AI Financial posts $271M loss as WLFI value slides

AI Financial reported a $271.5 million quarterly net loss as the value of its $WLFI token holdings fell sharply.

AI Financial Corporation reported $4.7 million in revenue for the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026. The revenue came from its fintech business, while its biotech segment remained listed as discontinued operations.

The Nasdaq-listed company posted a net loss of $271.5 million, compared with a $2.4 million loss a year earlier. Its basic and diluted loss per share was $2.14 for the quarter.

The filing said AI Financial used $12.3 million in cash from operations during the quarter. It also reported $32.2 million in current assets and $39.1 million in current liabilities.

AI Financial said those conditions “raise substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statements were issued.

$WLFI holdings fall to $706.4M

The main pressure came from AI Financial’s $WLFI holdings. The company held 7.28 billion $WLFI tokens as of March 28, with a cost basis of $1.46 billion and fair value of $706.4 million.

The filing showed $WLFI’s fair value fell from $1.05 billion on Dec. 27, 2025, to $706.4 million at the end of the quarter. AI Financial recorded a $348.3 million unrealized loss tied to the change in token value.

The tokens are also locked. AI Financial said all 7.28 billion $WLFI tokens are subject to contractual lock-up terms. About 3.53 billion tokens cannot be transferred for 12 months, except for limited collateral, staking, or lending use. Another 3.75 billion tokens need several conditions before release.

AI Financial warned that $WLFI tokens carry market price risk. That means the company may not be able to sell or use the tokens on favorable terms when it needs cash.

$WLFI related-party ties remain in focus

World Liberty Financial is a related party to AI Financial. The filing said AI Financial chairman Zachary Witkoff is a co-founder and CEO of $WLFI, while board member Zachary Folkman is also a $WLFI co-founder.

AI Financial also borrowed from $WLFI. The company entered a master loan and security agreement with $WLFI on Jan. 29 through its ALT5 Digital Holdings unit.

The latest filing follows AI Financial’s earlier $WLFI treasury buildout. As previously covered by crypto.news, the company, then known as ALT5 Sigma, closed a $1.5 billion funding round led by World Liberty Financial in August 2025 to launch a $WLFI-focused treasury strategy.