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Business Organization and Nature of Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Business Organization and Nature of Operations

Note 1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations

 

BTCS Inc. (“BTCS” or the “Company”), short for Blockchain Technology Consensus Solutions, is a Nevada corporation listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and headquartered in the United States. The Company is a blockchain technology business that operates revenue-generating blockchain infrastructure and decentralized finance (“DeFi”) activities, primarily on the Ethereum network. BTCS is an Ethereum-first operator focused on generating on-chain revenues while strategically deploying “ETH” (the Ethereum network’s native token) and other digital assets through its operations.

 

The Company operates as an active blockchain infrastructure and DeFi participant rather than as a passive holder of digital assets. While BTCS maintains significant Ethereum holdings, those assets are actively deployed across its operations to support revenue generation, operational scalability, and capital efficiency.

 

Business Lines

 

BTCS conducts its operations through the following primary business lines:

 

  1. Validator Node Operations (“NodeOps”) – BTCS operates validator nodes (“nodes”) on the Ethereum network as a validator (“Validator”). Validator nodes perform validation and consensus-related activities that contribute to network security and block finalization. In exchange, the Company earns ETH-denominated staking revenue, which include protocol-defined rewards and execution layer transaction fees.
     
  2. Block Building (“Builder+”) – Through its Builder+ operations, the Company participates in the blockspace value chain on the Ethereum and other supported networks by operating block builders (“Builders”) that construct and submit optimized transaction blocks to Validators. Builder+ revenues are derived from the fees earned when BTCS-constructed blocks are successfully proposed on-chain.
     
  3. DeFi Operations (“Imperium”) – Beginning in 2025, BTCS expanded its blockchain operations to include DeFi activities under its Imperium business line. Through Imperium, the Company deploys digital assets, including ETH and stablecoins, into smart contract-based protocols that facilitate decentralized lending, borrowing, liquidity provision, and other on-chain services. The Company earns variable digital asset rewards based on its participation and the utilization of its deployed assets within these protocols and prevailing market conditions.

 

 Together, these business lines represent complementary components of the Company’s blockchain technology strategy, designed to generate recurring on-chain revenues, enhance operational scalability, and increase long-term value.

 

While each operation has distinct economic drivers and technology components, revenues generated from NodeOps and Builder+ are aggregated and presented as Blockchain infrastructure revenues, while revenues from Imperium are presented separately as DeFi revenues in the statements of operations. The Company’s operating segments and the reconciliation of segment results to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 8 – Segment Reporting.

 

Capital Strategy and Operations

 

BTCS’s operations are supported by an integrated capital formation and deployment framework that combines decentralized finance mechanisms with traditional capital markets activities (the “DeFi/TradFi Flywheel”). This framework includes the use of tools such as at-the-market equity (“ATM”) offerings, structured convertible notes, and ETH-backed DeFi borrowing to fund operations, scale infrastructure, and deploy digital assets while managing liquidity and dilution.

 

The Company actively allocates digital assets across staking, block-building support, and DeFi deployments based on expected returns, risk considerations, and market conditions.

 

Strategic Realignment

 

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company completed a strategic realignment of its operations and capital allocation toward Ethereum-focused activities. As part of this process, BTCS discontinued validator node operations on non-Ethereum blockchains, including Avalanche (AVAX), Cosmos (ATOM), Akash (AKT), and Kava (KAVA), and liquidated the majority of its non-Ethereum digital asset holdings.

 

The Company also discontinued the development and operation of legacy technology service platforms, including StakeSeeker in 2024 and ChainQ in 2025, in order to focus resources on scalable, revenue-generating blockchain infrastructure and DeFi activities.

 

Risks and Dependence on the Ethereum Ecosystem

 

The Company’s operations are subject to various risks, including technological complexity, cybersecurity risks, regulatory uncertainty, digital asset price volatility, and competition within the blockchain infrastructure and DeFi markets. The Company’s future performance depends in part on the continued adoption and development of the Ethereum network, the evolution of decentralized infrastructure markets, and BTCS’s ability to operate blockchain infrastructure and DeFi activities efficiently at scale.

 

 

BTCS Inc.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS