Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Variable Interest Entities

The following table presents the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of entities that are VIEs and consolidated by the Company as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

    September 30, 2022     December 31, 2021  
             
Assets                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,799,152     $ 1,856,017  
Accounts receivable, net     -       -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,860,867       2,388,893  
Due from related party, current     -       15,997,803  
Loan held-for-investment, related parties, current, net of allowance for loan losses of $7,701,250 and $0, respectively     -       -  
Total current assets     3,660,019       20,242,713  
Due from related party, non-current, net of allowance for losses of $15,100,584 and $0, respectively     25,001       -  
Loan interest receivable, non-current, net of allowance for loan losses of $335,673 and $0, respectively     38,260       -  
Loan held-for-investment     750,000       3,100,000  
Loan held-for-investment, related parties     -       11,500,000  
Investment in subsidiary     110,509,500       -  
Total other assets     111,322,761       14,600,000  
Property and equipment, net     399,798       147,519  
Intangible assets, net     2,970,427       28,150,048  
Goodwill     40,124,491       116,188,021  
Cost method Investments     1,000,000       1,000,000  
Right of use assets, net     45,000       -  
Total assets   $ 159,522,496     $ 180,328,301  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 1,910,250     $ 686,674  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     2,523,283       1,672,492  
Operating lease liabilities     44,131       -  
Total current liabilities     4,477,663       2,359,166  
Intercompany     65,966,770       -  
Notes payable     6,000,000       2,650,000  
Due to related party     -       315,666  
Total liabilities   $ 76,444,433     $ 5,324,832  
Schedule of Operations of Variable Interest Entities

The following table presents the operations of entities that are VIEs and consolidated by the Company as of September 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

    2022     2021     2022     2021  
    For the Three Months     For the Nine Months  
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
Revenues, net   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 307,339  
Cost of revenues     -       -       -       93,685  
Gross Profit     -       -       -       213,654  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     105,639,946       11,761,747       138,747,755       11,866,488  
Operating (Loss) income     (105,639,946 )     (11,761,747 )     (138,747,755 )     (11,652,834 )
                                 
Other (Expense) Income                                
Interest expense     (29,669 )     (155,476 )     (42,784 )     (163,236 )
Other income     175,529       98,333       527,493       98,353  
Loan loss expense     (8,036,923 )     -       (8,036,923 )     -  
Total Other Expense     7,891,063       57,123       7,552,214       64,883  
Loss Before Income Taxes     (113,531,009 )     (11,818,870 )     (146,299,968 )     (11,717,717 )
Income tax expense     -       -       -       -  
Net (Loss) Income   $ (113,531,009 )   $ (11,818,870 )   $ (146,299,968 )   $ (11,717,717 )