Galaxy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
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NEW YORK, March 28, 2025
NEW YORK, March 28, 2025 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) (the "Company" or "GDH Ltd.") today released financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, for both itself and Galaxy Digital Holdings LP (the "Partnership" or "GDH LP"). In this press release, a reference to "Galaxy", "we", "our" and similar words refer to GDH Ltd., its subsidiaries and affiliates including GDH LP, or any one of them, as the context requires.
-- Financial Highlights
-- Net income of $174 million for the fourth quarter 2024 and $365 million
for the full year 2024 ($1.02 per diluted share), which includes a $166
million accrued legal provision from a settlement with the New York
Attorney General.
-- Net income of $341 million for the fourth quarter 2024 and $532 million
for the full year 2024 ($1.49 per diluted share), excluding the accrued
provision.
-- For the year-to-date ("YTD") period ending March 27, 2025, net loss
before tax is estimated to be between $275 million and $325 million.
During the same period, total equity declined to a range between $1.9
billion and $2.0 billion. YTD results were primarily driven by the
depreciation of digital asset prices.1
-- Corporate Updates
Helios Data Center: Subsequent to year-end, and further to the term sheet announced on November 7, 2024, Galaxy entered a 15-year lease agreement with CoreWeave. As part of the agreement, Galaxy will deliver 133 megawatts ("MW") of Critical IT Load to host CoreWeave's artificial intelligence ("AI") and high-performance computing ("HPC") infrastructure at our Helios data center campus in the panhandle region of West Texas.(2) Over the 15-year term, Galaxy expects to generate approximately $4.5 billion of total revenue.
US Listing and Reorganization: Galaxy continues to work on completing its proposed reorganization and domestication to become a Delaware-incorporated company and subsequently list on the Nasdaq, upon completion of ongoing SEC review and subject to stock exchange, shareholder and applicable regulatory approvals of such transactions. On March 28, 2025, Galaxy filed an amendment to its registration statement responding to SEC comments, which is under review.
Legal Matter: 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 Partnership accrued a legal provision of $166 million, which includes the impact of discounting. The undiscounted amount of the settlement is $200 million, which is payable between 2025 and 2028.
SELECT GDH LP Q42024 Q32024 Q/Q% Change FY2024 FINANCIAL METRICS Equity Capital $2,277M $2,081M 9 % -- Cash & Net Stablecoins(3) $1,016M $475M 114 % -- Net Digital Assets Excluding Stablecoins(4) $506M $562M (10) % -- Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs $669M $469M 43 % -- Net Income (loss) $174M ($54M) N.M.(5) $365M Book Value Per $9.51 CAD $8.24 CAD 15 % -- Share in CAD(6) Note: Throughout this document, totals may not sum due to rounding. Quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage change calculations are based on unrounded results.(1) This preliminary, unaudited quarter-to-date financial information is as of March 27, 2025. Financial results exclude completion of the full quarterly valuation process of our investment portfolio. This data is subject to change as management completes its quarterly close procedures.(2) Represents 200 MW of gross power capacity.(3) Includes Cash Equivalents.(4) Refer to page 16 of this release for a breakout of our net digital assets position; Excludes non-current net digital assets.(5) Abbreviation for "Not Meaningful".(6) Calculated as equity capital divided by outstanding Class A and Class B Units multiplied by the end of period foreign exchange rate.
-- Operating Businesses
Galaxy Global Markets
Counterparty trading and advisory revenue totaled $68 million in the fourth quarter, marking a 26% QoQ increase. For the full year 2024, Galaxy generated $215 million in counterparty trading and advisory revenue, exceeding the combined total from the previous two years. The sequential growth was primarily driven by robust derivatives activity and increased demand for our lending solutions. Counterparty trading volumes increased 56% versus the third quarter, fueled by heightened spot market activity, while our average loan book size expanded to $861 million, reflecting growing institutional demand for structured financing. As Galaxy continues to expand its platform and deepen client relationships, we successfully onboarded new institutional counterparties, closing the year with 1,328 total trading counterparties.
Investment Banking successfully closed 3 deals in the fourth quarter. Notable transactions included serving as the exclusive financial advisor to Attestant in its sale to Bitwise Asset Management and advising Thunder Bridge Capital on its merger with Coincheck.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Q42024 Q32024 Q/Q% Change FY2024 Counterparty Trading and Advisory Revenue $68.1M $54.1M 26 % $215M Loan Book Size (Average) $861M $668M 29 % $640M Total Trading Counterparties 1,328 1,280 4 % -- Active Trading Counterparties 315 296 6 % -- Counterparty Trading and Advisory Revenue: revenue from counterparty-facing activities from our Derivatives, Credit, Over-the-Counter Trading, and Quantitative Trading businesses, net of associated funding charges, and fee revenue associated with the Advisory business. Loan Book Size (Average): This quarter reflects a revised methodology for calculating Loan Book Size (Average), This metric is now based on the average market value of all open loans, excluding uncommitted credit facilities. Previously, these facilities were included in the calculation--amounting to $225M in 4Q24. As a result of this change, the 3Q24 average loan book size, which had included $195M of uncommitted credit facilities, has been restated to align with the updated methodology. Active Trading Counterparties: Counterparties with whom we have traded within the past 12 months and who are still onboarded with Galaxy's trading business.
Galaxy Asset Management
Galaxy Asset Management $(GAM)$ reported management and performance fees of $8.6 million in the fourth quarter and a record $49 million for the full year 2024. Growth was driven by strong organic asset inflows, market appreciation and the successful execution in monetizing the FTX Estate's digital asset holdings for creditors. GAM closed the year with $5.7 billion of assets under management ("AUM") spanning more than 15 ETF and alternative investment strategies.
KEY PERFORMANCE Q42024 Q32024 Q/Q% Change FY2024 INDICATORS Management and Performance Fees $8.6M $8.1M 6 % $49.0M Total Assets Under Management $5,660M $4,636M 22 % -- ETFs $3,482M $2,589M 34 % -- Alternatives $2,178M $2,046M 6 % -- Assets Under Management: All figures are unaudited. AUM is inclusive of sub-advised funds, committed capital closed-end vehicles, seed investments by affiliates, affiliated and unaffiliated separately managed accounts, engagements to unwind portfolios, and fund of fund products. Changes in AUM are generally the result of performance, contributions, withdrawals, liquidations, and opportunistic mandate wins. AUM for committed capital closed-end vehicles that have completed their investment period is reported as NAV (Net Asset Value) plus unfunded commitment. AUM for quarterly close vehicles is reported as of the most recent quarter available for the applicable period. AUM for affiliated separately managed accounts is reported as NAV as of the most recently available estimate for the applicable period. Total AUM for Q3 2024 was updated from what was previously reported as AUM for quarterly close vehicles are reported as of the most recent information available for the applicable period.
Digital Infrastructure
Mining revenue totaled $22.1 million in the fourth quarter, with expenses - net of curtailment credits - of $11.9 million, resulting in a 46% direct mining profit margin. Galaxy's average marginal cost to mine remained highly competitive at under $38,000 per bitcoin in the fourth quarter and approximately $26,000 for the full year 2024, underscoring the success of our power management strategy. Galaxy mined 977 BTC in 2024, but anticipates a decline in quarterly Hashrate Under Management and bitcoin production in the coming quarters as operations at the Helios Campus are retrofitted to support AI and HPC demands.
Blockchain Infrastructure continued its strong growth, generating $26.4 million in net blockchain rewards in the fourth quarter, representing a 147% QoQ increase. As of December 31, 2024, Assets Under Stake reached $4.2 billion, up from $240 million at the start of the year, driven by robust organic growth and the strategic acquisition of CryptoManufaktur in the third quarter.
KEY PERFORMANCE Q42024 Q32024 Q/Q% Change FY2024 INDICATORS Mining Revenue $22.1M $18.5M 19 % $94.9M Total Hashrate Under Management 6.1 6.2 (3) % -- Number of Proprietary BTC Mined 187 176 6 % 977 Average Marginal Cost to Mine < $38.0K < $38.0K N.M. $26.0K Net Blockchain Rewards(1) $26.4M $10.7M 147 % $58.5M Assets Under Stake $4,235M $3,394M 25 % -- (1) Blockchain rewards are net of staking costs. Hashrate Under Management: the total combined hashrate of active proprietary and hosted mining capacity managed by Galaxy. Number of Proprietary BTC Mined: The total amount of bitcoin mined from proprietary mining operations. Average Marginal Cost to Mine: The marginal cost of production for each bitcoin generated during the period. The calculation excludes depreciation, mark-to-market on power contracts, and corporate overhead. Assets Under Stake: all figures are unaudited. AUS reflects the total notional value of assets bonded to Galaxy validators, based on prices as of the end of the specified period. This includes certain Galaxy balance sheet assets, Galaxy affiliate assets, and third-party assets.
High-Performance Computing
Helios Data Center: Subsequent to year-end, and further to the term sheet announced on November 7, 2024, Galaxy entered a 15-year lease agreement with CoreWeave. As part of the agreement, Galaxy will deliver 133 megawatts ("MW") of Critical IT Load to host CoreWeave's artificial intelligence ("AI") and high-performance computing ("HPC") infrastructure at our Helios data center campus in the panhandle region of West Texas.(1) Over the 15-year term, Galaxy expects to generate approximately $4.5 billion of total revenue.
Summary of Select Operating Expenses(1)
Operating expenses Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q/Q % Change FY 2024 Compensation and compensation related $66M $40M 65 % $191M Equity based compensation $16M $13M 23 % $58M General and administrative $235M $48M 390 % $378M Mining costs $12M $10M 20 % $48M Trading, commission and custody expenses $10M $6M 67 % $29M Technology $9M $8M 13 % $31M Depreciation and amortization $16M $16M -- % $56M Legal settlement $166M $0M N.M. $166M Other(2) $22M $8M 175 % $48M Professional fees $13M $11M 18 % $51M Interest $40M $29M 38 % $110M Notes interest expense $10M $7M 43 % $31M (1) Excludes blockchain reward distributions. (2) "Other" includes expenses such as those related to impairment loss, marketing, provision for credit loss, insurance, fund administration and director fees. Additional detail can be found in Note 20 of GDH LP Financial Statements for this quarter.
Overview of Fourth Quarter Operating Expenses:
-- Compensation and compensation related expenses of $66 million increased
by approximately $26 million QoQ, primarily driven by a bonus accrual
adjustment.
-- General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $187
million QoQ, driven by a legal provision of $166 million, $7 million loss
on disposal of mining equipment, $4 million provisions for credit losses
on our receivables and a $4 million QoQ increase in trading, commission
and custody expenses.
-- Professional fees of $13 million increased by approximately $2 million
QoQ, primarily driven by higher legal expenses incurred during the
quarter.
-- Interest expense rose approximately $11 million QoQ, reflecting increased
non-dilutive borrowing activity, which is directly tied to increased
Global Markets operating activity.
-- Notes interest expense increase by approximately $3 million QoQ,
reflecting the interest on the new exchangeable note we issued in
November 2024.
-- Balance Sheet Net Digital Asset Exposure By Token
The Company's balance sheet maintains exposure to bitcoin, ether, and other digital assets through a diversified allocation across spot positions, ETFs, private equity holdings and other non-current investments.
Balance sheet net digital asset exposure as of December 31, 2024, is as follows:
-- GDH Ltd.'s Financial Highlights
As the only significant asset of GDH Ltd. is its minority interest in GDH LP, its results are driven by the results of GDH LP. GDH Ltd. accounts for its investment in this associate (GDH LP) using the equity method. The investment, initially recorded at cost, is increased or decreased to recognize GDH Ltd.'s share of the earnings and losses of GDH LP.
The net comprehensive income (loss) of GDH Ltd. was $34.7 million and $78.9 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively.
Important U.S. Tax Information - Action Required by U.S. Shareholders
Galaxy shareholders who are U.S. taxpayers should be aware that there may be significant and adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to Galaxy's PFIC status for 2024 and prior years and in connection with Galaxy's domestication from Cayman to Delaware unless they make certain elections on their originally filed U.S. federal income tax returns for 2024, which are generally due on April 15, 2025 (subject to allowable extensions). These consequences and, therefore, the need to take action apply to both direct and indirect holdings of Galaxy shares. These elections are described in the notice posted by Galaxy
in March 2024 on its website at https://investor.galaxy.com/financials/annual-reports/default.aspx. Before filing their U.S. federal income tax returns for 2024, direct and indirect Galaxy shareholders who are, or who have investors who are, U.S. taxpayers are urged to review the notice and to consult their tax advisors regarding the advisability of making these elections on their U.S. federal income tax returns for 2024.
Earnings Conference Call
An investor conference call will be held today, March 28, 2025, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. A live webcast with the ability to ask questions will be available at: https://investor.galaxy.com/. The conference call can also be accessed by investors in the United States or Canada by dialing 1-800-245-3047, or 1-203-518-9765 (outside the U.S. and Canada). A replay of the webcast will be available and can be accessed in the same manner as the live webcast on the Company's Investor Relations website. Through April 28, 2025, the recording will also be available by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or 1-412-317-6671 (outside the U.S. and Canada) and using the passcode: 158488.
About Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) ("GDH Ltd.") and Galaxy Digital Holdings LP ("GDH LP")
Galaxy (TSX: GLXY) is a digital asset and blockchain leader providing access to the growing digital economy. We serve a diversified client base, including institutions, startups, and qualified individuals. Since 2018, Galaxy has been building a holistic financial platform spanning three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise self-custodial technology. The company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.
This press release should be read in conjunction with (i) GDH LP's Management Discussion and Analysis and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 and (ii) GDH Ltd.'s Management Discussion and Analysis and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 (together, the "Consolidated Financial Statements" and "MD&As"), which have been filed on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca.
Disclaimers and Additional Information
The TSX has not approved or disapproved of the information contained herein. The Ontario Securities Commission has not passed upon the merits of the disclosure record of Galaxy.
This press release contains certain pre-released first quarter 2025 financial information (the "pre-released financial information"). The pre-released financial information contained in this press release is preliminary and represents the most current information available to management. The Partnership's actual consolidated financial statements for such period may result in material changes to the pre-released financial information summarized in this press release (including by any one financial metric, or all of the financial metrics) as a result of the completion of normal quarter accounting procedures and adjustments or due to other risks contained in the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in this press release are based upon reasonable assumptions, the Company can give no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these expectations.
No Offer or Solicitation
As previously announced, the Company intends to complete its proposed reorganization and domestication to become a Delaware-based company, and subsequently list on the Nasdaq, upon completion of the SEC's ongoing review and subject to stock exchange approval of such listing. The proposed reorganization and domestication is subject to approval by shareholders the Company and applicable regulatory authorities, including the Toronto Stock Exchange. In connection with the proposed reorganization and domestication, the Company has filed a registration statement, including a management information circular/prospectus, with the SEC, which has not yet become effective. SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE FINAL VERSIONS OF SUCH DOCUMENTS, WHEN AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the registration statement (including the management information circular/prospectus) and any other relevant documents from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the final versions of such documents can also be obtained, when available, without charge, via Galaxy's investor relations website: https://investor.galaxy.com/. The Company anticipates holding a shareholder meeting to seek approval following the effectiveness of the registration statement, and further details will be included in the management information circular to be mailed to shareholders and posted on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
This document shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the domestication or any of the other proposed reorganization transactions. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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The information in this document may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Galaxy's pre-released financial information, Galaxy's business plans and goals, including with respect to the lease with CoreWeave and the pending domestication and the related transactions (the "transactions"), and the parties, perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. 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These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: (1) the inability to complete the proposed domestication and reorganization transactions, due to the failure to obtain shareholder and stock exchange approvals, or otherwise; (2) changes to the proposed structure of the proposed domestication and reorganization transactions that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining shareholder or stock exchange approval of the transactions; (3) the ability to meet and maintain listing standards following the consummation of the proposed domestication and reorganization transactions; (4) the risk that the proposed domestication and reorganization transactions disrupt current plans and operations; (5) costs related to AI/HPC plans, the transactions, operations and strategy; (6) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (7) the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (8) changes or events that impact the cryptocurrency and AI/HPC industry, including potential regulation, that are out of our control; (9) the risk that our business will not grow in line with our expectations or continue on its current trajectory; (10) the possibility that our addressable market is smaller than we have anticipated and/or that we may not gain share of it; (11) the possibility that there is a disruption or change in power dynamics impacting our results or current or future load capacity; (12) any delay or failure to consummate the business mandates or achieve its pipeline goals (13) technological challenges, cyber incidents or exploits; (14) risks related to retrofitting our existing facility from mining to AI and HPC infrastructure, including the timing of construction and its impact on lease revenue; (15) any inability or difficulty in obtaining financing for the AI and HPC financing on acceptable terms or at all; (16) changes to the AI and HPC infrastructure needs and their impact on future plans at the Helios campus; (17) risks associated with the leasing business, including those associated with counterparties; and (18) those other risks contained in the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 available on the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and its Management's Discussion and Analysis, filed on March 28, 2025. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, financing and construction terms and conditions, a decline in the digital asset market or general economic conditions; the possibility that our addressable market is smaller than we have anticipated and/or that we may not gain share of the stated addressable market; the failure or delay in the adoption of digital assets and the blockchain ecosystem; a delay or failure in developing infrastructure for our business or our businesses achieving our mandates; delays or other challenges in the mining and AI/HPC infrastructure business related to hosting, power or construction; any challenges faced with respect to exploits, considerations with respect to liquidity and capital planning and changes in applicable law or regulation and adverse regulatory developments. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, they could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not take any statement regarding past trends or activities as a representation that the trends or activities will continue in the future. Accordingly, you should not put undue reliance on these statements.
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Galaxy Digital Holdings LP's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (unaudited)
(in thousands) December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 462,103 $ 316,610 Digital assets 2,952,633 1,078,587 Receivable for digital asset trades 20,974 41,339 Digital asset loans receivable, net of allowance 579,530 104,504 Digital assets receivables 53,608 14,686 Investments (includes $84.5 million 834,812 -- and $0 of equity method investments, respectively) Assets posted as collateral 277,147 318,195 Receivables 30,314 15,983 Derivative assets 207,653 173,209 Prepaid expenses and other assets 26,444 37,910
Loans receivable, net of allowance 476,620 377,105 Due from related party 5,263 5,007 Total current assets 5,927,101 2,483,135 Digital assets receivables 7,112 6,174 Investments (includes $433.6 million and $290.4 million of equity method investments, respectively) 808,694 735,103 Restricted digital assets 11,560 41,356 Loans receivable, net of allowance, non-current -- 10,259 Property and equipment 267,648 259,965 Other non-current assets 107,300 95,000 Goodwill 58,037 44,257 Total non-current assets 1,260,351 1,192,114 Total assets $ 7,187,452 $ 3,675,249 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities Investments sold short 6,524 25,295 Derivative liabilities 165,858 160,642 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 163,644 69,212 Payables to customers 19,520 3,503 Taxes payable 5,315 25,936 Payable for digital asset trades 20,970 4,176 Digital asset loans payable 1,497,609 398,277 Loans payable 510,718 93,069 Collateral payable 1,399,655 581,362 Due to related party 97,871 67,953 Lease liability 3,294 3,860 Total current liabilities 3,890,978 1,433,285 Notes payable 845,186 408,053 Other non-current liabilities 174,256 44,130 Total non-current liabilities 1,019,442 452,183 Total liabilities 4,910,420 1,885,468 Equity Partners' capital 2,277,032 1,789,781 Total equity 2,277,032 1,789,781 Total liabilities and equity $ 7,187,452 $ 3,675,249
Galaxy Digital Holdings LP's Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)
(in thousands) Year ended
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Income
Fee revenue $ 103,194 $ 51,342
Net realized gain (loss) on digital
assets 615,687 311,830
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments (171,108) 13,412
Lending and staking revenue 274,254 52,216
Net derivative gain 267,769 151,583
Revenue from proprietary mining 63,305 33,121
Other income 1,457 357
1,154,558 613,861
Operating expenses
Compensation and compensation related 191,052 138,401
Equity based compensation 58,489 72,275
General and administrative 377,523 75,637
Professional fees 51,076 37,062
Blockchain reward distributions 130,298 1,086
Interest 109,539 24,653
Notes interest expense 30,804 27,285
(948,781) (376,399)
Other
Net unrealized gain (loss) on digital
assets (255,380) 1,950
Net unrealized gain (loss) on
investments 429,899 84,415
Net gain (loss) on notes payable -
derivative (31,727) (9,603)
Foreign currency loss 1,317 (493)
144,109 76,269
Income (loss) before income taxes 349,886 313,731
Income taxes expense (benefit) (15,426) 17,833
Net income (loss) for the period $ 365,312 $ 295,898
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation
adjustment $ 1,190 $ 88
Comprehensive income (loss) for the
period $ 366,502 $ 295,986
(in thousands) Three Months ended Three Months ended
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Income
Fee revenue $ 27,891 $ 17,135
Net realized gain on digital assets 560,649 293,149
Net realized gain on investments (84,919) (55,299)
Lending and staking revenue 116,270 16,893
Net derivative gain 62,467 71,121
Revenue from proprietary mining 15,430 12,449
Other income 298 24
698,086 355,472
Operating expenses
Compensation and compensation
related 66,015 42,154
Equity based compensation 16,382 14,581
General and administrative 234,791 15,529
Professional fees 12,829 10,548
Blockchain reward distributions 60,760 260
Interest 39,829 8,983
Notes interest expense 9,683 6,913
(440,289) (98,968)
Other
Net unrealized gain (loss) on
digital assets (439,427) (22,501)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on
investments 368,876 92,932
Net gain (loss) on notes payable -
derivative (16,583) (8,581)
Foreign currency loss (131) 350
(87,265) 62,200
Income (loss) before income taxes 170,532 318,704
Income taxes expense (benefit) (3,765) 17,247
Net income (loss) for the period $ 174,297 $ 301,457
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation
adjustment $ 218 $ 85
Comprehensive income (loss) for the
period $ 174,515 $ 301,542
Year ended Year ended
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
GDH LP Net income (loss) per unit:
Basic $ 1.08 $ 0.92
Diluted 1.02 0.90
Weighted average units:
Basic 336,730,894 321,599,100
Diluted 357,988,647 329,613,940
End of period share count: 343,440,123 325,227,806
Reportable segments (unaudited)
Income and expenses by each reportable segment of GDH LP for the three months ended December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporateand Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure Other (1)
Solutions
Income (loss)
Fee revenue(1)
Mining hosting
fees $ -- $ -- $ 6,626 $ -- $ 6,626
Licensing fees 1 1 1,037 (120) 919
Management and
performance
fees 8,676 8,560 11 (663) 16,584
Advisory fees 3,762 -- -- -- 3,762
Total fee
revenue (1) 12,439 8,561 7,674 (783) 27,891
Lending and
staking revenue
Lending income 27,546 (1) 1,524 3 29,072
Blockchain
rewards 11,150 1,886 81,412 (7,250) 87,198
Total lending
and staking
revenue (1)(2) 38,696 1,885 82,936 (7,247) 116,270
Net realized
gain on
digital assets 511,511 49,138 -- -- 560,649
Net realized
gain (loss) on
investments (86,238) 1,319 -- -- (84,919)
Net derivative
gain (loss) 62,501 -- (34) -- 62,467
Revenue from
proprietary
mining -- -- 15,430 -- 15,430
Other income
(expense) (131) 59 150 220 298
538,778 60,962 106,156 (7,810) 698,086
Compensation
expense 36,300 16,892 13,669 15,536 82,397
Interest 37,742 -- -- 2,087 39,829
Notes interest
expense -- -- -- 9,683 9,683
Blockchain
reward
distributions
(1)(2) -- -- 68,010 (7,250) 60,760
Depreciation
and
amortization 1,341 123 12,586 1,801 15,851
Other operating
expenses 9,517 2,646 22,066 197,542 231,771
Operating
expenses 84,900 19,661 116,331 219,399 440,289
Other income
Net unrealized
gain (loss) on
digital assets (409,911) (29,723) 207 -- (439,427)
Net unrealized
gain on
investments 304,880 66,497 (2,501) -- 368,876
Net (loss) on
notes payable
- derivative -- -- -- (16,583) (16,583)
Foreign
currency gain (131) -- -- -- (131)
(105,162) 36,774 (2,294) (16,583) (87,265)
Income (loss)
before income
taxes 348,716 78,075 (12,469) (243,792) 170,532
Income tax
expense -- -- -- (3,765) (3,765)
Net income
(loss) for the
period $ 348,716 $ 78,075 $ (12,469) $ (240,027) $ 174,297
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 218 $ 218
Comprehensive
income (loss)
for the period $ 348,716 $ 78,075 $ (12,469) $ (239,809) $ 174,515
(1) All intercompany transactions are eliminated in
the Corporate and Other segment.
(2) The Partnership operates public proof of stake
validation infrastructure which allows third parties
to stake their digital assets on its validator nodes.
Blockchain rewards include amounts earned by these
third parties. These corresponding costs are included
in blockchain reward distribution.
Income and expenses by each reportable segment of GDH LP for the three months ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and Other
Solutions (1)
Income (loss)
Fee revenue
Hosting fees $ -- $ -- $ 6,345 $ -- $ 6,345
Licensing fees -- 1 415 118 534
Management and
performance
fees 414 8,369 1,443 (1,127) 9,099
Advisory fees 2,147 -- 55 -- 2,202
Other fee
revenue 54 -- (1,099) -- (1,045)
Total fee
revenue (1) 2,615 8,370 7,159 (1,009) 17,135
Lending and
staking revenue
Lending income 16,063 166 272 (975) 15,526
Blockchain
rewards -- 1,367 -- -- 1,367
Total lending
and staking
revenue 16,063 1,533 272 (975) 16,893
Net realized
gain (loss) on
digital assets 292,796 353 -- -- 293,149
Net realized
gain (loss) on
investments (55,036) (263) -- -- (55,299)
Net derivative
gain (loss) 71,730 (468) (141) -- 71,121
Revenue from
proprietary
mining -- -- 12,449 -- 12,449
Other income
(expense) (35) 4 -- 55 24
328,133 9,529 19,739 (1,929) 355,472
Compensation 28,319 10,565 8,474 9,377 56,735
Interest 5,501 -- -- 3,482 8,983
Notes interest
expense -- -- -- 6,913 6,913
Depreciation
and
amortization 117 61 6,649 1,195 8,022
Blockchain
reward
distributions -- -- 260 -- 260
Other operating
expenses 26,110 3,914 (7,772) (4,197) 18,055
Operating
expenses 60,047 14,540 7,611 16,770 98,968
Other
Net unrealized
gain (loss) on
digital assets (98,968) 75,248 1,219 -- (22,501)
Net unrealized
loss on
investments 65,922 25,675 1,335 -- 92,932
Net gain on
notes payable
- derivative -- -- -- (8,581) (8,581)
Foreign
currency loss 350 -- -- -- 350
(32,696) 100,923 2,554 (8,581) 62,200
Income (loss)
before income
taxes 235,390 95,912 14,682 (27,280) 318,704
Income tax
benefit -- -- -- 17,247 17,247
Net income
(loss) for the
period $ 235,390 $ 95,912 $ 14,682 $ (44,527) $ 301,457
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment -- -- -- 85 85
Comprehensive
income (loss)
for the period $ 235,390 $ 95,912 $ 14,682 $ (44,442) $ 301,542
(1) All intercompany transactions are eliminated in
the Corporate and Other segment.
Income and expenses by each reportable segment of GDH LP for the year ended December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and Other
Solutions (1)
Income (loss)
Fee revenue
Mining hosting
fees $ -- $ -- $ 31,566 $ -- $ 31,566
Licensing fees 2 2 3,256 (480) 2,780
Management and
performance
fees 17,896 49,026 11 (2,853) 64,080
Advisory fees 4,768 -- -- -- 4,768
Total fee
revenue (1) 22,666 49,028 34,833 (3,333) 103,194
Lending and
staking revenue
Lending income 82,731 100 2,636 22 85,489
Blockchain
rewards (1)
(2) 20,813 14,790 174,420 (21,258) 188,765
Total lending
and staking
revenue 103,544 14,890 177,056 (21,236) 274,254
Net realized
gain (loss) on
digital assets 547,349 67,542 796 -- 615,687
Net realized
gain (loss) on
investments (187,058) 13,527 2,423 -- (171,108)
Net derivative
gain 267,010 -- 759 -- 267,769
Revenue from
proprietary
mining -- -- 63,305 -- 63,305
Other income 674 119 444 220 1,457
754,185 145,106 279,616 (24,349) 1,154,558
Compensation
expense 112,019 47,181 40,418 49,923 249,541
Blockchain
reward
distributions
(2) -- -- 151,556 (21,258) 130,298
Interest 102,010 -- -- 7,529 109,539
Notes interest
expense -- -- -- 30,804 30,804
Depreciation
and
amortization 3,090 406 47,043 5,796 56,335
Other operating
expenses 82,083 12,684 69,613 207,884 372,264
Operating
expenses 299,202 60,271 308,630 280,678 948,781
Net unrealized
gain (loss) on
digital assets (207,072) (45,165) (3,143) -- (255,380)
Net unrealized
gain (loss) on
investments 368,331 64,904 (3,336) -- 429,899
Net loss on
notes payable
- derivative -- -- -- (31,727) (31,727)
Foreign
currency loss 1,317 -- -- -- 1,317
162,576 19,739 (6,479) (31,727) 144,109
Income (loss)
before income
taxes $ 617,559 $ 104,574 $ (35,493) $ (336,754) $ 349,886
Income tax
expense
(benefit) -- -- -- (15,426) (15,426)
Net income
(loss) $ 617,559 $ 104,574 $ (35,493) $ (321,328) $ 365,312
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment -- -- -- 1,190 1,190
Comprehensive
income (loss) $ 617,559 $ 104,574 $ (35,493) $ (320,138) $ 366,502
(1) All intercompany transactions are eliminated in
the Corporate and Other segment.
(2) The Partnership operates public proof of stake
validation infrastructure which allows third parties
to stake their digital assets on its validator nodes.
Blockchain rewards include amounts earned by these
third parties. These corresponding costs are included
in blockchain reward distribution.
Income and expenses by each reportable segment of GDH LP for the year ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and Other
Solutions (1)
Income (loss)
Fee revenue
Mining hosting
fees $ -- $ -- $ 24,335 $ -- $ 24,335
Licensing fees -- 1 1,649 -- 1,650
Management and
performance
fees 414 22,202 1,443 (3,220) 20,839
Advisory fees 4,463 -- 55 -- 4,518
Total fee
revenue (1) 4,877 22,203 27,482 (3,220) 51,342
Lending and
staking revenue
Lending income 48,572 190 272 (975) 48,059
Blockchain
rewards 1,344 2,813 -- -- 4,157
Total lending
and staking
revenue 49,916 3,003 272 (975) 52,216
Net realized
gain (loss) on
digital assets 307,057 4,773 -- -- 311,830
Net realized
gain (loss) on
investments (8,936) 22,348 -- -- 13,412
Net derivative
gain (loss) 150,715 1,074 (206) -- 151,583
Revenue from
proprietary
mining -- -- 33,121 -- 33,121
Other income 175 (127) 254 55 357
Total revenues
and gain
(loss) from
operations 503,804 53,274 60,923 (4,140) 613,861
Compensation
expense 109,297 46,401 26,565 28,413 210,676
Blockchain
reward
distributions -- -- 1,086 -- 1,086
Interest 19,825 -- -- 4,828 24,653
Notes interest
expense -- -- -- 27,285 27,285
Depreciation
and
amortization 401 197 22,798 4,521 27,917
Other operating
expenses 57,137 10,051 (3,843) 21,437 84,782
Operating
expenses 186,660 56,649 46,606 86,484 376,399
Net unrealized
gain (loss) on
digital assets (73,492) 74,223 1,219 -- 1,950
Net unrealized
gain (loss) on
investments 79,001 (2,193) 7,607 -- 84,415
Net gain (loss)
on notes
payable -
derivative -- -- -- (9,603) (9,603)
Foreign
currency loss (493) -- -- -- (493)
5,016 72,030 8,826 (9,603) 76,269
Income (loss)
before income
taxes $ 322,160 $ 68,655 $ 23,143 $ (100,227) $ 313,731
Income tax
expense
(benefit) -- -- -- 17,833 17,833
Net income
(loss) $ 322,160 $ 68,655 $ 23,143 $ (118,060) $ 295,898
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment -- -- -- 88 88
Comprehensive
income (loss) $ 322,160 $ 68,655 $ 23,143 $ (117,972) $ 295,986
(1) All intercompany transactions are eliminated in
the Corporate and Other segment.
Assets and liabilities by reportable segment of GDH LP as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and
Other
Solutions
Total assets $ 6,089,936 $ 632,751 $ 356,713 $ 108,052 $ 7,187,452
Total
liabilities $ 3,644,943 $ 194 $ 23,497 $ 1,241,786 $ 4,910,420
Assets and liabilities by reportable segment of GDH LP as of December 31, 2023 are as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and
Solutions Other
Total assets $ 2,726,950 $ 575,056 $ 321,322 $ 51,921 $ 3,675,249
Total
liabilities $ 1,289,792 $ 10,968 $ 9,817 $ 574,891 $ 1,885,468
Select statement of financial position information
Select assets by reporting segment of GDH LP as of December 31, 2024 is as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and
Solutions Other
Digital assets $ 2,940,659 $ 23,534 $ -- $ -- $ 2,964,193
Digital assets
receivables 12,027 47,390 1,303 -- 60,720
Assets posted
as collateral 277,147 -- -- -- 277,147
Loans
receivable (1) 1,056,150 -- -- -- 1,056,150
Investments 1,087,588 547,466 8,452 -- 1,643,506
Property and
equipment -- -- 260,388 7,260 267,648
(1) Includes digital asset and fiat loans.
Select assets by reporting segment of GDH LP as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:
(in thousands) Global Asset Digital Corporate Totals
Markets Management Infrastructure and
Solutions Other
Digital assets $ 1,052,013 $ 67,930 $ -- $ -- $ 1,119,943
Digital assets
receivables 6,506 13,135 1,219 -- 20,860
Assets posted
as collateral 318,195 -- -- -- 318,195
Loans
receivable (1) 491,868 -- -- -- 491,868
Investments 244,807 476,262 14,034 -- 735,103
Property and
equipment 109 -- 252,552 7,304 259,965
(1) Includes digital asset and fiat loans.
Net Digital Assets Position
Net digital assets includes all digital assets categorized as assets, less all digital assets categorized as liabilities on the statement of financial position and is included in the Company's liquidity measure. Net digital assets as of December 31, 2024 is as follows:
(in thousands) BTC(3) ETH(4) Stablecoin Other(5) As of
December 31,
2024
Assets
Digital assets $ 1,578,553 $ 453,503 $ 512,476 $ 408,101 $ 2,952,633
Digital asset
loans
receivable, net
of allowance 2,540 94,338 393,733 88,919 579,530
Digital assets
receivable,
current -- -- -- 53,608 53,608
Digital assets
receivable,
noncurrent -- -- -- 7,112 7,112
Assets posted as
collateral -
Digital
assets(1) 256,214 20,933 -- -- 277,147
Restricted
digital assets,
non-current(2) -- -- -- 11,560 11,560
1,837,307 568,774 906,209 569,300 3,881,590
Liabilities
Digital asset
loans payable 934,381 193,432 189,336 180,461 1,497,609
Collateral
payable -
Digital
assets(1) 822,494 137,332 163,237 201,597 1,324,660
1,756,875 330,764 352,573 382,058 2,822,269
Digital assets,
net $ 80,432 $ 238,010 $ 553,636 $ 187,242 $ 1,059,321
Stablecoins,
net(2) $ -- $ -- $ 553,636 $ -- $ 553,636
Digital assets,
net excl.
stablecoins $ 80,432 $ 238,010 $ -- $ 187,242 $ 505,685
Digital asset
investment
vehicles
included in
investments $ 768,948 $ 32,089 $ -- $ 219,706 $ 1,020,743
(1) Excludes cash portion of balance on the Partnership's
statement of financial position.
(2) Represents tokens that are subject to a sale restriction
of greater than one year.
(3) Includes associated tokens such as wBTC. In addition
to digital assets, net, the Partnership also held
interests in investment vehicles designed to hold
BTC, including spot ETFs, Galaxy sponsored BTC funds,
Mt. Gox Investment Fund LP, and Xapo Holdings Limited
reflected in the last row of this table.
(4) Includes associated tokens such as wETH and stETH.
In addition to digital assets, net, the Partnership
also held interests in investment vehicles designed
to hold ETH, including spot ETFs and Galaxy sponsored
ETH funds, reflected in the last row of this table.
(5) Includes $52.8 million net SOL and $27.7 million
net TIA digital assets. In addition to digital assets,
net, the Partnership also held interests in investment
vehicles designed to hold digital assets, including
the Galaxy sponsored Galaxy Digital Crypto Vol Fund
LLC (includes $119.9 million SOL and $31.4 million
of AVAX) and Ripple Lab Inc., reflected in the last
row of this table.
(6) The Partnership also held digital asset derivative
positions not reflected in this table.
Net digital assets includes all digital assets categorized as assets, less all digital assets categorized as liabilities on the statement of financial position and is included in the Company's liquidity measure. Net digital assets as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:
(in thousands) BTC(4) ETH(5) Stablecoin Other(6) As of
December 31,
2023(7)
Assets
Digital assets $ 589,011 $ 174,978 $ 179,222 $ 135,376 1,078,587
Digital asset
loans
receivable, net
of allowance 3,044 87,252 12,000 2,208 104,504
Digital assets
receivable,
current -- -- -- 14,686 14,686
Digital assets
receivable,
non-current -- -- -- 6,174 6,174
Assets posted as
collateral -
Digital
assets(1) 197,092 119,012 -- -- 316,104
Restricted
digital assets,
non-current(2) -- -- -- 41,356 41,356
789,147 381,242 191,222 199,800 1,561,411
Liabilities
Digital asset
loans payable 48,202 14,603 297,762 37,710 398,277
Collateral
payable -
Digital
assets(1) 437,889 116,723 9,457 5,926 569,995
486,091 131,326 307,219 43,636 968,272
Digital assets,
net $ 303,056 $ 249,916 $ (115,997) $ 156,164 $ 593,139
Stablecoins,
net(3) $ -- $ -- (115,997) $ -- $ (115,997)
Digital assets,
net excl.
stablecoins $ 303,056 $ 249,916 $ -- $ 156,164 $ 709,136
Digital asset
investment
vehicles
included in
investments $ 130,583 $ 22,107 $ -- $ 37,171 $ 189,861
(1) Excludes cash portion of balance on the Partnership's
statement of financial position.
(2) Represents TIA tokens that are subject to a sale
restriction of greater than one year.
(3) As of December 31, 2023, stablecoin liabilities
were greater than stablecoin assets.
(4) Includes associated tokens such as wBTC. In addition
to digital assets, net, the Partnership also held
interests in investment vehicles designed to hold
BTC, including bitcoin futures ETFs, Galaxy sponsored
BTC funds, Mt. Gox Investment Fund LP, and Xapo Holdings
Limited, net of associated investment liabilities,
reflected in the last row of this table.
(5) Includes associated tokens such as wETH and stETH.
In addition to digital assets, net, the Partnership
also held interests in investment vehicles designed
to hold ETH, including Galaxy sponsored ETH funds,
reflected in the last row of this table.
(6) Includes $12.0 million net SOL and $68.5 million
net TIA. In addition to digital assets, net, the Partnership
also held interests in investment vehicles designed
to hold digital assets, including Ripple Lab Inc.,
reflected in the last row of this table.
(7) The Partnership also held digital asset derivative
positions not reflected in this table.
All figures are in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.
SOURCE Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.
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