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DIGITALX LIMITED Annual Report 2020

Sep 28, 2020

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CREATING THE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR ACHIEVING GLOBAL CONSENSUS

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR 1
DIRECTORS’ REPORT 2
OPERATING & FINANCIAL REVIEW 6
REMUNERATION REPORT 8
DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION 21
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 22
AUDITOR’S REPORT 23
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS & OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 26
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 28
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS 29
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 31
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 33
BASIS FOR PREPARATION 34
KEY OPERATING & FINANCIAL RESULTS 36
CAPITAL & RISK MANAGEMENT 48
FINANCIAL POSITION 48
EQUITY 63
GROUP STRUCTURE 67
OTHER DISCLOSURES 70
CORPORATE DIRECTORY 77
ASX INFORMATION 78

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Dear Shareholders,

Although the 2020 Financial Year has been disappointing from a financial perspective, much has happened within the Company to position it for growth and development in the short term.

During the year, the Company undertook various steps to streamline its business, focussing on its digital asset funds management business as well as its consulting and product development business. Both business lines have seen growth and achievement over the year.

The Board acknowledges that the Company’s future remains linked to the understanding and experience it has gained over the past few years. It is one of the few technology companies listed on the ASX that has been able to navigate the emergence of the digital asset and Blockchain technologies and remain in a position to benefit as these technologies become more mainstream.

With a small and cohesive team and a clear direction for the development of the Company’s business and assets, the Board looks forward to the year ahead.

We take this opportunity to thank our shareholders that have been on the journey with the Company and who understand the potential value lying within the digital asset and Blockchain markets.

Yours sincerely,

Toby Hicks Non-Executive Chair

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Your Directors present their report together with the financial report on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the Group or Consolidated entity ) consisting of DigitalX Limited ( DigitalX or the Company ) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2020. Information contained within this report and the financial report is presented in United States dollars ($USD).

Directors

The following persons were Directors of DigitalX during the financial year and up to the date of this report, unless stated otherwise:

Mr Toby Hicks
Non-Executive Chairman
Term of Appointment
Appointed 10 July 2019
Status
Non-Independent
Non-Executive
Current Directorships
None
Previous Directorships of
Listed Entities within past 3
years
None
Mr Peter Rubinstein
Non-Executive Director
Term of Appointment
Appointed 15 September
2017
Status
Non-Independent
Non-Executive
Current Directorships
Genetic Technologies Limited
Since 31 January 2018
Previous Directorships of
Listed Entities within past 3
years
None
Experience
Mr Hicks is a Partner of Steinepreis Paganin Lawyers & Consultants with over 18 years'
experience advising companies, both public and private, on matters relating to corporate
governance, capital raisings, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general commercial and
strategic legal advice. He acts for a number of ASX listed companies.
Mr Hicks holds a Bachelor of Business (Management) and a Bachelor of Laws as well as a
Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice from the Governance Institute and is a
Chartered Secretary.
Mr Hicks spent 16 years as a Governor at the University of Notre Dame Australia and served for
14 years on the University’s Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and 4 years on the Law School
Advisory Board (Fremantle).
Interests in securities held as at the date of the report
 7,500,000 performance rights; and
 2,500,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.10 each expiring on 30 June 2024.
Experience
Mr Peter Rubinstein has over 20 years’ experience in early stage technology commercialisation
through to public listings on the ASX. He is a lawyer by training, having worked at one of the
large national firms prior to moving in house at Montech, the commercial arm of Monash
University.
Mr Rubinstein has had significant exposure to the creation, launch and management of a diverse
range of technology companies including in biotech, digital payments and renewable energy.
Mr Rubinstein is also Chairman of EasyPark ANZ an early adopter in the “Smart City”
opportunities for digital parking.
Interests in securities held as at the date of the report
 29,483,580 fully paid ordinary shares;
 1,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.22 each expiring on 10 December 2023;
 1,500,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.25 each expiring on 10 December 2023;
 2,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.30 each expiring on 10 December 2023; and
 3,000,000 performance rights.

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Mr Leigh Travers

Experience

Executive Director Mr Leigh Travers has enjoyed a decade of building relationships in financial and technology markets through his experience with fintech and investment advisory companies. He is a current Term of Appointment Director of Blockchain Australia, the industry body for blockchain businesses in Australia. Appointed 24 July 2016 Mr Travers previously worked for seven years at Australian wealth management firm Euroz Status Securities as an Investment Advisor. His clients included high net worth, institutions and listed Non-independent companies as he provided trading advice and assisted with company buybacks and sell downs Executive and capital raising services. Current Directorships Mr Travers holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Communications from the University of Western None Australia and has completed a Fintech Certification from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Certificate in Blockchain Strategy from RMIT.

Previous Directorships of Listed Entities within past 3 years None

Interests in securities held as at the date of the report

 5,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares; and  18,000,000 performance rights.

Mr Xue Samuel (“Sam”) Lee Experience Non-Executive Director

Mr Sam Lee is the founder and CEO of Blockchain Global Ltd. Blockchain Global is a Blockchain technology company with offices in Melbourne, New York, Kobe, Shanghai and Dalian.

Term of Appointment Appointed 15 September 2017 (Resigned 8 July 2019)

Mr Stephen Roberts
Non-Executive Director
Term of Appointment
Appointed 3 April 2019
Resigned 4 July2019
Experience
Mr Stephen Roberts is an experienced Chair and non-executive director of a number of listed and
private commercial enterprises across financial services, bio-pharm logistics, agriculture and
waste recycling. Mr Roberts’ most recent executive position was as Regional Chief Executive
Officer and Senior Partner of Mercer Investments, Asia Pacific and prior to that Managing Director
of Russell Investments, Australasia.

Company Secretary

Ms Shannon Coates has over 20 years’ experience in corporate law and compliance. She is currently named company secretary to a number of public unlisted and listed companies; having provided company secretarial and corporate advisory services to boards across a variety of industries, including financial services, manufacturing and technology both in Australia and internationally. Ms Coates is a qualified lawyer, Chartered Secretary and graduate of the AICD’s Company Directors course.

Ms Shannon Coates was appointed Company Secretary of DigitalX on 8 December 2016.

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Principal activities

During the financial year, the principal activities of the Group consisted of:

  • Blockchain consulting & development; and

  • Funds under management.

Refer to the Operating and Financial Review for further information about each of the activities.

Environmental regulation

The Group is not subject to significant environmental regulation in respect of its operations.

Significant changes in the state of affairs

Significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial year were as follows:

  • During the course of the financial year the Group’s contributed equity increased by $USD1,094,598 (from $USD33,662,319 to $USD34,756,917) as a result of shares issued on conversion of options and investment in Bullion Asset Management. The changes for the year are disclosed in Note F1.

  • As a result of the operating performance combined with the year on year decrease in digital asset prices, the Group’s cash and digital asset position decreased by $USD4,815,244 (from $USD12,276,062 to $USD7,460,818).

  • In addition to the above, the Group also announced the following significant changes and updates to the market during the financial year which contributed to the overall performance and position of the Group at the end of the financial year:

Date
Announcement
Impact1
Link2
Date
Announcement
Impact1
Link2
4/07/2019
Resignation of Director
Directors’ Report
Announcement
8/07/2019
Resignation of Director
Directors’ Report
Announcement
11/07/2019
Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman
Directors’ Report
Announcement
5/09/2019
Company Update
Investments
Directors’ Fees
Segment Note
Announcement
13/11/2019
DigitalX launches Bitcoin Fund
Investments
Revenue
Digital Assets
Announcement
15/11/2019
Issue of shares for transfer of shares in BAM
Investments
Equity
Announcement
29/04/2020
Company Update
Expenditure
Announcement

1 Refer to the relevant section of the Report for the impact of the change.

2Refer to ASX announcement for full details.

Dividends

No dividends have been paid or declared up to the date of this report. The Directors have not recommended the payment of a dividend in the current financial year.

Any future determination as to the payment of dividends by the Company (and the potential creation of a dividend policy for that purpose) will be at the discretion of the Directors and will depend on the availability of distributable earnings and operating results and financial condition of the Company, future capital requirements and general business as well as other factors considered relevant by the Directors.

No assurance in relation to the payment of dividends or franking credits attaching to dividends can be given by the Company.

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Subsequent events

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2020 that has significantly affected the Group’s operations, results or state of affairs, or may do so in future years other than those set out below.

The impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ongoing and while it has not had a material impact on the business up to 30 June 2020, it is not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by the Australian Government and other countries, such as maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

Date of event Details of event
1 September 2020 The Company issued 5,251,852 at $0.0324 per share on conversion of options.
1 September 2020 Issue of 1,136,634 shares to a member of KMP on satisfaction of performance milestones, in accordance
with the Employment Agreement.
9 September 2020 Issue of 10,000,000 options exercisable at $AUD0.05 subject to performance milestones and expiring 9
September 2023.
10 September 2020 The Company issued 2,561,728 at $0.0324 per share on conversion of options.
21 September 2020 The Company issued 2,600,000 at $0.0324 per share on conversion of options.
27 September 2020 Due to the volatile nature and the materiality of the digital assets held, we disclose the impact of changes
in the value of digital assets held by the Group, excluding the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund and
unlisted digital assets, as at the close date of the 27 September.
Coin Symbol
$USD Spot Price
at 30 June
$USD Spot Price
at 27 Sept
$USD Impact
BTC
$9,137
$10,774
$705,547

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Operating results

The result for the year ended 30 June 2020 was a consolidated loss attributable to members of the Group of $USD4,707,851 (2019: loss of $USD2,524,151). Following a disappointing first half loss of $4,508,111, DigitalX underwent a strategic review that led to significant cost reductions.

Overview

  • Following a transitional year, DigitalX focused on advancing the digital assets funds management division and on blockchain technology development.

  • DigitalX is focused on these two business lines to provide shareholders with exposure to the fundamental impact of blockchains as both a technological and financial innovation.

  • Following a strategic review, operational expenditure was reduced in FY20 by 41% from $4.9m to $2.9m.

Company formed an internal innovation working group to research, identify and validate potential product offerings for leveraging future data improvements and DLT benefits. The Group has prioritised the development of a regulatory technology ( RegTech ) business, which is currently being tested with potential customers responsible for corporate governance, at Australian publicly listed companies with a view to expand into international markets.

DigitalX provided consulting and development services to the xbullion gold project during the year. xbullion offers digitally transferable ownership of physical gold bullion that is vaulted, audited and insured representing a fundamental transformation in the way gold bullion can be acquired. xbullion progressed to achieve several key milestones, including the successful audit and deployment of smart contracts developed by DigitalX for the minting, transfer and redemption of gold ownership recorded through the Ethereum blockchain.

Blockchain Innovation and Development

Throughout the year DigitalX delivered on its strategy to deepen engagement with enterprise organisations through a series of blockchain discovery workshops and project submissions. The purpose of the workshops was to collaborate with senior executives to assess problems and challenges within their organisations where blockchain solutions can provide high business value. Identified applications were progressed to a prototype design stage, with an objective of demonstrating the potential impact of these new technologies for businesses and a roadmap for solution productisation for DigitalX.

DigitalX was engaged by a large global accounting firm to deploy a set of smart contracts supporting the development of a blockchain based accounting and audit system for large joint venture owned and operated oil and gas assets. A prototype was developed for demonstration to global customers in the energy industry. DigitalX is currently assessing further commercialisation opportunities for this product with project partners.

The market for blockchain technology within the public sector continued to grow with a number of government programs established to assist with the advancement of the technology within Australia. DigitalX was engaged to provide a blockchain solution design project in the gaming industry, alongside a large international consulting firm, for a government agency and continued to submit tender applications during the period for other public sector entities.

Digital Asset Funds Management

DigitalX is the investment manager of digital asset investment products that provide qualified investors with a secure and accessible way to gain digital asset exposure. The Company operates two professionally managed wholesale funds, the DigitalX Bitcoin Fund and the Digital Asset Fund, a diversified basket of leading digital assets. The DigitalX digital asset funds solve the technical and administrative challenges of making an investment into this emerging asset class.

During the first half of the financial year the division explored the potential of expanding the division internationally, as well as expanding the potential investment horizon for the funds. Subsequently, the Board made the decision to refocus on the Australian marketplace and on the leading digital assets, including Bitcoin. The execution of this revised strategy has seen significant operational savings as well as the establishment of the DigitalX Bitcoin Fund.

The DigitalX Bitcoin Fund is available through a traditional unlisted fund structure to offer qualifying investors, including family offices and high net worth individuals, a low-cost and familiar vehicle to gain exposure to this growing asset class. The DigitalX Bitcoin Fund was seeded with 215 bitcoin from the Group’s existing holding and was announced to the market in November 2019.

The performance of the two investment funds over the second half of the year was pleasing. From inception the DigitalX Bitcoin Fund returned 58% and the Digital Asset Fund returned

DigitalX continued to closely monitor distributed ledger technology ( DLT ) opportunities around the transformational development of a large critical national financial market infrastructure replacement project. In response to this, the

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60%, significantly better than gold 26%[1] and the ASX All Ords - 15%[2] . The performance was attributable to the trillions of dollars of monetary and fiscal stimulus that have been injected in to global markets as well as continued institutional acceptance of the asset class. The COVID-19 effect on markets accelerated these trends, including the movement towards digital money.

During the period, significant efforts were made to broaden the education and awareness of the investment funds and digital assets more generally. The funds management division delivers fortnightly digital asset education and research, in collaboration with Delphi Digital to qualified investors and financial advisors. The DigitalX Bitcoin Fund secured a product listing on Australia’s number 1 rated wealth management platform Netwealth Group Limited (ASX:NWL). The challenges in acquiring Bitcoin from cryptocurrency exchanges, storing them securely and managing tax and audit complexities have been the biggest barriers to entry for potential Bitcoin investors. The DigitalX Bitcoin Fund was specifically built to solve these pain points for investors and its addition to the Netwealth platform further serves this purpose.

COVID-19

The Company made key financial decisions to manage its working capital during this uncertain time, including the deferral of all Director fees and the reduction in salaries for all senior executives. Each of the Company’s Non-Executive Directors agreed to defer their Director fees for up to 12 months and to convert those fees into shares in the Company, subject to the receipt of all shareholder approvals, expected to be put to shareholders at the Company’s AGM in November

  1. In addition, the Company’s Executive Director, Mr Leigh Travers agreed to defer an equivalent amount on the same terms as the Non-Executive Directors.

Future Developments

With a strong digital asset market as well as a number of new commercial opportunities DigitalX is pursuing, the outlook for the Company is positive. Post the end of the financial year, the Funds Management division has recently appointed a new fund manager, Mr Matthew Harry, to further capital raising efforts inside the division. As part of this appointment, the Company expects to secure additional distribution channels alongside Netwealth as well as improving the education around digital assets in the Australian investment market by providing CPD accredited investor presentations.

DigitalX has been actively investigating opportunities to build products to complement the major Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) projects within Australia and the working group established to actively identify the highest priority opportunities has progressed. The Group has prioritised the development of a regulatory technology business, with activities now at an advanced stage the Company looks forward to updating the market on its product development efforts.

The xbullion project recently went live via a soft launch and absent any setbacks will be moving to a full launch over the quarter. The market for tokenised assets continues to increase, with the Ethereum ecosystem growing from $500m to over $6B USD of asset value in the last year[3] .

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2 https://www.asx.com.au/about/historical-market-statistics.htm

3 https://defipulse.com/

1 https://www.perthmint.com/investment_invest_in_gold_precious_metal_pr ices.aspx

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Message from the Board of Directors

The Directors present this Remuneration Report, which forms part of the Directors’ Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2020.

The Directors note that Director and Executive remuneration continues to be an area that receives stakeholder focus and scrutiny, as such the Remuneration Report has been structured in an attempt to provide transparency and clarity to readers around the framework, policies and remuneration of DigitalX Limited’s Directors and its Executives.

The Remuneration Report has been set out under the following main headings:

  • A. Key Management Personnel B. Remuneration policy, including the relationship between remuneration policy and Company performance C. Key terms of employment contracts D. Remuneration of Directors and Executives E. Share options and performance rights granted to Directors F. Shareholdings of Directors G. Related party transactions H. Future remuneration developments I. Definitions

The information provided in this Remuneration Report has been audited as required by Section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act 2001.

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

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The Key Management Personnel ( KMP ) of the Group consist of the Board and Executives. This is the case due to the size and scale of the Group’s current operations. All the named persons held their current position for the whole or part of the financial year and since the end of the financial year unless otherwise stated.

KMP Position Status Term as KMP
Toby Hicks Chairman and Non-Executive Director Non-Executive KMP From 10 July 2019
Peter Rubenstein Non-Executive Director Non-Executive KMP Full Year
Sam Lee Non-Executive Director Non-Executive KMP To 8 July 2019
Stephen Roberts Non-Executive Director Non-Executive KMP To 4 July 2019
Leigh Travers Executive Director Executive KMP Full Year
Jonathon Carley Chief Financial Officer Executive KMP Full Year
Neel Krishnan President Executive KMP To 5 Sep 2019

REMUNERATION POLICY

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For the year ended 30 June 2020 the Board as a whole determined and reviewed compensation arrangements for the Executive Director and where applicable the Executive Team. The Board assessed the appropriateness of the nature and amount of emoluments of such officers on a periodic basis by reference to relevant employment market conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum shareholder benefit from the retention of a high-quality team. The objective of the Company’s remuneration framework was to ensure reward for performance was competitive and appropriate to the results delivered.

The Board aims to ensure that executive rewards satisfied the following key criteria for good reward governance practices:

  • Competitiveness and reasonableness;

  • Acceptability to shareholders;

  • Performance linked;

  • Transparency; and

  • Capital management.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF REMUNERATION STRATEGY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 REVIEW

As announced on 29 April 2020, Each of the Company’s Non-Executive Directors has agreed to defer their Director fees for up to 12 months and to convert those fees into shares in the Company, subject to the receipt of all shareholder approvals, expected to be put to shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November 2020. In addition, the Company’s Executive Director, Mr Leigh Travers has agreed to the deferral of the same amount of his salary as the Non-Executive Directors on the same terms.

In addition to the above the Company’s senior executives agreed to a reduction in salaries ranging from 10% to 25%.

ELEMENTS OF REMUNERATION

Base pay

Directors and Executives are offered a competitive base salary. Base pay for executives is reviewed annually by the Board to ensure that individual executive’s pay is competitive with the market and is also reviewed upon promotion or additional responsibilities.

There is no guarantee of base pay increases fixed in any executive or Director contracts.

Commission

There is no entitlement to commissions-based remuneration.

Short term incentives (STI)

Executive Director

To align the remuneration of the Executive Director and the performance of the Company, the Executive Director is issued STI in the form of performance rights that vest on the achievement of certain performance hurdles. The STI for the year ended 30 June 2020 were approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 November 2019.

Staff

For the purpose of incentivising and tying the rewarding of the Company’s staff to the performance of the Company, the Board has determined that it may, at its discretion, issue shares or other similar instruments from time to time as a reward.

Long term incentives (LTI)

There were no LTI issued for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Performance Metrics

At the 2019 AGM the Board set the following performance metrics for 30 June 2020 year for the
Executive Director as part of the issue of 9,000,000 performance rights (STI).
The table below sets out the performance against those metrics and where applicable,
commentary made on the progress towards the performance targets.
Key
Target achieved
Work in progress
Target not met
Metric
Milestone
Issued
Met?
Progress made
Company achieving NPAT of
$5,000,000
2018
As noted in the commentary on results for the period in the Operating
and Financial Review, the results for the year were impacted by;

Year on year fall in the value of the Group’s digital assets;

Restructure of Group business lines;

Reduction in operating expenses;

COVID-19; and

Established the DigitalX bitcoin fund.

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DigitalX has been working hard to continue to leverage its core
competencies, specifically, the commercialisation of blockchain
technologies and is focusing on blockchain consulting and
development and funds management.
Despite the final financial result, the Group ended the year well
capitalised and resourced to deliver an improved year for
shareholders.
Company’s Shares closing at
2018
As noted above, there was a 33% reduction in the year on year value
a price equal to or greater of the Group’s carring value of digital asset due to a decline in the
than $0.25 on five price of digital assets combined with the impact of COVID-19 on
consecutive trading days global equities markets.
over the term of the
Performance Rights
Company’s Shares closing at
2018
Consistent with the commentary above.
a price equal to or greater
than $0.30 on five
consecutive trading days
over the term of the
Performance Rights
Company’s Shares closing at
2019
Consistent with the commentary above.
a price equal to or greater
than $0.09 on fifteen
consecutive trading days
over the term of the
Performance Rights

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REMUNERATION POLICY AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE

As noted in Sections A & B, the Board seeks to align the interests of the Executive Team with those of the shareholders when setting future short and long-term benefits. For the year ended 30 June 2020 the total remuneration is reflective of the remuneration strategy with adjustments made to reflect the current state of the Group and the change in performance from the previous year, this is evident from the relationship between:

  • Total KMP reported remuneration down 21% from $816,299 to $643,444 reflective of a decrease in performance-based remuneration primarily in the form of share-based payments. Total base remuneration (including other benefits) was down 6% from $422,146 to $395,262 and at risk remuneration was down 37% from $394,153 to $248,182 in line with the financial performance of the Company;

  • The overall remuneration trend is also consistent with the share price performance and earnings per share (EPS) performance as evident in the graphs to the right;

  • Decrease in vested at risk remuneration to $79,626 (32%); and

  • In April 2020 as a response to COVID-19 and capital management, the Board deferred the fees for Non-Executive Directors.

The Company is not yet at stage of its development where it considers benchmark returns against an ASX peer group (blockchain focussed) relevant based on limited inclusions and comparable data.

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FY2020
Unvested
168,556 At Risk Remuneration
68%
Vested
Unvested
Vested
79,626
32%
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1,600,000 0.160
Share price & total KMP
1,400,000 0.140
remuneration trend
1,200,000 0.120
1,000,000 0.100 At risk
800,000 0.080
Base
600,000 0.060
Share price at the EOY
400,000 0.040
200,000 0.020
0 0.000
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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1,600,000 0.010
Basic EPS & total KMP
1,400,000 0.005 remuneration trend
1,200,000 0.000
1,000,000 (0.005) At risk
800,000
(0.010) Base
600,000
(0.015) Basic earnings per share
400,000
200,000 (0.020)
0 (0.025)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
4,000,000
Net profit &
2,000,000 KMP remuneration
0
(2,000,000)
Net profit/(loss) before tax
(4,000,000) Total reported remuneration
(6,000,000)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REMUNERATION POLICY AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE – FIVE YEAR DATA TABLE

The table below includes the remuneration and performance data from the preceding five (5) financial years used to analyse the linkage between remuneration and performance in the section above.

30 June 2018
$USD
30 June 2018
$USD
Revenue & other income from all operations
40,403,656
8,041,026
9,905,859 2,555,039
381,519
Net profit/(loss) before tax
(3,417,305)
(3,973,961)
2,595,834 (2,524,151)
(4,707,851)
Total reported in remuneration report
955,292
755,980
1,437,838 812,419
643,444
Remuneration - Base
910,725
691,496
479,860 418,266
395,262
Remuneration - At risk
44,567
64,484
957,978 394,153
248,182
Basic earnings/(loss) per share
(0.019)
(0.020)
0.006 (0.005)
(0.008)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share
(0.019)
(0.020)
0.005 (0.005)
(0.008)
Share Price at the start of year
0.150
0.140
0.036 0.075
0.055-
Share price at the end of year
0.140
0.036
0.075 0.055
0.017
Final dividend
-
-
- -
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KEY TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Executives

Mr Leigh Travers

Executive Director

Under an Executive Employment Agreement entered into between Mr Travers and DigitalX, Mr Travers is appointed as Executive Director, in effect from 28 November 2017. The employment will be ongoing until it is terminated in accordance with Mr Travers’ Executive Employment Agreement. The employment may be terminated by either party giving 6 months’ written notice (although less than 6 months’ notice is required by DigitalX in certain circumstances such as Mr Travers’ illness, absence, material breaches or misconduct in which case Mr Travers will not be entitled to receive any payment in lieu or compensation as set out below). On termination of his employment and where DigitalX elects to make payment in lieu of notice, the Company must pay Mr Travers a payment equal to his salary for the remainder of the notice period. Mr Travers will be under restraint and non-solicitation clauses for up to 24 months after the termination of his employment.

Mr Travers’ current salary is $USD145,000 per annum (exclusive of superannuation) subject to annual salary reviews and his reasonable expenses will also be paid by the Company.

On 29 April 2020 the Company announced the Mr Travers had agreed to defer up to $AUD50,000 of his remuneration for up to 12 months in line with the deferral taken by Non-Executive Directors.

Mr Jonathon Carley

Chief Financial Officer

Under an amended Employment Agreement entered into between Mr Carley and DigitalX, Mr Carley was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, in effect from 1 July 2019. The employment will be ongoing until it is terminated in accordance with Mr Carley’s Employment Agreement. The employment may be terminated by either party giving 1 months’ written notice (although less than 1 months’ notice is required by DigitalX in certain circumstances such as Mr Carley’s illness, absence, material breaches or misconduct in which case Mr Carley will not be entitled to receive any payment in lieu or compensation as set out below). On termination of his employment and where DigitalX elects to make payment in lieu of notice, the Company must pay Mr Carley a payment equal to his salary for the remainder of the notice period. Mr Carley will be under restraint and non-solicitation clauses for up to 12 months after the termination of his employment.

Mr Carley‘s current salary is $AUD150,000 per annum (exclusive of superannuation) after accepting a 25% reduction due to COVID19. Mr Carley is subject to annual salary reviews and his reasonable expenses will also be paid by the Company.

Under all of the Employment Agreements above, DigitalX, in its absolute discretion acting reasonably, can assign and transfer the employment to any of DigitalX’s Related Bodies Corporate.

Non-Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors remuneration arrangements include compensation in the form of annual Directors’ fees in accordance with their relevant service agreement. The Non-Executive Directors from time to time may receive incentive compensation in the form of share-based payments (as approved by Shareholders).

For the year ended 30 June 2020, all Non-Executive Directors received a base fee of $AUD50,000 exclusive of entitlements. On 29 April 2020 the Company announced the Non-Executive Directors agreed to defer their fees for up to 12 months and to convert those fees into shares in the Company, subject to receipt of all shareholder approvals.

Amounts payable to Director controlled entities for services provided by Directors for the year ending 30 June 2020 is detailed in the following table of this report. The Group may carry out consulting activities with the Directors on an arm’s length basis in the normal course of business.

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REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES

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The compensation for each Director and executive for the period is contained in the following table:

Year ended 30 June 2020

Name
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment
benefits
Name
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment
benefits
Name
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment
benefits
Share-based payment Share-based payment Total At Risk %
Salary & Fees1
$USD
Director Fees1
$USD
Other Benefits2
$USD
Superannuation3
$USD
Shares
$USD
Options and
performance rights11
$USD
$USD
Non-Executive
Directors
Toby Hicks8
-
24,026 -
3,094
- 150,5305 177,650 84.7%
Peter Rubinstein
-
25,025 -
9,918
- 20,9656 55,908 37.5%
Sam Lee7
-
- -
-
- - - -
Stephen Roberts9
-
- -
-
- - - -
Executive Directors
Leigh Travers
148,934
- (3,138)
14,964
76,6874 237,447 32.3%
Other KMP
Jonathon Carley
131,081
- 4,473
12,453
- - 148,006 -
Neel Krishnan10
20,833
- 2,870
729
- - 24,433 -
Total
300,848
49,051 4,205
41,158
- 248,182 643,444 38.6%

1 Amounts paid in Australian Dollars are converted to United States Dollars at time of payment.

2 Other benefits include movements in employee benefits.

3 Superannuation or equivalent (i.e 401k, social security).

4 Included in the total is $USD68,082 relating to the share-based payment expense for performance rights issued but not vested. $USD8,605 relates to deferred Directors’ fees to be issued in shares.

5 Included in the total is $USD62,299 relating to the share-based payment expense for performance rights issued but not vested. $USD8,605 relates to deferred Directors’ fees to be issued in shares.

6 Included in the total is $USD12,360 relating to the share-based payment expense for performance rights issued but not vested. $USD8,605 relates to deferred Directors’ fees to be issued in shares. 7 Sam Lee resigned effective 8 July 2019.

8 Toby Hicks was appointed on 10 July 2019.

9 Stephen Roberts resigned effective 4 July 2019.

10 Mr Krishnan ceased being a KMP on 5 September 2019.

11 Refer to Sections E & F of the Remuneration Report for additional details.

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Year ended 30 June 2019

Name
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment
benefits
Name
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment
benefits
Name
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment
benefits
Share-based payment Share-based payment Total At Risk %
Salary & Fees1
$USD
Director Fees1
$USD
Other Benefits2
$USD
Superannuation3
$USD
Shares
$USD
Options and
performance rights8
$USD
$USD
Non-Executive
Directors
Peter Rubinstein
-
50,510 -
-
- 148,318 198,828 74.6%
Sam Lee5
-
35,707 -
-
- 148,318 184,025 80.6%
Toby Hicks6
-
6,087 -
-
- - 6,087 -
Stephen Roberts7
-
9,569 -
-
- - 9,569 -
Executive Directors
Leigh Travers
140,062
- 9,494
13,306
29,3544 192,216 20.2%
Other KMP
Neel Krishnan
125,000
- 25,026
4,375
24,483 43,680 222,564 31.2%
Total
265,062
101,003 34,520
17,681
24,483 369,670 812,419 49.9%

1 Amounts paid in Australian Dollars are converted to United States Dollars at time of payment.

2 Other benefits include tokens from Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) distributed to KMP and staff.

3 Superannuation or equivalent (i.e 401k, social security).

4 Included in the total is an amount of $USD29,354 relating to the share-based payment expense for performance rights issued but not vested.

5 Sam Lee resigned effective 8 July 2019.

6 Toby Hicks resigned effective 7 September 2018 and was reappointed on 10 July 2019.

7 Stephen Roberts was appointed effective 3 April 2019 and resigned on 4 July 2019.

8 Refer to Sections E & F of the Remuneration Report for additional details.

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SHARE OPTIONS AND PERFORMANCE RIGHTS GRANTED TO KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

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Name Options Options
2020 Opening balance Granted as
compensation
Exercised during the
period
Closing balance3,A
Toby Hicks - 2,500,0001 - 2,500,000
Peter Rubinstein 4,500,000 - - 4,500,000
Sam Lee2 4,500,000 - (4,500,000) -
Total 9,000,000 2,500,000 (4,500,000) 7,000,000

1 Mr Hicks was issued with 2,500,000 incentive options on the terms and conditions set out in the notice of annual general meeting for 2019 and approved at the Company’s AGM on 21 November 2019. The incentive options were vested immediately in accordance with the terms and conditions approved by shareholders. 2 Mr Lee resigned from the Board of DigitalX on the 8th of July 2019.

3 7,000,000 remain unexercised at 30 June 2020. Further details on the valuation can be found in Note F2.

Name Performance Rights Performance Rights
2020 Opening balance Granted as
compensation
Exercised during the
period
Closing balanceA
Toby Hicks - 17,500,000 - 7,500,000
Leigh Travers 9,000,000 29,000,000 - 18,000,000
Peter Rubinstein - 33,000,000 - 3,000,000
Total 9,000,000 19,500,000 - 28,500,000

1 Mr Hicks was issued with 7,500,000 performance rights on the terms and conditions set out in the 2019 notice of annual general meeting and approved at the Company’s AGM on 21 November 2019. During the year the performance hurdles were not satisfied and 2,500,000 rights remain unvested at 30 June 2020. Further valuation details can be found in F2.

2 Leigh Travers was issued with 9,000,000 performance rights on the terms and conditions set out in the notice of 2019 annual general meeting and approved at the Company’s AGM on 21 November 2019. During the year the performance hurdles were not satisfied and 9,000,000 rights remain unvested at 30 June 2020. Further valuation details can be found in F2.

3 Mr Rubinstein was issued with 3,000,000 performance rights on the terms and conditions set out in the 2019 notice of annual general meeting and approved at the Company’s AGM on 21 November 2019. During the year the performance hurdles were not satisfied and 3,000,000 rights remain unvested at 30 June 2020. Further valuation details can be found in F2.

SHAREHOLDINGS OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

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Directors
Opening Balance
1 July 2019
Granted as
compensation
Conversions &
vesting
Net Other
changes1
Closing balance
30 June 2020A
Peter Rubinstein
23,266,296
-
-
2,200,000
25,466,296
Leigh Travers
4,461,111
-
-
538,889
5,000,000
Sam Lee
10,096,296
-
-
2(10,096,296)
-
KMP
Neel Krishnan
6,057,500
-
-
2(6,057,500)
-
Jonathon Carley
25,000
-
-
-
25,000
Total
37,823,703
-
-
(7,357,407)
30,466,296

1 Net changes include initial holdings, final holdings and on-market sales as reported to the market per the respective Appendix 3X, 3Y, and 3Z. 1 Net change is final balance at time of ceasing to be a KMP.

A – Only KMP with balances or movements have been included. If a KMP is not shown above then this denotes a nil balance.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Year ended 30 June 2020

  • During the year, the Group paid Steinepreis Paganin, a law firm of which Non-Executive Chairman Toby Hicks is a partner, $USD41,343 for legal services rendered on various matters. This amount relates to the period of the financial year that Mr Hicks was a Director of the Company.

Year ended 30 June 2019

  • During the year, the Group paid Steinepreis Paganin, a law firm of which Non-Executive Director Toby Hicks is a partner, $5,533 for legal services rendered on various matters. This amount relates to the period of the financial year that Mr Hicks was a Director of the Company. At 30 June 2019, Steinepreis Paganin is not considered a related party as Mr Hicks was not a Director at 30 June 2019.

  • During the year, the Group recognised an expense and paid Blockchain Global Ltd, a company of which Messrs Rubinstein and Lee served as Directors of during the year, of $1,211 for reimbursement of costs. The Company notes that both Mr Rubinstein and Mr Lee resigned as Directors of Blockchain Global during the year and the Company no longer considers Blockchain Global to be a related party on that basis. Messrs Rubinstein and Lee were appointed Directors of the Company as nominees of Blockchain Global Ltd.

  • During the year, Mars Capital Australia Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Non-Executive Director Sam Lee, converted 14 convertible notes, with a face value of $AUD10,000 each, convertible at $AUD0.027 each, to 5,185,185 ordinary shares. As part of the conversion 2,800,000 options exercisable at $AUD0.0324 expiring 18 September 2020 were also issued. During the year, $AUD5,236 of interest was paid, and recognised as an expense, on the convertible notes held. At 30 June 2019, no amounts were owed to Mars Capital.

  • During the year, Irwin Biotech Nominees Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Non-Executive Chairman Peter Rubinstein, converted 17 convertible notes, with a face value of $AUD10,000 each, convertible at $AUD0.027 each, to 6,796,296 ordinary shares. As part of the conversion 3,400,000 options exercisable at $AUD0.0324 expiring 18 September 2020 were also issued. During the year, $AUD6,358 of interest was paid, and recognised as an expense on the convertible notes held. At 30 June 2019, no amounts were owed to Irwin Biotech.

  • During the year, the Group paid Value Admin Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Non-Executive Chairman Peter Rubinstein, $USD50,509 as part of Non–Executive Director fees.

FUTURE REMUNERATION DEVELOPMENTS

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The Directors note at last year’s Annual General Meeting the Remuneration Report passed unanimously on a poll and there were no comments on the Remuneration Report. There are no future developments planned.

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DEFINITIONS

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Key management personnel

Those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of that entity.

Remuneration of an officer or employee of a corporation

A benefit given to an officer or employee of a corporation is remuneration if and only if the benefit, were it received by a director of the corporation, would be remuneration of the director for the purposes of an accounting standard that deals with disclosure in companies' financial reports of information about directors' remuneration.

Remuneration committee

A committee of the board of directors of the company; and has functions relating to the remuneration of key management personnel for the company.

Remuneration consultant

A person:

  • a) Who makes a remuneration recommendation under a contract for services with the company to whose key management personnel the recommendation relates; and

  • b) Who is not an officer or employee of the company.

A remuneration recommendation

A recommendation about either or both of the following:

  • a) For one or more members of the key management personnel for a company;

  • i. how much the remuneration should be;

  • ii. what elements the remuneration should have; or

  • b) A recommendation or advice about a matter or of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

ASIC may by writing declare that s.9B(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 above does not apply to a specified recommendation or specified advice but may do so only if ASIC is satisfied that it would be unreasonable in the circumstances for the advice or recommendation to be a remuneration recommendation. The declaration has effect accordingly. The declaration is not a legislative instrument.

What is not a remuneration recommendation?

None of the following is a remuneration recommendation (even if it would otherwise be covered by subsection (1)):

  • a) Advice about the operation of the law (including tax law);

  • b) Advice about the operation of accounting principles (for example, about how options should be valued);

  • c) Advice about the operation of actuarial principles and practice;

  • d) The provision of facts;

  • e) The provision of information of a general nature relevant to all employees of the company;

  • f) A recommendation, or advice or information, of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

AGM

Means an annual general meeting of a company that section 250N requires to be held.

END OF AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT

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Directors’ meetings

Given the size and scale of operations of the Company, the full Board undertook the responsibilities of the Audit and Risk Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee.

The Directors attendances at Board meetings held during the financial year were:

Board Meetings
Director Number eligible to attend Number attended
Toby Hicks1 13 13
Peter Rubinstein 14 14
Leigh Travers 14 14
Stephen Roberts2 1 1
Sam Lee3 1 1

1 Toby Hicks was appointed effective 10 July 2019.

2 Stephen Roberts resigned effective 4 July 2019.

3 Sam Lee resigned effective 8 July 2019.

Shares under option

As at the date of this report, there are 24,268,382 options to subscribe for unissued ordinary shares in the Company, comprising:

Date options
granted
Vesting
Date
Option class Exercise price of
options
Expiry date of
options
Number of shares
under option
10 December 2018 10 December 2018 Unlisted $0.22 10 December 2023
2,000,000
10 December 2018 10 December 2018 Unlisted $0.25 10 December 2023
3,000,000
10 December 2018 10 December 2018 Unlisted $0.30 10 December 2023
4,000,000
17 May 2019 17 May 2019 Unlisted $0.0847 17 May 2022
2,768,382
11 July 2019 11 July 2019 Unlisted $0.10 30 June 2024
2,500,000
10 September 2020 - Unlisted $0.10 9 September 2023
10,000,000

The holders of these options do not have the right, by virtue of the option, to participate in any share issue or interest issue of the Company or any other body corporate or registered scheme.

Shares issued on exercise of options

During the financial year, and to the date of this report, the Company issued 24,691,358 Ordinary Shares, on exercise of options.

Date
Details
Issue Price A$ Number of Shares
1 July 2019
Unlisted
0.0324 24,691,358
31 August 2020
Unlisted
0.0324 5,251,852
10 September 2020
Unlisted
0.0324 2,561,728

Shares under convertible notes

As at the date of this report, there are no convertible notes issued that are convertible to ordinary shares in the Company.

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Shares issued on conversion of convertible notes

During the financial year there were no shares issued on conversion of Convertible notes.

Indemnification of officers and auditors

During the financial period, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract ensuring the Directors, secretary and officers of the Company and of any related body corporate against a liability incurred as such a Director, Secretary or Officer to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and the amount of the premium.

The liabilities insured are legal costs that may be incurred in defending civil or criminal proceedings that may be brought against the officers in their capacity as officers of entities in the Group, and any other payments arising from liabilities incurred by the officers in connection with such proceedings. This does not include such liabilities that arise from conduct involving a wilful breach of duty by the officers or the improper use of their position or of information to gain advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to the Company. It is not possible to apportion the premium between amounts relating to the insurance against legal costs and those relating to other liabilities.

The Company has executed a Deed of Protection for each of the Directors. The Company has not otherwise, during or since the financial period, indemnified or agreed to indemnify an officer or auditor of the Company or of any related body corporate against a liability incurred as such an officer or auditor.

Proceedings on behalf of the Company

No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of the company, or to intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party, for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or part of those proceedings. No proceedings have been brought or intervened in on behalf of the company with leave of the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001.

Non-audit services

Amounts of $AUD16,481 were paid to the auditor for non-audit, tax compliance services provided during the period. No amounts are payable as at the date of this report. Full details of amounts paid to the auditor, BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd, are set out in Note C3.

The Board of Directors has considered the position and are satisfied that the provision of the non-audit services is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. The Directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services by the auditor, as noted above, did not compromise the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.

Auditor’s independence declaration

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 22.

Auditor

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act 2001.

The Directors’ Report is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to Section 298(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Board of Directors.

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In the opinion of the Directors of DigitalX Limited (the ‘ Company ’):

  • (a) The financial statements, notes and the additional disclosures of the consolidated entity set out on pages 26 to 76 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including:

  • (i) Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its performance for the period then ended; and

  • (ii) Complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

  • (b) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

  • (c) The financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as stated in Note B1 to the financial statements.

This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance with Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial period ended 30 June 2020.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to Section 295(5) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

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Note
Revenue from operations
C2
Net gain/(loss) on digital assets
C2
Other Income
C2
Professional and consultancy fees
C3
Settlement costs
C3
Brokerage costs
Corporate expenses
Advertising, media and investor relations
Employee benefit expenses
Share based payments – employee benefits
Depreciation
Intangible asset impairment
Realised and unrealised foreign exchange losses
Fair value movement of financial assets
Impairment of investments and other assets
Interest expense
Finance costs
Other expenses
C3
Equity accounted share of profit/(loss) from joint venture
D5
(Increase)/decrease in net assets attributable to unit holders
D6
Profit/(Loss) before tax
Income tax benefit/(expense)
C4
Profit/(Loss) for the period attributable to members of DigitalX
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Restated
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
290,424 1,013,096
(2,332,415) 1,511,247
91,095 30,696
(445,985) (464,690)
- (526,068)
- (69,920)
(42,839) (188,101)
(62,573) (266,414)
(1,238,643) (1,520,014)
(148,916) (700,044)
(170,698) (53,883)
- (50,000)
(139,695) (191,370)
(115,079) 14,450
- (69,944)
- (70,074)
(37,897) -
(524,211) (838,128)
(16,259) (38,442)
185,840 (46,548)
(4,707,851) (2,524,151)
- -
(4,707,851) (2,524,151)

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Profit/(Loss) for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translation of operations
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period
Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to:
Members of the parent entity
Profit/(Loss) per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders
of the parent:
Basic earnings/(loss) per share
C5
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Total
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share
C5
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Total
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Restated
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
(4,707,851) (2,524,151)
(669) 37,307
(669) 37,307
(4,708,520) (2,486,844)
(4,708,520) (2,486,844)
(4,708,520) (2,486,844)
(0.008) (0.005)
(0.008) (0.005)
(0.008) (0.005)
(0.008) (0.005)

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CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Digital assets
Other current assets
Total Current Assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Investments
Investments – Equity accounted
Property, plant and equipment
Right of use asset
Intangible assets
Total Non-Current Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
Contract liabilities
Lease liabilities
Net assets attributable to unit holders
Total Current Liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Lease liabilities
Total Non-Current Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Contributed equity
Reserves
Retained earnings/(losses)
TOTAL EQUITY
Note Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Restated
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
D3
C2
D4
D5
E1
E2
E3
C3
E2
D6
E2
F1
F2
2,736,872
135,578
4,723,946
71,962
5,160,689
165,477
7,115,373
100,992
7,668,358 12,542,531
1,030,510
-
227,641
292,048
-
518,313
16,259
297,490
-
-
1,550,199 832,062
9,218,557 13,374,593
332,381
15,437
91,841
461,855
1,029,974
188,128
-
592,810
901,514 1,218,102
245,064
-
245,064 -
1,146,578 1,218,102
8,071,979 11,563,681
34,756,917
1,533,107
(28,218,045)
33,662,319
1,384,860
(23,483,498)
8,071,979 11,563,681

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from customers
Payments to suppliers and employees
Other income
Interest paid
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Payment for intellectual property
Acquisition of property plant and equipment
Payment for investments
Net payment for digital assets in funds
Payment for deposits
Loan to related party
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of equity securities
Net proceeds from issue of units in fund
Payments for share issue costs
Principal elements of lease payments
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Foreign exchange movement in cash
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Note Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
202,640
(2,420,165)
26,074
-
1,271,834
(3,512,924)
48,010
(12,168)
(2,191,451) (2,205,248)
-
(10,908)
-
(84,447)
-
-
-
(347,992)
(506,796)
(495,817)
-
(17,538)
(95,355) (1,368,143)
-
108,049
(4,927)
(108,478)
3,226,941
97,500
(176,548)
-
(5,356) 3,147,893
(2,292,162) (425,498)
5,160,689
(131,655)
5,772,287
(186,100)
D3 2,736,872 5,160,689

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Reconciliation of operating cash flows to net profit

Note Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Restated
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Profit/(loss) after income tax (4,707,851) (2,524,151)
Non-cash flows in profit/(loss)
Net fair value (gain)/ loss on digital assets C2 2,332,415 (1,511,247)
Intangible asset impairment E3 - 50,000
Depreciation E1 73,349 53,883
Non-cash legal settlement C3(B) - 245,233
Employee share issue F1 & F2 148,916 700,044
Fair value adjustment of investments 115,079 69,494
Finance costs 37,897 69,906
Equity account share of profit/(loss) from joint venture 16,259 38,442
Amortisation of right of use asset under AASB16 E2 97,349 -
(Increase)/decrease in net assets attributable to unit holders D6 (185,840) 46,548
Other non-cash (income)/expenses including foreign exchange 115,155 222,190
(1,957,272) (2,539,208)
Change in assets and liabilities, net the effects of purchase of
subsidiaries
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables C2 58,929 259,375
(Decrease)/increase in trade payables and accruals C3 (120,417) (113,542)
(Decrease)/increase in contract liabilities C3 (172,691) 188,128
(Decrease)/increase in tax payable C4 - -
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities (2,191,451) (2,205,248)

Non-cash investing and financing activities

In addition to the above, the Group also had the following non-cash investing and financing activities that impacted on the Statement of Profit and Loss and Other Comprehensive Income and the Statement of Financial Position.

Current year

In addition to the above, the Group also had the following non-cash investing and financing activities that impacted on the Statement of Profit and Loss and Other Comprehensive Income and the Statement of Financial Position.

  • Shares issued to Bullion Asset Management – Note F1 & Note D5.

  • Shares issued on conversion of options – Note F1.

  • Movement in prices of digital assets – Note D4.

  • Seeding of the bitcoin fund – Note D4.

  • Adoption of new accounting standard (AASB 16) – Note E2.

Prior Year

  • Shares issued on conversion of convertible note – Note F1; and

  • Options issued to advisors for capital raising – Note F2.

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Contributed Equity **Reserves1 ** Retained
Earnings/(Losses)
Total
Consolidated Group
$USD
$USD $USD
$USD
Balance at 30 June 2019
33,662,319
1,384,860 (23,483,498)
11,563,681
Change in accounting policy3
-
- (26,696)
(26,696)
Balance at 1 July 2019
33,662,319
1,384,860 (23,510,194)
11,536,985
Profit/(Loss) for the year
-
(4,707,851)
(4,707,851)
Other comprehensive income
-
(669) -
(669)
Total comprehensive income for the period
-
(669) (4,707,851)
(4,708,520)
Shares issued during the period2
1,101,624
- -
1,101,624
Share issue costs
(7,026)
- -
(7,026)
Share based payment expense
-
148,916 -
148,916
Balance at 30 June 2020
34,756,917
1,533,107 (28,218,045)
8,071,979

1 Refer to Note F2 for reconciliation of reserve balances.

2 Refer to Note F1 for details of shares issued during the year.

3 Refer to Note E2 for details of change in accounting policy.

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Contributed
Equity
**Reserves1 **
Retained
Earnings/(Losses)
Total
Non-controlling
interest
Total
Consolidated Group
$USD
$USD
$USD $USD
$USD
$USD
Balance at 1 July 2018
30,431,588
832,033
(20,959,346) 10,304,274
514,600
10,818,874
Correction of accounting treatment (Refer Note B1)
-
-
- -
(514,600)
(514,600)
Balance restated at 1 July 2018
30,431,588
832,033
(20,959,346) 10,304,274
-
10,304,274
Profit/(Loss) for the year
-
-
(2,524,151) (2,524,151)
-
(2,477,603)
Other comprehensive income
-
37,307
- 37,307
-
19,126
Total comprehensive income for the period
-
37,307
(2,524,151) (2,486,844)
-
(2,458,476)
Shares issued during the period2
3,224,128
-
- 3,224,128
-
3,224,128
Share issue costs
(294,002)
116,081
- (177,921)
-
(177,921)
Share based payment expense
300,605
399,439
- 700,044
-
700,044
Balance at 30 June 2019
33,662,319
1,384,860
(23,483,498) 11,563,681
-
11,563,681

1 Refer to Note F2 for reconciliation of reserve balances.

2 Refer to Note F1 for details of shares issued during the financial year.

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The notes to the financial statements have been set out under the following main headings:

A. Legend B. Basis for preparation (B1) C. Key operating & financial results (C1 to C5) D. Capital & risk management (D1 to D6) E. Financial position (E1 to E2) F. Equity (F1 to F2) G. Group structure (G1 to G3) H. Other disclosures (H1 to H5)

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Critical judgements in developing and applying accounting policies

The following are the critical judgements, apart from those involving estimations (see Notes below), that the Directors have made in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the consolidated financial statements.

  • Note C2 – Revenue recognition

  • Note D4 – Digital assets

  • Note D4 – Fair value of digital assets

  • Note G1 – Consolidation of DigitalX Funds

  • COVID19 - Judgement has been exercised in considering the impacts that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had, or may have, on the consolidated entity based on known information. This consideration extends to the nature of the services offered, farm-in partners, supply chain, staffing and geographic regions in which the consolidated entity operates. Other than as addressed in specific notes, there does not currently appear to be either any significant impact upon the financial statements or any significant uncertainties with respect to events or conditions which may impact the consolidated entity unfavourably as at the reporting date or subsequently as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

  • Note C4 – Multijurisdictional taxation of operations

  • Note F2 – Valuation of share-based payments

  • Note D4 – Valuation of unlisted and low volume trading digital assets

KEY AUDIT MATTER

Item is a key audit matter referenced in the Auditor’s Report on Page 23.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY

Additional management commentary on the item has been provided above what is required under legislation or accounting standards for stakeholders to understand the financial report.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

The consolidated historical financial statements of DigitalX Limited and its controlled entities (collectively, the Consolidated Entity or Group ) for the year ended 30 June 2020 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Directors on 28 September 2020.

DigitalX Limited (the Company or the Parent ) is a company limited by shares incorporated in Australia whose shares are publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The Company is a for-profit entity.

The nature of the operations and principal activities of the Group are described in the Directors’ Report. Information on the Group’s structure is provided in Note G1. Information on other related party relationships is provided in Note H1.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement for the 2020 financial year can be accessed at:

  • https://DigitalX.com/corporate governance/.

B1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial report are set out below. These policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in the financial report excepted as described in the notes or in the Group’s interim financial report. These accounting policies are consistent with Australian Accounting Standards and with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Basis of preparation

The financial report is a general-purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASBs) and interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Corporations Act 2001. All amounts are presented in United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Comparative information

The comparative balances for the year ending 30 June 2019 relating to the Non-controlling interest in the DigitalX fund has been reclassified from equity to liabilities as per the requirements of the Australian Accounting Standard, AASB132: Financial Instruments.

The change arises where units of the fund not owned by the company represent a potential obligation to deliver cash in preference to the shareholders of the company. As a result of the change to the comparatives there was:

  • No impact on the total capital & reserves attributable the owners of DigitalX as at 30 June 2019 of $11,563,681.

  • No impact on the total loss attributable to the owners of DigitalX for the year ended 30 June 2019 of $2,524,151.

  • Increase in net assets attributable to unit holders of $592,810 and decrease in Non-controlling interest of $592,810.

  • Increase in current liabilities of $592,810.

  • The addition of comparative note and balances in Note D6.

The effect of the change was not considered to be material with respect to AASB108: Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors.

Going concern

At the date of this report the Consolidated Entity’s has a strong working capital position and its cash flow forecast indicates that it expects to be able to meet its minimum commitments and working capital requirements for the twelve-month period from the date of signing the financial report. The Group also notes subsequent to the end of the financial year that its working capital has increased materially due to the increase in the price of Bitcoin by $705,547 (as disclosed in Note H5) and the receipt of $AUD336,364 on conversion of options.

Presentation and functional currency

Compliance with IFRS

The consolidated financial report of the Group also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Historical cost convention

The consolidated financial report has been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for digital assets that are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, as explained in the accounting policies below. Cost is based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets.

The consolidated financial report is presented in United States Dollars.

Functional currency

The individual financial statements of each Group entity are presented in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (its functional currency). For the purpose of the consolidated financial statements, the results and financial position of each group entity are expressed in United States dollars (‘$USD’), which is the functional currency of the Company and the presentation currency for the consolidated financial statements.

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Due to the nature of these activities for all entities in the Group the functional currency has been determined to be $USD.

In preparing the financial statements of each individual group entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognised at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date.

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Current and non-current classification

The Group presents assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position based on current/non-current classification. An asset is current when it is:

  • expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle;

  • held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  • expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or

  • cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

  • The Group classifies all other assets as non-current.

A liability is current when it is:

  • expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;

The Group determined $USD is the most appropriate currency for the Group’s reporting as the predominant currency for revenue generating activities has been $USD combined with the material USD expenditure for the financial year combined with digital asset pricing primarily in $USD. Following the end of the financial year and considering the drivers for the Group going forward the Group assessed that it will report in $AUD for future reporting periods.

  • held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  • due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or

  • there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

  • The Group classifies all other liabilities as non-current.

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The section below includes information regarding how the Group performed during the financial year including segment analysis and detailed breakdowns of items in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.

This section includes the following disclosures:

C1 Segment Information (Page 37)

C2 Revenue & Receivables (Page 40)

C3 Expenses, Payables & Other Payables (Page 42)

C4 Income Tax (Page 43) C5 Earnings Per Share (Page 46)

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C1 SEGMENT INFORMATION

Segment reporting

AASB 8 requires operating segments to be identified based on internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker in order to allocate resources to the segment and to assess its performance.

Based on the information used for internal reporting purposes by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), being the Board, which makes strategic decisions, at 30 June 2020 the Group operated three segments, Blockchain consulting and development, Asset Management and Other. In the previous corresponding period (period ended 30 June 2019) the Group had three reportable segments: Advisory, Funds Under Management, and Technology.

In light of the company update announcement on 5 of September 2019, the segment names and descriptions have been updated to reflect the current operations. However, there has been no material impact on the comparatives as a result of this.

Segment description

BLOCKCHAIN CONSULTING

The Group provides consulting, technical due diligence, solution design and development to businesses by utilising distributed ledger solutions and best of blockchain technologies.

ASSET MANAGEMENT

The asset management division was setup in 2018 to give high net worth and institutional investors access to a portfolio of digital assets. DigitalX operates two funds focussed on digital assets, the DigitalX Fund (www.digitalx.fund) and the DigitalX BTC Fund.

OTHER

Amounts disclosed in the segment primarily relates to Group-level functions including governance, finance, legal, risk management, company secretarial and management of the corporate entity.

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SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

Segment reporting ($USD) BLOCKCHAIN CONSULTING
ASSET MANAGEMENT2
OTHER OTHER TOTAL
30 June 2020
30 June 2019
30 June 2020
30 June 2019
30 June 2020 30 June 2019 30 June 2020
(RESTATED)
30 June 2019
Results
Segment revenue
Intersegment revenue
207,097
914,557
28,279
26,049
-
-
-
-
55,048 72,492 290,424
1,013,096
- - -
-
Revenue from external customers 207,097
914,557
28,279
26,049
55,048 72,492 290,424
1,013,096
Revenue recognition timing – point in time
Revenue recognition timing – over time
140,297
732,886
-
-
66,800
181,671
28,279
26,049
- - 140,297
732,886
55,048 72,492 150,127
280,210
Segment result (216,078)
(185,351)
(578,638)
(737,676)
(3,874,120) (1,342,177) (4,668,857)
(2,265,204)
Income tax expense/(benefit) -
-
-
- - -
-
Segment result after tax (216,078)
(185,351)
(578,638)
(737,676)
(3,874,120) (1,342,177) (4,668,857)
(2,265,204)
Reconciliation to profit/loss after tax (4,668,857)
(2,265,204)
Equity accounted share of profit from joint venture (16,259)
(38,442)
Interest (37,897)
(70,074)
Depreciation (170,698)
(53,883)
Amortisation & impairment -
(50,000)
Taxation -
-
(Increase)/decrease in net assets attributable to unit holders (185,840)
46,548
Profit/(loss) after income tax (4,707,851)
(2,524,151)

1Revenue earned from external customers by geography and major customer information is not able to be disclosed as the information is not available to the Group.

2 For the purpose of segment reporting the Funds Under Management segment does not include the operating results, segment assets or segment liabilities of the DigitalX Fund & DigitalX BTC Fund as CODM reviews the fund on a fair value basis of the Group’s interest in the fund.

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SEGMENT POSITION

BLOCKCHAIN CONSULTING BLOCKCHAIN CONSULTING ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT OTHER OTHER TOTAL TOTAL
Segment reporting ($USD) 30 June
2020
30 June
2019
30 June
2020
30 June
2019
30 June
2020
(RESTATED)
30 June
2019
30 June
2020
(RESTATED)
30 June
2019
Assets
Segment assets 30,290 53,377 46,521 22,477 9,141,746 13,298,739 9,218,557 13,374,593
Total assets 30,290 53,377 46,521 22,477 9,141,746 13,298,739 9,218,557 13,374,593
Liabilities
Segment liabilities 5,301 580 16,735 1,183 1,124,543 1,809,149 1,146,578 1,810,912
Total liabilities 5,301 580 16,735 1,183 1,124,543 1,809,149 1,148,578 1,810,912

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C2 - REVENUE & RECEIVABLES

Policy - Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised when the benefit from the service provided is received by the Customer and to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured, regardless of when the payment is being made.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable; taking into account contractually defined terms of payment, if any, and excluding taxes or duty.

Revenue is recognised when the specific recognition criteria described below have been met.

A. Advisory

Revenue from advisory services is recognised as a point in time obligation when its services have been fully rendered under contract and the Group no longer has any continuing involvement in the sale of digital assets by its customers and the consideration becomes payables. If the Group is entitled to consideration on a pro rata basis or for works complete, then the Group shall recognise revenue over time by reference to the work completed.

Transaction Price – Digital Assets

Where the contract provides for payment in the customers digital assets, the digital asset’s fair value is determined:

Management fees are based on a percentage of the portfolio value of the fund and calculated in accordance with the Investment Management Agreement or Constitution.

Performance fee arrangements give rise to variable consideration. An estimate of the variable consideration is recorded when it is highly probable that a significant revenue reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur when the associated uncertainty with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Group’s entitlement to a performance fee for any given performance period is dependent on outperforming certain hurdles.

D. Licensing

Revenue from licensing is recognised over time as the services provided under licensing contract are provided over time and the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit of the service.

E. Contract Asset

When a performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good or service to the customer before the customer pays consideration or before payment is due, the Group presents the contract as a contract asset, unless the Group’s rights to the amount of consideration are unconditional, in which case the Group recognises a receivable.

F. Contract Liability

  • by referencing publicly available pricing data from digital asset exchanges; or

  • for those digital assets not yet listed on exchanges, by referencing the results of the sale (i.e. the unit price of a digital asset can be measured by dividing the dollar amounts raised in the sale by the number of units issued in the sale).

The Group measures advisory revenue including the receipt of digital assets at the fair value of consideration received.

When a customer pays consideration before performance obligation is satisfied, the Group presents the contract as a contract liability.

G. Trade and other receivables

The Group makes use of a simplified approach in accounting for trade and other receivables as well as contract assets and records the loss allowance at the amount equal to the expected lifetime credit losses. In using this practical expedient, the Group uses its historical experience, external indicators and forward-looking information to calculate the expected credit losses using a provision matrix.

B. Consulting

Revenue from consulting services for a fixed fee or time and material is recognised when or as the Group transfers control of the assets to the customer. Revenue is recognised over time as the work is performed as costs are generally incurred uniformly as the work progresses and are considered to be proportionate to the entity’s performance.

The Group assess impairment of trade receivables on a collective basis as they possess credit risk characteristics based on the days past due. The Group allows 1% for amounts that are 30 to 60 days past due, 1.5% for amounts that are between 60 and 90 days past due and impair any amounts that are more than 90 days past due.

H. Interest revenue

C. Funds Management

Revenue from contracts with clients is recognised when there is a right to invoice the client at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. This method corresponds directly with the delivery of performance obligations by the Group to its clients.

Interest income is recognised on a time proportion basis that takes into account the effective yield on the financial asset.

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Revenue
Advisory
Consulting
Asset Management Fees
Licensing
Total revenue1
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
-
206,278
31,562
52,584
859,743
126,517
18,293
8,543
290,424 1,013,096

1 Revenue recognised at point in time included in the total for the year ended 30 June 2020 was $140,297 (2019: 691,979).

Liabilities related to contracts with customers

Liabilities related to contracts with customers
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Contract liability for services to be rendered1 15,437 188,128
Contract liability 15,437 188,128

1 Contract liability decrease for the period as the services were rendered.

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables
Year ended Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
30 June 2020
$USD
Trade receivables (gross) 46,196 57,012
Loss allowance -
-
Trade receivables – Net 46,196 57,012
Other receivables
Statutory tax receivable - 13,621
Loan to a related party - 26,099
Deposits 56,896 68,745
Other 32,486 -
Total trade and other receivables 135,578 165,477

Other Income

Other Income
Interest received
Other income
Net fair value gain/(loss) on digital assets held1,2
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
22,216
68,879
30,696
-
91,095 30,696
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
(2,332,415) 1,511,247

1 Refer to Note D4 for further information on Digital Assets.

2 The primary driver for the loss in the current year was the decrease in the price of bitcoin from $10,817 to $9,137 (16%) and the fall in market price for two unlisted digital assets on exchange listing.

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C3 - EXPENSES, PAYABLES & OTHER PAYABLES

Policy - Trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition.

Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities unless payment is not due within 12 months from the reporting date. They are recognised initially at their fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

and sick leave when it is probable that settlement will be required and they are capable of being measured reliably.

Liabilities recognised in respect of short-term employee benefits, are measured at their nominal values using the remuneration rate expected to apply at the time of settlement.

Liabilities recognised in respect of long-term employee benefits are measured as the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made by the Group in respect of services provided by employees up to reporting date.

Policy - Goods and services, Value Added Tax, or Sales Tax

Policy - Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Group will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at reporting date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.

Amounts are recognised net of the amount of associated GST or VAT, except:

  • where the GST or VAT incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the GST or VAT is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or part of the expense item as applicable; and

  • receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST or VAT.

The net amount of GST or VAT recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the balance sheet.

Policy - Employee benefits

Short-term and long-term employee benefits

A liability is recognised for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave, long service leave,

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST or VAT component of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

(A) Professional and Consultancy fees

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Legal fees 127,133 177,108
Consulting fees 225,344 209,280
Tax consulting fees 39,987
28,708
Audit fees 53,521 49,594
Total professional and consultancy fees 445,985 464,690
(B) Settlement costs
Settlement costs1
Total other expenses
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
- 526,068
- 526,068

1 The balance relates solely to the finalisation of legal proceedings as announced to the market on 7 May 2019 which is expected to be a non-recurring amount. The Group also incurred $USD66,830 in legal fees for this matter included in the total legal fees disclosed above in (A) for the year ended 30 June 2019.

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(C) Other expenses

Regulatory and compliance
Occupancy
Other expenses
Total other expenses
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
318,678 188,100
94,501 167,461
110,918 482,567
524,097 838,128

Current liabilities – trade & other payables

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Trade payables 225,647 242,723
Accrued expenses 89,293 1397,554
PAYG withholding payable 17,441 16,086
Share applications - 561,739
Total trade & other payables 332,381 1,218,102

[1] Included in this is an amount of $AUD150,000 for the second tranche of the legal settlement reference above in Note C3 (B).

Remuneration of Auditors

Year ended
30 June 2020
**$USD **
Year ended
30 June 2019
**$USD **
Remuneration of the auditors of the Company for:
BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd
Audit and review of financial reports 53,521 49,594
Non-audit services – tax compliance 11,220 28,708
64,741 78,302

C4 INCOME TAX

Policy - Income tax

The income tax expense or revenue for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income or tax loss based on the applicable income tax rate for each jurisdiction.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the period. Taxable profit differs from profit before tax as reported in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences.

Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and liabilities in a transaction that

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affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit. In addition, deferred tax liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognised to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilise the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Current and deferred tax for the period

Current and deferred tax are recognised in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case the current and deferred tax are also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

Tax consolidation

The Company and its wholly-owned Australian tax resident entities are part of a tax-consolidated group under Australian taxation law. The head entity within the tax-consolidated group is DigitalX Limited. Digital CC Holdings joined the DigitalX Limited tax consolidation group on 26 May 2014.

group using the 'separate taxpayer within group's approach, by reference to the carrying amounts in the separate financial reports of each entity and the tax values applying under tax consolidation.

Any current tax liabilities (or assets) and deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses of the wholly-owned entities are assumed by the head entity in the tax-consolidated group and are recognised as amounts payable (or receivable) to (or from) other entities in the tax-consolidated group in conjunction with any tax funding arrangement amounts. The head entity recognises deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses of the tax-consolidated group to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits of the tax-consolidated group will be available against which the assets can be utilised.

Estimates & Judgement – Taxation

Income taxes

The Group operates in a newly emerging industry and the application of taxation laws in Australia, the United States, Hong Kong and previously Iceland (the principal countries in which the Group currently operates) in relation to the Group’s activities may change from time to time. Changes in the taxation laws or in assessments or interpretation or decisions in respect of, but not limited to the following, may have a significant impact on the Group’s results:

  • Jurisdiction in which and rates at which income is taxed;

  • Jurisdiction in which and rates at which expenses are deductible;

  • The nature of income taxes levied, for example whether taxes are assessed on the revenue account or on the capital account;

  • Requirements to file tax returns; and

  • The availability of credit for taxes paid in other jurisdictions, for example through the operation of double taxation treaties.

In recognition of the limited trading and tax history of the Group, management do not consider there is sufficient evidence of probability of the ability to utilise temporary differences and tax losses and hence no deferred tax asset has been recognised as at 30 June 2020 in relation to these assets. The Group will continue to assess the performance and may in the future recognise some or all of these assets.

The Group has taken the approach to calculate income tax expense on the basis that all revenue and expenses attributable to its operations are taxable in Australia and all revenue and expenses attributable to its trading operations are taxable in the United States in addition to certain employee costs incurred in the United States plus an appropriate mark-up.

Tax expense/income, deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets arising from temporary differences of the members of the tax-consolidated group are recognised in the separate financial reports of the members of the tax-consolidated

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A. Income tax expense
Year ended
30 June 2020
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD $USD
Current tax expense / (benefit) - -
Deferred tax expense/ (benefit) - -
Total income tax (benefit) in profit or loss - -
B. Numerical reconciliation of tax expense to prima facie tax payable
Profit/(Loss) before tax from continuing operations
Profit/(Loss) before tax from discontinued operations
Profit/(Loss) before tax
Tax at the Group’s statutory income tax rate of Australia: 27.5% (2019:
27.5%)
Tax effect of amounts which are not deductible or assessable (taxable) in
calculating taxable income:
Non-deductible share-based payment
Non-deductible settlement fees
Non-deductible impairment losses
Non-deductible finance costs – convertible note
Profit from equity accounted investments
Other
Effect of different tax rates of subsidiaries operating in other jurisdictions
Unrealised gain on foreign exchange
Effect of timing expenses that are not deductible
Deferred tax assets not recognised1
Distribution to trust beneficiaries
Previously unrecognised tax losses now recouped to reduce tax expense
Income tax expense/(benefit)
Income tax expense/(benefit) is attributable to:
Year ended
30 June 2020
Restated
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD $USD
(4,707,851) (2,524,151)
- -
(4,707,851) (2,524,151)
(1,294,659)
48,051
-
-
-
4,471
-
48,459
36,636
(34,840)
(757,245)
192,512
67,439
13,750
19,131
(10,571)
265
59,309
(214)
(54,451)
1,082,402
109,322
-
493,393
(23,318)
-
- -
Profit/(Loss) from continuing operations - -
Profit/(Loss) from discontinued operations - -
- -

1 Amount relates to tax losses incurred in US operations that cannot be applied to profits generated in Australia or entities outside the tax consolidated group.

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C. Current tax assets and liabilities

Current tax liability
Income tax payable
Total current tax liability
- -
- -
- -

D. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

As at 30 June 2020 the Group has tax losses available to be applied in the future periods in the United States and Australia estimated to be $USD9.7 million and $USD4.7 million respectively. The losses in respect of the Group’s operations in Hong Kong are immaterial. In addition, the Group has gross capital losses in Australia estimated at $USD1.4 million at 30 June 2020.

The Group reviews the recoverability of tax losses each reporting period by reviewing the continuity of ownership test (COT) or Same Business Test (SBT) and no adjustments have been made for the year ended 30 June 2020. Other than those noted above and tax losses there are no other material temporary differences.

E. Other tax information

The tax rate used for the reconciliation above is the corporate tax rate of 27.5% payable by Australian corporate entities on taxable profits under Australian tax law for entities with gross consolidated turnover of less than $AUD25,000,000.

Franking Account
Amounts recognised directly in equity
-
-
-
-

Future Developments

  • (i) The Group notes that from the 2019 financial year on, the corporate tax for Hong Kong will use a two-tier regime where profits will be assessed at 8.25% for the first $HK2,000,000 and 16.5% above $HK2,000,000. The Group’s operations in Hong Kong are immaterial and the effective of the rate is expected to immaterial.

C5 - EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued or cancelled during the period.

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding assuming the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.

Basic earnings/(loss) per share
From continuing operations
Total
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share
From continuing operations
Total
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
(0.008) (0.005)
(0.008) (0.005)
(0.008) (0.005)
(0.008) (0.005)

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The earnings/(loss) used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share
are as follows:
From continued operations
From discontinued operations
Weighted average number of ordinary shares on issue during the period
used in the calculation of basic EPS
Adjustments for calculation of diluted EPS
Options
Performance rights
Convertible notes
Weighted average number of ordinary shares on issue during the period
used in the calculation of diluted EPS
(4,707,851) (2,524,151)
- -
602,105,566 512,099,007
32,848,977 60,240,335
28,500,000 9,000,000
- -
665,954,543 581,339,342

1 Potential ordinary shares in the form of share options and rights are not considered to be dilutive. As the Group made a loss for the prior period, diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per share for that period.

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The section below includes information regarding how the Group manages it capital assets including the positions at year end as well as outlining the risks arising from market, price, liquidity and credit exposures. Finally, the section covers how the Group manages its equity position and movements during the year.

The section includes the following disclosures:

D1 Capital management (Page 49)

D2 Financial risk management (Page 49)

D3 Cash and cash equivalents (Page 53)

D4 Digital assets (Page 54)

D5 Investments (Page 56)

D6 Net assets attributable to unit holders (Page 57)

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D1 - CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to:

  • Safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern, so that they can continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders; and

  • Maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.

D2 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Policy - Financial Instruments

Recognition and derecognition

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument and are measured initially at fair value adjusted by transactions costs, except for those carried at fair value through profit or loss, which are measured initially at fair value. Subsequent measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities are described below.

Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred. A financial liability is derecognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires.

Classification and initial measurement of financial assets

Except for those trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component and are measured at the transaction price in accordance with AASB 15, all financial assets are initially measured at fair value adjusted for transaction costs (where applicable).

Subsequent measurement of financial assets

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial assets, other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments, are classified into the following categories upon initial recognition:

  • a) financial assets at amortised cost;

  • b) financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL);

  • c) debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI); and

  • d) equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).

Classifications are determined by both:

  • The entity’s business model for managing the financial asset; and

  • The contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets.

All income and expenses relating to financial assets that are recognised in profit or loss are presented within finance costs,

finance income or other financial items, except for the allowance for expected credit loss which is presented within other expenses.

a) Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial assets are measured at amortised cost if the assets meet the following conditions (and are not designated as FVPL):

  • they are held within a business model whose objective is to hold the financial assets and collect its contractual cash flows;

  • the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

After initial recognition, these are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Group’s cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables fall into this category of financial instruments as well as government bonds that were previously classified as held-tomaturity under AASB 139.

b) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets that are held within a business model other than “hold to collect” or “hold to collect and sell” are categorised at fair value through profit and loss. Further, irrespective of business model, financial assets whose contractual cash flows are not solely payments of principal and interest are accounted for at FVPL. All derivative financial instruments fall into this category, except for those designated and effective as hedging instruments, for which the hedge accounting requirements apply.

This is includes digital assets classified as financial assets in accordance with Note D4.

c) Debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (Debt FVOCI)

Financial assets with contractual cash flows representing solely payments of principal and interest and held within a business model of collecting the contractual cash flows and selling the assets are accounted for at FVOCI.

Any gains or losses recognised in OCI will be recycled upon derecognition of the asset.

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d) Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (Equity FVOCI)

Investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading are eligible for an irrevocable election at inception to be measured at FVOCI. Under this category, subsequent movements in fair value are recognised in other comprehensive income and are never reclassified to profit or loss. Dividend income is taken to profit or loss unless the dividend clearly represents return of capital.

Impairment of financial assets

AASB 9’s impairment model use more forward looking information to recognize expected credit losses - the ‘expected credit losses (ECL) model’. The application of the new impairment model depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk.

The Group considers a broader range of information when assessing credit risk and measuring expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows of the instrument.

In applying this forward-looking approach, a distinction is made between:

  • financial instruments that have not deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition or that have low credit risk (‘Stage 1’); and

  • financial instruments that have deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition and whose credit risk is not low (‘Stage 2’).

‘Stage 3’ would cover financial assets that have objective evidence of impairment at the reporting date.

‘12-month expected credit losses’ are recognised for the first category while ‘lifetime expected credit losses’ are recognised for the second category.

Measurement of the expected credit losses is determined by a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses over the expected life of the financial instrument.

Trade and other receivables and contract assets

The Group makes use of a simplified approach in accounting for trade and other receivables as well as contract assets and records the loss allowance at the amount equal to the expected lifetime credit losses.

In using this practical expedient, the Group uses its historical experience, external indicators and forward-looking information to calculate the expected credit losses using a provision matrix.

The Group assess impairment of trade receivables on a collective basis as they possess credit risk characteristics based on the days past due. The Group allows 1% for amounts that are 30 to 60 days past due, 1.5% for amounts that are between 60 and 90 days past due and impair any amounts that are more than 90 days past due.

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

The Group recognises 12 months expected credit losses for financial assets at FVOCI. As most of these instruments have a high credit rating, the likelihood of default is deemed small. However, at each reporting date the Group assesses whether there has been a significant increase in the credit risk of the instrument.

In assessing these risks, the Group relies on readily available information such as the credit ratings issued by the major credit rating agencies for the respective asset. The Group only holds simple financial instruments for which specific credit ratings are usually available. In the unlikely event that there is no or only little information on factors influencing the ratings of the asset available, the Group would aggregate similar instruments into a portfolio to assess on this basis whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk.

In addition, the Group considers other indicators such as adverse changes in business, economic or financial conditions that could affect the borrower’s ability to meet its debt obligation or unexpected changes in the borrowers operating results.

Should any of these indicators imply a significant increase in the instrument’s credit risk, the Group recognises for this instrument or class of instruments the lifetime expected credit losses.

Classification and measurement of financial liabilities

The Group’s financial liabilities include borrowings, trade and other payables and derivative financial instruments.

Financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, and, where applicable, adjusted for transaction costs unless the Group designated a financial liability at fair value through profit or loss. Subsequently, financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method except for derivatives and financial liabilities designated at FVPL, which are carried subsequently at fair value with gains or losses recognised in profit or loss (other than derivative financial instruments that are designated and effective as hedging instruments).

All interest-related charges and, if applicable, changes in an instrument’s fair value that are reported in profit or loss are included within finance costs or finance income.

Risk Management

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks including but not limited to:

  • Foreign exchange risk;

  • Liquidity risk;

  • Interest rate risk;

  • Credit risk; and

  • Digital asset price risk.

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The Group’s and the Company’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. The Group uses different methods to measure different types of risks to which it is

exposed. The method used is sensitivity analysis for each of foreign exchange risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk.

The capital structure of the Group consists of equity attributable to equity holders of the Company, comprising issued capital, reserves and retained earnings.

The Group holds the following financial assets and financial liabilities:

Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalentsAC
InvestmentsFV
Trade receivablesAC
Financial liabilities
Trade and other payablesAC
Finance LiabilitiesAC
AC – Amortised Cost
FV – Fair value through profit or loss
Year ended
30 June 2020
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
$USD
2,736,872
5,160,689
1,030,511
195,651
46,196
57,012
3,813,579
5,413,352
225,647
377,682
336,905
562,552
659,128

Foreign exchange risk

The Group and the parent entity operate internationally, and during the period were exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from currency exposures, primarily with respect to the USD/AUD dollar rates.

Foreign exchange risks arise from future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities that are denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency. The risk is measured using sensitivity analysis and cash flow forecasting.

Management regularly monitors exposure to foreign exchange risk, but do not have a current hedging policy in place. It is intended that this policy will be continuously assessed in line with funding requirements for each of the investment opportunities.

As of 30 June 2020, the Group had exposure to foreign currency risk within its recognised assets and liabilities. The cash and cash equivalents held $AUD3,957,230 (2019: $AUD7,227,463) in bank accounts. The Group has no derivative liabilities in $AUD (2019: $nil) and $AUD480,882 in finance liabilities (2019: $nil).

Group sensitivity – Foreign exchange risk

Based upon the financial instruments held as at 30 June 2020, had the Australian dollar weakened/strengthened 10% against the US dollar with all other variables held constant, the following impact on profit and or loss in noted:

Impact on profit of loss – 2020
Impact on profit or loss – 2019
Fluctuation
+10%
-10%
$USD
$USD
(529,034)
529,034
(719,596)
719,596

Interest rate risk management

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk as entities in the Group deposit funds at both short-term fixed and floating rates of interest. The Group’s exposure to interest rates on financial assets and liabilities is detailed in the liquidity risk management section of this note.

Interest rate sensitivity

A change in interest rates would not have a material impact on the profit and equity for the current and previous periods of the Group or the Parent entity.

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Liquidity risk management

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, who oversee a liquidity risk management framework for the management of the Group’s funding and liquidity management requirements.

The Group manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and ensuring there are appropriate plans in place to finance these future cash flows.

Weighted
average
effective
interest rate
%
Less than 1
month
Interest
bearing -
variable
1 to 3
months
Interest
bearing -
variable
More than 3
months
Interest
bearing
Less than 1
month
Non-interest
bearing
1 to 3 months
Non-interest
bearing
More than 3
months
Non-interest
bearing
$USD
$USD
$USD
$USD
$USD
$USD
2020
Cash and cash equivalents 0.25 2,736,872
-
-
-
-
-
Convertible note 10 -
-
169,294
-
-
-
Other receivables - -
-
-
46,196
-
-
Other payables - -
-
-
(225,647)
-
-
Finance liability 8.8 -
-
(378,224)
-
-
-
2019
Cash and cash equivalents - 5,160,689
-
-
-
-
-
Convertible note 10 -
-
195,651
-
-
-
Other receivables - -
-
-
57,012
-
-
Other payables - -
-
-
(242,723)
-
-

The liquidity and interest rate risk table above has been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flow (including both interest and principal cash flows expected) using contractual maturities of financial assets and the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay financial liabilities. Amounts for financial assets include interest earned on those assets except where it is anticipated cash will occur in a different period.

Credit Risk

Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, deposits with banks and financial institutions, as well as credit exposures to customers, including outstanding receivables. Credit risk is managed on a group basis. For banks and financial institutions, the Group aims to hold deposit with independently rated parties with a rating of ‘A2’ or above based on Moody’s ratings. From time to time the Group may hold deposits with unrated institutions (i.e. exchanges) after trading in digital assets. The Group’s credit risk exposure is set out below. Due to the nature of the customers the Group engages with ratings are not commonplace. Credit risk is therefore factored into the transaction price for services often in the form of bonus tokens or a discount to public token sale rate. At 30 June 2020 no customers had a published credit rating.

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A2
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Rating $USD
A1 3,876
A2 1,562
Unrated 2,731,434
Total 2,736,872

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Fair value measurement

The Group measures financial instruments and non-financial assets at fair value at each balance sheet date. Also, fair values of financial instruments measured at amortised cost are disclosed. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

  • In the principal market for the asset or liability, or

  • In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible to the Group. The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest. A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

  • Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

  • Level 2 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable

  • Level 3 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Group determines whether transfers have occurred between Levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Group has determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.

At 30 June 2020 all assets carried at fair value are deemed to be level 1 based on observable prices in an active market with the exception of:

  • Convertible note receivable – Note D5

  • Investment in Bullion Asset Management – Note D5

  • Unlisted Digital Assets – Note D4

Fair value estimation

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities, as recorded in the financial statements, represent or approximate their respective fair values.

D3 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents

For the purpose of presentation in the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, cash held with bitcoin exchanges, other short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, and bank overdrafts. Cash and cash equivalents do not include the Group’s holdings of digital assets which are classified as inventory (refer to D4).

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Cash at bank 2,736,872 5,160,614
Cash deposits at call1 - 75
Total cash and cash equivalents 2,736,872 5,160,689

1Cash deposits at call include cash balances on exchanges. The balance originates following a liquidation of digital assets. Refer to Note D2 for information on liquidity and credit risk.

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D4 - DIGITAL ASSETS

Digital Assets

Digital assets are assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, which use an open-source software-based online system where transactions are recorded in a public ledger (blockchain) using its own unit of account. Digital Assets are an emerging technology and asset class, and as such there are no specific accounting standards that cover the treatment, rather digital assets are assessed by applying existing accounting standards in conjunction with guidance released by the accounting standard setting bodies such as the IASB.

Management consider it appropriate to group digital assets into a single balance in the Consolidated Financial Statements and providing users with a reconciliation by category in the notes to the Financial Statements.

For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Group has determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained below.

Digital Assets – Accounted for using inventory methodology

For digital assets that meet the criteria of AASB102: Inventory, the Group measures digital assets at its fair value less costs to sell, with any change in fair value less costs to sell being recognised in profit or loss in the period of the change. Amounts are derecognised when the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. As a result of the various blockchain protocols, costs to sell are immaterial in the current period and no allowance is made for such costs.

Digital assets are derecognised when the Group disposes of the inventory through its trading activities or when the Group otherwise loses control and, therefore, access to the economic benefits associated with ownership of the digital asset.

Digital Assets – Accounted for using intangible asset methodology

The Group consider that any digital asset that does not fall under the inventory or financial asset methodology and meet the recognition criteria (identifiable, controllable and capable of generation future economic benefits) are considered to intangible assets.

For digital assets that meet the criteria of AASB138: Intangible Assets, the Group measures digital assets at its fair value less costs to sell in accordance with the revaluation model (provided there is an active market), with increase in fair value being recognised in OCI and credited to a revaluation reserve, unless it reverses a revaluation deficit of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A revaluation deficit is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it offsets an existing surplus on the same asset recognised in the revaluation reserve. Digital assets classified as intangible assets are considered to be indefinite life intangible assets given their nature.

Digital assets are derecognised when the Group disposes of the asset or when the Group otherwise loses control and, therefore, access to the economic benefits associated with ownership of the digital asset.

Digital Assets – Accounted for using financial asset methodology

Refer to Note D2 for financial asset accounting policy and treatment.

Estimates & Judgements

(a) Digital assets

Management note that the topic of digital assets and the accounting for digital assets continues to be considered by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and continues to monitors new comments and interpretations released by the Board and other standard setters from around the world.

In line with this, the Group has considered its position for the year ending 30 June 2020 and has determined that the Group’s digital assets fall into 3 categories:

  • Inventory method (historical method used by the Group)

  • Intangible asset method (the method noted by the IASB in its most recent deliberations)

  • Financial asset method (used where the digital asset meets the criteria of a financial asset – See Note D)

Management notes that under the 3 methods noted above, the treatment continues to be to measure digital assets at fair value (unless otherwise disclosed and provided certain conditions are met) under the respective accounting standards.

(b) Fair value of Digital Assets

Digital assets (including bitcoin inventory) is measured at fair value using the quoted price in United States dollars on from a number of different sources with the primary being Coin Market Cap (www.coinmarketcap.com) at closing Coordinated Universal Time. Management considers this fair value to be a Level 1 input under the AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement fair value hierarchy as the price on the quoted price (unadjusted) in an active market for identical assets.

Management uses a number of exchanges including Binance, Bitgo, Independent Reserve and others in order to provide the Group with appropriate size and liquidity to provide reliable evidence of fair value for the size and volume of transactions that are reasonably contemplated by the Group.

Unlisted digital assets are fair valued using a combination of Level 2 and Level 3 techniques. Refer to the table below for the break-down of fair value levels.

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(A) Reconciliation of Digital Assets

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Bitcoin1,2 4,065,591 4,661,772
Other listed digital assets1,3 522,807 1,121,074
Non-listed digital assets4 135,548 1,332,527
Total Digital Assets 4,723,946 7,115,373

1 Digital assets were measured at fair value using at 30 June 2020. Refer to Note H5 for prices at the date of this report.

2 The amount includes $USD2,021,713 held by the DigitalX BTC Fund.

3 Includes all tokens that are not bitcoin that are listed on an exchange. The amount includes $USD500,704 held by the DigitalX Fund.

4 Includes all tokens not listed on an exchange. The amount includes $USD79,846 held by the DigitalX Fund.

(B) Reconciliation by Class

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Inventory method - 4,661,772
Intangible asset method 4,717,985 1,683,601
Financial asset method 5,961 770,000
Total Digital Assets 4,723,946 7,115,373

(C) Movements by Class

Inventory Method
Intangible Asset
Financial Asset
Total
Opening Balance 1 July 2019 4,661,772
1,683,601
770,000
7,115,373
Net trading activity1 -
(59,012)
-
(59,012)
Transfers – BTC Fund Seed2 (1,728,071)
1,728,071
-
Transfers between classes3 (1,349,825)
1,349,825
-
-
Revaluation (1,583,876)
15,500
(764,039)
(2,332,415)
Impairment -
-
-
-
Closing Balance -
4,717,985
5,961
4,723,946

1 Net trading activity is the net purchase and sale of digital assets and includes monthly rebalance for the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund.

2 During the period the Group announced that it had seeded the DigitalX BTC Fund with 215 of its existing Bitcoin holding. The amount above is the fair value of Bitcoin at the time of the seeding. Inline with Note D5 and G2, the Group consolidates the assets of the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund.

3 At 30 June 2020, the Group made the determination that due to the nature of the Group’s holding and its reduced trading activity it was considered appropriate to classify its Bitcoin holding as an intangible asset under AASB138: Intangible Assets using fair value under the revaluation method given there is a highly active market for Bitcoin. As the Group previously recorded its Bitcoin holding at fair value under AASB102: Inventory there was no gain or loss on reclassification.

(C) Digital Assets by Fair Value Hierarchy

Level Description $USD
Level 1 Level 1 fair value digital assets are those assets that are actively traded on a digital asset
$4,532,697
exchange or decentralised exchange for which there is an active market with sufficient
volume.

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Level 2 Level 2 fair value digital assets are those assets measured at fair value but the market prices
$55,701
are not actively quoted and determined using a market matrix approach (AASB13.B7). This is
most common for digital assets where an active trading pair does not existing with a FIAT
currency but may exist for a trading pair such as Ethereum or Bitcoin which can then be
measured usingthe level 1 input.
Level 3 Level 3 fair value digital assets are those assets carried at fair value where fair value has been
$135,548
determined by reference to the entity’s own data and financial data provided by the project
such as comparableprojects,financial forecasts and equitytransactions.

D5 – INVESTMENTS

Investments in joint ventures

A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the joint arrangement. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.

The results and assets and liabilities of joint ventures are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting.

Under the equity method, an investment in an associate or a joint venture is initially recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognise the Group's share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate or joint venture. When the Group's share of losses of an associate or a joint venture exceeds the Group's interest in that associate or joint venture (which includes any long-term interests that, in substance, form part of the Group's net investment in the associate or joint venture), the Group discontinues recognising its share of further losses. Additional losses are recognised only to the extent that the Group has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate or joint venture.

An investment in an associate or a joint venture is accounted for using the equity method from the date on which the investee becomes an associate or a joint venture. On acquisition of the investment in an associate or a joint venture, any excess of the cost of the investment over the Group's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the investee is recognised as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment. Any excess of the Group's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities over the cost of the investment, after reassessment, is recognised immediately in profit or loss in the period in which the investment is acquired.

The requirements of AASB 9 are applied to determine whether it is necessary to recognise any impairment loss with respect to the Group’s investment in an associate or a joint venture. When necessary, the entire carrying amount of the investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment in accordance with AASB 136 ‘Impairment of Assets’ as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount (higher of value in use and fair value less costs of disposal) with its carrying amount.

Any impairment loss recognised forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognised in accordance with AASB 136 to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases.

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Investment in Coincast - Equity accounted joint ventureA - 16,259
Investment in Bullion Asset Management Pte LtdB 861,216 322,662
Convertible note receivableC 169,294 195,651
1,030,510 534,572

A. Changes to Joint Ventures

During the period the Group announced that it had terminated the joint ventures with DX Americas LLC, Coincast and Futuredge Capital. The impact to the Group was immaterial and the investments were written down to nil value.

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B. Investment in Bullion Asset Management Pte Ltd

On 16 April 2019, the Group announced its equity investment into Bullion Asset Management Pte Ltd (“BAM”), the management company for xbullion (gold backed stable coin project) for $AUD450,000 and 9,411,764 DigitalX shares at an issue price of $AUD0.085. The DigitalX shares were issued during the period, as a result the investment in BAM increased by $USD544,690. At 30 June 2020 the investment was measured at fair value using level 2 inputs, there was no change in fair value as the most recent equity issue (January 2020) was consistent with the previous issue price.

C. Convertible note receivable

The Group holds a convertible note with YPB Systems Ltd (ASX:YPB) based on the terms and conditions in the announcement.

  • 3-year fixed term, repayable only at maturity, non-redeemable;

  • Conversion at any time to ordinary equity at the lower of A$0.018 or a 50% discount to the price at which YPB shares were subscribed for pursuant to the most recent capital raising of YPB preceding the date of conversion (not including the present equity placement), provided that the deemed price is no lower than $0.009

  • Free attaching unlisted option with an exercise price of $0.025. Option expiry 18 months from the date of conversion of the convertible note to shares

At year end the Group valued the note at fair value using the fair value of holding the note to maturity. Under this methodology the fair value (level 2) of the note was deemed to be $USD169,294. The key inputs were:

  • Coupon rate – 10%

  • Market interest rate – 11.8%

D. Investment in DigitalX Funds

The Group has provided seed capital to the DigitalX Fund (a unit trust) and DigitalX BTC Fund (a unit trust) for the purpose of investing in and generating returns on digital assets. As noted in Note C1 the Board reviews the performance of the funds at fair value based on the reported fund net asset value (NAV) each period. However, as DigitalX also provides fund management services for the fund it is deemed that the Group meets the definition of control under AASB10: Consolidated Financial Statements and as a result, the financial position and performance of the DigitalX funds have been included in the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

The Group will continue to assess its position with respect to control of the fund at each reporting period and there has been no changes to the Group’s assessment for the year ended 30 June 2020.

The net asset value (NAV) of the Group’s units in the funds at 30 June 2020 were $AUD 0.50 (2019: $0.85) and $AUD1.35 respectively.

D6 - NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNIT HOLDERS

In accordance with AASB: 132 Financial Instruments, certain instruments are classified as equity in the separate financial statements of a subsidiary or other entity controlled by the Group which represent non-controlling interests in the consolidated financial statements are classified as liabilities in the consolidated financial statements of the Group to the extent which the non-controlling interest has a preferential claim to the net assets of the subsidiary over shareholders of the parent. Changes in the net assets are recognised in the profit or loss except for distributions to unit holders and subscription of units.

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Opening Balance 592,810 514,600
Profit/(Loss) for the period attributable to non-controlling interests (185,840) 46,548
Impact of foreign exchange (135) (18,181)
Net change in units on issue 55,020 49,843
Closing Balance 461,855 592,810

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The section below includes information regarding the financial position of the Group (excluding non-operating assets & liabilities covered under Section C and Working Capital covered under Section D).

The section includes the following disclosures:

E1 Property, plant and equipment (Page 59)

E2 Non-current assets – Right of use asset (Page 60)

E2 Non-current assets - Intangible assets (Page 61)

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E1 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Policy

Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the income statement during the financial period in which they are incurred.

Plant and equipment are depreciated or amortised on a reducing balance or straight-line basis at rates based upon their expected useful lives as follows:

  • Computer equipment – 3 years

  • Leasehold improvements – 5 years

Depreciation is recognised to write off the cost or valuation of assets (other than freehold land) less their residual values over their useful lives. The estimated residual value of plant and equipment has been assessed to be zero. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any change in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the assets carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an assets fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with their carrying amount.

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

The Group as lessor

Amounts due from lessees under finance leases are recognised as receivables at the amount of the Group’s net investment in the leases. Finance lease income is allocated to accounting periods to reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the Group’s net investment outstanding in respect of the leases.

Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Property Plant & Equipment

Property Plant & Equipment
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Cost 352,098 351,352
Accumulated depreciation (124,457) (53,862)
Net Carrying amount 227,641 297,490
Reconciliation
Carrying amount at beginning of period 297,490 502
Additions 6,990 351,352
Disposals (6,244) (481)
Depreciation charge for the period (70,595) (53,883)
Net carrying amount at end of period 227,641 297,490

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E2 - NON-CURRENT ASSETS – RIGHT OF USE

(A) Change of accounting policy

On 1 July 2019, the Group adopted the new leasing standard, AASB16: Leases, which replaced the existing standard, AASB117: Leases .

Under the new standard, leases are no longer classified as operating leases or finances leases as they had been previously under AASB 117.

In applying AASB16 from 1 July 2019 the Group has adopted the new standard retrospectively but has not restated comparatives for the 2018 or 2019 reporting comparatives, as permitted under the transitional provisions of the new standard.

(B) Adjustments recognised on adoption of AASB16

At the time of the change, the Group only had one lease classified as an operating lease, being the lease for the Blockchain Centre entered in to in July 2018 for a term of 5 years, that was required to be recognised:

(C) Lease liability

The lease liabilities were recognised at the present value of remaining lease payments, discounted using the Group’s incremental borrowing rate (8.8%) at the time of the adoption.

The reclassifications and impact of the new standard are therefore recognised in the opening statement of financial position on 1 July 2019.

Operating lease commitments disclosed at 30 June 2019
Adjustment for contracts reassessed as service contracts
Adjustment for discounting using the Group’s incremental borrowing rate
Adjustment for finance liabilities
Liability at 1 July 2019
Current Lease Liability
Non-Current Lease Liability
Liability at 1 July 2019
Interest expense
Lease payments
Foreign exchange effect
Liability at 30 June 2020
Current Lease Liability
Non-Current Lease Liability
$USD
544,549
(234,663)
(166,972)
273,218
416,132
86,576
329,556
416,132
31,278
(108,478)
(2,027)
336,905
91,841
245,064

(D) Right of use asset

The associated right of use asset for property leases were measured on a retrospective basis as if the new rules had always been applied. There were no onerous lease contracts that would have required adjustment

Opening balance at 30 June 2019
Adjustment for right of use asset
Right of use asset at 1 July 2019
Depreciation of right of use asset
Right of use asset at 30 June 2020
Property Leases
$USD
-
389,397
389,397
(97,349)
292,048

1 The net impact to retained earnings at 1 July 2019 was $26,696.

2 The Group does not currently recognised deferred tax assets, as a result no deferred tax impact has been recognised as a result of the change in the standard.

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(C) Other transition disclosures

  • The Group has applied several practical expedients under the new standard as permitted. The expedients include:

  • a. Use of single discount rate;

  • b. Reliance on previous assessment as to whether lease(s) are onerous; and

  • c. Exclusion of indirect costs for the measurement of right of use assets and initial application.

  • Lease payments for property leases includes fixed payments less any incentives, variable payments based on a rate and amounts expected to be payable under residual value guarantees.

  • Right of use assets for property leases include the initial measurement of the lease liability plus initial direct & restoration costs

E3 - NON-CURRENT ASSETS - INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Internally generated intangible assets - Research and development expenditure

Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. An internally generated intangible asset arising from development (or from the development phase of an internal project) is recognised if, and only if, all of the following have been demonstrated:

  • The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;

  • The intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;

  • The ability to use or sell the intangible asset;

  • How the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits;

  • The availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset; and

  • The ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

The amount initially recognised for internally generated intangible assets is the sum of the expenditure incurred from the date when the intangible asset first meets the recognition criteria listed above. Where no internally generated intangible asset can be recognised, development expenditure is recognised in profit or loss in the period in which it is incurred.

Subsequent to initial recognition, internally generated intangible assets are reported at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

Capitalisation of development costs

The development activities are part of an internal project, with costs incurred both by an internal software development team and through the outsourcing of development activities to external contractors. The total cost capitalised on the project at 30 June 2020 is $USD2,016,187.

An intangible asset arising from the development phase of an internal project shall be recognised if, and only if, an entity can demonstrate all of the following:

  • The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;

  • Its intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;

  • Its ability to use or sell the intangible asset;

  • How the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits. Among other things, the entity can demonstrate the existence of a market for the output of the intangible asset or the intangible asset itself or, if it is to be used internally, the usefulness of the intangible asset;

  • The availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset; and

  • Its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

The Company has evaluated the criteria required to be satisfied for an intangible asset arising from the development phase of an internal project to be recognised and conclude in respect to AirPocket that all conditions required to recognise an intangible asset generated from development of an internal project have been demonstrated.

The Company has evaluated the future economic benefit by modelling the expected future cash flows to estimate a value of the asset.

The Company has previously raised a $USD2,016,188 impairment provision against the costs capitalised for its AirPocket intangible asset as a result of a lack of historical data with respect to the estimates used in determining the fair value of AirPocket. The provision is to be reassessed at the next reporting date with anticipation that more information will be available to assess the recoverable amount of the asset.

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30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Intellectual property
Cost 2,016,188 2,016,188
Accumulated amortisation - -
Provision for Impairment2 (2,016,188) (2,016,188)
Net Carrying amount - -
Reconciliation
Carrying amount at beginning of period - 49,519
Additions - 481
Write down of Intangible Assets - (50,000)
Provision of impairment of Intangible Assets - -
**Net carrying amount at end of period1 ** - -

1 Net of accumulated amortisation and provision for impairment.

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The section below includes information regarding the Group’s equity structure including movements in contributed equity from share transactions and movements in reserves.

The section includes the following disclosures:

F1 Contributed Equity (Page 64)

F2 Reserves & Non-Controlling Interest (Page 65)

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F1 – CONTRIBUTED EQUITY

(a) Issued and paid up Capital

(a) Issued and paid up Capital
Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Fully paid ordinary shares– 605,628,549
(2019: 571,525,427)
34,759,917 33,662,319

(b) Movement in Ordinary Share Capital

Date
Details1
Number of
Shares
Issue Price A$
$USD2
30-Jun-19
Closing Balance
571,525,427 33,662,319
1-Jul-19
Issue of Shares on exercise of options
24,691,358 0.0324
556,934
2-Jul-19
Share issue costs
(3,472)
15-Nov-19
Issue of Shares under agreement with Bullion Asset ManagementA
9,411,764 0.0850
544,690
18-Nov-19
Share issue costs
(3,555)
30-Jun-20
Closing Balance
605,628,549
34,756,916
A Refer to Note D5(b) for details.
Date
Details1
Number of
Shares
Issue Price A$
$USD2
30-Jun-18
Closing Balance
486,865,628 30,431,588
5-Jul-18
Vesting of Performance Rights
1,000,000 -
-
10-Jul-18
Share issue costs
- -
(1,426)
7-Aug-18
Issue of Shares on exercise of options
3,086,420 0.0324
73,757
8-Aug-18
Share issue costs
- -
(1,397)
18-Sep-18
Issue of shares on exercise of convertible notes
16,296,295 0.027
317,108
18-Sep-18
Issue of shares to employees
3,441,000 0.12
300,606
20-Sep-18
Share issue costs
- -
(3,571)
8-Oct-18
Issue of Shares on exercise of options
100,000 0.0324
2,341
10-Oct-18
Share issue costs
- -
(1,336)
13-May-19
Issue of Shares for settlement
1,895,453 0.0616
81,301
14-May-19
Share Issue costs
(1,368)
15-May-19
Issue of Shares under Share Purchase Plan
36,321,122 0.0677
1,701,610
16-May-19
Share Issue costs
(6,960)
17-May-19
Issue of Shares under top up placement
19,046,519 0.0677
887,500
17-May-19
Share Issue costs
(270,745)
21-May-19
Share Issue costs
(4,459)
27-May-19
Issue of Shares for settlement
1,576,568 0.0740
80,714
28-May-19
Share Issue costs
(1,368)
18-Jun-19
Issue of Shares for settlement
1,896,422 0.0615
79,796
24-Jun-19
Share Issue costs
(1,372)
571,525,427

1 Refer to the corresponding Appendix 3B for full details of each issue.

2 Based on AUD/USD as at the date of transaction.

3 Refer to Note H5 for any issues subsequent to the end of the reporting period.

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Rights Attaching to Shares

The rights attaching to fully paid ordinary shares arise from a combination of the Company’s constitution, statute and general law. Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry a right to dividend.

Dividends

There are no dividends paid or declared during the period.

F2 – RESERVES

Nature of reserves

Option premium and share- Reserve is established to record balances pertaining to share options and performance rights
based payment reserve granted for services provided to the Company by employees and vendors.
Convertible note reserve Reserve is established to record amounts required to be recognised in equity for convertible notes
that meet the definition of compound instruments.
Foreign Exchange Reserve Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign controlled entity are recognised in other
comprehensive income and accumulated in a separate reserve within equity. The cumulative
amount is reclassified toprofit or loss when the net investment is disposed of.
Note
Option premium and
share-based payment
reserve1
Convertible Note
Reserve
Foreign Exchange
Reserve
30 June 2019
1,300,760
62,680 21,420
Share based payment expense
148,916
- -
Conversion of foreign operations
-
- (669)
30 June 2020
1,449,676
62,680 20,751
Note
Option premium and
share-based payment
reserve1
Convertible Note
Reserve
Foreign Exchange
Reserve
30 June 2018
785,240
62,680 (15,887)
Share based payment expense
399,439
- -
Share options issued
116,081
- -
Conversion of foreign operations
-
- 37,307
30 June 2019
1,300,760
62,680 21,420

1 Ordinary share issues treated as share-based payments that have no vesting conditions are recognised directly in equity.

Share based payments

Employees and consultants of the Group receive remuneration in the form of share-based payments, whereby employees render services as consideration for equity instruments (equity-settled transactions).

Equity-settled transactions

The cost of equity-settled transactions is determined by the fair value at the date when the grant is made using an appropriate valuation model. That cost is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in other capital reserves in equity, over the period in which the performance and/or service conditions are fulfilled in employee benefits expense. The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The statement of profit or loss expense or credit for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period and is recognised in employee benefits expense. No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest, except for equity-settled transactions, for which vesting is conditional upon a market or non-vesting condition.

These are treated as vesting irrespective of whether or not the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied, provided that all other performance and/or service conditions are satisfied.

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Valuation of options and performance rights

The fair value of the share options and performance rights at grant date are determined using a binomial option pricing method that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option, the probability of exercise, the share price at grant date and expected volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield and the risk free interest rate for the term of the option.

The following tables list the inputs to the model used for valuation of the options:

Options issued to Director (Toby Hicks)

Options issued to Director (Toby Hicks)
Item Tranche 1
Volatility (%) 119.92%
Risk-free interest rate (%) – range 1.04%
Expected life of option (years) 5
Exercise price per terms & conditions $AUD0.10
Underlying security spot price $AUD0.04
Valuation date 10 July 2019
Expiry date 30 June 2024
Valuation per option $AUD0.046
Number of options issued 2,500,000

Valuation of performance rights

The fair value of performance rights with market-based conditions at grant date are determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation method that takes into account the market conditions, the term of the vesting period, the share price at grant date and expected volatility of the underlying share across a number of simulations.

volatility of the underlying share across a number of simulations.
Item Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Market based condition – Share price target over 15 days $AUD0.09
$AUD0.09
Volatility (%) 121.84%
117.18%
Expected vesting period (years) 3
3
Underlying security spot price $AUD0.04
$AUD0.03
Valuation date 10 July 2019
21 Nov 2019
Expiry date 9 July 2022
12 Dec 2022
Valuation per right $AUD0.037
$AUD0.021
Number of rights issued 7,500,000
9,000,000

Options and performance rights on issue or owed as at 30 June 2020

Details Number Issue Date
Share options 11,168,382 Nov 18 to May 19
Share options 2,500,000 12 Dec 2019
Performance rights 9,000,000 10 Dec 2018
Performance rights 19,500,000 12 Dec 2019

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The section below includes information regarding the Group organisational structure and information related to the parent entity as required by the Corporations Act 2001.

G1 - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial report incorporates the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of DigitalX Limited (Company or Parent Entity) as at period end and the results of all subsidiaries for the period then ended. DigitalX Limited and its subsidiaries together are referred to as the Group or the Consolidated Entity.

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities (including structured entities) controlled by the Company and its subsidiaries. Control is achieved when the Company:

  • Has power over the investee;

  • Is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and

  • Has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above. The Company considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether or not the Company's voting rights in an investee are sufficient to give it power, including:

  • The size of the Company's holding of voting rights relative to the size and dispersion of holdings of the other vote holders;

  • Potential voting rights held by the Company, other vote holders or other parties;

  • Rights arising from other contractual arrangements; and

  • Any additional facts and circumstances that indicate that the Company has, or does not have, the current ability to direct the relevant activities at the time that decisions need to be made, including voting patterns at previous shareholders' meetings.

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Company loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the date the Company gains control until the date when the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with the Group's accounting policies. All intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.

G2 - CONTROLLED ENTITIES

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance with the accounting policy described in Note G1. All controlled entities are included in the consolidated annual final report. The parent entity does not guarantee to pay the deficiency of its controlled entities in the event a winding up of any controlled entity. The period end of the controlled entities is the same as that of the parent entity, except for the US companies listed below which use 31 December year end.

Name of Controlled Entity
Place of Incorporation
% of Shares Held
2020
% of Shares Held
2019
Digital CC Management Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
Digital CC Trading Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
Digital CC IP Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
Digital CC Limited
Hong Kong
100% 100%
Digital CC IP Limited
Hong Kong
100% 100%

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Name of Controlled Entity
Place of Incorporation
% of Shares Held
2020
% of Shares Held
2019
Digital CC Holdings USA Inc
United States
100% 100%
Digital CC USA LLC
United States
100% 100%
Digital CC USA Services LLC
United States
100% 100%
Digital CC Ventures Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
Pass Petroleum Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
Airpocket International Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
AirPocket LLC
United States
- 100%
DigitalX Funds Management Pty Ltd
Australia
73% 73%
DigitalX Fund Unit Trust
Australia
46% 43%
DigitalX Bitcoin Fund Unit Trust
Australia
93% -
DigitalX Asset Management Pty Ltd
Australia
100% 100%
DigitalX New Tech Fund Inc.
Panama
100% 100%
DigitalX (BVI) Limited
British Virgin Isles
100% 100%
Digital Asset Administration Cayman Limited
British Virgin Isles
100% 100%

Year ended 30 June 2020

There were no changes to the controlled entities during the year ended 30 June 2020 except for those noted below:

  • AirPocket LLC (de-registered through normal course of business); and

  • DigitalX Bitcoin Fund Unit Trust (refer to Note D5 for additional details).

Year ended 30 June 2019

There were no changes to the controlled entities during the year ended 30 June 2019 except for those noted below:

  • DigitalX Asset Management Pty Ltd;

  • DigitalX (BVI) Limited;

  • Digital Asset Administration; and

  • DigitalX New Tech Fund Inc.

All of the entities above were incorporated as part of the ongoing development and execution of the Group’s asset management strategy. The results for the entities above are immaterial for the period.

G3 - PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION

The accounting policies of the parent entity, which have been applied in determining the financial information shown below, are the same as those applied in the consolidated financial statements. Refer to Summary Note A for a summary of the significant accounting policies relating to the Group.

Parent entity financial information

The financial information for the parent entity, DigitalX Limited, disclosed below has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements, except as set out below:

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities are accounted for at cost in the financial statements of DigitalX Limited.

Financial guarantees

Where the parent entity has provided financial guarantees in relation to loans and payables of subsidiaries for no compensation, the fair values of these guarantees are

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accounted for as contributions and recognised as part of the cost of the investment.

Tax consolidation legislation

DigitalX Limited and its wholly-owned Australian controlled entities have implemented the tax consolidation legislation. The head entity, DigitalX Limited, and the controlled entities in the tax consolidated group account for their own current and deferred tax amounts. These tax amounts are measured as if each entity in the tax consolidated group continues to be a stand-alone taxpayer in its own right. In addition to its own current and deferred tax amounts, DigitalX Limited also recognises the current tax liabilities (or assets) and the deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and unused tax credits assumed from controlled entities in the tax consolidated group.

The entities have also entered into a tax funding agreement under which the wholly-owned entities fully compensate DigitalX Limited for any current tax payable assumed and are

compensated by DigitalX Limited for any current tax receivable and deferred tax assets relating to unused tax losses or unused tax credits that are transferred to DigitalX Limited under the tax consolidation legislation. The funding amounts are determined by reference to the amounts recognised in the wholly-owned entities’ financial statements.

The amounts receivable/payable under the tax funding agreement are due upon receipt of the funding advice from the head entity, which is issued as soon as practicable after the end of each financial period. The head entity may also require payment of interim funding amounts to assist with its obligations to pay tax instalments.

Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding agreements with the tax consolidated entities are recognised as current amounts receivable from or payable to other entities in the group. Any difference between the amounts assumed and amounts receivable or payable under the tax funding agreement are recognised as a contribution to (or distribution from) wholly-owned tax consolidated entities.

(a) Summary of financial information

Summary of financial information
Financial position
Assets
Current assets
Non-Current assets
Total Assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity
Contributed Equity
Retained earnings
Reserves
-
Share based payment
-
Convertible note
Total equity
Financial performance
Profit/(loss) for the year and other comprehensive income/(loss)
Total comprehensive income/(loss)
30 June 2020
$USD
30 June 2019
$USD
4,924,257
3,798,586
10,836,041
15,817,255
8,722,843 26,653,296
(650,864)
-
(606,925)
(745,997)
(650,864) (1,352,922)
70,319,074
(53,219,051)
5,415,928
62,680
69,224,477
(49,253,794)
5,267,011
62,680
8,071,979 25,300,374
(18,471,909) (1,449,920)
(18,471,909) (1,449,920)

(b) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities of the parent

The parent entity did not have any contingent liabilities or commitments, as at 30 June 2020 other than those disclosed below in Note H2.

(c) Guarantees entered into the parent entity

There were no guarantees entered into by the parent entity other than those disclosed in Note H2.

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The section below includes information regarding other disclosures relevant to users of the financial statement in understanding other transactions and the impact of future standards or events that may impact the Group.

The section includes the following disclosures:

H1 Related Party Transactions (Page 71)

H2 Commitments and contingents (Page 71)

H3 New Accounting Standards and Interpretations (Page 72)

H4 Changes from Preliminary Report (Page 75)

H5 Post balance date events (Page 76)

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H1 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(a) Subsidiaries

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in Note G2. Balances and transaction between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

(b) Transactions with Key Management Personnel

Year ended
30 June 2020
$USD
Year ended
30 June 2019
$USD
Short term employee benefits
Salaries and fees 300,848 265,062
Director fees 49,051 101,003
Other benefits 4,705 34,520
Post-Employment Benefits
Superannuation 41,158 17,681
Share-based payments
Shares granted - 43,680
Options and performance rights1 248,182 350,472
Total Remuneration 643,444 812,419

1 Refer to Note F2 for details of the events relating to performance rights and options effecting key management personnel.

(c) Transactions with Director related entities

Year ended 30 June 2020

  • During the year, the Group paid Steinepreis Paganin, a law firm of which Non-Executive Director Toby Hicks is a partner, $USD41,343 for legal services rendered on various matters. This amount relates to the period of the financial year that Mr Hicks was a Director of the Company.

Year ended 30 June 2019

  • During the year, the Group paid Steinepreis Paganin, a law firm of which Non-Executive Director Toby Hicks is a partner, $5,533 for legal services rendered on various matters. This amount relates to the period of the financial year that Mr Hicks was a Director of the Company. At 30 June 2019, Steinepreis Paganin is not considered a related party as Mr Hicks was not a Director at 30 June 2019.

  • During the year, the Group recognised an expense and paid Blockchain Global Ltd, a company of which Messrs Rubinstein and Lee served as Directors of during the year, of $1,211 for reimbursement of costs. The Company notes that both Mr Rubinstein and Mr Lee resigned as Directors of Blockchain Global during the year and the Company no longer considers Blockchain Global to be a related party on that basis. Messrs Rubinstein and Lee were appointed Directors of the Company as nominees of Blockchain Global Ltd.

  • During the year, Mars Capital Australia Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Non-Executive Director Sam Lee, converted 14 convertible notes, with a face value of $AUD10,000 each, convertible at $AUD0.027 each, to 5,185,185 ordinary shares. As part of the conversion 2,800,000 options exercisable at $AUD0.0324 expiring 18 September 2020 were also issued. During the year, $AUD5,236 of interest was paid, and recognised as an expense, on the convertible notes held. At 30 June 2019, no amounts were owed to Mars Capital.

  • During the year, Irwin Biotech Nominees Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Non-Executive Chairman Peter Rubinstein, converted 17 convertible notes, with a face value of $AUD10,000 each, convertible at $AUD0.027 each, to 6,796,296 ordinary shares. As part of the conversion 3,400,000 options exercisable at $AUD0.0324 expiring 18 September 2020 were also issued.

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During the year, $AUD6,358 of interest was paid, and recognised as an expense on the convertible notes held. At 30 June 2019, no amounts were owed to Irwin Biotech.

  • During the year, the Group paid Value Admin Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Non-Executive Chairman Peter Rubinstein, $USD50,509 as part of Non–Executive Director fees.

H2 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments of the Group

During the 2018 financial year entered into a 5-year lease for premises at 66 Kings Park Road, West Perth, WA (“The Blockchain Centre”). At 30 June the amount due within 12 months was $130,974 and the committed between 12 months and 5 years was $287,514. There were no commitments greater than 5 years.

The Group did not have any commitments (other than those set out in note D2 & D5) and above, as at 30 June 2020 (2019: Nil).

Guarantees entered into by the Group

There were no guarantees entered into by the Group as at 30 June 2020 other than for the lease noted above (2019: Nil).

Contingent Liabilities of the Group

The Group did not have any contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2020 (2019: Nil).

H3 - NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Standards and Interpretations in issue not yet adopted

The following table lists Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have been recently issued or amended but are not yet effective and have not been early adopted by the Company for the reporting period ended 30 June 2020. These particular standards are considered relevant to the entity based on the balances and transactions presented within these financial statements.

Management are in the process of determining the potential impact of the initial application of the Standards and Interpretations. These Standards and Interpretations will be first applied in the financial report of the Group that relates to the annual reporting period beginning on or after the effective date of each pronouncement.

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New / revised
pronouncement
Superseded
pronouncement
Nature of the change Effective
date
Likely impact on initial application
AASB 2014-10Amendments
to Australian Accounting
Standards – Sale or
Contribution of Assets
between an Investor and its
Associate or Joint Venture
None The amendments address a current inconsistency between AASB 10
Consolidated Financial Statements_and AASB 128_Investments in
Associates and Joint Ventures.
The amendments clarify that, on a sale or contribution of assets to a
joint venture or associate or on a loss of control when joint control or
significant influence is retained in a transaction involving an associate
or a joint venture, any gain or loss recognised will depend on whether
the assets or subsidiary constitute a business, as defined in AASB 3
Business Combinations. Full gain or loss is recognised when the assets
or subsidiary constitute a business, whereas gain or loss attributable
to other investors’ interests is recognised when the assets or
subsidiary do not constitute a business.
This amendment effectively introduces an exception to the general
requirement in AASB 10 to recognise full gain or loss on the loss of
control over a subsidiary. The exception only applies to the loss of
control over a subsidiary that does not contain a business, if the loss
of control is the result of a transaction involving an associate or a joint
venture that is accounted for using the equity method. Corresponding
amendments have also been made to AASB 128.
*The mandatory effective date of AASB 2014-10 has been deferred to
1 January2022 byAASB 2017-5.
1 January
2022
When these amendments are first adopted for the year ending
30 June 2023, there will be no material impact on the financial
statements.
AASB 2018-6Amendments to
Australian Accounting
Standards – Definition of a
Business
None AASB 2018-6 amends AASB 3 to clarify the definition of a business,
assisting entities to determine whether a transaction should be
accounted for as a business combination or as an asset acquisition.
The amendments:

clarify that to be considered a business, an acquired set of
activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a
substantive process that together significantly contribute to the
ability to create outputs;

remove the assessment of whether market participants are
capable of replacing any missing inputs or processes and
continuing to produce outputs;

add guidance and illustrative examples to help entities assess
whether a substantive process has been acquired;

narrow the definitions of a business and of outputs by focusing
on goods and services provided to customers and by removing
the reference to an abilityto reduce costs;and
1 January
2020
When these amendments are first adopted for the year ending
30 June 2021, there will be no material impact on the financial
statements.

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add an optional concentration test that permits a simplified
assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a
business.
AASB 2018-7Amendments to
Australian Accounting
Standards – Definition of
Material
None AASB 2018-7 principally amends AASB 101 and AASB 108. The
amendments refine the definition of material in AASB 101. The
amendments clarify the definition of material and its application by
improving the wording and aligning the definition across the
Australian Accounting Standards and other publications. The
amendment also includes some supporting requirements in AASB 101
in the definition to give it more prominence and clarifies the
explanation accompanyingthe definition of material.
1 January
2020
When these amendments are first adopted for the year ending
30 June 2021, there will be no material impact on the financial
statements.
AASB 2019-1Amendments to
Australian Accounting
Standards – References to
the Conceptual Framework
None AASB 2019-1 amends Australian Accounting Standards,
Interpretations and other pronouncements to reflect the issuance of
the revised_Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (Conceptual_
Framework).
The application of_Conceptual Framework_is limited to

For profit entities that have public accountability
Other for-profit entities that voluntarily elect to apply the C_onceptual_
Framework
1 January
2020
When these amendments are first adopted for the year ending
30 June 2021, there will be no material impact on the financial
statements.

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H4 – CHANGE FROM PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT

In the Group's Preliminary Final Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 released on 28 August 2020, the Group classified its noncontrolling interest in the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund as equity on consolidation. Despite being recorded as equity in the financial statements of the trust, in accordance with AASB 132: Financial Instruments, the non-controlling interests in the fund (which held 46% of the units on issue as at reporting date) should have been classified as a liability in the consolidated financial statements of the Group as the unit holders of the trust are only entitled to the net assets of the trust on winding up after all of the other creditors have been paid, they have priority of claim to the net assets of the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund over the shareholders of the Company. Hence, under accounting standards the units of the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund not owned by the Company represent a potential obligation to deliver cash in preference to the shareholders of the Company.

The re-classification had no impact on the loss or equity attributable to the shareholders of DigitalX as disclosed in the Preliminary Final Report.

The misclassification has been corrected by restating each of the affected financial statement line items for the year ended 30 June 2020:

Statement of Profit or Loss(Extract) Reported
Year ended
Final
Year ended
30-Jun-20 Adjustment
30-Jun-20
$USD $USD
$USD
(Increase)/decrease in net assets attributable to unit holders -
185,840
185,840
Profit/(Loss) before tax (4,893,691) 185,840
(4,707,851)
Income tax benefit/(expense) -
-
Profit/(Loss) for theperiod (4,893,691) 185,840
(4,707,851)
Profit/(Loss) attributable to:
Members of the parent entity (4,707,851) -
(4,707,851)
Non-controllinginterests (185,840) 185,840
-
(4,893,691) 185,840
(4,707,851)
Statement of Financial Position (Extract)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Net assets attributable to unit holders - 461,855
461,855
Total Current Liabilities 439,659 461,855
901,514
TOTAL LIABILITIES 684,723 461,855
1,146,578
NET ASSETS 8,533,834 (461,855)
8,071,979
EQUITY
Non-controllinginterests 461,855 (461,855)
-
TOTAL EQUITY 8,533,834 (461,855)
8,071,979

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H5 - EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2020 that has significantly affected the group’s operations, results or state of affairs, or may do so in future years other than those set out below.

The impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ongoing and while it has not had a material impact on the business up to 30 June 2020, it is not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by the Australian Government and other countries, such as maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

Date of event Details of event
1 September 2020 The Company issued 5,251,852 at $0.0324 per share on conversion of options.
1 September 2020 Issue of 1,136,634 shares to a member of KMP on satisfaction of performance milestones, in accordance
with the Employment Agreement.
9 September 2020 Issue of 10,000,000 options exercisable at $AUD0.05 subject to performance milestones and expiring 9
September 2023.
10 September 2020 The Company issued 2,561,728 at $0.0324 per share on conversion of options.
21 September 2020 The Company issued 2,600,000 at $0.0324 per share on conversion of options.
27 September 2020 Due to the volatile nature and the materiality of the digital assets held, we disclose the impact of changes
in the value of digital assets held by the Group, excluding the DigitalX Fund and DigitalX BTC Fund and
unlisted digital assets, as at the close date of the 27 September.
Coin Symbol
$USD Spot Price
at 30 June
$USD Spot Price
at 27 Sept
$USD Impact
BTC
$9,137
$10,774
$705,547

There were no other reportable subsequent events.

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Directors

Toby Hicks Non-Executive Chairman

Leigh Travers Executive Director

Peter Rubinstein Non-Executive Director

Company Secretary

Shannon Coates

ABN

59 009 575 035

Registered Office and Principal Place of Business

Suite 1, Level 2, 66 Kings Park Road West Perth WA 6005 Tel: +61 (8) 9322 1587

Auditor

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd 38 Station Street SUBIACO WA 6008 Tel: +61 (8) 6382 4600 www.bdo.com.au

Stock Exchange Listing

DigitalX Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX Code: DCC)

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited Level 11, 172 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000

GPO Box D182 Perth WA 6840

Telephone: +61 (8) 9323 2000 Facsimile: +61 (8) 9323 2096 Email: [email protected]

Website www.digitalx.com

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The following information is current as at 24 September 2020.

EXCHANGE LISTING

DigitalX Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The Company’s ASX code is DCC.

DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS

The number of shareholders, by size of holding, are:

Range Number of
Holders


Number of
Shares

1–1,000 193
44,188
1,001–5,000 2,812
8,234,881
5,001–10,000 1,348
10,921,220
10,001–100,000 3,057
108,053,528
100,001 and over 694
489,924,946
Total 617,178,763

UNMARKETABLE PARCELS

Holdings of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares: Holders: 4,737 Shares: 13,514

UNQUOTED SECURITIES

For each class of unquoted securities, if a person holds 20% or more of the securities in a class, the name of the holder and number of securities held is disclosed.

UNLISTED OPTIONS AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.087 each on or before 17 May 2022.

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Options
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 1
2,768,382
Total 1
2,768,382
Melshare Nominees Pty Ltd holds 2,768,38200,000 comprising 100% of this class.

Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.22 each on or before 10 December 2023

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Options
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 21-2 2,000,000
Total 2
2,000,000

1 Irwin Biotech Nominees Pty Ltd holds 1,000,000 Options comprising 50% of this class.

2 Blockchain Global Ltd holds 1,000,000 Options comprising 50% of this class.

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Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.25 each on or before 10 December 2023

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Options
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 21-2 3,000,000
Total 2
2,000,000

1 Irwin Biotech Nominees Pty Ltd holds 1,500,000 Options comprising 50% of this class.

2 Blockchain Global Ltd holds 1,500,000 Options comprising 50% of this class.

Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.30 each on or before 10 December 2023

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Options
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 21-2 4,000,000
Total 2
4,000,000

1 Irwin Biotech Nominees Pty Ltd holds 2,000,000 Options comprising 50% of this class.

2 Blockchain Global Ltd holds 2,000,000 Options comprising 50% of this class.

Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.10 each on or before 30 June 2024

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Options
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 1
2,500,000
Total 1
2,500,000

1 Emboodhu Pty Ltd holds 7,500,000 Performance Rights comprising 100% of this class.

Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.05 each on or before 9 September 2023

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Options
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 11 10,000,000
Total 1
10,000,000

1 Matthew Robert Harry holds 10,000,000 options comprising 100% of this class. Vesting of this class is subject to the funds management division reaching AU$100m in funds under management.

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Performance rights expiring 11 July 2022

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Rights
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 1
7,500,000
Total 1
7,500,000

1 Emboodhu Pty Ltd holds 7,500,000 Performance Rights comprising 100% of this class.

Performance rights expiring 10 December 2023

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Rights
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 1-21
12,000,000
Total 1
9,000,000

1Irwin Biotech Nominees Pty Ltd holds 3,000,000 Performance Rights comprising 25% of this class.

2 Mr Leigh Daniel Travers holds 9,000,000 Performance Rights comprising 75% of this class.

Performance rights expiring 10 December 2023

Range Number of
Holders


Number of Rights
1–1,000 -
-
1,001–5,000 -
-
5,001–10,000 -
-
10,001–100,000 -
-
100,001 and over 1
9,000,000
Total 1
9,000,000

1 Mr Leigh Daniel Travers holds 9,000,000 Performance Rights comprising 100% of this class.

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LISTING OF 20 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS

The names of the twenty largest registered holders of quoted ordinary shares are:

Name Number of Shares
Percentage of
Shares

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 39,194,635
6.35
CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 26,400,179
4.28
BLOCKCHAIN GLOBAL LIMITED 18,940,030
3.07
BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD 17,099,966
2.77
NRB INTERNATIONAL LLC 14,973,785
2.43
IRWIN BIOTECH NOMINEES PTY LTD 11,196,296
1.81
ONE CC PTY LTD 10,500,000
1.70
CS FOURTH NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 9,881,589
1.60
ACL INVESTMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 9,697,221
1.57
MR HING WA CHAN 8,475,075
1.37
VALUEADMIN COM PTY LTD 7,200,000
1.17
DECENTRALISED CAPITAL PTE LTD 7,161,764
1.16
MR COREY PINCHAS SILVER 6,530,653
1.06
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 5,551,554
0.90
IRWIN BIOTECH NOMINEES P/L 5,470,000
0.89
MR TE-CHIHTERRY CHEN 5,144,022
0.83
MRS LISA JANINE DE MEIO 4,042,000
0.65
BELTAPE PTY LTD 3,960,000
0.64
MR RICHARD JAMES ANSELL 3,889,710
0.63
YMG INTERNATIONAL GROUP PTY LTD 3,703,704
0.60
TOTAL 219,012,183
35.49

SUSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS (HOLDING NOT LESS THAN 5%)

There were no substantial shareholders holding 5% or more of the voting shares in the Company as at 24 September 2020.

VOTING RIGHTS

All ordinary shares carry one vote per share without restriction. No voting rights are attached to Options.

ON MARKET BUY BACK

There is no current on-market buy-back.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement for the 2020 financial year can be accessed at: - https://digitalx.com/corporate governance/

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DIGITALX LIMITED ABN 59 009 575 035 PERTH | NEW YORK WWW.DIGITALX.COM [email protected]

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