EXHIBIT 99.1

AKERNA CORP. AND GRYPHON DIGITAL MINING, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information gives effect to the Merger and other related transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, or otherwise assumed to have occurred in advance of the Merger as defined and described in Note 1 to this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. The Merger will be accounted for as a reverse acquisition, with Gryphon being deemed the acquiring company for accounting purposes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations, (“ASC 805”).

Gryphon was determined to be the accounting acquirer based upon the terms of the Merger and other factors including: (i) Gryphon will retain a majority voting and equity interest in the combined company, (ii) the Gryphon executive management team will be the management team of the combined company, and (iii) Gryphon’s directors will hold the largest board of director representation in the combined company.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2023 assumes that the Merger took place on September 30, 2023 and combines the historical balance sheets of Akerna and Gryphon as of September 30, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 assumes that the Merger took place as of January 1, 2022 (the beginning of the earliest period presented) and combines the historical results of Akerna and Gryphon for the respective periods presented. The historical financial information of Akerna and Gryphon has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to transaction accounting adjustments. Adjustments are based on information available to management during the preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and assumptions that management believes are reasonable and supportable.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had Akerna and Gryphon been a combined organization during the specified period. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, including the notes thereto, should be read in conjunction with the Akerna and Gryphon historical audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the historical unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 20, 2023 included in the prospectus/proxy statement contained in Akerna’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2024 (File No. 333-271857).

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) require evaluation of certain assumptions, estimates, or determination of financial statement classifications. The accounting policies of Akerna may materially vary from those of Gryphon due primarily to the fact that Akerna operates in the software as a service (“SaaS”) industry and Gryphon operates as a digital asset mining operation. During preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, management has performed a preliminary analysis of Akerna’s accounting policies and financial statement classifications and is not aware of any material differences in the application of GAAP between the two companies. Following the acquisition, management will conduct a final review of Akerna’s accounting policies in order to determine if differences in accounting policies require adjustment or reclassification of Akerna’s results of operations or reclassification of assets or liabilities to conform to Gryphon’s accounting policies and classifications. As a result of this review, management may identify differences that, when conformed, could materially differ from these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

See accompanying notes

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

($ in thousands)

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

($ in thousands)

See accompanying notes

AKERNA CORP. AND GRYPHON DIGITAL MINING, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Description of the Merger and Related Transactions

The Merger

On January 27, 2023, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger as may be amended from time to time (the “Merger Agreement”) with Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (“Gryphon”) and Akerna Merger Co. (“Merger Sub”). Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions provided in the Merger Agreement, including the approval of the transaction by Akerna’s and Gryphon’s stockholders, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Gryphon (the “Merger”), with Gryphon surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Akerna. Upon completion of the Merger, Akerna will change its name to Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. The closing of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions including the required approval of the stockholders of Akerna and Gryphon, the approval of the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq Market”) of the continued listing of Gryphon after the closing of the Merger and the subsequent closing of the sale of our core software business unit (see below), which requires stockholder approval, concurrent with the Merger.

Following the closing of the Merger, the former Gryphon and Akerna stockholders immediately before the Merger are expected to own approximately 92.5 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively, of the outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis. At the closing of the Merger, each outstanding share of Gryphon’s common stock will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of common stock of Akerna (“Exchange Ratio”). This Exchange Ratio is based on the capitalization of Akerna including the number of shares of Akerna common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Akerna Common Stock”) as of closing, subject to any adjustments as described in the Merger Agreement.

Each outstanding and unexercised option with respect to Gryphon’s common stock under Gryphon’s stock option plans will be converted into options to purchase a number of shares of the combined company based on the Exchange Ratio. Each outstanding restricted stock and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) with respect to Gryphon’s common stock will be converted into restricted stock and RSUs, respectively, to a number of restricted stock and RSUs, respectively, of the combined company based on the Exchange Ratio. Each outstanding warrant with respect to Gryphon’s common stock will be converted into warrants to purchase a number of shares of the combined company based on the Exchange Ratio.

Akerna’s stockholders will continue to own and hold their existing shares of Akerna Common Stock. Each of Akerna’s outstanding RSUs will fully vest upon closing of the Merger and the 249,510 shares of Ample exchangeable shares represented by the one share of Special voting preferred stock outstanding will be exchanged for 12,476 shares of Akerna Common Stock prior to the closing of the Merger. Outstanding warrants to purchase Akerna common stock will remain outstanding.

The Sale Transaction

On April 28, 2023, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary Akerna Canada Ample Exchange Inc. (“Akerna Exchange”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with MJ Acquisition Corp. (“MJ Acquisition”) to sell MJ Freeway LLC (“MJ Freeway”) and Ample Organics Inc. (“Ample”) to MJ Acquisition for a purchase price of $5.0 million in cash (the “Sale Transaction”). The consideration will be provided in the form of a $1.0 loan payable to MJ Acquisition with cash disbursed to Akerna upon the signing of the Purchase Agreement that will be forgiven in full upon closing at which time an additional $4.0 million will be disbursed to Akerna. The purchase price is subject to certain adjustments primarily attributable to variances from target working capital, as defined in the Purchase Agreement, among others. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants applicable to us and MJ Acquisition including covenants relating to the conduct of the business of MJ Freeway and Ample through closing of the Sale Transaction and obtaining the approval of our stockholders. Further, the closing of the Sale Transaction is conditioned on the prior closing of the Merger transaction. The closing of the Sale Transaction is also subject to customary closing conditions including certain matters with respect to employee retention and contractual matters associated with MJ Freeway’s and Ample’s existing customers, among others.

In relation to the Sale Transaction discussed in these notes, Akerna and MJ Acquisition Corp. entered into a first amendment to the Purchase Agreement on September 28, 2023, to a reduced the additional cash to be paid at closing from $4 million to $2 million. In addition, MJ Acquisition Corp. loaned an additional $500,000 to Akerna Corp. on October 11, 2023, increasing the loan payable from $1.0 million to $1.5 million and making the note convertible at the closing of the Sale Transaction into shares of common stock of Akerna. Additionally, on November 15, 2023, MJ Acquisition Corp. loaned an additional $150,000 to Akerna increasing the amount payable under the note from $1,500,000 to $1,650,000, and in relation thereto, Akerna and MJ Acquisition Corp. entered into a second amendment to the Purchase Agreement to reduce the additional cash to be paid at closing from $2 million to $1.85 million.

The Exchange Agreements

Concurrent with the signing and in support of the Sale Transaction and the Merger, we and each of the holders of our 2021 Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Senior Convertible Notes”) entered into exchange agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”) whereby the holders would ultimately convert the principal amounts of each of their note holdings to a level that would represent 19.9 percent, on an individual basis, of the outstanding shares of Akerna Common Stock prior to the closing of the Sale Transaction and the Merger. Immediately prior to the stockholder vote required for the closing of those transaction, the remaining Senior Convertible Notes outstanding would be converted into a special class of exchangeable preferred stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) to facilitate the required stockholder vote and then be converted into shares of Akerna Common Stock subject to the Merger. For a limited period, the conversion price of the Senior Convertible Notes was lowered to $1.20 per share from $4.75 per share. On June 14, 2023, the conversion price was reduced further to $0.50 per share.

Sales of Certain Other Business

On January 11, 2023, we completed the sale of The NAV People Inc. d.b.a 365 Cannabis (“365 Cannabis”) to 365 Holdco LLC (the “Buyers”) pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “365 SPA”) for (i) cash in the amount of $0.5 million and the (ii) the termination and release of our obligation to the Buyers for contingent consideration in connection with our original acquisition of 365 Cannabis from the Buyers in 2021 (the “Earn-out Obligation”). In accordance with the 365 SPA, we and the Buyers agreed that the value of the Earn-out Obligation was $2.3 million for purposes of the sale of 365 Cannabis.

On January 31, 2023, we completed the sale of Last Call Analytics (“LCA”), a retail analytics platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ample, for cash in the amount of $0.1 million.

The results of operations of 365 Cannabis and LCA are classified as “discontinued operations” in the pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Commitment to Terminate Remaining Businesses

We pursued sale opportunities for our remaining business units including Veridian, Trellis and Solo, and were ultimately unable to commit to any definitive transactions. Accordingly, we have communicated with the remaining customers of those businesses that we will discontinue software service and support upon the expiration of existing contracts, most of which occurred during the first half of 2023 (the “Abandonment”). We have suspended efforts to seek any new revenue generating opportunities and will only service the existing customers of Viridian, Solo and Trellis in connection with our contractual commitments (see Note 5). During the third quarter of 2023, we completed the wind down of these businesses in advance of the Merger and the Sale Transaction.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” Akerna and Gryphon have concluded that the Merger represents a “business combination” pursuant to ASC 805. Release No. 33-10786 replaces the existing pro forma adjustment criteria with simplified requirements to depict the accounting for the transaction (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”), operations and financial position of the registrant as an autonomous entity (“Autonomous Entity Adjustments”) and option to present the reasonably estimable synergies and dis-synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur (“Management’s Adjustments”). The historical financial information of Akerna and Gryphon has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to (i) certain Pre-transaction Adjustments including the sales of 365 Cannabis and LCA and the settlement and conversion of debt and stock and (ii) Transaction Accounting Adjustments and (iii) eliminates the results of Akerna activities that will not continue within the merged entity, which includes the Merger and the Sale Transaction. Management’s Adjustments reflecting the Abandonment as described in Note 1 are presented below in Note 5.

Certain of the Pre-Transaction Adjustments, excluding those attributable to the sales of 365 Cannabis and LCA, are primarily related to (i) the settlement of a substantial portion of the principal due on the Senior Convertible Notes with a combination of cash sourced from restricted cash and proceeds from the sale of 365 Cannabis and LCA and conversions into Common Stock in accordance with the Exchange Agreements, (ii) the conversion of any remaining principal balances of the Senior Convertible Notes into Series C Preferred Stock in advance of the Merger, (iii) the conversion of 249,510 shares of Ample exchangeable shares represented by a single share of special voting preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2022 into 12,476 shares of Common Stock in advance of the Merger and (iv) the immediate vesting of all of Akerna’s outstanding RSUs into 6,498 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Merger.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2023 gives effect to the Pre-Transaction Adjustments, the Merger and the Sale Transaction as if those transactions had been consummated in a sequential manner on September 30, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023 give effect to the sales of 365 Cannabis and LCA, the Merger and the Sale Transaction as if those transactions had been consummated in a sequential manner on January 1, 2022, the beginning of the earliest period presented.

Based on Gryphon’s preliminary review of Gryphon’s and Akerna’s summary of significant accounting policies, the nature and amount of any adjustments to the historical financial statements of Akerna to conform its accounting policies to those of Gryphon are not expected to be material. Upon closing of the Merger, further review of Akerna’s accounting policies may result in additional revisions to Akerna’s accounting policies to conform to those of Gryphon.

For accounting purposes, Gryphon is considered to be acquiring Akerna and the Merger is expected to be accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” in accordance with ASC 805. Gryphon is considered the accounting acquirer even though Akerna will be the issuer of the common stock in the Merger. To determine the accounting for this transaction under GAAP, a company must assess whether an integrated set of assets and activities should be accounted for as an “acquisition of a business” or an “asset acquisition.” The guidance requires an initial screen test to determine if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset or group of similar assets. If that screen test is met, the operations acquired are not a business. The initial screen test is not met as there is no single asset or group of similar assets for Akerna that will represent a significant majority in this acquisition. In addition, as of the Merger but immediately prior to the Sale Transaction, Akerna will have an organized workforce that significantly contributes to its ability to create output. As such, the acquisition is expected to be classified as a reverse acquisition.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based on assumptions and adjustments that are reasonable and supportable. Key assumptions include the estimated equity consideration to be acquired, which will be impacted by changes in the capitalization of Gryphon and Akerna, changes in the share price of Akerna, and transaction costs to be incurred. Accordingly, the pro forma adjustments are preliminary, subject to further revision as additional information becomes available and additional analyses are performed and have been made solely for the purpose of providing unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. Differences between these preliminary estimates and the final acquisition accounting, expected to be completed after the closing of the transaction, will occur and these differences could have a material impact on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and the combined company’s future results of operations and financial position.

3. Preliminary Purchase Price

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed financial information reflects an estimated purchase price of approximately $2.2 million, which consists of the following (in thousands except for per share amounts):

(1) Determined as follows:

(2) Number of common shares issued in connection with Ample exchangeable shares is determined as follows:

The allocation of the estimated purchase price is preliminary because the Merger has not yet been completed. The final determination of the purchase price allocation is anticipated to be completed as soon as practicable after closing of the Merger and will be based on the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Merger closing date.

The pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 include transaction costs of $2.2 million and $0.50 million incurred by Akerna and Gryphon, respectively, in connection with the Merger and recorded as expense in their respective condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022. Such transaction costs are not expected to recur.

4. Pro Forma Adjustments

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheets as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

Pre-Transaction Adjustments — Settlement and Conversion of Debt and Stock

Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Balance Sheet)

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are as follows:

5. Management’s Adjustments

As described in Note 1, the Abandonment represents our plans to discontinue software service and support upon the expiration of existing contracts during the first half of 2023 with respect to our Viridian, Solo and Trellis businesses. The Abandonment will result in the recognition of certain revenues and expenses with corresponding changes in working capital during this time span.

Because these businesses as well as those attributable to MJ Freeway and Ample and certain corporate costs will not continue after completion of the Merger and Sale Transaction, Management believes that the adjustments shown below are necessary for a fair statement of the pro forma information presented. Accordingly, the pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023 should exclude any revenues and expenses associated with all of Akerna’s legacy businesses, including those associated with the Abandonment, as they are not continuing. Additionally, it has been determined that the activities and resources associated with Akerna’s corporate function will not continue or are already included in Gryphon’s reported results and are therefore also eliminated.

The presentation below reflects Management’s adjustments for the elimination of revenues and direct expenses attributable to the legacy businesses associated with the Abandonment from the pro forma combined statements of operations for the periods presented:

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