COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES	NOTE 8– COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES The Company is not currently involved in any legal proceedings that, in management’s opinion, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company regularly assesses contingencies to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in its financial statements. An estimated loss contingency is accrued in its financial statements if it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Based on the Company’s assessment, it currently does not have any amount accrued as it is not a defendant in any claims or legal actions. Whipshots In 2021, Whipshots LLC entered into an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement with Penguins Fly, LLC, acquiring trademarks, domains, social media handles, and other assets related to Whipshots® and Whipshotz®. The purchase price is based on a sliding-scale percentage of gross revenue from product sales solely from the sale of Whipshots® / Whipshotz® products, payable over seven years. The Company has accrued $17,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to be paid pursuant to the agreement, all of which has been recorded as an indefinite-lived intangible asset for a total of $502,404 as of March 31, 2025. Separately, in 2021, Whipshots Holdings, LLC entered into a License Agreement with Washpoppin Inc. (“Washpoppin”), licensing certain intellectual property of Cardi B for product promotion and brand collaboration. An amended agreement, effective November 27, 2023, formalized her role in events, media, and social promotions, alongside a minimum aggregate royalty payment of $3.3 million. The revised deal also accelerated the vesting of equity for Washpoppin, resulting in equity-based compensation of $8.63 million in 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred expenses related to this agreement of approximately $0 and $412,500, respectively, which are recorded under marketing, general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations. Soylent Share Adjustment Pursuant to the Soylent Acquisition, the Company is expecting to issue 136,760,337 shares of Class A common stock in connection with the Second Share Adjustment (as defined in Note 5) to the Consenting Stockholders in connection with the Second Adjustment Date (see Note 5). The Company engaged a third-party valuation firm to estimate the fair value of this contingent liability by performing a Monte Carlo simulation to forecast the value of the Company’s stock and the implied value of the Share Adjustment. See Note 5 for further discussion. The fair value of the Share Adjustment on the Soylent Acquisition date was $36,715,800 and as of March 31, 2025, the fair value was $5,607,174. See Note 16 for further discussion. Royalties and Licenses The Company has contracts with some licensors that include minimum guaranteed royalty payments, which are initially recorded as an asset and as a liability at the contractual amount when no performance remains with the licensor. When performance remains with the licensor, we record guarantee payments as an asset when actually paid and as a liability when incurred, rather than recording the asset and liability upon execution of the contract. Our minimum contractual royalty-based obligations remaining as of March 31, 2025 are approximately $20,000, $20,000, and $20,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2025, 2026 and 2027. See Note 3 for further information.

COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 8– COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES

The Company is not currently involved in any legal proceedings that, in management’s opinion, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

The Company regularly assesses contingencies to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in its financial statements. An estimated loss contingency is accrued in its financial statements if it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Based on the Company’s assessment, it currently does not have any amount accrued as it is not a defendant in any claims or legal actions.

Whipshots

In 2021, Whipshots LLC entered into an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement with Penguins Fly, LLC, acquiring trademarks, domains, social media handles, and other assets related to Whipshots® and Whipshotz®. The purchase price is based on a sliding-scale percentage of gross revenue from product sales solely from the sale of Whipshots® / Whipshotz® products, payable over seven years. The Company has accrued $17,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to be paid pursuant to the agreement, all of which has been recorded as an indefinite-lived intangible asset for a total of $502,404 as of March 31, 2025.

Separately, in 2021, Whipshots Holdings, LLC entered into a License Agreement with Washpoppin Inc. (“Washpoppin”), licensing certain intellectual property of Cardi B for product promotion and brand collaboration. An amended agreement, effective November 27, 2023, formalized her role in events, media, and social promotions, alongside a minimum aggregate royalty payment of $3.3 million. The revised deal also accelerated the vesting of equity for Washpoppin, resulting in equity-based compensation of $8.63 million in 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred expenses related to this agreement of approximately $0 and $412,500, respectively, which are recorded under marketing, general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations.

Soylent Share Adjustment

Pursuant to the Soylent Acquisition, the Company is expecting to issue 136,760,337 shares of Class A common stock in connection with the Second Share Adjustment (as defined in Note 5) to the Consenting Stockholders in connection with the Second Adjustment Date (see Note 5). The Company engaged a third-party valuation firm to estimate the fair value of this contingent liability by performing a Monte Carlo simulation to forecast the value of the Company’s stock and the implied value of the Share Adjustment. See Note 5 for further discussion. The fair value of the Share Adjustment on the Soylent Acquisition date was $36,715,800 and as of March 31, 2025, the fair value was $5,607,174. See Note 16 for further discussion.

Royalties and Licenses

The Company has contracts with some licensors that include minimum guaranteed royalty payments, which are initially recorded as an asset and as a liability at the contractual amount when no performance remains with the licensor. When performance remains with the licensor, we record guarantee payments as an asset when actually paid and as a liability when incurred, rather than recording the asset and liability upon execution of the contract.

Our minimum contractual royalty-based obligations remaining as of March 31, 2025 are approximately $20,000, $20,000, and $20,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2025, 2026 and 2027. See Note 3 for further information.

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