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 (the “CODM”), 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. Chief executive officer is determined as the CODM of the Group. The Group has four primary operating segments (1) futures and securities brokerage services; (2) market making (CFD) trading; (3) TRS trading; (4) OTC stock option trading; and (5) others. The Group’s futures and securities brokerage segment generates commission 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 generated income from TRS trading business including the commission income from the securities trading and interest income from the loan to customers. The Group also generated trading gains or losses from the OTC stock options where it serves as the counterparty in the option contracts. 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 securities OTC brokerage CFD TRS Stock option services trading trading trading Other Total Year ended December 31, 2023 Revenues (losses) 2,570,495 19,326,140 (2,342,395 ) (798,725 ) 2,335,729 21,091,244 Commissions and fees 1,606,210 - 825,503 - 986,685 3,418,398 Compensation and benefits 997,602 - - - 3,102,250 4,099,852 Occupancy - 7,120 7,120 7,120 848,894 870,254 Communication and technology 471,918 225,636 225,636 225,636 1,910,636 3,059,462 General and administrative 226,802 33,492 33,492 33,492 1,104,870 1,432,148 Crypto currencies - - - - - - Professional fees 24,411 50,432 50,432 50,432 3,231,658 3,407,365 Research and development - - - 7,115 7,115 Service fees - 433,734 342,367 342,367 1,234,364 2,352,832 Interest - - 1,880,282 532,820 2,413,102 Depreciation and amortization 419 576,944 576,944 576,944 63,760 1,795,011 Marketing 1,673 3,909 3,909 3,909 4,183,395 4,196,795 Change in fair value of warrant liabilities - - - - (565,313 ) (565,313 ) Impairment of fixed assets - - - - - - Impairment of cryptocurrencies - - - - - - Other operating expenses 358,074 - - - 72,140 430,214 3,687,109 1,331,267 3,945,685 1,239,900 16,713,274 26,917,235 - Income (loss) from operations (1,116,614 ) 17,994,873 (6,288,080 ) (2,038,625 ) (14,377,545 ) (5,825,991 ) - Total segment assets 4,444,667 30,862,233 31,563,234 1,801,095 5,873,357 74,544,586 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 and amortization 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 and amortization 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 |