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Skychain Technologies Inc. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2024
Sep 16, 2023
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SKYCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
NOTICE OF NO AUDITOR REVIEW OF INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements for Skychain Technologies Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended June 30, 2023 have been prepared by management in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting ("IAS 34"). These interim consolidated financial statements, which are the responsibility of management, are unaudited and have not been reviewed by the Company's auditors. Management believes these interim consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at June 30, 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
SKYCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Current | ||
| Cash | $97,332 | $294,017 |
| Receivables (Note 4) | 257,111 | 251,272 |
| Prepaid expenses (Note 5) | 171,861 | 206,004 |
| Total current assets | 526,304 | 751,293 |
| Reclamation deposits (Note 6) | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Garnishment (Note 16) | 117,378 | 117,378 |
| Property and equipment (Note 9 and 10) | 743,946 | 744,706 |
| Total assets | $1,402,628 | $1,628,377 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) | ||
| Current | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 12) | $4,291,976 | $4,278,838 |
| Due to related parties (Note 16) | 275,445 | 212,345 |
| Government loan (Note 14) | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Convertible loan (Note 13) | 1,876,929 | 1,876,929 |
| Total liabilities | 6,484,350 | 6,408,112 |
| Equity (deficiency) | ||
| Share capital (Note 15) | 14,937,802 | 14,937,802 |
| Reserves (Note 13 and 15) | 2,298,757 | 2,298,757 |
| Deficit | (22,317,179) | (22,015,192) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (1,102) | (1,102) |
| Total equity (deficiency) | (5,081,722) | (4,779,735) |
| Total liabilities and equity (deficiency) | $1,402,628 | $1,628,377 |
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN (Note 1) CONTINGENCIES (Note 20) EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE REPORTING PERIOD (Note 21)
Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors on September 11, 2023:
/s/ "William Ying" /s/."Richard Du" . Director Director
SKYCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC. INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Expressed in Canadian dollars) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
| Three Months | Three Months | |
|---|---|---|
| Ended | Ended | |
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |
| EXPENSES | ||
| Accounting and audit | $58,915 | $60,000 |
| Accretion and interest (Notes 11, 13, 14) | 4,693 | 53,337 |
| Amortization of property and equipment (Note 10) | 760 | 2,985 |
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets (Note 11) | - | 2,882 |
| Consulting and management fees (Note 16) | 116,000 | 44,290 |
| Legal fees | 42,111 | 38,235 |
| Office and general administrative | 29,317 | 94,934 |
| Filing and listing fees | 1,405 | 6,264 |
| Salary and benefits (Note 16) | 20,848 | 237,777 |
| Travel | 4,738 | 24,283 |
| Storage and handling | 23,200 | 45,125 |
| Business development | - | 3,677 |
| $301,987 | $613,789 | |
| Loss before other items | $(301,987) | $(613,789) |
| OTHER ITEMS: | ||
| Loss on sale of assets | $- | $(4,641) |
| Loss on default on Debenture (Note 13) | - | (853,584) |
| Net loss for the period | $(301,987) | $(1,472,014) |
| Other comprehensive loss | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | 5 |
| Comprehensive loss for the period | $(301,987) | $(1,472,009) |
| Loss per share – basic and diluted | $(0.01) | $(0.05) |
| Weightedaveragenumberofcommonsharesoutstanding | 26,835,601 | 26,835,601 |
SKYCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) (Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| Share Capital | Reserves | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number ofshares | Amount | Equitycomponent ofconvertibleloan | Contributedsurplus | Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincome (loss) | Deficit | Total | |
| Balance at March 31, 2022 (Audited) | 26,835,601 $ | 14,937,802 | $ | 998,700 $ 1,300,057 $ | (1,116) | $(16,724,262) | $511,181 |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (5,290,930) | (5,290,930) |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | 14 |
| Reclassification of conversion feature | - | - | (998,700) | 998,700 | - | - | - |
| Balance at March 31, 2023 (Audited) | 26,835,601 | 14,937,802 | - | 2,298,757 | (1,102) | (22,015,192) | (4,779,735) |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (301,987) | (301,987) |
| Balance at June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | 26,835,601 | 14,937,802 | (998,700) | 3,297,457 | (1,088) | (22,317,179) | (5,081,722) |
SKYCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Expressed in Canadian dollars) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 (Unaudited)
| Three MonthsEnded | Three Months | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ended | |||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Net loss for the year | $ | (301,987) | $(1,472,014) |
| Items not involving cash: | |||
| Accretion and interest on loans and lease liabilities | - | 48,338 | |
| Loss on sale of assets | - | 4,641 | |
| 760 | 2,985 | ||
| Amortization of property and equipment | - | 2,881 | |
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets | |||
| Loss on default on loan | - | 853,584 | |
| Changes in non-cash working capital items: | |||
| Receivables | (5,839) | 65,510 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 34,143 | 19,144 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 13,138 | (345,137) | |
| Garnishment | - | (117,378) | |
| Repayment to Miningsky Container | - | (22,587) | |
| Due to related parties | 63,100 | 1,667 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (196,685) | (958,366) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Purchase of property and equipment | - | (3,036) | |
| Disposition of property and equipment | - | 10,900 | |
| Equity investments | - | (100,000) | |
| - | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (92,136) | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Lease payments | - | (2,991) | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | - | (2,991) | |
| Change in cash for the period | (196,685) | (1,053,493) | |
| Effect of foreign currency translation | - | (1,150) | |
| Cash, beginning of the period | 294,017 | 3,161,765 | |
| Cash, end of the period | $ | 97,332 | $2,107,122 |
| Supplemental disclosuresInterest paid | $ | - | $- |
| - | |||
| Income tax paid | $ | - | $ |
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN
Skychain Technologies Inc. ('Skychain" or the "Company") was incorporated in British Columbia and is a public company with its common shares listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company's registered office and principal business address is 407 – 1112 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.
On September 18, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of MiningSky Technology Ltd. ("MiningSky") and changed its business from the junior mining exploration industry to a Tier 2 Technology issuer. MiningSky was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on November 10, 2017. On March 7, 2018 MiningSky incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary MiningSky USA, Inc. ("MiningSky USA") in Washington, United States. On March 27, 2020 and December 9, 2021, Skychain incorporated its wholly-owned subsidiaries MiningSky Technologies (Manitoba) Inc. and 10117749 Manitoba Ltd. ("101 MB") respectively in the province of Manitoba ("MiningSky Manitoba"). MiningSky, MiningSky Manitoba and 101 MB were involved in the business of building infrastructure to provide cryptominers with all-in-one solution with warehouse space, low-cost electricity, and maintenance and hosting services. On May 16, 2022, the Company incorporated its wholly-owned subsidiary RBN Digitech Labs Inc. ("RBN") under the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia to be engaged in the business of developing non-fungible tokens ("NFT").
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS on a going concern basis which assumes the continued realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $301,987 and as at June 30, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $22,317,179, which has been funded primarily by the issuance of equity and debt. Management has estimated that the Company will require additional financing in order to meet its obligations and commitments for the next 12 months. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern and to realize assets at their carrying values is dependent upon obtaining additional financing and generating revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs. The Company must secure sufficient external funding to meet its obligations and commitments as they come due to pay ongoing general and administrative costs. This external funding may be achieved in a number of ways, including, but not limited to, the issuance of new debt or equity instruments. While management has been successful in securing financing in the past, there can be no assurance it will be able to do so in the future or that these sources of funding or other initiatives will be available for the Company or that they will be available on terms which are acceptable to the Company. If management is unable to obtain new external funding, the Company may be unable to continue as a going concern.
The aforementioned circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments which would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore be required to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
Statement of compliance
These unaudited interim financial statements ("interim financial statements") are in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting ("IAS 34"). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), have been omitted. These interim unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.
These interim consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on September 11, 2023.
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION (continued)
Basis of measurement
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss, which are stated at their fair value. In addition, these consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting except for cash flow information.
Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries MiningSky (and Miningsky's wholly owned subsidiary MiningSky USA), MiningSky Manitoba, 101 MB and RBN. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is obtained by the Company and will cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Company.
Subsidiaries are entities that the Company controls, either directly or indirectly. Control is defined as the exposure, or rights, to variable returns from involvement with an investee and the ability to affect those returns through exerting power over the investee. Power over an investee exists when there are existing rights that give the Company an ability to direct the activities that significantly affect the investee's returns. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation. Non-controlling interests in the net assets are identified separately from equity of the owners of the Company. The non-controlling interest consists of the non-controlling interest as at the date of the original acquisition plus the non-controlling interest's share of changes in equity or deficiency since the date of acquisition.
Functional and presentation currency
The Company's consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars. The functional currency of the Company, MiningSky, MiningSky Manitoba, and 101MB is the Canadian dollar. The functional currency of MiningSky USA is the United States dollar.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
The Company makes estimates, assumptions and judgements about the future that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In the future, actual experience may differ from these estimates and assumptions.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The effect of a change in an accounting estimate is recognized prospectively by including it in comprehensive income in the year of the change, if the change affects that year only, or in the year of the change and future years, if the change affects both.
Information about critical judgments and estimates in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect of amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements are as follows:
Significant accounting estimates
a) Convertible loan
Convertible loans are separated into their liability and equity components on the consolidated statements of financial position. The determination of the fair value of the liability component is based on a number of assumptions, including contractual future cash flows, discount factors, and the presence of any derivative financial instruments.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)
Significant accounting estimates (continued)
b) Convertible loan
Convertible loans are separated into their liability and equity components on the consolidated statements of financial position. The determination of the fair value of the liability component is based on a number of assumptions, including contractual future cash flows, discount factors, and the presence of any derivative financial instruments.
c) Warranty costs
The accounting for warranties requires management to make assumptions and apply judgments when estimating product failure rates and expected costs.
d) Share-based payment transactions
Management uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options and standalone share purchase warrants issued. This model requires assumptions of the expected future price volatility of the Company's common shares, expected life of options and warrants, future risk-free interest rates, and the dividend yield of the Company's common shares.
e) Lease
The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the present value of future lease payments requires management to estimate the incremental borrowing rate specific to each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets. Management determines the incremental borrowing rate of each leased asset or portfolio of leased assets by incorporating the Company's creditworthiness, the security, term, and value of the underlying leased asset, and the economic environment in which the leased asset operates. The incremental borrowing rates are subject to change mainly due to macroeconomic changes in the environment.
Significant accounting judgments
a) Convertible loan
In accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement, convertible loans are compound financial instruments that are accounted for separately into their financial liability and equity instrument components. The identification of convertible loan components is based on interpretations of the substance of the underlying contractual arrangement and therefore requires management's judgment. The separation of the components affects the initial recognition of the convertible loans at issuance and the subsequent recognition of interest on the liability component.
b) Contingencies
The evaluation of the outcome of contingencies, which can involve significant uncertainty relating to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of one or more future events; in identifying contingencies and estimating their potential financial effect, management gives consideration to all information available prior to completion of the consolidated financial statements.
c) Control
The determination as to whether or not control is evident and the requirement for consolidation of an investment is met is based on the Company's degree of ownership, board representation, and other factors.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)
Significant accounting judgments (continued)
d) Going concern
As discussed in Note 1, these consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumptions applicable to a going concern. If the going concern assumption were not appropriate for these consolidated financial statements then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses and the consolidated statement of financial position classifications used and such adjustments could be material.
The Company reviews the going concern assessment at the end of each reporting period.
e) Functional currencies
Management is required to assess the functional currency of each entity of the Company. In concluding on the functional currencies of the parent and its subsidiaries, management considers the currency that mainly influences the sale prices of goods and services and the cost of providing goods and services in each jurisdiction in which the Company operates. When no single currency is clearly dominant the Company also considers secondary indicators including the currency in which funds from financing activities are denominated and the currency in which funds are retained.
f) Lease
Management exercises judgment when contracts are entered into that may give rise to a right-of-use asset that would be accounted for as a lease. Judgment is required in determining the appropriate lease term on a lease by lease basis. Management considers all facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive to exercise a renewal option or to not exercise a termination option at inception and over the term of the lease, including investments in major leasehold improvements, operating performance, and changed circumstances. The periods covered by renewal or termination options are only included in the lease term if management is reasonably certain to exercise that option. Changes in the economic environment may impact the assessment of the lease term and any changes in the estimate of lease terms may have a material impact on the Company's consolidated statement of financial position.
g) Valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities require management judgment in order to determine the amounts to be recognized. This includes assessing the timing of the reversal of temporary differences to which deferred income tax rates are applied. Deferred tax assets are estimated with consideration given to the timing, sources and amounts of future taxable income.
h) Valuation and useful lives of property and equipment
Changes in technology or the intended use of these assets as well as changes in economic or industry factors may create indicators of impairment or cause the estimated useful lives of these assets to change. Where impairment is indicated, the Company estimates the fair value of the assets and charges the difference between the fair value and the carrying amount, if any, to impairment expense. The estimates of the useful lives of property and equipment are reviewed on an annual basis. Depreciation or amortization is adjusted on a prospective basis, if and when required.
Management's judgment is also required in assessing whether property and equipment are considered to be in the location and condition necessary for such to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)
Significant accounting judgments (continued)
i) Extinguishment of financial liability
Management's judgment is required in assessing whether an extinguishment of an existing financial liability involving a creditor that is also a direct or indirect shareholder of the Company, is one in which the creditor is also acting in its capacity as such.
j) Impairment assessment of trade receivables and net investment in sublease
The Company measures loss allowances for trade receivables and net investment in sublease at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses ("ECLs"). When estimating ECL the Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the Company's historical experience and informed credit assessment and including forward-looking information.
4. RECEIVABLES
Receivables are comprised of goods and sales tax receivable of $257,111 and $251,272 as at June 30 and March 31, 2023, respectively.
5. PREPAID EXPENDITURES
Prepaid expenditures are comprised of retainers for professional and other services and rent deposits in the total of $171,861 and $206,004 as at June 30 and March 31, 2023, respectively.
6. RECLAMATION DEPOSITS
As at June 30, 2023, the Company had $15,000 (March 31, 2023 - $15,000) in term deposits, recorded at cost, which are held as security for the Provincial Government of British Columbia related to certain exploration and evaluation assets called Wood Mining Group claims in British Columbia, Canada.
7. EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Investment In Peterific Studios Inc.
During June, 2022, the Company's subsidiary RBN invested $100,000 in exchange for 39.39% of the capital of Peterific Studios, Inc. ("Peterific"), a British Columbia corporation developing a novel application of the "movement to earn" and "share to earn" systems. The Company's investment in Peterific is recorded as an equity investment. During the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded an impairment loss of the entire investment of $100,000 as management determined the investment was no longer recoverable due to uncertainty as to the feasibility of Peterific's business plan.
7. EQUITY INVESTMENTS (continued)
Investment in Miningsky Container Ltd.
Pursuant to the Joint Investment Agreement between the Company and Marvelous Peach Capital Limited and Houston BC Mining Power Corp. dated July 5, 2021, MiningSky Container Ltd. ("MiningSky Container") was incorporated under the laws of the province of British Columbia to be engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing containers for use in cryptocurrency mining. In accordance with MiningSky Container's Shareholder Investment Agreement executed on August 6, 2021, the Company originally was to make a total capital investment of US$250,000 in exchange for 25% of the total common shares issued and outstanding. On August 23, 2021, the Company made a capital investment of $159,550 (US$125,000), ultimately representing 25% of the total share capital of Miningsky Container. The Company provided technical knowledge and labour services towards the manufacture of containers for Miningsky Container.
During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded an impairment loss of the entire investment of $159,550 as management determined the investment was no longer recoverable due to uncertainty as to the feasibility of Miningsky Container's business plan.
During September, 2022, the Company disposed of its 25% equity interest in Miningsky Container to the 70% equity holder of Miningsky Container for gross proceeds of $1, whereby Miningsky Container and the Company agreed to mutual general release of all existing and future claims and obligations, immediately prior to which the Company had an advance of $44,145 from Miningsky Container for services. As a result, the Company recorded a debt settlement gain of $44,145 on balance forgiven by Miningsky Container. As at June 30 and March 31, 2023 $Nil balance was owed to Miningsky Container.
8. BIRTLE HOSTING SITE
In June 2020, MiningSky Manitoba entered into a lease agreement with the landlord ("Lessor") for a 1.6-acre (0.65 hectare) parcel of land in the town of Birtle, Manitoba for a 12MW capacity cryptocurrency mining hosting facility (the "Birtle Site"). Monthly payments of $25,000 were to commence October 1, 2020 for a two-year term. The term was renewable for a second term of 36 months at $40,000 per month and then renewable for a 60-month term at market price. Manitoba Hydro power permits and construction contract were assigned from the Lessor with the lease agreement. The Lessee had an option to acquire the land prior to the end of the three lease terms or March 1, 2030 for an exercise price at market price but not lower than $3,000,000. The lease agreement was subsequently amended on August 1, 2021 to extend the lease payment commencement date to August 1, 2021 and lease termination date to July 23, 2023. An additional payment of $50,000 was made to the Lessor as consideration for the extension. The Birtle Site lease was recorded as a right-of-use asset (Note 11).
On March 14, 2022, the Company terminated the lease agreement. As part of the termination, the additional $50,000 paid to the Lessor was applied towards the final two months' rent. As a result of the termination, the Company recognized a loss on lease settlement of $40,071.
As at March 14, 2022, the Company incurred a total of $1,093,780 on design and construction of the power connection, and $439,815 on development of the Birtle Site. As a result of the termination of the lease, the Company wrote-off $1,533,595 comprised of $1,093,780 of costs relating to power connection and infrastructure and $439,815 of site work that was unable to be removed from the facility.
During the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company wrote-off a further cost of $401,859 in relation to the power connection.
In July, 2023, the Company filed a claim with the King's Bench of Manitoba against the Lessor, a former director and the former CEO who was also a former director for an interest in the Birtle Site (Note 21).
9. MELITA HOSTING SITE
On December 15, 2021, the Company acquired a four-acre property with a manufacturing structure in the town of Melita, Manitoba for a total cost of $210,730 with the intention of building a cryptocurrency mining hosting facility on the property (the "Melita Site"). As at June 30, 2023, no site work was commenced at the Melita Site.
10. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
| Office furniture | Manitoba Hosting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles$ | and equipment$ | Transformers$ | Containers$ | Forklift$ | Parts and tools$ | Equipment$ | Land$ | Total$ | |
| Cost | |||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | 47,901 | 3,777 | 166,598 | 190,652 | 22,198 | 663,621 | 2,103,726 | 210,730 | 3,409,203 |
| Additions | 734 | 2,301 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,035 |
| Dispositions | (48,635) | - | - | - | - | - | (14,806) | - | (63,441) |
| Impairment | - | - | - | - | - | (635,128) | (1,536,420) | (40,730) | (2,212,278) |
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | 3,070 | - | - | 3,070 |
| Balance, March 31 and June 30, 2023 | - | 6,078 | 166,598 | 190,652 | 22,198 | 31,563 | 552,500 | 170,000 | 1,139,589 |
| Accumulated amortization | |||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2022Additions | 18,9013,222 | 1,0252,847 | 166,598- | 190,652- | 22,198- | 11,563- | -- | -- | 410,9376,069 |
| Dispositions | (22,123) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (22,123) |
| Balance, March 31 , 2023Additions | -- | 3,872760 | 166,598- | 190,652- | 22,198- | 11,563- | -- | -- | 394,883760 |
| Balance, June 30, 2023 | - | 4,632 | 166,598 | 190,652 | 22,198 | 11,563 | - | - | 395,643 |
| Net book value | |||||||||
| Balance, March 31 , 2023 | - | 2,206 | - | - | - | 20,000 | 552,500 | 170,000 | 744,706 |
| Balance, June 30, 2023 | - | 1,446 | - | - | - | 20,000 | 552,500 | 170,000 | 743,946 |
During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, amortization expense of $760 and $2,985 respectively was recorded as operating expenses.
11. LEASE
Right-of-use assets
There was no right-of-use asset transaction during the three months ended June 30, 2023. A reconciliation of the Company's right-of-use assets for the year ended 2023 is as follows:
| Vehicle | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | 17,290 | $ | 17,290 |
| Depreciation of ROU | (5,763) | (5,763) | ||
| Lease termination | (11,527) | (11,527) | ||
| Balance, March 31 and June 30, 2023 | $ | - | $ | - |
11. LEASE (continued)
Lease liabilities
There was no lease liability transaction during the three months ended June 30, 2023. A reconciliation of the Company's lease liabilities for the year ended March 31, 2023 is as follows:
| Vehicle | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | $(17,401) | $(17,401) |
| Accretion of interest | (260) | (260) |
| Lease payments | 4,992 | 4,992 |
| Lease termination | 12,669 | 12,669 |
| Balance, March 31 and June 30, 2023 | $- | $- |
On March 14, 2022, the Company terminated the Manitoba Site lease agreement and recorded a loss of $40,071 in relation to the termination (Note 8).
The Company measured the present value of its vehicle lease liabilities using the actual lease rate of 3.9% for the vehicle. During the year ended March 31, 2023 the Company terminated the vehicle lease and recorded a gain on lease termination of $1,142.
Short-term leases are not included in the calculation of lease liabilities and are recognized as cost of operations.
12. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade paybles | $4,122,430 | $4,088,492 |
| Accrued liabilities | 32,275 | 50,000 |
| Other payables (Note 16) | 137,271 | 140,346 |
| Total | $4,291,976 | $4,278,838 |
Trade payables include customer deposits. The Company usually requests a deposit upon entering the hosting service agreements with customers, which apply to the first months and last months of the service agreements. As at March 14, 2022 the Company received customer deposits of $3,000,036 for services to be provided at Manitoba Site, which was reclassified to accounts payable upon termination of the lease agreement related to the Birtle Site (Note 8), of which $37,289 was refunded to a customer during the year ended March 31, 2023 and the remaining $2,962,747 is under request for refund and outstanding (Note 20).
13. CONVERTIBLE LOANS
On June 3, 2021, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $2,000,000 to The9 Limited ("The9") (the "Debentures"), which bears simple annual interest at a rate of 1% and payable every nine months after the issuance date, matures four years from the issuance date subject to an option on the part of the holder to extend the maturity for an additional 12 months, is convertible into the Company's common shares at $0.85 per share, and is secured against certain equipment of the Company. A finder's fee of $60,000 was paid in relation to the convertible debenture.
For accounting purposes, upon issuance the convertible promissory note is separated into its liability and equity components by first valuing the liability component. The fair value of the liability component at the time of issue was calculated as the discounted cash flows of the loan assuming a 20% discount rate, which was the estimated rate for a similar loan without a conversion feature. The fair value of the equity component (conversion feature) was determined at the time of issue as the difference between the face value of the loan and the fair value of the liability component.
As the Company defaulted on its obligations relating to the completion of the Birtle Hosting Site (Note 20), in June, 2022 The9 demanded the immediate repayment of the entire loan of $2,000,000. As a result, the Company recorded a loss of $853,584 on default of the Debentures increasing their carrying value to the full balance of $2,000,000 and reclassified the equity component of $998,700 to contributed surplus. During July, 2022 The9 garnished $123,071 from the Company as funds for repayment of the Debentures.
The following table summarizes accounting for the net proceeds of $1,940,000 from the issuance of the convertible promissory note and the debt default during years ended March 31, 2022 and 2023 and the three months ended June 30, 2023.
| Accrued Interest | Liability Component | Equity Component | Contributed Surplus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible debenture at | $- | $941,300 | $998,700 | $- |
| Interest accretion | - | 158,216 | - | - |
| Accrued interest | 16,493 | - | - | - |
| Interest repayment | (15,000) | - | - | - |
| Balance – March 31, 2022 | $1,493 | $1,099,516 | $998,700 | $- |
| Interest accretion | - | 46,900 | - | - |
| Loss on default | - | 853,584 | - | - |
| Reclassification upon default | - | - | (998,700) | 998,700 |
| Accrued interest | 18,802 | - | - | - |
| Garnished amount | - | (123,071) | - | - |
| Balance - March 31, 2023 | 20,295 | 1,876,929 | - | 998,700 |
| Accrued interest | 4,693 | - | - | - |
| Balance - June 30, 2023 | $24,988 | $1,876,929 | $- | $998,700 |
14. GOVERNMENT LOAN PAYABLE AND GRANT
Canada Emergency Business Account ("CEBA")
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government of Canada introduced the Canada Emergency Business Account ("CEBA") which provides an interest-free loan ("CEBA loan") of $40,000 to eligible businesses. Repayment of $30,000 of the $40,000 loan balance on or before December 31, 2023 will result in a loan forgiveness of the remaining $10,000.
In April 2020, the Company received $40,000 in accordance with the CEBA loan. In December 2020, the federal government of Canada introduced an expansion to the CEBA in the amount of $20,000 ("CEBA expansion") whereby eligible businesses can receive this amount in addition to the original $40,000. The Company received the $20,000 expansion to the CEBA loan in error as it is not considered a CCPC (Canadian Controlled Private Corporation). The $20,000 CEBA expansion is recorded in accounts payable.
As at June 30, 2023, the Company had not made any repayments of the CEBA loan. Any loan balance remaining after December 31, 2023 will be converted to a term loan with an interest rate of 5% per annum paid monthly effective January 1, 2024. The full balance must be repaid by no later than December 31, 2025.
This liability is recognized in accordance with IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, as a financial liability at amortized cost. The benefit of below-market rate shall be measured as the difference between the initial carrying value of the loan (being the present value of a similar loan at market rates) and the proceeds received.
The Company estimated the initial carrying value of the first CEBA loan at $27,506, using a discount rate of 15%, which was the estimated rate for a similar loan without the interest-free component. The total difference of $12,494 was accreted to the CEBA loan liability over the term of the CEBA loan and offset to other income on the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
During the year ended March 31, 2023, the CEBA loan was fully accreted.
15. SHARE CAPITAL
Authorized
Unlimited common shares without par value
As at June 30, 2023, 26,835,601 (March 31, 2023 – 26,835,601) common shares were issued and outstanding.
Share issuance
During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended March 31, 2023 there were no common share transactions.
15. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
Stock options
The Company has established a stock option plan for directors, employees, and consultants. The aggregate number of shares issuable pursuant to options granted under the plan is limited to 10% of the Company's issued shares at the time the options are granted. The exercise price of each option is based on the market price of the Company's stock for a period preceding the date of grant. The options can be granted for a maximum term of five years. The vesting periods of stock options issued under the plan are determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
On July 8, 2021, the Company granted 950,000 options to directors and officers of the Company. The options are exercisable into the Company's common shares at $0.80 per share for two years. The fair value of $450,913 in respect of this grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest rate of 0.47%, expected volatility of 164.47%, an expected option life of 2 years and no expected dividends.
On December 30, 2021, the Company granted 1,100,000 options to directors and officers of the Company. The options are exercisable into the Company's common shares at $0.35 per share for five years. The fair value of $362,623 in respect of this grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest rate of 1.26%, expected volatility of 168.23%, an expected option life of 5 years and no expected dividends.
A summary of stock options activities is as follows:
| Number ofoptions | Weighted averageexercise price | |
|---|---|---|
| # | $ | |
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | 1,700,000 | 0.51 |
| Forfeited | (400,000) | 0.69 |
| Balance, June 30 and March 31, 2023 | 1,300,000 | 0.45 |
As at June 30, 2023 the following options are outstanding:
| Number of Options | Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 300,000 | 0.80 | July 8, 2023 |
| 1,000,000 | 0.35 | December 29, 2026 |
| 1,300,000 |
15. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
Warrants
A summary of share purchase warrant activities is as follows:
| Number ofwarrants | Weighted averageexercise price | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | 3,571,085 | 1.21 |
| Expired | (320,006) | 1.20 |
| Balance, June 30 and March 31, 2023 | 3,251,079 | 1.22 |
As at June 30, 2023, the following warrants were outstanding:
| Number of Warrants | Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 619,500 | 1.20 | August 20, 2023 |
| 2,631,579 | 1.22 | June 3, 2024 |
| 3,251,079 |
16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.
Key management compensation
The Company has identified its directors and certain senior officers of the Company, who have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, as key management personnel. Key management personnel compensation is comprised of the following for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
| Three MonthsEnded | Three MonthsEnded | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||
| Salaries and bonus, CEO, former CFO | $21,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
| Management fees, President, former CEO | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||
| Consulting fees, a director | 15,000 | - | ||
| Salaries and management fees, CFO | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||
| Total | $116,000 | $ | 105,000 |
16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES (continued)
Balances and other transactions
As at June 30, 2023, $133,333 (March 31, 2023 - $93,333) was owed to the President of the Company for management fees, $14,700 (March 31, 2023 - $7,350) was owed to the CEO for management fees, $10,500 (March 31, 2023 - $Nil) was owed to the CFO for management fees, $5,250 (March 31, 2023 - $Nil) was owed to a director for consulting fees, an advance of $32 (March 31, 2023 - $32) was owed to a director, and advances of $111,630 (March 31, 2023 - $111,630) were owed to the former CEO and private companies controlled by the former CEO. During April, 2022, $117,378 was garnished from the Company as funds for the repayment of the former CEO's advances. In September, 2022 the Company filed a claim against the former CEO for damages (Note 20). In July, 2023 the Company filed an additional claim against the former CEO and a former director of the Company for damages (Note 21).
The above amounts due to related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and have no specific term of repayment.
17. CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company defines capital as the items included in shareholders' equity (deficiency). The Company's objectives in managing capital are to safeguard the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, ensure sufficient capital and liquidity to complete its technology developments, establish commercial markets and purse its growth strategy.
To support these objectives, the Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and risk characteristics of underlying assets. To maintain or adjust its capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, issue new debt, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash and cash equivalents. In order to maximize the development efforts, the Company does not pay out dividends during its development stage.
The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements and there has been no change with respect to the overall capital risk management strategy during the reporting period.
18. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUCMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Fair Values and Classification of Financial Instruments
As at June 30, 2023, the Company's financial instruments comprised cash, receivables, accounts payable, due to related parties, convertible loan and government loan. With the exception of cash, which is measured at FVTPL, all financial instruments held by the Company are measured at amortized cost.
Financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy based on the degree to which the inputs used to determine the fair value are observable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
- Level 1 quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
- Level 2 inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
- Level 3 inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.
At June 30, 2023, cash of $97,332 (March 31, 2023 - $294,017) was classified as Level 1. There were no transfers into or out of Level 2 or Level 3 during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
18. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUCMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)
Currency risk
A minor portion of the Company's expenses are incurred in United States dollars and financial instrument balances are held in this currency. A change in the currency exchange rates between the Canadian dollar relative to the United States dollar could have a negative effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows. However, as the Company does not maintain significant cash balances in foreign currencies and settles any transactions in foreign currencies quickly, its exposure to currency risk is considered insignificant as at June 30, 2023.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company's maximum exposure to credit risk is limited to its cash. The Company limits exposure to credit risk by maintaining its cash with large Canadian financial institutions.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. As at June 30, 2023, the Company had a cash balance of $97,332 to settle current liabilities of $6,484,350. The Company needs to raise additional funds to sustain its operation for the next 12 months. As described in Note 1, the Company's access to financing is uncertain. There can be no assurance of continued access to adequate equity funding.
Contractual undiscounted cash flow requirements for financial liabilities as at June 30, 2023 are as follows:
| In 12 Months | |
|---|---|
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $4,291,976 |
| Advances from related parties | 275,445 |
| Government loan | 40,000 |
| Convertible loan | 1,876,929 |
| Total | $6,484,350 |
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company's exposure to interest rate risk is insignificant.
Price risk
The Company holds property and equipment that provides hosting services for cryptocurrency miners. Although the Company does not mine cryptocurrency by itself, the fluctuation of cryptocurrency prices will affect the Company's potential customers and therefore the Company's operation indirectly.
19. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The Company has one reportable segment. The Company provides cryptominers an all-in-one solution by offering warehouse space, low-cost electricity, and maintenance and hosting services in Canada. No revenue was generated from the reportable segment during the three months ended June, 2022 and 2023.
20. CONTINGENCIES
Proficana Solutions Ltd.
On February 26, 2021, Proficana Solutions Ltd. ("Proficana"), a client of MiningSky Technology Ltd., filed a notice of civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against MiningSky for a payment of $631,043 for damages arising from an agreement signed between the parties in and around December 2019.
In April 2020, MiningSky responded to the action by filing a response to civil claim and filed a counterclaim against Proficana for $995,469 for damages from two agreements signed between the parties, both in and around December 2019. The pleading period has now closed. The next stage is the discovery process in the litigation. Proficana, as a plaintiff, has not delivered its list of documents, and has not taken any step after its filing of response to counterclaim on May 20, 2021. The potential outcome of the respective claims is not determinable. No amount in this regard has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.
Litigations with the Former CEO
In February, 2022, after receiving the results of an investigation of the former CEO's prior conduct as the CEO of the Company and its subsidiaries, the board of directors of the Company dismissed him with cause from all his management positions with the Company and the Company's subsidiaries and replaced him as a director of the Company's subsidiaries. In accordance with the terms and conditions of an employment agreement between the former CEO and the Company he was deemed to have resigned from the board of directors of the Company upon his dismissal with cause.
In March, 2022, the former CEO filed a wrongful dismissal claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The Company has denied the claim in its filed defense.
In September, 2022, the Company filed a separate claim against the former CEO for unspecified damages arising from his conduct during his tenure as an officer of the Company.
Due to the early-stage nature of these actions, neither the outcome nor damages can reasonably be assessed.
20. CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
Anova Energy Inc. Action
On January 18, 2018, Miningsky entered into an agreement (the "Supply Agreement") with Anova Energy Inc. ("Anova") pursuant to which Miningsky retained Anova to introduce energy suppliers to Miningsky. Under the terms and conditions of the agreement, Anova was to be paid a commission for power purchased from suppliers it introduced to Miningsky.
In September 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Miningsky. (Note 1).
On June 22, 2022, Anova filed a Statement of Claim in the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta against the following defendants: the Company, Miningsky, Miningsky Manitoba, Miningsky USA, 1151203 B.C. Ltd., 1151152 B.C. Ltd., Ningtao Zhang and Walson Wang. Anova claims against all of the defendants, jointly and severally, for damages in the sum of $1,000,000 as a result of breaches of contract, inducement of breach of contract, intentional interference with economic relations, conspiracy, bad faith and unjust enrichment; and punitive, or in the alternative, aggravated damages in the sum of $500,000. The Company and its subsidiaries deny any and all of the claims.
At present, no documents have been exchanged and no discoveries have taken place. It is too early at this stage in the proceeding to assess the strengths of Anova's claim or the defenses of Miningsky or Skychain to that claim.
The9 Limited Actions
On July 21, 2021, the Company and The9 completed a financing transaction (the "Transaction") whereby The9 invested $4 million with the Company through the acquisition of $2 million of equity securities and $2 million in the Debentures. The purpose of the Transaction was to finance development of a cryptocurrency hosting facility at the Company's Birtle Site. (Note 8, 12 and 13).
On November 29, 2021, the Company was notified that its Birtle Site had been issued a "stop work" order by the City of Birtle due to various technical concerns about the Company's project. Although the Company worked diligently and incurred substantial costs attempting to resolve these concerns, the Company was unable to get the City of Birtle to permit the project.
Under the terms and conditions of the Transaction, the Company was contractually obligated to obtain certain approvals and permits for the Birtle Project prior to June 30, 2021, and to complete the project by December 7, 2021. The Company failed to meet either of these target dates. On May 6, 2022 the Company announced that the Birtle Site project was terminated on the basis that it would be uneconomic for the Company to proceed with it.
On July 6, 2022, The9 brought an application for summary judgment on its claim against the Company for breach of the Financing Agreement (the "Summary Judgment Application"). On September 1, 2022, The9 filed a separate application seeking to appoint a receiver over all the assets, property, and undertakings of the Company (the "Receivership Application"). On September 20, 2022, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted the Summary Judgment Application, ordering the Company to pay to The9 $2,006,800 inclusive of interest to July 6, 2022, plus prejudgment contractual interest of $4,164 from July 7, 2022 to September 20, 2022. Also on September 20, 2022, the Court dismissed The9's Receivership Application.
A subsidiary corporation of The9, NBTC Limited ("NBTC"), filed suit against the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Miningsky Manitoba with respect to alleged breaches of a hosting services agreement entered into between NBTC and Miningsky Manitoba, and requested the repayment of the hydro deposit of $2,962,747. At present, NBCT's claims remain outstanding and it is too early to assess the strength of NBTC's claims against the Company.
21. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE REPORTING PERIOD
Expiration of Stock Options
During July, 2023, 300,000 options exercisable into the Company's common stock at $0.80 per share expired.
Expiration of Warrants
During August, 2023, 619,500 warrants exercisable into the Company's common stock at $1.20 per share expired.
Litigation Relating to the Birtle Site
During July 2023, the Company filed a claim at the King's Bench of Manitoba against the Lessor of the Birtle site, the former CEO who is also a former director and a former director for an interest in the Birtle site. Due to the earlystage nature of these actions, neither the outcome nor damages can reasonably be assessed.