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Commitments and contingencies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and contingencies | Note 12. Commitments and contingencies: Commitments: Oklahoma Lease Agreement. On February 27, 2018, Kairos (“Tenant”) entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) with 7725 Reno #1, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which the Tenant leases an approximately 107,600 square foot warehouse located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, including improvements thereon. Pursuant to the terms of the Lease, the initial term of one year terminates on February 15, 2019, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of the Lease, subject to the Tenant’s options to renew the Lease. Tenant has four one-year renewal options that may be exercised so long as Tenant is not in default, subject to increases in base rent. Tenant has the right to operate from the premises on a 24 hour/seven day a week basis. At least three months, but no more than six months, prior to the expiration of the initial Lease term or renewal term, as applicable, Tenant shall give Landlord written notice of its intent to exercise the applicable renewal option, which also includes incremental payment for additional electric capacity delivery. If Tenant does not elect to exercise a renewal option, all remaining renewal options, if any, shall terminate. Base rent for the premises during the first 12 months is equal to $55.95/kW per month for a total of 4 Megawatts (MW) of available electrical power, or $223,800 per month. Base rent is calculated based upon the monthly electrical power made available to Tenant within the premises, and not based on Tenant’s actual usage. In connection with the Lease, Parent has provided a limited guarantee of Tenant’s failure to make payment of base rent or additional rent pursuant to the Lease. As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Lease, Landlord, at Landlord’s expense, agreed to provide additional 12.5 kV transformer equipment to increase the electrical power available for Tenant’s use by an additional 2MW, which will result in additional rent of $55.12/kW for the additional 2MW of power when it is made available. Provided that Tenant is not in default under the Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, Tenant may request Landlord to further increase the electrical power available, in increments from 6.01 MW up to 12.0 MW, by giving written notice to Landlord of the requested increase. Landlord, at Landlord’s expense, would then provide an additional 12.5kV of electrical transforming equipment to increase the electrical power available for Tenant’s use by the additional MW requested by Tenant. Effective as of the date the additional power is made available to Tenant, base rent will increase by an amount equivalent to the additional MW requested by Tenant multiplied by $55.12 per kW. If Tenant exercises all of its renewal options, then the base rent for the first 4MW of available power would increase to $57.63 per kW in year two, $59.36 per kW in year three, $61.14 per kW in year four and $62.97 per kW in year five. In each case, available power of greater than 4MW and up to 12MW would result in base rent of $55.12 per kW. On March 26, 2018, Kairos entered into a first amendment to the above lease, whereby 7725 Reno agreed to increase the electrical power available for Kairos’s use from 6MW to 12MW, and the base rent under the lease was increased to approximately $665,760 per month, effective as of the date when such additional power is available. Registration Rights Agreement On December 19, 2017, the Company accepted subscriptions for the sale of $37,000,000 of units of its securities, with each unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, at a per unit price of $22.50. On December 21, 2017, the Company accepted subscriptions for an additional $37,528 of units. On December 21, 2017, the Company closed on the sale of $37,037,528 of units of its securities and issued 1,646,113 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to 1,646,113 shares of Common Stock. The registration rights agreement required that the securities would be registered by March 5, 2018, the effectiveness date, and the registration statement was not declared effective by March 5, 2018. The Company accounted for registration rights agreements in accordance with ASC 825-20, “Registration Payment Arrangements.” ASC 825-20 addresses an issuer’s accounting for registration payment arrangements. This pronouncement specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument, should be separately recognized and accounted for as a contingency in accordance with ASC 450-20 “Loss Contingencies”. The Company recorded approximately $333,000 for this contingency as a liability in the first quarter of 2018. Corporate Lease Agreement See Note 14 for new corporate lease agreement commitment subsequent to March 31, 2018. Ingenium International LLC Consulting Agreement. On February 21, 2018, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Ingenium International LLC (the “Consultant”) to provide consulting services related to the Company’s business for a 12-month period. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Consultant’s services are defined as follows: complete the installation and deployment of 8,000+ ASIC cryptocurrency miners, which included the Prive Equipment and the BMSS Equipment; assist in managing and monitoring the operation of the 8,000+ cryptocurrency miners on an ongoing basis; promptly responding to and troubleshooting any issues as they arise in the management and monitoring of the operations; continuing the buildout of up to 40 Megawatts of energy capacity, with the ultimate goal to secure the power and build the location for up to 80 Megawatts of energy capacity; and to make strategic introductions to other cryptocurrency business opportunities and contacts in the sector. In connection with the Consulting Agreement the Company made a lump sum payment of $4,000,000 to the Consultant. The controlling principals of Ingenium International LLC., as disclosed in Note 3, are shareholders in the Company by virtue of the previous Kairos and Prive transactions. Contingencies: On February 17, 2018, Creighton Takata filed an action asserting putative class action claims on behalf of the Riot Blockchain, Inc.'s shareholders in the United District Court for the District of New Jersey, Takata v. Riot Blockchain Inc., et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-02293. The complaint asserts violations of federal securities laws under Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of a putative class of shareholders that purchased stock from November 13, 2017 through February 15, 2018. The complaint alleges that the Company and certain of its officers and directors made, caused to be made, or failed to correct false and/or misleading statements in press releases and public filings regarding its business plan in connection with its cryptocurrency business. The following complaints are generally based on the same conduct alleged in the Takatoa putative class action and request damages in unspecified amounts, costs and fees of bringing the action, and other unspecified relief, as well as in the derivative action, corporate governance changes. On February 22, 2018 Richard Roys filed a complaint in the United District States Court for the Southern District of Florida (Roys v. Riot Blockchain Inc., et al., Case No. 9:18-cv-80225). On March 27, 2018, the court closed the Roys’ case. On February 22, 2018 Bruce Greenawalt filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Greenawalt v. Riot Blockchain Inc., et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00440). On April 2, 2018, Mr. Greenawalt filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of his action, which the court entered on the same date. On April 5, 2018, Michael Jackson filed a shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, against certain of the Company's officers and directors, as well as against an investor (Jackson v. Riot Blockchain, Inc., et al, Case No 604520/18). On April 18, 2018, Joseph J. Klapper, Jr., filed a complaint against Riot Blockchain, Inc., and certain of its officers and directors in the United District Court for the District of New Jersey (Klapper v. Riot Blockchain Inc., et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-8031). On April 9, 2018, the Company received a subpoena requesting documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a formal order of investigation. As part of its ongoing review of the Company’s SEC filings, the Company has received and responded to comments from the staff of the SEC regarding certain developments and the Company’s ongoing development of a blockchain/cryptocurrency business model. These inquires include the proper asset classification, applicability of the Investment Company Act or 1940, to the Company’s business and affairs and accounting treatment of its cryptocurrency. The resolution of these matters is ongoing and has been described in more detail under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

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