# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001436229
**File Stem:** 0001493152-26-000809
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 8681
**Document Hash:** 63763fbc7e938cc904836344c7ec38e8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-26-000809.hdr.sgml**: 20260107

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-26-000809

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260101

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260107

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260107

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hunter Benjamin Henry
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002104110

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40792
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26515807

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 303 W. LANCASTER AVE #336
- **CITY:** WAYNE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19087
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BTCS Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001436229
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 09 Crypto Assets
- **EIN:** 262477977
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 303 W. LANCASTER AVE #336
- **CITY:** WAYNE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19087
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 202-430-6576

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 303 W. LANCASTER AVE #336
- **CITY:** WAYNE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19087

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Bitcoin Shop, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20150422

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BITCOIN SHOP INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140204

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TouchIT Technologies, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20100524

## Ex-24

**Exhibit 24**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Charles Allen, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to do each of the following, <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that the Power of Attorney shall not be used unless my signature is required and I am unavailable:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) prepare
 and execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as
 an officer, director or 10% beneficial owner of securities of BTCS Inc. (the "Company"),
 Forms 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
 "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the
 undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership,
 acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;

(2) prepare
 and execute Forms 144 required to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
 Act");

(3) do
 and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary
 or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 4 or 5, or other form or report, and timely
 file such form or report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
 stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take
 any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
 of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
 by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
 on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
 shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
 discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 6<sup>th</sup> day of January, 2026.

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| */s/ Benjamin Hunter* |
| Signature |
| Benjamin Hunter |
| Print Name |

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Hunter Benjamin Henry<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>303 W. LANCASTER AVE #336<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>WAYNE, PA 19087<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>BTCS Inc. [ BTCS ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-01-01 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_CTO_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 196360<sup>(1)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Stock Options (Right to Buy) | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2029-05-13 | Common Stock | 120000 | $1.52 | D |  |
| Stock Options (Right to Buy) | <sup>(3)</sup> | 2031-12-31 | Common Stock | 61260 | $2.47 | D |  |
| Stock Options (Right to Buy) | <sup>(4)</sup> | 2032-08-07 | Common Stock | 46143 | $4.20 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) 90,000 of the shares of common stock vest in equal annual increments over a four year period with the first vesting date on December 31, 2026 and an additional 50,000 of the shares of common stock are subject to market cap vesting thresholds, of which 40,000 vest in equal annual increments over a four year period with the first vesting date on December 31, 2026.

(2) 40,000 of the stock options are fully vested and the remaining 80,000 shall vest in equal annual increments on May 13, 2026 and May 13, 2027.

(3) The stock options are fully vested.

(4) The stock options shall vest on December 31, 2026.

**Remarks:**
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Benjamin Hunter  
**Date:** 2026-01-07

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**