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6-Week, 3-Auditor Swap Sees Trump Crypto Firm Alt5 Sigma Mired in Financial Crisis
Original Title: "3 Auditors in 6 Weeks! Is "Trump Coin Circle Asset" Alt5 Sigma in Financial Trouble?"
Original Author: Zhao Ying, Wall Street News
The "Trump Coin Circle Asset" Alt5 Sigma is facing financial reporting chaos and potential delisting risk, having switched auditors three times in six weeks, with company executives also resigning in quick succession recently.
On Tuesday, according to the Financial Times, the cryptocurrency company Alt5 Sigma associated with the Trump family had its license expired in August for the auditing firm Victor Mokuolu CPA PLLC, which it had hired earlier this month. After the Financial Times inquired about this issue, Alt5 Sigma fired the auditing firm on Christmas Day and appointed LJ Soldinger Associates as its third auditor.
This Las Vegas-based company reached a deal with the Trump family's World Liberty Financial in August to purchase and hold a large amount of $WLFI tokens, with Eric Trump subsequently joining the board as an observer. However, since the announcement of the transaction, the company has failed to release quarterly financial reports on time, facing the threat of being delisted from Nasdaq.
The turmoil at Alt5 Sigma is not only reflected in the frequent changes of auditors but also in the recent resignations of company executives, including Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Hugh, who joined during the Trump transaction, resigning three months later, and CEO Peter Tassiopoulos resigning in October.
Invalid Auditor License Sparks Chain of Issues
The fired auditing firm Victor Mokuolu CPA PLLC had its license expired in Texas in August, and according to state regulations, the company was prohibited from conducting audit work until the license was renewed. Although the company's founder, Victor Mokuolu, updated his individual Certified Public Accountant license on August 31, as of December 26, the company's license had not been renewed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA).
The auditing firm had previously been fined by regulators for multiple failures to submit regulatory filings on time. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) fined it $30,000 in 2023 for failing to report completion of audit work for six listed companies within the required 35 days. The Texas regulatory agency imposed an additional $15,000 fine last year for similar violations.
The auditing firm received a failing grade in the 2023 accounting industry peer review and has been working to correct the identified deficiencies for over two years. According to recent regulatory filings, the firm has listed 30 small-cap audit clients.
Post-Trump Transaction Turmoil
During the appointment and subsequent dismissal of Victor Mokuolu CPA PLLC on December 8, Alt5 Sigma experienced significant turmoil. The company currently defines itself as "a fintech company with a pioneering $WLFI digital asset treasury strategy."
The August Trump transaction involved the company committing to purchase and hold a large amount of World Liberty Financial's WLFI token, with Trump's cryptocurrency project also becoming an investor in Alt5Sigma. As of December 8, Alt5Sigma held approximately 7.3 billion WLFI tokens, valued at around $1.1 billion, with Trump's cryptocurrency project also becoming an investor in Alt5Sigma.
Since the Trump transaction, Zack Witkoff has served as the Chairman of Alt5 Sigma, being a co-founder of World Liberty Financial and the son of Steve Witkoff, Trump's peace negotiation envoy.
The company's senior management has undergone significant changes in recent months, with Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Hugh, who joined during the Trump transaction, resigning three months later, and CEO Peter Tassiopoulos stepping down in October. Board member David Danziger resigned last month, leading to the company's non-compliance with requirements regarding the size of the audit committee and accounting expertise.
Financial Reporting Delays and Delisting Threat
Alt5 Sigma faces delisting from Nasdaq due to its failure to timely submit its quarterly financial report for the period ending in September. The company has attributed part of the delay to the former auditor's "timeliness and responsiveness," with the auditor officially resigning in November.
Alt5 Sigma was restructured in July 2024 by the biotechnology company JanOne, which previously focused on developing "innovative solutions to end the opioid epidemic." JanOne merged with Alt5 Sigma and was renamed in the same month. JanOne had previously renamed in September 2019, having been known as Appliance Recycling Centers of America before that.
Alt5 Sigma indicates that the company provides financial infrastructure to enable traditional financial institutions to integrate with the digital asset economy.
In August of this year, Alt5 Sigma disclosed to U.S. regulators that its Canadian subsidiary and former head of the group were convicted by a Rwandan court in May of "crimes including illegal enrichment and money laundering." Alt5 Sigma Canada and Andre Beauchesne appealed to the High Court of Kigali, Rwanda, in June, and the case is still under judicial review. Alt5 Sigma Canada and Beauchesne both deny any wrongdoing and insist that they are victims of fraud.
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