3.2在不影响本协议任何规定的情况下，付款应由买方根据附录b安排。产品的购买单价和购买总价以及买方根据本协议支付或应付的任何金额应由买方以美元(美元)计价和支付。如果双方同意以数字货币而不是美元进行支付，则美元与所选数字货币之间的汇率应由BITMAIN行使其唯一和绝对的酌情权决定。如果双方同意买方可根据本协议以数字货币付款，除非本协议另有明确规定，否则买方应支付的数字货币金额(如果在支付时使用即期汇率(“返还现货汇率”)折算为美元)应不低于BITMAIN收到的美元金额。该数字货币的返还现货汇率应由双方以书面形式约定。尽管有上述规定，BITMAIN仍有权在任何时候决定是否接受某种形式的菲亚特货币、数字货币或其他财产而不是美元来支付买方根据本协议应支付的任何金额。除非BITMAIN另有约定，如果双方同意买方可以使用数字货币付款，则指定的数字货币应为美元。在任何情况下，买方不得因汇率变动而要求退款。22#98810022v3第20页附录b付款百分比付款日期本协议项下所有批次产品采购总价的20%20%应由买方在本协议签署后七(7)天内支付中期付款每批产品采购总价的30%30%应在该批产品装运期的第一天前至少一(1)个月支付每批产品采购总价的30%30%应至少提前七(7)天支付到该批产品装运期的第一天，余额支付20%，每批产品采购总价的剩余20%应在该批产品装运期后九(9)个月内支付[***]第22页#98810022v3附录C 1.授予购买额外产品的看涨期权1.1购买权。在本协议条款及条件的规限下，在本协议日期至其后第365天(“看涨期权期间”)期间的任何时间，买方或买方的指定联营公司有权进行一项或多项交易(“认购期权”)，但没有义务以赎回购买价(定义见下文)购买全部或部分符合附录A第1.1段所载规格的额外产品(“远期交付品”)。若悉数行使买入期权，远期可交割项目的最高额定散列率为12,046,320.00/S，总购买价为227,675,448.00美元(“看涨买入价”)，相当于每TH/S 18.9美元，远期可交割项目的最大数量约为51,480个。根据第1.4.i段指定在指定月份装运的所有远期交付成果。本附录C的所有条款，无论是受制于一份或多份行使通知(定义见下文)，都将构成一批单独的远期交付成果。1.2呼叫购买费。买方应在本协议签署后七(7)天内向BITMAIN支付22,767,544.80美元作为看涨期权的对价(“看涨购买费”)，按看涨买入价的10%计算。1.2.1全面行使看涨期权。如买方整体行使认购期权，认购费用将全数用于支付认购价格的首期付款。1.2.2部分行使看涨期权。如果买方在看涨期权期限内只行使部分看涨期权(少于100%)，则买方应使用相当于行使看涨期权将购买数量的比例除以51,480的部分看涨买入费，以结算远期交割产品的总购买价，而任何剩余比例的看涨买入费将在看涨期权期限结束时没收并计入BITMAIN。1.2.3为进一步澄清，买方于行使任何认购期权时，有责任支付与行使认购期权有关的相应比例金额，减去已向BITMAIN支付的相应比例金额的赎回购买费，付款时间表如下：付款百分比付款日期首期付款/催缴购买费10%10%远期交割物品的看涨买入价应在本协议签署后七(7)日内由买方支付。为免生疑问，通知购买费的支付符合所有远期交付的首期付款要求。3要求取消该看涨期权或退还看涨购买费的任何部分，BITMAIN将不予受理。1.4程序。I.如果买方希望行使看涨期权以购买任何远期交付物，无论是在一笔或多笔交易中，或全部或部分交易中，买方应在看涨期权期间向BITMAIN交付一份或多份书面的、无条件的和不可撤销的行使通知(每个“行使通知”)，其中应具体说明：(A)BITMAIN应交付或发运适用的一批远期交付物的时间段，条件是买方已履行与行使本协议项下的看涨期权相关的相应比例的看涨买入价的付款(“看涨买入发货期”)；以及(B)适用的一批远期可交付物的数量和总额定散列率(“远期可交付物批次散列率”)。双方同意，BITMAIN应在2024年7月至2025年7月期间交付或发运任何行使通知中设想的远期交付成果，在任何情况下，召回采购的发货期不得早于BITMAIN收到适用的行使通知之日起60天。二、双方同意，远期交付物的运输应按照本协议第4条规定的程序完成，并且远期交付物应遵守本协议关于产品的所有其他适用条款和条件，包括但不限于第5条海关、第6条保修和附录A，除非本附录C另有规定。 1.5合作买方和BITmain应采取一切合理必要的行动，以完成根据本附录C购买任何远期可交付货物。 1.6紧缩。尽管有上述规定，如果未经BITmain事先书面同意，买方未能在本协议附录b规定的规定期限之前全额支付任何适用批次产品的总采购价格的相应百分比，并且未能在BITmain向买方发出书面通知后十五（15）天内纠正此类付款失败，那么，在不损害BITmain根据本协议或其他规定可能拥有的任何其他权利和补救措施的情况下，双方同意，认购期权不得被行使，并且立即失效，而不会对BITmain造成任何处罚，除非BITmain放弃了此类违约行为。

Page 5 of 22 #98810022v3 3.7 The Purchaser is responsible for being compliant with tax filing requirement regulated by any federal, state or local taxing authority in the United States regarding all applicable taxes, including, but not limited to sales and use tax, value added taxes and any other governmental charges and duties connected with the services provided by BITMAIN or the payment of any amounts hereunder. The Purchaser agrees to provide BITMAIN with the tax payment certificate or acknowledgement or the confirmation email issued by the relevant state tax authorities regarding the abovementioned taxes as applicable. 3.8 The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold BITMAIN harmless from and against any and all liability of tax filing, claims, late payment interest, fines, penalties in relation to sales and use tax, value-added taxes and any other governmental charges and duties connected with the Purchaser’s purchase of the Products sold by BITMAIN or the payment of any amounts hereunder, but solely to the extent that Purchaser has accepted responsibility for such taxes, charges and duties in this Agreement. 3.9 Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, if BITMAIN or any of its Affiliates issues an invoice with respect to any sums due and payable by Purchaser to BITMAIN under this Agreement (“SPA Invoice”): (a) to the Purchaser; and (b) specifying payment to a bank account held by BITMAIN or any of its Affiliates including without limitation Bitmain Development Pte. Ltd. (“Payee Entity”), then any payment made by Purchaser (or any Affiliate on behalf of the Purchaser) to a Payee Entity for the relevant SPA Invoice is deemed to be a payment under this Agreement that is in full satisfaction of Purchaser’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to such SPA Invoice. 4. Shipping of Products 4.1 The Parties agree that the shipping of the Products shall be completed as follows: (a) BITMAIN shall notify the Purchaser when a batch or a portion of the batch of the Products is ready for shipment (“Ready-to-Ship Notification”) during or after the Shipping Period as set forth in Appendix A (in any event no later than 30th day after the expiration of the Shipping Period as set forth in Appendix A), provided that, the Purchaser shall have fulfilled its payment obligations in respect of such batch of Products in accordance with this Agreement. For each batch, BITMAIN shall be entitled to ship by installments and send a Ready-to-Ship Notification for each installment. BITMAIN shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligation to deliver the Products once BITMAIN sends the Purchaser the Ready-to-Ship Notification and title and the risk of loss or damage to the Products passes to the Purchaser pursuant to Clause 4.1(b). (b) Within three (3) days upon the receipt of the Ready-to-Ship Notification, the Purchaser shall inform BITMAIN in writing of a shipping address (the “Final Destination”) or its intention to self-pick up the Products in a manner as agreed by the Parties (the “Confirmation”). The title and risk of loss or damage to the Products shall pass to the Purchaser when BITMAIN delivers the Products to the carrier, or when the Purchaser self-picks up the Products, whichever is applicable. (c) If the Purchaser fails to provide the Confirmation within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Ready-to- Ship Notification, BITMAIN shall be entitled to handle the Products (or the relevant portion of the Products, as applicable) in any manner it deems appropriate with prior written notice to the Purchaser. (d) Under no circumstance shall BITMAIN be required to refund the payment already made in respect of the relevant batch if the Purchaser fails to provide the Confirmation. 4.2 Subject to Clause 4.1 and the limitations stated in Appendix A, the terms of delivery of the Products shall be FCA (BITMAIN’s factory or warehouse) according to Incoterms 2020 to the place of delivery designated by the Purchaser. BITMAIN will package the Products properly. The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the delivery of the Products to the carrier shall occur outside of the jurisdiction of the recipient. Page 6 of 22 #98810022v3 4.3 In the event of any discrepancy between this Agreement and BITMAIN’s cargo insurance policy regarding the insurance coverage, the then effective BITMAIN cargo insurance policy shall prevail, and BITMAIN shall be required to provide the then effective insurance coverage to the Purchaser. 4.4 If BITMAIN fails to send the Ready-to-Ship Notification within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Shipping Period as set forth in Appendix A, the Purchaser shall be entitled to cancel such batch of Products and request BITMAIN to refund the respective price of such undelivered batch of Products already paid by the Purchaser together with an interest at 0.0333% per day for the period from the next day of each payment of the price of such batch of Products to the date immediately prior to the request of refund. In the event that the Purchaser does not cancel undelivered batch of Products and requests BITMAIN to perform its delivery obligation, BITMAIN shall continue to perform its delivery obligation and compensate the Purchaser in accordance with Clause 4.5 of this Agreement. 4.5 If BITMAIN fails to send the Ready-to-Ship Notification within thirty (30) days after expiration of the Shipping Period as set forth in Appendix A and the Purchaser does not cancel such batch of Products and requests BITMAIN to perform its delivery obligations, BITMAIN shall make a compensation to the Purchaser on a daily basis, the amount of which shall equal to 0.0333% per day of the respective price already paid by the Purchaser for such undelivered batch of Products, which compensation shall be made in the form of increase to the Contracted Hashrate by delivery of more Products representing the amount of compensation. If there is balance of compensation owed to Purchaser after deducting the price of increased Products, or the compensation amounts are less than the price of one unit of Product, the balance of the compensation shall be made in the form of credit to the balance of the Purchaser. 4.6 There are (2) batches of Products under this Agreement, excluding any batches that may become due as a result of the exercise of the Call Option by the Purchaser pursuant to Appendix C, and each batch shall constitute independent legal obligations of and shall be performed separately by the Parties. The delay of a particular batch shall not constitute waiver of the payment obligations of the Purchaser in respect of other batches. The Purchaser shall not terminate this Agreement solely on the ground of delay of delivery for a single batch of Products. 4.7 The Purchaser shall choose the following shipping method upon receiving the Ready-to-Ship notification: ☐ Shipping by BITMAIN via FedEx/DHL/UPS/other logistics company ☐Self-pick Logistics costs shall be borne by the Purchaser. BITMAIN shall be entitled to collect payments on behalf of the logistics service providers and issue logistics service invoices if the Purchaser requests BITMAIN to send the Products. If the Purchaser requests BITMAIN to send the Products on behalf of the Purchaser, BITMAIN will send a shipping confirmation to the Purchaser after it has delivered the Products to the carrier. 4.8 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Clauses 4.4 and 4.5, under no circumstances, BITMAIN shall be responsible for any delivery delay caused by the Purchaser or any third party, including but not limited to the carrier, the customs, and the import brokers, nor shall it be liable for damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise, for any failure, delay or error in delivery of any Products for any reason whatsoever. 4.9 During the transportation of the Products from BITMAIN to the Purchaser and subject to BITMAIN’s cargo insurance obligations, BITMAIN shall not be responsible for, and the Purchaser shall be fully and exclusively responsible for any loss of Product(s), personal injury, property damage, other damage or liability caused by the Product(s) or the transportation of the Product(s) either to the Purchaser or any third party, or theft of the Product(s) during transportation from BITMAIN to the Purchaser. 4.10 BITMAIN has the right to discontinue the sales of the Products and to make changes to its Products at any time, without prior approval from or notice to the Purchaser. 4.11 Without limiting Clause 6, if the Product(s) is rejected and/or returned to BITMAIN due to any reason and regardless of the cause of such delivery failure except due to BITMAIN’s negligence, the Purchaser shall be solely and exclusively liable for and shall defend, fully indemnify and hold harmless BITMAIN against any and all related expenses, fees, charges and costs incurred, arising out of or incidental to such rejection and/or return (the “Return Expense”). Furthermore, if the Purchaser would like to ask for BITMAIN’s assistance in redelivering such Product(s) or in any other manner, and if BITMAIN at its sole discretion decides to provide this assistance, then in Page 7 of 22 #98810022v3 addition to the Return Expense, the Purchaser shall also pay BITMAIN an administrative fee in accordance with BITMAIN’s then applicable internal policy. 4.12 If the Purchaser fails to provide BITMAIN with the Confirmation or the shipping address provided by the Purchaser is a false address or does not exist, or the Purchaser rejects to accept the Products when delivered, then subject to Clause 6, any related costs occurred (including storage costs, warehousing charge and labor costs) shall be borne by the Purchaser. 4.13 The Purchaser shall inspect the Products within five (5) days (the “Acceptance Time”) after receiving the Products at Purchaser’s Final Destination (the date of signature on the carrier’s delivery voucher shall be the date of receipt, or the date when the Purchaser self-picks up the Products, whichever is applicable). If the Purchaser does not raise any written objection within the Acceptance Time, the Products delivered by BITMAIN shall be deemed to be in full compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Products delivered are neither returnable nor refundable except pursuant to the warranty granted by BITMAIN or its Affiliates in accordance with Clause 6. 5. Customs 5.1 BITMAIN shall obtain in due time and maintain throughout the term of this Agreement (if applicable), any and all approvals, permits, authorizations, licenses and clearances for the export of the Product(s) that are required to be obtained by BITMAIN or the carrier under Applicable Laws. 5.2 The Purchaser shall obtain in due time and maintain throughout the term of this Agreement (if applicable), any and all approvals, permits, authorizations, licenses and clearances required for the import of the Products to the country of delivery as indicated in the shipping information, that are required to be obtained by the Purchaser or the carrier under Applicable Laws, and shall be responsible for any and all additional fees, expenses and charges in relation to the import of the Products. BITMAIN shall provide certificates of origin for the Products upon request from the Purchaser. 5.3 Subject to the terms of this Agreement including Clauses 5.1 and 5.2, BITMAIN shall not be liable for any loss caused by confiscation, seizure, search or other actions taken by government agencies such as customs unless such loss is caused by gross negligence or misrepresentation of BITMAIN. 6. Warranty 6.1 The Warranty Period shall start on the Warranty Start Date and end on the 365th day after the Warranty Start Date. During the Warranty Period, the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy, and BITMAIN’s entire liability, will be to repair or replace, at BITMAIN’s option, the defective part/component of the Product(s) or the defective Product(s) at no charge to the Purchaser. If the Purchaser requires BITMAIN to provide any Warranty services, the Purchaser shall complete the appropriate actions on BITMAIN Website in accordance with the requirements of BITMAIN and send the Product(s) to the place designated by BITMAIN within the time limit required by BITMAIN. Otherwise, BITMAIN shall be entitled to refuse to provide the Warranty services. 6.2 The Parties acknowledge and agree that the warranty provided by BITMAIN as stated in the preceding paragraph does not apply to the following: (a) normal wear and tear; (b) damage resulting from accident, abuse, misuse, neglect, improper handling or improper installation; (c) damage or loss of the Product(s) caused by undue physical or electrical stress, including but not limited to moisture, corrosive environments, high voltage surges, extreme temperatures, shipping, or abnormal working conditions; (d) damage or loss of the Product(s) caused by acts of nature including, but not limited to, floods, storms, fires, and earthquakes; (e) damage caused by operator error, or non-compliance with instructions as set out in accompanying documentation provided by BITMAIN; Page 8 of 22 #98810022v3 (f) alterations by persons other than BITMAIN, or its associated partners or authorized service facilities; (g) Product(s), on which the original software has been replaced or modified by persons other than BITMAIN, or its associated partners or authorized service facilities; (h) counterfeit products; (i) damage or loss of data due to interoperability with current and/or future versions of operating system, software and/or hardware; (j) damage or loss of data caused by improper usage and behavior which is not recommended and/or permitted in the product documentation provided by BITMAIN; (k) failure of the Product(s) caused by usage of products not supplied by BITMAIN; and (l) burnt hash boards or chips. In case the warranty is voided, BITMAIN may, with prior written agreement between the Parties, provide repair service to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall bear all related expenses and costs. 6.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Products provided by BITMAIN do not guarantee any cryptocurrency mining time and, BITMAIN shall not be liable for any cryptocurrency mining time loss or cryptocurrency mining revenue loss that are caused by downtime of any part/component of the Products. BITMAIN does not warrant that the Products will meet the Purchaser’s requirements or the Products will be uninterrupted or error free. Except as provided in Clause 6.1, BITMAIN makes no warranties to the Purchaser with respect to the Products, and no warranties of any kind, whether written, oral, express, implied or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non- infringement or arising from course of dealing or usage in trade shall apply. 6.4 In the event of any ambiguity or discrepancy between this Clause 6 and BITMAIN’s After-sales Service Policy on BITMAIN Website from time to time, it is intended that the After-sales Service Policy shall prevail and the Parties shall comply with and give effect to the After-sales Service Policy. Please refer to BITMAIN Website for detailed terms of warranty and after-sales maintenance. BITMAIN has no obligation to notify the Purchaser of the update or modification of such terms. 6.5 During the Warranty Period, if the hardware of the Product(s) needs to be repaired or replaced, the Purchaser shall bear the logistics costs of shipping the Product(s) to the address designated by BITMAIN, and BITMAIN shall bear the logistics costs of shipping back the repaired or replaced Product(s) to the address designated by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall bear all and any additional costs incurred due to incorrect or incomplete delivery information provided by the Purchaser and all and any risks of loss or damage to the Product(s), or the parts or components of the Products(s) during the transportation period (including the transportation period when the Product(s) is sent to BITMAIN and returned by BITMAIN to the Purchaser). 7. Representations and Warranties 7.1 The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to BITMAIN: (a) It is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing (or equivalent status) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. It has the full power and authority to own its assets and carry on its businesses. (b) The obligations expressed to be assumed by it under this Agreement are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations. (c) It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorize its entry into, performance and delivery of, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Page 9 of 22 #98810022v3 (d) The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement do not and will not conflict with any Applicable Laws, its constitutional documents; or any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its assets. (e) All authorizations required or desirable, to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and comply with its obligations under this Agreement; to ensure that those obligations are legal, valid, binding and enforceable; and to make this Agreement admissible in evidence in its jurisdiction of incorporation, have been, or will have been by the time, obtained or effected and are, or will be by the appropriate time, in full force and effect. (f) It is not aware of any circumstances which are likely to lead to any authorization obtained or effected not remaining in full force and effect, any authorization not being obtained, renewed or effected when required or desirable; or any authorization being subject to a condition or requirement which it does not reasonably expect to satisfy or the compliance with which has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect. (g) It is not the target of economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or Singapore (“Sanctions”), including by being listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List maintained by OFAC or any other Sanctions list maintained by one of the foregoing governmental authorities, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one or more SDNs or other Persons included on any other Sanctions list, or located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of Sanctions; and (b) the purchase of the Products will not violate any Sanctions or import and export control related laws and regulations. (h) To the best of its knowledge, all information supplied by the Purchaser is and shall be true and correct, and the information does not contain and will not contain any statement that is false or misleading. (i) It acknowledges and agrees that, in entering into this Agreement, BITMAIN has relied on the representations and warranties set forth in this Clause 7.1 and Clause 14. 8. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability 8.1 The Purchaser shall, during the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, indemnify and save BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates harmless from and against any and all damages, suits, claims, judgments, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses of any kind, including legal fees, whatsoever arising out of or incidental to the Products pursuant to this Agreement. 8.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, BITAMIN and its Affiliates shall under no circumstances, be liable to Purchaser for any consequential loss, or any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or punitive damages, or any measure of damages based on diminution in value or based on any loss of goodwill, business, anticipated profits, revenue, contract, or business opportunity or similar concept arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and the Purchaser hereby waives any claim it may at any time have against BITMAIN and its Affiliates in respect of any such damages. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply whether in an action at law, including but not limited to contract, strict liability, negligence, willful misconduct or other tortious action, or an action in equity. 8.3 Unless expressly specified herein, BITMAIN and its Affiliates’ cumulative aggregate liability pursuant to this Agreement, whether arising from tort, breach of contract or any other cause of action shall be limited to and not exceed the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the payment actually received by BITMAIN from the Purchaser for the Products under this Agreement. 8.4 The Products are not designed, manufactured or intended for use in hazardous or critical environments or in activities requiring emergency or fail-safe operation, such as the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems or in any other applications or activities in which failure of the Products may pose the risk of environmental harm or physical injury or death to humans. In addition to the disclaimer of warranties set forth in Clause 6.3, BITMAIN further disclaims any express or implied warranty of fitness for any of the above described applications and any such use shall be at the Purchaser’s sole risk. Page 10 of 22 #98810022v3 8.5 As far as permitted by laws, except for the Warranty as set forth in Clause 6, BITMAIN provides no other warranty, explicit or implied, in any form, including but not limited to the warranty of the marketability, satisfaction of the quality, suitability for the specific purpose, not infringing third party’s right, etc. In addition, BITMAIN shall not be responsible for any direct, specific, incidental, accidental or indirect loss arising from the use of the Products, including but not limited to the loss of commercial profits. 8.6 BITMAIN shall not be liable for any loss caused by: (a) failure of the Purchaser to use the Products in accordance with the manual, specifications, operation descriptions or operation conditions provided by BITMAIN in writing; or (b) the non-operation of the Products during the replacement/maintenance period or caused by other reasons. 8.7 The above limitations and exclusions shall survive and apply: (a) notwithstanding failure of essential purpose of any exclusive or limited remedy; and (b) whether or not BITMAIN has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The Parties acknowledge the limitation of liability and the allocation of risks in this Clause 8 is an essential element of the basis of the bargain between the Parties under this Agreement and BITMAIN’s pricing reflects this allocation of risks and the abovementioned limitations of liability. 9. Distribution 9.1 This Agreement does not constitute a distributor agreement between BITMAIN and the Purchaser. Therefore, the Purchaser acknowledges that it is not an authorized distributor of BITMAIN. 9.2 The Purchaser shall in no event claim or imply to a third party that it is an authorized distributor of BITMAIN or BITMAIN (ANTMINER) or their respective Affiliates, or perform any act that will cause it to be construed as an authorized distributor of BITMAIN or BITMAIN (ANTMINER) or their respective Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, BITMAIN acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser may transfer the Products to an Affiliate or may resell the Products to a third party. As between the Purchaser and BITMAIN, the Purchaser shall be exclusively and fully responsible for complying with the Applicable Laws regarding repackaging the Products for the Purchaser’s redistribution needs, and shall be solely liable for any and all liabilities or costs directly incurred or incidental to such redistribution. 10. Intellectual Property Rights 10.1 The Parties agree that the Intellectual Property Rights in any way contained in the Products, made, conceived or developed by BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates for the Products under this Agreement and/or, achieved, derived from, related to, connected with the provision of the Products by BITMAIN and/or acquired by BITMAIN from any other person in performance of this Agreement shall be the exclusive property of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates. 10.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all Intellectual Property Rights in the Products shall remain the exclusive property of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates and/or its licensors. Except for licenses explicitly identified in BITMAIN’s shipping confirmation or in this Clause 10.2, no rights or licenses are expressly granted, or implied, whether by estoppel or otherwise, in respect of any Intellectual Property Rights of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates or any Intellectual Property residing in the Products provided by BITMAIN to the Purchaser, including in any documentation or any data furnished by BITMAIN. BITMAIN grants the Purchaser a non-exclusive, non- transferrable, royalty-free and irrevocable license of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates’ Intellectual Property Rights to solely use the Products delivered by BITMAIN to the Purchaser for their ordinary function, and subject to the provisions set forth herein. The Purchaser shall in no event violate the Intellectual Property Rights of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates and/or its licensors. 10.3 The Purchaser shall not illegally use or infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of the Products in any way. Otherwise, BITMAIN shall have the right to request the Purchaser to take immediate remedial measures and assume full responsibilities, including but not limited to ceasing the infringement immediately, eliminating the impact, and compensating BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates for all losses arising out of the infringement, etc. 10.4 The Purchaser shall not use any technical means to disassemble, mapping or analyze the Products of BITMAIN, and shall not reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive or obtain information about the function, manufacture or operation of the Products, to retrieve relevant technical information of the Products and use it for Page 11 of 22 #98810022v3 commercial purposes. Otherwise, the Purchaser shall be liable for losses caused to BITMAIN in accordance with Clause 10.3. 10.5 If applicable, payment by the Purchaser of non-recurring charges to BITMAIN for any special designs, or engineering or production materials required for BITMAIN’s performance of obligations for customized Products, shall not be construed as payment for the assignment from BITMAIN to the Purchaser of title to such special design, engineering or production materials. BITMAIN shall be the sole owner of such special designs, engineering or production materials with regard to such Products. 11. Confidentiality and Communications 11.1 All information concerning this Agreement and matters pertaining to or derived from the provision of Products pursuant to this Agreement between the Parties, whether in oral or written form, or in the form of drawings, computer programs or other, as well as all data derived therefrom (“Confidential Information”), shall be deemed to be confidential and, as such, may not be divulged to any unauthorized person. The Purchaser undertakes and agrees to take all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure and protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information which cannot be passed, sold, traded, published or disclosed to any unauthorized person. The Parties agree that authorized persons shall include the Purchaser’s (and its Affiliates’) Affiliates, officers, employees, agents, contractors, investors, financiers, potential investors, potential financiers, or professional advisers (legal, financial or other) (“Authorized Persons”) provided such Authorized Persons are under non-disclosure obligations with the Purchaser. The Parties further agree that Purchaser may disclose this Agreement if required by law or by order of any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or by any Government Authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body. 12. Term of this Agreement 12.1 The Parties agree that, unless this Agreement specifies otherwise, no Party shall terminate this Agreement in advance. 12.2 This Agreement shall be effective upon execution by both Parties of this Agreement and shall remain effective up to and until the delivery of all Products. 13. Notices 13.1 All notices, requirements, requests, claims, and other communications in relation to this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be given or made by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile or registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or electronic mail to the respective Parties at the addresses specified below or at such other address for a Party as may be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Clause 13. 13.2 The Purchaser undertakes that the documents, materials, vouchers, order information, payment account information, credential numbers, mobile phone numbers, transaction instructions and so on provided by the Purchaser shall be true, correct, complete and effective, and the information does not contain any statement that is false or misleading. 13.3 If there is any suspicious transaction, illegal transaction, risky transaction or other risky events of the Purchaser’s account registered on BITMAIN Website, the Purchaser agrees that BITMAIN shall have the right to disclose the Purchaser’s registration information, transaction information, identity information, logistics information upon the request of relevant judicial agencies, or regulatory agencies for investigation purpose. In addition, if necessary, the Purchaser shall provide further information upon BITMAIN’s reasonable request. 13.4 The following are the initial address of each Party: If to the Purchaser: Address: 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808 USA Attn: Will Roberts Phone: [***] Page 12 of 22 #98810022v3 Email: [***] with a copy to [***] and [***]. If to BITMAIN: Address: 840 New Burton Street, Suite 201, Dover, Kent, DE 19904 Attn: Connie Xu Phone: [***] Email: [***], with a copy to [***] and [***]. 13.5 All such notices and other communications shall be deemed effective in the following situations (and if a notice or other communication is provided in accordance with Clauses 13.5(a) or (b) below, then a copy must also be provided by electronic mail): (a) if sent by delivery in person, on the same day of the delivery; (b) if sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, on the same day the written confirmation of delivery is sent; and (c) if sent by electronic mail, at the entrance of the related electronic mail into the recipient’s electronic mail server. 14. Compliance with Laws and Regulations 14.1 The Purchaser undertakes that it will fully comply with all Applicable Laws in relation to export and import control and Sanctions and shall not take any action that would cause BITMAIN or any of its Affiliates to be in violation of any export and import control laws or Sanctions. The Purchaser shall also be fully and exclusively liable for and shall defend, fully indemnify and hold harmless BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, costs or proceedings brought or instituted against BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates arising out of or in connection with any breach by the Purchaser or the carrier of any Applicable Laws in relation to export and import control or Sanction. 14.2 The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Products in this Agreement are subject to the export control laws and regulations of all relevant countries, including but not limited to Export Administration Regulations of the United States (“EARs”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Purchaser shall not, without receiving the proper licenses or license exceptions from all relevant governmental authorities, including but not limited to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, distribute, re-distribute, export, re-export, or transfer any Products subject to this Agreement either directly or indirectly, to any national of any country identified in Country Groups D:1 or E:1 as defined in the EARs. In addition, the Products under this Agreement may not be exported, re-exported, or transferred to (a) any person or entity for military purposes; (b) any person or entity listed on the “Entity List”, “Denied Persons List” or the SDN List as such lists are maintained by the U.S. Government, or (c) an end-user engaged in activities related to weapons of mass destruction. Such activities include but are not necessarily limited to activities related to: (x) the design, development, production, or use of nuclear materials, nuclear facilities, or nuclear weapons; (y) the design, development, production, or use of missiles or support of missiles projects; and (z) the design, development, production, or use of chemical or biological weapons. The Purchaser further agrees that it will not do any of the foregoing in violation of any restriction, law, or regulation of the European Union or an individual EU member state that imposes on an exporter a burden equivalent to or greater than that imposed by the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security. 14.3 The Purchaser undertakes that it will not take any action under this Agreement or use the Products in a way that will be a breach of any anti-money laundering laws, any anti-corruption laws, and/or any counter-terrorist financing laws. 14.4 The Purchaser warrants that the Products have been purchased with funds that are from legitimate sources and such funds do not constitute proceeds of criminal conduct, or realizable property, or proceeds of terrorism financing or property of terrorist. If BITMAIN receives, including but not limited to investigation, evidence collection, restriction and other measures, from any competent Governmental Authority, the Purchaser shall immediately cooperate with BITMAIN and such competent Governmental Authority in the investigation process, and BITMAIN

Page 13 of 22 #98810022v3 may request the Purchaser to provide necessary security if so required. If any competent Governmental Authority request BITMAIN to seize or freeze the Purchaser’s Products and funds (or take any other measures), BITMAIN shall be obliged to cooperate with such competent Governmental Authority, and shall not be deemed as breach of this Agreement. The Purchaser understands that if any Person resident in the Relevant Jurisdiction knows or suspects or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that another Person is engaged in criminal conduct or is involved with terrorism or terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of business in the regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the Person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion to the competent authority. The Purchaser acknowledges that such a report shall not be treated as breach of confidence or violation of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any Applicable Law, contractually or otherwise. 15. Force Majeure 15.1 To the extent that the performance of any obligation of either Party under this Agreement (other than an obligation to make payment) is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of a Force Majeure Event and subject to the exercise of reasonable diligence by the other Party, the obligations of Parties to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure Event (other than an obligation to make payment), shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided that, the Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of such event: (i) notify the other Party of the nature, condition, date of inception and expected duration of such Force Majeure Event and the extent to which the claiming Party expects that the Force Majeure Event may delay, prevent or hinder such Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement; and (ii) use its best effort to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable and mitigate its effects. 15.2 The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and warrants that this Agreement shall not be terminated by the Purchaser for the reasons of the restrictions or prohibitions of the cryptocurrency mining activities by any Applicable Laws or Governmental Authority. This Clause 15.3 shall prevail over all other clauses herein. 16. Entire Agreement and Amendment 16.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties hereto and can only be amended with the written consent of both Parties or as otherwise mutually agreed by both Parties in writing. 17. Assignment 17.1 BITMAIN may freely assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to its Affiliates. The Purchaser may not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part without BITMAIN’s prior written consent (which must not be unreasonably withheld). 17.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Party to this Agreement and its successors in title and permitted assigns. 18. Severability 18.1 To the extent possible, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a competent court or arbitral tribunal, the provision shall apply with whatever deletion or modification is necessary so that such provision is legal, valid and enforceable and gives effect to the commercial intention of the Parties. The remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect. 19. Personal Data 19.1 Depending on the nature of the Purchaser’s interaction with BITMAIN, some examples of personal data which BITMAIN may collect from the Purchaser include the Purchaser’s name and identification information, contact information such as the Purchaser’s address, email address and telephone number, nationality, gender, date of birth, and financial information such as credit card numbers, debit card numbers and bank account information. Page 14 of 22 #98810022v3 19.2 BITMAIN generally does not collect the Purchaser’s personal data unless (a) it is provided to BITMAIN voluntarily by the Purchaser directly or via a third party who has been duly authorized by the Purchaser to disclose the Purchaser’s personal data to BITMAIN (the Purchaser’s “authorized representative”) after (i) the Purchaser (or the Purchaser’s authorized representative) has been notified of the purposes for which the data is collected, and (ii) the Purchaser (or the Purchaser’s authorized representative) has provided written consent to the collection and usage of the Purchaser’s personal data for those purposes, or (b) collection and use of personal data without consent is permitted or required by relevant laws. BITMAIN shall seek the Purchaser’s written consent before collecting any additional personal data and before using the Purchaser’s personal data for a purpose which has not been notified to the Purchaser (except where permitted or authorized by Applicable Laws). Survival 20.1 All provisions of Clauses 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 19 shall survive the termination or completion of this Agreement. 21. Conflict with the Terms and Conditions 21.1 In the event of any ambiguity or discrepancy between the provisions of this Agreement and the Terms and Conditions of BITMAIN on BITMAIN Website time to time, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail and the Parties shall comply with and give effect to this Agreement. 22. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution 22.1 This Agreement shall be solely governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, the United States. 22.2 All disputes arising under this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The Parties to this Agreement will submit all disputes arising under this Agreement to arbitration in Houston, Texas before a single arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The arbitrator shall be selected by application of the rules of the AAA, or by mutual written agreement of the Parties, except that such arbitrator shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of Delaware. No Party to this Agreement will challenge the jurisdiction or venue provisions as provided in this section. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Party from obtaining an injunction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY. 23. Waiver 23.1 Failure by either Party to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement, or to exercise any election of options provided herein shall not constitute a waiver of such provision or option, nor affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or the right of the waiving Party to thereafter enforce each and every such provision or option. 24. Counterparts and Electronic Signatures 24.1 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement, and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The facsimile, email or other electronically delivered signatures of the Parties shall be deemed to constitute original signatures, and facsimile or electronic copies hereof shall be deemed to constitute duplicate originals. 25. Further Assurance 25.1 Each Party undertakes to the other Party to execute or procure to be executed all such documents and to do or procure to be done all such other acts and things as may be reasonable and necessary to give all Parties the full benefit of this Agreement. Page 15 of 22 #98810022v3 [The rest part of the page is intentionally left in blank] Page 16 of 22 #98810022v3 Signed for and on behalf of BITMAIN BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES DELAWARE LIMITED Signature /s/ Cheng Ran Title Signed for and on behalf of the Purchaser IE US HARDWARE 1 INC Signature /s/ Will Roberts Title Director IE US HARDWARE 1 INC Signature /s/ Chris Guzowski Title Director

Page 17 of 22 #98810022v3 APPENDIX A 1. Information of Products. 1.1 The specifications of the Products are as follows: Type Details Product Name HASH Super Computing Server Model S21 Pro Rated Hashrate per Unit, TH/s 234 ±10% Rated Power per Unit, W 3,510 J/T 15 Contracted Hashrate, TH/s 12,046,320 Quantity of the Products 51,480 Description 1. BITMAIN procures with commercially reasonable efforts that the error range of the J/T indicator does not exceed 10%. 2. The Rated Hashrate per Unit and Rated Power per Unit are for reference only and such indicator of each batch or unit of Products may differ. BITMAIN makes no representation on the Rated Hashrate per Unit and/or the Rated Power per Unit of any Products. 3. Purchaser shall not reject the Products on the grounds that the parameters of the delivered Products are not in consistence with the reference indicators. 1.2 It is estimated that each batch of Products shall be purchased and delivered in accordance with the following arrangements: Batch Model Shipping Period Reference Quantity Total Rated Hashrate per batch (TH/s) Purchase Unit Price (US$/TH/s) Corresponding Total Purchase Price (US$) SALE- 0328- 2024- S21 Pro- 01 S21 Pro July 2024 25,740 6,023,160 18.90 113,837,724.00 SALE- 0328- 2024- S21 Pro- 02 S21 Pro August 2024 25,740 6,023,160 18.90 113,837,724.00 In Total 51,480 12,046,320 / 227,675,448.00 1.3 Total Purchase Price (tax exclusive): US$ 227,675,448.00 (exclusive of the Call Purchase Fee, and the Call Purchase Price contemplated in Appendix C). 1.4 BITMAIN represents that all Products shall have a country of origin other than China and/or any OFAC- Sanctioned country. Purchaser may reject any Products with a country of origin inside China or any other OFAC- Sanctioned country and BITMAIN shall replace and provide identical Product manufactured in accordance herewith, per the inspection provisions set out in Clause 4.13. Page 18 of 22 #98810022v3 1.5 Both Parties confirm and agree that BITMAIN shall be entitled to adjust the quantity of each batch of Products based on the total hashrate; provided that, the total hashrate of each batch of the Products actually delivered by BITMAIN to the Purchaser shall not be less than the Contracted Hashrate or the Forward Deliverables Batch Hashrate (as defined below) as agreed in this Appendix A and Appendix C, respectively. BITMAIN makes no representation that the quantity of the actually delivered Products shall be the same as the Quantity of the Products set forth in paragraph 1.1 of this Appendix A. 1.6 In the event that BITMAIN publishes any new type of products with less J/T value and suspends the production of the type of the Products as agreed in this Agreement, BITMAIN shall be entitled to release itself from any future obligation to deliver any subsequent Products by 10-day prior notice to the Purchaser and continue to deliver new types of products to the Purchaser, the total hashrate of which shall be no less than such subsequent Products replaced under this Agreement and the price of which shall be determined in accordance with the J/T value. In the event that the Purchaser explicitly refuses to accept new types of products, the Purchaser is entitled to request, after two (2) years from the date of such refusal, for a refund of the remaining balance of the Total Purchase Price already paid by the Purchaser with no interest. If the Purchaser accepts the new types of Products delivered by BITMAIN, BITMAIN shall be obliged to deliver such new types of products to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. The Purchaser may request to lower the total hashrate of the products delivered but shall not request to increase the total hashrate to the level exceeding the Contracted Hashrate. After BITMAIN publishes new types of products and if BITMAIN has not suspended the production of the types of Products under this Agreement, BITMAIN shall continue to deliver such agreed types of Products in accordance with this Agreement and the Purchaser shall not terminate this Agreement or refuse to accept the Products on the grounds that BITMAIN has published new type(s) of products. 2. Cargo insurance coverage limitations. 2.2 This paragraph 2 of Appendix A is only applicable if the Purchaser requests BITMAIN to send the Products pursuant to Clause 4.7 of this Agreement. 2.3 The cargo insurance coverage provided by BITMAIN will cover the Products until arrival at Purchaser’s Final Destination and is subject to the following limitations and exceptions: (a) loss damage or expense attributable to willful misconduct of the Assured; (b) ordinary leakage, ordinary loss in weight or volume, or ordinary wear and tear of the subject-matter insured; (c) loss damage or expense caused by insufficiency or unsuitability of packing or preparation of the subject- matter insured (for the purpose of this paragraph, “packing” shall be deemed to include stowage in a container or liftvan but only when such stowage is carried out prior to attachment of this insurance or by the Assured or their servants); (d) loss damage or expense caused by inherent vice or nature of the subject-matter insured (e) loss damage or expense proximately caused by delay, even though the delay be caused by a risk insured against (except expenses payable); (f) loss damage or expense arising from insolvency or financial default of the owners managers charterers or operators of the vessel; (g) loss, damage, or expense arising from the use of any weapon of war employing atomic or nuclear fission, and/or fusion or other like reaction or radioactive force or matter; (h) loss, damage or expense arising from unseaworthiness of vessel or craft, unfitness of vessel craft conveyance container or liftvan for the safe carriage of the subject-matter insured, where the Assured or their servants are privy to such unseaworthiness or unfitness, at the time the subject-matter insured is loaded therein; (i) the Underwriters waive any breach of the implied warranties of seaworthiness of the ship and fitness of the ship to carry the subject-matter insured to destination, unless the Assured or their servants are privy to such unseaworthiness or unfitness; Page 19 of 22 #98810022v3 (j) loss, damage or expense caused by (1) war, civil war, revolution, rebellion, insurrection, or civil strife arising therefrom, or any hostile act by or against a belligerent power, (2) capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detainment (piracy excepted), and the consequences thereof or any attempt or threat of, (3) derelict mines, torpedoes, bombs, or other derelict weapons of war; and (k) loss, damage, or expense caused by strikers, locked-out workmen, or persons taking part in labor disturbances, riots or civil commotion, resulting from strikes, lock-outs, labor disturbances, riots or civil commotions, caused by any terrorist or any person acting from a political motive. 3. Payment of the Total Purchase Price 3.1 BITMAIN’s BANK ACCOUNT info: Company Name: Bitmain Technologies Limited Company address: 11/F., Wheelock House, 20 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong Account No.: [***] Bank Code: [***] Bank name: [***] Bank address: [***] Swift Code: [***] 3.2 The payment shall be arranged by the Purchaser as per Appendix B. 3.3 Without prejudice to any provisions hereof, the Purchase Unit Price and the Total Purchase Price of the Products and any amount paid or payable by the Purchaser under this Agreement shall be denominated and paid by the Purchaser in US Dollars (US$). Where the Parties agree that such payments shall be made in Digital Currency instead of US Dollars, the exchange rate between the US Dollars and the Digital Currency selected shall be determined by BITMAIN in its sole and absolute discretion. In the event that the Parties agree that the Purchaser may make payment under this Agreement in Digital Currency, unless otherwise explicitly specified herein, the amount of Digital Currency payable by the Purchaser, if converted into US$ using the spot rate at the time of such payment (the “Return Spot Rate”), shall be no less than the amount that BITMAIN would receive in US$. The Return Spot Rate of such Digital Currency shall be mutually agreed by the Parties in writing. Notwithstanding the above, BITMAIN shall have, at any time, the sole and absolute discretion to determine whether to accept a certain form of Fiat Currency, Digital Currency or other property instead of US Dollars for payment for any amount payable by the Purchaser under this Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed by BITMAIN, in the event that the Parties agree that the Purchaser may make payment in Digital Currency, the designated Digital Currency shall be the USDT. In any circumstance, the Purchaser shall not ask for any refund due to the change of exchange rate. Page 20 of 22 #98810022v3 APPENDIX B Payment Payment Percentage Payment Date Down Payment 20% 20% of the Total Purchase Price of all batches of Products hereunder shall be paid by the Purchaser within seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement Interim Payment 30% 30% of the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products shall be paid at least one (1) month prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of such batch of Products Interim Payment 30% 30% of the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products shall be paid at least seven (7) days prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of such batch of Products Balance Payment 20% The remaining 20% of the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products shall be paid within the nine (9) months following the Shipping Period of such batch of Products

Page 21 of 22 #98810022v3 APPENDIX C 1. Grant of Call Option for Purchasing Additional Products 1.1 Right to Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time during the period from the date of this Agreement to the 365th day thereafter (the “Call Option Period”), the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s nominated Affiliate shall have the right in one or more transactions (the “Call Option”), but not the obligation, to purchase, in whole or in part, additional Products having the specifications set out in paragraph 1.1 of Appendix A (the “Forward Deliverables”) at the Call Purchase Price (as defined below). The maximum rated hashrate of the Forward Deliverables if exercising the Call Option in full shall be 12,046,320.00 TH/s with a total purchase price of US$227,675,448.00 (“Call Purchase Price”), representing US$18.9 per TH/s, and the maximum quantity of Forward Deliverables shall be approximately 51,480 units. All Forward Deliverables nominated to be shipped in a given month as per paragraph 1.4.i. of this Appendix C, whether subject to one or more Notices of Exercise (as defined below), will form a separate batch of Forward Deliverables. 1.2 Call Purchase Fee. The Purchaser shall pay BITMAIN an amount of US$22,767,544.80 as the consideration of the Call Option (“Call Purchase Fee”), which is calculated as 10% of the Call Purchase Price, within seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement. 1.2.1 Exercise of the Call Option in Full. In the event the Purchaser exercises the Call Option in whole, the Call Purchase Fee shall be applied in whole towards the settlement of the Down Payment of the Call Purchase Price. 1.2.2 Exercise of the Call Option in Part. In the event that the Purchaser only exercises a portion of the Call Option (less than 100%) within the Call Option Period, a proportion of the Call Purchase Fee, corresponding to the proportion of the quantity to be purchased under exercises of the Call Option divided by 51,480 shall be applied by the Purchaser to settle the total purchase price of Forward Deliverables, while any remaining proportion of the Call Purchase Fee shall be forfeited to BITMAIN at the end of the Call Option Period. 1.2.3 To further clarify, upon any exercise of the Call Option, the Purchaser shall be obligated to pay the corresponding proportionate amount of the Call Purchase Price associated with the exercise of the Call Option less the corresponding proportionate amount of the Call Purchase Fee already paid to BITMAIN, according to the schedule of payment as follows: Payment Payment Percentage Payment Date Down Payment / Call Purchase Fee 10% 10% of the Call Purchase Price of Forward Deliverables shall be paid by the Purchaser within seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the payment of the Call Purchase Fee satisfies the Down Payment requirements for all Forward Deliverables. Interim Payment 10% 10% of the purchase price of each batch of Forward Deliverables shall be paid by the Purchaser within seven (7) days after the delivery of the applicable Notice of Exercise Interim Payment 30% 30% of the purchase price of each batch of Forward Deliverables shall be paid at least one (1) month prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of Call Purchase (as defined below) of such batch of Forward Deliverables Balance Payment 50% 50% of the purchase price of each batch of Forward Deliverables shall be paid at least seven (7) days prior to the first day of the Page 22 of 22 #98810022v3 Payment Payment Percentage Payment Date Shipping Period of Call Purchase of such batch of Forward Deliverables 1.3 A request to cancel such Call Option or refund any part of Call Purchase Fee would not be entertained by BITMAIN. 1.4 Procedure. i. In the event the Purchaser desires to exercise the Call Option to purchase any Forward Deliverables, whether in one or more transactions, or in whole or part, the Purchaser shall deliver to BITMAIN during the Call Option Period one or more written, unconditional, and irrevocable notices of exercise (each a “Notice of Exercise”) which shall specify: (a) the time period when BITMAIN shall deliver or ship the applicable batch of Forward Deliverables on condition that the Purchaser has fulfilled its payment of corresponding proportionate amount of the Call Purchase Price associated with the exercise of the Call Option hereunder (“Shipping Period of Call Purchase”); and (b) the quantity and total rated hashrate of the applicable batch of Forward Deliverables (“Forward Deliverables Batch Hashrate”). The Parties agree that BITMAIN shall deliver or ship the Forward Deliverables contemplated in any Notice of Exercise between July 2024 and July 2025, and in any event the Shipping Period of Call Purchase shall not commence earlier than 60 days from the date of the receipt by BITMAIN of the applicable Notice of Exercise. ii. The Parties agree that the shipping of the Forward Deliverables shall be completed in accordance with the procedure as set forth in Clause 4 of this Agreement, and the Forward Deliverables shall be subject to all other applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement regarding Products, including but not limited to Clause 5 Customs, Clause 6 Warranty and Appendix A, unless otherwise specified in this Appendix C. 1.5 Cooperation. The Purchaser and BITMAIN shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the purchase of any Forward Deliverables pursuant to this Appendix C. 1.6 Constriction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Purchaser fails to fully pay the respective percentage of the Total Purchase Price with respect to any applicable batch of Products before the prescribed deadline(s) set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement without BITMAIN’s prior written consent and has failed to remedy such payment failure within fifteen (15) days of written notice from BITMAIN to Purchaser, then without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that BITMAIN may have under this Agreement or otherwise, the Parties agree that the Call Option shall not be exercised and shall immediately become of no effect without any penalty to BITMAIN, unless such default is waived by BITMAIN.