Party shall comply with applicable data-protection laws (including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and APPs). Cross-border transfers of Personal Data (if any) processed under this Agreement shall use appropriate legal mechanisms (e.g., SCCs or equivalent). If a Party processes another Party's Personal Data on its behalf, the Parties shall execute a ***Data Processing Addendum*** (attached as **Schedule C**) and follow its terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Use & Minimization; Reporting</u>. The Parties shall use Personal Data (if any) solely for Node operations, apply data-minimization, and avoid combining on-chain data with off-chain identifiers to target natural persons. Off-chain reports shared externally shall, where practicable, use aggregation or pseudonymization to avoid identification of individuals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)<u>Security Incidents</u>. Each Party shall notify the others without undue delay (and, in any event, within the timeframe set in **Schedule B**) upon confirming a Security Incident affecting the Node, Node Operational Data, or Personal Data, and will cooperate in investigation, mitigation, regulatory notifications, and post-incident review.

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**Section 4.** **Cryptographic Key Management & Validator Governance.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.1** ***Purpose; Model.***

This Section establishes the Parties' governance and control of the cryptographic material, policies, and procedures necessary to operate the Node. The Parties shall transition from a sole-custody model to a multi-party, quorum-based MPC/HSM framework that prevents unilateral control and reduces single-point-of-failure risk. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section 4 and the KMP to be adopted pursuant to <u>Section 3.6</u>, the KMP shall control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.2** ***Ownership & Control Principles.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Stake vs. System Control</u>. Hyperion is the economic owner of its staked HYPE and all rights to the ownership of the Node upon the termination of this Agreement; however, after the Transition Period has passed (as provided in <u>Section 4.3</u>), the Node shall become and remain a co-operated validator instance, and no Party shall possess unilateral key signing power during the balance of the Term of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Quorum Rule</u>. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, validator control actions require a 2-of-2 quorum among Hyperion and Pier Two.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Separation of Duties</u>. Operational roles are split so that infrastructure operation (Pier Two), protocol/tooling orchestration (the Kinetiq Group), and stake governance (Hyperion) are interdependent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.3** ***Transition to MPC/HSM; Timeline.***

The Parties shall complete the migration from sole-custody to the MPC/HSM model within sixty (60) days of the Execution Date (the "***Transition Period***"), using a provider mutually agreed in writing. During the Transition Period, continuity and no-Slash operation are paramount; the Parties will stage changes to avoid downtime.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.4** ***Quorum & Roles.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Default Quorum</u>: 2-of-2 (Pier Two + Hyperion) for control-plane actions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Emergency Quorum</u>: If needed to prevent double-signing, Slashing, or material compromise, P2 + one of (HYP or KIN) may take temporary emergency actions, with prompt notice and post-incident review.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Major Decisions</u>: Any change to quorum size/weights, any Joint Operator change and any re-keying event shall require unanimous written consent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.5** ***Key Generation; Storage; Non-Export.***

The Node's cryptographic key material shall be generated by Hyperion. All use occurs inside HSM/MPC or functionally substantially equivalent secure modules enforcing non-

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export controls. Storage, backups, and access controls shall comply with **Schedule B** and applicable provisions of the KMP to be established pursuant to <u>Section 3.6</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.6** ***Use Controls; Policy Engine.***

All key usage is governed by a policy engine that enforces quorum approvals, role-based access, MFA, geo/IP restrictions, time-bound approvals, and audit logging. Policy edits follow the quorum rules above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.7** ***Incidents; Compromise.***

Security incidents implicating validator control are handled under **Schedule B** timelines and applicable provisions of the KMP to be established pursuant to <u>Section 3.6</u>. Confirmed or likely key compromise mandates rotation and any prudent emergency steps to protect the Node; evidence preservation is required.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.8** ***Audit; Evidence; Reporting.***

Each Party shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate adherence to this <u>Section</u> 4 and **Schedule B**, and the KMP to be established pursuant to <u>Section 3.6,</u> including policy audit trails, access logs, and incident RCAs, retained for at least five (5) years.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.9** ***Change of Control; Personnel Changes.***

A Party experiencing change of control, key-personnel loss, or access-credential compromise shall notify the others without undue delay and cooperate in any re-authorization or rotation required to maintain quorum security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.10** ***Costs; Insurance.***

Each Party shall bear all respective expenses and costs of MPC/HSM providers and required audits/penetration tests. Pier Two maintains Slashing loss safeguards per <u>Section 3.5(f)</u>; the Kinetiq Group and Hyperion maintain coverage appropriate to their roles.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.11** ***Precedence.***

If a conflict arises, this Section controls governance and allocation of authority; the KMP to be prepared pursuant to <u>Section 3.6</u> shall control technical procedures; **Schedule B** controls security controls and breach timelines; and this Agreement controls economics and remedies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.12** ***Ethical Conduct and Delegator Communication.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)In performing their key-management and validator-operations duties, the Parties acknowledge a collective duty to act in the best interests of the Hyperliquid network's security, the Node's staking delegators, and the broader ecosystem.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Parties shall maintain transparency regarding Validator governance and key-management practices and shall, upon reasonable request from any delegator or stakeholder, provide a concise summary of (i) the Validator governance policies applicable to the Node, (ii) the key-management protocols in force, and (iii) recent audit findings or high-level compliance reports, except to the extent that disclosure would reveal Confidential Information, privileged material, or proprietary security details.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Information shared under this <u>Section 4.12</u> shall omit sensitive operational details, such as specific key-share locations, private quorum parameters or security configurations, that could compromise the security of the Node or the Parties' infrastructure.

**Section 5.** **Revenue Sharing; Operator Commission Pool, Allocations and Distributions.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.1** ***Definitions.***

For purposes of this <u>Section 5</u>, the follow capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in this <u>Section 5.1</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Operator Commission Pool*** shall mean the aggregate of all staking commissions and other validator-level payments credited by the Hyperliquid protocol to the Operator Fee Account for the Node.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Operator Fee Account*** shall mean the fee account associated with the KxH Node, net of any protocol-level fees or taxes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)***Shared Revenue*** shall mean: (i) all amounts in the Operator Commission Pool; and (ii) any other economic benefits, tokens or rewards that accrue to the Parties by virtue of operating the KxH Node, including without limitation promotional incentive tokens, programmatic rewards (such as the Kinetiq Group's "***kPoints***"), MEV tips or block-builder payments, protocol subsidies, airdrops and referral bounties, unless a program or grant explicitly designates those benefits to a specific Party or relates to that Party's activities unrelated to the KxH Node. The Parties intend that all economic value arising from operation of the KxH Node is shared in accordance with this <u>Section 5</u>, provided that sharing is feasible and does not violate program terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.2** ***Allocation of Shared Revenue.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Base Share.</u> Subject to <u>Section 5.2(b)</u>, Shared Revenue will be allocated among the Parties as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)Hyperion:50 %

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)Kinetiq Group:25 %

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These percentages reflect the Parties' agreement, taking into consideration their respective contributions and risk allocation among other factors. For clarity, this base split applies to all Shared Revenue other than the portion subject to a referral override under <u>Section 5.2(b)</u>.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Pier Two Referral Override</u>. For commissions or other Shared Revenue attributable to HYPE delegations that are verifiably referred to the KxH Node by Pier Two (the "***P2 Referral Commissions***"), the allocation shall be: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Pier Two Referral Override</u>. For commissions or other Shared Revenue attributable to HYPE delegations that are verifiably referred to the KxH Node by Pier Two (the "***P2 Referral Commissions***"), the allocation shall be: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Pier Two Referral Override</u>. For commissions or other Shared Revenue attributable to HYPE delegations that are verifiably referred to the KxH Node by Pier Two (the "***P2 Referral Commissions***"), the allocation shall be: |
| (i) | Pier Two: | 50% |
| (ii) | Kinetiq Group: | 25% |
| (iii) | Hyperion: | 25% |

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Pier Two's referral override reflects the Parties' agreement that Pier Two will undertake specific efforts to introduce delegators to the KxH Node. For the avoidance of doubt, this override applies only to such referral commissions; and all distributions of Shared Revenue earned from all other activities and sources shall follow the basic percentages set forth in <u>Section 5.2(a)</u>. Any similar override for delegators referred by another Party, or the procedures for verifying referral sources requires mutual written consent of the Parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>No Adjustment for Stake Variations</u>. The percentages set forth in <u>Section 5.2(a)</u> and <u>Section 5.2(b)</u> will remain fixed and shall not change due to increases or decreases in the amount of a Party's Bonded HYPE.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.3** ***Distribution Mechanics.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If the Hyperliquid protocol permits multiple commission recipients or configurable fee parameters, the Parties shall configure the KxH Node's settings to pay each Party's share of Shared Revenue (including any referral override) directly to the Party's designated wallet. These settings shall not be modified without the prior written consent of all Parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>On</u><u>-</u><u>Chain Split.</u> If the Hyperliquid protocol permits multiple commission recipients or configurable fee parameters, the KxH Node's settings will be configured to pay each Party's share of Shared Revenue directly to its designated wallet; no changes to these settings may be made without all effected Parties' written consent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Off-Chain Distribution</u>. Until a direct on-chain split is available, the Operator Fee Account will receive the entire Operator Commission Pool. Hyperion is authorized, on behalf of the Parties, to withdraw from the Operator Fee Account solely to distribute Shared Revenue in accordance with this <u>Section 5</u>. Hyperion shall hold amounts owed to the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two in trust and remit each Party's share to its designated wallet or bank account within fourteen (14) Business Days after the end of each calendar month (or another mutually agreed-upon interval). Hyperion shall not retain any portion of the Operator Commission Pool beyond its agreed share. Pending distribution, Hyperion shall not use funds held in trust for its own purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Wallet Information and Delivery</u>. Each Party shall provide a valid on-chain wallet address (and, if applicable, off-chain banking details) at least five (5) Business Days before the first distribution. If a Party's designated wallet is invalid or unreachable for ten (10) Business Days or more, distributions to that Party may be suspended until updated information is provided, and Hyperion shall hold undistributed amounts in trust until disbursed.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Form of Payment; Conversion Costs</u>. Distributions shall be made in HYPE or any successor native token. Each Party is solely responsible for any fees and costs associated with converting HYPE into fiat currency or other assets (including gas fees, exchange fees, wire transfer fees and any applicable taxes), and Hyperion shall have no obligation to gross up distributions to cover such costs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)<u>Taxes and Reporting</u>. Each Party is responsible for its own tax reporting and liabilities arising from Shared Revenue and shall maintain its own records of cost basis and conversions. Hyperion shall provide reasonable information upon request to assist the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two with their tax obligations (such as total tokens earned and fair-market values at the time of distribution). The Parties shall cooperate as necessary to meet regulatory reporting requirements.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.4** ***Records and Transparency.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Monthly Statements</u>. Hyperion shall maintain complete and accurate records of the Operator Fee Account and all distributions. Within five (5) Business Days following each calendar month, Hyperion shall deliver to the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two a statement detailing: (i) total amounts credited to the Operator Fee Account; (ii) any network-level fees or taxes deducted on-chain; (iii) the resulting net Operator Commission Pool; (iv) the allocation of Shared Revenue (including the amounts subject to the referral override); and (v) the amounts distributed to each Party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Audit Rights</u>. Each Party may, at its own expense and on reasonable notice, request an accounting or audit of the records relating to Shared Revenue not more than once per calendar year, unless Hyperion's records reveal a material discrepancy. Hyperion shall grant access to relevant records and cooperate in good faith with such requests.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Dispute Resolution</u>. Any dispute regarding the calculation or distribution of Shared Revenue shall be resolved pursuant to the dispute-resolution procedures in this Agreement. Until a dispute is resolved, undisputed amounts shall continue to be distributed in accordance with this <u>Section 5</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.5** ***Additional Incentives and Promotional Tokens.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Inclusion in Shared Revenue</u>. If the KxH Node receives any tokens or rewards outside of standard staking yields, such as promotional incentive programs offered by Hyperliquid or KINETIQ, programmatic rewards like kPoints, grants, bonuses from foundations, protocol subsidies, or airdrops, the Parties will treat such benefits as part of Shared Revenue and share them in accordance with <u>Section 5.2</u>, unless (i) the benefits are explicitly designated for a single Party by the awarding entity or (ii) sharing would be infeasible or contrary to the program's terms. The Parties will confer in good faith to determine an equitable approach to distributing such benefits consistent with the 50/25/25 principle (and any agreed referral overrides).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Notification</u>. Hyperion shall promptly inform the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two of any additional incentives or rewards it becomes aware of that may constitute Shared Revenue, and vice versa. The Parties will cooperate to capture and distribute such value appropriately.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.6** ***No Waiver of Other Remedies.***

The remedies in this <u>Section 5</u> are in addition to, and do not limit, any other rights or remedies a Party may have under this Agreement, including indemnity claims arising from mismanagement of the Operator Commission Pool or failure to allocate Shared Revenue as required herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.7** ***Expenses and Costs.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>General rule.</u> Each Party shall bear all expenses and costs it incurs in performing its obligations under this Agreement, except as expressly deducted from Shared Revenue pursuant to <u>Section 5</u> or as otherwise provided in the SLA.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Compensation for Kinetiq Group and Pier Two</u>. The twenty-five percent (25 %) share allocated to the Kinetiq Group and the twenty-five percent (25 %) share allocated to Pier Two under <u>Section 5.2(a)</u> constitute full compensation to those Parties for all expenses incurred by them respectively that are associated with operating the KxH Node. For the avoidance of doubt, such expenses include, without limitation, (i) in the case of Pier Two, any costs of server hosting, power, bandwidth, data-center facilities and related infrastructure, and (ii) in the case of the Kinetiq Group, any personnel, software development and maintenance costs for managing the Node and interfacing with KINETIQ staking products. Hyperion's fifty percent (50 %) share under <u>Section 5.2(a)</u> is therefore a net amount, and Hyperion shall not be charged any additional fees or costs for the Node's operation except as provided in <u>subsection (c)</u> below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Third</u><u>-</u><u>Party Costs and Fees</u>. If there arise any third-party costs or fees directly related to the KxH Node that are not covered by the Kinetiq Group's or Pier Two's respective shares, such as validator-registration fees imposed by the Hyperliquid network or costs for external insurance that the Parties mutually determine to procure (i) such expenses shall not be incurred without Hyperion's prior written approval, and (ii) if approved, the Parties shall decide whether to deduct the expense from Shared Revenue prior to distribution (in which case each Party will bear the expense in proportion to its revenue share) or to pay the expense out-of-pocket in such proportions as the Parties may agree in writing. Unless and until Hyperion approves otherwise, no deduction for third-party expenses shall be made from Shared Revenue, and the Parties do not anticipate any such deductions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>No Implied Reimbursements</u>. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Party shall be entitled to reimbursement or additional compensation from any other Party for costs or expenses incurred in connection with the KxH Node.

**Section 6.** **Minimum Active Stake and Validator Lifecycle**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.1** **Initial Stake; Minimum Active Stake.**

The Parties acknowledge that, as of the Effective Date, Hyperion bonded 10,000 HYPE to register the KxH Node and an additional approximately 1,500,000 HYPE to attain status as an Active Set Validator (collectively, the "***Initial Stake***"). The Node's continued qualification as an Active Set Validator is contingent upon maintaining at least the Minimum Active Stake (as defined in <u>Section 2</u>), a dynamic threshold determined by the Hyperliquid protocol (approximately

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2,000,000 Bonded HYPE as of the Execution Date of this Agreement). Maintaining active validator status will typically require attracting sufficient delegated HYPE from third-party token holders (e.g., via the KINETIQ stake-routing protocol or similar mechanisms) in addition to any Bonded HYPE contributed directly by the Parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.2** **No Obligation to Meet Minimum Active Stake.**

Each Party acknowledges and agrees that no Party shall have any obligation to provide additional Bonded HYPE (or any other capital) for the purpose of achieving or maintaining the Node's Minimum Active Stake. In particular, Hyperion is not obligated to: (i) bond additional HYPE to make up any Shortfall between the Node's total Bonded HYPE and the Minimum Active Stake; (ii) maintain its Initial Stake (or any portion thereof) at any particular level; or (iii) bond any specific amount of HYPE beyond the ten thousand (10,000) Bonded HYPE required under the Hyperliquid protocol to keep the Node registered. The Parties further agree that the failure of the Node to meet the Minimum Active Stake at any time shall not, in and of itself, constitute a breach of or default under this Agreement by any Party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.3** **Monitoring and Notification.**

Hyperion shall continuously monitor the Node's Bonded HYPE and the prevailing Minimum Active Stake. If at any time the Node's total Bonded HYPE is, or is reasonably expected soon to become, less than the Minimum Active Stake (such that the Node's status as an Active Set Validator is at risk or has been lost), Hyperion shall promptly notify the other Parties in writing. Such notice will include relevant information regarding the Node's staking status (for example, the current Minimum Active Stake value, the Node's Effective Bonded HYPE (as defined in **Section 2**) and ranking, and any applicable protocol grace period or epoch changes).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.4** **Consultation Period.**

Upon delivery of a notice pursuant to <u>Section 6.3</u>, the Parties shall promptly confer in good faith to evaluate potential actions to maintain or restore the Node's Active Set Validator status. For a period of up to ten (10) Business Days following Hyperion's notice (the "***Consultation Period***"), the Parties will consider possible remedial measures, which may include: (i) voluntary contributions of additional Bonded HYPE by one or more Parties; and/or (ii) efforts to secure additional delegated HYPE from third parties. During the Consultation Period, no Party shall be required to bond or contribute any additional HYPE, and any such contributions shall be entirely voluntary. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts during the Consultation Period to minimize disruption to Node operations and to avoid any unnecessary loss of delegations or staking rewards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.5** **Hyperion's Election to Terminate or Continue Node.**

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including <u>Section 3.8</u> and <u>Section 10.2</u>), if the Node remains unable to meet the Minimum Active Stake (or has lost its Active Set Validator status) following the Consultation Period, Hyperion may, in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion, elect to: (i) terminate this Agreement and cease the operation of the Node, or (ii) terminate this Agreement and continue operating the Node (whether alone or together with one or more new co-operator partners). Hyperion shall give written notice to

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the other Parties of its election under this <u>Section 6.5</u>, and any such election shall be effective immediately upon such notice (or on such later effective date as Hyperion may specify) without any further approval or consent required from the other Parties. If Hyperion elects to terminate this agreement and to continue operation of the Node, the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall withdraw from the Node operations and shall cooperate in good faith to facilitate the reorganization or transfer of the Node to Hyperion's new operating arrangement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Hyperion's exercise of its rights under this <u>Section 6.5</u> (including any decision not to contribute additional stake or to terminate the joint operation of the Node) shall not constitute a default or breach of this Agreement by Hyperion, and no Party shall have any claim against Hyperion for such a decision.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.6** **Unbonding and Transition.**

If Hyperion terminates this Agreement or withdraws from the joint operation pursuant to <u>Section 6.5</u>, the Parties shall cooperate to effect an orderly transition in accordance with this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such transition shall include: (i) Hyperion (and any other Party) may unbond its staked HYPE from the KxH Node in its sole discretion without any penalty or liability to any Party, and the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall not impede such unbonding and shall promptly provide any cryptographic keys, credentials, or permissions necessary to facilitate the unbonding of stake or transfer of Node control; (ii) Pier Two shall continue to operate (or, if so directed by Hyperion, safely deactivate) the KxH Node during any unbonding period, exercising commercially reasonable care and adhering to the Service Level Agreement in **Schedule A** to avoid any Slashing or other protocol penalties until the Node is fully decommissioned or transitioned; (iii) the Parties shall coordinate the handover of all operational responsibilities, data, and access credentials (including implementing any required key rotations or transfers in accordance with the KMP referenced in <u>Section 3.6</u>) to facilitate either the shutdown of the Node or the seamless continuation of the Node's operations by Hyperion (alone or with new partners) without material disruption; and (iv) all Parties shall promptly update or remove public references to the KxH Node and to the Parties' roles as joint operators of the Node, so as to accurately reflect the Node's new status or the Parties' separation from the Node, consistent with <u>Section 10.7</u> (Branding) and <u>Section 11.5</u> (Publicity).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.7** **No Reliance on Voluntary Contributions.**

Each Party acknowledges that if any Party (including Hyperion) at any time voluntarily bonded or contributed HYPE to the Node in excess of that which it was obligated to contribute, such contribution was made at that Party's sole discretion and creates no obligation for any future contributions. No past voluntary contribution of Bonded HYPE by any Party shall be construed to create any expectation or reliance by another Party that similar contributions will be made in the future, nor shall any such voluntary action be deemed to establish any course of dealing that could give rise to an estoppel or otherwise limit any Party's right to refrain from making additional contributions going forward.

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**Section 7** **Risk Management, Slashing and Indemnification.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.1** ***Acknowledgment of Inherent Risk.***

The Parties acknowledge that operating a validator on a proof-of-stake network such as Hyperliquid involves inherent risks, including the possibility of Slashing, unplanned downtime, software bugs, network attacks and other forms of loss or liability. The Parties will exercise commercially reasonable best efforts to avoid any incidents, with the understanding that staking HYPE is not without risk to the staked tokens. The Parties therefore agree to exercise a high standard of care and to proactively manage and mitigate risks, consistent with the security and operational practices set forth in this Agreement, **Schedule A** (***SLA***) and **Schedule B** (***Information Security Addendum***).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.2** ***Slashing Events and Penalties.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Investigation and Notification</u>. If the Hyperliquid protocol imposes a Slashing penalty on the KxH Node or levies any other validator-level penalty, or the Node is Jailed, Pier Two shall immediately notify Hyperion and the Kinetiq Group, in accordance with the SLA, of the incident in writing (email or other agreed electronic means). Pier Two shall investigate the root cause without delay and, within twenty-four (24) hours of the slashing event, deliver an initial written report to the Parties summarizing the known facts, likely cause and magnitude of the penalty. A more detailed incident report containing root-cause analysis and proposed remediation steps shall be provided within five (5) Business Days.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Compensation for Fault</u><u>-</u><u>Based Slashing</u>. If a Slashing event results in a loss of Hyperion's staked HYPE or rewards and the cause of such event is determined to be the fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or failure to meet material contractual obligations of the Kinetiq Group or Pier Two (or both jointly), then the party (or parties) at fault shall compensate Hyperion for up to one hundred percent (100%) of the lost stake and/or lost rewards attributable to the Slashing incident, subject to the Slashing Liability Limit ("***Damages***"). The Parties agree that the total aggregate liability of each Party in connection with a Slashing event that results in Damages shall be limited to an amount equal to twenty four (24) times the total fees received by the at-fault Party (or Parties) in the calendar month immediately preceding the date of the incident giving rise to the claim for a Slashing event (the "***Slashing Liability Limit***"). Damages shall be payable to Hyperion in HYPE (or the U.S. Dollar equivalent on the day of the relevant event, at Hyperion's option) within five (5) Business Days of the Slashing event or, if insurance proceeds are involved, within two (2) Business Days after payment of the insurance claim. The Parties may agree to apply available insurance or Slashing-protection funds first, however, ultimate responsibility for the Damages rests with the at-fault Party or Parties; and if insurance is insufficient, the at-fault Party or Parties shall make up any shortfall, subject to the Slashing Liability Limit.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Shared Responsibility for No</u><u>-</u><u>Fault Slashing</u>. If a Slashing event arises from circumstances beyond the Parties' reasonable control, such as a protocol-level bug, network-wide failure or other incident that does not result from any Party's negligence, losses shall be allocated in proportion to the Parties' Shared Revenue shares. In such a "no-fault" scenario Hyperion would bear fifty percent (50%) of the Slashed amount through reduction of its stake, and the Kinetiq

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Group and Pier Two would bear the remaining fifty percent (50 %) through loss of future rewards, in each case, up to the Slashing Liability Limit. The Parties may agree to use insurance or voluntarily apply a portion of the Kinetiq Group's and Pier Two's future Shared Revenue to mitigate Hyperion's loss, but no Party is contractually obligated to do more than share the loss proportionally. Nothing in this subsection limits the Parties' compensation obligations under <u>Section 7.2(b)</u> where fault is present.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.3** ***Mitigation and Remediation.***

Upon a Slashing incident, the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, take appropriate steps to prevent further penalties. Such actions may include pausing validator operations, applying security patches, migrating stake to a backup validator, or following any guidance from the Hyperliquid core developers. They shall keep Hyperion informed in real time regarding the mitigation steps and any impact on the Node. Hyperion agrees to cooperate as reasonably required, such as assisting with redelegations—but is under no obligation to increase its stake unless mutually agreed. After remediation, the Parties will review the effectiveness of the response and update procedures accordingly.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.4** ***Resumption or Termination After Slashing.***

Following a Slashing event, the Parties will confer in good faith to decide whether to continue to jointly operate the KxH Node. If the cause has been identified and rectified (e.g., a misconfiguration corrected, a bug patched), the Parties may continue operations with additional safeguards. However, Hyperion shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, without penalty, if a significant slashing undermines its confidence in the Node's operation. Any compensation due under <u>subsection 7.2(b)</u> does not preclude continued operation but is intended to make Hyperion whole for its losses, subject to the greater of the Slashing Liability Limit and any available insurance payout. If the Agreement is terminated due to slashing, post-termination procedures in <u>Section 10</u> (or the relevant termination section) will apply, in addition to any compensation obligations under this <u>Section 7</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.5** ***Liability for Other Losses and Indemnification.***

Except for Slashing events covered in <u>Section 7.2</u>, if a Party's gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement causes direct losses to another Party, the responsible Party shall indemnify, hold harmless and compensate the affected Party for such direct losses limited to an amount equal to twelve (12) times the total fees received by the at-fault Party in the calendar month immediately preceding the date of the incident giving rise to the claim ("***General Liability Limit***"). For example, if negligence by a Party leads to extended downtime that causes the KxH Node to drop out of the active set and miss substantial rewards, the at-fault Party shall compensate the other Party or Parties for the lost rewards to the extent such losses can be reasonably estimated, up to the General Liability Limit. The Parties agree to mitigate damages where possible and to cooperate in good faith to resolve and compensate such losses in an equitable manner. Except in cases of willful misconduct or negligence, no Party shall be liable to another for indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including speculative trading losses or stock-price effects).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.6** ***Insurance and Risk Transfer.***

Pier Two shall maintain commercially reasonable insurance coverage for its validator-operations, including Slashing-loss insurance (where available and if Slashing is activated on Hyperliquid) and professional indemnity insurance such as errors and omissions (E&O) insurance and cyber-security insurance. Upon execution of this Agreement and written request from Hyperion, and upon each renewal, Pier Two shall provide Hyperion with certificates or other written evidence of such insurance and shall use reasonable endeavors to obtain endorsements naming Hyperion as an additional insured and/or loss payee where Pier Two holds insurances relevant to this Agreement. The existence of insurance does not relieve Pier Two of its obligations to indemnify and compensate Hyperion under this <u>Section 7</u>; rather, any insurance recovery shall be applied first to meet those obligations. If specialized Slashing insurance is unavailable or commercially unreasonable, the Parties acknowledge that Slashing risk shall be managed solely through the compensation mechanisms or technical Slashing prevention methods described herein. The Parties acknowledge that Slashing has not been implemented on Hyperliquid at the time of entry into this Agreement and that no Slashing insurance is required or available. The Kinetiq Group may, but is not required to, maintain similar insurance for its operational role. All Parties shall review insurance requirements annually and adjust coverage to reflect changes in the Protocol, industry standards or risk profiles.

**Section 8** **Information Rights and Reporting**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.1** ***Operational Reporting.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Regular Updates</u>. Pier Two shall provide Hyperion with regular updates on the Node's status and performance as required under <u>Section 3.9(a)</u> (Operational Reports), including written reward reports, incident reports and other metrics.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Additional information</u>. Upon Hyperion's reasonable request, Pier Two shall furnish additional data regarding the Node's operations or performance metrics to the extent reasonably available without undue burden.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Shared Dashboards</u>. The Parties will continue to maintain shared dashboards or monitoring tools, as described in <u>Section 3.9(d)</u>, so Hyperion has near real-time visibility into the Node's status, including block-signing rate and uptime.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.2** ***Financial Reporting.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Individual Bookkeeping</u>. Each Party shall accurately account for the revenues and expenses associated with this Agreement on its own books.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Cooperation with Hyperion's Reporting</u>. Kinetiq Group and Pier Two acknowledge that Hyperion is a publicly traded company and must satisfy periodic reporting obligations. They agree to cooperate with Hyperion's reasonable requests for information necessary to meet such obligations under applicable U.S. securities laws and Nasdaq Stock Market rules, including confirming the amount of rewards earned in a quarter and providing representations regarding Node operations. In the event that the costs for Kinetiq Group and/or Pier Two become unreasonable in assisting Hyperion with its reporting obligations, Hyperion may

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elect, in its sole discretion, to cover reasonable direct actual and verifiable costs incurred by Pier Two and/ or Kinetiq Group in complying with requests and audits under <u>Section 8</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Advance Notice and Confidentiality</u>. Hyperion will, where practicable, provide advance written notice if it intends to disclose aspects of this Agreement in public filings beyond what has already been announced. Hyperion will take into account the confidentiality obligations in <u>Section 9</u> and will seek confidential treatment or omit proprietary details whenever appropriate on the advice of its securities counsel.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.3** ***Audit Rights.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Scope of Audit</u>. Hyperion (or an auditor appointed by Hyperion, including its external financial auditor) may, upon reasonable written notice and during normal business hours, audit the relevant records of Kinetiq Group and/or Pier Two to verify the amount of Shared Revenue generated and distributed. The auditor's inspection shall be limited to materials necessary to verify compliance with the economic terms of this Agreement and Hyperliquid's staking protocol, and shall not extend to proprietary code or unrelated financial information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Confidentiality</u>. The Parties may require the auditor to execute a nondisclosure agreement reasonably necessary to protect Confidential Information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Discrepancies</u>. The Parties shall reconcile any discrepancies in good faith. If a Party underpays amounts due by more than one percent (1%), that Party shall promptly remit the underpayment with interest accruing at the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal (or similar business daily) from the date payment was due until the date of payment, and in the event of the discrepancy resulting in an underpayment of more than one percent (1%) was caused by the relevant Parties' fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence, such Party will reimburse the reasonable audit costs of the other Party or Parties. Any overpayments shall be refunded or credited against future distributions, including accrued interest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Frequency</u>. No Party may exercise its audit rights more than once per calendar year, unless a material discrepancy or violation is reasonably suspected.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.4** ***Coordination Meetings*.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Monthly Check</u><u>-</u><u>Ins</u>. The Parties will hold coordination calls or meetings on a monthly basis, ordinarily on or before the fifth Business Day of each month, to review the prior month's SLA performance reports, discuss upcoming Hyperliquid network upgrades or governance proposals and address any other business matters raised by a Party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Quarterly Executive Reviews</u>. At least one executive-level review meeting shall occur each calendar quarter between Hyperion and Kinetiq Group, with participation from Pier Two as needed, to evaluate the success of the arrangement, address concerns and plan any adjustments by mutual consent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Escalation of Unresolved Matters</u>. If Hyperion and Kinetiq Group cannot reach consensus on a matter requiring joint decision, the issue shall be escalated in accordance

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with the dispute-resolution procedures set forth in <u>Section 12.2</u> (or any successor section) of this Agreement.

**Section 9** **Representations and Warranties.**

Each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties, as of the Effective Date, that the following statements are true and accurate and will remain true throughout the Term, unless amended by the Parties in writing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.1** ***Authority and Organization.***

Each Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement. The individuals signing this Agreement on behalf of each Party have been properly authorized. Execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not conflict with or violate any other agreement, charter document or law applicable to that Party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.2** ***Ownership of Assets; Equipment.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Hyperion</u>. Hyperion is the sole beneficial owner of the HYPE tokens it will bond to the KxH Node, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or claims that would prevent their staking, and has the legal right to bond and unbond such tokens as contemplated herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Kinetiq Group and Pier Two</u>. Kinetiq Group and Pier Two either own or will procure all equipment, software licenses and other resources necessary to perform their obligations under this Agreement. The use of those resources and performance of obligations under this Agreement will not infringe or misappropriate any intellectual-property or proprietary rights of any third party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.3** ***Legal Compliance and Sanctions.***

No Party is subject to any order, sanction or legal restriction that would prevent it from engaging in the activities contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party will ensure that its activities under this Agreement do not violate applicable law, including securities laws, anti-money-laundering regulations and sanctions programs. Kinetiq Group and Pier Two each represent that they are not owned or controlled by any person or entity subject to U.S. sanctions and are not located in, or ordinarily resident in, any country subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.4** ***Performance; Skill and Care.***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Kinetiq Group and Pier Two</u>. Each of Kinetiq Group and Pier Two represents and warrants to the other and to Hyperion that it possesses the knowledge, experience and skill to perform its respective duties in a professional and workmanlike manner and that it maintains the personnel, processes and systems necessary to competently manage its responsibilities for the operation of the KxH Node. Each hereby commits to exercise the standards of care and to the performance of their respective duties and the remedies required of it under this Agreement, including the provisions of <u>Section 3</u> (Roles and Responsibilities), <u>Section 7</u> (Risk

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Management, Slashing and Indemnification) and the schedules. For its part, Pier Two does not warrant that its services will be uninterrupted or error-free but commits to the standards and remedies in this Agreement, and in particular, to the standards and remedies that relate specifically to the performance of its responsibilities under Section 3 and Schedule A of this Agreement. In addition, each of Kinetiq Group and Pier Two represents that it has sufficient financial capacity (including through insurance, reserve funds or other means) to satisfy its indemnification and compensation obligations under Section 7, if a Slashing, loss of rewards, or any other loss is incurred by Hyperion as a result of its breach of this Agreement, up to the Slashing Liability Limit and/or the General Liability Limit, as applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Hyperion</u>. Hyperion represents and warrants to Kinetiq Group and Pier Two that it maintains personnel capable of interfacing with Kinetiq Group and Pier Two as required and that it understands the fundamentals of staking so that it can perform its responsibilities under this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.5** ***No Other Representations or Warranties.***

The Parties acknowledge that staking returns are variable and subject to known and unknown conditions; and further, that the amount of Minimum Active Stake threshold necessary to achieve and retain the status of the Node as an Active Set Validator is dynamic and depends on network conditions. Accordingly, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Party makes any other representation, warranties, or guarantees to any other Party, express or implied, including but not limited to any representation or warranty of outcome, or profitability of the KxH Node, or that any specific reward rate or range of reward rates is achievable or will be achieved. However, each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve the aforementioned outcomes. For its part, Pier Two does not warrant that its services will be uninterrupted or error-free, but it commits to the standards and remedies applicable to its services, as set forth its <u>Section 3</u> and **Schedule A** hereto.

**Section 10** **Term and Termination**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.1** ***Term.***

This Agreement shall remain in force for an initial term of one (1) year beginning on the Effective Date (the "***Initial Term***"), unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Section. After the Initial Term, the Agreement will automatically renew on an annual basis (each, a "***Renewal Term***") unless a Party provides at least ninety (90) days' written notice of non-renewal or the Agreement is otherwise terminated pursuant to this Section. The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms are referred to collectively as the "***Term***."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.2** ***Voluntary Termination*.**

After the Initial Term, any Party may terminate this Agreement for any reason by giving ninety (90) calendar days' written notice to the other Parties. The notice period is intended by the Parties for the orderly unbonding and shutdown or the migration of the KxH Node to Hyperion if Hyperion elects, in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion to continue to operate the Node after the termination of this agreement, either alone or jointly with one or more new operators. During the notice period, the terminating Party must continue to fully and diligently

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participate in the operation of the Node until the notice period ends, and the terminating Party shall cooperate in the termination or migration of the Node to the continuing operation by Hyperion, if applicable. The terminating Party shall bear any and all network-imposed unbonding costs and/or liability to the other Parties with respect to any loss of rewards resulting from its voluntary termination of this Agreement; but the terminating Party shall not owe any termination fee to the other Parties

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.3** ***Termination for Cause*.**

Any Party that is not in breach of its obligations under this agreement (the "***Terminating Party***") may elect to terminate this Agreement effective immediately as of the end of the applicable Cure Period following written notice to a Party (the "***Defaulting Party***") that has committed a material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure that breach within fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving such written notice from the Terminating Party reasonably describing the breach. Material breaches that have not been timely cured (each, and "***Event of Default***") shall include, without limitation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Failure by Hyperion to distribute Shared Revenue pursuant to <u>Section 5</u>;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Failure by Pier Two to operate the KxH Node in accordance with <u>Section 3.5</u> (e.g. unjustified prolonged downtime or failure to meet SLA metrics);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct by any Party;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Insolvency or commencement of bankruptcy or similar proceedings by any Party;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Misrepresentation of a material fact under <u>Section 9</u>; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) The occurrence of a significant Slashing event or security incident, as described in <u>Section 7.2.5</u>.

If this Agreement is terminated by a Party for cause due to the occurrence of an Event of Default by another Party or Parties, the breaching Party or Parties will remain liable for any proven direct damages resulting from such Event or Events of Default, but not for lost future profits or speculative Damages; and the non-defaulting Terminating Party shall retain all rights to Damages and indemnities provided by this Agreement (including recovery of Slashed tokens or lost rewards), and as otherwise provided by applicable law or equity principals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.4** ***Termination for Extended Force Majeure.***

If a Force Majeure Event continues for more than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, and such event materially impairs a Party's ability to perform its fundamental obligations under this Agreement, any non-affected Party may terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) Business Days' written notice to the other Parties, without penalties or liability to the other Parties for such termination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.5** **Effects of Termination.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)<u>Unbonding of Stake</u>. Any Party, and specifically Hyperion, may unbond its HYPE from the KxH Node, in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion and without any penalties or liability to the other Parties. The Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall not impede

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Hyperion's ability to reclaim its stake and shall provide any keys or permissions necessary for such unbonding. Pier Two shall continue operating or carefully deactivate the KxH Node, as appropriate and in cooperation with Hyperion and shall use commercially reasonable care to avoid any penalties that could be imposed by the Hyperliquid protocol during any unbonding period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)<u>Final Rewards Distribution</u>. Hyperion shall calculate any accrued but undistributed Shared Revenue as of the termination date. Each Party will receive its share of rewards earned up to termination, including rewards paid during an unbonding period. A final accounting and settlement shall occur within thirty (30) days after the KxH Node ceases operation or Hyperion's stake is fully unbonded, whichever is later.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)<u>Separation From or Winding Down the Node</u>. Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall coordinate and cooperate fully with Hyperion to either (i) shut down the KxH Node, or (ii) separate from the operations of the Node if Hyperion elects, in its sole and absolute discretion, to continue operating the Node either alone or jointly with one or more new co-node operators. The termination of this Agreement, and any continuation by Hyperion to operate the Node, shall be subject to the branding provisions set forth in <u>Section 10.7</u> and the publicity provisions of <u>Section 11.5</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)<u>Return or Destruction of Materials</u>. Each Party shall return or destroy the Confidential Information of the other Parties (at the Disclosing Party's option), subject to the exceptions in <u>Section 11.6</u>. The destroying Party shall provide a written certificate of destruction upon request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)<u>Survival</u>. Sections intended by their nature to survive termination, including <u>Sections 4</u> (to the extent of final payments), <u>5.2(b)</u>, <u>5.3</u> (compensation and liability for incidents pre termination), <u>7</u>, <u>9</u>, 1<u>2</u> and the Schedules, shall remain in effect. Accrued payment obligations and indemnities also survive.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.6** **Transition Assistance.**

If Hyperion elects to migrate its stake to another validator or service provider upon termination or withdrawal under Section 6, the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall provide reasonable and prompt cooperation to facilitate the transition. This may include: (i) exporting validator performance data covering at least the prior one hundred eighty (180) days; (ii) delivering a handover report in a mutually agreed form; and (iii) coordinating the timing of unbonding and re-bonding so that Hyperion's replacement validator can begin operation immediately after unbonding. Unless termination results from Hyperion's material breach, the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two shall not charge any additional fee for transition assistance.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.7** **Branding.**

Upon the termination of this Agreement, all Parties shall update their respective public references to the Node after the termination of this Agreement to accurately reflect their respective relationship with or separation from the Node, as applicable.

**Section 11.** **Confidentiality and Publicity.**

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.1** ***Confidential Information.***

During the Term, the Parties may disclose or receive non-public information relating to their businesses, technologies, finances or strategies (for example, Hyperion's treasury plans, KINETIQ protocol roadmap or Pier Two's security design). All such information that is marked as confidential or that should reasonably be understood as confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure is "Confidential Information." The terms of this Agreement (including commercial terms and revenue-sharing arrangements) are Confidential Information of all Parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.2** ***Obligations of Confidentiality.***

A Party receiving Confidential Information (the "***Receiving Party***") from another Party (the "***Disclosing Party***") shall: (a) use the Confidential Information only to perform obligations or exercise rights under this Agreement; (b) not disclose it to any third party except as permitted by this Section; and (c) protect it with at least the same degree of care the Receiving Party uses to protect its own confidential information of similar importance, but no less than a reasonable degree of care. Access may be given only to employees, officers, contractors and advisors who need to know the information to perform under this Agreement and who are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as stringent as those herein. The Receiving Party shall be responsible for any breach of confidentiality by such persons.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.3** ***Exceptions.***

The obligations above do not apply to information that the Receiving Party can demonstrate: (a) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of the Receiving Party; (b) was independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of or reference to the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information; (c) was rightfully received from a third party not bound by confidentiality; or (d) was already known to the Receiving Party before disclosure, as evidenced by written records.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.4** ***Permitted Disclosures.***

A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information if required by law, regulation or court order, provided it gives prompt written notice to the Disclosing Party (unless prohibited by law) and cooperates to seek a protective order or other remedy. If disclosure is required, the Receiving Party shall disclose only the portion legally required and shall seek confidential treatment where available. Hyperion may disclose information about this Agreement in its regulatory filings to the extent required by law, subject to advance notice to the Kinetiq Group and Pier Two and reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for sensitive terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.5** ***Publicity.***

No Party shall issue press releases, case studies or marketing communications referencing another Party or this collaboration without prior written consent (email suffices), except for (i) factual listings of the names of the Joint Operators on public explorers, (ii) generic statements (that do not disclose proprietary or financial terms or other Confidential Information, and (iii) as required by the SEC, Nasdaq or other regulatory bodies. After termination of this

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Agreement, the Parties shall remove or update all public references to the KxH Node and the Joint Operators, except as provided in <u>Section 10.7</u> and <u>Section 10.5(c)</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.6** ***Duration and Return of Information.***

Confidentiality obligations remain in effect for five (5) years after termination or expiration, except that trade secrets shall be protected indefinitely until they fall under an exception. Upon termination or upon the Disclosing Party's request, the Receiving Party shall return or destroy the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information, except that residual copies in backups may be retained subject to the confidentiality obligations, and one copy may be kept solely for legal or regulatory compliance purposes.

**Section 12.** **Miscellaneous**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.1** ***Governing Law; Venue.***

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. Subject to <u>Section 12.2</u>, the Parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement and waive any objection based on *forum non conveniens*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.2** ***Dispute Resolution.***

The Parties will first attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute under this Agreement through negotiation between senior executives. If unresolved within thirty (30) days of written notice of the dispute, the Parties will attempt mediation through a mutually agreed mediator, with costs shared equally. If the dispute is not resolved within an additional thirty (30) days, or if a Party refuses to participate, each Party may pursue any remedies at law or equity consistent with this Agreement. Notwithstanding this clause, any Party may seek interim injunctive relief or specific performance in any competent jurisdiction to prevent immediate and irreparable harm pending resolution of the dispute.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.3** ***Assignment and Change of Control.***

No Party may assign, delegate or transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, except as provided below. Hyperion, Pier Two, or the Kinetiq Group may assign its rights and obligations to an affiliate or successor upon written notice, provided the assignee has at least equivalent capability and agrees in writing to assume all obligations under this Agreement. The Kinetiq Group may not assign or subcontract its validator-operations role to a third-party operator (other than Pier Two, which is already a Party) without Hyperion's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld if the proposed operator has equal or greater capability and agrees to be bound by this Agreement. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section is void. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.4** ***Independent Contractors.***

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The Parties are independent contractors. Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture (despite the informal "co-validator" terminology), agency or employment relationship. No Party has authority to bind another or incur obligations on its behalf. Each Party is solely responsible for its employees and contractors, including their compensation, benefits and compliance with law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.5** ***Entire Agreement.***

This Agreement, together with its Schedules and any exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings, proposals and communications, whether oral or written. There are no unwritten side agreements or promises relating to the KxH Node or Shared Revenue not contained herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.6** ***Amendment.***

Any amendment or modification of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by all Parties (email or electronic signature is sufficient if clearly intended as an amendment). No amendment, waiver or modification of <u>Sections 4</u> (Key-Management and Governance), <u>5.7</u> (Expenses and Costs) or <u>7</u> (Risk Management, Slashing and Indemnification) is effective unless approved in writing by all Parties and, if applicable, entered into the validator's governance records.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.7** ***Waiver.***

No failure or delay by any Party in exercising a right, power or remedy under this Agreement constitutes a waiver. A waiver must be in writing and signed by the waiving Party. A single or partial exercise of a right does not preclude further exercise of that or any other right.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.8** ***Severability.***

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If modification is not possible, the provision shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The Parties will negotiate in good faith to replace any invalid provision with a valid one that most closely reflects the original intent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.9** ***Notices.***

Notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and are deemed properly given: (a) upon receipt when delivered by hand or courier; (b) upon confirmed delivery when sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested); or (c) upon acknowledgement of receipt when sent by email, provided a copy is sent by one of the foregoing methods within one (1) Business Day. Notices shall be sent to the contact persons and addresses designated by each Party and may be updated by notice. Email notice is deemed received only upon acknowledgement by the recipient (excluding automated responses), or two (2) Business Days after sending if no acknowledgement is received.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.10** ***Survival.***

Provisions that by their nature or by express terms are intended to survive termination, including but not limited to indemnities, liability provisions, confidentiality obligations, governing law, dispute resolution and accrued payment obligations, shall survive termination or expiration for at least five (5) years or such longer period as required by law or the nature of the obligation. <u>Sections 4</u> (to the extent of final payments), <u>5.2(b)</u>, <u>5.3</u>, <u>7</u>, <u>9</u>, and <u>12</u>, and the Schedules survive termination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.11** ***Counterparts and Electronic Signatures.***

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, and all of which together constitute one instrument. Signatures delivered by electronic means (scanned PDF, electronic signature platform, etc.) are binding and enforceable as originals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.12** ***Schedules; Incorporation.***

The following schedules are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, forming an integral part of this Agreement:

Schedule A — Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Schedule B — Information Security Addendum

Schedule C — Data Processing Addendum (if and to the extent required by applicable law)

Schedule D — RACI Matrix (Roles & Responsibilities)

In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the body of this Agreement and any Schedule, the provisions of the Agreement shall govern, except where the Agreement expressly provides that the Schedule shall control as to its subject matter.

*[Signature Page Follows.]*

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

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| HYPERION: |
| Hyperion DeFi, Inc. |
| a Delaware corporation |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
| PIER TWO: |
| Pier Two Pty. Ltd. |
| an Australia proprietary company limited by shares |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
| KINETIQ GROUP: |
| Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd. |
| a Singapore private company limited by shares |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |

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*[Signature page to Joint Validator Operators' Agreement dated October 27, 2025]*

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**Schedule A — Service Level Agreement (SLA) for KxH Node**

*Version 1.0 — Effective Date: October 27, 2025*

THIS SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT (this "***SLA***" or this "***Service Agreement***") forms part of the Joint Validator Operators' Agreement (the "***JVOA***") by and among Hyperion DeFi, Inc. ("***Hyperion***"), Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd (the "***Kinetiq Group***"), and Pier Two Pty Ltd ("***Pier Two***", and collectively with Hyperion and Pier Two, the "***Parties***"). This Service Agreement defines the service levels, performance metrics, measurement methods, monitoring, reporting, exclusions, and remedies applicable to the Hyperliquid validator jointly operated by the Parties and known as "Kinetiq × Hyperion" (the "***Node***"). Capitalized terms not defined in this Addendum have the meanings given in the JVOA.

**A-1.** **Scope and Hierarchy**

This SLA governs operational performance for the Node and any additional Hyperliquid validator nodes the Parties expressly designate under the JVOA. In case of conflict or inconsistency: (i) the JVOA controls over this SLA; (ii) Schedule B (Information Security Addendum) controls over security control details; and (iii) this SLA controls over any operational runbook or dashboard notes.

**A-2.** **Service Windows, Measurement & Exclusions**

**A-2.1**<u>Measurement Period</u>: Calendar month (local time of the primary operations region).

**A-2.2**<u>Service Hours</u>: 24×7×365.

**A-2.3**<u>Planned Maintenance</u>: Up to 4 hours per calendar month per site, scheduled with at least 12 hours' prior notice and executed within agreed maintenance windows; planned maintenance is excluded from Availability calculations.

**A-2.4**<u>Excluded Events</u>: Availability calculations exclude downtime caused by: (a) a Force Majeure Event; (b) protocol-wide issues or governance-approved halts/upgrades on the Hyperliquid blockchain; (c) failures of upstream networks, custodians, or exchanges outside a Party's reasonable control; (d) actions or omissions of another Party that violate the JVOA or the SLA (including unilateral stake withdrawal or redelegation contrary to the JVOA); (e) changes requested or approved by all Parties that inherently require downtime; (f) planned maintenance under A-2.3; and (g) Jailing or the termination of the Node's status as an Active-Set Validator that is both (i) initiated by Hyperliquid core protocol mechanisms or the Hyperliquid foundation as a network-protective measure or due to an unannounced Hyperliquid protocol upgrade; and (ii) not caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of or the occurrence of an Event of Default by a Party; *provided, however*, that Jailing events caused by a Party's gross negligence, or willful misconduct, shall not be excluded and shall be treated as Unscheduled Downtime attributable to such Party.

**A-3.** **Definitions & Measurement Principles**

***Availability/Uptime***: ((Total Minutes in Period - Excluded Minutes - Unscheduled Downtime) ÷ (Total Minutes in Period - Excluded Minutes)) × 100%.

***Unscheduled Downtime*** A continuous interval ≥ 600 seconds during which the Node fails to perform validator duties for reasons attributable to the responsible Party.

***Signing Participation*** (Block Production/Signing Success): 1 - (Missed Signing Events ÷ Expected Signing Events), as reported by protocol telemetry for the Node.

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***Operational Acknowledgment Time***: Time from critical alert emission to human acknowledgment by the responsible operations engineer.

***Alert Dispatch Time***: Time from fault detection to alert delivery to the responsible on-call channel/system.

***Critical Patch Window***: Maximum elapsed time from public disclosure/availability of a critical security patch for validator client/OS to successful deployment in production.

***Security Incident***, Personal Data, and other privacy terms have the meanings given in the JVOA and **Schedule B** <u>thereto</u>.

**A-4.** **Service Levels & KPIs**

Targets are measured per calendar month unless otherwise noted. Remedies are cumulative where applicable, subject to the JVOA.

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| **Metric** | **Definition / Measurement** | **Target / Threshold** | **Measurement Period** | **Responsible Party** | **Remedy/**<br>**(summary)** |
| **Availability /**<br>**Uptime** | As defined in A-3; excludes events in A-2.3/A-2.4. | ≥ 99.9%<br>per mo. | Monthly | Pier Two<br>(Ops) | Service credits against Operator Commission; RCA per B-8; escalating credits at 99.9/99.5/<br>99.0/98.0% tiers. |
| **Signing**<br>**Participation** | Node missed-signing rate per protocol telemetry. | ≥ 99.5%<br>per mo. | Monthly | Pier Two<br>(Ops) | Service credits; corrective actions; performance review. |
| **Operational Acknowledge- ment (SEV-1)** | Time from critical alert to human acknowledgment. | ≤ 15 mins. | Per Event | Pier Two<br>(Ops) | SLA breach; review at quarterly SLA meeting; additional credits if pattern. |
| **Alert** <br>**Dispatch Time** | Time from fault detection to alert delivery to on-call channel/system. | ≤ 60 sec. | Per Event | Pier Two<br>(Ops) /<br>Kinetiq <br>Group<br>(monitoring) | SLA breach; tooling remediation plan. |
| **Critical Patch Window** | Time from disclosure/ availability of critical validator/ OS security patch to production deployment. | ≤ 24 hrs. | Per Release | Pier Two<br>(Ops) | Service credits; emergency change per §3.7; audit sample. |
| **Program** <br>**Reporting**<br>**(Kinetiq Group)** | Monthly summary of stake routed via KINETIQ products<br>(to extent available); validator health trends; material program changes. | 100%<br>on-time | Monthly | Kinetiq Group | SLA breach; action items assigned; repeat failures escalate. |

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| **Operational Reporting**<br>**(Pier Two)** | Weekly or monthly summaries per the JVOA (uptime, participation, incidents, upgrades). | 100%<br>on-time | Weekly/ Monthly | Pier Two (Ops) | SLA breach; action items assigned; repeat failures escalate. |
| **Security** <br>**Incidents** | Confirmed Security Incidents affecting Node/Operational Data/Personal Data (per Schedule B). | Target 0 | Per Event | Proximate Party <br>(Lead); <br>Pier Two<br>leads infra incidents | Incident response per B-8; indemnity/<br>insurance per the JVOA; credits do not limit other remedies. |
| **Privacy** <br>**Breaches** | Confirmed Personal Data breach under applicable law/DPA. | Target 0 | Per Event | Proximate Party (Lead);<br>Kinetiq Group leads app/data incidents | Breach notifications per law/DPA; indemnity per the JVOA; credits do not limit other remedies. |
| **Dashboard Availability** | Availability of agreed monitoring dashboards for Parties. | ≥ 99.5%<br>per mo. | Monthly | Kinetiq Group (admin) / Pier Two (feed) | Service credits (minor); tooling remediation. |
| **Jail - Detection & Remediation** | Time during which the Node is jailed and thereby unable to perform signing/attestation duties shall be treated as Unscheduled Downtime for SLA measurement unless the jailing is a protocol-level protective measure subject to A-2.4(g).  | Acknowledge ≤ 5 minutes from telemetry/alert<br>Remediation action initiated ≤ 30 minutes from acknowledgement. | Per event | Pier Two (Ops) | Pier Two: service credits (per A-5) for avoidable Jailing; immediate RCA per B-8 within 24 hours; corrective action plan within 48 hours.<br>Protocol-initiated Jailing (excluded under A-2.4(g)) are not charged unless caused by a Party's willful misconduct or gross negligence. |

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**A-5.** **Remedies & Service Credits**

Service Credits apply to the Operator's validator commission for the applicable month (or, if no commission is payable, to equivalent operational credits agreed by the Parties). Credits are the sole monetary remedy for SLA failures other than Security Incidents, Privacy Breaches, Slashing events attributable to a Party's fault, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or material breach, all of which remain subject to the JVOA.

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A-5.1 <u>Availability / Uptime Credit Tiers</u> (per month):

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| **Measured Availability** | **Credit**<br>**(% of Operator Commission)** | **Notes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;≥ 99.9% | 0% | Meets target. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;≥ 99.5% and < 99.9% | 5% | Requires RCA and corrective actions. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;≥ 99.0% and < 99.5% | 10% | Management review at SLA meeting. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;≥ 98.0% and < 99.0% | 25% | Consider standby capacity increases. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;< 98.0% | 50% | May trigger governance remedies or reallocation. |

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A-5.2<u>Signing Participation Shortfall</u>: add 10% credit if < 99.5% for the month (cumulative with A-5.1).

A-5.3<u>Repeated SLA Failures</u>: three consecutive months below target triggers a formal remediation plan and may permit additional remedies under the JVOA.

**A-6.** **Incident Management & Notification (summary)**

SEV Classification and timelines are defined in Schedule B. Summary: (i) notify Parties without undue delay and within 2 hours for SEV-1 Security Incidents or slashing-threatening events; (ii) provide status updates at least every 4 hours for SEV-1 until containment; (iii) deliver a written Root-Cause Analysis within 5 business days of containment (or a preliminary report within 2 business days).

**A-7.** **Reporting, Reviews & Changes**

**A-7.1** <u>Reporting</u>: Monthly SLA report delivered within 5 business days after month-end; weekly summaries as agreed.

**A-7.2** <u>Quarterly Reviews</u>: The Parties will review SLA performance, action items, and any proposed changes at least quarterly.

**A-7.3** <u>Changes</u>: The Parties may amend this SLA by mutual written consent; thresholds and scopes may be tuned without amending the JVOA.

**A-8.** **Dependencies & Preconditions**

The Parties' maintenance of sufficient stake, custodian availability, and protocol eligibility are preconditions for certain metrics. Where a metric shortfall is directly attributable to unmet dependencies outside a Party's reasonable control, the Parties will attribute responsibility accordingly.

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**Schedule B — Information Security Addendum**

*Version 1.0 — Effective Date: October 27, 2025*

THIS INFORMATION SECURITY ADDENDUM (this "***Addendum***" or "***Schedule B***") forms part of the Joint Validator Operators' Agreement (the "***JVOA***") by and among Hyperion DeFi, Inc. ("***Hyperion***"), Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd (the "***Kinetiq Group***"), and Pier Two Pty Ltd ("***Pier Two***") (collectively, the "***Parties***"). This Addendum specifies the minimum security and data protection requirements applicable the Hyperliquid validator jointly operated by the Parties and known as "Kinetiq × Hyperion" (the "***Node***"). Capitalized terms not defined in this Addendum have the meanings given in the JVOA.

**B-1.** **Scope; Hierarchy**

This Addendum applies to all systems, processes, and data relevant to Node operations. In case of conflict, this Addendum controls with respect to security measures, unless the JVOA explicitly provides otherwise.

**B-2.** **Controls Baseline**

Each Party shall maintain an information security program aligned with recognized frameworks, including NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001. Pier Two shall maintain ISO/IEC 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type II (or functional equivalent) for validator infrastructure.

**B-3.** **Access Control**

Access must follow the principle of least privilege, with multi-factor authentication for all privileged or remote access. Joiner/Mover/Leaver processes must be enforced, and secrets must be stored in secure managers (HSM, KMS, Vault).

**B-4.** **Cryptography & Key Management**

Data in transit must be encrypted with TLS 1.2+; at rest with AES-256 (or equivalent). Validator keys must be generated and stored in HSM/MPC systems with non-export policies and dual authorization.

**B-5.** **Network Security**

Validator systems must be segmented from general IT networks, protected by firewalls and DDoS mitigation. Monitoring and intrusion detection systems must be deployed on critical segments.

**B-6.** **Patch Management**

Critical vulnerabilities (CVSS ≥ 9) must be patched within 24 hours; high (7–8.9) within 7 days; medium (4–6.9) within 30 days; low (≤ 3.9) within 90 days. Testing in staging environments and rollback plans must be maintained.

**B-7.** **Logging & Monitoring**

Access logs must be centralized, tamper-evident, and retained for at least 12 months. Monitoring dashboards shall be accessible to all Parties, with near-real-time Node health metrics, and these operational Node logs will be retained for one (1) month.

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**B-8.** **Incident Response & Breach Notification**

Each Party shall maintain an incident response plan. SEV-1 incidents must be reported within 2 hours of confirmation, with updates every 4 hours until containment, and a root-cause analysis delivered within 5 business days.

**B-9.** **Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery**

Disaster recovery plans must ensure an RPO of ≤ 1 hour and RTO of ≤ 4 hours for validator operations. Configuration backups must exclude validator key exports and support failover/failback across distinct sites.

**B-10.** **Vulnerability & Penetration Testing**

External and internal vulnerability scans must be conducted monthly. Annual third-party penetration tests are required, with executive summaries and remediation plans shared under NDA.

**B-11.** **Data Protection & Privacy**

Personal Data must be minimized and pseudonymized when shared externally. Transfers must use legal mechanisms (e.g., SCCs). If a Party acts as processor, the Data Processing Addendum (Schedule C) governs.

**B-12.** **Third-Party & Vendor Risk**

Critical third-party providers (e.g., cloud, data center, HSM/MPC, DDoS/CDN vendors) must provide SOC 2/ISO attestations where feasible. Vendors must be bound to confidentiality and data protection obligations.

**B-13.** **Audit & Evidence**

Upon request and under NDA, Parties must provide certificates, SOC 2 summaries, penetration test results, and attestations of compliance.

**B-14.** **Exceptions**

Any temporary deviations require written approval of at least two Parties (including the Party bearing the risk), with compensating controls and expiry date defined.

**B-15.** **Updates**

This Addendum may be updated by mutual written consent of the Parties. Non-material updates (e.g., successor standards) may be recorded by the Parties' Security POCs and ratified at the next quarterly review.

*[Signature page follows.]*

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Addendum to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

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| HYPERION: |
| Hyperion DeFi, Inc. |
| a Delaware corporation |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
| PIER TWO: |
| Pier Two Pty. Ltd. |
| an Australia proprietary company limited by shares |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
| KINETIQ GROUP: |
| Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd. |
| a Singapore private company limited by shares |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |

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*[Signature page to Schedule B – Information Security Addendum to the*

*Joint Validator Operators' Agreement dated October 27, 2025]*

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**Schedule C — Data Processing Addendum (DPA)**

*Version 1.0 — Effective Date: October 27, 2025*

THIS DATA PROCESSING ADDENDUM (this "***DPA***" or this "***Schedule C***") forms part of the Joint Validator Operators' Agreement (the "***JVOA***") by and among Hyperion DeFi, Inc. ("***Hyperion***"), the Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd ("***Kinetiq Group***"), and Pier Two Pty Ltd ("***Pier Two***") (collectively, the "***Parties***"). This DPA applies only to the extent a Party processes Personal Data on behalf of another Party in connection with the operations of the Hyperliquid validator jointly operated by the Parties and known as "Kinetiq × Hyperion" (the "***Node***"). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings in the JVOA.

**C-1.** **Roles; Applicability**

**C-1.1**<u>Roles</u>. For purposes of applicable Data Protection Laws: a Party that determines the purposes and means of Processing Personal Data is a "Controller"; and a Party that Processes Personal Data on behalf of another Party is a "Processor." Where a Party engages a Subprocessor, such Subprocessor acts under the Processor's instructions.

**C-1.2** <u>Applicability</u>. This DPA governs only the Processing of Personal Data in connection with the Node and related services as described in Annex I. To the extent the same Party acts as Controller for some Processing and Processor for other Processing, the relevant provisions apply to each role.

**C-2.** **Definitions**

"***Data Protection Laws***" means all laws and regulations applicable to the Processing of Personal Data under the JVOA, including the GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, Australia's Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), and any analogous laws.

"***Personal Data***," "***Controller***," "***Processor***," "***Processing***," "***Subprocessor***," "***Data Subject***," "***Supervisory Authority***," and other capitalized terms have the meanings given in the applicable Data Protection Laws.

**C-3.** **Nature, Purpose, and Duration; Categories of Data**

**C-3.1**<u>Nature & Purpose</u>. The Processing consists of limited operational contact and account data, security and audit logs, and telemetry necessary to operate, monitor, and secure the Node; administer access to dashboards; coordinate incident response; and comply with legal obligations.

**C-3.2**<u>Data Subjects</u>. Representatives and personnel of the Parties; authorized users with dashboard access; and, only if provided by a Party, external stakeholders involved in incident management or compliance.

**C-3.3**<u>Categories of Personal Data</u>. Names, business contact details, account identifiers, authentication artifacts (e.g., hashed IDs, role assignments), IP addresses, and security telemetry that may be linked to personnel. No special-category/sensitive data are intended to be Processed.

**C-3.4**<u>Duration</u>. For the term of the JVOA and for the retention periods specified in Schedule A (SLA) and Schedule B (Information Security Addendum), unless a longer period is required by law.

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**C-4. Controller Instructions; Processor Obligations**

**C-4.1**<u>Instructions</u>. The Processor shall Process Personal Data only on documented instructions from the Controller, including with respect to international transfers, unless required by law (in which case the Processor shall inform the Controller unless legally prohibited).

**C-4.2**<u>Confidentiality</u>. The Processor shall ensure persons authorized to Process Personal Data are bound by confidentiality obligations.

**C-4.3**<u>Security</u>. The Processor shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, as described in Schedule B (Information Security Addendum) and Annex II to this DPA.

**C-4.4**<u>Assistance</u>. Taking into account the nature of Processing, the Processor shall assist the Controller by appropriate technical and organizational measures, insofar as possible, to fulfill the Controller's obligations to respond to Data Subject requests and to ensure compliance with Articles 32–36 of the GDPR and analogous provisions.

**C-4.5**<u>Records and Audits</u>. The Processor shall make available information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA and shall allow for and contribute to audits conducted by the Controller or an independent auditor mandated by the Controller on reasonable notice, during normal business hours, and subject to confidentiality.

**C-4.6**<u>Data Return/Deletion</u>. Upon termination or at Controller's written request, the Processor shall delete or return all Personal Data (and delete existing copies) within the timelines in Annex I, unless retention is required by law.

**C-5.** **Subprocessors**

**C-5.1**<u>Authorization</u>. The Controller grants general written authorization for the Processor to engage Subprocessors for the Processing described in Annex I, provided that: (a) the Processor imposes data protection obligations on the Subprocessor at least as protective as those in this DPA; and (b) the Processor remains fully liable for the Subprocessor's performance.

**C-5.2**<u>Notice & Objection</u>. The Processor shall maintain Annex III (Subprocessors) and provide prior notice of material Subprocessor changes. The Controller may object on reasonable grounds within 10 days; the Parties will discuss in good faith to address the objection.

**C-6. International Transfers**

Where the Processing involves a transfer of Personal Data to a third country without an adequacy decision, the Parties shall implement appropriate transfer mechanisms, including the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and UK International Data Transfer Addendum (IDTA) as applicable. The Parties incorporate by reference the SCCs (Controller–Processor, Module 2; and where appropriate, Processor–Processor, Module 3) with Annexes populated by Annex I–III of this DPA.

**C-7.** **Data Subject Requests**

Taking into account the nature of the Processing, the Processor shall promptly notify the Controller of any Data Subject request and shall not respond except on documented instructions from the Controller,

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unless required by law. The Processor shall provide reasonable assistance to enable the Controller to respond within statutory timeframes.

**C-8.** **Security Incidents**

The Processor shall notify the Controller without undue delay after becoming aware of a confirmed Personal Data Breach affecting Personal Data Processed under this DPA. For SEV-1 incidents or events with a credible risk of Data Subjects' rights and freedoms, initial notice shall be given within 2 hours of confirmation, with status updates at least every 4 hours until containment, and a written root-cause analysis within 5 business days of containment (or preliminary report within 2 business days). Notification obligations here align with Schedule B.

**C-9.** **Government and Third-Party Requests**

Unless legally prohibited, the Processor shall notify the Controller of any legally binding request for disclosure of Personal Data by a governmental authority or any access requests from third parties. The Processor shall challenge unlawful or overbroad requests where reasonable.

**C-10.** **Liability; Indemnity; Precedence**

The Parties' liability and indemnity obligations are governed by the JVOA. In the event of conflict between this DPA and the JVOA, this DPA shall control with respect to the Processing of Personal Data; provided that the EU SCCs/UK IDTA (where applicable) shall prevail over this DPA in the event of conflict.

**C-11.** **Term; Termination**

This DPA is coterminous with the JVOA. Either Party may terminate this DPA where the JVOA permits termination or where required by Data Protection Laws. Obligations that by their nature should survive termination shall so survive.

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**ANNEX I**

**To Schedule C – Data Processing**

**Details of Processing**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**A.** **Subject Matter**:

Operation, monitoring, and security of the Node; access administration; incident response; compliance recordkeeping.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**B.** **Duration:** 

For the term of the Agreement and retention periods in Schedules A/B, unless a longer period is required by law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**C.** **Nature & Purpose:** 

As described in C-3.1.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**D.** **Types of Personal Data:** 

As described in C-3.3; no special-category data intended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**E.** **Categories of Data Subjects:** 

As described in C-3.2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**F.** **Deletion/Return Timeline:** 

Thirty (30) days from Controller request or termination, unless otherwise required by law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**G.** **Frequency of Transfers:** 

Continuous/occasional as needed for Node operations and dashboards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**H.** **Competent Supervisory Authority:** 

Determined per Controller's establishment in the EEA/UK, if applicable.

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**ANNEX II**

**To Schedule C – Data Processing**

**Technical and Organizational Measures**

The technical and organizational measures (TOMs) applicable to the Processing are set out in **Schedule B** (***Information Security Addendum***) to the Agreement and are incorporated here by reference.

At a minimum, TOMs include encryption in transit and at rest, access controls with MFA, HSM/MPC-based key protection, vulnerability management, logging and monitoring, incident response procedures, and business continuity/disaster recovery measures.

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**ANNEX III**

**To Schedule C – Data Processing**

**Authorized Subprocessors**

The Processor's authorized Subprocessors (if any) for the Processing under this DPA will be listed here or in a maintained URL or annex referenced by the Parties. Each Subprocessor shall be bound by written obligations at least as protective as those in this DPA.

<u>List of Authorized Subprocessors</u>

[Or identification of where/how the list is maintained.]

*[Signature page follows.]*

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Addendum to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

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|:---|
| HYPERION: |
| Hyperion DeFi, Inc. |
| a Delaware corporation |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
| PIER TWO: |
| Pier Two Pty. Ltd. |
| an Australia proprietary company limited by shares |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
| KINETIQ GROUP: |
| Kinetiq Research Pte. Ltd. |
| a Singapore private company limited by shares |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |

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*[Signature page to Schedule C – Information Security Addendum to the*

*Joint Validator Operators' Agreement dated October 27, 2025]*

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**Schedule D — RACI Matrix (Node Operations)**

THIS SCHEDULE D – RACI Matrix (the "***RACI***") forms part of the Joint Validator Operators' Agreement (the "***Agreement***") among Hyperion DeFi, Inc. ("***Hyperion***"), the Kinetiq Research Lab. Pte. Ltd. (as defined in the Agreement), and Pier Two Pty Ltd ("***Pier Two***") (collectively, the "Parties").

**Legend:**

**R** = Responsible (does the work); **A** = Accountable (single owner of outcome); **C** = Consulted (two-way input); **I** = Informed (one-way updates); **A\*** = Accountability is collective under the Agreement (e.g., §3.8(a) Major Decisions; §3.6 Key-Management Policy); "**Own**" = Each Party is accountable for that obligation as it pertains to its organization/scope.

**Parties: HYP** = Hyperion  **KIN** = Kinetiq  **P2** = Pier Two

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Activity (summary)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Sec. Ref.** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**HYP** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**KIN** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**P2** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Notes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Maintain Node ops posture (protocol rules, best practices) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Day-to-day technical conformance sits with P2. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;2 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Change-management process (plan, notice, rollback) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(b), 3.7 | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Day-to-day technical change-management conformance sits with P2. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;3 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Continuous monitoring & alerting; log retention | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Retention periods per SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;4 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Incident response coordination & post-incident reviews | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;P2 leads IR; KIN and HYP informed promptly. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;5 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Governance participation on validator-relevant matters | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(e), 3.8(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** = collective accountability; unanimous consent where required. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;6 | &nbsp;&nbsp;24×7 escalation contacts maintained | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(f) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Each Party accountable for its own contact readiness. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Provide accurate performance/status reports to each other | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.2(g) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Role-specific reports: ops (P2), program (KIN), public filings (HYP). |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;8 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Stake provisioning/treasury mgmt. for Node | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.3(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;Includes custodian coordination if applicable. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Public-company reporting & regulatory compliance | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.3(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;KYB/AML confirmations to others on request. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;10 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Approvals for **Major Decisions** | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.3(c), 3.8(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;See list in §3.8(a); unanimous consent. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;11 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Non-interference with Node/active-set status | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.3(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;HYP won't unilaterally redelegate/withdraw contrary to Agreement. |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;12 | &nbsp;&nbsp;HYP liaison for ops & emergencies | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.3(e) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;Named contact. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;13 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Ops coordination with P2 (upgrades, params, etc.) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.4(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;KIN runs orchestration/calendar. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;14 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Operate KIN protocol tooling (kHYPE/iHYPE, StakeHub) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.4(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;Program & smart-contract infrastructure. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;15 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Validator scoring/routing to support Node performance | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.4(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;Parameters aligned with SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;16 | &nbsp;&nbsp;KIN program reporting (staked assets, validator health) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.4(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;Frequency per §3.4(d)/SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;17 | &nbsp;&nbsp;No custody / no unilateral control by KIN | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.4(e) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;Per Key-Management Policy. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;18 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Provision, host & operate validator infra | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Hybrid cloud/bare-metal with redundancy. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;19 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Day-to-day ops: patching, updates, monitoring | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Critical patch windows per SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;20 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Security & validator-key protection (HSM/MPC) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;Non-export; controls per Key-Mgmt. Policy. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;21 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Meet performance targets (uptime, participation, latency) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(d), SLA | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Metrics/thresholds in SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;22 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Lead technical incident management & reporting | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(e), SLA | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;RCA delivery timelines per SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;23 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Slashing safeguards (insurance/risk transfer) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(f) | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Coverage level per SLA/insurance schedule. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;24 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Maintain ISO 27001 & SOC 2 (or equivalent) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.5(g) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Notify material changes. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;25 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Adopt Key-Management Policy | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.6(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Policy requires dual authorization; see §3.6. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;26 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Enforce separation of duties (no unilateral export/quorum chg.) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.6(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Joint accountability to prevent single-party control. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;27 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule & run maintenance windows | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.7 | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Emergency changes follow SLA notice/RCA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;28 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Emergency actions to prevent double-signing/slashing | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.8(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Immediate action by P2; notify others w/o undue delay. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;29 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Operational discretion—routine infra actions | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.8(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;P2 can act within approved policies. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;30 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Operational discretion—routing/tooling thresholds | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.8(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;Within approved policies. |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;31 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Operational reporting (weekly/monthly) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.9(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Contents per SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;32 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Program reporting (KIN) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.9(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;To extent data is available. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;33 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Incident notices within SLA timelines | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.9(c), SLA | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;SEV-based timelines in SLA. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;34 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Dashboard access for near-real-time metrics | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.9(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;A/R | &nbsp;&nbsp;KIN administers; P2 feeds telemetry. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;35 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Protocol compliance (validator rules/standards) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Each Party accountable for its own compliance. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;36 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Legal & regulatory compliance (AML/sanctions/data) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;As applicable by role/jurisdiction. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;37 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Prohibited actions (no double-signing, etc.) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.11 | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Applies to each Party individually. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;38 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Delegation/subcontracting approvals & oversight | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.12 | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Prior written consent where required. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;39 | &nbsp;&nbsp;SLA performance ownership—infra metrics | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.13, SLA | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Uptime/latency/patch windows. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;40 | &nbsp;&nbsp;SLA performance ownership—tooling/routing metrics | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.13, SLA | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R** | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;Validator scoring/routing KPIs. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;41 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Service credits issuance (if any) | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.13, SLA | &nbsp;&nbsp;I | &nbsp;&nbsp;C | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A** | &nbsp;&nbsp;P2 issues per SLA; disputes via governance/DR clause. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;42 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Records & audit cooperation | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.14 | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**A/R (own)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to confidentiality & data-protection terms. |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-237790, 333-268832, 333-282458, 333-286617, 333-288776 and 333-291570) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-227049, 333-233278, 333-233280, 333-246288, 333-261035, 333-266823, 333-272962, 333-283184, 333-285583, 333-289702 and 333-291463) of our report dated March 31, 2026, with respect to the financial statements of Hyperion Defi, Inc. included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ CBIZ CPAS P.C.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 27, 2026

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## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-237790, 333-268832, 333-282458, 333-286617, 333-288776 and 333-291570) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-227049, 333-233278, 333-233280, 333-246288, 333-261035, 333-266823, 333-272962, 333-283184, 333-285583, 333-289702 and 333-291463) of our report dated April 15, 2025, with respect to the financial statements of Hyperion Defi, Inc. included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ Marcum LLP

New York, New York

March 27, 2026

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## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Hyunsu Jung, certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Hyperion Defi, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2025;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.

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|:---|:---|
| Date: March 27, 2026 |  |
|  | /s/ Hyunsu Jung |
|  | Name: Hyunsu Jung |
|  | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
|  | (Principal Executive Officer) |

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## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, David Knox, certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Hyperion Defi, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2025;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.

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|:---|:---|
| Date: March 27, 2026 |  |
|  | /s/ David Knox |
|  | Name: David Knox |
|  | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
|  | (Principal Financial Officer) |

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## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the annual report of Hyperion Defi, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Hyunsu Jung, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Date: March 27, 2026 |  |
|  | /s/ Hyunsu Jung |
|  | Name: Hyunsu Jung |
|  | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
|  | (Principal Executive Officer) |

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## Exhibit 32.2

**Exhibit 32.2**

**CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the annual report of Hyperion Defi, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David Knox, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Date: March 27, 2026 |  |
|  | /s/ David Knox |
|  | Name: David Knox |
|  | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
|  | (Principal Financial Officer) |

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