“AiFi today is a fa mo e comp ehe sive busi ess tha some ece t mass media epo ts suggest. Rece t media a ticles have omitted mate ial co text, p ese ted compa iso s that a e misleadi g, a alytically u sou d, a d shaped by a b oade media a ative. Whethe those omissio s eflect i adequate dilige ce o a p edete mi ed edito ial objective, the esult is the same: i vesto s have bee p ese ted with a i complete a d disto ted accou t of the facts.
Stockholde s dese ve epo ti g based o accu ate fi a cial compa iso s, complete co text, a d ve ifiable i fo matio . At AI Fi a cial, we a e committed to buildi g upo what we do well, expa di g i itiatives that c eate lo g-te m value, a d maki g tough decisio s i the best i te ests of ou stockholde s. As CEO, I believe ou stockholde s, custome s, a d pa t e s dese ve to hea these details di ectly f om Ma ageme t.
AI Fi a cial’s missio is to build i tellige t fi a cial p oducts a d the i f ast uctu e that will suppo t the i tellige ce eco omy – a eme gi g eco omy i which people, e te p ises, AI systems, eal-wo ld assets, data, a d co ected devices i c easi gly i te act a d t a sact th ough p og ammable tech ology. Ou visio is to e able AI-powe ed t a sactio s i secu e, useful, complia t, a d comme cially scalable ways.
As we a e o this jou ey, f om time to time, we u fo tu ately eed to co ect factual e o s, mate ial omissio s, a d u suppo ted co clusio s that have bee assembled i to a fu dame tally false a ative. This ca disto t ma ket u de sta di g, u de mi e i vesto co fide ce, a d ha m stockholde s who depe d upo accu ate a d complete i fo matio .
I would like fi st to take this oppo tu ity to co ect, fo the eco d, some of the misleadi g a atives:
A ece t a ticle i a ews magazi e mischa acte ized the pote tial sale of ou subsidia y payme ts busi ess, ALT5 Sigma Ca ada, as a t a sactio at a ‘98% loss.’ That co clusio was based o a i valid compa iso . The epo te t eated app oximately $750 millio of equity capital aised i August 2025 to suppo t the Compa y’s digital-asset t easu y st ategy as though it we e the acquisitio cost of ALT5 Sigma Ca ada. These we e sepa ate a d u elated t a sactio s. The p oposed t a sactio i volved the pote tial sale of o e ope ati g subsidia y, which was acqui ed i May 2024 fo app oximately $15 millio . Suggesti g that the value of a si gle subsidia y ep ese ts the value of the e ti e Compa y is fu dame tally misleadi g. Like a y espo sible ma ageme t team, we egula ly evaluate oppo tu ities to mo etize i dividual assets whe e doi g so c eates value a d suppo ts ou b oade st ategic p io ities. Put simply, a d by way of a alogy, AiFi is ot selli g the house. We a e me ely e te tai i g the sale of a cha delie withi it that se ved its pu pose – a asset that may ow be mo etized i a way that etu s a p ofit to the Stockholde s.
Also, some ece t epo ti g has misleadi gly compa ed high-wate ma ks i the digital asset ma ket i 2025 with equity-pape losses i 2026. Compa i g the gai s f om c yptocu e cy activity by stakeholde s of a othe compa y (Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial) i 2025 with i vesto pape losses i AiFi’s stock i 2026 is ot a apples-to-apples compa iso . It is ot eve apples to o a ges – it is apples to automobiles. The compa iso combi es diffe e t compa ies, diffe e t assets, diffe e t time pe iods, a d diffe e t ma ket e vi o me ts. Thus, it is a misleadi g imp essio athe tha a cohe e t fi a cial a alysis. While we st o gly believe i its futu e, the digital asset ma ket is histo ically cyclical a d volatile, a d the 2026 dow tu has affected the c ypto i dust y as a whole. Fo example, Bitcoi is dow app oximately 50% a d Ethe eum is dow app oximately 60% f om thei espective peaks si ce Octobe 2025.
I additio , multiple media outlets ofte mischa acte ize AiFi as a Wo ld Libe ty ‘C ypto’ compa y. It is wo th cla ifyi g the atu e of ou elatio ship with Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial, because the epo ti g has co siste tly mischa acte ized it a d, i doi g so, has obscu ed somethi g we a e ge ui ely p oud of. AiFi is ot a Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial subsidia y. Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial is a valued st ategic pa t e a d AiFi’s la gest sha eholde , holdi g app oximately 48% of the Compa y o a fully diluted basis. Its suppo t has b ought mea i gful esou ces, ecosystem access, a d st ategic c edibility to AiFi at a impo ta t stage of ou developme t. Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial also exte ded a $15 millio loa facility to the Compa y o favo able te ms as a suppo tive i vestme t i AiFi’s co ti ued g owth a d lo g-te m success. Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial’s i te ests a e alig ed with those of all ou sha eholde s. It is app op iately ep ese ted by two di ecto s out of a seve -membe Boa d, while fou of those di ecto s a e i depe de t. Wo ld Libe ty Fi a cial does ot co t ol the AiFi Boa d. We a e a i depe de tly ma aged public fi a cial tech ology compa y with ou ow gove a ce, ope atio s, custome s, assets, a d st ategy.
Media outlets a d ma ket pa ticipa ts should take otice: publishi g fab icated, mate ially i complete, o misleadi g epo ts may, k owi gly o u k owi gly, assist those who be efit f om decli es i AiFi’s sha e p ice, i cludi g sho t selle s a d, whe e u lawful co duct may be i volved, aked sho t selle s.
Stockholde s a e ha med whe speculatio , u suppo ted allegatio s, o mate ially i complete i fo matio a e p ese ted as established fact. AiFi ese ves all ights a d will take app op iate steps to p otect the Compa y, its eputatio , a d its stockholde s f om false o misleadi g epo ti g a d a y elated ma ket ma ipulatio .
We ca ot co t ol media a atives, misleadi g headli es, o daily ma ket volatility. We ca co t ol how we ope ate, how t a spa e tly we commu icate, a d how effectively we execute. Ou espo sibility is to st e gthe the busi ess, p otect the i te ests of ou stockholde s, a d delive measu able p og ess.
AiFi will co ti ue movi g fo wa d with discipli e a d pu pose. We believe t ust is ea ed th ough esults, a d we i te d to demo st ate that t ust th ough executio , i ovatio , a d sustai ed stockholde value.
I the comi g weeks, AiFi i te ds to issue a sepa ate st ategic update outli i g Ma ageme t’s p io ities fo the ext 12 mo ths. The update will add ess oppo tu ities to u lock additio al value ac oss the Compa y’s ope ati g a d digital asset po tfolio, st ategies to st e gthe liquidity a d fi a ce busi ess expa sio , a d the co ti ued developme t of ou payme ts, toke izatio , a d AI-e abled comme ce i itiatives. It will also establish measu able objectives, key pe fo ma ce i dicato s, a d epo ti g milesto es so that stockholde s ca evaluate the Compa y’s p og ess a d executio ove time. We look fo wa d to that co ve satio .”
Chief Executive Office AI Fi a cial Co po atio
AI Fi a cial (“AiFi”) is buildi g i tellige t fi a cial p oducts a d i f ast uctu e fo the eme gi g i tellige ce eco omy, with a st ategy spa i g i tellige t-ca d issua ce, p og ammable fi a ce, toke izatio , t easu y-e abled utility, Vault-based ide tity a d pe missio s, a d secu e AI-to-AI t a sactio s.
AI Fi a cial Co po atio (NASDAQ:AIFC)(FRA:5AR1) is a fi tech compa y p ovidi g global payme ts, t adi g, a d settleme t i f ast uctu e fo digital assets, i cludi g solutio s that suppo t c ypto-to-fiat a d fiat-to-c ypto t a sactio s. Built o i f ast uctu e that has p ocessed mo e tha $8 billio i cumulative t a sactio volume si ce i ceptio , AiFi se ves i stitutio al a d e te p ise clie ts ac oss the evolvi g digital fi a cial ecosystem. The Compa y is focused o expa di g its platfo m capabilities to suppo t eme gi g fo ms of fi a cial activity, i cludi g toke izatio , softwa e-d ive fi a cial systems, a d AI e abled applicatio s a d auto omous t a sactio i f ast uctu e.
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This p ess elease co tai s “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995 a d othe applicable secu ities laws. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ge e ally elate to futu e eve ts o the Compa y’s futu e fi a cial o ope ati g pe fo ma ce a d may i clude the Compa y’s assessme t of the elatio ship betwee the ma ket p ice of its commo stock a d its estimated et asset value; the estimated value of the Compa y’s WLFI toke holdi gs; the Compa y’s st ategic di ectio , capital allocatio p io ities, a d pote tial futu e i itiatives.
I some cases, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ca be ide tified by te mi ology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “pla ,” “a ticipate,” “i te d,” “believe,” “estimate,” “pote tial,” “co ti ue,” o the egative of these te ms o othe compa able te mi ology. These stateme ts a e based o ma ageme t’s cu e t expectatio s, assumptio s, a d beliefs, a d a e subject to a umbe of isks, u ce tai ties, a d othe facto s that could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om those desc ibed i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts.
These isks a d u ce tai ties i clude, but a e ot limited to: cha ges i the ma ket p ice a d t adi g volume of the Compa y’s commo stock; volatility i the ma ket p ice of WLFI toke s a d othe digital assets; limitatio s o the t a sfe ability, pledgeability, staki g, le di g, o othe use of the Compa y’s WLFI toke holdi gs; the availability a d te ms of a y fi a ci g o othe liquidity a a geme ts i volvi g WLFI toke s; isks elated to digital asset custody, collate alizatio , staki g, le di g, cou te pa ty a a geme ts a d p otocol ope atio s; the availability of capital to suppo t futu e developme t; the Compa y’s ability to develop, acqui e, o i teg ate ew tech ologies; the Compa y’s ability to execute o its st ategy u de its ew co po ate ide tity a d ticke symbol; cha ges i ma ket co ditio s; egulato y developme ts affecti g the Compa y’s busi ess; a d othe isks a d u ce tai ties desc ibed i the Compa y’s fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , i cludi g its most ece t A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K a d subseque t fili gs.
Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts speak o ly as of the date they a e made, a d the Compa y u de takes o obligatio to update o evise a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, whethe as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e eve ts, o othe wise, except as equi ed by law.
