Applied Digital (Applied Blockchain) ^{Priced, Nasdaq: APLD}

We are a participant in the dynamic cryptoeconomy, actively mining cryptoassets and developing hosting services offered to other cryptoasset (crypto) miners. We are positioning ourself to play an active role in increasing acceptance of cryptoassets, recognizing cryptoassets as a currency and store of value. While crypto itself is not new, demand for it in the recent years has led to many financial institutions giving clients exposure through various investment vehicles, retail investors allocating portions of their portfolios to crypto, merchants accepting crypto as a form of payment, crypto ATM machines becoming more readily available around the world, and at least one government approving Bitcoin as legal tender requiring merchants to be able to accept Bitcoin as well as other forms of currency. Our initial mission was to quickly scale a large mining operation focused on mining Bitcoin and Ethereum (Ether). With a specialized algorithm and advice provided by strategic partners and mining pool managers, we are able to mine the most profitable cryptoassets in the market and adjust in real-time if needed when more financially lucrative opportunities arise. By July 2021, we had entered into a co-hosting agreement with Coinmint LLC, had our initial order of mining equipment delivered and installed at Coinmint’s co-hosting facility and began our mining operations.