Segment Reporting | Note 19 — Segment Reporting ASC 280, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise which engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses, and about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Reportable segments are defined as an operating segment that either (a) exceeds 10% of revenue, or (b) reported profit or loss in absolute amount exceeds 10% of profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (c) exceeds 10% of the combined assets of all operating segments. The Group has three primary operating segments (1) futures and securities brokerage services; (2) market making (CFD) trading; (3) TRS trading; and (4) others. The Group’s futures and securities brokerage segment generates commissions income by enabling customers to trade in futures and securities markets throughout the world. The Group engages in market making (CFD trading) activities where it serves as the counterparty to its customers in derivative transactions. The Group experiences trading gains and losses from such market making (CFD trading) activities. The Group also generated income from TRS trading business including the commission income from the securities trading and interest income from the loan to customers. Other businesses include the following: (1) insurance brokerage segment which generates commissions by providing insurance brokerage services to high-net-worth individuals; (2) proprietary trading activities in investment securities, futures and derivatives, (3) sale of NFT and development NFT platform and Metaverse games; (4) cryptocurrency mining; and (5) executive management functions and corporate overhead. Futures and CFD TRS Other Total Year ended December 31, 2022 Revenues (Losses) $ 3,284,729 $ (6,694,312 ) $ (595,871 ) $ 1,522,954 $ (2,482,500 ) Commissions and fees 2,297,341 7,863 664,435 229,295 3,198,934 Compensation and benefits 953,213 - - 2,667,293 3,620,506 Occupancy - 3,600 3,600 819,054 826,254 Communication and technology 459,263 340,408 340,408 2,252,715 3,392,794 General and administrative 101,143 57,372 57,372 1,012,685 1,228,572 Crypto currencies - - - - - Professional fees 17,496 106,533 106,533 3,486,277 3,716,839 Research and development - - - 4,693,995 4,693,995 Service fees - 470,791 951,857 534,137 1,956,785 Interest - - 1,675,946 658,652 2,334,598 Depreciation 539 800,000 800,000 431,847 2,032,386 Marketing 3,185 54,000 54,000 3,632,382 3,743,567 Payment service charge - (78,562 ) 66,155 - (12,407 ) Change in fair value of warrant liabilities - - - (1,260,354 ) (1,260,354 ) Impairment of fixed assets - - - 1,690,028 1,690,028 Impairment of cryptocurrencies - - - 293,619 293,619 Other operating expenses 6,499 - - 25,907 32,406 3,838,679 1,762,005 4,720,306 21,167,532 31,488,522 Loss from operations $ (553,950 ) $ (8,456,317 ) $ (5,316,177 ) $ (19,644,578 ) $ (33,971,022 ) Total segment assets $ 11,388,786 $ 13,468,277 $ 43,725,609 $ 18,051,712 $ 86,634,384 Futures and CFD TRS Other Total Year ended December 31, 2021 Revenue $ 2,800,543 $ 8,700,009 $ 13,182,716 $ 309,444 $ 24,992,712 Commissions and fees 2,037,619 63,654 1,031,416 185,003 3,317,692 Compensation and benefits 1,083,943 - - 2,985,260 4,069,203 Occupancy - 3,900 3,900 771,081 778,881 Communication and technology 437,629 418,227 698,262 375,863 1,929,981 General and administrative 89,040 393,005 78,616 1,455,921 2,016,582 Crypto currencies - - - 1,163,846 1,163,846 Professional fees 14,281 136,755 136,755 3,549,026 3,836,817 Research and development - - - 1,205,040 1,205,040 Service fees - 449,765 2,730,596 394,218 3,574,579 Interest - - 804,621 803,479 1,608,100 Depreciation 2,027 640,326 93,007 181,556 916,916 Marketing 2,171 70,000 - 841,504 913,675 Payment service charge - (274,616 ) 93,367 - (181,249 ) Change in fair value of warrant liabilities - - - 470,804 470,804 Other operating expenses 1,224 79,934 - 63,017 144,175 3,667,934 1,980,950 5,670,540 14,445,618 25,765,042 Income (loss) from operations $ (867,391 ) $ 6,719,059 $ 7,512,176 $ (14,136,174 ) $ (772,330 ) Total segment assets $ 4,097,364 $ 12,028,984 $ 112,623,891 $ 20,166,592 $ 148,916,831 Futures and CFD TRS Other Total Year ended December 31, 2020 Revenue $ 2,029,669 $ 6,810,520 $ 223,927 $ 1,166,019 $ 10,230,135 Commissions and fees 1,316,800 70,124 45,719 413,351 1,845,994 Compensation and benefits 1,110,192 - 2,692,601 3,802,793 Occupancy - 3,300 3,300 676,560 683,160 Communication and technology 455,323 409,961 233,669 355,097 1,454,050 General and administrative 55,028 225,067 18,105 1,966,118 2,264,318 Professional fees 26,690 108,175 170,544 1,260,425 1,565,834 Service fees - 300,990 13,352 519,522 833,864 Interest - - 52,240 130,917 183,157 Depreciation 13,000 (26,403 ) 26,403 27,556 40,556 Marketing 222 166,013 - 485,089 651,324 Payment service charge - 245,030 - - 245,030 Change in fair value of warrant liabilities - - - (777,266 ) (777,266 ) Other operating expenses - - - 11,464 11,464 2,977,255 1,502,257 563,332 7,761,434 12,804,278 Income (loss) from operations $ (947,586 ) $ 5,308,263 $ (339,405 ) $ (6,595,415 ) $ (2,574,143 ) Total segment assets $ 4,624,325 $ 11,558,061 $ 3,078,078 $ 3,645,605 $ 22,906,069 |