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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Leases As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had commitments primarily under three subleases. Refer to Note 14 for further information on lease commitments. Investment and loan commitments As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company was obligated to seven portfolio companies, all of which are variable interest entities (VIEs), to fund up to $69.0 million and $61.0 million, respectively. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, $2.5 million of this amount has been funded. Refer to Note 18 for further information on VIEs. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had outstanding credit facilities to counterparties and arrangements to finance delayed trading settlement up to three days totaling $60.0 million and $20.0 million, respectively, and had funded $39.9 million and $0 in relation to these facilities, respectively, as of the year end. Credit facilities are supported by counterparties’ assets. There were no additional fundings of these facilities subsequent to period end. Contractual commitments As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an outstanding commitment for the construction of improvements at its Helios facility totaling $9.1 million. Indemnifications The Company has provided standard representations for agreements and customary indemnification for claims and legal proceedings. Insurance has been purchased to mitigate certain of these risks. Generally, there are no stated or notional amounts included in these indemnifications and the contingencies triggering the obligation for indemnification are not expected to occur. Furthermore, counterparties to these transactions often provide comparable indemnifications. The Company is unable to develop an estimate of the maximum payout under these indemnifications for several reasons. In addition to the lack of a stated or notional amount in a majority of such indemnifications, it is not possible to predict the nature of events that would trigger indemnification or the level of indemnification for a certain event. The Company believes, however, that the possibility of making any material payments for these indemnifications is remote. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there was no liability accrued under these arrangements. Legal and Regulatory Matters In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates may be threatened with, named as defendants in, or made parties to pending and potential legal actions, including class actions, arbitrations and other disputes. The Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates are also subject to oversight by numerous regulatory and other governmental agencies and may receive inspection requests, investigative subpoenas and requests from regulators for documents and information, which could lead to enforcement investigations and actions. The Company reviews any lawsuits, regulatory investigations, and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and provides disclosure and records loss contingencies in accordance with its accounting policies. Except as discussed below, the Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of existing legal and regulatory outstanding matters will have a material effect upon our financial condition or liquidity. However, in light of the uncertainties inherent in these matters, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of one or more of these matters may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations for a particular period, and future changes in circumstances or additional information could result in additional accruals or resolution in excess of established accruals, which could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, potentially materially. SEC Matters: As previously disclosed, in prior years, members of the staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement raised whether certain of the digital assets that we trade are securities and therefore such trading activities should be conducted through a registered entity. In addition, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement also raised whether off-channel communications were appropriately captured. In February 2025, we received termination letters concluding these investigations without charges. Luna Matters: On March 27, 2025, Galaxy reached an agreement with the New York State Attorney General to resolve civil claims relating to certain investments, trading, and public statements made in connection with the LUNA digital asset from late 2020 to 2022. As of December 31, 2024, the Company accrued a legal provision of $182 million. The accrued amounts include the impact of discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate of approximately 4.3%. The undiscounted amount of the settlement is $200 million and payable between 2025 and 2028, with a payment of $40 million in each of 2025 and 2026, and a payment of $60 million in each of 2027 and 2028. Under the terms of the settlement, Galaxy also agreed to, among other things, compliance enhancements related to public statements about cryptocurrency and purchases and sales of cryptocurrency. In December 2022, a proposed class action was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against GDH Ltd., our Chief Executive Officer and our former Chief Financial Officer asserting various claims including alleged misrepresentations relating to our public disclosure regarding investments and trading in the LUNA digital asset. The class action purports to be brought on behalf of a proposed class of persons and entities who acquired our securities on the secondary market from May 17, 2021 to and including May 6, 2022. The class action seeks unspecified damages and various declaratory relief, including leave to proceed with the right of action for misrepresentation under statutory securities provisions. These proceedings are still in early stages and have not been certified to proceed as a class action. Based on the stage of the case, the outcome remains uncertain, and the Company cannot estimate the potential impact, if any, on its business or financial statements at this time. Financial Support of GDH Ltd. In accordance with the LPA, the Company will reimburse or pay for all reasonably incurred expenses, excluding taxes, in the conduct of GDH Ltd.'s business. Tax Distributions The LPA also allows the Company to make distributions, as and when determined by the General Partner, in its sole discretion so as to enable unit holders to pay anticipated taxes with respect to allocated Company taxable income and / or gains. Amounts distributed pursuant to the tax distribution provision are treated as an advance against, and reduce (on a dollar for dollar basis), future amounts that would otherwise be distributable to such limited partners. The LPA provides that the value of any tax distribution made shall not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization determined at the time the General Partner determines to make such distribution. Tax-related distributions of $55.3 million and $22.4 million were paid during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In December 2021 and July 2024, the Company contributed approximately $523.0 million and $20 million, respectively, into wholly-owned subsidiaries through which the Company is operating bitcoin mining activities and exploring ways to operate other qualified digital assets and blockchain related activities in qualified opportunity zones. The qualified opportunity zone program was established by Congress under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide, and through which taxpayers may defer eligible capital gains provided they meet the program’s requirements. In December 2026, the Company will be required to recognize capital gains on 90% of the contributed amount for U.S. federal tax purposes, which will be allocated to its unit holders in accordance with their ownership interests at that time. As such depending on facts and circumstances at that time, the Company may be required to make additional tax distributions to its unit holders, including GDH Ltd.

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