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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Datavault AI Inc. (DVLT)

Datavault AI says 2025-2026 financial statements should no longer be relied on

Negative Impact 5 of 5 earnings Written later

Datavault AI said its audit committee and management concluded that financial statements for periods from September 2025 through June 2026 should no longer be relied upon, because Bitcoin tied to a Scilex equity purchase did not qualify as a company asset. The company expects to reduce total assets across the affected periods and is reassessing its going concern evaluation, and it has not yet set a timing for restated filings.

Key points

  • The Scilex equity purchase, signed September 25, 2025, was valued at $150 million, payable in Bitcoin.
  • Expected total asset reductions are $8.1 million (September 30, 2025), $92.2 million (December 31, 2025), $57.1 million (March 31, 2026) and $49.0 million (June 30, 2026).
  • The company said it requested a Bitcoin withdrawal in June 2026 and, as of the filing date, has been unable to complete it.
  • The company cites Nasdaq continued listing compliance and its going concern status as risks, and says it may identify additional errors.

The filing

CompanyDatavault AI Inc. (DVLT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 26, 2026, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-118772

Items reported: 4.02 Non-Reliance on Prior Financials

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:53 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 26, 2026.

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