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Accounting policies for digital assets in relation to the company's ETPs
The Company is an issuer of exchange-traded products (ETPs) that are 100% physically backed by one or several
crypto assets. The crypto assets are valued by the Company as an Inventory Asset and the asset is recognized at the
lower of cost or market. The lowest value principle shall be the lower of either market value or cost. The cost is
calculated using the current reference value of the underlying crypto assets transferred in the context of a creation order.
The direct costs and acquisition values are set in USD values via today's reference price which is revalued to SEK using
the transaction date exchange rate. The liabilities are linked to the holders of the issued ETPs and are valued as a
current liability in line with the valuation of the crypto assets at the balance sheet date. The risk that the value of the
crypto assets serving as the underlying for the ETPs falls below their cost lies with the investor in the Company's ETPs
and any capital gains or losses on sales of the crypto assets accrue to the investors in the ETPs. The Company
recognizes realized gains and losses through gross accounting in the Company's income statement and under financial
items in relation to crypto assets and ETPs sold, however, the effect neutralizes these gains or losses as the asset and
liability side value of the ETP development is correlated.
The Company, at the start of each new month, withdraws the previous month's accrued management and staking
reward income which is transferred to Virtune's own crypto assets in their segregated custody wallets.
Accounting policies for Virtune's own digital assets
At each new month, the Company charges the previous month's accrued management fees and the issuer's share of
staking rewards in the underlying crypto asset in relation to the Company's ETPs. Thus, the Company manages its
own crypto assets and these crypto assets are valued by the Company as an Inventory Asset and the asset is
recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The acquisition value is calculated using the reference value in
USD at the date of withdrawal and then in SEK using the current transaction rate.
The net realizable value is the market value of the asset. The company thus takes into account the risk of
obsolescence and, in the event of obsolescence, the company's direct costs are charged with a write-down of the
company's assets. When the company's own crypto assets are converted into fiat currency, the company realizes a
gain or loss that is recognized in the company's other income or direct costs in the company's income statement.
Short-term remuneration:
Short-term employee benefits in the form of salaries, bonuses and paid annual leave are employee benefits that fall
due within 12 months of the balance sheet date in the year in which the employee earned the benefit. Short-term
employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount that the entity expects to pay as a result of the unused
entitlement.
Defined contribution pension plans
Defined contribution plans are those plans where the company's obligation is limited to the contributions it has
undertaken to pay. In such cases, the amount of the employee's pension depends on the contributions paid by the
enterprise to the plan or to an insurance company and the return on investment generated by the contributions.
Consequently, it is the employee who bears the actuarial risk (that the benefit will be lower than expected)
and investment risk (that the invested assets will be insufficient to provide the expected benefits). The company's
obligations in respect of contributions to defined contribution plans are recognized as an expense in profit or loss as
they are earned by employees in respect of services rendered to the company during a period.
All pension plans in the company are defined contribution plans.
Compensation in the event of dismissal:
Termination benefits are provided when a company decides to terminate an employment before the normal
termination date of the employment or when an employee accepts an offer for voluntary severance in exchange for
such benefits. If the compensation does not provide the company with any future economic benefit, a liability and an
expense are recognized when the company has a legal or informal obligation to provide such compensation. The
compensation is valued at the best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation at the
balance sheet date.
Cash flow statement
The cash flow statement is prepared using the indirect method. The reported cash flow only includes transactions that
have resulted in cash receipts or payments. In addition to cash and cash equivalents, the company classifies as cash
and cash equivalents available balances with banks and other credit institutions and short-term liquid investments that
are listed on a marketplace and have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition. Restricted cash is
not classified as cash and cash equivalents.
Contingent liabilities (contingencies)
Contingent liabilities are disclosed when there is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose
existence will be confirmed only by one or more uncertain future events beyond the control of the entity or
when there is an obligation that is not recognized as a liability or provision because it is not probable that an
outflow of resources will be required or cannot be measured with sufficient reliability.