A pre-revenue AI crypto startup funneled $12 million into EV as bad crypto trades erased 97% of cash in six months
AIxCrypto Holdings, a pre-revenue company building a robot-rental marketplace while holding digital assets, entered the third quarter with $577,328 in cash after its balance fell 97% in six months. Its nearest stated route to operating revenue, RoboShare, was still preparing a Los Angeles pilot as of Aug. 7.
Cash and cash equivalents fell from $19.33 million at Dec. 31 to $577,328 at June 30. AIxCrypto reported a $10.27 million first-half net loss and used $7.94 million of cash in operations. That operating use was only part of the decline: the cash-flow statement separately recorded a $12 million financing outflow for Faraday Future securities and $2.11 million of proceeds from digital-asset sales.
The Faraday investment was made through an entrusted arrangement with Gold King Arthur Holding Limited and comprised $500,000 of Class A common stock and $11.5 million of Series C preferred stock. AIxCrypto identifies Faraday Future as its controlling majority stockholder, making the investment an allocation involving the company that controls it rather than an unrelated portfolio holding.
AIxCrypto's digital assets fell in fair value to $5.21 million from $10.25 million at year-end, while it recorded a $2.93 million net loss on the assets during the half. Sales, purchases, digital-asset-settled activity and fair-value changes all affected the balance. Its Bitcoin holdings accounted for $2.70 million, or about 52%, of the June 30 portfolio, leaving the remaining holdings exposed to crypto-market volatility.
The company reported no outstanding debt for borrowed money, but its current liabilities stood at $1.72 million at June 30, almost three times its cash balance. An announced common-stock purchase agreement could provide up to $50 million, but that figure was a maximum commitment rather than cash on hand. The preliminary registration statement said draws could not begin before effectiveness and remained subject to notices, market conditions and other requirements.
The facility set purchases at 93% of a three-day low volume-weighted average price and charged a separate 3% draw fee. The agreement capped issuance at 4,044,975 shares until shareholder approval took effect, meaning realized funding could fall well short of $50 million and come with substantial dilution.
AIxCrypto introduced RoboShare and its website in June. Its latest results release targeted initial marketplace activity in August and revenue in the third quarter, subject to operational readiness, execution, and applicable revenue-recognition requirements. The company has not yet shown that the marketplace can generate recognized revenue fast enough to reduce the potential need for crypto sales or discounted equity.
The next evidence will be completed rentals, repeat marketplace use and revenue appearing in AIxCrypto's financial statements, not another product-launch announcement.
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